... the code of a moral failure (Cuklanz 28). In1968 the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) formalized the current rating system. Films were originally accorded a G, PG, R, or X rating. IN 1984 the MPAA added the PG-13 rating to inform parents that some material might not be suitable for children under thirteen. In 1990, because of the appropriation of the X designation ... In this idealized world, parents really did know best, politicians were usually honest, and teachers were respected and omnipotent (Ghannam 30). In addition, parents were worthy gatekeepers and focused on their c...

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... Maanen calls metamorphosis. As a result of the previous stage, the new employee goes through a period of change by learning new behaviors or modifying existing ones. Building on Van Maanen's theory, Jablin (1984) adopted the term assimilation to more specifically characterize the process of socialization within the organizational setting. Jablin's research has focused ... application of social skills training for prison inmates (e.g., Calabrese & Hawkins, 1988; de Montmollin, Zimmerman, Bernheim, & Harding, 1986; Hollin & Courtney, 1983; Hopkins, 1993; MacKain & Streveler, 1990; Perkins,...

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... which is seldom seen in one-to-one interviews (Jarrett, 1993; Knodel et al, 1987). As participants answer questions, the responses spark new ideas or connections from other participants. Yovovich notes; "Interaction among respondents stimulates new ideas and thoughts. Yet group pressure challenges participants to be more realistic" (Yovovich, 1991). Furthermore, the focus group is more realistic in simulating the ... develop can also be provided. Focus groups can be used at the same time as quantitative procedures for triangulation purposes (Webb et al, 1965; Denzin, 1989; Miles & Huberm...

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... high unemployment and low paying part-time job, overall high coasts, poor-equality in housing (making people spend at least 50% of their income on shelter), inadequate support services, inadequate welfare allowances and inadequate financial supports of the working poor. One of the voluntary responses to the problem of hunger ... as famine, the view that smaller milieu's contribute to larger structures of social and historical lives need to be taken. Mills also notes that, often there is a debate about what that value really is and about what it is that really threatens it. Mills's philos...

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... in a bank to support himself while studying English and philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he received a second bachelor's degree in 1984. Although an immigrant, an outsider in Canadian society, Mistry already understood this condition, for in India he belonged to the Parsi community, whose ... continue to live outside the mainstream and strive to retain their distinct identity in a predominantly Hindu country. Their religious practices, based on tradition, intrude on all avenues of their lives and appear at times to be more the product of the letter than the spirit. The you...

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... in a bank to support himself while studying English and philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he received a second bachelor's degree in 1984. Although an immigrant, an outsider in Canadian society, Mistry already understood this condition, for in India he belonged to the Parsi community, whose ... continue to live outside the mainstream and strive to retain their distinct identity in a predominantly Hindu country. Their religious practices, based on tradition, intrude on all avenues of their lives and appear at times to be more the product of the letter than the spirit. The you...

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... Kafka - (1883-1924); German novelist; in several of his novels and short stories he portrays helpless individuals crushed by inexplicably hostile forces 17. George Orwell - (1903-1950); English; wrote 1984, novel about the future of society, with every person's life being watched all the time by a "Big Brother" and stripping every being of their dignity 18. functionalism - the idea that ... by the Spanish Civil War; combined the free distortion of expressionism, overlapping planes of cubism, and surrealistic fascination with grotesque subject matter, Picasso meant it to be an unforgettab...

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... #1 hardware company in the world. IBM is the #2 software company (Microsoft is #1). IBM offers computers via the Internet but their selection and upgrades are limited. IBM owns Lotus Notes and offers a vast array of other products and services. Bargaining power of suppliers: Dell uses Intel chips in their computer products, giving Intel some bargaining power over Dell. Microsoft ... Dell's product is in a very competitive market and Dell could easily become a trailer instead of a leader. Dell's most viable competitive position is one of a differentiation strategy focusing on mass customi...

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... . Their characters portray the lack of understanding present in the American society for the Native Americans and the anger prevalent amongst the culture. Both authors have awakened the literary world on the existence of a culture that had always been there for possibly thousands of years, but only through an occasional perspective from an anthropologist and or a historian. Erdrich in ... , and is a masterful storyteller. Some of her other works include That's What She Said: Contemporary poetry and Fiction by Native American Women, Jacklight (1984), The Beet Queen (1986), and The Bingo P...

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... as a 'complex of dispositions toward language and its role – which are related to language attitudes in that they constitute the framework in which attitudes are formed' (Ruiz, 1984: 16). Orientations are largely at the subconscious level but could be inferred from existing policies and practices. The three language planning orientations are: i. Language as a problem: When language planners ... helpful in understanding the realities of language planning. It is often local contextual agents which affect how macro-level plans function and the outcomes that they achieve. As Baldauf n...

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... or ineligible groups. From the resulting list the jury panel is produced. If selected, a citizen is obliged to serve on the jury. The Jurors receive a set of notes explaining a little of the procedure of the jury service and the functions of the juror. The normal length of jury ... them being, those involving terrorism, where it was felt that a jurors political beliefs might prevent him or her being impartial or lead to undue pressure on other jurors, those who are being protected by the national security. Jurors could only be stood by' if the vetting revealed a very strong reason ... ...

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... over the past decade has risen sharply, as the following figures show: Value *Year ---R billion *1983 ---16 243 719 *1988 ---33 755 895 *1984 ---19 058 145 *1989 ---37 486 737 *1985 ---25 879 840 *1990 ---38 050 687 *1986 ---29 475 267 *1991 ---43 386 ... steel, is marketed world-wide. Another major project under way is the expansion of the Alusaf aluminium smelting facilities at Richards Bay on the Natal coast. The R6,5 billion project will give South Africa the largest aluminium smelting plant in the world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manufac...

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