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Music Article and Life Enrichment
Articles Of Note | Music Article Whether you admit it or not, music imbeds our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you're interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, or other composers, artists and performers, we hope you'll spend some time with here and learn from these music articles of note for all ages and tastes. When I first started studying the history of music,
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Article: Jimmy Lerner
On April 8, 2002, staff writer Linda Davis published an article in the Contra Costa Times about a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The article was titled Addict, Convict, Author, and focused on a former California resident, Jimmy Lerner. A thorough review of the article raises many moral and ethical questions about the individual, the legal system and the media. The nature of the crime and events leading up to Jimmy Lerner's minor celebrity status
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Ethics Article Review
Article Summary The article being reviewed is called, “Sarbanes-Oxley: Beyond Public Companies” written by William H. Wiersema. Investors in the Stock Market rely on financial information issued by public companies for investment decisions. In order to protect the investors Congress passed the Sarbenes-Oxley Act in 2002. Investors need protection and the Act regulates many areas of corporate governance, which among other things requires top management to assume a higher level of formal responsibility. According to
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Summary of Alien Abductee/memory Article
Summary of Memory Distortion in Alien Abductee Study A summary of “Memory Distortion in People Reporting Abduction by Aliens” Introduction This is a summary of the article by Clancy et al., 2002. The prevalence of alien abduction stories has been increasing in recent history (Bartholomew& Howard, 1998; Newman & Baumeister, 1997). Psychologists have more recently interpreted the stories as evidence of memory distortion (Newman & Baumeister, 1997). Previously published accounts of abduction follow a certain
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Article Critique Paper
Article Summation Benchmarking is a tool to help improve business processes. Companies may adapt outstanding practices from organizations anywhere in the world to help its organization improve its performance. The article I choose discusses how three different companies used benchmarking to improve processes and productivity. Cablea is an outdoor gear catalogue company and used benchmarking methods to measure service levels in its five call centers and to reduce number of telephone transfers of the call
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Comparison of 2 Articles
“Life is what you make out of it: one can go through it and let things pass them by, or a person can actually go out and get what he or she wants in that life.” These are common words repeatedly embedded into my head by my father, as maybe the same from one of your parent’s. In the Time of the Butterflies is a book about sisters that fight to take their god-given right
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Articles of Confederation
"From 1781 to 1789, the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement. The colonist, now with their independence needed a government to which they could use as an organizer for their new country. Eleven states drew up this document and Connecticut and Rhode Island revised all colonial charters. The Articles of Confederation was the document that was created. It
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Critical Thinking Article Review
Critical Thinking Article Review Over the last thirty years, the health care system has incurred dramatic changes, resulting in new advances in technology and medical theories. Greater demand for quality care by consumers, more knowledgeable patients, remarkable disease processes, shorter hospitalizations, and the continuing pressure to lower health care costs are all contributing factors in the necessary changes to the nursing practice. In order for nurses to deliver optimum care, they must develop a
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the American Revolution. Because America defeated the British in the American Revolution, America became independent. Because America gained independence, they needed a new government. This led to the Articles of Confederation. However, the Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, the flaws in the Articles of confederation showed chaos throughout the nation and it was discovered in Shay’s Rebellion, Annapolis Convention, and the relations ships between
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Article: America's Next Achievement Test; Closing the Black-White Test Score Gap
“Your Turn” Essay Article: America’s Next Achievement Test; Closing the Black-White Test Score Gap By Christopher Jencks and Meredith Philips Undoubtedly, higher education almost always guaranties higher income in the future. In determining whether or not labor discrimination exist between races, an experiment by using two different race with similar education is used to see whether discrimination exist. However, let say if discrimination on this particular experiment really exist, are all black have a
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Business Formation Article Review
ARTICLE REVIEW UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX DATE: November 19, 2007 TO: Garth Ferrell FROM: ***** ***** RE: Business Formation Aggarwal, Mansi. (2006, February 06). Business Formation. EzineArticles. Retrieved November 19, 2007, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Formation&id=140409 ARTICLE SYNOPSIS The article reviewed in this paper describes the various benefits and disadvantages of sole proprietorships, forms of partnerships and forms of corporations. A sole proprietorship is an entity where one person owns the business, having all profits for his or herself
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The Articles of the Constitution
1: The Legislative Branch Article 1 provides for the establishment of the bicameral Congress composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The various powers of the Congress and the respective houses, together with their methods of election, are enumerated in the article. More of Article 1 gives the states power over the conduct of federal elections but permits the Congress to alter such regulations at any time. As a legislative body Congress has
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Great Gatsby - Reply to Linda Daley’s Article ’nick the Flawed Narrator’
NICK THE FLAWED NARRATOR NICK CARRAWAY has a special place in this novel. He is not just one character among several, it is through his eyes and ears that we form our opinions of the other characters. Often, readers of this novel confuse Nick's stance towards those characters and the world he describes with those of F. Scott Fitzgerald's because the fictional world he has created closely resembles the world he himself experienced. But not
