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... comprehensively the political discourses Scope ofthe study The linguistic features ofthe inaugural address made by President G.W Bush inthe U. S election 2004 will be the focus of this study Ofthe ... research questions Part 3: Conclusion summarizes the findings ofthe study, giving concluding remarks, implications, limitations ofthe study and suggestions for further studies This part is accompanied ... we may summarize as: (1) The addressor is a person who produces a piece of discourse (2) The addressee is a person who is the recipient ofthe discourse, thus possibly including the audience...
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... banking services These services are consumed mainly by smaller customers such as small businesses, family farmers, and depositors of low to moderate wealth Small business lending Community banks’ ... as small business lenders is important because small businesses account for a significant share of total output and employment growth While there is no single definition of a small business, the ... RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY basing decisions on personal knowledge of customers’ creditworthiness and a keen understanding of business conditions inthe communities they serve In this way, the...
... members, limited assets Leaders, bank accounts, linkages Variation ofthe usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Societal/ Organizational Vulnerabilities R aThe nature ofthe nuclear threats and ... false alarms, mistakes, miscalculations, and unauthorized use of nuclear weapons have long been the subject of discussion and scrutiny The unraveling ofthe Russian nuclear establishment has exacerbated ... This study examines the possible roles of nuclear weapons in contemporary U. S national security policy Since the end ofthe Cold War, the United States has been reexamining its basic assumptions...
... journalism and mass communication graduates Editors shows theReporters Figure Columnists proportions of men and women graduates Editors Asst Copy Editors Designers since 1999, according to the ... can be The problem is that we are only rarely using half of our talent and usually hearing half ofthe story This report shines a light on the status of women in media and underscores the crucial ... suggest this will include: z etermining why women s representation in news media occupations is inverse to the D proportion of women with journalism and mass communication degrees z ssessing...
... economic costs the value ofthe coefficients decreased with successive size categories indicating economies of size associated with these costs Costs declined as size increased as fixed amounts capital ... enterprises, but secondary revenue sources including cattle sales, cooperative dividends, and the value of manure are also available Inthe ARMS data, the costs associated with these secondary items ... conventional production However, the prior research is limited in terms ofthe scope and the depth of data supporting the analyses This study addresses these limitations, taking advantage of a unique nationwide...
... in another Within a particular source, there are inaccuracies inthe finish position—some miscalculations, some typos—and round scores that not calculate to the listed total score Newspapers sometimes ... periodicals, assumed to be correct for their timeliness, were used to cross check the results Players and scores not intheof cial records” were added from these publications Some clarifying information ... number of shots behind the winner at the completion ofthe tournament; for the winner, a minus sign (-) preceding the numeral indicates the number of shots ahead of second place Tot: total score...
... contaminated sites, the use of research results inthe decision-making process, and methods to assess the success ofthe various programs in reaching some ofthe goals within the critical research ... in aquifers through periods of environmental stress caused by insufficient substrates, nutrients, moisture, or other undesirable conditions Associated with these questions are the issues of microbial ... what ultimately brings about this shift to applications, and when it is likely to occur inthe various process areas Analysis of these questions should be useful in planning future USGS research...
... law in Europe and used in slaughterhouses for other livestock inthe U. S stunning is not a requirement in poultry processing inthe U. S Stunning renders the birds insensible to pain It is also ... business structure and the niche marketing characteristics of products from poultry businesses ofthe Middle The study seeks to better understand these aspects of this sector ofthe industry in order ... Middle’ The purpose of this study is to offer a first attempt at a description and analysis ofthe businesses of ‘Poultry ofthe Middle’ inthe U. S We believe that the group of businesses that...
... Chinese supply chains Thus, the carbon dioxide emissions from biomass fuels were not included in this study Combustion of biomass fuels also emits small amounts of GHG s other than CO As these ... fuel use based on global industry data Emission factors used to calculate carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels across the global supply chain are analogous to those used in ... biomass sources are identified and purchased to supplement the use of fossil fuels In all pulp mills and integrated pulp/paper mills, the biomass source includes residuals from production Wood scraps...
