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The paper compares the Los Angeles Police Department's West Point Leadership Program Participant survey to the Examination of Racial Profiling Data in Large Metropolitan Area study. The paper examines the type of study units used, the type of data gathered and whether the study was experimental, quasi-experimental or non-experimental. The paper compares the internal and external validity of the studies and examines if the studies met the requirements for randomness and applicability to the general population.

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Abstract
Units of Analysis
Cross-Sectional versus Longitudinal Design
Experimental, Quasi-Experimental or Non-experimental Design
Internal Validity
External Validity
Randomness
Generalizable to a Larger Population

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"The researchers in the WPLP Survey used individual surveys to gather data on the perceived success of leadership training for command officers in the various police departments as offered by the Los Angeles Police Department. The gathering of individual surveys, collecting and analyzing data from individuals is an example of researchers using individual units of analysis (Jenks, Carter Jenks& Correia, 2006 p.56). The Profile Data research involved gathering data from traffic stops conducted in several large metropolitan areas to find evidence of racial profiling. There were approximately 540,000 individual traffic stop incidents (Joiner, 2006, p.73). Although data was gathered on the individuals involved in the traffic stops, this data was part of a large review of the traffic stop incident records of the different police departments of the large metropolitan areas, thus the units of analysis was group units."

Tags:non-experimental, experimental, quasi-experimental, cross-sectional, randomness, generalizability, validity

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Joseph H. Greenberg played a significant role in language typological studies and the mass comparison of lexical items. Greenberg created mass comparisons and classifications for languages spoken on many continents in various countries including Africa, the Americas, and New Guinea (Bengtson & Ruhlen 292). He wrote, "The method of multilateral comparison is so powerful that it will give reliable results even with the poorest of materials. Incorrect material should have merely a randomizing effect (Greenberg 29; as cited by Ramat 1).

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Student's Name Name of Instructor Name of Course February 18, 2008 Greenberg's Method of Mass Comparison of Language Classification Joseph H. Greenberg played a significant role in language typological studies and the mass comparison of lexical items. Greenberg created mass comparisons and classifications for languages spoken on many continents in various countries including Africa, the Americas, and New Guinea (Bengtson & Ruhlen 292). He wrote, "The method of multilateral comparison is so

Tags:greenberg, mass comparison, language

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In this paper the writer makes a cultural comparison concerning business in the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The writer notes that the United Arab Emirates (UAE), like many other Muslim nations, is often referred to as a high-context culture by anthropologists who study the workplaces of different nations. High-context nations are nations in which one's societal position and relationship is often more important than what is directly stated during a negotiation. The writer points out that, in contrast, the United States is a low-context culture, as it is a highly pluralistic and diverse society characterized by a tolerance of diversity and fluid relationships. In contrast to high-context societies, there is a strong perceived barrier between an individual's private and public life, and business negotiations are often made between people who know one another only as associates, not as individuals with long, complex familial, ethnic, and religious histories and identities that are of vital significance when imparting meaning. The writer maintains that in the United Arab Emirates, Islamic law and philosophy permeates almost every facet of daily life, even if individuals may have different interpretations of that law, based upon their upbringing and social class.

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"Even in a business that caters mainly to expatriates and tourists in the region, local contacts are necessary to establish trust with government officials and employees, and particularly in these tense times during the Muslim and the Western world, it is essential that strong relationships are forged with the native populace. Also, a businessperson must be made aware of the different families who control the various regions that make up the united UAE.
"Unlike some other nations within the region, the United Arab Emirates has shown notable trends in modernizing its attitudes. For example, the government maintains an organization called the Women's Federation and promotes training, education, and the advancement of the status of women."

Tags:Muslim, diversity, tolerance, attitudes

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The paper compares Bruce Catton's work, "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts" and Russel Baker's essay, "A Nice Place to Visit" and asserts that both follow the comparison and contrast format of writing exceptionally well. The paper explains that where Catton seeks to impart his clearly defined passion and excitement for his subject, Baker wants us to share in his sarcastic assessment of Toronto as being clean and polite and thus boring. The paper posits that both works succeed in engaging the reader, although Baker's assessment has a problem that it requires the reader to take his side.

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"Comparison and contrast essays serve a very distinct point - to show the differences and similiarities between individuals, groups, places, songs, etc. Within the structure of these essays, we find that there are two major methods of comparison: the subject-by-subject and the point-by-point. Within these two methods are also several different styles that authors employ. Bruce Catton's work, "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts" takes a very serious and well balanced look at the two primary military generals of the U.S. Civil war."

