Old Dogs The man who gave me my first job in advertising is now in his mid-seventies. His mind is sharp as ever; his creativity is better than it was when we first worked together; he continuingly develops his skills in computer graphics and web technologies; and his work as a digital photographer and graphic designer is as powerful and relevant today as it was when he was in his thirties. He reads Wired‚ The Rolling Stone‚ and the Wall Street Journal. He watches The Office and South Park. His
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shameful state of affairs that there has arisen a need for old age homes in modern times. Why do we need these homes? Why are we considering our older relatives as a burden on us? Not too long ago we used to have a strong joint family system. It was an unquestioned norm of the society to take care if of the elderly. It was considered an honour and a blessing. Sadly‚ joint families have become relics of the past. In this nuclear age‚ old people are considered a liability. Time is money. And time
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become doctors‚ nurses‚ pilots‚ teachers o something else‚ the thing is to succeed‚ to reach their goals. So what do people need to attain their goals? They need to work hard‚ to take risks‚ and they need to have attitude and qualities. There are three qualities necessary for success: passion‚ perseverance and discipline. Successful people are passionate about what they do‚ they love what the do and they enjoy at the same time‚ they feel happy and complete because it’s something that they want
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Euthymides’ Three Revelers is a Greek red-figure vase painting which dates back to about 510 BC. It was found in an Etruscan tomb in Vulci‚ Italy‚ where it had probably been imported from Athens. This is proof of the virtuosity of ancient Greek artists‚ and is quite ironic since the Greeks learned vase painting from the Corinthians. The earliest ancient Greek vase paintings were created using the black-figure technique. This involved using a clay-based slip to draw on the figures and later adding
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Jackson Into. Sociology Mon-Wed. 4:55-6:20 Three Major Theoretical Traditions The question that I hear the most with being a sociology major is “what is sociology?” sociology is the systematic study of the relationship between the individual and society and the consequnces of differences (Witt). Sociologists study the interrelationships between individuals‚ organizations‚ cultures and societies". Ritzier ("Sociology"‚ 1979). With that are three main theoretical traditions that operate within
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The Three Snake-Leaves When one pictures a fairytale‚ usually images of fairies‚ princesses‚ and happiness comes to mind. This is not always true of these stories. Some contain darker elements of death‚ while others portray themes important for character. The German fairy tale The Three Snake-Leaves‚ is about a poor young man who brings an empire that is in war to triumph. When the King finds out about this great accomplishment‚ he offers the hero an abundance of great treasures. The King also
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Three Types of Research 1. Causal Reseach When most people think of scientific experimentation‚ research on cause and effect is most often brought to mind. Experiments on causal relationships investigate the effect of one or more variables on one or more outcome variables. This type of research also determines if one variable causes another variable to occur or change. An example of this type of research would be altering the amount of a treatment and measuring the effect on study participants
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Bond Implied CDS Spread and CDS-Bond Basis Richard Zhou†‡ August 15‚ 2008 Abstract We derive a simple formula for calculating the CDS spread implied by the bond market price. Using no-arbitrage argument‚ the formula expresses the bond implied CDS spread as the sum of bond price‚ bond coupon and Libor zero curve weighted by risky annuities. We show that the bond implied CDS spread is consistent with the standard CDS pricing model if the survival probabilities and recovery are consistent
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Diana Baumrind is a developmental psychologist who founded the findings of three parenting styles known as authoritarian‚ permissive‚ and authoritative from 1967 to 1971 (Berger‚ 2016). However later on other researchers discovered that there was another parenting style known as neglectful parenting (Berger‚ 2016). Each of these styles have their own view‚ teachings‚ and opinions on how to raise their child and care for them. To begin with‚ authoritarian parenting is a style where parents view themselves
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The author George Orwell wrote about a dystopia where the people are constantly being tricked to believe something‚ no one is free‚ and individuality is destroyed. This book can be summarized into three themes. Someday think they are fear‚ hope and defeat. After reading 1984‚ I concluded the true three themes are hate‚ rebellion and defeat. I believe the first part of 1984 exemplifies hate. Throughout these chapters there are many forms of hate. One example is the two minutes hate where for two
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