Identity of ownership has always been a main topic to study in Finance. Many researchers studied the effect of ownership concentration and the identity of the largest shareholders on many factors, such as Capital structure, growth opportunities, and firm performance. (Jiang & Peng, 2010; Anderson & Reeb, 2003; San Martin & Duran, 2015; Javid & Iqbal, 2008; Thomsen & Pedersen, 1997; Diana Bonfim, 2015; Villalonga & Amit, 2004; Pindado & De la Torre, 2011; Ozler & Taymaz, 2004.). Family firm...
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Part 1 & 2 Comprehension/Analysis Questions Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You must use a piece of textual evidence in each response to fully develop your answer. These questions are only about Part 1 & 2 of The Metamorphosis. What type of narration (first person, third person, etc.) is used in The Metamorphosis? How is this an effective way of telling Gregor’s story? Gregor’s narration is in third person, meaning that the narrator is not a character...
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Over the recent years, there has been more cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) being diagnosed (Teixeira, Pallas-Bazarra, Bolós, Terreros-Roncal, Ávila, & Llorens-Martín, 2018). The characteristics that make up AD are advanced cell death that can result in degeneration of particular brain regions (Teixeira et al., 2018). This can result in deficits that include memory loss and loss in cognitive control (Teixeira et al., 2018). These characterizations that make up AD can highly decrease the quality of life (QOL) of the...
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In the Devil’s Snare, written by Mary Beth Norton, is a book reexamining the events taking place that possibly affected the outcome of the Salem Witch Trials. Mary Beth Norton is an award winning historian and a professor at Cornell University (Mary Beth Norton). Opposing all other historians, she looks at many events from all perspectives, giving the readers a fresh and persuasive argument. The Salem Witch trials was a mass hysteria, beginning with three young children, which lead to...
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Jack the Ripper: Introduction For three months in 1888, fear and terror stalked the streets of Whitechapel, London. During these months, five women (some ought to believe more) were murdered and horribly mutilated by the man who was known as ‘Jack the Ripper’. Main Body: One of many forensic advances that would aid in solving this case would have been the possibility of CCTV cameras. Jack the Ripper is an infamous unknown serial killer; thus, CCTV’s could help identify him...
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Introduction: The Struggles of Two Brothers in Harlem When the odds are stacked against you, what do you do? Do you rise above and take your future into your own hands or do you become a victim of your situation? This theme was prevalent throughout the short story “Sonny’s Blues” written in 1957 by James Baldwin. “Sonny’s Blues”, set in Harlem in 1957, touched upon the struggles of two African American brothers, the narrator and Sonny. The narrator is an...
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Who would not want to escape into a book filled with magic, drama, dangerous quests, and teen rebellion? Having a little bit of everything from disobedient teen wizardry to teen love, the Harry Potter series written by J.K Rowling has been challenged for many reasons in America since the publication of the first book in 1997. Challenged mainly by American schools and public libraries the series has been the top contender on the American Library Association's Top 100 Most Challenged...
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In an attempt to understudy the causative effects of deviant behaviors, the context of labeling came about. (Goode, E. 1975). Before this period, juvenile delinquent behavior was considered a product of the society, environment or an attribute of the youths, linking this with socioeconomic deprivation with a need to punish or treat these juveniles. This led to a shift in the focus of labeling theorists to the juvenile justice system, seeking a better understanding of how social control agencies react...
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Fear plays a major role in The Crucible and is the main reason why the village of Salem dealt with the witchcraft incidents so badly. Throughout the trials of the people living in Salem, no evidence was found to convict anyone of witchcraft. Instead, the word of a group of young girls was taken as the truth because nobody dared question people who had seen and encountered the devil so the idea that the girls were lying was not one...
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Abstract This paper is to discuss civil society and its role in promoting accountability in Botswana. This is to discuss the duties of civil society in Botswana and how they promote accountability. BOTSWANA COUNCIL OF NON-GOVERMENTAL ORGANISATIONS ( BOCONGO) as a civil society in Botswana is to be analyzed and assessing its role in promoting government accountability. The paper will discuss the role of the above organization in Botswana in terms of its duties with example’s focusing on how the...
