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English
Undergraduate 2
10/22/2010

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Ethics
Definition
system of moral principles that might go beyond legal rules to tell us how to act when the law is silent.
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
The belief that ones own cultural group is one superior
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Parallelism
Definition
Consistency
using similar grammatical structure for similiar ideas., that is matching adjectives with adjectives nouns with nouns and so on.

i came i saw i conquered.
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platitude
Definition
A statement that is so obvious that including it in a message would insult the reader.
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style
Definition
The manner in which an idea is expressed( rather than the substance of the idea)
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buffer
Definition
A netural and supportive opening statement designed to lessen the impact of negative news.
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factoring
Definition
Breaking a problem down into its component parts so that data- so that you know what data you need to collect.
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primary data
Definition
is collected by the researcher to solve the specific problem at hand.
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Secondary data
Definition
is data collected by someone else for some oter purpose may be published or unpublished.
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reference
Definition
a person who has agreed to provide the information to a prospective employer regarding a job applicants fitness for a job.
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solicited application letter
Definition
is written in response to an advertised vacany
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unsolicited application letter
Definition
also called prospecting letter) is written to a organization that has not advertised a vacany.
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business etiquette
Definition
is the practice of polite and appropriate behavior in the business setting.
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redundancy
Definition
is the unnecessary repetition of an idea that has already been expressed or intimated.
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"you" attitude
Definition
emphasizes what the reciever( the listener or the reader) wants to know and how he or she will be affected by the message.
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rhetorical question
Definition
Questions that you dont expect an answer for.
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