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Decisions Essays and Term Papers
Theories Of Selective AttentioKahneman and Treisman (1984, p.55) have succinctly described the main disagreement between early selection and late selection theories of attention: 'The classic question of attention theory has always been whether attention controls the build-up of perceptual information, or merely selects among ...
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The Queer Use Of Women In BorgThe Queer Use of Communal Women in Borges'
Sex and women are two very problematic components in the fiction of Jorge Luis Borges: the absence of these two elements, which seems so casual and unremarkable, really highlights the strangeness of their exclusion. For example, scenes of sexual acts are ...
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Japanese Marriage And Wedding TraditionsThe Far East has always held an allure for most people, as a result of its mystery and intrigue. Japanese weddings are very beautiful and spiritual occasions which encompass aspects of the Far East that appeal to Westerners.2 Even though old traditions are preserved in Japan to a much larger ...
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Creative Writing: Life In SumitvilleSumitville is a city with 1,000,000 people in it. It’s is prosperous city because it has a great economy, government, and social structure. The city is also very well maintained and fits the peoples needs. All basic things needed for the city to function were made within its borders. ...
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Dignity Of The Human PersonHuman dignity is the idea that the human person is worth something. If you take the catholic representation of this you could back it up in the sense that all people are created in the image of God. Therefore a person’s dignity passes through any kind of social classes. A human person is both a ...
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Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress Of A Young SocietyAn answer to the discussion question of whether or not there is a
defined border culture would need a great number of years in field research, but
we can also observe a few of the characteristics of such border culture just by
looking at scholastic essays and books related to the topic. Within ...
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Accountability Of Our GovernmentAccountability is the essence of our democratic form of government. It
is the liability assumed by all those who exercise authority to account for the
manner in which they have fulfilled responsibilities entrusted to them, a
liability ultimately to the Canadian people owed by Parliament, by ...
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Assisted Suicide Or EuthanasiaOn July 26, 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld decisions in New York and Washington State that criminalized assisted suicide. As of April 1999, physicians-assisted suicide is illegal in all but a couple of states. Over thirty states have established laws prohibiting assisted suicide, ...
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Romeo And Juliet, is a story of two young lovers, whose love was destined for destruction. They did not imagine that their love would lead to the tragedies that it did. These two young people did nothing wrong except fall in love. Three aspects of their destruction included the feud between the two families, the ...
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Iraq: A Country On The RiseIraq is a country that is on the rise. After being crushed by allied
troops for their invasion of Kuwait, they have begun the slow rebuilding process.
In this report, I will discuss the basic geographic features of Iraq, and other
various important features such as mineral wealth, vegetation, ...
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Body Modification In Today’s SocietyThere are various aspects through which people, especially youth, identify themselves. People are always sending some sort of communication out at all times, whether it is subconscious or not. Images and styles are adopted which communicate meanings about the individual to his/her peers and to ...
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A Rose For Emily 2Emily’s Father
Throughout this story, the overbearing presence of Emily Grierson’s father is perhaps the greatest influence on her behavior. The story describes how Miss Emily’s father rejected her suitors by standing in front of her and aggressively clutching a horsewhip ...
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Corporate FinanceSince the 1980's, and even more now in the late nineties, it has become a growing trend for companies, both large and small, domestic and foreign, to form strategic alliances within their particular industries. There are many specific goals that companies may be looking to achieve by dong this, ...
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Capital Punishment, The Right or Wrong Thing to do? Support for the death penalty in the U.S. has risen to an average of 80% according to an article written by Richard Worsnop entitled, "Death penalty debate centers on Retribution." is the execution of criminals by the state for committing heinous crimes such as ...
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Board SchoolsFor most people boarding schools conjure up thoughts of young men in navy
blue blazers with white shirts and a tie going to a beautiful school with ivy
covered walls and the game of polo being played in the distance. Oh, and don't
forget thoughts of parents with fat wallets and a family trust ...
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Computers And The MilitaryWhen the first computer was built some decades ago, it was capable of doing simple calculations and other basic tasks. The engineers had no idea what the future would bring within the world of computers. Their invention was the first step in a major professional and personal transformation in the ...
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Prevention Of HIV Transmittance To BabiesLast year, it was cause for celebration. The cause of celebration was for the
results that several clinical trials of zidovudine cut the risk for mother to
child transmission of human immune deficiency virus (HIV) by two thirds.
Although, this year, it is the basis for new federal recommendations ...
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The Role Of Minor ConspiratorsIn the course of time, the world has seen an abundance of
influential men. Oftentimes, however, the forces behind these men remain
unseen. This is shown in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar by the
supporting role the minor conspirators have on the major conspirators.
Just as women often ...
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Censorship Of Music In The MediaCensorship of Music in the Media
The American society of today has buried its head in the sand. If our venerable representatives in Washington, D.C. and our respective state capitols feel the need to regulate which musical albums and concerts I should be exposed to, then I guess that means I will ...
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The Great Gatsby 11In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carroway proceeds through two stages of development as the novel unfolds. Beginning with tolerance of the other characters’ actions; ending with full moral responsibility dealing with their conflicts, Nick Carroway found that ...
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