In George Herbert ’s poem "The Collar‚" published in The Temple (1633)‚ the author/persona rebels against the casuistry that the Christian life imposes‚ only to be brought back finally into childlike submission when he hears (or thinks he hears) the "Lord ’s" gentle rebuke. My argument is that‚ astoundingly‚ the poem ’s elaborate‚ random-seeming rhyme scheme--itself "collar-like" because it edges the poem--encodes witty messages that force us to rethink the poem ’s meaning‚ especially its serious
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it has higher Standard Deviation and higher variance. After calculating the portfolio of both the stocks‚ it gives us a different picture. Looking at the numbers at portfolio level‚ Portfolio A which constitutes Reynolds still has a higher return(.587) but at a lower standard deviation (3.59) and variance (12.9)‚ compared to Hasbro. This means that Reynolds when combined with S&P 500 is giving a higher return at the portfolio level but with a lower standard deviation and a lower variance when compared
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Although‚ in a Tennessee city‚ six red light cameras were placed and collected data for 6 years from 2005 to 2011. During the 6 year period‚ three extra cameras were also placed and included in the study‚ Testerman was able to collect the data that showed 587 rear-end crashes and 125 right-angle crashes (2013). After reviewing the data he noticed that after the first 2 year period of increased rear-end collisions‚ that the rate of rear-end collisions actually decreased. The result shows that the cameras
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Elaine Marais Discursive Essay Long before the invention of the mobile phone Albert Einstien was said to predict the age of technology‚ “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots”. However some historians deny he ever claimed to predict the coming age of technology. Nevertheless‚ one is able to see this prophesy is slowly but surely coming true as we are increasingly becoming dependent on technology. One is able to clearly notice
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The Phases in the Organizational Change Process Janet E Perez HCS/587 October 14‚ 2013 Margaret Walker The Phases in the Organizational Change Process Spector (2010) stated “organizational change is typically initiated in response to a trigger event or a shift in the environment that precipitates a need for altered strategies and new patterns of employee behavior” (p.18). According to Spector (2010)‚ to understand and analyze the
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Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a story about knowing your surroundings‚ and listening to your instincts‚ just as the dog in this story did. London’s human character‚ who is nameless in the story‚ is more like a foil; with the main character being the harsh landscape of the Yukon‚ where the story takes place amid -75 below temperatures. The man shows how arrogant and inexperienced he is when he travels to the Yukon Territory without proper clothing‚ the use of a sled‚ or companions. He has no
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I decided to attend a night traffic court session at the Ventura Courthouse. The cases ranged from seat belt violations to reckless driving. Most of the defendants appeared before the court to request more time to pay the fines associated with the tickets. I was surprised to see that very few of the people in the courthouse were pleading not guilty. Only one person showed up to defend a case with legal help from an attorney of some sort. The first person to claim not guilty was charged with speeding
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refused to inform federal authorities about the whereabouts of runaway slaves (Kennedy 399‚400). Members of the woman’s suffrage movement also practiced civil disobedience‚ such as when Susan B. Anthony attempted to vote in the 1872 election (Kennedy 587). Few today would deny that the achievements of these three groups- independence‚ emancipation‚ and women’s suffrage- were for the best. Past triumphs of civil disobedience must not be overlooked when evaluating its use in present
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(discount rate) is 7%? A1. Given: Cost of Capital = 7% Assumption: Tax rate (US Corporate Tax Rate) = 33% Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 Terminal Annual Cost Saving ($ Mio) 105 350 595 700 10000 One Time Charge ($ Mio) 692 337 61 0 0 Net Cost Saving ($ Mio) -587 13 534 700 10000 Tax Rate 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% After Tax Cost Saving ($ Mio) -393.29 8.71 357.78 469 6700 Discount Factor 0.966736 0.903492 0.844385 0.789145 0.789145 Present Value of Cost Savings -380.208 7.869416 302.1041 370.109 5287.271 Net Present
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Addition ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth. Wolitzky-Taylor‚ K. B.‚ Resnick‚ H. S.‚ Amstadter‚ A. B.‚ McCauley‚ J. L.‚ Ruggiero‚ K. J.‚ & Kilpatrick‚ D. G. (2011). Reporting Rape in a National Sample of College Women. Journal Of American College Health‚ 59(7)‚ 582-587. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.515634
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