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Bilingualism in Hong Kong schools
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Due to contradictory results of studies concerning the association between bilingualism and cognitive functioning, it is very important to develop bilingual skills that will contribute to cognitive performance and, thus, will help students to achieve academic success.... The relationship between bilingualism and cognitive functioning has been a subject of a fierce debate among experts in the field....
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What Is the Relevance of Portfolio Theory to an Investor or Fund Manager in a Typical Equity Market
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Thus, the sole importance of portfolio theory to investors is improving the performance of their investments through the optimisation of the trade-offs existing between returns and risk.... This paper 'What Is the Relevance of Portfolio Theory to an Investor or Fund Manager in a Typical Equity Market?...
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The Bureaucracy and Public Policymaking in the United States
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This essay "The Bureaucracy and Public Policymaking in the United States" discusses public policymaking as the legitimate exercise of one of the powers bestowed by the people on the elected government, specifically on Congress – the legislative branch.... ... ... ... Policymaking in the US only reflects the kind of government it has and the kind of society that it is – a government of irony, reflective of a highly heterogeneous capitalist society....
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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To this the ICJ opined that the pertinent international organs should ensure the due performance of relevant treaties and conventions, with respect to Namibia.... This paper "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" discusses human rights that are defined as, the basic standards by which we can identify and measure inequality and fairness....
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Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power
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“UCS staff monitor and work to improve the safety and security provisions at existing nuclear power plants and the performance of the industry's oversight body--the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; assess the safety, security and nuclear weapons proliferation risks of new reactors; and analyze the pros and cons of increasing nuclear power as a means of reducing global warming....
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An Opportunity of a Lifetime to Change the Whole Parking Set-Up in Their Universities
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A watchful evaluation of the performance of the car parking revealed that usually there are enough slots.... As this paper finds out, it will take the participation of various groups to solve the parking problem.... But it should be realized that students have a chance to get themselves out of it: Through a system of contributing to a parking scheme strategy....
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The Legal Drinking Age for U.S. Military Personnel Should Be Lowered
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And things are even worse when it comes to soldiers, since they have to hide their drinking from the military officials who are responsible for them, and this hurts their performance and regular routine.... "The Legal Drinking Age for U.... .... Military Personnel Should Be Lowered" the paper argues that in spite of the evidence showing the risks of lowering the drinking age to 18, there are reasons for letting soldiers in the army drink, among which are that minimum age contributes to the alcoholism development....
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Information Security Risk and the Possible Threats to Information Security
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While determining the course of action to be taken in maximizing security, the current activities and performance of the current information systems should be properly scrutinized.... While determining the course of action to be taken in enhancing and maximizing security, the current activities and performance of the current information systems should be properly scrutinized to identify any loop holes that may make the system vulnerable....
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Study of Children with Down Syndrome
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Intelligence disability, according to the book Adapted Physical Ability, which was once referred to as mental retardation is characterized by the following: “significantly sub-average intellectual functioning; impairment in the performance of adaptive skills, and; evident before age eighteen” (Steadward et al 2003 p 560)....
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Travel Trade on the Internet
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This paper demonstrates the main advantages and disadvantages of travel trade business on the internet, as they are manifold.... .... ... ... Drastic progress in the field of information technology has changed the conventional ideas about conducting business.... The main advantage of the Internet business is that it introduces a businessman to the global market....
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Capillary Electrophoresis
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The quantification of the global methylation of the DNA had been undertaken through the utilization of the high-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE) and high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), both with mass spectrometry.... The paper "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Capillary Electrophoresis" states that for the drawbacks of the CE types, the chemical compositions such as buffers and the susceptibility to different factors are considered to limit the efficiency of the technique....
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Emotional Intelligence of Managers and its Affects
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Understanding leader emotional intelligence and performance: The role of self-other agreement on transformational leadership perceptions.... This essay analyzes the topic of Emotional Intelligence of managers and its effects.... Several journal articles have analyzed and the bibliography that has been presented below brings out the major points of each article....
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Specifics of Academic vs Personal Writing
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Thus, if I have identified one of GSKs strengths is its return on capital employed ratio, then this view has been backed by expert opinion from Elliott and Elliott (2008) or if I have made the evaluation that Shires weakness compared to its competition is its total assets ratio, then this is backed by the performance level of the company as noted in its financial reports....
