Text and Discourse The nature of text When we think of a text‚ we typically think of a stretch of language complete in itself and of some considerable extent. However‚ there appears to be a problem when we have to define units of language which consist of a single sentence‚ but that fulfill the basic requirement of forming a meaningful whole in their own right. For example: “keep off the grass”. This text is complete in terms of communicative meaning. So‚ if the meaningful of the texts does not
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CHECKPOINT: MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES A manager can motivate an employee by using both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation‚ depending on the type of employment. Finding ways for the employees to actually enjoy their job is probably the best way to motivate. Typically‚ if an employee enjoys their job‚ they are more likely to perform their job more efficiently. If it’s a job that is hard to find ways to make more enjoyable‚ using extrinsic motivation such as a higher pay or rewards upon performance
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By knowing more about employees’ personalities‚ does it help managers to manage them? Introduction In this paper‚ I am going to find out how the managers can have a better management by knowing more about employees’ personality? First of all‚ some key words need to be clearly defined. Personality is a person’s characteristics in psychological view which influence someone responds‚ communicates with people. Traits are some particular quality in person’s character and fundamental characters are
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Components of Pharmacology The main components of pharmacology in substance use disorders include understanding how the methods of administration and routes of absorption affect the high in individuals. There is undeniably a chemical side to addiction. If a person consumes a substance‚ it can have an effect on the brain (Clinton‚ 2009). Pharmacology is simply the study of how the body reacts to medicines and how those medicines affect the body (National Institute of Health [NIH]‚ 2011). Methods
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Today is Friday.Way too dependent on technology Most kids these days don’t even know how to use a dictionary because " Google has it all" so they don’t see it as a necessary skill. Look around at how many people are engrossed in their phones walking down the street‚ or while driving. Most accidents are caused by people using their phones while driving‚ whether it be for GPS‚ to get on Facebook or anything else. It’s insane for some people to fathom how anyone ever lived without texting‚ GPS‚ and
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Motivating Employees Motivation is defined as the reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. Motivation is one of the most important factors in employee performance and in keeping a business afloat. Workers with hourly wages are motivated to work more hours because working more hours means more money in their pocket. Motivation is an abstract concept‚ one can not see motivation in another person‚ only the results of it. Why is motivation important? Well there would be no reason
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Article Summary: Companies And The Customers Who Hate Them How can customer dissatisfaction lead to higher profits for the company? Companies have found out that ill-informed customers can be beneficial for them in terms of profits. Some companies have abused their customers intentionally‚ however others unwittingly exploited and took advantage of them. The Slippery slope: There are two major ways in which companies make profits by misleading their customers: * Offering the customers
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Chapter 2 The Components of Matter Elements‚ Compounds‚ and Mixtures: An Atomic Overview An element consists of only one kind of atom. An element is one kind of substance – the composition is fixed. Each element is unique because the properties of its atoms are unique. Molecules are structures containing two or more atoms chemically bound together. Diatomic molecules are two-atom molecules such as elemental oxygen. A compound is a type of matter in which two or more different elements are chemically
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some of the theories regarding motivation‚ the factors that play a role in motivating employees‚ the need of motivation‚ why motivation is important to organisations‚ and‚ why employees are or are not motivated in the workplace. McShane‚ Olekalns and Travaglione‚ refer to motivation as “the forces within a person that affect the direction‚ intensity and persistence of voluntary behaviour. Motivated employees are willing to exert a particular level of effort (intensity)‚ for a certain amount of
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has become a main child survival strategy in almost all countries in the African region‚ creating a unique opportunity to scale up newborn health interventions using IMCI as a vehicle. Incorporating newborn algorithms in IMCI and strengthening the components of the strategy related to the health system and community will directly impact newborn health. Some of this work has already begun as generic IMCI guidelines and training materials have been revised to include the first week of life. Many countries
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