Topic 1- Exam Style Notes 1.1 Nature of Business Activity What is a business? * Business- decision making organisation using inputs to produce goods and services which satisfy the needs and wants of a customer * Factors of production- “CELL” 1. Capital- used to produce goods (non natural‚ eg machinery) 2. Enterprise- management/planning of factors of production 3. Land- natural resources; renewable and non renewable 4. Labour- physical and mental efforts of people
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14. Analyze the causes of the Great Depression in one country in the Americas I. Thesis: In the United States during the 1920’s the economy for the most part was alive and well‚ which gave it the name “The Roaring Twenties”‚ but it would not last forever. There were many different factors that led to the Great Depression in America but the main factor that caused it all was the Stock Market Crash in October of 1929. From this one event banks failed and people lost jobs. II. Stock Market Crash:
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Commentary For my writing to entertain coursework‚ I have decided to do an article for the newspaper Guardian. I decided to write for was their ‘Experience’ section‚ where people write in about an experience they have had‚ and what to share with the readers of the Guardian. The reason for deciding to write an article is due to the fact that I wanted to write about my experiences I have had‚ as it would be easier to talk about myself. My target audience adults aged from 30-50‚ working in the
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Economics HL- IB Price elasticity and indirect taxes Q. Using at least one diagram‚ explain why knowledge of price elasticity of demand is necessary for a government when they are considering increasing indirect taxes on certain products. (16th May 2011‚ Economics- Paper 2(HL)‚ Time Zone 2) The government needs to understand price elasticity of demand when setting the price of the commodities and services it provides for the community (like public transport price). It also needs to be able
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Nuclear Power Stations 8.4.1: The firing of neutron at a heavy nucleus may result in the nucleus splitting‚ releasing free neutrons and lighter nuclei; which can then collide with other nuclei and resulting in the same process. This is a fission chain reaction. 8.4.2: In a fission reaction‚ if you can remove the emitted neutrons from the fissionable material‚ then you can control the rate at which the chain reaction proceeds. A fission reaction whereby the reaction is allowed to proceed without
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Errors in Attribution It is human nature for us to think about other people’s actions and intentions and then process what they mean. In this way‚ we form attributions‚ which help us understand others’ purposes and objectives. There are two main types of attributions. The first is dispositional attribution‚ which are assumptions that are made based on someone’s behaviour where a person assumes the behaviour is caused by someone’s personality or character. The second type is a situational attribution
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Biology Lab Report 2 Investigating the phenomenon of Osmosis in plant tissues: Potato in different concentrations of NaCl Tutor: Maria Tsaousidou By Marina Gkritzioudi Biology Lab Report 2 Investigating the phenomenon of Osmosis in plant tissues: Potato in different concentrations of NaCl Tutor: Maria Tsaousidou By Marina Gkritzioudi Investigating the phenomenon of Osmosis in plant tissues: Potato in different concentrations of NaCl Introduction: Osmosis is the movement of
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Commentary #1 Syllabus Section: Section 1: Microeconomics Word Count: 749 Date commentary was written: October 26‚ 2012 Date article was published: May 20‚ 2012 Rebecca Bundhun‚ (October 19‚ 2012) Cost of summer getaways hit as air ticket prices rise‚ The National‚ http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/tourism/cost-of-summer-getaways-hit-as-air-ticket-prices-rise The cost of an airline ticket can fluctuate tremendously based on a number of factors. The goal of
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Isolation in Frankenstein This passage is taken from page 119 of chapter 19 in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Closing in on the ending of the novel‚ this passage explores the self-reflecting state of Frankenstein’s mind when in isolation on the Islands of Orkney. Fear arises as a critical emotion that strikes him during his time spent on his creation. After visiting Edinburgh and a number of other cities‚ Frankenstein leaves his friend Henry Clerval and settles in a remote part of the Scottish
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ACT 2 SCENE 2 INTRODUCTION Good afternoon. I’m going to tell you about the disposition of Julius Caesar’s wife Calpurnia‚ during the early morning hours on the Ides of March which was also the day Caesar was to be crowned king but‚ was assassinated instead. BRIEF SUMMARY The scene opens with thunder and lightning accompanied by torrential rain since the night before when Calpurnia is deeply disturbed by horrid nightmares of Caesar being slaughtered by sadistic murderers (sadistic because they were
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