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The Word Length Effect, 2002.
Compares the explanations provided by two models regarding the word length effect.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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The word length effect is a phenomenon that involves a human being's capacity to recall short words better than long words. Words that take less time to pronounce, therefore, are more easily remembered. There are two well-developed explanations of the word length effect. These are Baddeley's working memory model (WMM) and Nairne's feature model. This paper compares the predictions of each view concerning interactions between word length and irrelevant speech.
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The Word of God, 2004.
This paper offers an exploration of the word God and Word of God as treated in the Bible.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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In this article, the writer studies the word God and the Word of God. The writer looks at these concepts as they are treated in the Old and New Testaments. In this paper, the writer shows the many differences between the two biblical books including mankind, the Law, sin and redemption.
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"The word God and the word of God are often viewed as being radically different in the Old and New Testaments. According to one theologian, 'Understanding the difference between the Old and New Testaments is one of the most important foundations that must be laid to properly understand God's Word'. There are many differences between the Word of God in the Old Testament and the New Testament. For example, mankind had no direct link to God in the Old Testament ... "
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Origins of New English Words, 2002.
This paper is a research project that studies recent additions to the English language, the word formation processes, and the general subject areas to which these new words belong.
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper reports that, to get a representative sample of new words, all 101 entries in the T, U, and V sections of the Oxford Dictionary of New Words, published in 1997, were used as a sample. The author states that the sample reveals a very low degree of borrowing from other languages; instead, internal word formation processes, such as compounding, semantic change, derivation, and abbreviation are used to form the new words. The paper concludes that, as long as English is a dominant global language, it is unlikely that this trend towards internal coinage in favor of borrowing will change.
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Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
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"Instead, compounding was used to form the majority (40%) of the new words in the sample. These were often adjective-noun or noun-noun compounds such as ?tight building syndrome? and ?theme park?. This process produces words that are usually self-evident in a simple, logical manner, and it is hardly surprising that it is as frequently used in the formation of new words today as it has been throughout the history of the language.Derivation processes were used to form about 12% of the sample. As well as existing affixes being attached to existing words (?tankie?), a number of new prefixes and suffixes such as ?-ware? and ?techno-? were attached to pre-existing words to create new lexical items (?technobabble?)."
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Etymology of the Word 'Scum', 2006.
A discussion regarding the word 'scum'.
1,026 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper takes a look at the word, 'scum'. According to the paper, the word 'scum' has various applications and definitions. The paper reviews the history of the word and discusses how 'scum' can be used as a noun, a verb or an adjective.
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"The zero-grade form sk - was suffixed to form sk -mo-. Its derivatives are skim, from the Old French excume or scum, meerschaum, from the Old High German sc m, also implying scum, and scum, from Middle Dutch sch m. All of the three mentioned derivatives come from Germanic sk maz meaning foam or scum, implied in "that which covers the water". The form sk - was also suffixed to sk -ro-. Its derivatives are obscure and chiaroscuro from the Latin obsc rus meaning "covered or dark". The prefix ob- in Latin means "away from". "
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An Evaluation of Training Effectiveness, 1999.
This paper is a complete research project on the effectiveness of employee training at a duty-free store in Windsor, Canada.
5,355 words (approx. 21.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 132.95
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This paper states that the most important relationship for a store to maintain is the relationship between the employees and the public; therefore, the store should evaluate the training of its employees. This paper describes, in detail, the entire research project, which used a questionnaire and basic statistical analysis, and the outcomes of the questionnaire. The author concludes that, although the participants rated the training program as only ?moderate?, the program does fulfill its basic purpose of training the employees to perform the various jobs within the store. Attractive presentation.
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Introduction
Research Objectives
Methodology
Participants
Research Design
Sampling Procedures
Variables and Measures
Data Collection Procedures
Data Analysis
Overall Assessment of the Training
Length of Initial Training Program
Retail Experience
Sales Training
Results to Open Ended Questions
Results of Cross Tabs
Overall Assessment of Training
Length of Initial Training Program
Effectiveness of Individual Training
Value of the assignment of a co-worker
Number of Sales Training Programs
Discussion
Limitations to the Study
Conclusions and Recommendations
Summary
Questionnaire With Measurement Requirements
Questionnaire
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"The most important relationship for the store to maintain is its relationship between the employees and the public. The employees represent the major link between the store and the public; therefore, it is in the store?s best interest to ensure its employees are highly trained and oriented towards customer?s needs. Ambassador Duty Free is in direct competition with the duty free store at the tunnel. Providing employees with effective training and product knowledge will improve their customer service skills and encourage customers to patronize the store."