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Models for Aggressive Behavior: The Attributes of Violent Characters in Popular Video Games - Article Review
Researches on Violent Video Games are Irrelevant Second to the movies industry, video games industry is on a rapid development with billions of dollars made. Like the movies industry, Americans are increasingly concerned about violence, gore, and antisocial behaviors feature in games. In fact, violent video games have been constantly blamed for school shootouts. For example, not long after the Northern Illinois University shooting occurred, Jack Thompson, an attorney who strongly believes violent video games
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Article Analysis: Let's Get Fictional (economics)
Article Analysis: Let’s Get Fictional The performance of the U.S. economy in the mid to late 1990s “grew at above-average rates driven by technological change and innovation.” (Puplava, 2005) Today our economic strength is measured by our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Real GDP is “the market value of final goods and services produced in an economy, stated in the prices of a given year.” (Colendar, 2004). Today, as in the 1990’s the U.S. has
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Article Review - Managing Versus Leading
Managing vs. Leading 1. What is the primary point of this article? What is the author trying to convey? The author’s primary point was to show the advantages and disadvantages of managing versus leading. The author points out when problems arise in a company it is typical to add more leadership when in all actuality their might be too much leadership. He promoted more of a balance between management and leadership. 2. Do you essentially
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Rewriting the Articles of Confederation
Before the American Revolution went to an end, congress knew that the states will not survive unless they had a government that united the states. The Articles of confederation was first drafted in November 15, 1777. The articles of confederation stated that all 13 states functioned alone and were free to conduct business as they wanted. The states were obliged to come together in situations such as war or foreign affairs. (The Post Revolution) The
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American Constitution V. the Articles of Confederation
America’s revolution against the British was fought for freedom from high taxation. Many Americans did not approve of the monarchial government of Britain. When the American Revolution ended, America formed a new type of government based on the ideas of republicanism. This idea revolved around the concept that ultimate political authority should be vested in the citizens of the nation. Republicanism was a very radical idea because no government in the past had ever tried
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Critical Review of a Research Article
Manchester University MEd Educational Psychology Student Registration Number: 440880 MD699 Research Issues in Psychology Critical Review of a Research Article Pupils who exhibit gifted characteristics along with another disability are referred to as ‘twice-exceptional students’ (Morrison, 2001; Nielsen 2002). This term is used in the article that I have chosen to review, which analyses the responses and perceptions through interview, of one particular individual (Andrew) who was identified as being gifted and talented (G/T)
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Library Science Article
Reading Log January 25, 2008 Axiom 1: The Decision to Automate is Irreversible Search Strategy: ERIC, Google Keyword Search Terms: Library Automation, Technology, and Integration Sources: Gautschi, H. (June 2003). Toulouse: A Study in Libraries’ Virtual Future. Econtent. Retrieved January 25, 2008, from http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/results/results_single.jhtml;hwwilsonid=ZK4MRGWZVKBU5QA3DIMCFF4ADUNGIIV0 Gautschi provides a prime example of tradition versus innovation by citing the technological advances of the Toulouse Library in France. This 200-year old library, which is home to 16-19th century manuscripts,
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Real Time Article
The term's misuse creates misunderstanding both inside organizations and out in the market. Real time is expensive. Creating and managing technology applications that operate in real time require a lot of infrastructure, people, and processing power. These are unnecessary if you don't mind if an action occurs "just in time" or "some time later on." A few examples: · Real-time analytics and reporting. Does it matter? Depends on the use. For people only concerned with
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Hypothesis Identification Article Analysis
Hypothesis Identification Article Analysis In statistical research, there are some major elements that exist. One major element is the hypothesis, which is defined as Ў°a statement about a population parameter developed for the purpose of testingЎ± (Lind et al, 2004, p 317). There are two types of hypothesis statements: the null hypothesis, which is a statement about the population, and the alternate hypothesis that is the statement accepted when the null hypothesis is rejected. As
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Reaction to Article:are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal
Reaction Paper: Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal? The article written by Peter Gordon and Harry W. Richardson entitled; Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal? shows various arguments against the reason for compact cities to become implemented. They use the city of Toronto in the beginning of the article to compare it with cities in the United States. Throughout the article many topics and arguments are discussed which are; agricultural land, density preferences,
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Ethics Article Review
Ethics Article Review Ethical behavior applies to everyone in their personal and professional lives, ethics are essential for professionals such as accountants because people trust them with their finances, and livelihood. "Ethical values provide the foundation on which a civilized society exists. Without the foundation, civilization collapses" (Smith, para. 1, 2003). In private industry and Government ethical accounting is a requirement for any organization to be successful. If the numbers being input are incorrect or
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Broomhead Article
Broomhead, P. (2005). Shaping expressive performance: a problem-solving approach. Music Educators Journal, 91(5), 63-67. The music teacher assumed that students were learning from his but they actually were depending on his. He would give them a phrase from a well-known folk song; allowing them thirty seconds or so to decide how to shape the phrase, and then have the entire ensemble sing the phrase with no direction, coaching, or conducting from his. They were using
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