taxes on petrol increase‚ the number of people using public transport also has increased. If the government decides to further increase the taxes‚ more motorists will find it difficult to drive vehicles. This will persuade motorists to ditch their cars and use public transport. Public transport had both advantages and disadvantages. On one hand‚ public transport is much cheaper to travel on than using a car. Also using public transport will help lessen the effects of pollution and global warming
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bribery is one of the most important international issues to be addressed. This phenomenon lacks easy definition because it is rooted in the perversion of the world institutions permeating the global system. However‚ a basic definition of bribery refers to the offering‚ giving‚ soliciting‚ or receiving of any item of value as a means of influencing the actions of an individual holding a public or legal duty (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/bribery). In order to be fully understood‚ bribery must
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Communicative Competence refers to the ability of understanding‚ producing‚ and interpreting the different Communicative events taking into account not only their explicit sense (what it seems to be more immediate for us)‚ but also its implications; Linguistic Competence: it refers to the ability of producing utterances in an efficient way in all its grammatical levels. It is formed by these competences: lexical‚ grammatical‚ semantic‚ phonologic and orthographic competence. That is to say‚ what
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Background Issue #1 The company reached a settlement with its insurance carrier related to a claim from a tornado that destroyed one of the company’s manufacturing facilities. During the year‚ the company received proceeds of $20 million from its insurance carrier in connection with its claim for reimbursement for the destroyed building. The company plans to use the insurance proceeds to fund its defined-benefit pension plan‚ rather than to rebuild the destroyed facility. How is this transaction
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counselor awareness‚ personal work‚theoretical understanding and casework skills. Larson et al. (1992) have constructed a model that breaks down counselor competence (which they term ‘counselor self-efficacy’) into five areas: micro-skills‚ process‚ dealing with difficult clients’ behaviours‚ cultural competence and awareness of values. Active listening is a fundamental skill‚ together with encouraging clients to talk by asking open questions while keeping the client’s responses on track. The counselor
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“Ocean Carriers” case Assume that Ocean Carriers uses a 9% discount rate. 1) Do you expect daily spot hire rates to increase or decrease next year? (5 points) 2) What factors drive daily hire rates? (5 points) 3) How would you characterize the long-term prospects of the capesize dry bulk industry? (10 points) 4) Should Ms Linn purchase the $39M capsize? Make 2 different assumptions. First‚ assume that Ocean Carriers is a US firm subject to 35% taxation. Second‚ assume that
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intrinsically motivated‚ active learner? A self-directed learner is someone who is very independent in learning and does not fear to be self-disciplined in learning. He or she takes responsibility for their own learning. An intrinsically motivated learner is someone who participates in learning activities because of an inward satisfaction of contentment rather than the outward rewards. An intrinsic learner derives inner pleasure from learning. He or she is motivated internally. An active learner consciously
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Continental Carriers Inc is a trucking company which focuses in carrying generalcommodities. From the start of its operation in 1952‚ the company manages within thedistrict of the Pacific Coast and from Chicago to various places in Texas. They attainedfew short term loans resulting from a low debt policy and evading long term debt. The company obtained its profitability and internal growth from the time that Mr. John Evanswas appointed as President of the company. He focused on rigorous marketing
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Company Overview Continental Carriers is a general commodity motor carrier and has been since 1952‚ and they recently experienced successful growth since Mr. Evans focused on improving service‚ as well as an extensive marketing effort to boost their revenues in their already existing routes. He also implemented a way to reduce costs through computerization of operations as well as an improvement in terminal facilities to improve the company’s structure. This has since made CCI become a much larger
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Internet‚ most teens do not allocate as much time as they should to performing physical activities. This trend of inactiveness is not solely rising in the teenage generation. Likewise‚ adults are finding it more difficult to find time for regular exercise in their busy schedule. Between work and keeping up a relationship or raising a family‚ they tend to stop being active. As a result‚ this can seriously affect their physical health‚ especially later on in life. Therefore‚ to secure healthy mental
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