CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction A growing amount of economic activity is taking place on the Internet. As a result‚ electronic payment displays a boom although paper based payment methods still dominate the payment system. Electronic Payment or on-line payment is a form of financial transactions that are made without the use of paper documents such as cheques or notes (“A consumer’s guide of electronic payments”‚ 2001). At present‚ business organizations‚ consumers and
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Identity‚ as Oxford Dictionary defines‚ is simply who someone is. This definition opens up the concept of identity to many interpretations‚ an example of which is shown through the novel‚ "About A Boy" by Nick Hornby. The novel is essentially about a man and a boy helping each other find their own identities. Will‚ is a 36 year old man who is unwilling to settle down in life‚ while Marcus is a 12 year old boy who spends the day stressing about his suicidal and depressed mother. Will‚ being cool and
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Skating on Thin Ice Nick Young “Do you believe in miracles? YES!” – Al Michaels The long icy road to the gold medal for ice hockey during the 1980’s Olympic Hockey Competition was not one for the weak or feeble. A group of young college athletes from different‚ some rival‚ schools went through trial and tribulation and came together and take on seemingly unbeatable circumstances‚ much like a protagonist would in a classic grail quest. Throughout the journey‚ the team of young students
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Don’t judge a book by its cover when you haven’t know all sides. This is what Vaca learned the hard way through her experiences in “Martin” by Nick C. Vaca. Vaca saw a boy who was “living” the life eating whatever he wanted. Their initials perceptions changed how they treated him from then on. To Vaca’s surprise all of his impression were wrong showed by his use of figurative language. Vaca’s view affected on how he treated others‚ but soon found out his views were flawed. The reactions to Martin
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Adapting in the world that we are living in is a challenge for every one of us since the world is dynamic and fast changing. Our way of life as well as the things that we are using every day tends to be more complex due to the booming international progression of technology and education of which mostly English language is the medium. We are well aware that English is the most frequently used second language in the world and also the universal
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1.1 Introduction There is a meticulous proverb about the bank’s lending –“if you owe the bank taka 100‚ that’s your problem. If you owe the bank taka 100 million‚ that’s the bank’s problem.” To be frank‚ lending to the businesses‚ governments‚ and individuals is one of the most important services banks and their closest competitors provide‚ and it is the riskier. The principal reason banks and many competitor lenders are issued charter of incorporation by government is to make loans to their
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Brief Historical Background of psychology psychology has brief history as an scientific discipline though it has been studied since ancient time under the faculty of philosophy. the word psychology was derived from Greek word ’psyche’ and ’logos’ literal meaning of which was ’soul’ and ’study’ respectively. The definition of psychology had ever been in the process of change since then. the development of psychology can broadly be traced into four periods: Ancient Greekperiod‚ per-modern period
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Is he a reliable narrator? What factors contribute to his perspective of what has taken place so far? Is he a character with which it is possible to empathise and trust? Nick Carraway‚ the narrator of ’The Great Gatsby’‚ is introduced in a certain way by Fitzgerald in order to gain trust from the reader. He is shown to be looking back at time and explaining the events that have taken place. Therefore‚ this trust must be gained as time can askew facts and opinions; the reader must be able to empathise
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Background to the Story of the 47 Ronin: During the Tokugawa era in Japanese history‚ the country was ruled by the shogun‚ or highest military official‚ in the name of the emperor. Under him were a number of regional lords‚ the daimyo‚ each of whom employed a contingent of samurai warriors. All of these military elites were expected to follow the code of bushido - the "way of the warrior." Among the demands of bushido were loyalty to one’s master‚ and fearlessness in the face of death. The story
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Fast Plants Lab Background Gregor Mendel is an Australian monk‚ who worked in a garden at a monastery. He experimented with pea plants‚ and soon became known as the father of genetics. The reason he studied pea plants was because they grow quickly‚ the traits can be easily observed‚ and the plant is easy to pollinate. Mendel’s method was to control the pollination of the pea plants and create offspring’s of the two plants that were pollinated together. Using self-pollination and cross pollination
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