...------------------------------------------------- The Effects of Failing Grades in Major Subjects to Fourth Year Students CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND This chapter generally tackles the researchers’ introduction, background of the study, statement of the problem, hypothesis, and significance of the study, scope, limitations, and delimitations of the study, conceptual framework, research paradigm, and the definition of terms. INTRODUCTION There is definitely a big difference between undergraduates and the graduating ones. As seniority comes into place, the researchers would like to expand the idea of academic pressure to the fourth year students since their schedules are hectic and made more excruciating for they focus on their collegiate lives, but there will come a time that they won’t be able to balance the flavors of a tasteful graduation. One sickening of an obstacle is a failing grade. Though very familiar to the students’ ideas, the researchers would be able to know what the aftermaths are on this predicament. Some may take this as a grueling challenge, while others consider this as a misfortune. But one thing is for sure though, the learning experiences of fourth year students are crazily implied at any given level. At the preceding chapters, the researchers find out whether these unfortunate table turn is either a non – factor or a really heavy impact to their students. Furthermore, the researchers resolve the question “How big is a failing mark to...
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...The My Lai Massacre took place on March 16, 1968. The Massacre was a horrific event during the Vietnam War. At the beginning of the war, the American soldiers didn’t ever see their enemy. They would fall into poison bungee sticks, and were taken back to an American base for treatment; that is one way that the Americans lost some of their men. Another way that they lost soldiers, was that they would run into landmines. When the My Lai Massacre took place, the American soldiers were advised to kill anyone in the village, treating them as if they were all part of the Vietnamese military. The My Lai Massacre took place shortly after the Tet Offensive (which is another war in Vietnam). It was a bad part of American history because there were so...
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...My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, is an amazing story of love and sacrifice. In the book, Anna Fitzgerald was born to help her sister, Kate, battle leukemia. All of Anna’s life, from the time she was born to her teenage years, has had to sacrifice her time and her body for her sister. Over the course of time Anna has been donating her blood and plasma to her sister. Anna was tired of giving everything to her sister, so she hired an attorney to sue her parents. Getting closer and closer to the trial Anna did not know if she wanted to actually go through with the trial. She did not want her sister to die, all she wanted was to make her own decisions. The trial was ripping her family apart, Anna's dad, Brian, agreed with Anna; but her mother...
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...The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrendous instances to ever take place during any of the wars the United States fought in. A United States Army battalion directed by William Calley, entered then My Lai village anticipating to discover participants of the Vietcong. Instead, the Charlie Company killed approximately 500 innocent civilians brutally. This massacre was not stopped until Robert Thompson, a helicopter pilot saw all the lifeless bodies and flew down to figure out what transpired. Calley claims Ernest Medina ordered him to execute the killings. When Calley was indicted for murder the nation broke out in a "Free Calley" movement claiming he was innocent. William “Rusty” Calley was born June 8th 1943 in Miami, Florida. His father was a United States Navy veteran from World War II. He attended Palm Beach Junior College for a year, but had to drop out due to...
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...Profiting from poverty: ethics of microfinance in BOP Linda M. Sama and R. Mitch Casselman Department of Management, Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University, New York, New York, USA Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the ethical dilemmas that emerge when offering microfinance services in BOP markets. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing the ethical lenses of deontology, teleology, virtue ethics and moral relativism, the paper builds on prior research on ethical issues in BOP markets and the ethics of microfinance to highlight the specific stakeholder impacts facing MFIs. Relevant literature and examples from practice are utilized to illustrate the different ethical perspectives. Findings – In general, many of the key dilemmas represent themselves in the extreme poverty segment of the BOP where commercial business models have the least traction. Research limitations/implications – Propositions are developed for the corrective actions in the paper which might allow future research to uncover differences in intervention success in different BOP markets. Practical implications – The discussion of potential interventions for the various stakeholders may ameliorate criticisms of MFIs, suggest opportunities for cross-sectoral partnerships and improve outreach to the poorest of the poor. Social implications – For each issue addressed, this paper looks at the types of corrections that are made or called for through markets, government actions and civil society...
