systematic differences in national cultures on four primary dimensions: power distance (PDI)‚ individualism (IDV)‚ uncertainty avoidance (UAI) and masculinity (MAS)‚ which are described below. As Hofstede explains on his academic website‚ these dimensions regard “four anthropological problem areas that different national societies handle differently: ways of coping with inequality‚ ways of coping with uncertainty‚ the relationship of the individual with her or his primary group‚ and the emotional implications
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DISTANCE EDUCATION: ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM BEYOND BORDER History Distance education dates back to at least as early as 1728 when an advertisement in the Boston Gazette promoted "Caleb Phillips‚ Teacher of the new method of Short Hand‚" who sought students who wanted to learn through weekly mailed lessons. Similarly‚ Isaac Pitman taught shorthand in Great Britain via correspondence in the 1840s. Distance education has a long history‚ but its popularity and use has grown exponentially as
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Many people use distance-learning programs (study material post‚ TV‚ Internet‚ etc.) to study at home‚ but some people think that it cannot bring the same benefits of attending college or university. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 第一次 Nowadays‚ an increasing number of people are concerned about the vehicle of accessing to knowledge and skills. However‚ whether people should be given access to knowledge by distance-learning programs or by attending college has caused
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The Difference Ideas of Social Distance Between American Culture And Chinese Culture How far the range of social distance should be? The correct range of social distance depends on different groups of society and is opposed to locational distance. According to Ashley Crossman a sociology expert‚ social distance is the degree to which people are willing to accept and associate with those having different social characteristics. For example‚ an unwillingness to live next door to a family of a different
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Bill – Huy Tien Minh Nguyen 02/10/2011 “Hell Is Other iPods: The Aural Loneliness of the Long Distance Shuffler” In “Hell Is Other iPods: The Aural Loneliness of the Long Distance Shuffler‚” author Caspar Melville rises an issue about the domination of iPods in the society nowadays. The product of Apple urges the desire inside each person when he or she sees others get one. But the iPod itself has to have attractive points so as to induce people‚ and they are the gorgeous in looking
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Government College University Faisalabad Striving for Excellence tion 6th Posi in nking HEC Ra Distance Learning Education Admission Notice Programs Offered in Spring Semester 2013 B.Com (2 Years) Eligibility 1- Intermediate or equivalent with minimum 45% marks from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Punjab and Pakistan will be considered for admission. 2- In case of ‘A level’‚ the equivalence certificate from IBCC‚ Islamabad shall be required. M.Sc Economics (2 Years)
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Distance Education We normally take our studies in a structured establishment called classroom located a place called school. Every day‚ we wake up early‚ leave our homes‚ pay for transportation fees and finally reach to our second home‚ the classroom. As we welcome ourselves in Mindanao State University‚ we are lucky to meet different kinds of people from different kinds of places. People from Glan‚ Tacurong‚ Marbel and all over Mindanao are your schoolmates and classmates. You share experiences
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Stopping Distance and Reaction Time 20 m s -1 A B O positive direction 40 m The driver in the car B sees the man A 40 m away at time t = 0. The velocity of the car changes according to the graph below. V / m s-1 40 30 20 10 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 t/s V / m s-1 40 30 20 10 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Will the car B collide with the man A ? 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 t/s
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France – Jamaica Power Distance France working culture is centraly based on working hierchies‚ indivuidualism and high uncertainty avoidance. France is a country with high (68%) inequalities acceptance . It is a country where laboral hierachy exist‚ and were power is consolidated in hands of the minority. Employees have a great respect for their superiors‚ and only report to their inmediate managers‚ where information formaly continues its flow hierarchicaly Also‚ this herarchy seem to limit
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Title: Stopping Distance Aim: To investigate 1. The effect different surfaces have on the stopping distance of a trolley. 2. The effect different masses have on the stopping distance of a trolley. Hypothesis: 1. The rougher the surface‚ the shorter the stopping distance. 2. The larger the mass the further the stopping distance. Introduction: The purpose of this research was to investigate how different surfaces as well as different mass effect the stopping distance of a physics
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