...In today’s way of life, we need to master a lot of things, which include a wide variety of things. It could be from driving, to what you do for a living, it could be anything. But some of the main things are the six general education competencies. Which include Oral Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Fluency, Writing Communications, Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. For you to be able to succeed in school and in life you would have to master these competencies, and not only master them but be able to fully understand them and implement them correctly. Two of the competencies that I have mastered are Oral Communication, which I would be using a presentation I gave about the company Apple and its ethical problems. The other...
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...Princess of Black Poetry, known as Nikki Giovanni, has been a history of Nikki’s family and early childhood. Nikki Giovanni is well known for expressing her feelings throughout her writing her poems. Mostly about african americans but also other topics. But a cool thing is that when Nikki wants to express herself she will let out anything she can feel to have the readers understand what she is trying to say. Nikki Giovanni’s family was a big influence on her. No matter what she would always find a time to be around her family. She loved her family more than anything. Even in some of her writings you can find out the background of how she got the name “Nikki” and about how her family came about the name “Giovanni”. A very important person who is still remembered today was another big influence for Nikki. This person was Rosa Parks but also other native americans too. Nikki also used some of Rosa Parks experiences in some of her poems....
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...Roger Rosenblatt, in essay “I am writing Blindly,” believes that people “are a narrative species,” who need to write messages to one another. To write something is an integral part of a person’s life because “we exist by storytelling”. For example, Rosenblatt shows us that people will write for as long as they live. “The impulse… like a biological fact” gives people the urge to leave one another the moments of their lives on paper. If people write, then they live and develop. The opposite example would be schizophrenics who “suffer from a loss of story,” because their “pattern making faculties fail,” and their “brain breaks down.” Writing, as one kind of communication, is a connection or bridge between an author and a reader, alive and lifeless, past and future and “has been so important in America” Rosenblatt thinks. Messages to other people or blind writing is “the deep proof of our need to spill, and keep spilling, lies in reflex, often in desperate circumstances”. For example, a doomed Russian sailor trapped on the crippled submarine Kursk scratched out a last letter to his wife revealing that he and twenty-two comrades survived the blasts that sent them to the bottom of the sea. As Lt. Dmitry Kolesnikov struggled to put down his final thoughts, freezing water seeped into the compartment and he knew there was little chance of escape. "None of us can get to the surface," the twenty-seven-year-old officer wrote. "Two...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix G Ethical Actions Worksheet Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: • Was there anything in either the University of Phoenix Student Code of Conduct or the Student Code of Academic Integrity that surprised you? If so, what was it? Why were you surprised? If not, why not? One of the things that surprised me was paragraph B, when they talked about self plagiarism, double dipping, or dovetailing. I was really surprised because, when I wrote my biography I usually write the same thing. So I use the same one for each course. Now an actual assignment I can understand why you would not submit the same assignment to a different or another course. Honestly, I had the question whether or not it was okay to submit the same biography to each different course I take. I was told by one person, that being my student advisor, that it was okay to do so. Now for anything else that is in the students code of Academic Integrity it was nothing new and did not surprise me. • What did you learn about the behaviors considered important for an ethical learner or student in the University of Phoenix learning community? I always think that it is interesting to see what students say and how they act. When in the forum it is interesting to see what people say in response when talking about ethics or anything. Everyone has different views and everyone words things so different. Every one of the students including me see things...
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...means writing is the physical act of putting down words or ideas to papers, or worksheets. The mental act means writing is all about inventing ideas ,thinking about how to express them and putting them in an orderly manner for the readers to understand it. Writing skills; Writing skills are an important part of communication. Good writing skills allow you to communicate your message with clarity and ease to a far larger audience than through face-to-face or telephone conversation. For many of us it will have been a long time since we were taught any writing skills and a refresher may be needed. This section of SkillsYouNeed aims to make you think about grammar, spelling and punctuation, how to plan your writing, and the various processes and checks to go through before pressing print or broadcasting your message online. Improving Your Writing Skills: A trick to checking your work and improving your writing skills is to read your work aloud. Reading text forces you to slow down and you will pick up problems with the flow that your eye would otherwise skip over. Another way to improve your writing skills is to read - as you read you pick up new vocabulary and engage with different writing styles. You can also explore the elementary writing process or learn how to organize expository writing. For more information and resources on learning how to write, check out articles and activities like creative writing exercises and creative writing ideas. Review the different types of...