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Is Criminal Incarceration Effective, 2006.
A study on whether incarceration is effective especially in the cases of recidivism.
5,319 words (approx. 21.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 131.95
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The paper discusses the rising prison incarceration numbers and the effect of longer or shorter sentences for offenders. The paper focuses on recidivism and its possible causes and examines this in terms of public safety and the cost-effectiveness of incarceration. The paper also points out that, in addition to the recidivism rate of convicted offenders, the amount of crime in a community is influenced by several factors. The paper includes various studies which show both the negative and positive aspects of lengths of incarceration. Also discussed is the sentencing in European countries compared to the United States. The system in California is given special mention. The subject of African American mass incarceration is also examined.
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"The rising prison incarceration numbers in the United States and the effectiveness of prison incarceration has been an issue of considerable discussion within the media and within state and federal governments.
"According to the United States Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance, many jurisdictions throughout the country are implementing successful, cost-effective alternatives to traditional incarceration, while at the same time are improving efforts to reintegrate nonviolent offenders into the community (Alternatives). These corrections options programs promote sanctions other than incarceration, in which violators receive treatment combined with appropriate social services and vocational education in an effort to help them re-enter the community as productive and law-abiding citizens (Alternatives)."
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Linguistics and Free Word Order, 2007.
A review of recent literature related to 'free word order' or 'scrambling' in Asian languages such as Japanese and Korean.
4,568 words (approx. 18.3 pages), 23 sources, APA, $ 118.95
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This work reviews historical and recent literature related to 'free word order' languages, or those, which use 'scrambling' in sentence structure. These terms relate specifically to the placement of nouns and verbs within a sentence. The social theory of language acquisition is reviewed as well as cultural influences on language acquisition specifically related to 'free word order' language structure. Word order in various languages is examined and recent studies are reviewed.
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Introduction
Socio-Cultural Formation of Speech and Language
Previous Study in Language Acquisition
Differentiation between 'verb salient' and 'noun salient' Languages
Word Order in the Various Languages
Non-Configurationality in Languages
Computer-generated Processing of Languages
Summary
Bibliography
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" 'Free word order' languages are those in which the structure of a sentence is constructed loosely in relation to the placement of nouns and verbs. The writer notes in the research process that there are many and various explanations and theories surrounding the structure or lack of structure in the free word order languages. Grammatical encoding has never been quite as relevant as in the present as computer-generated language translation is in use frequently in the lives of many. Communication barriers presented are evident in the confused communications and specifically between languages such as the English language with its formally structured sentence use of nouns and verbs and the languages of Korean and Japanese both 'free word order' languages.. "
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Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, 2008.
This paper discusses training sessions regarding Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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In this article, the writer looks at two training sessions attended by the writer which offered insights into how best to apply Microsoft Word and PowerPoint applications. The writer focuses attention on Microsoft Word's business templates application and its flash spring application for PowerPoint presentations. The paper outlines the highlights of the sessions and the benefits resulting from each one. In addition, the writer looks at the shortcomings of each session.
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Introduction
Microsoft Word Training Session
PowerPoint Training Session
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"The highlights of the Microsoft training session involving its business templates application really clustered around gaining a familiarity for each of the different templates and when they should be used. Moreover, knowing that templates could be customized was a blessing, as well. Additionally, the comprehensive, two-hour-and-thirty-minute online session this writer was fortunate enough to sit in gave students the tools needed to distinguish between global templates and document templates; how to save a document as a template; how to set up and use workgroup templates; and - lastly - how to quickly find the location of templates on one's computer. Suffice it to say, all of these learning steps were highlights and it is difficult to separate one from the other; though, once again, simply gaining a confidence and familiarity with the various templates was an enormously rewarding experience."
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The Word of God, 2008.
