... can only compare them to what they have done up to today. McGwire and Sosa both have a good overall batting average. McGwire has a .265 and Sosa has a .264. McGwire has a better slugging percent then Sosa. McGwire has a .575 as Sosa has .497 averages. In the past few years McGwire's slugging percent has gone up. However, for Sosa he has pretty much stayed the same in the past few years. If Sosa's average keeps fluctuating during the season his overall slugging percentage will pretty much stay the same. The numbers of hits that McGwire and Sosa have have been pretty close to the number they should have in this ...

... costs. Agency costs are the welfare reduction by the principal due to the divergence of the interest. There are three agency costs (1) monitoring costs, (2) bonding costs, and (3) residual loss. (1) Monitoring costs are the costs of monitoring agent’s behaviour. They are expenses of the principal to measure, observe, and control the agent’s behaviour. Good examples for monitoring costs are auditing costs. To protect themselves of huge monitoring costs principals are bearing the costs to agents. An example can be given in lending: A high-risk company has high monitoring costs, which leads to a high inter ...

... grandchildren, who are said to be suckled 'with the same milk.' And this is the reason why Hellenic states were originally governed by kings; because the Hellenes were under royal rule before they came together, as the barbarians still are. Every family is ruled by the eldest, and therefore in the colonies of the family the kingly form of government prevailed because they were of the same blood. As Homer says: Each one gives law to his children and to his wives. For what each thing is when fully developed, we call its nature, whether we are speaking of a man, a horse, or a family. Besides, the final cause and end ...

... these two the limitations of the secondary source can be exposed and used as an example for other such circumstances. The secondary-source article comes from the August 30, 1998 edition of the New York Times. Written by Amy Harmon, the report is titled ÒResearchers Find Sad Lonely World in Cyberspace.Ó The article goes on to explain that researchers at Carnegie Mellon University completed a study (later identified as the ÒHomenetÓ study) that examines the social and psychological effects of Internet use in the home. What they found, the report states, is that the initial depression and loneliness of the par ...

... were being treated and taken seriously. These self-ratings helped professionals find that the TMT therapy worked better for these patients in coping with all the aspects of . Anderson, Gerhard. 1997. Prior treatments in a group of sufferers seeking treatment. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 66 (2). 107-110. Four groups were obtained from sixty-nine sufferers aged 22-76 years to try and describe the distress they go through based on if they have had treatment or not. The four groups were: not treatment (24 people), acupuncture (19 people), relaxation (13 people), other treatments. (13 people). These peopl ...

... the actual sport has changed very little since its creation. Because it was fun and easy to learn, racquetball caught on quickly and gained immense popularity. Racquetball reached its peak in popularity in the 1970's, where racquetball clubs abounded across North America. During the late 1970s, racquetball become one of the fastest growing sports in North America as thousands of new racquetball courts were built to satisfy the demand of new players. However, by the late eighties racquetball popularity subsided and many clubs either closed or changed their courts to fit other uses. However, there are approximatel ...

... than the standard dayshift can cause many problems for the worker. It can affect the worker's health and safety and the relationships with one's family and the community (Carpentier 14). In this essay, I will analysis the impact of shiftwork on humans and make some suggestions of how to alleviate some negative aspect of it. On one hand, shiftwork enhances economy advantages (Maurice 13). Adaption of shiftwork may result in a reduction in unemployment, or may provide work for those potentially unemployed (Perlow 46). In some cases, the choice may be between shift work and no work at all. In addition, shiftwork ...

... Augustine and Aquinas. He proposed his argument for God’s existence. His ontological argument is based on the thought of God as the highest being. Anselm’s argument is different from other philosophers simply because of it’s premise. He saw a need for a precise logical philosophy as a way for making faith mature, not as a substitute for faith. Because Anselm already believed in God, he was only looking for rational support for this belief. Therefore Anselm’s method of proving God’s existence is called “Faith seeking understanding.” He proclaims “I do not ...

... proved themselves by defeating their enemies with almost super natural strength. Hercules, only eight or ten months old, strangled the two serpents sent by Hera to destroy him. Sometimes more than one enemy would try to slay the hero, as in the story of Krishna of Indian origin. When Krishna was a newborn baby a demoness (rakshasi), who took the form of a woman and carried poison in her breasts, came to assassinate him. She sat to nurse him and when he drew the milk from her he also drew out her life. A third mythological hero that supports the characteristic of strength is in the story of Theseus of Greek origi ...

... the general definition is a much broader. Generally, a cult is defined as a pyramid structured group with a single, often charismatic leader. If the cult is religious in nature then often the group will claim to be the one true religion (Groenveld). In order for cults to continue to exist they persuade people to join and stay, often at any cost. In attempting to persuade members of cults, leaders often use both physically and emotionally harmful techniques. Margaret Thaler Singer is a clinical psychologist and professor of the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. She has been a ...