Professor Mumford mumford@purdue.edu Econ 360 - Fall 2012 Problem Set 1 Answers True/False (30 points) 1. FALSE If (ai ‚ bi ) : i = 1‚ 2‚ . . . ‚ n and (xi ‚ yi ) : i = 1‚ 2‚ · · · ‚ n are sets of n pairs of numbers‚ then: n n n (ai xi + bi yi ) = i=1 i=1 ai x i + i=1 bi yi 2. FALSE If xi : i = 1‚ 2‚ . . . ‚ n is a set of n numbers‚ then: n n n n n (xi − x) = ¯ i=1 n i=1 2 x2 i − 2¯ x i=1 xi + i=1 x = ¯ i=1 2 x2 − n¯2 x i where x = ¯ 1 n i=1 xi 3. TRUE If xi : i = 1‚ 2‚ . .
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Exploration and Colonization (14921763) 1. Compare and contrast the impact that political‚ economic‚ and social factors had on the development of TWO of the following regions: The Spanish Colonies‚ New England‚ The Chesapeake‚ The Middle Colonies‚ The Southern Colonies. New England Colonies Most migrants were Puritans who believed in the “purification” of the Church of England The Great Awakening first began here and spread Lacked religious toleration and often banished dissenters
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Ryan Goeken Freshman Experience Professor... December 3rd Career Exploration Paper Ever since childhood the pressures of choosing a career are prevalent in every child’s mind. Although they may not always follow through with their childhood dream job‚ the foundations for what they want to do are laid down very early in their lives. For me‚ I have always known for a very long time that I wanted to enter the field of business‚ but just recently have I decided that finance would be my specific major
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the Old World at the dawn of the fifteenth century that made New World exploration not only possible but also desirable. Identify these events and conditions‚ and explain how each helped set the stage for exploration. During the fifteenth century different factors contributed to the discovery of the New World. Commerce‚ technological-factors‚ rise of Nation-States and exchanges were key factors that made New World exploration desirable. Europe under went major financial and social changes during
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reference document for marking. It is not for use as a recording document. It is not appropriate under any circumstances to issue this document to students. About this guide This document contains advice for assessors and teachers‚ to allocate marks or results for all the learning activities for FNSACC601A - Prepare complex tax returns. Students must be competent in each element to pass this assessment In order to achieve competency in this assessment you must meet the requirements set out in
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driven for me. Much like a passenger‚ cinema takes the audience to places through the use of the camera where they are presented with a specific and intentional perspective which creates a new reality for the audience. This deconstruction‚ in the exploration of modernity and the emphasis on mobility‚ reveals underlying ideologies‚ discovering previously unknown possibilities of existence and how they can be taken for granted. When one is accustomed
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‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ – Exploration Notes Our exploration into ‘Streetcar’ began with a focus on vocal awareness. Through developing the opening of the play through non-naturalism‚ I discovered how the use of voice and movement was key into creating the atmosphere of a multi-cultural and rundown area of New Orleans. I found that accent was a main factor in conveying the vibrant racial mix in the Quarter. The use of crescendos allowed us to create eerie atmosphere within Blanche’s living nightmare
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important considerations when assessing students’ threats made at schools. In recent articles‚ M. Reddy et al. (2001) presented four approaches to assessing the risk of school violence. Three commonly used approaches was submitted with an alternative 4th approach suggesting a more logical alternative approach that should be taken more into consideration when assessing threats in school violence. The 1st approach is Behavioral profiling- assessing students behavior‚ physical‚ demographics‚ personality
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Cathy Caruth‚ a Professor at Cornel University has looked at the themes surrounding trauma‚ looking in-depth at the ideas of flashbacks and how trauma causes us to repeat these disturbing events. In her book‚ Trauma: Explorations In Memory‚ she discusses the concept of flashbacks‚ how we cannot go back and relive the moment when the trauma occurred so we create flashbacks which rely solely on our memories and the emotions that we felt at the time . This idea that trauma only exists in our emotions
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planned to colonize the area around Monterey and San Diego‚ but his plan resulted in failure due to the thick coastal fog. Although his plan was a failure‚ his exploration of the San Francisco Bay and the establishment of Franciscan missions affects today’s current events. Portola’s failure to discover Monterey Bay led to increased land exploration‚ encountering new unfamiliar territory‚ and an exchange of cultural ideas with the Native Americans. Portola expedition led to increase land claims around
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