Tags:humor, sarcasm, subject-by-subject, point-by-point

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The paper opens with a background of the Matsushita and Phillips companies and then discusses their operations. Among other points, the paper compares and, the main events in both companies, strategic plans, opportunities and threats. The paper performs a Port five forces analysis, a SWOT analysis and a PEST analysis on both companies.

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Key events Matsushita
Key events Phillips
Comparison key events
Value Chain Matsushita
Value Chain Phillips
Porter 5 forces analysis for Matsushita
Porter 5 forces analysis for Phillips
PEST Matsushita
PEST Phillips
Strategic plan for Matsushita and Phillips

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"Initially, Matsushita had trade barriers imposed by WTO, but once trade liberalization occurred, those were removed and Asian firms found it easier to serve the American and European markets. Proprietary product differences were created fast after industry innovators, such as Phillips released an innovation. The distribution activity posed problems and exerted negative pressure on the Japanese company that had to sell its products through own shops. After reaching a considerable size, Matsushita operated its production activity with large economies of scale and there were not many the Asian companies that achieved that."

Tags:international, experience, decentralization, strategic, partnerships

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A comparison of the events of the May Fourth Movement in the first wave of the Maoist Cultural Revolution and events in Pa Chin's classic novel Family, which is set during that period. The paper also addresses the breakdown of gender boundaries during that time, which is conveyed through the actions of characters in the novel itself.

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In this paper, the similar and differing traits of violence and non-violence in the biographical backgrounds of Mahatma Gandhi and Har Gobind have been analyzed in this study. The historical changes that define Har Gobind's 17th century militarism are some of the differences that faced Gandhi in the more violent and often-more aggressive issues of mass warfare or "total war" found in the 20th century. However, Gandhi also understood the humanistic limitations of his non-violent theory on civil disobedience, just as Har Gobind sought to seek military protection and sanctuary for his people from oppression.

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Tags:myth, religion, story

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In this article, the writer studies the three vehicles the 2007 Acura Tsx, Audi A4 and the Infiniti G35 Sedan. The writer maintains that the Audi is neither the strongest nor the cheapest and it depreciates the most over time. For that reason, it is the weakest of the three. This paper elaborates on this as time allows; in so doing, it becomes apparent that there are many considerations which must be taken into account when buying a new vehicle.

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"Of the three vehicles, the Acura TSX offers the best retail price. According to the official website of Car and Driver Magazine, the base price is $28,860-$30,960 for the Acura TSX ("Acura TSX," illus.1). For its part, the Audi A4 (Sedan) runs at a retail price of $29,675-$39,175 ("Audi A4," illus.3). Last of all, a glance at Caranddriver.com reveals that the ..."

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This paper compares the plots, theme and characters in two stories written by Flannery O'Connor. The paper summarizes and analyzes the stories, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Revelation", and then explains that both stories are character studies with serious statements about the human condition at the heart of the plot and that both present samples of the eloquence and style that gave Flannery O'Conner's prose a grace that transformed it into poetry.

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"The grandmother is afraid to travel to Florida because of a recently escaped convict, nicknamed "The Misfit," who has been on a killing rampage in that state. This is the subject of conversation between the family and the proprietors of a roadside cafe, who seem to relish the grim details of the murderer. Nevertheless the trip progresses in the manner that most family car trips do, with the grandmother trying to entertain the children with stories from her youth."

Tags:harshness, subltety, climax, conclusion, drama, automobile, trip, florida, waiting, room, mrs., turpin

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A study of these two plays, Kalidasa's "Shakuntala" and Shakespeare's "Othello", reveals that there are more similarities than differences between attitudes towards love, duty, women, and society. It explains that in the East all aspects of social behavior are more deeply associated with religion and spirituality than the West. It points out that Asian cultures have always emphasized the importance of family, clan, caste, and community, as compared to the more individual and independent view of existence taken up by Europeans.

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"Both cultures encourage a submission to the conventions and rules of society, the difference lying in the intensity of this conviction. At the core however human emotions and behavior remain similar as do most of their motivations. Love, honor, duty may have different nuances in both cultures but they have comparable aspirations. Thus a king in India and a General in Venice may both aspire for love and marriage but one will be ruled by complications of caste, religious niceties and family honor while the other controlled by the concept of self and role in society."

Tags:asian, european, family, caste, community, existence