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    With eager expectation but also unflinching confidence, Polish alto saxophonist Maciej Obara leads his inspired quartet, established in 2012, with a solid sense of unity, hoping for a great debut on the ECM label. In fact, Unloved, the group’s first studio album doesn’t disappoint, thriving in a crescendo and maturing in our ears after repetitive listenings. The six original compositions plus one cover were brought forth with the talents of his country fellowman pianist Dominik Wania, who met the

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    Introduction Myriad decisions affront us every day. Each decision is decomposable into sub-decisions. For instance, consider the mental turmoil or apathy required to determine whether you shall go grocery shopping. First, you determine an initial need for grocery shopping (i.e., you are out of milk, eggs, etc.). Next, you consider what you would rather (an evaluation of utility) do. This cost-benefit analysis continues until going seems to bring greater utility or until staying does. Though these

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    Behavioral economics has also consulted inter-temporal choice. Inter-temporal choice describes to how humans decide about what and how much to do at different times when decide at a time effect the facilities available at another time. Choice under risk or ambiguity relates the dual-system theory. Research suggests that people’s decisions can be affected by the “type and amount of information” they find. A behavioral equilibrium depends on people take from frequently acts their equilibrium strategies

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    Death Cab for Cutie’s Codes and Keys Track-by-Track Album Review Death Cab for Cutie may now be destined for different things, as Chris Walla heads off in his own direction after fifteen years with the group. The indie rock band is now wrapping up their eighth album, which is expected to be released sometime early in 2015. Their last album, Codes and Keys, was released in 2011, and explored new sounds for Death Cab for Cutie. Codes and Keys differs from the guitar-laden 2008 album Narrow Stars in

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    Behavioural economics is the study of the effects that psychology has on the decision making of the economy. This tends to be the way that people think and feel when they are spending money on a certain good or service. The great economist Adam Smith was the first follower of this idea through his book “The theory of moral sentiments” which dates back to 1759. However, it took over 100 years to get a more clarified meaning of how big of a role the psychology of a buyer plays in economics. In behavioural

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    With each choice you take, each judgment you make, there is a conflict in your psyche; a fight amongst instinct and rationale. Moreover, the instinctive piece of your brain is significantly more intense than you may might suspect. The vast majority of us get a kick out of the chance to believe that we are equipped for settling on sound choices. We may on occasion depend on our gut nature, however in the event that essential we can approach our forces of motivation to touch base at a consistent choice

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    Aflac Inc. – Reward and Performance Practices Abstract Through rewards and recognition programs, organizations seek to find ways to motivate their employees with hopes of receiving better job performance, better job satisfaction, and lower job turnover. Aflac has developed a corporate culture that has been devoted to keeping its employees well cared for on an ongoing basis. With more than 4500 employees in the US, Aflac have consistently been recognized as one of the best and most ethical companies

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    Page 1 Inquire at Amos Giles ' Distillery is a gripping tale that first appeared in The Liberator on February 21, 1835. The Liberator was a prominent anti-slavery newspaper, founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp in 1831. In the short story, Deacon Amos Giles is portrayed as a wicked man who horribly mistreats his workers, paying them extremely meager wages and going so far as to lock them inside his distillery as they labored. The relationship between Deacon Giles ' behavior and the abolitionist

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    The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary By: Bailey Amos The beginning of the Tattooist of Auschwitz takes place in April of 1942 when Lale, a 25-year-old man, is stuffed into a wagon with other young men who don’t know where they are going. After the long train ride, they finally make it to the concentration camp of Auschwitz where they walk through a gate that says “Arbeit Macht Frei” which means work sets you free. After being welcomed and getting his numbers tattooed, he finds out that the conditions

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    Megan Fortas Professor Cohoon ENGL 3401-002 25 September 2017 A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead A Sick Day for Amos McGee is about a friendly zookeeper, who always goes to the zoo, on the number five bus every day to make time for his friends, which are the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. He plays chess with the elephant, runs races with the tortoise, sits with the penguin, always gives his handkerchief to the rhinoceros, and reads to the owl. Then, one

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