...Requiring philosophy in the general education curriculum, whether it is in addition to or in place of another class, is worth it. Last semester when I was registering for classes I knew when I saw that I could take philosophy in place of another class that it would be worth it. And almost finishing this semester I know without a shadow of a doubt that it was. In fact, I would encourage other students to take a philosophy class. Studying philosophy allows for our God-given desire to grow and learn as a person to be fulfilled. Throughout this semester, I have learned more than I would have in any other class about the world that we live in through a philosophical view. Three of the many Philosophers that we studied included Bertrand Russell,...
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...research is conducted by the company to learn about the unknown. As a general rule, research is used by gathering information and processing the information to find out about an unknown variable. In the case where I work the company uses this information not only to learn new things that are unknown but also to ensure that the company is moving in the right direction. The company I work for uses the research it gathers to make good business decisions. The organization I work for uses research that in conducted by a third party organization that is hired and paid by my organization to find out what the next big thing will be in the television industry and also to find out whether or not customers are happy with the technology they are using. Also, there is research done on whether there is any improvements the customers feel could help improve on the technology they are using. The organization I work for could be more effective in the research than they currently are by simply following some things that I have noticed while working within the organization that they do not appear to currently being doing. First, I think it would be wise for the organization to study competitor’s ads and sales for the same type of services offered. Sure it’s great to feel so confident in your product that you feel there is no need to do this. However, in my opinion there are two main reasons for studying your competitor’s ads. By studying your competitors more you can find out what’s already working...
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...pp.88-93 PURPOSE: The purposes of this experiment are to: (1) determine the optimal conditions for separating substances in a mixture using thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and (2) use thin-layer chromatography and infrared spectroscopy to identify an unknown solid. EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES: thin layer chromatography, infrared spectroscopy. This is a 2 week experiment. INTRODUCTION Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a quick, inexpensive procedure that provides the chemist information on the purity of a sample, while using a minimal amount of that sample. Chemists often use TLC after running a chemical reaction to determine the purity of their product. In this lab, you’ll be (1) determining the best solvent to use for a TLC separation of four known compounds (shown below), (2) studying how experimental parameters (the type of development chamber, the presence of a filter paper “wick,” and how well the development chamber is sealed ) affect the results of a TLC experiment, (3) determining the reproducibility of Rf values, and (4) identifying an unknown compound using TLC. Before the lab, be sure to read the chapter(s) in Zubrick on thin layer chromatography! The four compounds you’ll be studying are shown below. CHM25701 Spring 2015 Thin Layer Chromatography 1 PRE-LAB QUESTIONS: WEEK 1 1. Separation of substances by TLC is based on differences in what molecular property? 2. Ideally, a substance to be analyzed by TLC should be dissolved in...
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...(ax2 + bx = c) equations, as well as indeterminate equations such as x2 + y2 = z2, whereby several unknowns are involved. The ancient Babylonians solved arbitrary quadratic equations by essentially the same procedures taught today. They also could solve some indeterminate equations. The Alexandrian mathematicians Hero of Alexandria and Diophantus continued the traditions of Egypt and Babylon, but Diophantus's book Arithmetica is on a much higher level and gives many surprising solutions to difficult indeterminate equations. This ancient knowledge of solutions of equations in turn found a home early in the Islamic world, where it was known as the "science of restoration and balancing." (The Arabic word for restoration, al-jabru,is the root of the word algebra.) In the 9th century, the Arab mathematician al-Khwarizmi wrote one of the first Arabic algebras, a systematic exposé of the basic theory of equations, with both examples and proofs. By the end of the 9th century, the Egyptian mathematician Abu Kamil had stated and proved the basic laws and identities of algebra and solved such complicated problems as finding x, y, and z such that x + y + z = 10, x2 + y2 = z2, and xz = y2. Ancient civilizations wrote out algebraic expressions using only occasional abbreviations, but by medieval times Islamic mathematicians were able to talk about arbitrarily high powers of the unknown x, and work out the basic algebra of polynomials (without yet using modern symbolism). This included...
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...Assignment Topic: What do you have learnt from this FIN-645 course? Prepared for: Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury Professor Department of Finance University of Dhaka Prepared by : Partha Pratim Sarker ID: 1330959090 School of Business North South University International financial management is a popular concept which means management of finance in an international business environment which means, doing of trade and making money through the exchange of foreign currency. The international financial activities help the organizations to connect with international dealings with overseas business partners- customers, suppliers, lenders etc. It is also used by government organization and non-profit institutions. Before doing this course though I have some idea about finance but now I can feel that I have learnt many things which I didn’t know earlier in details. Important things that I have learnt are given in the following. The first chapter has been about the International Financial environment where main objectives have been about the goal of the MNC’s, key theories and common methods of doing international business. In this chapter I have learnt about the detailed agency problems, various forms of corporate control which result in reducing agency costs. Along with the constraints which confront the managers to maximize the shareholder’s wealth, it has also been learnt how comparative advantages, imperfect market and product cycle theory details motivate...
