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  • Cyberbullying - Effects of online Anonymity and online Aggression

    Cyberbullying - Effects of online Anonymity and online Aggression

    Dominic Padgett Effects of Online Anonymity and Online Aggression Kennesaw State University Today’s technically obsessed culture has created multiple avenues for people to connect online with friends, family, and new people that have expressed shared interests. Through these connections, people have the ability to share their thoughts, feelings, and opinions about a multiple range of topics and subjects. However, these thoughts, feelings, and opinions are not always positive or productive, and may in fact lean towards being abusive to other users. This is due in part that users within the online community have the ability

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    Essay Length: 1,302 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2019 By: Tristeen Bownes
  • Digital Technologies

    Digital Technologies

    Topic Select a company that has used digital technologies to change or enhance its competitive strategy. Look up the company on the internet and using Porter's five forces model discuss how the company has increased (or decreased) its competitive advantage. Group 1 Adhish Luitel Aniket Aggarwal Ipshita Rath Nilesh Gupta Ravi Kumar Introduction Digital technologies or digital electronics represents the digital signals which are in the form of binary or digital code. These signals are in the stores, create, and process data in the form of binary digits (David Dunning, 2014). If we go back

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    Essay Length: 735 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2015 By: nilesh287
  • Effects of Stimulants on the Brain

    Effects of Stimulants on the Brain

    EFFECTS OF STIMULANTS ON THE BRAIN Effects of Stimulants on the Brain Kimberly K. Jones Liberty University Author Note Kimberly K. Jones, Social Work student, Liberty University. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kimberly K. Jones, 34886 Morton Road, Langsville, Ohio 45741. E-mail: kkjones3@libery.edu ________________ Abstact Psychostimulant use can cause changes in the brains. These changes are different for children and adults. Psychostimulant use will affect the brain differently, whether the medication is used at prescribed or whether taken in much larger quantities than recommended. The misuse of stimulants can be very dangerous

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    Submitted: November 28, 2018 By: Kimberly Jones
  • Emotional and Cognitive Empathy.

    Emotional and Cognitive Empathy.

    Amy Chen November 11, 2018 Comp1a-2 Professor Ruesch Emotional and Cognitive Empathy In the Strange Order of Things, Antonio Damasio unveils feelings, the mental agency of homeostasis, play the fundamental role in the generation and advancement of human culture and society, as they “have not been given the credit they deserve as motives, monitors, and negotiations of human cultural endeavors.” Homeostasis is an internal dynamic balance, motivating living being to seek ways to promote well-being and progeny. It isn’t a physical entity or something measurable like one’s blood pressure or heart rate, but more to

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    Submitted: March 16, 2019 By: amychen
  • End of Life Planning Essay

    End of Life Planning Essay

    Crystal Shunkwiler Liberty University Psych 210-B16 October 21, 2016 End of Life Planning Essay The importance of end of life planning can be seen by all members involved. Oftentimes children don’t know what their parents wanted for their end of life experience and therefore when a parent loses their functionality it can become an extremely stressful for all those involved. Taking the time to think through what you want will make it easy for your children and those you leave behind. I am naturally a no fuss kind of person and therefore the idea of

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    Essay Length: 560 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2016 By: Crystal Benton
  • Engrstrom Auto Mirror Plant Motivationg in Good Times and Bad

    Engrstrom Auto Mirror Plant Motivationg in Good Times and Bad

    ENGSTROMAUTOMIRRORPLANT ENGRSTROM AUTO MIRROR PLANT MOTIVATIONG IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD MABLE NICOLE LEE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY PROESSFOR RAFAEL SANCHEZ ABSTRACT This paper will describe the Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant ways of trying to show their employees they appreciation through good and bad times. Every company has there moments in the industry, sometimes you up and sometimes you are down. In 1948 Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant begin their business as a company that made mirrors for truck and automobiles. The company had over 209 employees that made the company function great. The plant was

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    Essay Length: 743 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2019 By: Mable Lee
  • Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant

    Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant

    Problem Statement The Engstrom Auto Mirror plant is a small privately owned business that supplies mirrors for trucks and cars. The plant had suffered several years of downturn before Robert Benton introduced the Scalon plan. The Scalon plan, an employee incentive program, was created to boost employee morale, increase productivity, produce quality inventory and lead the plant to a turn around. Now, the plant manager, Robert Benton, must figure out how to get the plant back on track in order to stop the plant from experiencing another year of downturn. Hypothesis 1: It may be

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    Essay Length: 678 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 1, 2016 By: Annie Ross
  • Entj Personality