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...APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMATA THEORY IN INFORMATION AGE 1. DEFINITION Automata theory is the study of abstract machines and automata as well as the computational problems that can be solved using them. It is a theory in theoretical computer science, under discrete mathematics (a section of Mathematics and also of Computer Science). Automaton comes from the Greek word αὐτόματα meaning "self-acting". So, Automata Theory is the study of self-operating virtual machines to help in logical understanding of input and output process, without or with intermediate stage(s) of computation (or any function / process). 2. APPLICATIONS 2.1 Vending Machines Figure 1 presents a DFA that describes the behavior of a vending machine which accepts dollars and quarters, and charges $1.25 per soda. Once the machine receives at least $1.25, corresponding to the blue-colored states in the diagram, it will allow the user to select a soda. Self-loops represent ignored input: the machine will not dispense a soda until at least $1.25 has been deposited, and it will not accept more money once it has already received greater than or equal to $1.25. To express the DFA as a 5-tuple, the components are defined as follows: 1. Q = {$0:00; $0:25; $0:50; $0:75; $1:00; $1:25; $1:50; $1:75; $2:00} are the states 2. ∑= {$0:25; $1:00; select} is the alphabet 3. ∂, the transition function, is described by the state diagram. 4. qₒ = $0:00 is the start state 5. F = ᵠ; is the set of accept states [pic] 2...
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...The Role of Youth In modern Word count:527 words • Introduction • Power of youth • Role of youth • Problem • Conclusion Introduction In words of James” Youth is the joy, the little bird that has broken out of the eggs and is eagerly waiting to spread out its wings in the open sky of freedom and hope.” Power of Youth Youth is the spring of Life. It is the age of discovery and dreams. India is of largest youth population in the world today. The entire world is eyeing India as a source of technical manpower. They are looking at our youth as a source of talents at low costs for their future super profits. If Indian youth make up their mind and work in close unity with working class people, they can hold the political power in their hands. Indian youth has the power to make our country from developing nation to a developed nation. Is it a dream? No, their dreams take them to stars and galaxies to the far corners of the unknown and some of them like our own Kalpana Chawla pursue their dream, till they realize it and die for it in process. hopes of youth The youth hopes for a world free of poverty, unemployment, inequality and exploitation of man by man. A world free of discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, language and gender. A world full of creative challenges and opportunities to conquer them. But let us convert these hopes in reality. Role of Youth: The role of youth is of most importance in today’s time. It has underplayed itself in field...
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...(http://www.chevening.org/) Samuel Duah Ghana Chevening Scholarships Personal details Title Ms Please write your name as it appears or will appear on your passport Lastname Duah Firstname Samuel Other names Boadu Date of birth 6 July 1989 Country of citizenship Ghana In the majority of cases, to receive a Chevening Award, you must attend a face to face interview at the British Embassy or High Commission in this country. Is your country of residence different from your country of citizenship? No Do you hold Dual Citizenship? No Contact details Primary email address psamdb@ymail.com Additional email address psamdb@gmail.com Phone number 1 233246184325 Phone number 2 233242143956 Skype ID Please write your current postal address below. You do not need to write your country. First line of address Advent Reformed Institute Second line of address Post Office Box 198 Third line of address Kade- E/R Fourth line of address Your education Undergraduate education The Chevening programme requires applicants to have achieved an undergraduate qualification that is equivalent to at least an upper second-class (2:1) honours degree in the UK at the time they submit their application. Please provide details of your undergraduate degree below. You will have the opportunity to inform us of additional qualifications at a later point. Country of study Ghana University/college Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Date from August 2008 Date to May 2012 Degree type BSc Degree subject...