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...key components of the university years and I am convinced that studying abroad experience would offer unique possibilities to accomplish these aims. Ever since I was a young boy, I have dreamt of living in a foreign country. I always knew that I wanted to go abroad and study in Great Britain. Something about being independent and exploring the unknown always appealed to me. Now, although my ideal destination has changed from Europe to UAE, I still seek to fulfill that long-awaited childhood dream. I continue to have a strong desire to explore the world around me and to learn and experience foreign people and their authentic culture. Studying abroad was a thoughtful decision for me. I have reached a point in my life where I want to see beyond the walls of my own everyday lifestyle and way of thinking and experience something new. I have chosen to go to UAE for a variety of different reasons. First, I would like to improve my English language skills. Now, in our changing and internationalizing world, it has become even more important than ever to communicate with people around the globe. English seems to be the language of choice with a great percentage of usefulness as nowadays as in future. While in UAE I would also like to fulfill various academic goals such as economics, administration and management. The second reason that made my family and me prefer studying at the Middlesex University, UAE, is its high popularity of education...
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...Sources E and F would be significantly useful for a historian studying attempts to break the stalemate on the Western front, as they can provide different mediums, visual shots and a quote by someone with a notable authoritarian role in World War 1, and different perspectives. Source E, a photo depicting the road into Verdun and the French army, has a lack of knowledge when it comes to perspective, as the photographer was unknown, however it may have been from a French perspective, meaning that it would not be very useful for a historian studying the attempt to break the stalemate on the western front in this sense, as it is difficult to differentiate the view or perspective of the photo and understand the context behind it. Source E has a high sense of reliability, despite having a low level of perspective and context, due to the lack of author. This can be seen in the time that it was taken, 1916, as it was in the middle of the attempt to break the stalemate on the western front, making it relevant. It is also reliable as whoever the photographer was, they were of a close proximity to the event, as they were there to take the photo, which would be linked to a position of high authority, however it also creates a sense of bias, as it could have been created as propaganda and appealed to an intended audience of Germany, or the allied forces, lowering the level of reliability....
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...Comparison & Contrast Essay Living at home and living away from home as students (during the higher education studies) Millions of students are often faced with the question of whether it is better to live at home or to go abroad and hence away from home for the period of their studies. Many would probably intuitively say that leaving home is an effort that is not necessary since the same opportunities for one’s study are often given where one lives, thus at the home city or home place. However, there are a number of advantages that can be found about the same decision. To begin with, living at home while studying means being close to family, friends and colleagues one knows, likes, and loves. It is simple, convenient and beneficial to keep and foster those relations. In fact, most friendships are built in the environment one grew up in, went to school, or worked. Hence, staying home during the studies provides the possibility for spending more enjoyable time with these friends and family members. This means that one can go out for a drink with friends after the university or college, have a dinner or enjoy a movie at the cinema together. More importantly however, apart from spending the good times together, very often study-related problems occur. This could mean to have troubles with a lecturer who does not grade fairly or fellow students who do not treat someone appropriately, i.e. teasing or even fighting. Especially during times like these, will it be essential to...
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...letters or symbols to represent numbers). Before we use algebra to find information about these kinds of relationships, it is important to first cover some basic terminology. In this unit we will first define terms, expressions, and equations. In the remaining units in this book we will review how to work with algebraic expressions, solve equations, and how to construct algebraic equations that describe a relationship. We will also introduce the notation used in algebra as we move through this unit. History of algebra The history of algebra began in ancient Egypt and Babylon, where people learned to solve linear (ax = b) and quadratic (ax2 + bx = c) equations, as well as indeterminate equations such as x2 + y2 = z2, whereby several unknowns are involved. The ancient Babylonians solved arbitrary quadratic equationsby essentially the same procedures taught today. They also could solve some indeterminate equations.The Alexandrian mathematicians Hero of Alexandria and Diophantus continued the traditions of Egypt and Babylon, but Diophantus's book Arithmetica is on a much higher level and gives many surprising solutions to difficult indeterminate equations. This ancient knowledge of solutions of...
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...This tells me that most people with the degrees for their knowledge don’t use it for world help only to help their own country; I’m changing that, I will expand my studies to differentiate the causes and cures for the number one killer in the world by sitting down with each patient and not just studying but observing what has gone wrong in the mutations of ones cells. The under study work that I will do in different countries will hold the base of my knowledge for the cells that are malfunctioning. Expanding across the world can be very crucial to the new finding of cures. Not only will I be majoring in the study of life but I will also minor in the study of human productivity and emotions to understand the feelings brought up by cancer and how it eats away at life each time it attacks. The observation and care given to each country will help stabilize data for more in depth studies and can pursue it beyond...
