the United States alone‚ about thirteen million people aged twelve and over have used methamphetamine. Reasons why people choose to use this drug range from fitting in with their friends to staying awake and alert in situations. While meth does provide bursts of energy to stay alert‚ a few days later the user will most likely crash and sleep for days unless they take more of the drug. Although meth is illegal in most places‚ that does not stop people from trying to purchase it since its ban in 1970
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4. Discuss the characteristics of the so-called style galant with appropriate musical examples. In the common practice of Western classical music‚ there are four periods‚ Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic and 20th century and modern. Music is classified into different periods because of their different music style. In the Classical period‚ one of the most significant music styles was style galant‚ which will be discussed below. During the third quarter of the 18th century‚ style galant become a
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QUESTION 4: A leader must have courage. Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Why? Discuss. Leadership holds a unique responsibility for the followers apart from decisions and actions that relate to other matters. Especially in this modern world‚ the leadership role is an inevitable reflection of people ’s needs and challenges. As such leadership is centrally concerned with people and it is important that good leadership includes attitudes and behaviours which characterise and relate to
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Has there ever been a time where people misunderstood you ? You felt as if you were alone. I personally have never experienced it ‚but I know a friend who has. I was there to help because they’re all my friends. There was hard times but with help we all got through it. My friend’s name who has experienced it‚ is named Brian. He’s a 19 year old boy whose very intelligent and super funny. We met at a friends house thats where I got to know him. I thought he was a really cool person to hang out
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eyes‚ etc. However‚ these do not prevent our eyes from getting tired if we keep watching TV for a long time. Another effect is obesity‚ which is widely observed in people who like watching TV and eating snacks every day. TV is such a powerful machine that people cannot get away from it‚ it is addictive. Apart from the physiological effects‚ TV also causes psychological effects. One is a result of being exposed to violence. After seeing so many violent scenes on TV‚ people start considering violent
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Using examples compare and contrast the characteristics of both managers and leaders. Introduction: Leadership and management are two bipolar systems of worker administration in current business environment as defined by Kumle and Kelly (2000‚ 8). It is a topic most debated upon due to the similar characteristic of the roles they play in an organization which often intertwine. Leaders and managers are however disparate in their nature of act. As applied in a team-based organizational structure
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Why Do People Buy Hybrid Cars? Consumers are buying increasing numbers of environmentally friendly cars. Increasingly‚ many of these environmentally conscious consumers choose to purchase petrol-electric hybrid vehicles. In this category of “greener-cars”‚ Toyota’s Prius model is reported to be the market leader. In 2009-10‚ it was the best-selling car in Japan‚ an important leading market for automobile trends (Mick 2010). Sales of the Prius keep growing despite well-publicised quality and
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Prepared for: Professor Katherine Pang Liberty University School of Professional Programs Lynchburg‚ VA Submitted by: Patina Hayes July 5‚ 2012 Formal organizational theory can be dated‚ originated in the late nineteenth century. Some of the earlier citing of organization theory were developed and conducted from military forces that were highly structured and arranged by rigidly structured ecclesiastical organizations ( Milakovich &Gordon). Hierarchy was founded throughout contemporary
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SOST 131 Discuss the following sociological theories‚ showing their practicability In Kenya: Table of Content 1. Structural Functionalism Definition Propositions Practicability in Kenya 2. Conflict Theory Definition Social Stratification Wealth and Power Structural functionalism Structural Functionalism is a theoretical understanding of society that posits social systems are collective means to fill social needs. In order for social life to
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days‚ compared to an industry norm of 62.9 days. Thus‚ Asbil collects its receivables much slower than the average industry‚ which indicates that the firm is less liquid than the average firm in the industry. Also‚ for Asbil‚ the days in inventory is 120.24 days‚ compared to 101.4 days in the industry. It appears that the firm carries excessive inventory. Additionally‚ the company pays its account payable much faster than the industry‚ with 49.84 days on average‚ compared to the industry of 75 days
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