example of this is called convergence‚ there are two types of convergence. Upward convergence which is when you use more Standard English and formal language and downward convergence‚ when you make yourself go down to a different persons level of speaking and use more non-standard English and informal language An example of upward convergence is a student speaking to a senior teacher. The student would use upward convergence to sound more formal. An example of downward convergence is an adult speaking
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Impact of Microsoft on India as a result of Globalization. Globalization is the international integration coming up from the interchanging of worldviews‚ products‚ ideas and other aspects of culture. An example of this‚ when India’s largest foreign company invested into India‚ Microsoft India Private Limited which is a subsidiary of US software giant Microsoft Corporation. There are several benefits and disadvantages of Microsoft coming into India. The benefits are global learning‚ rapid industrialization
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CHAPTER 1 1. Distinguish between a computer‚ a computer program‚ and an information system. What is the difference between data and information? The computer is one physical part of the information system. The program is what operates the computer. An information system is the physical system including computers and networks‚ software (programs)‚ people who operate the system‚ and the procedures for operating the system. Data is the basic raw element of facts‚ information is the processed data that is
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did this happen to me? For the next three days I watched as Nina laid in that hospital bed doing everything she could to keep this from happing. On May 12‚ 2007 my first grandson was born and on May 12‚ 2007 is when my grandson went to heaven. It has been five years since this event took place. The old saying is time heals all wounds and I agree with that to a point. I know still as of today there is days that is good for me and others that all can do is feel as I felt on May 10‚ 2007. They say
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understood‚ at least in part‚ as a source of knowledge. Both sociologists and philosophers have made a comparison between science and religion as belief systems. A belief system is a set of beliefs and ideas‚ which help people to make sense of and interpret the world. A community of experts who claim a special insight into the truth also supports such systems. Durkheim was one of the first to point to the connection between religion and other forms of knowledge. He claimed that it was through religion
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Globalization 03/23/2015 Wallace Dubose PHL/320 Critical Thinking When discussing business and politics globalization is a term that frequently comes up. Many people believe that globalization is good for business rather than bad. Before discussing business one must first understand the terms good‚ and not good when referring to globalization. The term good is defined as something that is beneficial in your favor‚ therefore not good would be unbeneficial the total opposite. Organizations
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A Summary on Convergence of Voice and Data Phyllis Lotus Stevenson Grantham University A Summary on Convergence of Voice and Data As our community seeks after improved quality and technological advancements for their care‚ hospitals and clinics find themselves moving toward a change in the structure and goals that they must pursue to meet these demands. Joanne Cummings (2005) describes one such healthcare system in MetroHealth System whose "Convergence for critical care"
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Norrie‚ Huber‚ Piercy‚ McKeown Introduction to Business Information Systems Second Canadian Edition TEST BANK Chapter 1 1. Globalization suggests that modern businesses are using information technology to: a) expand their market to customers around the globe b) find the lowest-cost suppliers regardless of location c) create 24 hour business days by shuttling work across time zones d) broaden the range of business activities across multiple nations *e) all of the above 2. Moore’s Law states that computing
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few years‚ the globalization has been a subject of controversy. The anti-globalization was asserted that the globalization would give developing countries poverty‚ war and even cultural extinction. Whiles‚ Others think that it will bring unprecedented progress and prosperity in the whole world. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that the international businessman is the biggest winner and company labor is the biggest loser in the world. First‚ brief definitions of globalization will be offered;
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Assignment 1- Hierarchy of the court system The hierarchy of Civil Courts include both First Instance courts (the first time the case is heard) and Appeal courts (any court of law that has the power for appeals from courts of first instance). The First Instance courts include the Tribunals‚ the Magistrates Court and the County court. Whereas the Appeal courts include the Court of Appeal‚ the Supreme Court‚ and the Court of Justice of the EU. However two levels of the hierarchy appear in both the
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