...‘A critical analysis of theoretical perspectives related to dyslexia’ In this essay I will be demonstrating the critical understanding of key theoretical perspectives on the cause of dyslexia (phonological processing, magno, cellular and cerebellar aspects. I will also be researching and reviewing relevant literature exploring key issues such as identification, co-morbidity, international views on dyslexia. This essay will allow me to study dyslexia in depth and broaden my knowledge on its identifying characteristics and the underlying causes. About dyslexia Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that affects the brain; this means that the brain is slower on picking up certain things. This can be learning how to...
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...Throughout this essay the internationalization process will be examined in depth and supported by evidence from the organisation known as ‘British Petroleum’. The purpose of this assignment is to grasp a comprehensive understanding of the critical aspects of British Petroleum’s internationalization process, the implications it holds for the international business environment and achieving their internationalization objectives through contemporary context. Overview of organisation When discussing globalization it is critical to emphasis the importance a multinational corporation holds over the international business environment. A Multinational corporation (MNC) is an organisation that has registered facilities and assets in business endeavors in more than one country. MNC’s are highlighted for their success in incorporating products, ideas and cultures from more than one country in order to achieve a common goal. With reference to the definition of a MNC, British Petroleum (BP) is undoubtedly a MNC as it undergoes its business ventures throughout the entire world and in countries such as China, Australia, Canada and Mexico. A key aspect of MNC’s is to multi nationalize every aspect of your organisation when aiming to expand internationally, BP are successful in ensuring that every branch of BP around the world has the common sustainable goals. BP has a direct correlation in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). A FDI is when an organisation finances into production or business...
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...The Abstract. Green Washing is “an environmental claim which is unsubstantiated (a fib) or irrelevant (a distraction). Found in advertising, PR or on packaging, and made about people, organizations and products. to preserve and expand their markets by posing as friends of the environment and leaders in the struggle to eradicate poverty the purpose of green washing is to preserve and expand their markets by posing as friends of the environment and leaders in the struggle to eradicate poverty. The history of green washing begins with research of environmentalist Jay Westerveld in 1986, in an essay regarding the hotel industry’s practice of placing green placards in each room, promoting reuse of guest-towels, ostensibly to “save the environment. Energy sector represents “biomass, coal, electricity, geothermal energy, hydrogen, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear power, petroleum, solar power, and power wind”, companies involved in generating energy. In this research paper, main focus is analyzing major energy industry components such as Petroleum industry, Nuclear power industry and Coal power industry, in order to explore the related Green Washing phenomenon. As an example for green washing, “Australian Federal Government’s Green Washing Campaign of nuclear power as a “clean” energy source and as the primary solution to reduce Australia’s green house emissions”, analyzed in this research. As an example in coal industry “ the clean coal” campaign recognized and analyzed as...
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...The United Arab Emirates Uae Economics Essay In less than four decades, the United Arab Emirates, a relatively young country, changed from a huge desert to a country that is known today as one of the best in the world to live in. The UAE is a federation of seven monarchies: Abu-Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras AL- Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain. The country is located in the Middle East and is part of the Gulf Cooperation Council which is an economic alliance of six countries bordering the Arab Gulf. Its law is based on Sharia but the UAE is one of the most liberalized countries in the GCC: others beliefs and religions are tolerated. The economy is heavily depending on oil wealth despite the government's efforts to diversify the sources of income. The population is mostly comprised of expatriates (88.52% of the total population in 2010 as per the National Bureau of Statistics estimates). Abu Dhabi, which is known as the driving force in economic, political and decision making process, account for about 90 percent of the oil production, and oil contribute 56% of the entire GDP of the emirates. Dubai is actually the main responsible for the remarkable growth witnessed in the majority of the UAE non-oil sector, Dubai serves as the financial hub in the whole middle east, with commerce, transportation, services and tourism as the driven force of the economy. Its GDP has experienced an exponential growth of around 245% from 2000 to 2011. In the UNDP's Human Development Report...
