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    Different time zones exist because every 24 hours the earth rotates. As the Earth rotates different parts receive sunlight or darkness, depending on the location of the earth in relation to the sun. As the earth rotates into sunlight it becomes day and as it rotates out of the sunlight it becomes night. What would happen if we where all on one time zone? If we had one single time zone for earth half the world would be living in sunlight and sleeping in darkness and the other half would be living

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    4) The terms “latitude of acceptance” and “latitude of rejection” are key elements of the social judgment theory that help explain why one’s attitudes and beliefs impact the interpretation of an issue. Latitude of acceptance refers to a scenario in which prior beliefs are already in line with the topic at hand. Therefore, an issue already within one’s latitude of acceptance is more compelling and will be more likely to persuade the individual. For example, if I believe that underage drinking is

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    In Pirate Latitudes a major theme is overcoming fear. There are many advantages that come with overcoming fear in this story. For example, they got the galleon. Their mission was to get the galleon, and thy succeeded by over coming fear. Also, they defeated the Kraken and Spanish warships. They were the crew’s enemies. They also gained trust in each other throughout the story by over coming fear. They gained the trust from going through these obstacles together. The author shows us the rewards that

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    When thinking about a product worthy of my unsolicited commercial product report, there is really only one that comes to mind. I am talking about a product unlike any other, that never ceases to amaze, and always provides its consumers with a good time. If you are wondering what product has had such an impact on me the answer is: Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville Drink Maker. If you are like me, you have probably spent entirely too much time depressed with the fact you can’t make homemade, restaurant

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    How does latitude affect where people live? How does latitude affect your where people live? Well there are many ways and i’ll be covering all those ways. Believe it or not latitude does many things to your environment some good some not. They aren’t extremely bad things and they’re not extremely good things. The latitude affects the climate of a region and in a big way! If there is a high latitude there is a low temperature. If there is a low latitude there is a high temperature. Most people like

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    Caribbean countries are in the tropical area between latitudes 11 and 18 degrees north, mainly constitute of island states with small rugged and mountainous areas of plains in coastal areas. Some islands are originated from volcano, while others consists mainly of coral reefs. The Caribbean region is famous for its physical beauty and its unique culture. For a long time, local people make livelihoods mainly relying on the natural resources, ranging from metals and minerals to endemic flora, fauna

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    1.) The mid-latitude summer, mid-latitude winter, and high latitude data sets show evidence of some mixing. This was determined by observing how some deeper depths have a warmer temperature than depths that are not as deep. For example, on the high latitude temperature graph, the temperature is 0°C at a depth of 250 m. However, at deeper depths the temperature is warmer; one can assume that mixing took place. 2.) The mid-latitude winter water temperature and high latitude water temperature are both

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    June, July, and August the opposite is true; the Northern Hemisphere receives more solar energy and is warmer. This is due to the spherical shape of the planet, due to which sun is nearly overhead at equator than at high latitude therefore warmest. Thus, temperature varies with latitude from the warm Equator to the cold poles. Generally high rainfall occurs at high temperature as shown in (Figure 1). There are three distinct wind cells - Hadley Cells, Ferrel Cells, and Polar Cells. The Hadley cells are

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    Social Judgement Theory In the discourses of everyday human interaction, messages are crafted, communicated, received, and responded to. Social Judgement Theory argues that how the recipient of a message perceives and interprets a message, involves a process of judgment and effect that is based on the recipient’s ego (attitude) and anchoring position (opinion) about the topic. This process is key to the resulting assimilation, rejection, or persuasion of that message. Where does this theory come

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    Case Assignment 3 Affinity Plus (A) Table of contents Introduction 2 The benefits of “employee latitude” 2 The disadvantages of “employee latitude” 3 Balancing the tradeoffs between different degrees of latitude 3 Reasons for the high employee turnover at Affinity Plus 4 Management control system changes 5 The alignment of indirect lending and the MOE 6 Conclusion 6 Bibliography 8 Introduction In this case assignment the credit union Affinity Plus, which is based in Minnesota, will

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