This article is about the genus of flowering plants. For other uses‚ see Lavender (disambiguation). Lavender Lavender flowers Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Subfamily: Nepetoideae Tribe: Lavanduleae Genus: Lavandula L. Type species Lavandula spica L. Species 39 species‚ including some hybrids‚ see text. The lavenders (Lavandula) are a genus of 39 species of flowering
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Social identity and national identity. The social identity approach assumes that social identity depends upon social groups and category membership. Tajfel (1972)‚ for example‚ described social identity as individual’s awareness of belonging to a group‚ together with the emotional and evaluative significance of that group membership. The strength of social identity is measured by asking individuals to assess cognitive and affective aspects of their group (for example‚ Brown‚ Condor‚ Mathews‚ Wade
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kind of person he is looking for is greatly affected by the cultural similarities between them as individuals tend to favour people from similar over dissimilar backgrounds (Bruning & Saqib‚ 2013). This causes Edward to see Tom as part of their own ingroup which greatly affects his decision to hire him over other
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COMM 1 – Final Exam Review Guide – Winter 2012 Final exam: Tuesday‚ March 20‚ 8 – 11am‚ IV Theater 1 EXAM INFO 70-75 multiple choice questions (each Q worth 2 pts) * Readings and Lectures covered; 10 - 15 Q’s from pre-midterm topics (lecture only)‚ the rest are from post-midterm lectures and readings (textbook & reader) Bring pink Parscore form and #2 pencil; sit in your TA’s section in the classroom (see slide when you come in) STUDY HELP: See “How Points
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The most common stereotype of the sports statistician is the computer nerd who spends most of his time dealing with spreadsheets and little time actually watching the game. By placing them in an "outgroup"‚ those ignorant or hostile to statistical analysis can attribute what one says or thinks to all members of the group. That is if one statistician thinks David Lee is better than Kobe Bryant‚ then those who stereotype statisticians can claim all
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In regards to the media‚ being Caucasian brings respect and authority. People are willing to hear what a Caucasian person’s opinion is. Whether it is in newspapers‚ magazines‚ films‚ radio‚ and television‚ Caucasians typically receive the most respect and are represented more. On the other hand‚ those who are not Caucasian tend to be shunned or silenced in the media. They are pushed to the background. They are barely seen and their voices aren’t heard as much. Non-whites are underrepresented in the
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Maaya Fujita! 1M140049-9 Writing 2 1st Draft ! Bullying in Japan and the United States! ! Bullying occurs world-wide no matter where it is. The recent school bullying statistics show that 77 percent of American students have been bullied in some way (“School”). Also‚ a survey conducted by Japanese Ministry of Education tells that in 2012‚ six out of those cases of a total of 196 students who committed suicide were linked with bullying (Torres). Bullying has a lot of influence on the children
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Question 3: “For a cohesive society education must prepare our citizens to feel a sense of commitment to the land where they were born and to represent the needs of all the citizens whenever they hold any position of authority. School activities that encourage ethnic groups to maintain ties with Mother India and Mother Africa and encourage ethnocentrism will prove counterproductive”. Discuss this statement and argue your position. “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth”-
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species have provided valuable insights into angiosperm (flowering plant) genome structure‚ function and evolution. For example‚ A. thaliana has experienced two genome duplications since its divergence from Carica‚ with rapid DNA sequence divergence‚ extensive gene loss and fractionation of ancestral gene order eroding the resemblance of A. thaliana to ancestral Brassicales1. Compared with an ancestor at just a few million years ago‚ A. thaliana has undergone a ~30% reduction in genome size2 and
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To: A certain colleague From: Lijuan Wang（Lisa） Date: November 01‚ 2012 Subject: Job Share Memo Introduction: Now I am working at “Beijing Sino Lawyers’ Firm”. My duty is to assist lawyer Tao Feng in dealing with the paperworks and clients. To be specific‚ my job is to act as an information collector‚ a law documents writer‚ a cases assistance‚ a data organizer‚ and a clients communicator. Our firm consist of several senior partners‚ normal lawyers‚ and many assistances. In order to work
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