Topic A: Are people rational (in the economists sense) and reasonable (in the lawyers sense)? Whatever your answer to that question‚ does it matter? Human behavior is a complex subject and people make decisions everyday that will not only affect themselves‚ but other people around them. This essay will attempt to show whether people are rational in an economist’s sense‚ and reasonable in a lawyer’s sense. Whatever the outcome‚ there will be a discussion into if it matters‚ and how this behavior
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Hofstede’s Five Aspects of Culture Hofstede ’s cultural factors Explanations > Culture > Hofstede ’s cultural factors Power | Self | Gender | Predictability | Time | So what? Geert Hofstede‚ a Dutch cultural anthropologist‚ analyzed cultures along five dimensions. He rated 58 countries on each dimension on a scale from 1 to 100. Power Hofstede named this Power Distance (PD or PDI). It is the extent to which less powerful members expect and accept unequal power distribution.
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Krashen’s theory of second language acquisition consists of five main hypotheses: * the Acquisition-Learning hypothesis‚ * the Monitor hypothesis‚ * the Natural Order hypothesis‚ * the Input hypothesis‚ * the Affective Filter hypothesis. the Monitor hypothesis The Monitor hypothesis explains the relationship between acquisition and learning and defines the influence of the latter on the former. The monitoring function is the practical result of the learned grammar. According
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Assignment - 2 (Individual) Five Factors and Downsizing Which two of the five HR factors listed by the authors of your course do you consider the most important for your organization? (Explain your organization and its nature of business briefly). Justify your choice‚ and discuss these two factors in detail. Assuming that the U.S. sub-prime crisis of the present day is now affecting the Asian economies and your organization is feeling the effects of slowing sales as well as rising raw materials
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In Thomas Paine’s Common Sense‚ there are some similarities and differences in the tone as compared to Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence. Paine’s approach to his work contrasts that of Jefferson’s. However‚ they still use the same basic techniques to making their feelings known‚ which include examining the problem‚ giving reasons for why it is a problem‚ and offering their opinion on the solution. Jefferson’s and Paine’s difference in their tone
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Thomas Paine was born in Britain‚ on January 29‚ 1737. Paine’s formal education lasted only until the age of thirteen since after that he began working for his father. In Common Sense‚ Thomas Paine is setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. His main argument is about government‚ religion and on specifics of the colonial situation. The main point that Thomas Paine make is that colonies should declare independence; independence is preferable to
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Michael Marder’s article “Our polluted senses” on The New York Times expresses the author’s preoccupation about the urban life where noise‚ light‚ flavor‚ and scent pollution are “assaulting” our sensories. As an urban citizen‚ I completely agree with the author for what artificial factors are exacerbating the quality of life. The overwhelming presence of industrial revolution restrains us from utterly perceive the world. Bright lights on the street‚ the resplendence coming from skyscrapers‚ metropolitan
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individuals understand objects and events and the way in which these are processed‚ interpreted and attached to a meaning. When individuals perceive a condition of confusion where things are not clearly understandable they start the process of making sense of the situation. Through the sensemaking process individuals (or organizations) create an understanding and plan actions which enable them to act in a principled and informed manner. Perception and sensemaking are of primary importance within the
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Jane Austen just placed this relationship into the plot instead of letting it naturally develop throughout the book. 2. The expectation of an unpleasant event was very interesting. Elinor’s character controls her emotions and judgments with good sense and discretion. Prefers to keep her troubles secret‚ as she is always trying to make sure that her mother and sisters are untroubled by her private woes. She knew very well what the chances were of Robert and Lucy getting married and from the reading
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WORD MEANING AND SENSE RELATIONS What constitutes a sentence in any given Language is the combination of words in a systematic manner. Of course‚ this must be meaningful at least within a “social mass which at any given moment establishes its value (De Saussure in Akwanya 2002:49) Note that this position tends towards syntax which gives/assigns meaning to a group of words in acceptable pattern of combination in a Language. Sense relation as noted by Agbedo (2000:152) show. “The sense of a word reveals
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