A look at the word of God as described in the liturgy.
12,982 words (approx. 51.9 pages), 36 sources, MLA, $ 247.95
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This paper discusses how the word of God in the liturgy comprises the major part of the Mass between the opening prayer and the preparation of the gifts. It looks at how this liturgical proclamation is not simply a reading but an event, a happening, even more it is salvific event. It also examines how, of all the reforms of the mass introduced by the Second Vatican Council Constitution, the one that is bound to bring the greatest transformation and liturgical renewal is the introduction of the new lectionary.
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Introduction
The Importance of the Word of God in Liturgy
Offices and Ministries in the Celebration Of
The Liturgy of the Word
General Plan of the Readings for Mass
Conclusion
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"The Second Vatican Council firmly asserted the central importance of the scripture in the Church's life and especially in the liturgy where the reading of the scriptures has always found its privileged place. Not only Council but also the teachings of the Popes and various post-conciliar documents of the Roman congregations have already made many excellent statements about the importance of the word of God and about reestablishing the use of scripture in every celebration of the liturgy. The introduction of the 1969 edition of the order of readings for mass has clearly stated and briefly explained some of the more important principles, Sacrosanctum Conilium, no. 24, "Sacred scripture is of paramount importance in the celebration of the liturgy. For it is from scripture that lessons are read and explained in the homily, and psalms are sung, the prayers, collects and liturgical songs are scriptural in their inspiration. "
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Shapiro?s "The Dirty Word", 2002.
Review and analysis of Karl Shapiro's poem, "The Dirty Word".
1,214 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper looks at the theme of the poem, "The Dirty Word", and the different literary techniques that can be seen throughout the poem. Examples of Shapiro's use of metaphor, analogy, and symbolism are provided and their meaning explained. The paper also draws a comparison between the power and significance of words within the poem and the significance placed on words in Jewish theological tradition.
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"Karl Shapiro?s poem, ?The Dirty Word? compares a young boy hearing a dirty word to a young boy keeping a vulture. The vulture acts as a metaphor, and the way it interacts with the boy offers examples of the way that hearing a dirty word might affect a young child?s mind and how a young boy might both delight in the pleasure of a using a forbidden word and transgressing boundaries even as he is ultimately ashamed and repulsed by the dirty word?s offensiveness. Equally important in the poem is the theme of death?not only is the dirty word compared to a carrion-eating vulture, but the boy?s funeral is described, and the narrator also claims to have murdered the dirty word in his own mind. The poem then, reveals itself to be an elegy, but the exact kind of elegy is not clear until the poem?s final lines. In the final lines of the poem, the speaker reveals that his story about the boy and the dirty word was in fact autobiography and that his poem is an elegy for himself?an elegy for the death of the innocent and youthful child that the speaker once was."
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The Effects of a Neurotoxin on the Mammalian Brain, 2000.
A paper which studies the effects of the Superfund Neurotoxin Methylazoxymethanol (MAM) on brain dendritic spine density in long hooded Evans Rats Rattus norvegicus.
2,100 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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The paper shows that in the study of structural development in the brain there have been several proposed biomarkers for quantifying brain plasticity. These include but are not limited to cortical thickness, dendritic length and branching, expression of neuronal proteins, and the presence of DNA adducts. The paper discusses the theory that a measure of brain plasticity emerging late in embryonic development will be a very sensitive biomarker for detecting subtle damage suffered by brain cells during earlier stages of brain development not detectable by other means. The paper shows that to test this, the effects of a neurotoxin on the late developing dendritic spines were studied. A significant decrease in spine density was observed as the neurotoxin, methylazoxymethanol, increased. The author of the paper shows how the implications are widespread in the study of neuro-degenerative disease.