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...Role of Mathematics in Economics Article authored during M.A. degree between 1987-1989. Introduction Traditionally, application of mathematics had been restricted to the physical sciences, and the theories in the social sciences had been neglected, but in these days we notice that mathematical economics is flying high. We also observe that the articles on mathematical economics and fewer points on economic theory, occupy more prominent place in the economics journals. Arguments given in the favor of mathematics look attractive in the first instance but they are not free of problems. It is argued by many economists that mathematical models are recognized in providing a rational approach to solving many of the problems in decision making, allocation, and forecasting1. Mathematical models present theoretical work in their own language, which is a tool of communication, but we know that a language must be simple and easily understood to be appreciated, but as a language, mathematics is not simple and easy. In this paper, an attempt is made to discourage the excessive use of mathematics in economics, by describing its drawbacks in the economic theory. Attention is given to the scientific nature of the economics. In the beginning some definitions are given and comparison between different models are given, to develop an understanding in the subject. Mathematisation of Economics The major development of the second quarter of 20th century in the field of economics was the mathematization...
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...LEGT 1710, BUSINESS AND THE LAW SAMPLE PROBLEM QUESTION AND SAMPLE ANSWER NOTE: • • • • The sample question and answer are based on a previous problem question. The sample question and answer are purely intended as a GUIDE TO THE STYLE OF WRITING answers to legal problem questions. Do NOT use the content of this answer for your assignment as the facts and issues in this problem are different to those in the assignment question. Do not try to learn the content of the sample answer as a replacement for learning and understanding the lecture, tutorial and course reading materials. 1. SAMPLE QUESTION Annie (‘A’) runs a courier service, A Pty Ltd. She reads in a newspaper that a local business, KwikCo, is looking for a courier service which they can use exclusively to deliver parcels and documents to their clients. The advertisement calls for expressions of interest, stating that "those parties wishing to be considered for the courier contract with KwikCo should submit an application in writing to be received in KwikCo's office by 5pm on Friday, 25 April, 2008." On Monday, 21 April 2008, A sends a letter to KwikCo giving information about her company and its experience as a courier service. She states that the company would be prepared to take on the work for KwikCo for a fee of between $12,000 and $20,000 per month. She further states in the letter that, rather than working exclusively for KwikCo, the company would prefer to also take on other small jobs on the understanding...
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...TABL 1710, BUSINESS AND THE LAW SAMPLE LEGAL PROBLEM QUESTION AND SAMPLE ANSWER NOTE: • The sample question and answer are based on a previous problem question. • The sample question and answer are purely intended as a GUIDE TO THE STYLE OF WRITING answers to legal problem questions. • Do NOT use the content of this answer for your assignment as the facts and issues in this problem are different to those in the assignment question. • Do not try to learn the content of the sample answer as a replacement for learning and understanding the lecture, tutorial and course reading materials. 1. SAMPLE QUESTION Annie (‘A’) runs a courier service, A Pty Ltd. She reads in a newspaper that a local business, KwikCo, is looking for a courier service which they can use exclusively to deliver parcels and documents to their clients. The advertisement calls for expressions of interest, stating that "those parties wishing to be considered for the courier contract with KwikCo should submit an application in writing to be received in KwikCo's office by 5pm on Friday, 25 April, 2008." On Monday, 21 April 2008, A sends a letter to KwikCo giving information about her company and its experience as a courier service. She states that the company would be prepared to take on the work for KwikCo for a fee of between $12,000 and $20,000 per month. She further states in the letter that, rather than working exclusively for KwikCo, the company would prefer to also...
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...Part I: Identification Terms (5 @ 5 points each) Eight of the following terms will appear on the test, of which you will need to address five. Each will be worth 5 points, for a total of 25 points for the whole section. A good ID will be more than a sentence. You should write at least 4-5 sentences for each ID, being sure to define the term, explain its context, and identify its significance. Terms in BOLD are primarily from American Society since 1900. Paul Robeson: African American singer and actor who became involved with the Civil Rights Movement. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, Fascism, and social injustices. His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with Communism, and his criticism of the US government caused him to be blacklisted during McCarthyism. Furthermore, Native Land was labeled by the FBI as communist propaganda. Anschluss: the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.[2] This was in contrast with the Anschluss movement (Austria and Germany united as one country) which had been attempted since as early as 1918 when the Republic of German-Austria attempted union with Germany which was forbidden by the Treaty of Saint Germain and Treaty of Versailles peace treaties. Germany became a dictatorship in 1933, when Adolf Hitler became chancellor. Hitler openly defied the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which stated that Germany was not to acquire new territory or build up its military. Hitler...