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Information Processing Theory: The Tip of the Iceberg
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“This theory identifies three important concepts: information processing needs, information processing capability, and the fit between the two to obtain optimal performance.... This work called "Information Processing Theory: The Tip of the Iceberg" gives a broad overview of Information Processing Theory....
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Impact of Transport and Land Use Patterns on Urban Form
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Urban form and environmental performance.... "Impact of Transport and Land Use Patterns on Urban Form" paper investigates the role of transport and land use patterns in shaping urban areas, particularly in Australia.... The transport planning objectives, the inter-relationships between transport planning, land use, and urban development....
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The Application of the Law of TORT
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n the one hand it is arguable that Bobby was on a “frolic of his own” in taking a detour from his route, however he was doing so to avoid congestion as part of the performance of his duties and therefore it is most likely that Bobby's conduct will be in the course of employment rendering the bus company the appropriate defendant. ...
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Alcohol Use in Teens
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Due to the use of alcohol, the teens are affected negatively in terms of their academic performance and health. ... From the paper "Alcohol Use in Teens" it is clear that generally speaking, in the United States, the legal age to consume alcohol is 21 due to which, all the teens who are involved in drinking alcohol are involved in illegal activity (TeensHealth, 2006)....
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Fiat Auto: The Italian Giant in Trouble
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After acquisition these firms failed to show the same vigour in performance and this resulted in complete loss.... Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino or FIAT was established in the year 1899, in Turin, Italy under the leadership of Giovianni Agnelli.... At that time the workforce was easily available and market conditions and environment were favourable and the Company soon grew to become the largest corporate business in Italy....
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Innovative Organizations: Ford Motors
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(2003) Systems of Production: Markets, Organisations and performance.... The "Innovative Organizations: Ford Motors" paper deals with the factors bringing about innovation in Ford Motors and are the innovations properly implemented in the manufacturing of the vehicles.... The main finding, in this case, is that the Ford motors have been very innovative enough....
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An Understanding of the Irish Economy from 2005 through 2008
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As written in the website of finfacts an Irish economic analysis website, Cowen is not impressive in performance.... This paper is set out to analyze and develop an understanding of the Irish economy from 2005 through 2008.... To achieve this there will be a comprehensive answering of the question, 'How successful has the Irish government been in running its economy for the last three years?...
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Nursing Portfolio as a Method of Formative and Summative Assessment
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The standard 7 has several subcategories, and hence the evidence summary table will demonstrate all the eight subcategories which will be justified by the statements of justification on these eight subcategories that would access the student standards of performance.... The paper states that the portfolio is a collection and cohesive account of work-based learning that contains relevant evidence from practice and critical reflection on this evidence....
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Google Managerial Approach
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In order to promote good performance and facilitate hiring and retention, Google has carved out the 20% rule, where employees have to spend 20% of their time on their own project interests.... The report "Google Managerial Approach" discusses the company's portfolio of Google, as well as its approach to leading, planning, and controlling in the global market....
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Positive Drug Effects in Medical Use
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The paper "Positive Drug Effects in Medical Use" discusses that expert scientists found it necessary to evaluate further the effects of the drugs alone and/or in combination with other variables in order to properly assess the toxicity levels as well as the effects of the drugs.... ... ... ... As to Dupont (2007), inhaling TCH, either vaporized or smoked, introduces large quantities of THC into the body....
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Is It Important for Children to Feel That They Fit in
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431) The other two components are body image and role performance.... The paper "Is It Important for Children to Feel That They Fit in" states that a child's concept of self depends, to an extent, on what one thinks that others think about oneself.... Even at very young ages, children recognize the importance of the concept of 'fitting-in'....
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Educational Strategies
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This essay analyzes "Body and Language: Intercultural Learning through Drama", Greenwood Publishing Group.... This book has introduced teaching strategies on the bases of drama.... It emphasizes that this drama based teaching bridges the gap existing in intercultural learning.... ... ... ... This essay discusses "Winning Strategies for Classroom Management" and the author of this book is an education expert and has presented her views about classroom management after observing around 35000 classrooms....
