The Order of Things – What College Rankings Really Tell Us by Malcolm Gladwell The main argument of this article is that it doesn’t matter who comes out first place in a certain ranking‚ it all depends on who’s doing the ranking and on what variables the ranking is taking place. Malcolm Gladwell believes that a ranking can be heterogenous (diverse in content)‚ as long as it doesn’t try to be too comprehensive (including all or nearly all aspects of something). He also believes that a ranking
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THE BYSTANDER EFFECT The bystander effect is the name given to a social psychological phenomenon in cases where individuals do not offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present. It is a situational ambiguity; when we are confused about a situation and unconsciously interpret the event as if nothing is happening unusual. Some researchers have found that onlookers are less likely to intervene if the situation is ambiguous. We usually develop an illusion of normality
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of accent Fallacy of Ambiguity This is a case where a word or phrase is used unclearly. This can occur in two ways. • The word or phrase may be ambiguous‚ in which case it has more than one distinct meaning. • The word or phrase may be vague‚ in which case it has no distinct meaning. Fallacy of Accent Definition: Emphasis is used to suggest a meaning different from the actual content of the proposition. Accent is a kind of fallacy of ambiguity. Depends upon stressing
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Case 49-3 James V. Taylor Court of Appeals of Arkansas‚ Division III‚ 1998 62 Ark. App. 130‚ 969 S.W.2d 672 FACTS: Eula Mae Redmon conveyed certain real estate to her children‚ W. C. Sewell‚ Billy Sewell‚ and Melba Taylor‚ by means of a January 1993 deed. The deed recited that the property was conveyed to the three grantees "jointly and severally‚ and unto their heirs‚ assigns‚ and successors forever‚" subject to a life estate retained by Mrs. Redmon. W. C. Sewell died in November 1993. Billy
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Context−free Grammars (CFGs) − Formal definition‚ sentential forms‚ leftmost and rightmost derivations‚ the language of a CFG. Derivation tree or Parse tree−Definition‚ Relationship between parse trees and derivations. Parsing and ambiguity‚ Applications of CFGs‚ Ambiguity in grammars and Languages. Simplification of CFGs − Removing useless symbols‚ epsilon−Productions‚ and unit productions‚ Normal forms −CNF and GNF. Proving that some languages are not context free −Pumping lemma for CFLs‚ applications
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who defy nationalities and cultures through their very existence. The author’s examination of culture‚ language and hierarchical societal norms states that the new Mestiza person "copes by developing a tolerance for contradictions‚ a tolerance for ambiguity" in the fight to gain legitimacy (Anzaldúa 101). The author compares the Mestiza reality to the lived experiences of people in queer communities highlighting their common existence in states of
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Some financial advisors are needlessly struggling with behavioral finance because they lack a systematic way to apply it to their client relationships. In my 2006 book‚ Behavioral Finance and Wealth Management‚ I outline a method of applying behavioral finance to private clients in a way that I now refer to as "bottom-up." This means that for financial advisors to diagnose and treat behavioral biases‚ he or she must first test for all behavioral biases in a client‚ and then determine which ones a
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intended the law to apply and carry this out. The interpretation may form a precedent for future cases. Statutory interpretation can become a problem due to: The complexity of the English language a word may have several meaning‚ which can lead to ambiguity. The meanings of words can change over periods of time. The legislation may have been made very quickly in response to public reaction and the wording may not be as precise as it should be‚ for example the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The original bill
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meeting where he is the only minority. As the film progresses and the audience learns more about his character‚ we see that his whitewashed lifestyle is most likely the only reason he is even represented. In relation to Warren’s point on racial ambiguity‚ Spike Lee raises an issue with this strategy‚ because Delacroix seems to need to act white to get his job‚ but he is ridiculed for not acting black enough once he has the job. This leads into the question about skills required for certain tasks
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our desire to see moral retribution. It is part of the human condition to understand the world around us and from this desire stems an existential anxiety and a fear of the arbitrary and inexplicable cruelty of fate. Life is fraught with moral ambiguities. Appropriately the title the skull beneath the skin refers to the fact that death
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