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    Question 1: discuss any five (5) common sampling techniques used in business research. Support you answer with relevant examples. Simple random sampling: The simple random sampling is one of the most widely-used random sampling method. The term “random” here does not mean a haphazard selection as many people think. The “random” in this method means each member of the population has equal opportunities being chosen be subject and no one in the identified population who could not be selected

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    because he’s gone. I can still remember the day it ended. The sun barely peaked through the clouds as if it were shielding itself from what was about to happen. We knew this was going to happen for a couple months now. I was sitting next to Bo‚ my dog. The vet was holding the syringe ready to start. Who knew something so small could have the power to end someone’s life so quickly. We knew that we had to let him go. After all he had been suffering‚ it

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    GLOSSARY OF TECHNIQUES USED TO CREATE MEANING Active voice/passive voice Writing that uses the forms of verbs which create a direct relationship between the subject and the object. Active voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps

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    unbelievable. But scientists have used DNA evidence to show that‚ more than likely‚ the dog did indeed descend from the gray wolf. Although the oldest fossils of a domesticated dog are from a 14‚000-year-old dog grave‚ DNA evidence suggests dogs diverged from wolves much earlier than that (with estimates ranging from 15‚000 to more than 100‚000 years ago) [source: Wade]. Regardless‚ historians agree that humans domesticated dogs before any other animal -- making dog man’s oldest friend‚ if not his

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    Film techniques used to emphasize themes in V for Vendetta In the film V for Vendetta‚ the director‚ James McTeigue uses symbolism‚ costume and dialogue to emphasise the idea of everybody having a right to individuality‚ and the right - and duty – to resist forced conformism. James McTeigue uses symbolism in the film V for Vendetta to juxtapose the idea of individuality and the resistance of forced conformity. The first important symbol used in the film is V’s mask. This symbol is shown in all

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    teenaged sons of some of her friends‚” describes Junger‚ “but there’s a certain no-nonsense air about her that has always kept Bobby on his toes” (7). The way Junger describes Christina‚ Bobby Shatford’s girlfriend‚ sounds as if he knew her at the time. This use of pathos makes Junger a much more effective and believable

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    that many people cared for. A dog. Being Asian‚ you will always get questions like‚ “Do Asians eat dog?” Being an innocent 10-year-old girl‚ my dream job at the time was becoming a Veterinarian‚ so hearing that made me feel sick to my stomach. I would reply to them in an annoyed tone‚ “You’re dumb‚ who would eat a poor dog?” “Do

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    appropriately called "the last of the ancient wars and first of the modern wars”. This was because many revolutionary breakthroughs occurred in this war‚ yet the military still relied on some of its old weapons and techniques. In this report‚ I will elaborate on some of the guns and ammunition used during the civil wars. I feel that the weapons are the most important part of a war. Weapons are the key element of war. They can determine who wins or loses. When it comes down to it‚ wars do not depend on the

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    1. Getting my first dog‚ Candy: One life altering experience for me was when I got my first dog‚ Candy. Dogs were and still are one of my favorite things ever. When I first got her‚ she was small‚ soft and golden- everything I ever wanted. She was always jumping around and barking and being the curious puppy she was. I vividly remember the feeling of her little claws on my knees when she would greet me and leave little harmless scratches on them. We were as happy as ever for a while‚ until

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    Other significant literary techniques are metaphors and symbolism. The first metaphor in the poem is “that good night” at the end of the first line. This line is repeatedly used throughout the poem in addition to “dying of the light” both of which are in reference to death. This links to how‚ during the poem‚ all connotations of darkness are used symbolise death‚ such as “dark” and “close of the day”‚ meaning sunset. Thomas may use the comparison to show how‚ just like the end of each day‚ death

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