------------------------------------------------- History Predecessors The Babylonians sometime in 2000–1600 BC may have invented the quarter square multiplication algorithm to multiply two numbers using only addition‚ subtraction and a table of squares. However it could not be used for division without an additional table of reciprocals. Large tables of quarter squares were used to simplify the accurate multiplication of large numbers from 1817 onwards until this was superseded by the use of
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------------------------------------------------- Time and Space Metaphors in LI Bai’s “Shu-dao Nan” (Risky Road to Sichuan) ------------------------------------------------- Vanessa Cai Course：Psychological‚ Mythological and Archetypal Approaches to Literature Date: 2012/5/10 Generally acknowledged that LI Bai created “Shu-dao Nan” approximately in 742-744 BC‚ Changan‚ the capital city of Tang Dynasty‚ for his friend WANG Yan who prepared to go to Sichuan. LI Bai warned his friend to
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SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC LC0236 Teamwork and Communication Toolkit AY 2013/14‚ Semester 1 CA1: Component A Reflection Journal Name: LEE XUE LIN (1354531) Class：DCHE/FT/1A/03 1) Identify a real conflict that you have faced/are facing with your team. In secondary school‚ my best friend was the chairperson while I was the vice-chairperson in the Red Cross Society. A conflict occurred when we were managing and ruling the whole society. She wanted to be
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This essay is based on an intervention l did with a service user whist on placement. It will describe the incident as well as the purpose of the intervention. The essay will identify the barriers of communication that occurred during the intervention e.g. environmental barriers such as space and noise‚ emotions such as anxiety‚ etc. The paper will reflect on the impact these barriers had on the outcome of the intervention. In addition the paper will reflect on the key communication strategies used
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Out-of-Class Negotiation Student’s name: Johnny Xue Indicate the assignment: Retail A. How did you prepare for this negotiation in advance? To accomplish this out-of-class task‚ I first figured out what to buy and where to buy it. I looked up the Google maps and tried to find a right store to do the negotiation. I ruled out restaurants‚ supermarkets and some chain stores like Starbucks‚ because they offer a fixed price and they have policies on the prices. Finally I found a flower store
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There are many theories hypothesizing the underlying explanations for self-harm and suicidal ideation‚ however‚ it is sometimes difficult to recognize individuals experiencing these behaviors. Possible reasons not to disclose could be not recognizing the need for assistance or the negative stereotypes surrounding self-injury. Alternatively‚ their attempts to disclose could be neglected or undetected‚ or they lack someone to which they can disclose information regarding their condition. Conceivably
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2003. Zhongguo jing ji fa zan zhan lue yu zhong guo jiao yu ru xue ji hui de gong ping [China’s Economic Development Strategy and Equal Opportunities for Higher Education in China]‚ cited in Liu‚ Haifeng. 2003. Gong ping yu xiao lu: 21 shi ji gao deng jiao yu gai ge yu fa zan [Equality and Efficiency: Higher Education Reform and Development in the Twenty-First Century]. Fujian: Fujian Education Press‚ 425. Lu‚ Jie. 1990. Jiao yu she hui xue [Sociology of Education]. Beijing: People’s Education Press
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Chinese employ a holistic approach of traditional medicines revolving around nutrition and diet‚ spirituality and exercise and combines a set of practices that assist the body to heal such as herbal medicine‚ acupressure‚ Qigong‚ Tai Chi and acupuncture (Xue & O’Brien‚
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How does pollution in large cities affect human health? It is generally known that‚ with the development of industry‚ the environment becomes deterioration. The fast speed of the development leaves us serious pollution problems‚ which may affect human health. It is more prominent in urban areas as a result of excessive industrialization. In 1930‚ 6000 people became ill and 60 died by breathing toxic gases emitted from factories in the Meuse Valley in Belgium (Seitz‚ 2008). In addition‚ approximately
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understanding organisational buying behaviour’‚ Journal of Marketing‚Vol.36‚No.2‚pp.12-19. Wei‚ C.-C. & Wang‚ M.-J. J. (2004) ‘A comprehensive framework for selecting an ERP system’‚ International Journal of Project Management‚ Vol.22‚ pp. 161-169. Xue‚ Y.‚ Liang‚ H.‚ Boulton‚ W. R. & Snyder‚ C. A. 2005’‚ERP implementation failures in China: Case studies with implications for ERP vendors’‚ International Journal of Production Economics‚ Vol.97.
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