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...complex experiences within the world, by studying them; sociologists gather a full understanding and idea of the social elements around the world. Sociologists usually follow certain steps while conducting their research like; forming a hypothesis, building a research design, collecting data, analyzing the data collected, making generalizations. This allows them to get a clear point on there topic, to form a clear analyze to present. Sociologist’s research is necessary, by giving us an idea/implication of how our society may be in the near future. They explain how society and people function in the world and what will remain and change in our community’s. They look into our society that creates a social theory. By being able to understand social problems amongst society, like organizations and different types of individuals. Some advantages are, by retrieving information on human interactions. They have unique ability’s to define crucial dimensions of a problem, by isolating the most critical variables that affect it through action. It allows investigators enough control to examine cause and effects of relationships. They also answer/ look into why something happens. Some advantages are that the statistics may be out of date, of the issue being presented that the other researcher may need. Some of the research you may have gathered may be wrong through the insufficient social theories. References Unknown. (2008). Sociological research. Retrieved...
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...(ii) a kink in an indifference curve; (iii) a “corner” where the consumer specializes in consuming just one good. Here is how you find a point of tangency if we are told the consumer’s utility function, the prices of both goods, and the consumer’s income. The budget line and an indifference curve are tangent at a point (x1 , x2 ) if they have the same slope at that point. Now the slope of an indifference curve at (x1 , x2 ) is the ratio −M U1 (x1 , x2 )/M U2 (x1 , x2 ). (This slope is also known as the marginal rate of substitution.) The slope of the budget line is −p1 /p2 . Therefore an indifference curve is tangent to the budget line at the point (x1 , x2 ) when M U1 (x1 , x2 )/M U2 (x1 , x2 ) = p1 /p2 . This gives us one equation in the two unknowns, x1 and x2 . If we hope to solve for the x’s, we need another equation. That other equation is the budget equation p1 x1 + p2 x2 = m. With these two equations you can solve for (x1 , x2 ).∗ Example: A consumer has the utility...
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...Homework 1 Hua Jin Ling 305W August 31, 2011 1. I wrote a diary on my blog on the commencement at Grossmont College on May 31st 2011. I had waited the graduation ceremony for a long time. It was a very special and significant day, since I came to the United States. Also, it was a kind of accomplish for studying in the abroad. My short plan was to graduate community college and transfer to the 4 years university when I started the first semester at Grossmont College. During the college period, I tried my best to attend every class, do homework, and prepare exams. Almost three years studying in the foreign country was not an easy thing. After some endeavor, I graduated with honor. After the commencement, I had an unknown feeling to push me write something on the blog. 2. The feeling to write was very strong that night; therefore, I decided to write something to memorize the wonderful day in my life. I wanted to retain the moment and stay in that moment. In the several years later, when I read the diary, it will take a journey to that moment. Probably, I will have the same feeling as I had on the commencement. It was the best way to keep memory perfectly. 3. My purpose in responding to the call to write was to take down the beautiful memories of life and to share the experience with my family and friends. I wanted to let them know I really made great efforts. Moreover, give them a message that if you are willing to put in the effort, their goals can become within...
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...On September 21, 1645, Louis Joliet was born then, soon after birth, was baptized. Louis Joliet succeeded in his earlier life, his North American traveling, and his later years. To start with, Louis Joliet started his life in a great way, being baptized after birth. Born around the 17th Century, Louis entered school ,at a young age, to study on philosophy and religious statements to advance in his goal of reaching priesthood. Also studying in music, Louis advanced in becoming a skilled harpsichordist and church organist. Leaving the seminary as an young adult, he decided to go into fur trading instead. Secondly, in 1673, Louis went on a private expedition to canoe on the, what would be called, Mississippi River. After a month of traveling...
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...definition as it is clear there is more to ones personality than the persona they project for others to see. Psychologists and psychiatrists who study personality have not, to date, encountered a definition that they can agree upon. The reason for this is due to the number of variables which make up a personality and influence behavior. Because of this, no two theorists have taken the same view on the definition, as their own personalities and bias’ cause them to view it differently. Theorists do share the way they obtain data; therefore, they are able to apply an objective way of analyzing data to such a subjective topic. This paper will examine theoretical approaches in studying personality, as well as factors that may influence an individual’s personality development. Theoretical Approaches in Studying Personality A theoretical approach on personality means that researchers use the scientific method to collect and analyze data. They use this process to answer questions that are formed by certain behaviors or that other theories have generated (Feist & Feist, 2009). The question is referred to as a hypothesis. The hypothesis must be tested in a way that can be accurately documented, as well as repeated by others. Once data is collected it must be analyzed and categorized, so that it makes sense in relation to the question, or idea, which is being tested. If the data proves the hypothesis, or idea, is true it does not become a theory. A scientific theory must be able...
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