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- 271: The Bubble Economy of Japan
- ... is prepare to go through a period of trade balance adjustment, it will also suffer a period of recession, so the government strongly encourage business activities to strengthen the economy in order to prevent backwash effect. It was this event which boost up the GNP and raise the exchange rate. With this exchange rate advantage it stimulate business activity on housing and stock investment which created a bubble economy. During this ... of this loan to those who was not eligible to obtain a loan from the bank. These companies that act as the funnel will earn a certain amount of interest from these smaller companies (branch effect). Therefore all classes of companies and society can easily access in the speculate market. Other large corporate, construction company, organize crime group and even temple (religious) were also involve in land speculation. Another encouragement to ... postal service and take your message. Their home should be in some rural or less urban area that 100 km away from work." This reflected that the rise of land value did not just only effect the affordability of the housing but also distort the lifestyle of the Japan workers as it had reflect in the earlier incident of the 2 generations mortgage. (6) "During the bubble economy period the ...
- 272: Stereotypes Are The Psychologi
- ... equally important. Augoustinos et al noted that one of the functions of stereotypes amongst the highly prejudiced was to serve as an easily accessible knowledge base, from which prejudiced beliefs can be rationalised, becoming in effect a self-fulfilling prophecy. Their research effectively points to stereotypes being largely used as mental heuristics, in unprejudiced situations as well as situations involving prejudice. Snyder and Miene (1994) conducted a study into the functions ... are so persistent. Long and Manstead (1997) examined the process of group immersion and intergroup differentiation and more specifically at contextual shifts in categorisation. In an experiment that they carried out they looked at the effect of a group immersion task on several groups of psychology students. They found that context played a significant role on the intergroup behaviour, although not in the way that they had predicted. They found that a large effect was recorded within the group categories. From their results Long and Manstead stated that categorisation is dependent on the relationship between the individual and their context, as the individual perceives it. This may partially ...
- 273: Writing Styles of Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe
- ... techniques used by Melville and Poe. In fact, many of the unprecedented styles used by Poe and Melville are now widely considered the norm in writing quality literature. One example of this is the single-effect theory first seen in Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher," in which Poe places strict emphasis on word choice in order to correlate each word with the grim ... is evident in two of better known works, Moby Dick, and Billy Budd, where we are introduced to several fascinating character that add to the excitement and energy of the story. Both Poe's single-effect theory and Melville's exceptional character development in the short stories, "The Cask of Amontillado," and "Bartelby the Scrivener," written by Poe and Melville respectively. This paper will not only compare the plot and structure ... punished). Poe does not intend for the reader to sympathize with Montresor because he has been wronged by Fortunato, but rather to judge him. Telling the story from Montresor's point of view intensifies the effect of moral shock and horror. Once again, the reader is invited (as was the case in "The Tell-Tale Heart") to delve into the inner workings of a sinister mind. Such is evident from ...
- 274: Angina Pectoris
- ... stick together and to the wall of the artery, while substances released by the platelets as they stick together further constrict the blood vessels. If the artery is already narrowed, this can have a devastating effect as it drastically reduces the blood flow. (Fig. 3 - Spasm in a coronary artery) When people are very tense, they usually overbreathe or hold their breath altogether. Shallow, irregular but rapid breathing washes out carbon ... smoke contains carbon monoxide, radioactive polonium, nicotine, arsenious oxide, benzopyrene, and levels of radon and molybdenum that are TWENTY times the allowable limit for ambient factory air. The two agents that have the most significant effect on the cardiovascular system are carbon monoxide and nicotine. Nicotine has no direct effect on the heart or the blood vessels, but it stimulates the nerves on these structures to cause the secretion of adrenaline. The increase of adrenaline and noradrenaline increases blood pressure and heart rate by ...
- 275: A Healthy Personality
- ... are: the physical self, the social self, and the personal self. The physical self is the bodies we walk around in and the unique features each of them possess. Our physical appearance has an enormous effect on a healthy personality. Some people tower over others and some, like me, wish they had a few more inches. Some people are physically more beautiful than other people, and in turn get more attention ... healthy personality. For example if a young girl really wants to be a model, but is not cut out to be one, the realization that she will not be a model will have a profound effect on her personality. Perhaps she will take on negative attitudes about her body and appearance. Maybe those attitudes will develop into false beliefs that people, including her, are somehow not as valuable unless they are ... that she is better than everyone else and the most beautiful person on earth. How we deal with the fact that we are constantly being judged and evaluated on our physical appearance has a profound effect on personality. The social self is the many different masks and roles we play in social and home settings. You might play the role of a sophisticated gentleman at a fancy Christmas party, or ...
