postmodernist theory of society states that we have reached a state in society by which we have surpassed the modern era. Modernism is the idea that society has become industrialised and that we live in a materialistic society. The modern era‚ according to modernist theorists‚ is one based around science and the development of intellectual thinking; this stands in stark contrast to pre-modern society in which understanding and the rules of society were based around religion. A postmodern era implies
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Post-Modern American Poets American poetry is full of personal freedom where people can express themselves with no strings attached. There are many different subjects that American poets choose to write about. Many tend to focus on their own individual problems in society. The structures of American poets also include personal confessions and insights. American poets have helped create our vision of post modern literature. Billy Collins‚ born in New York‚ wrote poetry about daily aspects in
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distinction between tax avoidance and tax evasion from academic publications. Tax books have defined tax avoidance as “the lawful minimization of tax liability through sound financial planning techniques‚ while tax evasion is the “unlawful attempt to minimize tax liability through fraudulent techniques to circumvent or frustrate tax laws”. The consequences of either action are also clear. The former is not punishable by law while the latter is. However‚ the lines between evasion and avoidance have become blurred
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Adaptive Filters 1 Adaptive Filters A Tutorial for the Course Computational Intelligence http://www.igi.tugraz.at/lehre/CI Christian Feldbauer‚ Franz Pernkopf‚ and Erhard Rank Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory Inffeldgasse 16c Abstract This tutorial introduces the LMS (least mean squares) and the RLS (recursive least-squares) algorithm for the design of adaptive transversal filters. These algorithms are applied for identification of an unknown system. Usage
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The Evolution of the Post and Lintel Structural System The post and lintel structural system‚ more commonly known today as post and beam‚ is a construction method used to hold the weight of a building through the use of two or more upright posts that support the horizontal beam/lintel that spans between them. This technique has been used for centuries and is still seen today. When this system was first put into place it was solely for structural support‚ but as time moved forward‚ we see a shift
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Uncertainty avoidance: The dimension Uncertainty Avoidance has to do with the way that a society deals with the fact that the future can never be known: should we try to control the future or just let it happen? This ambiguity brings with it anxiety and different cultures have learnt to deal with this anxiety in different ways. At 30 China has a low score on uncertainty avoidance. None the less‚ adherence to laws and rules may be flexible to suit the actual situation and pragmatism is a fact of
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Women‚ in their relentless pursuit of gender equality‚ have evolved from the early modern period to the postmodern world. Whereas early modern women simply focused on getting a good education‚ modern women focused on acquiring equal legal rights as men and postmodern women focused on expanding upon a woman’s role in society from that of a traditional housewife to a woman with equal opportunity as a man. In the early modern period‚ not only were women denied the most basic of natural rights in many countries
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The five multi-level perspectives of Heifetz as it relates to adaptive leadership are: 1.) purpose and possibility which involves diagnosing the situation considering the values at stake‚ and unbundling the issues involved; 2.) diagnosing the system in which the adaptive leader takes to the balcony to gain an understanding of the organization’s culture‚ structures‚ and ways of thinking; 3.) mobilizing the system in which the leader identifies the issues that engage the most attention to finding
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* * Part A: Tax Avoidance and evasion Introduction According to Hyde (2010) tax evasion cost the UK treasury over £15 billion annually. This is approximately 3% of the total tax liabilities that individuals and organisations are meant to pay to the Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC). While an estimate of £25 billion is lost through tax avoidance annually (Murphy‚ nd). These are huge sums of money that could go a long way to help the government reduce the national deficit or could
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Uncertainty Avoidance What is Uncertainty Avoidance? The Uncertainty Avoidance is one of the five intercultural dimensions developed by Hofstede. This cultural index concerned with a community’s tolerance for dubiousness and amphibology. It demonstrate to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either inconvenient or convenient in unstructured situations. This situations are new‚ unfamiliar‚ surprising‚ and different from usual. Uncertainty avoiding cultures try to reduce the opportunity
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