Social and Cultural Anthropology Studying Cultures: A Blueprint Ethnography: Liquidated an Ethnography of Wall Street 1-31-12 1) Name of the society: Wall Street society 2) Source: Liquidated An Ethnography of Wall Street 3) author or anthropologist: Karen Ho 4) specific location: Wall Street‚ New York City‚ New York‚ USA 5) description of the living arrangements: N/A 6) government: it is governed economically by The Dow Jones Industrial Average which is an index showing how 30 large
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Wall Street vs. Doctor Faustus The movie Wall Street‚ directed by Oliver Stone has many parallels with the play Doctor Faustus‚ written by Christopher Marlowe. Both are stories of men who dare to push the boundaries of right and wrong to get what they desire. Both main characters “join the dark side” to get the things they desire most. The main characters are tempted by the devil‚ literally for Faustus and figuratively for Bud Fox‚ and they each give into temptation even though they know
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Journal Article Critique Ashton Kent Greensboro College Skogli‚ Erik W.‚ Teicher‚ M.‚ Andersen‚ Per N.‚ Hovik‚ Kjell T.‚ Oie‚ Merete. (2013). ADHD in girls and boys -- gender differences in co-existing symptoms and executive function measures. BMC Psychiatry‚ 13 (1)‚ 1-26. In this study‚ the question of whether or not gender played a role in differences in co-existing symptoms and executive functioning measures is being questioned. Males are treated more often than females when it comes to ADHD
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Research Experience Paper Psychology 101 Arielle Mason Professor C Maile October 15‚ 2013 Article: Obey at Any Cost? Many times we are given commands or orders from a higher authority or power some of which we do not agree with or follow. This is because we use our moral values and human emotions to determine whether they were right or wrong. But there is a time where we may judge and not agree while others may not pass a judgment and be in agreement. In the study of Psychology we
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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB)‚ Who they are‚ What they do‚ and How they were developed The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) established the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB helps consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective enforcing those rules‚ and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic situations. The core functions of the CFPB is to give consumers the information (via
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Wolf of Wall Street was released in 2013 and directed by Martin Scorsese‚ the movie is based on the true story of a man called Jordan Belfort who has good intentions to become a successful broker‚ however he is soon possessed by the power he gains from money. Through both texts the empowerment an individual gains through money and drugs results in greed and corruption. The structure of both texts are very different
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JOURNAL ARTICLE 1 Purpose of study The purpose of the study was to generate attitudes toward a brand by using classical conditioning procedures and examine whether or not conditioned attitudes persist over time What others have investigated and Gap in literature a. Researchers have expressed concern that measurements of advertising effectiveness taken immediately after exposure may lack generalizability to actual advertising contexts (Haugtvedt 1989) and may overestimate the effect of
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1. Replace the rule-of-thumb work methods with methods based on a scientific study 2. Scientifically select‚ train‚ and develop each worker rather than passively leaving them to train themselves 3. Cooperate with the workers to ensure that the scientifically developed methods are being followed 4. Divide work nearly equally between managers and workers‚ so that the managers apply scientific management principles to planning the work and the workers actually perform the task. 1. Replace the rule-of-thumb
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Financial Decision Analysis~Marriott Corporation Case Study Executive Summary – Q5 – Hurdle Rate Analysis Hurdle rates‚ the weighted cost of capital that projected cash flows must exceed for initiatives to be considered‚ vary within Marriott Corporations due to their unique industry risk levels and capital structures. They use this number to determine which projects to accept‚ to adjust the rate at which the firm grows and as a measure for compensation within each business area‚ and as incentive
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Journal Article A Paper in Partial Fulfillment of ED 7311 Theory and Methods of Educating Adults September 17‚ 2010 Introduction As companies continue to try to come up with a plan for remaining profitable‚ some are overlooking one of their best opportunities due to their short sightedness and obsession for short term gain. It is the very asset which most firms claim is their most important and the one which provides them their competitive advantage. It is also‚ in some companies
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