Chinua Achebe Author Biography Chinua Achebe (pronounced Chee-no-ah Ah-chay-bay)‚ born on November 16‚ 1930 is a Nigerian poet‚ professor‚ critic‚ and novelist. He was most notable for his first written novel in the 1950s named Things Fall Apart. Achebe was born in an Igbo town of Ogidi in Nigeria and was the fifth child of his parents. During the early life of Achebe‚ Nigeria was a part of the British colony and so he decided to learn English at eight years of age.
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BODY LANGUAGE ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Body language is the non-verbal communication of the human beings‚ both conscious and unconscious. It is the way we judge other people and the way they judge us. 93% of the human communication is through body language‚ and just 7% through the words themselves. ------------------------------------------------- THEORY Presentation & Meetings: People need a set of core skills: conscious control of voice and body
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UNIT 1 VOCABULARY detriment dexterous discretion facetious gregarious optimum ostentatious scrupulous sensory vicarious TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT: In the space provided‚ write the letter of the meaning closest to that of each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning. 1. detriment [noun] Loni’s purple hair may be a detriment when she goes for a job interview. Smoking is a detriment to your health. It’s estimated that each cigarette smoked
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Minnesota Semi-Starvation Study Discussion Questions 1. What was the purpose of the study? 1) Gain insight into physical + psychological impact of starvation 2) Determine how to rehab a starving person (WWII in Europe) 2. Is the study an observational or experimental study? a. How do you know? Experimental (they physically intervene with the subjects and the results were cause and effect) b. Where did they find participants? Volunteers (they were doing public service‚ and they were available
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dilemma that is readily comprehensible – who to save in a lifeboat. The various ethical perspectives can be derived in students’ own words. Alternatively‚ each group can assume one perspective and analyze their choices through that lens. Student Handouts: Ethical Group Discussion – The Lifeboat Discussions about the lifeboat are influenced strongly by how the question is posed. Be sure to allow room for solutions that maximize fairness (i.e. drawing straws) by asking students to focus on how they
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Medicare/Medicaid Kleta Shinn HCS 310 December 6‚ 2010 Professor Jones Medicare and Medicaid Medicaid and Medicare was created and called the Social Security Act of 1965 to provide coverage for medical treatment for qualified individuals and their families. Medicaid is a program that is jointly funded and managed by the federal and state governments that reimburse hospital and physician for providing care to qualified patients who cannot afford medical expense. To qualify for Medicaid
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ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE The Middle Ages is like no other period in terms of the time span it covers. Caedmon’s Hymn‚ the earliest English poem to survive as a text‚ belongs to the latter part of the VII century. The morality play‚ Everyman‚ is dated "after 1485" and probably belongs to the early-XVI century. In addition‚ for the Middle Ages‚ there is no one central movement or event to organize a historical approach to the period. When did "English Literature" begin? Any answer to that
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Certificate in Human Resource Practice (Cert in HRP) 2014/15 Week Commencing Mon Sept 15 Induction Mon Sept 22 Self Study week Mon Sept 29 Learning styles and reflective Practice (4DEP) Mon Oct 06 Training Needs Analysis (4DEP) Mon Oct 13 Types of Organisation and HR’s Role (3HRC) Saturday 18th October Skills Workshop Mon Oct 20 Organisation Design (3HRC) Submission Date for Developing Yourself as an Effective Human Resources Part 1 Friday 24th October @ 22:00 Mon Oct 27 Tutorials Mon Nov 03 Delivering
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Understanding the Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) assesses the degree that quantitative variables are linearly related in a sample. Each individual or case must have scores on two quantitative variables (i.e.‚ continuous variables measured on the interval or ratio scales). The significance test for r evaluates whether there is a linear relationship between the two variables in the population. The appropriate correlation coefficient depends
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Avogadro’s Number and Molar Mass Handout Key 1. What is the coefficient for oxygen when the following equation is balanced using the lowest‚ whole numbered coefficients? ____ C3H8O(g) + ____ O2 (g) ____ CO2 (g) + ____ H2O(g) a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9 2. What is the sum of the coefficients when the following equation is balanced using the lowest‚ whole numbered coefficients? _____ PH3 (g) + _____ O2 (g) _____ P4O10 (s) + _____ H2O(g) a) 10 b) 12 c) 19 d) 22 3. What is the sum of the coefficients when
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