    Entj Personality

    Before the first day of university, I was scared and worried because it is something new in my life that I have never experienced. For the last twelve years, I was familiar with the system, and I knew what the teachers were expecting from me. Also, I saw the same faces everyday single day, but when I attend university, I will not know anyone. However, when I started all of my worries went away the staff, professors and students were very friendly and welcoming. Although I have attended few of the campus’ events, it made

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    Submitted: March 8, 2016 By: Sarah AlRawaf
  • Erik Erikson - Reflection

    Erik Erikson - Reflection

    Womack, Christina Reflection June 13, 2015 My assignment was to research the theorist, Erik Erikson. In doing so, I also pointed out the important topics that teachers should know about Erikson’s theory. Erikson was one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the 20th century. After completing high school, he moved to Florence to pursue his interest in art, and in 1927 became an art teacher at a psychoanalytically enlightened school for children. The move changed his life and career. He earned a certificate from the Maria Montessori School, and then embarked on psychoanalytic training at

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    Submitted: August 20, 2016 By: drwomack
  • Factors Affecting Prosocial Behaviour

    Factors Affecting Prosocial Behaviour

    There are various factors affecting prosocial behaviour .Difference in culture can lnfluence prosocial behaviour,for example people in the USA are less likely to provide help as they grew up in a culture that points out individualism.However those in India or Kenya are more likely to help as they believe in collectivism.Another factor is the issue of connectivism brought about through the same race.One is bound to help someone who is of their race because they feel an element of oneness.They may however feel it is not neccessary to help those of a different race.Gender differences

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    Essay Length: 271 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2015 By: Jaime
  • Family Transitions Project

    Family Transitions Project

    My research topic focuses on what factors correlate with maturity. This topic interests me because I have seen many of my peers act immature for their age, yet also others of the same age that seem beyond their years. In the study (Wu Jong 2013) researchers wanted to examine how much spirituality and mindfulness have an effect on a person’s maturity after looking at the influence of personality. There has not been much examination into other influences beside personality on the ways that people mature. Five hundred seventy people participated in this study. About 73.3%

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    Essay Length: 1,633 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: June 18, 2017 By: none1
  • First Born

    First Born

    First Born: • first-born children are more likely to attempt to win favours from their parents by identifying with them; Healy & Ellis, 2007 • as seen in the Big Five personality traits, are thought to occur in a pattern in which first-born individuals are more conscientious, extroverted, and possibly neurotic while also being less open and agreeable (Sulloway, 1995). • Identifying more closely with parents and relying on authority when making decisions as in the normative style suggest that first-born individuals should be more likely to adopt this style (The normative style is defined

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    Essay Length: 417 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2012 By: 08106329
  • Football Discussion

    Football Discussion

    Anoop Kerketta Anoop is an 18 year old undergraduate college student. He is currently in 1st year, and is enrolled in political science (honors.). He is a football player and plays for a football club and also represents the college football team. He got admission through sports quota and didn't get a chance to choose a subject of his interest. He had studied commerce in school, in spite of this political science was assigned to him without his consideration. During the background check the participant also reported being disinterested in his classes. Regarding the family

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    Essay Length: 686 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: July 11, 2014 By: ashishkhantwal
  • Goal Statement

    Goal Statement

    Michelle Blau 1/18/2017 Professional Goal Statement It has been said that in order “to accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” -Anatole France Personal, Academic, and Professional Goals/Personal Qualities It is my ultimate ambition to find, pursue, and labor diligently at all great things that ignite excitement and enthusiasm. I believe that meaningful goals can be found in not only leisure activities but also in vocational pursuits. My hope in attending Walden University is to gain the necessary education and experience in order to fuse

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    Essay Length: 1,082 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2018 By: Michelle Blau
  • How Does the Entj Personality Fit You

    How Does the Entj Personality Fit You

    UPDATED CALENDAR DANC 2303.01 Week 4: 2/11: The Choreographer, Dancer, Audience Reading Due: Ch. 3, 4 2/13: Quiz #1 (Ch. 1-4). Ballet Reading Due: Ch. 5 Week 5: 2/18: Ballet: Class discussion, video clips 2/20: Contemporary Ballet Week 6: 2/25: Quiz #2 (Ch.5), Modern Dance Reading Due: Ch. 6 2/27: Post Modern Dance Reading Due: Ch. 7 Week 7: 3/4: Post Modern Dance, Improvisation 3/6: Quiz #3 (Ch. 6-7), Exam Review Written Assignment Due: Dance & Politics Due in Canvas Fri. March 1 @ midnight Week 8: 3/11: Spring Break - No Class 3/13: Spring

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    Essay Length: 945 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 24, 2019 By: sisup
  • Human Capital - Reporting and Interpreting Bonds

