1. Early in their article (pg. 24)‚ Milroy and Milroy (1978) describe a Clonard woman who is the “most corrected” of their subjects in her pronunciation of (a). What reasons do they give for her more standard pronunciations of (a)? Why might these things be expected to influence her pronunciation? (Hint: make sure the social variables you discuss in your response include network-related variables) Milroy and Milroy attributed the Clonard woman’s more standard pronunciations of (a) to being of
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ passed in congress in 2002 is designed to protect investors from the potential of fraudulent corporate accounting activities. This act strictly mandates reform‚ aimed directly to prevent fraud and improve corporate financial disclosures (INVESTOPEDIA‚ 2012). As a result of several confidence shaking investor accounting scandals that occurred during the late 90s which
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Journal #1: Just the Way I liked it When Holden was in New York‚ he purchased the red hat when he got out of the subway in a sporting goods store. He wears his hat by swinging the peaks around the back. Holden always wears his in different ways‚ either the correct way or backwards.The hat symbolizes uniqueness‚ individuality‚ and confidence. When he wears it towards the back means that he is frustrated or mad. His red hunting has is red with long peaks. The purpose of the hat is to make himself comfortable
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Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory Vol. 29‚ No. 2 November 2010 pp. 115–140 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/aud.2010.29.2.115 Do Abnormally High Audit Fees Impair Audit Quality? Jong-Hag Choi‚ Jeong-Bon Kim‚ and Yoonseok Zang SUMMARY: This study examines whether and how audit quality proxied by the magnitude of absolute discretionary accruals is associated with abnormal audit fees‚ that is‚ the difference between actual audit fee and the expected‚ normal level of audit
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Perfect competition Prefect competition is a market in which there are many firms selling identical products with no firm large enough‚ relative to the entire market‚ to be able to influence market price A perfectly competitive market is a hypothetical market where competition is at its greatest possible level. Neo-classical economists argued that perfect competition would produce the best possible outcomes for consumers‚ and society. perfect competition describes markets such that no participants
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Intelligence Testing Article Analysis PSY/450April 21‚2014Michelle Wagner Intelligence Testing Article Analysis Gauging a person’s intelligence is significant for countless reasons. The reliability of intelligence testing throughout the years has seen changes because people are not the same and many factors determine intelligence. Individuals who take intelligence tests usually do so for placement. Children beginning school must take a series of tests and evaluations. These determine the cognitive
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9 Practical Applications of Journal Bearings 9.1 INTRODUCTION A hydrodynamic journal bearing operates effectively when it has a full fluid film without any contact between the asperities of the journal and bearing surfaces. However‚ under certain operating conditions‚ this bearing has limitations‚ and unique designs are used to extend its application beyond these limits. The first limitation of hydrodynamic bearings is that a certain minimum speed is required to generate a full fluid film of
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Reflective Journal When talking about psychology‚ I actually did not have any understanding about it in the past. The first time that I had touched this topic was when a drama called ‘Every Move You Make’ being broadcasted in 2010. It was talking about a police use his psychological knowledge to make investigation. I was astonished by the wide use of psychology. Therefore‚ when I knew I had a chance to study psychology in university‚ I was very excited. The content taught in lectures is very interesting
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Article review by Dawn Drake – Writing sample 5/2008 dawn.drake@yahoo.com Lieff‚ J. (1982). Eight reasons why doctors fear the elderly‚ chronic illness‚ and death. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology‚ 14(1)‚ 47-60. Jonathan Lieff‚ author of this article‚ holds a B.A. from Yale College and an M.D. from Harvard Medical College‚ and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry (Ages Health Services Inc.‚ 1996). When the article was published in 1982‚ Lieff had developed services
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Globalisation has allowed an unrestricted flow of information‚ ideas‚ cultural values‚ financial instruments‚ and commerce between nations throughout the world. These nations have grown to perceive globalisation as an enabler to create a world economy that will benefit all participating nations (Johnson‚ 2008). The impact of globalisation‚ however‚ has arisen fears of small elites losing power to bigger figures. The Middle Eastern nations have seen the birth of an ideology by Islamic militant fundamentalists
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