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Knowledge Management as the Key to Employee-Learning and Productivity: Indian Micro-financial Institutions
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The lack of knowledge management system can result in poor information processing, knowledge sharing; which ultimately affect the labour productivity and organisational performance.... The present study examines how effective is knowledge management in an organization to foster innovation and enhance labor productivity within the organization....
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Four Stages of Product Life Cycle
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A company may seek to improve its performance by improving on those activities that best fit its competencies.... This discussion talks that a new product passes through a sequence of stages from its introduction to growth, maturity, and decline.... Also, this sequence of stages is called the product lifecycle and is associated with changes in the marketing situation....
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Importance of a HRM Strategic Plan
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At the same time, it would also give the company data concerning the performance of competing products and what could be done to make the product more attractive than the competition's various offerings in the market. ... The paper "Importance of an HRM Strategic Plan" states that it becomes easy to see that knowing the environment (both external and internal) is critical for the marketing mechanics of the company simply because they give the required situational awareness....
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A Culture Is Not Something an Organization Has, It Is Something the Organization Is
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t is a fact that the business world of present times can have a lot of improvement within their ranks if they adopt the policy of working towards the establishment of a performance management system.... The paper "A Culture Is Not Something an Organization Has, It Is Something the Organization Is" highlights that organizational structure should mingle itself with the policies that are coming in every now and then in the business world and try to play its part in accordance with the very same....
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Machine Learning Algorithms and Tools
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The paper "Machine Learning Algorithms and Tools" explores the functionality of the WEKA tool that consists of visualization tools and algorithms used for data analysis and predictive modeling, the experimenter application that allows comparison of the predictive performance of Weka's machine learning algorithms on a collection of datasets, etc.... he experimenter application allows comparison of the predictive performance of Weka's machine learning algorithms on a collection of datasets....
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IT Strategy of MDCN
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Measurable – The potential enhancement in the business supply chain, effective management of supply and demand and attaining the pre-settled business objectives will offer us to assess business performance.... This research will present a detailed analysis of the new IT strategy that will be implemented at MDCM....
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A Model of English for International Learners
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Therefore, the Lingua franca model is used in this case to improve the performance of students in colleges around the world and even within countries that have a variety of ethnic languages.... For an international learner, there is a need to have the common language that could be used for many purposes....
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Effective Communication Skills
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The Code: Standards of Conduct, performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives.... Communication is a crucial component in nursing practice.... In nursing practice, it is crucial to create a good relationship between a nurse, the patient and the other members of the health team (Balzer, 2007)....
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Discuss the risk management process and its interactions with the project lifecycle
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Risk Management and its Role in Project Lifecycle Introduction Risk management is a term that is used for the assessment and quantification of the different types of risks that an organisation faces or is likely to face in the coming future.... Management of risks provides certain measures and tools that are adopted to control or minimise the chances of facing risks....
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Lulu PLC Clothing Manufacturing In China
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Cultural and political environment in particular greatly affect any business performance.... This research intends to study the opportunities and challenges associated with the cultural and political environment in China and which are likely to affect textile industry there.... We also intend to study other appropriate business forms for the manufacturing plant....
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Innovation of Emirates 2
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Weaknesses of the Airline The airline has a number of issues that limit its performance.... Innovation of Emirates 2 (Name) (Institution) (Course) (Tutor) (Date) Introduction Emirates Airlines has been described as one of the world's fastest growing airline and has profitability second only to Singapore Airlines (Graham, Papatheodorou and Forsyth 2010)....
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Challenges with Benefits and Compensation at Boehringer Ingelheim
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In general, Hong Kong University together with many other manufacturing firms based in Hong Kong discovered the effectiveness of human resource information systems in improving the performance of business operations dovetailing a variety of human resource processes, and transforming thee management process of an organization with regard to compensations and benefits....
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Resolving democratic deficiencies in British parliament
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In addition, such persons will present their past performance contracts especially in the government fields and prove how they managed public funds to bring about development. ... This research evaluates the issue of resolving democratic deficiencies in the British parliament.... This paper has such sections: what is a democracy?...