    Human Capital - Reporting and Interpreting Bonds

    Chapter 10 Reporting and Interpreting Bonds ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. A company might choose to issue bonds instead of stock to avoid diluting shareholders’ interests, to benefit from the tax deductions associated with paying interest, and to potentially increase the return to shareholders. 2. A bond is a liability that is issued to the investing public to raise capital. Bonds are traded on established exchanges, such as the New York Bond Exchange. When a company issues bonds, it receives money from investors. Investors pay for the bonds in order to earn interest over the life

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    Submitted: December 10, 2018 By: scout
  • Impact of Stress on a Developing Child

    Impact of Stress on a Developing Child

    IMPACT OF STRESS Impact of Stress on a Developing Child Diana Greene Liberty University Bennett, G., Palliser. K., Shaw, C., Walker, D., & Hirst, J. (2015). Prenatal stress alters hippocampal neuroglia and increases anxiety in childhood: Developmental neuroscience 37:533-545 doi:10.1159/000437302 SUMMARY: This article states, analyzes, and illustrates the impact of stress on a developing child during the embryonic and fetal stages of pregnancy. Stress for the mother at any time of pregnancy, but especially during the 20th through the 36th week can affect the development of the child’s brain, Hippocampal Neuroglia. This article targets the

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    Submitted: April 4, 2017 By: KIDDSPACE715
  • Influence of Food on Dreams

    Influence of Food on Dreams

    Kaveesha Kodituwakku Gateway Thesis Proposal Influence of Food on Dreams Introduction: Dreams are important because they provide information on human behavior, both psychological and physiological. We study and interpret dreams to gain valuable insight about human development. Hundreds of psychologists and other dream theorists have proposed multiple ideas about the true purpose of dreams, but currently there is no infallible scientific evidence backing up their claims. Theorists like Sigmund Freud, Calvin Hall, Carl Jung, etc have put forth hypotheses such as: -the function of dreams is to preserve sleep -the function of dreams is to

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    Submitted: November 8, 2015 By: kaveesha1028
  • Intelligence Testing

    Intelligence Testing

    4.) Intelligence testing has changed over the years. Trace the development of this significant assessment in a historical perspective. The American Psychological Association website cites that standardized intelligence testing has been called one of psychology’s greatest successes. Attempts to develop such tests to categorize a person’s intelligence began over 100 years ago. Francis Galton devised a test to try and determine if there was a ‘hereditary genius’ that was passed on from generation to generation. This was inspired by Darwin’s work on natural selection. The text states on p416 that he administered this test, which

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    Submitted: November 26, 2016 By: rfedak70
  • Intended Learning Outcomes (principles of Advertising)

    Intended Learning Outcomes (principles of Advertising)

    Intended Learning Outcomes (Principles of Advertising): - Discuss how advertising works with the persuasion principles of effective advertising. - Practice how advertising objectives are set. - Identify how an advertisement is evaluated based on objectives. Intended Learning Outcomes (Psychology of Advertising): - Identify the basic principles in psychology and how they are related and applied to advertising and marketing in the business environment. - Analyse consumer behavior and how they think in order to better target and serve industries and unique markets. - Apply persuasion and influence techniques in designing advertising and marketing strategies. Intended

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    Essay Length: 2,269 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: October 10, 2013 By: exxxx
  • Is Esp Logically Impossible?

    Is Esp Logically Impossible?

    DQ1 Is ESP logically impossible? The are many different types of extrasensory perception (ESP). Some of these include telepathy, precognition, mind reading, communicating with the dead, alien abduction and many more. Scientists use these types of ESP to study in order to gain a further understanding of how these phenomenons are possible. According to our textbook, “whatever is physically impossible is logically impossible, but not everything that's logically possible is physically impossible (Schick & Vaughn, 2014).” For example, a farm animal can't go to college to learn accounting. That would be physically impossible so

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    Essay Length: 308 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: June 21, 2019 By: Janelle Sanders
  • Learning and Grouth

    Learning and Grouth

    Introduction Through my learning, development and understanding, the general concept of this unit is for students to gain, develop and utilize analytical, critical and interpersonal skills. The assessment tasks are focused on written reports, group discussions, rather than calculated methodologies regarding the accounts and transaction side of the course. I believe that each assessment task is provided aim to improve a student’s ability to analyse, conceptualize and construct arguments on different aspects of accounting. Reflection Discussion forums provide students with the ability to seek peer support, and also to gain a greater understanding of varying

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    Submitted: December 13, 2015 By: Kaekae123
  • Malcom X - Sigmund Freud - William James Comparison

