A Guttman scale presents a number of items to which the person is requested to agree or not agree. This is typically done in a ’Yes/No’ dichotomous format. It is also possible to use a Likert scale‚ although this is less commonly used.Questions in a Guttman scale gradually increase in specificity. The intent of the scale is that the person will agree with all statements up to a point and then will stop agreeing.The scale may be used to determine how extreme a view is‚ with successive statements showing
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In the eyes of many‚ religion is inherently conflictual‚ but this is not necessarily so. There are some aspects of religion that make it vulnerable to being a latent source of conflict. All religions have their accepted belief‚ or articles of belief‚ that follower must accept without question. This can lead to inflexibility and intolerance in the face of other beliefs. At the same time‚ scripture and view are often vague and open to interpretation. Therefore‚ conflict can arise over whose interpretation
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division between the North and South‚ Congress passed The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850‚ that was part of The Compromise of 1850‚ which forced citizens to assist in capturing fugitives and denied those the right to a fair jury trial. The Fugitive Slave Act caused a great division between the North and South. The act clearly showed that it favored the South‚ and had no benefits for the North. So the North
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grammatical functions characteristic of it. It is the smallest unit of a language‚ which can stand alone as a complete utterance. The term «word-group» denotes a group of words which exists in the language as a ready-made unit‚ has the unity of meaning‚ the unity of syntactical function‚ e.g. the word-group «as loose as a goose» means «clumsy» and is used in a sentence
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westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed that a republic depended on an independent‚ virtuous citizenry for its survival‚ and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership‚ especially the ownership of small farms. (“Those who labor in the earth‚” he wrote‚ “are the chosen people of God.”) In order to provide enough land to sustain this ideal population of virtuous yeomen‚ the United States would have to continue to expand. The westward expansion of the
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[pic] UNITY BANK: REALIZING VALUE FROM AN M&A INTEGRATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Founded in 1982 in South Africa‚ Unity Bank was one of the few providers of global shareholder and employee management services and other value added services. Unity held more than 60 million accounts for over 10‚000 corporations across twelve countries and five continents‚ employing 8000 people worldwide and a market capitalization of $2 billion. The M&A integration of Delta with Unity Bank in itself was a great
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The most underrated factor of westward expansion would have to be the railroad. Many would think of the most important factor as the gold rush of 1848‚ but before mass droves of people could move westward‚ an easier way of traveling had to be constructed and railroads were the answer. Before railways‚ the Oregon Trail lead people from major cities like Independence‚ Missouri to Oregon City or Sacramento in Oregon and California. This ‘train’ of sorts moved as low as 350‚000 people across America
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The 1850’s were one of a chaotic time in American history. The North and the South were fighting over the slavery issues such as its legality‚ and the south’s economic dependency on it. The North viewed slavery as immoral and unconstitutional‚ but the South wanted slavery to stay because it was the South’s right to do so. Africans were long viewed by other people as the lowest beings‚ as property; therefore‚ in their favor the constitution justified slavery‚ William Lloyd Garrison even went as far
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were formed. Labor unions too were affected by this new technological growth. There was a big impact on all aspects of American lifestyle as a result of the inventions of this time. Thomas Edison was one of the most important inventors of this time. Known as the Wizard of Menlo Park‚ Edison patented over 100 inventions in his lifetime‚ such as the phonograph. However‚ the invention that had the most impact on American growth at this time was the light bulb. The light bulb revolutionized daily life
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Chapter 1 India: Size and Location Location Latitudes: 8 degree 4’ N and 37 degree 6’ N Longitudes: 68 degree 7’ E and 97 degree 25’ E India is divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer (23 degree 30’ N). Andaman and Nicobar Islands are situated towards the Southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal. Lakshadweep Islands are situated towards the Southwest of the Indian mainland in the Arabian Sea. Size Seventh largest country in the world India’s total
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