Please cite this paper as: OECD (2001)‚ “The Internet and Business Performance”‚ OECD Digital Economy Papers‚ No. 57‚ OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/233751540382 OECD Digital Economy Papers No. 57 The Internet and Business Performance OECD BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY POLICY FORUM SERIES FOREWORD The OECD Committee on Industry and Business Environment organises Business and Industry Policy Forums on current and emerging issues facing the business community. These have
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American quilting is approximately as old as the United States of America. Alice Walker‚ the author of Everyday Use‚ contributes quilting to the story‚ and adds important symbolism and meaning to the story and the plot. In the literary selection‚ Everyday Use‚ Alice Walker highlights the story by the use of embellished style and a sense of realism‚ and the theme of heritage. The story‚ Everyday Use‚ is told by the perspective of Mama. She tells the story through the differences between her two daughters
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Cross-Cultural Interactions with Others Gina McDillon – Kitakis PSYC 870 Professor Jean Johnson December 1‚ 2010 Social workers‚ psychologists and educators alike‚ have a responsibility to develop cultural competencies. This implies a commitment to creating an environment of mutual understanding. “Cultural competence refers to the process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures‚ languages‚ classes‚ races‚ ethnic backgrounds
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One Culture in Two Ways A short story written in the early 1970s by author Alice Walker‚ “Everyday Use” is about the conflict between two sisters. When Dee returns home to visit her mother and sister‚ a conflict arises involving who will keep the family quilts. The sisters grew up together and share the same mother‚ but in contrast to other children who were raised similarly‚ Dee and Maggie are complete opposites. Although Dee and Maggie both are appreciative of their culture and heritage‚ it is
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The Effects of Social Comparison on Life Satisfaction Abstract The study was carried out to explore the effects of social comparison on life satisfaction. Although the results were not statistically significant enough to prove that downward social comparison led to higher life satisfaction than upward social comparison‚ a second study was proposed to make amendments to the limitations of the first study. Some amendments include increasing the effect of the manipulation
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them and herself from people. Maggie views her sister Dee with both awe and envy‚ believing Dee has always had life go her way. The mother and daughter wait for Dee in their yard of clay. Maggie waits nervously‚ wishing that she could be hiding rather than be out in the open. The mother reminiscences while she waits. The mother has had recurrent dreams in which Dee‚ who has "made it" in life‚ is reunited with her mother on a television show. Dee embraces her mother with tears in her eyes and tells
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use it to examine you “ordinary” everyday lives. In doing so‚ you will be able to see the broader patterns organizing your own experiences. Rather than studying sociology as just another subject‚ the learning objective here is to work as apprentices of sociology. To do this successfully‚ you must draw on sociological concepts and theories‚ and ultimately “do sociology.” This assignment gives you the opportunity to use sociology to make sense of your everyday life. For this assignment‚ use the
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Introduction: Urban means belonging to‚ or relating to‚ a town or city and social life means the opportunities to do enjoyable things that exist in a particular place. So‚ urban social life is the break to live in the urban areas or the chance to do enjoyable things in the metropolitan areas. Urban social life gives genuine focus on people. The world is undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in history. Around half of the world’s population currently lives in an urban area‚ and the United Nations
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Social Life and Customs In The 1400’s By: Torrey Cervantes It was a dark time for people living during the 1400’s also known as the 15th century. Renaissance art was blossoming and people wanting to learn about it and how all of it came to be was very interesting for the people of that time. There was also civil wars and battles happening off and on such as The War of the Roses as well as when Joan of Arc had led the French against English. This was also a time when people were trying to
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Strengths and weaknesses of communication and interpersonal interactions within Health and Social Care Communication can be defined as: The exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. Within communication there can be certain barriers or issues that can cause misunderstanding‚ offence to be taken and tension between those directly involved and those not directly involved with a certain conversation or other alternative method of communication.
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