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...SAMPLE ESSAY The essay which follows is not perfect! It was, however judged to be an excellent essay and was given a mark of 74%. It is presented here as an example of first class work. The mark reflects some weakness in content particularly in the second part of the question. The essay was also well over-length (4650 words for a 3500-4000 word essay.) N.B. word count does not include abstract or bibliography. The mark sheet is attached at the end. Please note that this has been amended for academic year 2003-2004. The occasional citation errors are pointed out but were not penalised. It is a well presented essay, with a clear structure. Points are well supported from the literature and there is some critical discussion of what the student has read. The essay showed evidence of very wide reading (nearly 40 items in the bibliography) but the writer could have achieved the same mark with a lot less. There was a heavy reliance on some basic reading list material in places that did not do justice to the amount of independent research. There are marginal comments throughout the essay. Passages referred to are marked in red. 1 "As new strategies are implemented in any organisation, tension and conflicts are likely to arise ... such conflicts must be confronted, no matter how uncomfortable it may feel to operate in such a situation. " Discuss in relation to LIS organisations and examine the management strategies which attempt to confront the problem of conflict. Note how...
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...SAMPLE ESSAY The essay which follows is not perfect! It was, however judged to be an excellent essay and was given a mark of 74%. It is presented here as an example of first class work. The mark reflects some weakness in content particularly in the second part of the question. The essay was also well over-length (4650 words for a 3500-4000 word essay.) N.B. word count does not include abstract or bibliography. The mark sheet is attached at the end. Please note that this has been amended for academic year 2003-2004. The occasional citation errors are pointed out but were not penalised. It is a well presented essay, with a clear structure. Points are well supported from the literature and there is some critical discussion of what the student has read. The essay showed evidence of very wide reading (nearly 40 items in the bibliography) but the writer could have achieved the same mark with a lot less. There was a heavy reliance on some basic reading list material in places that did not do justice to the amount of independent research. There are marginal comments throughout the essay. Passages referred to are marked in red. 1 "As new strategies are implemented in any organisation, tension and conflicts are likely to arise ... such conflicts must be confronted, no matter how uncomfortable it may feel to operate in such a situation. " Discuss in relation to LIS organisations and examine the management strategies which attempt to confront the problem of conflict. Note how...
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...edu Webpage: http://scholar.harvard.edu/rogoff Birth date: March 22, 1953 Married to Natasha Lance Rogoff, two children (Gabriel and Juliana) EDUCATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., February 1980 Doctoral Dissertation: Essays on Expectations and Exchange Rate Volatility. Yale University, B.A./M.A. summa cum laude, Honors in Economics, May 1975. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Professor of Economics, Harvard University, September 1999 – present; Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, January 2004 – present. Chief Economist and Director of Research, International Monetary Fund, 2001–2003. Director, Harvard Center for International Development, 2003–2004. Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1992–94; Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of International Affairs, 1995–1999. Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 1989–1991. Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985–1988. Economist, International Finance Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1980–1983; Section Chief, Trade and Financial Studies Section, 1984. Economist, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, Oct. 1982 – Sept. 1983. VISITING POSITIONS BP-LSE Visiting Centennial Professor, London School of Economics, 1998–99 academic year. Morgenstern Visiting Professor of Economics, New York University, spring semester 1995. Visiting Scholar, Bank of Japan, Institute for Monetary and Economic...
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...-1- Anatomy of a Credit Crisis 2009-07-24 This timeline has grown and been amended since it first appeared in the December, 2008, issue of The Australian Journal of Management, as the editorial, under the title of “The Dominoes Fall: a timeline of the squeeze and crunch”. I include below the December preamble. The version of mid-May, 2009, will appear as the editorial of the June 2009 issue of the AJM, under the title “Anatomy of a Credit Crisis.” I include below the June preamble, in which I assay a framework for understanding the genesis of the crisis. December, 2008: IN ITS LEADER of October 13, 2008, the Financial Times characterized the western world’s banking system as suffering “the equivalent of a cardiac arrest.” The collapse of confidence in the system means that “it is now virtually impossible for any institution to finance itself in the markets longer than overnight.” This occurred less than a month after Lehman Brothers (LB) collapsed, without bailout. Six months earlier Bear Stearns (BS) had been bailed out after JP Morgan Chase (JPM Chase) had bought it for $10 a share, at the regulator’s urging. After LB fell, who would be next? And if LB, who was not at risk? Despite the earlier U.S. government bailouts of the erstwhile government mortgage originators (and still seen as government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the later bailout of the...
