This thesis explores the aspirations and perceived barriers to socioeconomic attainment of children of immigrant parents. In the United States, research on the socioeconomic outcomes of the second generation is central to the study of ethnic stratification. Despite the significance of immigration to Australian society, no similar developed research tradition exists. Theoretically, the thesis dr...

singapore is depicted to be the fastest growing telecommunications nation in asia. presently, all the members of the singapore banking industry have engaged in the use of information and communication technology as a platform for effective and efficient means of conducting financial transactions. this paper focuses on determining the level of users’ acceptance of the electronic banking services...

In this paper, I critically assess Mark Richard’s interesting and important development of the claim that linguistic meanings can be fruitfully analogized with biological species. argue qua cluster interpretative presuppositions need not often do display population-level independence reproductive isolation is characteristic species concept. After developing these problems in some detail, close ...

many of distiches of hafiz verse, without any difficulties in words and phrases, are doubtful and controversial. this is an inherent feature of his sonnets and relates to his roguish versing manner; and in fact, is a part of his own roguery. to understand hafiz’s roguery, we have no choice except using a method that is able to remove those doubts. considering his skills in islamic rhetoric, kno...

This paper focused on the way names of body parts are artistically used to convey meanings and messages in Kifipa, a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania. Since the body parts metaphors are used by people to portray meanings in their daily conversations (Kovecses, 2004; Vierke, 2012), the paper investigated such linguistic richness in the language. Methodologically, the study identified names of b...