- 276: Fuji Xerox
- ... and technology. By 1989, approximately 1,000 FX employees, and their families, had spent 3 years with Xerox, and approximately 150 from Xerox had done the same. WHY FUJI AND XEROX ESTABLISHED THE IJV Entry Effect In 1958, RX executives spotted Japan as the appropriate market for the first step of their Asian market expansion. After WWII, Japans industrial and GDP/GNP growth was extremely fast. According to the International ... form a joint venture with a local partner. By establishing the joint venture, RX would be able to pass all government requirements, avoid high trade tariff, and gain access to this lucrative Japanese market. Learning Effect Fuji Photo Film had been trying to diversify their business away from silver-based photography and had begun experimenting with xerography prior to the joint venture. By 1958, FPF had already invested 6 million yen in research and manufacturing facilities for plain paper copy technology. FPF would be the primary beneficiary of the learning effect in the joint venture, as they would benefit, through FX, from the exclusive know-how of xerography provided by Xerox. Market Effect The Japanese were known to have a unique distribution system and their ...
- 277: RAP CENORSHIP
- ... constituitive censorship (the control of language), power-knowledge (restricting knowledge), as well as the traditional regulative censorship (law). These new forces can be as equally effective as the forces of remote history. We notice the effect of post-enlightenment civilization as early as the nineteenth-century in the great Russian humanist Aleksandr Herzin. Herzin left his native country in protest of Czarist censorship only to feel "profound disillusionment with the extremely ... comes first, which is then symbolized through language. Regarding the censorship of the symbols, this author agrees with Goethe's view: It would be a bad state of affairs if reading had a more immoral effect than life itself, which daily develops scandalous scenes in abundance, if not before our eyes than before our ears. Even with children we need not by any means be too anxious about the effects of ... be harmful. Labels have failed in their goal of educating parents without censoring. The Tacitean Principle The Technical Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography stated: ...efforts to restrict or censor have the psychological effect of increasing the desirability of the material. Increasing the difficulty of obtaining erotic materials, harassing and punishing pornographers and purveyors of pornography, setting minimum age limits for the purchase of these materials, and so ...
- 278: Predator - Prey Relationships
- ... to survive depends solely on how well it can use its defense mechanisms to prolong its life. The next topic of discussion is the relationship between predators and their prey. Predators and prey effect each other from day to day interactions to the evolution of each other. Predator and prey populations move in cycles, the number of predators will influence the number of prey and the number of prey ... will lead to the death of its host, but most parasites can achieve a balance with their hosts. Even though parasites might not lead directly to the death of its host, it can effect the host in a variety of other ways. A host could become weaker and not be able to compete for food or reproduce, or the parasite could make its host less desirable to mate ... might not survive to help raise the offspring, or males do not mate because they are weakened by the parasites and do not perform well in contests for mates. Whatever the case, parasites have an effect on their prey. In a similar scenario, the parasitic relationship between cuckoos and other birds, the development of resistance to a parasite leads to the evolution of the parasite. This polymorphism is known as ...
- 279: Supporting The Prohibition
- ... to the problems it was intended to solve". On midnight of January 16, 1920, one of the personal habits and customs of most Americans suddenly came to a halt. The Eighteenth Amendment was put into effect and all importing, exporting, transporting, selling, and manufacturing of intoxicating liquor was put to an end. Shortly following the enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment, the National Prohibition Act, or the Volstead Act, as it was called because of its author, Andrew J. Volstead, was put into effect. This determined intoxicating liquor as anything having an alcoholic content of anything more than 0.5 percent, omitting alcohol used for medicinal and sacramental purposes. This act also set up guidelines for enforcement. Prohibition was ... the noble experiment) was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America". If prohibition was not put into effect alcohol abuse and problems would have gotten much worse than before. Even though it did not last too long it had an effect on today. It prevented abuse and a depression that could have ...
- 280: Psychodelic Drugs
- ... 15 ml (less than one half ounce) per hour. Hence, only time can sober someone up. Coffee, cold showers, or exercise do not work. The warm glow of disinhibition, "letting go" is a major desired effect of alcohol. People feel more sociable and talkative with small amounts of the drug. Alcohol is a relaxant, so many people drink to unwind from the demands of life. Because alcohol has been around for ... own impairment. The individual thinks he or she is functioning well, when actually s/he is not. Later, there is impaired memory of the impaired performance. TOLERANCE means that a drug loses some of its effect with repeated use, and that higher and higher doses are needed. It is the body's way of adapting to having a foreign substance in the system. People develop a high tolerance to alcohol when ... been processed so that it can be smoked. It is generally sold in small quantities and distributed in small glass vials or small plastic bags. When crack is smoked, it produces an immediate, short-lived effect. Intravenous use ("shooting up") also results in rapid onset of effects, while the effects of sniffing are delayed several minutes. The onset of the high, or rush, from cocaine and crack is reported by ...
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