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...and therefore fossil fuels should be replaced with clean energy sources to reduce carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, energy demand today is much higher than ever before and it will increase by fifty percentages in the next 20 years according to Energy Information Agency (IEA) report. The main alternative energy sources to fossil fuel are biofuels which have received much attention worldwide and they have already generated 45% of all energy from natural fuels in Brazil.(Sims & Taylor, 2008) The most widely used biofuel is the first generation biofuel which is make from plants like sugarcane, oilseed. By using these kinds plants, ethanol and oil can be produced.(Ahmad, Mat Yasin, Derek, & Lim, 2011) In this essay, innovations in biofuels will be divided into 3 sectors with examples illustrated. 2. The Innovation Dimension 3.1 Innovation Type Innovation can be divided into four types: production innovation, process innovation, position innovation and paradigm innovation. (Tidd, Bessant, & Pavitt, 2005)In the biofuel sector, product innovation and process innovation are widely used. Product innovations are changes in the products which an organization offers. Process innovations are changes in the ways in which they are created and delivered. 3.2.1 Product Innovation Product innovations take place when the market requires new features of the established product. (Tidd, Bessant, & Pavitt, 2005)For example, first generation...
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...PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S REVIEW A Monthly Publication of BeyondProxy LLC September 30, 2010 Subscribe at www.manualofideas.com When asked how he became so successful, Buffett answered: “we read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.” Edited by the Manual of Ideas Research Team “If our efforts can further the goals of our members by giving them a discernible edge over other market participants, we have succeeded.” Top Five Ideas In This Report Lavendon (London: LVD) ………………… p. 16 Nokia (Helsinki: NOK1V, NYSE: NOK) .. 20 OMV (Vienna: OMV, OTC: OMVKY) …. 24 OPAP THE EUROPEAN VALUE ISSUE ► Snapshot of 100 European value opportunities ► 45 European “magic formula” companies ► 45 book value bargains by country ► 20+ companies profiled by MOI research team ► Top 5 ideas, based on proprietary MOI methodology ► Plus: Superinvestor holdings update ► Plus: Favorite stock screens for value investors ► Plus: Exclusive interview with Ciccio Azzolini (Greece: OPAP, OTC: GOFPY) .. 28 Premier Foods (London: PFD, OTC: PRRFY) ….. 32 Also Inside Editor’s Commentary …………….. p. 4 Superinvestor Holdings Update …. p. 9 45 European MF Companies …… p. 10 Interview: Ciccio Azzollini ……… p. 12 Top 5 European Ideas ……………p. 16 Other European candidates …….. p. 36 Euro Book Value Bargains ……. p. 100 100 Cheap European ADRs …….p. 114 About Portfolio Manager’s Review Our goal is to bring you investment ideas that are compelling...
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...Strategic Analysis of The Coca-Cola Company. Supervisory Committee: Mark Wexler Senior Supervisor Professor Neil R. Abramson Supervisor Associate Professor Date Approved: SIMON FRASER UNIVEliSITY LIBRARY Declaration of Partial Copyright Licence The author, whose copyright is declared on the title page of this work, has granted to Simon Fraser University the right to lend this thesis, project or extended essay to users of the Simon Fraser University Library, and to make partial or single copies only for such users or in response to a request from the library of any other university, or other educational institution, on its own behalf or for one of its users. The author has further granted permission to Simon Fraser University to keep or make a digital copy for use in its circulating collection (currently available to the public at the "lnstitutional Repository" link of the SFU Library website a at: ~http:llir.lib.sfu.calhandle/l8921112>) nd, without changing the content, to translate the thesislproject or extended essays, if technically possible, to any medium or format for the purpose of preservation of the digital work. The author has further agreed...
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