... engineering 6% Phishing 5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Respondents also believe theft of information assets and business disruption are considered the most serious consequences of these attacks ... Non-response bias: The current findings are based on a sample of survey returns We sent surveys to a representative sample of IT and IT security practitioners, resulting in a large number of usable ... network security increasing in frequency and sophistication? Is their organization s IT infrastructure secure enough to prevent successful attacks? What is the nature ofthe attacks and are the...
... MD, USA, 2Infectious Disease Service, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio TX, USA, 3Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 4Infectious Disease Service, ... This support included study design, data collection, analysis, data interpretation, manuscript writing, and submission The content of this publication is the sole responsibility ofthe authors ... rigorous physical standards [9-11] As a consequence of periodic random drug screening, the reported rate of injection drug use (IDU) in this population is less than one percent [12] Thus, many of the...
... most severe stages ofthe complications This was done in order to accord with the estimates' source, the UKPDS The costs also did not include the less severe stages ofthe complications (such as ... impact ofthe event (costs arising inthe year the event occurs) and the subsequent impact ofthe complication (costs accrued in years subsequent to the year ofthe event) Clarke et al combined resource ... year and subsequent years As the inpatient costs were estimated for myocardial infarction, stroke, blindness, or an amputation The inpatient costs of less severe stages of these complications were...
... purchase of investments by banks creates new deposits inthe banking system in much the same fashion as does the granting of loans The banks thus place inthe hands of entrepreneurs a volume of purchasing ... deposits inthe banking system.1 And to the extent that all banks inthe system are possessed of excess reserves and use them simultaneously to buy bonds issued by the Government the expansion is ... shown in detail inthe course ofthe subsequent chapters that the main cause ofthe dislocation ofthe exchanges has been the almost universal disregard ofthe rules of common sense inthe treatment...
... language used inThe Old Man and the Sea exposing Hemingway s striking writing style The finding of this would help the students of linguistics , the novel s readers as well as those who wish ... that related to the matter ofthe study 1.1.1 Discourse and discourse analysis Through centuries, 'discourse' was defined in various ways by a number of scholars and their discussions became an art, ... as much as it is a struggle to subdue the great fish Inthe process, by refusing to give in to the fish or the weakness of his mind and body, Santiago transcends those weaknesses III.4.3 The sharks...
... student s understanding of pictures through text 3.2.1 The first observation session The first observation session was carried out with classes, communicative classes In each ofthe classes, students ... that the purpose of discussion is set by the teacher This is to ensure students not spend their time discussing about irrelevant topics - The chosen topic is not necessarily a serious one in order ... teach speaking before All of them have used pictures in teaching this skill The only reason for not using pictures in teaching speaking is the unavailability of speaking lessons in these proficient...
... applied inthe speaking classes Some advantages and disadvantages of this application were discussed in details and thanks to this discussion and teachers’ suggestions, various solutions were ... ABBREVIATIONS CUWC: College of Urban Works Construction ESL: English as a second language 40 ABSTRACT This minor thesis aims at describing the application of instructional strategies in teaching speaking ... UNVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN THỊ HỒNG ANH THE APPLICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN TEACHING SPEAKING ENGLISH...
... CONCLUSION Summary ofthe study Hopefully, the study has brought a general picture ofthe application of instructional strategies in teaching speaking to students in CUWC This study is finished ... necessary because waking up students’ interest in speaking is the first step of a successful speaking lesson 2.3.2.1.2 Better oral exams results After a term of applying instructional strategies, better ... 40 students is considered as a large one In CUWC, the number of students in one class is not less than 50 and the most crowded class includes 70 students This number is followed with noisiness...
... Ohsfeldt and Gohmann 1994; Haas-Wilson 1996; Levine 2003) Other studies suggest that the observed decline in abortions is spurious, since abortions to minors obtained outside their state of residence ... months as the counterfactual, since this is the youngest group of teens who are unaffected by the law, and thus the closest in age to our treatment group Using 17 year11 Evidence of this is presented ... pregnancy resolution, enables us to evaluate the extent ofthe misclassification bias present in previous studies that result from determining exposure to the law based on teens’ age at the time of abortion...