The Birth of Venus (1635) ------------------------------------------------- Nicolas Poussin ------------------------------------------------- Sean E. Masih Art History 102 August 25‚ 2013 While the Philadelphia Museum of Art may not house some of the more famous artwork from the Baroque period‚ their acquisition of Poussin’s “Birth of Venus” was nothing short of a savvy purchase. Hungry for Western currency‚ the painting was sold by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in 1930 under
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India’s examination system is faulty‚ say experts Tue Apr 21 2009 04:49:49 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) by IANS ( 2 comments ) New Delhi‚ April 21 (IANS) Calling the Indian examination system faulty‚ education experts at a seminar Tuesday said the system of examination here fails to create questioning minds. Amit Kapoor‚ chairman of the Institute of Competitiveness who was one of the panellists‚ said that students in schools and colleges here choose to study at the end of the year with just
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became a hot spot nowadays. This question is serious because it relates to the public safety. In a 2014 article “ Our Blind Spot About Guns”‚ Nicholas Kristof argues that there is a need for sensible regulation of guns. He makes his idea credible by comparing the regulation of cars with the regulation of guns. In his opening paragraph‚ Nicholas Kristof draws his opinion of gun control by introducing the regulation of driving. At the beginning‚ he suggest that without regulation of cars‚ there will be
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What is the value of examinations? Einstein once remarked‚ "Success is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." This mantra is often repeated‚ and has been the motto of many desiring such success. Yet‚ in today’s world‚ there have been an increasing number of examples of people who have succeeded without much effort. So then‚ is hard work still required for success‚ or can it even guarantee success? Judging from evidence present in the world‚ hard work has never been able
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FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM: PART A. A N S W E R QUESTIONS I . A N D I I . THEORY QUESTION: I. Y o u have been assigned a 25 year-old male clHent for counseling who says he is seeking counseling because he is feeling anxiety. He has a d i f f i c u l t time getting to work in the morning and says he has no appetite. Since his new j o b and move to a new city‚ he reports to feelings o f low self-esteem. Select three (3) d i f f e r e n t counseling theories and explain how you would apply each
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[ December ¯ 2011 ] FINAL EXAMINATION (REVISED SYLLABUS - 2008) GROUP - III Paper-13 : MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING- STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Section I : Strategic Management Q. 1. Differentiate between : (a) Plan and policy (b) Programmed and contingency strategy (c) Effects of learning and experience curve (d) Market and marketing research Answer 1. (a) Plan A plan is directed towards achievement of specific objectives over a specified period of times. Policy A policy is a guide which
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workers at each station. What is the capacity of this process (in units per minute)? 3. Consider the following four step process: The following data are available for the four steps: Suppose the steps in activity D are made easier‚ so the activity time per unit in step D is reduced by 50% (to 0.25 min per unit). If the assignment of workers to steps remains the same‚ by how much does the capacity of the entire process
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Discrimination in my opinion does exist in the criminal justice system‚ especially when it comes to minorities. There are people who argue that discrimination don’t exist there is only disparity. Discrimination is when a person is judged by their race without reference to their behavior or qualifications. Disparity is when something is inequality or a difference. Being a minority my peers and I have encountered some discriminatory actions from Americans. Rather they believe it or not minorities are
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The examination of Sony: performance‚ cyber-attack‚ and social responsibility Nowadays‚ we are living in the growing society which is supporting by the stem - Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ or Math‚ as in most things these days (Bloomberg 2013). One of the Japanese multinational conglomerate “Sony Corporation”‚ according to their history “Sony” that is a small group of young people and the unlimited innovative ideas with their passion and energy (Sony History). It also be called “Head of Electronic”
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ULMS 251: Corporate Social Responsibility Examination Feedback‚ January 2013 This year’s much larger cohort achieved a set of results very comparable to the previous two years. Mean mark and standard deviation were almost identical and the percentage of failures was very marginally higher. There was however a noticeable drop in the number of students achieving marks of 70 and over; this was a disappointment. A clear majority of students achieved overall marks in the 50-59% range – that is they
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