Ch. 1 Questions 3.) How do you think the principle of uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts‚ huge volcanic eruptions‚ or great earthquakes? The principle of uniformitarianism states‚ “The present is the key to the past (Murck‚ B. W.‚ Skinner‚ B. J.‚ Mackenzie‚ D.‚ Visualizing Geology 2008). This means that anything that happens or will happen today‚ most likely has happened in the past. Scottish geologist James Hutton’s observation is that the physical
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1. Explain the emergence and reasons for longevity of the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire emerged because of its’ favorable geographic location. It was located on a defensible peninsula which had a natural harbor called the Golden Horn‚ which provided trading ships to enter easily. It also controlled the prosperous Mediterranean lands‚ which led to zones of trade‚ communication‚ and interaction – especially with Slavic‚ Arab‚ European‚ and Asian peoples and traditions. Its’ location provided
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What essential characteristics distinguish a true experiment from other research designs? What ethical problems do you see in conducting experiments with humans? “Experiments are studies involving intervention by the researcher beyond that required for measurement. The usual intervention is to manipulate some variable in a setting and observe how it affects the subjects being studied (e.g.‚ people or physical entities). The researcher manipulates the independent or explanatory variable and then
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writing why not? When I am writing about topics that I am not very familiar with I can become discouraged or afraid of criticism from my instructor. From reading chapter 1 I learned that most writers feel the same way when they are first starting on writing. Did you have any of the misconceptions about writing discussed in chapter 1? I thought writers enjoyed writing but the truth is most are afraid when initially starting on a writing assignment. Although good writers have fears‚ they continue writing
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The file OI 361 Week 5 Discussion Questions has solution to the following task: What is the role of motivation in innovation? How would you reward innovative behavior? What do you feel are the ethical implications associated with rewarding an individual‚ as opposed to a team? What is the role of leadership in an innovative organization? How is this type of leadership different from that of a non-innovative organization? Would you describe the leadership of your organization as innovative
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In this paperwork of SOC 312 Week 3 Quiz you will find the answers on the next questions: 1. Cooperative learning can be used to 2. How an individual perceives things is affected by 3. Children who are socialized to be open‚ warm‚ committed to mutual dependence‚ cooperative‚ sensitive to the feelings of others‚ and respectful of adults and social convention are more likely to be 4. All of the following are macrosystem factors which affect schools except 5. Teacher B noticed
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Carolyn Smith SPE-226 Educating the Exceptional Learner April 29‚ 2012 Amy Petrovich Weekly Journal Week 6 The reading week provided many new ideas and one of those was the gifted and talented‚ creative. Learning about children and youth with these extraordinary abilities of; elaboration‚ transformation and visualization. Sternberg‚ states in the reading that‚ “Individuals can be talented and may display extraordinary skills in mathematics‚ sports‚ music‚ or other performance areas
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This document MGT 401 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 Risk Control includes right solutions of the following questions: "What are the primary elements of each of the three types of risk control? Assume you are in a hazard hunt; list a few factors in your job that may contribute to a hazard and how likely is it that a hazardous situation will occur? Respond to at least two of your classmates Business - Management The Environment . Why is it deemed necessary to protect the environment? What does
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1. Why do Americans tend to hold negative views of politics and politicians? I think that a large majority of Americans hold some degree of distrust for authority. I also think that as a people we hold much aversion to bureaucracy because of the corruption that we consistently witness. The questionable explanations for actions or the lack of explanations at all lead to a lack of legitimacy in the reasons for the politics to even exist or at least some of the political reasoning to be rewritten
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Week 3 Discussion Questions Accounting 291 April 10‚ 2014 1. Why does a company choose to form as a corporation? What are the steps required to become a corporation? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the corporate form of doing business? Our textbook lists the following as reasons why a company may choose to form a corporation the list includes those which may prove to be at a disadvantage. a. Separate Legal Existence – A corporation will not act under the name of the stockholders
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