    Malcom X - Sigmund Freud - William James Comparison

    Michael Malcolm Freud/James Theorist quiz Malcolm Little, who became known as Malcolm X, one of the most influential leaders ever was born May 19, 1925 in Omaha Nebraska. His parents where Earl and Louise Little. Earl Little was a Baptist speaker but because of threats from the KKK the Little family was forced to move to Michigan. While in Michigan Earl Little was killed in a drag racing incident. The Little family was sure that Earl’s death was due a racist group called the Black Legion. Later on in life, Louise Little was dating a

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    Submitted: March 16, 2017 By: mcapodanno
  • Maslow Theory

    Maslow Theory

    A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to perform to demonstrate their data, understanding and proficiency. Performance tasks yield a tangible product and/or performance that function proof of learning. not like a selected-response item (e.g., multiple-choice or matching) that asks students to pick from given alternatives, a performance task presents a scenario that concerns learners to use their learning in context.Performance tasks square measure habitually employed in sure disciplines, admire visual and humanistic discipline, education, and career-technology wherever performance is that the natural focus of instruction. However, such tasks will

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    Submitted: March 22, 2017 By: khKq7R
  • Matching Dell

    Matching Dell

    Matching Dell Case Commentary by C3 Nathan Lyons-Smith, Brilliant Manyere, Bill Green 11/18/2009 Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Problem ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Financial Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Market Pricing Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 6 Segment Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Dell's Competitive Advantage ....................................................................................................................... 7 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Appendix 1 – FY 1998 Inventory Turnover and Days in Inventory Ratio Analysis ...................................... 10 Appendix 2 – Profit Margin Ratio Analysis .................................................................................................. 10 Appendix 3 – Average Monthly Rate of Change of Dell Stock 1996 - 1999 ................................................ 10 Appendix 4 – FY 1996 Competitive Advantage Analysis ............................................................................. 11

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    Submitted: December 18, 2012 By: eco_geek
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    Rules: Rules are the established way a family or a system operates. These are usually not written but implied. For example, every member of a family unit knows what one can say, how one is to act, who is in charge and what a particular person's place in the family hierarchy is (Becvar & Becvar, 2000). Near the beginning of the movie, Toula is wishing for a different life. She wants to break out of the monotony of her ever repeating daily chores. She asks Gus (her father) is it is okay with him

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    Submitted: September 20, 2013 By: robandcookie
  • Myers- Briggs Interactive Assignment

    Myers- Briggs Interactive Assignment

    Myers- Briggs Interactive Assignment Ana Quiroz Psychology 341 Psychology of Personality 03-23-2015 After taking the Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator test, my personality type result as ENFJ. Taking the test was a simple process that consisted of answering seventy questions. The questions were simple, but the difficult part for me was answering the questions quickly without putting to much thought into each question. In my results ENFJ, each letter represents a character. The first letter “E” stands for extravert. Being an extravert means that I am a person who outgoing, social, and enjoys being around other people.

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    Submitted: April 1, 2015 By: baybeebunee87
  • Need for Sports Psychologist for Student Athletes

    Need for Sports Psychologist for Student Athletes

    Sports Psychology Implementation Implementation of a Sport Psychologist for King Athletics Ben Allan King University Dr Lee 05/10/19 ________________ Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance and benefit of implementing a sports psychologist within the King University Athletics Department. Sports psychology is an area of study that has been gaining traction within many athletic institutions. It is easy to forget about the effects that competition has on not only the body but also on the mind. Providing students with an individual who they can confess what they are struggling with mentally,

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    Essay Length: 2,437 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: May 21, 2019 By: bmallan6
  • Negotiation - Fixed Pie Bias

    Negotiation - Fixed Pie Bias

    Fixed Pie Bias - Reactive Devaluation - Tendency of negotiators to denigrate and devale another part's concessuon simply because they are being offered by an adversary. Vividness Bias - Create Scoring System - Seperate Information from Influence Non Rational Escalation of Committment - Start your negotiation with a preplanned strategy - to cut losses decide in advance - Assign and reward devil's advocate - who criticises your decisions and find faults in your logic Person should be trustworthy,not have invested in or helped design initial strategy,no conflict of interest regarding final outcome - Anticipate and

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    Essay Length: 539 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: September 22, 2016 By: kew.jayk
  • Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

    Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

    NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders Stephanie Brown Psy410 July 18, 2016 University of Phoenix Neurodevelopment Disorders is a biological brain disorder and is in charge of an early and the beginning of a person to be brain dysfunction. There are four main complications of this disorder which may include, cognitive dysfunction the person may suffer from seizures, behavioral problems, and not have the ability to have normal mobility function. These disorders can be inherited, genetic, or from stress from their environment, or illness. This paper will discuss the behavioral conditions of the

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    Essay Length: 1,661 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: September 9, 2016 By: crummydon

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