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    Music Observation Paper

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    will be given an information letter that explains the study. Each participant will enter the laboratory individually and will be asked to complete a questionnaire on music preferences using a variation of the Music Preference Scale (Litle & Zuckerman, 1986). The experimenter will leave the room and the participants will listen to their assigned condition of the prosocial song. The participants will be given $5.00 for participating. They will be told that donations for a non-profit charity…

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    fact, in 2013 alone the court paid out around 375 million in vaccine injury lawsuits in 2013 and over 3 billion since its inception in 1986! These stats are gaudy and illustrate just how unsafe vaccines are. However, none of the 3 billion awarded by this court has come from the pharmaceutical companies themselves. The National Childhood Vaccines Injury Act of 1986, which created a separate court system to hear these cases also created a vaccine tax for the expressed purpose to pay any money…

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    2.2 Risk Factors Genetics has a strong impact on atherosclerosis, however only a fraction of cases are due to Mendelian disorders, such as LDL receptor gene mutations. Familial traits that predispose an individual to atherosclerosis include conditions such as, hypertension and diabetes and inflammatory disorders (Crowther, 2005, Falk, 2006, Kumar, 2010). Age also plays a role, as individuals between 40 to 60 years of age are at elevated risk of manifesting atherosclerosis, whilst ischemic heart…

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    home games, and black as an alternate. From all the 47 and plus years they have been playing, they have only won the champions two times in 1986 and 1995.In 1984, the Rockets drafted center Hakeem Olajuwon who would be paired with 7'4"Ralph Sampson, forming one of the tallest front courts in the NBA. Nicknamed the "Twin Towers", they led the team to the 1986 NBA Finals. The team repeated as champions in 1995 as the sixth seed in the West and swept the Orlando Magic led by a young…

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    Most of their actions is largely driven by planned behaviour divided into course of actions or steps. Nevertheless, accordingly to noted psychologists Donald Norman, cognitive or motor misinterpretations are possible at every stage of this process (1986). This cognitive failures, as they often called, can lead to situations that include action slips or absent-mindedness. This is something that affects everyone regardless of age. According to James Reason, there are three types of cognitive…

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    Critics are everywhere as trade agreements and participation is never perfect. An example would be the previously mentioned 1986 sanctions on South Africa where “The policy is under attack even by supporters of sanctions” (Harkness 156). A further policy which was under speculation is North American free trade agreement, which was a controversial topic for many people and scholars…

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    Importance of Sociodramatic and Fantastical Play for Children’s Development An important part of a child’s development is play. It is important for children to participate in play because it provides children with the ability to improve their cognitive functions, language, and self-regulation. Vygotsky was one of many theorists that believed sociodramatic play is necessary for for cognitive, social, and emotional development for children (Elias and Berk, 2002). Sociodramatic play is also…

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    The Chernobyl Disaster

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    can range from an hourly disturbance to days or even years of ongoing recovery. Disasters are most commonly classified as either a natural or technological hazard and can impact a relatively small community or even have worldwide effects. In April of 1986, Ukraine experienced one of the world’s largest technological disasters that has since proved to be an ongoing effort to reduce hazards associated with the incident. The nuclear power plant, Chernobyl was undergoing safety testing when one of…

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    institutionalised, (Bourdieu, 1986, p. 47). The embodied state, e.g. your walk, is unique to every individual. The objectified state includes material things such as books and paintings. The institutionalised state then refers to academic qualifications. Both embodied and objectified cultural capital are interlinked. E.g. you can own a book and quote from it, but without embodied the knowledge to actually understand it at your own level, it is worthless to you, (Bourdieu, 1986, p. 50). The…

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    significant discrepancies from year to year. For example, in 1986 the current ratio decreased from 36.55:1.00 in 1985 to 0.0977:1.00. The current ratio shows a company with no cash in 1986 despite record "revenues" (red flag). Also, the debt to equity ratio increased from 0.017:1.00 in 1985 to 1.486:1.00 in 1986 (an 8600% increase). Moreover, the return on equity decreased by more than 75%. Selected Ratios (www.aicpa.org): 1985 1986 Current ratio of assets to liabilities 36.552 .0977…

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