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What is the self? Who am I? Which parts of you is “I”? What make makes me “me”? Have you ever questioned who you really are? Is there really a “self”? How are we able to recognize or know our “true self”? In a world full of mysteries and unbelievable things about life, most of us, human beings tend to ask and ponder about some of these kind of questions as we grow older. We also tried to understand and...
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Introduction: Both Coursework and dissertation are two important aspects that are used in the academic field for the completion of the academic qualifications. Both of them are used to evaluate the student’s or learner’s knowledge, skills and identify their academic progression and grades. Basically, In the academic level usually students have the choice to complete course either by Coursework or dissertations. In most of the universities or colleges students are given choice to complete degree either by coursework or dissertation...
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Introduction Nutritional issues, especially Malnutrition has been an ongoing challenge for the Long-Term Care industry. During the 20th century, the United States witnessed an 11-fold increase in the elderly population, summing it up to 33 million (Crogan & Evans, 2001). Out of the 33 million, an estimated 5% of the people aged 65 years and above reside in nursing homes across the country. Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities house an assortment of elderly populations suffering from dementia, diabetes,...
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American society was altered after the American Revolution because this fight paved the way for many changes. Since the Articles of Confederation had some flaws, the Constitution was written to replace it. However, diverse groups like women, slaves, immigrants, and Native Americans were left out and were not given the same rights as white rich men after the Constitution was signed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. This diverse group of people tried to implement ideas and ideals like freedom,...
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It is said that, “Fiction is a lie through which we tell the truth” (Albert Camus). And it no coincidence that fictional stories have become a massive part of society and sometimes these stories define how society and humans behave. Through fictional stories such as the fun series “Geronimo Stilton” or serious fictional stories like “IT”, the author creates a fictional world for readers, where authors and readers are the masters of their world and are only limited by the...
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What is cognitive dissonance? Cognitive dissonance, coined by Festinger (1957) refers to an unpleasant psychological state in which an individual's beliefs and knowledge do not align with their actions. Cognition refers to people's ideas and knowledge about the external world, their immediate environment, and aspects about themselves which include attitudes, emotions, behaviours and beliefs. Persons seek to reduce unpleasant states brought about by their inconsistent cognitions. Measuring Cognitive Dissonance D*= D*- total magnitude of dissonance experienced. D- Sum of dissonant...
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The Lost Decade The Stock Market crash is the most substantial economic crisis of its time. Beginning in 1929, all flourishing technological advances, financial security, and emotional well being were halted. Many people lost their careers; as a result, their self-worth promptly diminished. It would take around a decade for the nation to get back on its feet. Four years later, the change would gradually start seeping back into citizens' daily lives with the election of a new president. Franklin...
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In addition to conditional reasoning, the other key type of deductive reasoning is syllogistic reasoning, which is based on the use of syllogisms. Syllogisms are deductive arguments that involve drawing conclusions from two premises (Maxwell, 2005; Rips, 1994, 1999). All syllogisms comprise a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. Categorical syllogism comprise of two premises and a conclusion. the premises state something about the category memberships of the terms. In fact, each term represents all, none, or some...
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This article will provide various topics regarding eBay as an information system. eBay is a very large corporation and has various levels in it that will be analyzed to the best knowledge. Topics covered will include approaches of the company on a Server-Side. This will include both hardware and software requirements for which eBay uses to operate. The next topic of analysis will include the software and hardware requirements that are necessary from the viewpoint of a client (or user)...
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Generally, people have hopeful beliefs and feelings towards others, and our relations with the community as a whole, that are generally friendly and positive. Notwithstanding, there is potential for pessimistic relations, and in rare cases, hostility and cruelty. In the present, the rise in immigration and globalization are leading to more culturally diverse occupants in many countries. These changes will generate rewards for society and for the people within it. Gender, cultural, sexual orientation, and ethnic diversity can enhance innovation...
