Essay# 19 1) What are the cultural values/is the historical context of the Early Christianity (Period of Persecution and Period of Acceptance)? 2) How are the cultural values manifested in Catacomb X Good Shepherd and Good Shepherd‚ in terms of subject (for 2-D or sculpture) or building-type (for architecture)‚ location‚ purpose‚ medium‚ style and composition? 3) How does Catacomb X Good Shepherd and contrast with Good Shepherd in terms of aesthetic manifestation e.g.‚ subject‚ location‚ style and
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Harlem Renaissance and its Writers From the beginning of the 1920’s to the mid 1930’s‚ there was a period of literary‚ artistic‚ and intellectual movement that redefined African-American culture. This period was also nicknamed‚ the “new negro movement”. The movement was centered in Harlem‚ New York‚ while many other locations were similarly influenced. An author named‚ Zora Neal Hurston‚ served an influential role during this period. She Used topics such as Female Identity‚ Music and Cultural Identity
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THE PREVAILING CULTURAL VALUES I. Introduction Today we live in a world that is somehow smaller than it is used to be. New communication technology (e.g. email and the WWW) has made it easier to a certain extent to cross previous boundaries and communicate across time and space. However‚ the new technology does not necessarily make it easier to collaborate and communicate intercultural. To effectively collaborate and communicate we have to share meanings. This often requires that we
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Harry Patel 9/03/2008 Sociology 101‚ section 8 Social Norms: Conformity and Deviance One of the norms I broke was talking to someone in a public bathroom‚ while peeing. It was very ocward talking to the guy next to me. One of the reason I felt ocward talking to him was because‚ you are not suppose to talk to the guy next to you. While you are doing your business you look at the wall in front of you. When you are done you wash your hands‚ and leave. No one talks to anyone they don’t know‚ even if
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Sample Problems—Time Value of Money 1. Gomez Electronics needs to arrange financing for its expansion program. Bank A offers to lend Gomez the required funds on a loan where interest must be paid monthly‚ and the quoted annual rate is 8 percent. Bank B will charge 9 percent‚ with interest due at the end of the year. What is the difference in the effective annual rates charges by the two banks? 2. In 1889‚ Vincent Van Gogh’s painting‚ “Sunflowers”‚ sold for $125. In 1987 it sold for $36 million
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Time Value of Money Practice Problems − Solutions Dr. Stanley D. Longhofer 1) Jim makes a deposit of $12‚000 in a bank account. The deposit is to earn interest annually at the rate of 9 percent for seven years. a) How much will Jim have on deposit at the end of seven years? P/Y = 1‚ N = 7‚ I = 9‚ PV = 12‚000‚ PMT = 0 ⇒ FV = $21‚936.47 b) Assuming the deposit earned a 9 percent rate of interest compounded quarterly‚ how much would he have at the end of seven years? P/Y = 4‚ N = 7 × 4 = 28 ⇒ FV =
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Social norms are the customary rules that govern behavior in groups and societies‚ and if one chooses to violate these norms various things will happen. Some examples of social norms can be simple and some more complex but the simplest form can leave the most impact. To test the outcome of breaking social norms‚ I had to think of norms that would be easily broken and safe for me to conduct. As I thought these ten crossed my mind: • Locking eyes with someone in a grocery aisle • Have an animated
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A norm in society is what people do automatically for society to function. Norms that sociologist have identified include folkways‚ mores‚ taboos and laws. For example‚ shaking someone’s hand in an official meeting or siting with a certain group of people for a whole year in college. In fact‚ for the purpose of this paper‚ I have decided to violate this folkway. By violating the social norm of sitting with people that I know nothing about and just met them for the first time‚ I am violating the social
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At the beginning of the 15th century‚ art underwent an important change which opened up new ideas and perceptions of humanity. In most fields of study there was a larger focus on humanism than religious doctrines and the praising of God. As a result‚ artists become more prone to experimenting with the human form‚ understanding movement and endeavoring to create a more convincing painting or sculpture. The artwork that we see during the Renaissance period is extremely realistic as artists have humanized
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TIME VALUE OF MONEY INTRODUCTION This module or note is created to provide students with step-by-step explanation and discussion on time value of money that mainly based on formulas instead of time value of money tables. The reason is so that students are able to answer all sorts of questions that involve interest rates and time period that are not available in the tables. OUTLINE OF THE NOTE A. Simple Interest B. Compound Interest 1. Single Amount • Future Value • Present Value
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