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    Chapter 8

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    Designing the Human Interface True-False Questions | 1. |The contents of a form or report correspond to the data elements contained in an associated data flow located on a data flow | | |diagram. | | | |

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    Chapter 8

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    In search of political and social order Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and his school Confucius Educator and political advisor Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples Confucian ideas Fundamentally moral and ethical in character Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order Concentrated on formation of junzi--"superior individuals" Edited and compiled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study Key Confucian values Ren--a sense of humanity‚ kindness‚ benevolence

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    Neil Postman

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    to end‚ edutainment is what Postman dubs Sesame street early on. As seen with the research he has duly noted is very conclusive. When we watch tv the average tv watcher only retains 20 percent of what they have watched. Just from reading that it made me realize how many hours I have wasted on Netflix binge watching certain tv shows just to find out what happens. To know I only have retained 20 percent of what I have watched‚ from each episode is sad. Another point Postman points are that once an hour

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    Amusing the Millions

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    be problematic‚ however‚ because it involved forcing on groups’ various values and viewpoints on other‚ even if it was done with the best of intentions. Consider ‘assimilation’ in the context of Coney Island amusement parks. According to Kasson’s Amusing the Million‚ who embraced the “mass culture” embodied by the parks‚ and why? Who rejected it‚ and why?” 3-4 pages (700-800 words) Accepted it: The Young Americans & Immigrants trying to americanize their lives. It was more thrilling than

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    Neil Postman

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    In Neil Postman’s "Defending Against the Indefensible"‚ he suggests that our society has been culturally brainwashed. Therefore‚ Postman has given us seven key elements of critical thinking to help us understand the English language and avoid the manipulation of language: definition‚ questions‚ simplicity of words‚ metaphors‚ reification‚ style and tone‚ and the non-neutrality of media. Postman’s first principle is that a definition is only a means of helping us achieve our goals. Definitions

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    Chapter 8 Summary

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    Chapter 8 discusses different types of information and how to use it‚ I will use chapter 8 to correctly include information into my speeches. When giving facts and statistics the book explains I have to be able to back up what I say. The context of interpretation “...shapes the meaning of a fact by offering a way of looking at it.”(Osborn 149) When I give facts or statistics‚ I will further explain them‚ give context to them‚ so the class will be able to understand why I mentioned those facts or

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    Chapter 8 Problems

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    Chapter 8 1‚4‚5 1. Cray Research sold a super computer to the Max Planck Institute in Germany on credit and invoiced €10 million payable in six months. Currently‚ the six-month forward exchange rate is $1.10/€ and the foreign exchange advisor for Cray Research predicts that the spot rate is likely to be $1.05/€ in six months. (a) What is the expected gain/loss from the forward hedging? The expected gain from this sale can be figured by using this equation: 10‚000‚000(1

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    Loblaw Chapter 8

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    Chapter 8: Reporting and interpreting cost of sales and inventory 8.1 Estimate the amount of inventories that your company purchased and produced during the current year. (Hint: use the cost of sales equation.) For the amount of inventories that Loblaw purchased and produced during the current year‚ we need to find the purchases of the period by using the equation of the cost of sales (BI + P – EI = COS). In the report‚ we can find the cost of sales (24 185 million) that we add to the ending

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    57732 Chapter 8

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    chapter eight SURVEY AND CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH DESIGNS You have probably made or heard the popular comment “Is it just me‚ or [fill in the blank here]?” This question is really a survey that asks others to indicate their level of agreement with some viewpoint—for example‚ “Is it just me‚ or is it hot in here?” or “Is it just me‚ or was this exam difficult?” We largely ask such questions to gauge the opinions of others. Many examples likely occur every day‚ from completing a customer satisfaction

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    Baudrillad Chapter 8

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    The Consumer Society‚ Chapter 8 – Jean Baudrillard The Finest Consumer Object: The Body Fetish (Baudrillard‚129. Para 3) - Social conditioning to create attraction towards a person‚ place‚ or an object Hedonistic (131‚ para 2)- a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification. Athleticism (132‚ para 3) - Characterized by or involving physical activity or exertion; active: Somatisation (140‚ para 1) - dysfunctional symptoms

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