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...THE EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THE BODY No matter how you smoke it, tobacco is dangerous to your health and affects your entire body. Mood Stimulation Poor Vision Anxiety and Irritability Another Cold, Another Flu Lung Cancer Constricted Blood Vessels High Cholesterol Heart Disease Stained Teeth Smelly Hair Diabetes Complications Erectile Dysfunction Early Menopause Problems with Pregnancy Appetite Suppressant Coughing COPD Bronchitis Too Much Clotting Blood Cancer Yellow Fingers Wrinkly Skin Bad Teeth Infertility Cancer Connection Cervical Cancer Problems for Newborns The Effects of Smoking on the Body Tobacco smoke is enormously harmful to your health. There’s no safe way to smoke. Replacing your cigarette with a cigar, pipe, or hookah won’t help you avoid the health risks associated with tobacco products. Cigarettes contain about 600 ingredients. When they burn, they generate more than 7,000 chemicals, according to the American Lung Association. Many of those chemicals are poisonous and at least 69 of them can cause cancer. Many of the same ingredients are found in cigars and in tobacco used in pipes and hookahs. According to the National Cancer Institute, cigars have a higher level of carcinogens, toxins, and tar than cigarettes. When using a hookah pipe, you’re likely to inhale more smoke than you would from a cigarette. Hookah smoke has many toxic compounds and exposes you to more carbon monoxide than cigarettes do. Hookahs also produce more...
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...Kimberly Tucker, Chris Salt, Ashley Solomon Case 7: Mattel: Overcoming Marketing and Manufacturing Challenges 11/01/2010 Marketing Management 6800 Section 004 The Problem: The problem surrounding Mattel Inc., one of the world’s largest toy companies, is their mismanagement of international subcontractors and vendors and the production of certain toys (the manufacturing process), as well as their inability to adapt their marketing strategy or product to the constantly changing “demographic and socioeconomic trends” (Ferrell, et. all 466). This is supported by Mattel’s legal battle with Carter Bryant and MGA, their forced recall of certain toys that were manufactured overseas, and the increasing rate at which traditional toys are becoming less appealing to today’s young audience. Essentially, Mattel’s mismanagement and oversight lead to violations in terms of ethical and social responsibilities and safety standards. Issues Relevant to the Problem: Mattel’s problem of mismanagement can be divided into several issues that need to be considered: legal issues, international supply chain issues, and an increase in technology-based toys. In regards to legal issues, Mattel has been involved in prolonged litigation with Carter Bryant and MGA over a breach of an employment contract and copyright infringement. Due to Mattel’s poor management of its overseas manufacturers, in which unauthorized subcontractors and third-party suppliers were hired and unsafe materials used, several...
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...The Problem: The problem surrounding Mattel Inc., one of the world’s largest toy companies, is their mismanagement of international subcontractors and vendors and the production of certain toys (the manufacturing process), as well as their inability to adapt their marketing strategy or product to the constantly changing “demographic and socioeconomic trends” (Ferrell, et. all 466). This is supported by Mattel’s legal battle with Carter Bryant and MGA, their forced recall of certain toys that were manufactured overseas, and the increasing rate at which traditional toys are becoming less appealing to today’s young audience. Essentially, Mattel’s mismanagement and oversight lead to violations in terms of ethical and social responsibilities and safety standards. Issues Relevant to the Problem: Mattel’s problem of mismanagement can be divided into several issues that need to be considered: legal issues, international supply chain issues, and an increase in technology-based toys. In regards to legal issues, Mattel has been involved in prolonged litigation with Carter Bryant and MGA over a breach of an employment contract and copyright infringement. Due to Mattel’s poor management of its overseas manufacturers, in which unauthorized subcontractors and third-party suppliers were hired and unsafe materials used, several toy products were recalled. Advances in technology and changes in socioeconomic and demographic trends have created marketing, privacy, and product development issues...
