40 JOURNAL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATORS‚ 10(1)‚ SUMMER 2010 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Public Transportation Ridership Levels Christopher R. Swimmer and Christopher C. Klein 1 Abstract This article uses linear regression analysis to examine the determinants of public transportation ridership in over 100 U. S. cities in 2007. The primary determinant of ridership appears to be availability of public transportation service. In fact‚ the relationship is nearly one to one: a 1% increase in availability is
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Lauren Smith Assignment 1: Understand the need for discipline in the uniformed public services. What is discipline? The will to do the right thing in a timely fashion without getting results. Discipline is knowing right from wrong and the responsibilities for your own actions. Discipline controls a person’s behaviour towards everything in day to day life. If someone has the right discipline it will then contribute to keeping that person in line to ensure you get where you want in life. Having
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Public shame can teach someone a valuable lesson. In the NFL‚ the Miami Dolphins had an incident where a player quit do to the fact that he was being harassed by one of his teammates. In defense‚ the other player stated that it was just locker room talk; however‚ this bullying also took place over text. The player is now being publicly disgraced for being raciest and harassing one of his teammates. In doing so‚ it makes him learn his lesson on what he has done and suffer the consequences of his actions
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PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES Public Health is protecting and improving the health of populations through education advertising of healthy lifestyles‚ and research for disease and injury prevention. Monitoring the health status of the population Explanation: monitoring the health status of a population helps to discover emerging forms of illness and disease and provides information to inform policy and planning of health services. This section reports on health-related quality of life (including self-rated
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the responsible party‚ and officials have committed to holding the company accountable for all cleanup costs and other damage.[20] After its own internal probe‚ BP admitted that it made mistakes which led to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.[21] BP public relations Initially BP downplayed the incident; CEO Tony Hayward called the amount of oil and dispersant "relatively tiny" in comparison with the "very big ocean."[25] Hayward also initially stated that the environmental impact of the Gulf spill
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Megan Berger 9/23/14 Homework Assignment Terms to understand 1. Beneficiary- A beneficiary is person/group that receives profits or benefits‚ in other terms‚ it is a person who will be the recipient of funds under an insurance policy or trust. 2. Premium- This deals with insurance‚ and it is the amount of money paid/ be paid by the policyholder for coverage under a specific contract‚ such as Medicaid and other health insurance plans. 3. medically necessary- medical treatment that is deemed necessary
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Public Speaking Test 1 1. Public speaking: Public speaking is speaking to a group of people in a structured‚ deliberate manner intended to inform‚ influence‚ or entertain the listeners. ( is an oral presentation in which a speaker addresses an audience.) 2. rhetoric: Rhetoric is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form. 3. extemporaneous: made up or done without special preparation 4. communication: is the phenomenon of conveying information and meaning
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he underlying causes of World War I‚ which began in the The Balkans in late July 1914‚ are several. Among these causes were political‚ territorial and economic conflicts among the great European powers in the four decades leading up to the war. Additional causes were militarism‚ a complex web of alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. The immediate origins of the war‚ however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914 caused by the assassination of Archduke
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Breastfeeding in Public: A Woman’s Right or Crime Women were born blessed with the ability to offer the most natural and beautiful act a mother can do for her child. Breastfeeding is a treasurable bond shared between mother and child. Controversy arises when nursing mothers choose to perform feedings in public areas. Select groups of people view breastfeeding in public places as indecent and offensive. It is to be determined if it is a women’s right to breastfeed her child anywhere she deems suitable
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schools maintained by Spain for more than three centuries were closed for the time being but were reopened on August 29‚ 1898 by the Secretary of Interior. The Burgos Institute in Malolos‚ the Military Academy of Malolos‚ and the Literary University of the Philippines were established. A system of free and compulsory elementary education was established by the Malolos Constitution. An adequate secularized and free public school system during the first decade of American rule was established upon the
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