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...and write the definitions on the lab HIGHLIGHT: Highlight any portions of the lab that seem important, tricky, or that you have questions about PRELAB: Complete any Prelab questions 2. WHILE COLLECTING DATA ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ASK: Before you begin, ask the teacher any questions that you had while reading the lab READ: Read the instructions again before each new step MEASURE: Make clear and precise measurements – DO NOT FORGET UNITS RECORD: record all measurements clearly, make sure you can find and read them later – DO NOT FORGET UNITS OBSERVE: Make good observations – record what you saw, smelled, felt, heard, etc. No detail is too small and there is often no going back to see it again PARTICIPATE: Make sure that everyone in your lab group is participating and has all of the data recorded 3. AFTER COMPLETING DATA COLLECTION ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ READ: Reread the methods – did you miss anything? Are there any steps on the next page? READ: As soon as you are sure the data collection is complete, read the directions for the lab report/writeup – Do you have all the data you need? How will you need to organize the data? Are you using class, group, or personal data? ASK: Ask the teacher any questions you have about the report RECORD: Make notes on your lab with clarifying information (i.e. where the data is located, whether or not you already made a table, anything that the teacher said in class, etc) WRITE: Start your lab report AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, it is much easier to write about the lab...
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...SIMPLE WAY IMPROVE ENGLISH 1. This is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. You can read story books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, comics, English textbooks, instructions and ingredients on food packages, advertisements, etc. For story books, don’t force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won’t enjoy. Make reading fun! Read books that you ENJOY reading. I hate to read books that bore me too. 2. Watch English movies with subtitles. This would be my favorite way of learning English. Not only do I get to have a fun time watching the movie, I’d be learning new words at the same time and knowing how to pronounce them! Usually, you can get movies with English subtitles on DVDs. 3. Listen to English songs. Read the lyrics as you listen to the songs. Listen to your favorite songs and sing along to them. 4. Start a blog in English. This is one way for you to practice your writing. Blog on something that you love. If you are a fan of movies, start a blog and write about your favorite movies, your favorite characters, what you think could be improved in the movie, what new movies to expect next year, etc. Besides blogging, try joining online forums; engage in online chatting and more. 5. If you don’t want to maintain a blog, why not write to a pen pal? It’d be even more fun to have a pen pal from a different country! I used to write to other people from the US, Germany, Mexico, and even Yugoslavia. I remember feeling...
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...addition, once some preliminary reading or drafting is done, invention techniques can help he writer or speaker to refocus. Finally, these techniques are helpful for students who are blocked. Not all invention techniques are suited to all communication tasks. Encourage students to experiment with these strategies to find out which work for them. Clustering For those who need a visual picture of their ideas, clustering (also called visualizing) is a helpful method of invention. Clustering can be done as a part of brainstorming groups (see below) or by students working alone. What follows is a procedure for clustering to provide to students: 1. Write a word related to the topic in the middle of a page and circle it. 2. Think of other words that come to mind when you think of the word. Let your mind be playful. Don’t judge or evaluate; just let the words flow. 3. As you write other words, circle them. 4. If you draw a blank thinking of more words, draw lines between the words you have written that are similar and draw arrows when one word leads to another. 5. Don’t think or analyze too long about any word or connection. 6. Continue this activity from two to five minutes. 7. Look through your cluster to get an idea of where to...
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...you want to share what you learned with a friend who is interested in enrolling. Write a 150- to 200-word e-mail to your friend summarizing the resources available to students. Hey Lizette I wanted to tell you about all the great resources that are available to students at the University of Phoenix! One thing I like about this school is the great resources online, especially the online school library. In the library you can find all sorts of help. They have a whole section for you to get help on your writing skills and grammar skills. They have everything from videos tutorials to small game writing grammar quiz games. They also have a math department that helps you improve on your math skills and it's called the "Center for Mathematics". In the "Center for Mathematics" you can find live online tutoring! Which means that you will have someone online there with you tutoring you and if you have a question, you can submit your question right there and then and the tutor will answer it. In the University Of Phoenix online library you can also find a program tool called "River point Writer" this tool helps you format your papers. If you feel that you need more help on your writing skills, grammar skills, math skills or anything else the online website has a "Program Section" where you can enroll into free school workshops! In these student workshops they will help you with anything you need help on. All of these great resources, Center of Writing Excellence, Center for Mathematics...
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...Writing with authority is another way of saying writing with craft. More than anything, authority also refers to believability. In order to create believability, authority requires acknowledgement on concerning the reader. For some people, writing in their profession is a blessing for them, while others may see it as a curse. Not knowing how to accurately write in sociology can define one’s credibility as a professional writer. Therefore, just because some knows how to properly write in APA formatting doesn’t define the paper to be well written. In order to write a well written paper and mastering your research papers, the writer should learn how to write with authority. This could mean changing your writing styles, the tone of your writing...
