The Lewis and Clark expedition was important and one of the most recognised trips into the western United States in the 1800s. This expedition was one of the most recognised because it was a very large purchase‚ a big and long trip‚ and was very important in the future of the United States and future expeditions. The purchase of the Louisiana territory was very important in the expansion of the United States. The purchase expanded the size of the United States to almost double its size. The president
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yet mind boggling poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll‚ Carroll blends words together which creates a more made-up‚ magical theme. Though this poem is confusing and hard to understand at first because of the made up words‚ I believe that as said in the anecdote of the Introduction to Poetry‚ from the Anthology‚ the poem would take on a whole new meaning if we had the poet explain how he came to write the poem itself. I would love to sit down with Lewis Carroll and ask him why he wrote this fascinating
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Lewis Carroll: known to many as being a man of mystery‚ including those who knew him personally‚ and those who only knew him through his pseudonym. He uses nonsensical concepts and words in his stories in order to create a mood of whimsy and fantasy allowing the reader a certain degree of freedom in his or her interpretation of Carroll’s meaning; of all of Carroll’s works‚ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland stands uniquely in the category of nonsense literature. Many authors argue over the contrasts
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[Special Issue - July 2011] Employee Development and Its Affect on Employee Performance A Conceptual Framework Abdul Hameed Aamer Waheed Lecturer Management Sciences‚ COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Park Road‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: abdulhameed@comsats.edu.pk Abstract Employee is a key element of the organization. The success or failure of the organization depends on employee performance. Therefore‚ organizations are investing huge amount of money on employee development
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Discovered by Spanish and French conquistadors in the 17th and 18th centuries and explored by famous pioneer/explorers Lewis and Clark in 1805‚ Oregon is the 33rd state to be admitted to the United States. Oregon received statehood on February 14‚ 1859. Lewis and Clark explored Oregon while on their journey to find the Northwest Passage. Lewis and Clark both described Oregon as a “beautiful woodland paradise”‚ with its diverse wildlife and flora. Oregon is located on the Pacific Coast‚ above California
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Performance Measurement in a Modern Business Environment________________________________________ In the past‚ performance measures were primarily based on financial measures (Bruns‚ 1998) where the double entry accounting systems was used to avoid disputes and settle trades between traders (Johnson‚ 1983). As businesses began to grow‚ their nature and structure also began to change‚ reducing the control and the close relationship that existed between the owners and management. Consequently‚ the
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Multidisciplinary Research Vol.2 Issue 6‚ June 2012‚ ISSN 2231 5780 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AS EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION MECHANISM IN SELECTED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN KUMASI‚ ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA DR. KOFI OSEI AKUOKO* *Vincent de Paul Kanwetuu‚ Department of Sociology and Social Work‚ Faculty of Social Sciences‚ College of Art and Social Work‚ Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology‚ Kumasi‚ Ghana. ABSTRACT Performance appraisal system (PAS) has been viewed by academics and human resource
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needed the money. Furthermore‚ children often worked with their parents in the same factory‚ which made the companies excessive amounts of money. The National Child Labor Committee‚ or the NCLC‚ was founded in 1904 to combat these big corporations. Lewis Hine was born on September 26‚ 1874‚ in Oshkosh‚ Wisconsin. Hine was a schoolteacher and a photographer. After seeing and taking photos of various immigrants that came to America through Ellis Island‚ he was even more interested in photography.
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tertiary (particularly to universities)‚ as well as gender and regional disparities. From the researches that have been conducted on the impact of the government efforts to improve access equity and quality on performance indicate that most public schools have a lot of wastage‚ very poor performance in national examinations and poor learner preparation to face the world after school. It has become alarming since the number of secondary school graduates from public day and boarding schools exit without
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1002/per.769 Personality and the Prediction of Team Performance THOMAS A. O’NEILL* and NATALIE J. ALLEN Department of Psychology‚ The University of Western Ontario‚ London‚ Ontario‚ Canada Abstract: Although much is known about personality and individuals’ job performance‚ only a few studies have considered the effects of team-level personality on team performance. Existing research examining the effects of personality on team performance has found that‚ of the Big Five factors of personality
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