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...8th May OP-ED Article Should USA Intervene in Syria? The mess in Syria is becoming murkier day by day. It is now evident that neither President Assad nor the rebels have the military power to secure a convincing victory. With this in mind, the calls for a direct intervention by USA are becoming more pronounced. UK and France have directly asked for a NATO intervention. Various reasons are being given to facilitate this intervention such as duty of USA to protect human rights of Syrians, benefits to USA from a decrease in the influence of Iran in the region,the threat of chemical weapons use by President Assad , to stop the conflict from engulfing the entire region and the most important one being flashed...
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...Preston and other Female Artists In the 20th century, three female artists proved to be very consequential in art. Their style was unique and they depicted indigenous art through modernism. Their art works are phenomenal in defining the perception of art from the three different females of exemplary art work. Much focus is given to Margaret Preston, who made incredible contribution to the field of art. This paper will highlight the key issues in both readings, emphasizing the critical issue s highlighted in the paper. Analysis of ‘why I became a convert to modern art’ This articled begins by highlighting the biography of Margaret Preston, one of the overly talented artists in her era....
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...Denti, L. (2004) Introduction: Pointing The Way: Teaching Reading To Readers At The Secondary Level. Reading & Writing Quarterly, Vol. 20 This is an introductory article for a journal which discusses mostly the current state of reading competencies of adolescents. It clearly depicts that many young people are having reading difficulties as reported by the literature. It states that over 66% of eighth grade students and over 50% of students in grade 12 are below proficiency level in reading as reported by The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES, 1998). Moreover, older readers who find reading difficult, do...
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...of the society. The purpose of this article is to highlight the profound importance of multicultural responsive approach in teaching process. Deplorably, many students do not have much access to the learning facilities owing to the unjustified or discriminatory attitude shown towards their cultures and languages. Nieto (2003) has suggested that multicultural education is the only helpful proposal to facilitate all the students on equal terms. There is a big chance that students may start feeling ashamed of their cultural identities and traditions when surrounded by their other fellows who come from rich cultural backgrounds. Deep analysis of this article shows that multicultural approach...
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...Reading Quiz Questions: Data Analysis Multiple Choice According to Redman in the article Data: An Unfolding Quality Disaster, ZTECH technologies gathered data concerning its annual sales. If its revenue were $20,000, for the year 2013, what amount of the revenue would result from poor quality data?
a. $4000
b. $2000
c. $6000
d. $20000
Answer: b). $2000
2. Fill in the blanks
From the article In Search of Data: An Editorial,
Data is essential for ……………..validity of research. Primary, secondary, and good data are all sources of data used in research and considered to be true. The challenge of the data collected depends on the ……………….procedures of data collection. The...
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...Assignment R8 Reading Articles Questions and Answers MULTIPLE CHOICE According to the Article ‘Dynamic Regression Models for Prediction of Construction Costs’, a cost index represents the relative scale of cost for a fixed quantity of goods or services between different periods, and provides a good means for forecasting future construction costs that change over time in response to a change in;
a) Construction Cost Index and Associated Series Data
b) Periodic cost reports about materials, equipment, and labor of trades
c) Demand, economic conditions and prices
d) Economic conditions, equipment and associated series data...
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...Assignment R13 Reading Articles Questions and Answers MULTIPLE CHOICE According to the Article ‘Regression-Based Prediction Methods for Adjusting Construction Cost Estimates by Project Location’, the choice of the relevant attributes for WEKA (Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis) Global Regression Analysis is based on;
a) Conditional Nearest Neighbor Method (CNN)
b) Spatial non-stationary in regression model
c) M5 model tree-based selection method
d) Inverse Distance Weighted Method (IDW).
Answer:
c). M5 model tree-based selection method
2. MULTIPLE CHOICE
According to the Article ‘Role of Simulation in Construction Engineering and Management’, the author’s own experience shows that simulation is most effective... ...
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...Assignment R12 Reading Articles Questions and Answers MULTIPLE CHOICE According to the article ‘Visualization of Construction Data, the following statements in relation human perceptual system and data visualization are TRUE except;
A. Studies have shown that the visual perceptive system of humans is much faster than the human cognitive system.
B. Visual techniques exploit the human perceptual system as opposed to the human recognition system.
C. Various data attributes of the data of interest are mapped against certain features like height, bright colors and length.
D. Also, visualization can be described as a two-fold process of data presentation and date...
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... US-Iranian Relations Hossein Mousavin of Al-Monitor magazine s that in the past one month, the United s andIran have entered into a phase of reduced geo-political tensions, especially as they face a common enemy in ISIS and continue advanced engagement on the Iranian nuclear program. According to Singh (p.1), this shift in relations has the ability to alter significantly the regional power balance in the Middle East, while also carrying the risk of alienating such allies as the UAE and Saudi Arabia that are also important partners in the fight against ISIS. Indeed, recent statements by Sunni Arab leaders seem to indicate that the Shiite Iranian threat is just as serious as that posed by ISIS. Another relationship... US-Iranian Relations...
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The article, Rediscovering the Philips Curve, offers an idea of how the Philips curve can be used to avoid occurrence of job crisis in Europe and also how the European Union can effectively work towards achieving its target of seventy-five percent employment rate in Europe. The article talks of negative real interest rates as an important strategy to be taken by the European Union. This is an approach that seeks to redistribute financial resources from savers to debtors as a way of ensuring the investment demand is strong enough to boost the whole economy. As it is illustrated in the article by the writer, one of the major macroeconomic problems that have led to the job crisis in...
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