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...and different people compose different music but I want to talk about how Prokofiev’s music was different because he was able to travel abroad to Europe and the USA and how it compares to Shostakovich, who said in the Soviet Union. Introduction to the composer’s background 4. Aged fived Prokofiev composed his first piece for piano, an Indian Galop so named after overhearing grown-up talk about a famine in India. Composed The Giant, an opera in three Acts for solo piano when he was nine. Learned piano from his mother and loved to improvise. He left in 1918 to New York. When he was in the US, he had many misfortunes. Whenever he was about to give a concert, something would happen like the death of the director of the Love for Three Oranges. He struggled financially and was on the edge of living. So he did not want to return to Russia as a failure, so he went to Paris. Prokofiev believed, “that an artists work becomes provincial if he never leaves his homeland and tries to exclude every foreign influence...he saw Europe as an opportunity to enrich his music.” (Hanson) In the 1930s he started to miss his country and wanted to return home. 1938 - Permanently moved back to the Soviet Union (Of course there are many other theories of why he returned) He had a stubborn personality and it developed ever since he was young. This was said of Prokofiev. Samuel(Prokofiev) : “More than anything he loved to improvise in front of his parents’ friends, but they...
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...Axia College Material Fundamentals of Writing, Part One What to Do Before You Start Writing Writing—just reading the word might make you cringe. There are many possible reasons of why students do not like to write. Writing instructors usually hear My grammar is horrible, I had a writing teacher who marked up all my papers in red, or I cannot think of anything. Maybe you have similar reasons for not wanting to write; maybe you are excited to write, but do not know where to start. If you break the writing process into segments, it may not overwhelm you. This may ease your anxieties and inspire you to enjoy writing. Before you pick up a pen or start typing, stop and plan. Ask yourself the following questions and come up with answers: 1. What are the instructions? 2. What is my purpose for writing? 3. Who is my audience? 4. How must the overall structure of my writing look? 5. What must my tone be? Understand the Instructions First, read the instructions. Whether it is an assignment from an instructor or a project from a boss, read the instructions so you know what is expected. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask. The following terms are frequently used in instructions. The definitions will help you understand what to include in your writing. |Term |Definition | | ...
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...photos and videos, for research and education, booking travel, shopping & banking – the list goes on. The internet is a sea of information comprised of many facts, figures and opinions; which makes it very easy to get caught up or lost in. Advantages There is no doubt about it, the internet makes the world and its various wonders just an easy click away. You barely need to step outside your house to get what you need anymore. In the last 10 years, the internet has made enormous improvements with advancing technology. – it’s faster and contains more information than any other information resource. If you are looking for information on a product, person, service or similar the internet makes it extremely easy to find the information. Message boards and the like also make it simple to write and share your opinion with others as well as get others’ opinions on topics that may interest you. An increase can also be seen with people using the internet to research medical conditions after they have been diagnosed. It provides a sense of ‘control’ after they have left the doctor’s office to be able to find out more. The power of search engines such as Google are also astounding. Users can type almost anything into the search engine and it will retrieve an answer. Search engines now are powerful enough to allow you tap into billions of sources of information based on a single sentence or even just one small word which is particularly useful for research - gone are the days of sitting...
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...September 6, 2010 10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly Brian Taylor Enlarge Image Brian Taylor By Michael C. Munger Most academics, including administrators, spend much of our time writing. But we aren't as good at it as we should be. I have never understood why our trade values, but rarely teaches, nonfiction writing. In my nearly 30 years at universities, I have seen a lot of very talented people fail because they couldn't, or didn't, write. And some much less talented people (I see one in the mirror every morning) have done OK because they learned how to write. It starts in graduate school. There is a real transformation, approaching an inversion, as people switch from taking courses to writing. Many of the graduate students who were stars in the classroom during the first two years—the people everyone admired and looked up to—suddenly aren't so stellar anymore. And a few of the marginal students—the ones who didn't care that much about pleasing the professors by reading every page of every assignment—are suddenly sending their own papers off to journals, getting published, and transforming themselves into professional scholars. The difference is not complicated. It's writing. Rachel Toor and other writers on these pages have talked about how hard it is to write well, and of course that's true. Fortunately, the standards of writing in most disciplines are so low that you don't need to write well. What I have tried to produce below are 10 tips on scholarly nonfiction...
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...people to know their business. So in two different ways, some people can’t decide what they really want, security or privacy. So I’ll write about the differences between security and privacy and what should we have in society. The meaning of privacy means the state of being concealed or having secrecy in life or society.People have different definitions for this word because they feel that they want their privacy to enjoy their life without having anybody besides their families and friends know what they up to. According to the article “The Difference between Security and Privacy By Eric Bergeron” states that only people who want privacy really badly are people who have things to hide from the society and wants nobody to find out. But they are other people who want privacy to be able to enjoy their life without having any complications. It’s feasible that people want privacy to enjoy life. But a lot of people are getting...
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