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    “Mericans” written by Sandra Cisneros is a story about a group of children primarily a girl, who are stuck between a transitional period of their lives due to their changing environment. The short story demonstrates culturistic differences by both location and background. The title of the short story is a perfect example of detailing how the children felt while waiting outside the church. They felt ostracized due to their background and grandmother. The children 's grandmother gave them one order which was to stay outside the church and wait, however the outside world gave them another. The outside world said to be explorative and roam the plaza and enjoy the atmosphere. The main conflict of the story is centered around the children’s grandmother…

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    The articles “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros and Response to Executive Order 9066 by Franklin D. Roosevelt have similarities and differences. In the articles, their theme is how immigrants practice or view their culture while living in the United States. Both of these articles show how these individuals view their culture in reference to the the preservation of them. The difference is the outside influences that affect their ability to practice or not practice their culture. In the the story…

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    What defines an American? Is it what a person looks like? Is it where a person comes from? These are the questions that Dwight Okita and Sandra Cisneros try to answer in their writings. Okita's, "Response to Executive Order 9066," is about how some Japanese Americans reacted to the executive order that made it legal to put Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II. Cisneros's, "Mericans," is about how a little girl has to deal with many people judging her and a grandma who hates…

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    In unit 2 discussion 2, we are asked to select a health care organization and conduct an external environmental assessment using a framework or tool. The organization selected is the military Area Support Medical Company (ASMC). The external environmental assessment was conducted with the PEST concepts. PEST is an acronym for political, economic, social, and technological. The terminology represents the framework organizations use to evaluate the external factors that affects their business…

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    Regression Method Based on the data we collected, our expected regression equation is: Walmart revenue = β0 – β1CPI + β2CSI + β3ECOM – β4GAS + β5POP –β6INT – β7UNEMP + β8EARN Then we ran the regression on Minitab and got an actual regression equation. We used the method (i.e. five questions and nine problems) to evaluate the equation Minitab produced. For each of the nine problems, we ask five questions: What is the problem? How can I detect it? What are the consequences of the problem? What are…

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    SWOT Analysis It is important to know oneself in order to succeed in life. One of the tools in which one can use to do this is by the use of a SWOT analysis in which one identifies his strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. These are basically internal and external factors which influence the decisions that one make in their life more so in their career. This paper will contain elements of my own SWOT analysis, my action plan and highlight some of the benefits of such and analysis…

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    each data value and the mean. The average absolute forecast error. Mean Squared Error (MSE): estimator measures of the average of squares of the "errors", that is, the difference between the estimator and what is estimated. MSE is a risk function, corresponding to the expected value of the squared error loss or quadratic loss. The average of squared forecast errors. Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE): is a measure of prediction accuracy of a forecasting method in statistics, for example…

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    SWOT analysis is a strategic tool used by management to determine an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in order to create future plans or resolve problems. It provides an opportunity for internal and external brainstorming. SWOT analysis is one of the most commonly used tool in strategic analysis and other evaluative studies (Al-Araki, 2013). The analysis is most effective if a specific goal is determined prior to attempting to begin the process. As such, St.…

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    directions on the wall for me on what to do in this situation but I didn’t read it (plus they didn’t get below my underwear they were trying!!)… I woke up thankfully, randomly humping myself. I wont find a Jeremy at any other place... trust me… NOR will you find another Ben. Nor would either of us want too, why you ask??? Well because, we are both fucking nuts over each other. Its not about a job. Priorities family comes first; you ARE my number one. This is basic logic; my brain can’t break it…

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    Sandelowski (2006) suggested that volume of data can be divided without manipulating the number of qualitative research reports or duplicating information using temporal, thematic, events and subjects. Basic themes emerged after data reduction had been achieved. It had become noticeable that the narrative data which created the basic themes could be associated with the facilitator and also the inhibitors to compassion. With this type of analysis, it is vital that the main statements are…

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