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...KABANATA 23 - ANG PANGINGISDA [pic] Sa dahilang ang tubig ay lubhang tahimik, ang mga baklad ay hindi lubhang nalalayo, at lubha pang maaga, ay pinagkasunduang iwan muna ang pagsagwan at ang lahat ay mag-agahan. Pinatay ang ilaw ng mga parol sapagkat ang bukang-liwayway ay nagpapaliwanag na sa kapaligiran. “Walang katulad ang salabat kung iinumin sa umaga bago magsimba!” ang sabi ni Kapitana Tika na ina ng masayang si Sinang; uminom ka ng salabat na kasama ng puto, Albino, at makikita mo, maiisipan mong muling magdasal.” “Iyon nga ang ginawa ko,” ang sagot ni Albino, “naiisip ko na ngang mangumpisal.” “Huwag!” sabi ni Sinang, “uminom kayo ng kape sapagkat nagbibigay ng masasayang kaisipan.” “Ngayon din, sapagkat nalulungkot ako ng kaunti.” “Huwag iyan!” paalaala sa kanya ni Tia Isabel, “uminom kayo ng tsa at kumain ng galyetas; sinasabing ang tsa ay nagpapatiwasay sa pag-iisip.” “Iinom po ako ng tsa na may galyetas!” sagot ng masunuring magpapari; “salamat na lamang at alinman sa mga iinuming ito ay hindi ang Katolisismo.” “Pero magagawa mo ba …? ang tanong ni Victoria. “Alin ang uminom pa ng sikulate? Aba, opo! Huwag sanang magtatagal ang tanghalian.” Kabanata XXIII PANGINGISDA Buod Madilim–dilim pa nagsigayak na ang mga na ang mga kabataan,kadalagahan at ilang matatandang babae na patungo sa dalawang bangkay nakahinto sa pasigan. Ang mga kawaksing babae ay mayroong sunung-sunong na mga bakol na kinalalagyan ng mga pagkain at pinggan. Ang mga...
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...a strong side of any country. People have not managed to create the ideal system of education that would help children develop their potential. In spite of the fact that such countries as the USA, the UK, Australia, Germany or France have solid material basis for education, the quality of education is still low. Very often students from the developing countries are able to compete with the US student who has graduated from the most expensive college or university. However, the material and financial background of his country is poor. Consequently, the problem is not money but the right approach towards children and education in general. I would like to make education affordable for everyone, because the level of literacy is still low in my country. Of course there are good schools and colleges but very few families are able to afford them. One can say that students receive little attention from their teachers. When a class consists of twenty students, it is impossible to control the level of knowledge of every student. Then, it is bad that our education focuses on weak students and neglects children with potential. Smart...
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...Greetings from the past! If you are reading my letter then that means you have found the time capsule that we have left for you. I am hopeful that you will enjoy the new information you learn from me. My name is Brandy Taylor, I am writing this to give you my perspective and my knowledge of my present life and the society that I currently live in here in 2013. My hope is that with the information I tell you, you will gain a better understanding of how life is for me and my family during this time. A brief description of me is that I am a single mother of three amazing children that are currently ages 20, 15 & 13. I am in my late 30’s and live a very healthy lifestyle that does not make me look my age. My children and I currently reside in Dallas, Texas, where the summers are hot and the winters are mild. I am currently employed for an audio/visual, lighting company called LMG, Inc. as an Administrative Assistant this is at least until I finish college. My current work schedule is Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, with weekends and major holidays off. Also, I am currently enrolled in college at Kaplan University with one term left till I earn my Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a career focus of Human Resource Management. Although I am satisfied with my current job it is my goal to obtain a position in my dream career of Human Resources; this is a passion for me. My current week consists of working till 5:00pm, dinner with the kids, doing some class...
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...Question 3 Choose a brand where its core product is primarily for kids e.g. The Wiggles, Thomas and Friends, Hello Kitty etc. Write a paper on how it has diffused throughout the product categories and how it has extended to other categories as well. Do a case study of its success (or failure) and how it has changed the landscape of product innovations. For example, Thomas and friends has clothes, stationery, household products, jewellery etc. *** She is a successful independent woman, who lives in a world of pink, where she owns a dream house in Malibu. Every day, she wears high-heels to work, and even runs a fashion chain under her name. For many, she was the influential icon of American culture in the late 20th century. Until now, I dare say that her image is still very potent worldwide. Who is she? Never before has she ever starred in a Hollywood movie or performed at a famous fashion show. Surprisingly, she never exists in real life and she is literally a toy. Yes, it can hardly be any other toy but Barbie. Nowadays, girls can be seen wearing Barbie clothing, using Barbie perfume, carrying Barbie backpacks, and sleeping in Barbie pajamas, not to mention cosmetics, sneakers etc. (Morgenson 1991, 66). Mattel, Inc., the mother company of Barbie, should feel proud of her. Because on average, an American girl has ten Barbie dolls, a British or Italian girl may own seven, while five is the number of Barbie that a German or French girl has. It was Mattel’s purpose and will...
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