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The guiding aim and abiding concern of Corporate culture
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There are certain instances where it is necessary to change the management of an organization due to unsatisfactory performance.... Corporate culture is the behavior that is practiced by the people who work within or work together with certain organizations.... These are collective behaviors that are taught to those people who have recently joined the organization and it is these behaviors, which enshrine the ideals and objectives of the organization within which it is practiced....
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Compensation and Benefits Systems
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This paper 'Compensation and Benefits Systems' focuses on exploring compensation and benefits challenges faced by Boehringer Ingelheim Inc.... and other recommendations for addressing this situation.... The paper will make a substantial contribution to training literature regarding benefit system....
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Harassment and Bullying when using Email, SMS, Facebook in Workplace
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Failure to address cyber bullying at the workplace would lead to the unnecessary loss of productive employees, hence inability to utilize social media to foster the organization's performance.... This paper comprehensively analyzes the rising trend of cyber bullying in the work environment, showing how it occurs through social sites, phone messages and even via email....
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Competition Commission
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The Competition Commission of is a public body in the United Kingdom.... The commission is responsible for investigating markets and mergers within the national market.... .... ... ... Competition Commission.... The Competition Commission of is a public body in the United Kingdom.... The commission is responsible for investigating markets and mergers within the national market....
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Your Are An Enterpreneur
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Business Plan ... usiness Type ... ??Beverages Shop” would be initiated with the initial investment outlay of $ 250,000 from a range of investors and lenders.... .... ... ... Topic: You Are an Entrepreneur Course Title: Name: Professor Name: Date: Business Plan Business Type “Beverages Shop” would be initiated with the initial investment outlay of $ 250,000 from a range of investors and lenders....
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Are some cultures inherently incompatible to democracy
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Are Some Cultures Inherently Incompatible To Democracy?... By Institution 11, December 2012 Are Some Cultures Inherently Incompatible To Democracy?... From 1974 to 1990, different countries made a transition to democracy.... In fact, at least 30 countries made the transition to democracy almost doubling the democratic regimes in the world....
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Environment and Justice: The 2011 Japan Disasters
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However, despite these unjust social structures and practices, collective action and performance of good citizenship has greatly helped Japan in its rebuilding efforts.... Environmental disasters and their effect on different populations and communities all over the world have challenged environmentalists, social workers, governments, and NGOs recently by their complication and the massive destruction to the physical environment of the plane....
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Strategy and key discourses
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The three recognised levels play a pivotal role in the performance of the company in both short and long run.... Strategy is one of the key constituents within the periphery of an organisation needed to set forth and determine the long-term aims and objectives of the company.... A well-deciphered strategic initiative can facilitate an organisation in ascertaining its supremacy and gaining significant competitive advantage in the marketplace....
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The World Shipping Industry
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The author of this paper "The World Shipping Industry" casts light on the marine industry that in general, comprises of those industries which are involved in the activities of design, construction, and manufacture, maintenance of vessels and shipyards or deals with other marine-based services.... ...
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MacDonalds Fast Foods Restaurant and Lloyd Pharmacy in London
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Enterprise sales and operations planning synchronizing demand, supply and resources for peak performance.... This study "MacDonald's Fast Foods Restaurant and Lloyd Pharmacy in London" discusses the cultural environment in MacDonald's.... The study analyses a good product strategy known as Happy Meal that aims at providing kids with their favorites like small chicken nuggets, French fries together with a toy....
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Economic Crisis in Europe
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Eventually, several lessons drawn from the public policies which aim to improve the performance of the banking industry in Greece and Spain including the broader economy in general will be tackled in details.... Economic Crisis in Europe Student ID Number & Code Date Total Number of Words: 1,255 Introduction The European economic crisis is basically an end-result of having a weak fundamental policy in relation to the use of single currency known as “Euro”....
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Cybercrime, privacy and security concepts in the film WarGames
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Considering that he was bright but did not manage a good performance in school, he sought to improve his grades through altering the records of the district education information.... Cybercrime, privacy and security concepts in the film WarGames (1983) ... he film, WarGames (1983), is a film narrating a fictional story of a young computer wizard, who is very intelligent and still in high school, but appears to be unmotivated....
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