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"Fifty years ago, Donald Hebb demonstrated that the conditions under which laboratory rats were housed could significantly affect their performance in a variety of complex spatial tasks later in life (1). The complex environment rearing paradigm has been valuable in assessing plasticity of a variety of brain components including cerebral cortical microvasculature, astrocyetic morphology, dentritic branching patterns, synaptic number, and synaptic structure are all affected by complex environment rearing (2). It has been suggested that multiple synaptic contacts (spines) may play a role in the spread of the additive effect of learning known as potentiation, among neighboring unstimulated neurons. A lack of these spines and their connection with boutons of neighboring neurons could then result in a decrease in the capacity for learning. Some recent work has indicated that the presence of multiple synaptic contacts may be altered by experience. Most of this research has focused on structural changes in the hippocampus. Dendrtic spines show great variability in structure and connectivity, both within and across brain structures, including 10-fold differences in length and diameter as well as variations in the number of branches and spines per dendrite."
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Word Recall in Alcoholic Youth, 2002.
Examines serial, primacy and latency effects in word recall among 18-25 year old college students with alcohol problems.
2,345 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The research study reported in this paper examines the effects of serial position on the recall of specific words by subjects. Hypotheses were tested in relation to the effects of serial position of words on a list. Serial, primacy, and latency effects are measured.
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"Human memory consists of a number of systems and subsystems (Tulving & Schacter, 1990). There are three broad categories of memory. Procedural memory involves changes in behavior, including skilled performance and response to stimuli. Semantic memory involves use of factual knowledge. Episodic memory is that "with which people remember their personal experiences" (Tulving & Schacter, 1990, p. 301). There is evidence for a fourth category of memory known as the perceptual representation system (PRS), or priming, which involves the improved identification of perceptual or sensory objects. Some properties of PRS include the following: "it is involved in the identification of perceptual objects, including words; it does not depend on the same brain centers as episodic and semantic memory; PRS develops at an early age and is still present late in life; it is primarily unconscious; it is not affected by drugs that affect other types of memory" (Tulving & Schacter, 1990, p. 301). As is true of other types of memory, however, priming improves with repetition and forgetfulness occurs over time. Evidence that priming is a type of memory can be seen in amnesiac patients, "who have severe impairment of other types of memory. Also observable is a dissociation between priming, which occurs to the same degree in three-year-old children and young adults, and recognition memory, which increases with age in children" (Tulving & Schacter, 1990, p. 301)."
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How New Words Come into a Language, 2005.
Discusses the various ways that new words come into a language.
2,500 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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This essay respectively discusses the various ways that word-formation processes come into a language namely; coinage, borrowing, compounding, blending, clipping, backformation, conversion, acronyms, derivation, prefixes and suffixes, infixes and multiple processes. Furthermore, this essay also discusses the implications of word formation for a language learning and teaching process.
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"The study of language has become a subject of interest for many years. English for instance, has without a doubt become the global language. Whenever we turn on the news to find out what is happening from four corner of the world, local people are being interviewed and telling us about it in English. To be more specific, English is adopted as an internal lingua franca and second language for most Europeans (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Dutch, and France) although English is not treated as an official language in these countries. While in most Asian countries, having English is always associated with having a prestigious job and career. However, people do not realize that English has adopted enormous number of words from various countries in the world since the imperialism and trade kicked off. "
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"Don?t Say a Word", 2003.
The following essay critically analyzes the film, ?Don?t Say a Word? paying particular attention to Michael Douglas?s role in the film.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 29.95
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This essay critically examines the film, "Don?t Say a Word", by looking at the contemporary notions of modern psychology used both as the focus of the film?s dramatic plot, and also in the way it plays out the themes of madness and sanity that run throughout the film.
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?In ?Don?t Say a Word.? Michael Douglas portrays a New York psychiatrist. He has a beautiful, young, and innocent daughter. He also has a mad, beautiful, nearly catatonic patient. This mental patient resides in a locked ward. She does communicate occasionally, but not in any comprehensible, normal fashion. Instantly the theme between madness and sanity is set up between the two girls, one young and innocent, one young and unappealing. It also introduces the theme of catatonia relatively recent in the plot.?
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Words and Language, 2005.
An analysis on the impetus of words.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses how the meanings of words change due to cultural and historical beliefs. It also addresses the way words like "nigger" and "fag" have the power to oppress when used by dominant cultures against subcultures, but how they can also be empowering when appropriated by the subcultures they are used against.
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"Changes in the meaning of words often empower or oppress others. We might look to Naylor's depiction of the word nigger to see how words can serve to empower or impress. Racial slurs are often used to wound or shame ..."
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