Final Report Faculty Research Grant Customer Perceived Service Quality in the Fast Food Industry Stephen Jones (principal investigator) Associate Professor of Management 479-968-0673 sjones@atu.edu Kevin Mason (contact author) Professor of Marketing 479-968-0492 kmason@atu.edu Mike Benefield Associate Professor of Finance 479-968-0264 mbenefield@atu.edu B. Restatement of problem researched or creative activity Our purpose was to investigate the critical factors which help to
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612508 10-3-13 Throughout life we have many turning points that can determine one’s pathway through life and some that could possibly change us. In “The Great Rat Hunt Story” by Laurence Yep he writes about a personal story that involves the issues that he had to endure as a child which he felt ashamed about‚ he also talks about his father. As a kid Laurence wasn’t the typical athletic kid like the one his father was when he was his age‚ his father would attempt to teach his
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Does English mean ordinary to you? For me‚ I think English is extra-ordinary in my life since it is a subject during my school life and at the same time it is a language which is commonly used. In my secondary school life‚ I have studied in two schools. One was taught in English and the other one was taught in Cantonese. As I have tried a different teaching mode from others‚ I experienced the importance of English. In the followings‚ I am going to share my thoughts on the good aspects and obstacles
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Chapter 3: Posing the Questions In the third chapter of City Lights: Urban-Suburban Life in the Global Society‚ the author discusses the "romance of science"‚ how we build hypotheses and conduct research and how ideologies and values form our way of thinking. This chapter is important as it challenges the reader to think more analytically and to challenge ideas they may already have formed. "As the late astronomer Carl Sagan put it‚ ’skeptical scrutiny is the means‚ in...science...by which deep
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I had fun in the convention but there were also problems that I encountered during the event. First is the place where we seated‚ I could barely see the emcees of the event‚ I do not want to rant about it but I just wish that there was a projector an screen in front of our side that shows what is happening in front‚ it was kind of hard for me to catch up on what’s really happening that time. And the second one is I ran out of seminar to sign up to‚ all of the workshops that I wanted to join is already
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Never set in Stone Many things in life are set; the sun will rise‚ the rivers run‚ and birds will fly. However‚ my life does not work that way‚ paths change and so do people. High school is an unique place that allows people to discover who they are‚ change who they are‚ and improve who they are. In my personal experience‚ my high school years have been full of change. As I continue to journey through my final year‚ I will continue to turn over more stones and uncover new paths‚ different from
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Oman Wenceslao KASPIL2 NEO-COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM Neo-colonialism is a geopolitical practice to influence a country using capitalism‚ global globalization and cultural imperialism. This practice was predominant as early as 1946 in the Philippines wherein the United States established a neo-colony in the country. It immensely affected the Philippine lifestyle‚ culture and government. This geopolitical practice unravelled a lot of issues concerning Philippine Independence
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adventure to the soul. When it came to him‚ he never hesitated to say what was on his mind. He was always throwing jokes. I think Holbrook’s portrayal of Mark Twain was mostly effective‚ but other times not so much. In the text "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi River"‚ Mark Twain was a steamboat crew member. He was ordered by his captain whose name was Brown. Brown was very harsh with Twain‚ but he did what he was told. Twain finally had enough and killed Brown. He was approached by one of his crew members
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Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Struggle against Adversity “No one’s life is a smooth sail; we all come into stormy weather.” This statement has more truth to it than one may think. In life‚ everybody reaches a rough point‚ a point where the light at the end of the tunnel seems dim‚ or even nonexistent. But overcoming this adversity is what builds character. Accepting and prevailing over life’s obstacles are what separate strong‚ independent-minded and forward-thinking people from those who give
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Nineteenth century literature is full of allusions and examples of idealism and romantic subjectivism. Society at the time is quite preoccupied with the bourgeois lifestyle and seems to neglect reality. Stories like "The Necklace"‚ "Barn Burning"‚ and "Paul’s Case" exemplify a Nietzschean rebellion against the constraints of social standards. Nietzsche wrote that "we [are] like shop windows in which we are continually arranging‚ concealing or illuminating the supposed qualities other ascribe to us
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