83978827 mshare@hkucc.hku.hk and mshare@umac.mo COURSE DESCRIPTION This course area is designed to provide a general understanding of key problems facing the modern world by examining a contemporary issue in its historical context. Through the study of a specific case study students will gain a better understanding of the world today‚ and an appreciation for the importance in that understanding. A key goal is for students to achieve the competence‚ self-assurance‚ and know-how needed to face the opportunities
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is quite sure what that means for the future study of culture. If culture is “everything” and “everywhere” what exactly isn’t culture‚ and do we actually need a subfield in sociology to study it if everyone is already studying it anyway? Does this course sound confusing? Does it sound like something you’d best run away? Please don’t. You need not worry. Culture is both the norms‚ values‚ and rituals that you celebrate and hold dearly‚ and the one’s that you take for granted as “common sense.” Culture
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Chapter I INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the introductory part of the study. It contains the background information of the study‚ statement of the problem‚ significance of the study the scope and limitation of the study‚ operational definition of terms‚ and conceptual frame work of the study. Plastic waste is one of the major components in solid waste‚ and considered as one of environmental problems in the Philippines particularly in the urban areas. Plastic shopping or carrier bags are
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our GLOSA application‚ our vehicle fuel consumption measurements show savings of 20.3%‚ on average. Index Terms—smartphone‚ camera‚ Intelligent Transportation Systems‚ services‚ traffic signal‚ detection‚ filtering‚ prediction‚ collaboration INTRODUCTION With an ever richer set of sensors‚ increased computational power and higher popularity‚ smartphones have become a major collaborative sensing platform. In particular‚ smartphones have been widely used to sense their environment and provide services
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INTRODUCTION Credit to the SME sector has been a priority area for the policy makers of our country. This is evident from the recent announcements about the stimulus package during global economic slowdown and also in recent Monetary and Credit policies and Union Budgets. The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been playing an important role in the social and economic development of our country. They often act as a entrepreneurship nursery. They play a key role in economical development
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INTRODUCTION Case of Nocton V Lord Ashburton‚ House of Lords (1914) AC 932 It is an important English tort law case regarding professional negligence and conditions under which a person will be taken to have assumed responsibility for the welfare of another. MATERIAL FACTS In this case a solicitor‚ Mr. Nocton appealed after he was accused of fraud in the High Court. Mr. Nocton had advised his client Lord Ashburton‚ who is the respondent‚ to release part of his mortgage so that he could acquire
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Assignment Introduction: Arc207b is assessed through an individual coursework submission for the following Learning Outcomes: 1) To develop a critical understanding of the design process and concerns of a Structural Engineer. 2) To develop an understanding of different structural systems and their architectural impact. 3) To develop appropriate structural strategies with which to achieve a conceptual design. You are asked to take the 7 themes addressed in the structures lectures to
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INTRODUCTION Premarital sex is something which almost everyone knows about. Some proudly proclaims that they engage in while others do it secretly. However‚ there are still some who do it but are unaware of such term. Different people view it differently: for some it’s acceptable while for some it’s a big sin. At present‚ there is an increasing amount of discussions in newspaper and magazines in which various things attributed to premarital sex are discussed. It is said that the Philippines is facing
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Gareth Golder Digital Books are a Threat to Writers‚ Will Self 1. Will Self introduced the article by complimenting the qualities which books have. He praises books for their portability‚ how functional they are and that they are generally attractive to look at. He then goes on to talk about what he believes makes digital books so useful. He talks about how the technology is flicker-free‚ easy to read and that they have a large capacity. Self then described the bad sides of digital books‚ highlighting
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Darwinian Snails Introduction All animals require a food source to survive‚ where and when they get their food is determined on availability and natural selection. Flat periwinkle snails are small marine snail that is part of the “Littorinidae” family. They are typically found on seaweed that grows off the shores of New England (Britannica). Predators bring out the best traits in a species which helps future generations. Periwinkle snails have several predators‚ but one of the main ones it the green
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