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    have easily. The uniqueness of the object (or service) attracts people making them willing to have exclusivity on it before it might disappear from the market (e.g. a flight ticket or a hotel room during a high season period). According to the course book, “scarcity is the perception of inadequate supply or a limited resource.” (McLean, 2010, p.538-539) The principle of authority occurs when the persuasive communicator “references experts and expertise” (McLean, 2010, p.539) to gain credibility. Typical

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    Lawrence Hill’s novel The Book of Negros is a powerful story of a young girl who is kidnapped from her village in West Africa in 1745. Aminata Diallo, who was kidnapped at the age of eleven, was sent to South Carolina to work as a slave. While she is enslaved, she learns life skills from a fellow slave named Mamed. Mamed teaches her skills such as reading and writing. Aminita marries Chekura, a young boy and fellow slave. They later give birth to a boy named Mamadu. Mamadu is later taken from Chekura

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    work as clinical research coordinator job at a prestigious hospital of New York City. I was very thrilled and was looking forward to be part of some exciting research projects in medicine. The main project was a big initiative focused on building a registry with patients with IBD. The purpose of our study was to collect human specimens from patient who have the proper diagnosis as well as from healthy control. Being born and raised in another country I am self conscious that my exposure to American

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    that government documents are readily available to the public. Moreover, under NRS §239.001 (1),(4) provides that the purpose of the chapter is to “foster democratic principles by providing members of the public with access to inspect and copy public books and records to the extent permitted by law.” Essentially, indicating that the public has

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    United States California enacted the first sex offender register law in 1944. However, sex offender registers in the United States did not become widespread until the 1990s. The Jacob Wetterling Act 1994 was named after 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling who was abducted and to this day has never been found. The Jacob Wetterling Act implemented the first nation-wide sex offender register. Originally, the concept of a sex offender register was intended to for use solely by law enforcement; it was not

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    who don’t want their ideals challenged? Censoring reading materials and banning books has been going on for centuries. Books can be banned for many reasons. From touching on extremely sensitive or controversial issues to just being “a downer”. It seems as though any book is at risk for being banned! I will explain why banning books such as “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner is a bad idea. A major reason banning books is unnecessary is the extreme sheltering and control of kids. Sheltering kids can

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    Epidemic of Wrongful Conviction In many countries across the world people are wrongfully convicted by a system whose sole purpose is to protects its citizens. Wrongful convictions are a grave miscarriage of justice. A report Published by Nation Registry of Exonerations stated that 149 people were cleared in 2015 for crimes that they did not commit in the United States (Ferner, 2016), this number is staggering. Also, in Japan 162 wrongful convicted between 1910 and 2010 (Johnson, 2015). With that

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    Sole Proprietorship

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    association we will examine in which the investor’s liability may be limited to the assets of the business (i.e. “limited liability”). V. NAME Objectives: Closed / Open Book Be able to: (i) Set out the elements of the requirement to register the business name. (ii) Discuss the various purposes that the registry may serve. Open Book Be able to apply the name registration requirement to a fact pattern. A. The Business Name Registration Requirement One can carry on business as a sole proprietor in

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    agreeable payment schedule or to oppose the claim. If you oppose then you must reply clarifying what you do or do not agree with and can even file a counter claim if you please. When you are finished you must mail your reply to the small claims court registry. The next aspect of Small Claims court you need to know about is what to actually do during court. When you arrive at the small claims court you must check the list and wait until your case is called before a judge. Since English and French are

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    company is probably trying to make money, create a public relations smoke screen, avoid some future cost, or engage in other narrowly self-interested schemes.” There are several companies that partake in this greenwashing mindset. According to our book “Sustainability: Essentials for Business” on page 329, it gives a list of 10 different companies that were found to be the worst at greenwashing. Some of this companies are very well known such as Kraft’s Post Select Cereals, Tyson Chicken, and even

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