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As the construction industry has grown drastically in the past few decades, the industry is no longer starved for work, however, construction companies are now struggling to find and retain employees. Vital to the success of the construction industry, construction companies, large or small, must increase their inclusiveness and diversity to remain competitive and continue to thrive in one of the leading world markets. In this essay I will talk about the real and perceived barriers to inclusion within the...
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Executive Summary In this paper, we will highlight the United States Army Recruiting Command’s (USAREC) diversity management practices. USAREC is responsible for the recruiting of young men and women to join the US Army. For fiscal year 2018, USAREC, did not attain their recruiting goals. A closer look at their diversity management practices may give some insight on how they possibly missed to reach their objective. We will evaluate potential limitations of the organizational theories and practices utilized by the...
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From the earliest biblical times, we’ve been fascinated by numbers. Often a certain number seems to appear frequently. It appears with such frequency that it can make us wonder. Does that have some sort of meaning? Why do I keep seeing that particular combination of numbers? There may be many numbers but there is one outstanding combination of numerals that can’t be ignored. That is commonly called Angel 111. This is not by mere chance or popularity. Our fascination with...
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Individuals in the UK can be held criminally responsible from the age of 10. As such, perceptions that are held by the public regarding individuals at this age can differ hugely and is an important topic regarding the accountability of people’s actions in society. In addition to age, the gender of a perpetrator may very well also have an effect on people perceptions of accountability in an individual. In this study, participants will read 1 of 4 possible novel scenarios...
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Forensic Anthropology is the discovery and analysis of human remains for medicolegal (medical investigators e.g. the coroner) reasons resulting from unexplained deaths, this involves establishing identity from a range of cases including mass disasters within the role of the anthropologist’s investigation of the skeletal remains is to create a biological profile of the deceased which includes ancestry, sex, age at death and stature, (Royal Anthropological institute, 2019). This essay will concentrate on the aspect of sex. (Lundy 1998) suggests that...
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There are many ways to identify human skeletal remains and create a biological profile. One of the ways of creating a biological profile is to determine the sex of the skeletal remains. To identify the sex of the skeletal remains can be done by using several different bones in the skeleton. The most common used bones are the pelvis and various parts of the skull. There are two types of methods used when using bones to identify remains these are...
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Behaviourism Behaviourism looks at human behaviour as being a result of stimulus-response, behaviourism says that not matter what behaviour we look at it can be boiled down to this simple stimulus response. Due to this behaviourism is generally more interested with observable behaviour, and not things such as dreams and thoughts. It also believes that due it being a result of stimulus-responses that all behaviour is learnt, thus planting itself firmly on the nurture side of the nature nurture debate....
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As previously stated in the introduction the article I have chosen to critically analyse with the guide of Coughlan, Cronin, and Ryan (2007) critiquing framework is the article ‘Perceptions and experiences of community first responders on their role and relationships: a qualitative interview study. This article was written by Viet-Hai Phung, Ian Trueman, Fiona Togher, Roderick Ormer and Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena. For Critiquing purposes, I will use CCR (2007) when referring to Coughlan, Cronin, and Ryan (2007). Writing Style CCR...
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Introduction Funding for scientist’s research can be attained in many different ways through internal or external grants. External grants may include financial support from local organizations, state and central government organizations, international organizations, corporate sectors and non-government organizations (Parija et al, 2012). Depending on where this financial support may come from, for example if the funding comes from a source which has a vested interest in the results, there is the possibility that the results can be biased. A vested...
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1. Introduction of ZARA Zara belongs to the world largest fashion group and it is also the largest international fashion company. Zara is a Spanish clothing brand which is based in Galicia Amancio.In 1975, Zara is founded by Ortega. There are 2,220 stores in 88 countries where Zara operates. Not only it specialize in clothing but also it produces accessories, shoes, perfumes and others. Zara has a mission statement that they want to give the customers want in faster speed...
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