...Studies 104 14 March 2008 Title is centered Found Voices: Carl Sagan th Your last name, and page # on upper right corner of each page ½ inch from top border. Smith 1 Use Times New Roman 12 pt. or similar easy to read font. Carl Sagan was perhaps one of the most influential scientific minds Double space entire paper Indent 1 inch from left border that the world has ever experienced. When he learned that stars were actually extremely distant suns, his world was changed and the magnitude of the universe opened up to him. Another strong motivator into science came with his reading of a popular science fiction book of the time, The Burroughs Tales. The stories were not extremely sound scientifically, but still presented ideals of adventure and the unknown. The idea that life could exist elsewhere in the universe fascinated Sagan and remained with him for Indent additional ½ inch when beginning a new paragraph the rest of his life (Eicher). In-text citation pointing to a specific source in the works cited list. Perhaps one of Sagan’s most famous individual accomplishments was his involvement with the Pioneer 10 Space Probe. The probe was created to be the first object to exit our galaxy. Sagan acknowledged that the chances of anything actually discovering the probe were astronomical, but believed that it was important to promote public appreciation for science and thought the project to be “all in good fun” (McDonough 50). Citation with page number of quotation. Italicize names...
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...Romantic authors lived through a time of revolution, the American Revolution and the French Revolution. Each of these rebellions was rooted in the idea that the common man deserved and was owed certain inalienable rights. They became more interested in the individual and in gaining self-knowledge. This self-knowledge led to an interest in psychology and psychological disorders. Romantic writers initiated a revolution of their own. They revolted against the ideals and themes of the Enlightenment era, instead of reason and science they turned to feelings and an oneness with nature in their works. In addition to revolution, there were reforms, expansionism, and other changes within society that affected the writing of these authors in a deep...
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...Studies 104 14 March 2008 Title is centered Found Voices: Carl Sagan th Your last name, and page # on upper right corner of each page ½ inch from top border. Smith 1 Use Times New Roman 12 pt. or similar easy to read font. Carl Sagan was perhaps one of the most influential scientific minds Double space entire paper Indent 1 inch from left border that the world has ever experienced. When he learned that stars were actually extremely distant suns, his world was changed and the magnitude of the universe opened up to him. Another strong motivator into science came with his reading of a popular science fiction book of the time, The Burroughs Tales. The stories were not extremely sound scientifically, but still presented ideals of adventure and the unknown. The idea that life could exist elsewhere in the universe fascinated Sagan and remained with him for Indent additional ½ inch when beginning a new paragraph the rest of his life (Eicher). In-text citation pointing to a specific source in the works cited list. Perhaps one of Sagan’s most famous individual accomplishments was his involvement with the Pioneer 10 Space Probe. The probe was created to be the first object to exit our galaxy. Sagan acknowledged that the chances of anything actually discovering the probe were astronomical, but believed that it was important to promote public appreciation for science and thought the project to be “all in good fun” (McDonough 50). Citation with page number of quotation. Italicize names...
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...collection of disciplines referred to as the Humanities are a broad set of academic principles essentially defined as “anything that isn’t an empirical science.” This includes the classics, languages, law, history, performing arts, literature, religion, philosophy, and visual arts. Some disciplines, such as anthropology and linguistics, are considered to be a part of both the humanities and the sciences (Anissimov, 2010). On September 29, 1965, the Senate and House of Representatives enacted the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts in the United States as well as for other purposes (National Endowment for the Humanities, 2010). The purpose of this paper is to define the term humanities, distinguish the humanities from other modes of human inquiry and expression, and give an example of some of the humanities and explain why each example reflects current developments in politics, socioeconomics, and technology. In the Middle Ages, studies not centered on God were referred to as part of the humanities; therefore, early sciences and mathematics were part of the humanities. Today the sciences are completely separate and are divided into two main categories: Social sciences and natural sciences. Humanities differentiates itself from present-day sciences by following a non- scientific approach in that the scientific mode of inquiry, where the goal is to establish validated theories and scientific laws...
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...SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS ESSAY Advertisements are a smart tool and technique used to promote and sell various products. Using mass media, it aims to persuade potential consumers that there is a correlation between the brand and a lifestyle or identity, which is considered enviable.(John Berger, Ways of Seeing) Semiotics, a concept developed by Ferdinand de Saussaure is a useful tool for analysing advertisements. However, Hodge and Kress (year and page number) recommended that semiotic analysis could also be used as a manner of understanding communication, including media texts. The essence of semiotics is ‘the science of signs, or the study of signs and sign systems’ (O’Shaughnessy and Stadler, 2009:133). Media images often emphasize hegemonic representations of gender, race and class in the South African context, and in this specific advertisement BIC reinforced an ideology regarding the manner woman should portray themselves. Using semiotics, I will be deconstructing the advertisement and will argue, through drawing on xy’s concept of racial hegemony, that BIC created an advertisement that reinforces gemonic notions of race, class and gender. . ‘The denotative meaning of an advertisement is the most basic component. This is the most obvious meaning of a sign which can be expressed by describing what is directly seen.’ (Gottdiener, 1995:15) In the BIC advertisement, there is a woman that looks approximately 30 years old. Regarding racial classification, this woman is considered...
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...Psychological Theory Criminology is not an old science. It is possible to say that the steps of this creation started long before its official definition as a science. The necessity of this science is especially high nowadays when the level of crime has risen in every corner of the planet. Explaining human behavior has already become a responsibility for many scientists around the world. Criminology has several different factors that especially influenced its development. And one of those factors is the theories. One theory that I was most interested in was the Psychological Theory. The main idea of the Psychological Theories is that potential criminal behavior is the result of stable psychological trait of a person. These personality characteristics are the ones to push people towards committing crimes and demonstrating deviant behavior. The psychological theories emphasize the meaning of extraversion, neuroticism, psychotism, and many others that conduct of a man. According to the psychological theories the disposition to crime is the result of inadequate socialization. They consider the social factor to be one of the most important ones in terms of inclination to deviance. Among the numerous psychological theories it is important to point out Sigmud Freud's and Erik Erikson's pyschodynamic theories, Skinner's operant conditioning, Albert Bandura's social learning theory and the theory of moral development based on kohbery's and Piagets stages of development. Freud felt the...
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...I would like to participate in GEMS because GEMS offers a wide variety of activities in the STEM field. These activities not only enhance my level of knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science, technology and engineering, it also allows for me to be more deeply intrigued in the fields of STEM. In the future, I plan to do something more geared towards the math and science fields. I also enjoy participating in GEMS because GEMS involved many hands on projects and real world participation that is both enjoyable and educational at the same time. GEMS is also another way for me to become more social and independent instead of relying on others and staying quiet in the corner. It allows me to step out of my comfort zone and interact with kids...
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...Works Cited Khan, S.J. "GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs): FOOD SECURITY OR THREAT TO FOOD SAFETY." Pakistan Journal of Science 64.2 (2012): 6.-12. Santa Rosa Junior College Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. <HTTP://santarosa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=78909697&site=eds-live&scope=site>. This article examines how Biotechnology is a vital issue that impacts all of us and the Development of genetically modified organisms is one of the greatest discoveries through this recent technology. The author believes that many types of transgenic FOODS will be ready for commercialization, including varieties with that come with, greater tolerance of bio-tic and a-bio tic stresses, resistance to herbicides, improved nutritional quality, and novel pharmaceutical proteins. The only downfall is that Information is scarce about health hazards in GM crops. Therefore urgently need publicly available ecological assessments of the risks and benefits of transgenic crops before new varieties are released The authors this article are Khan S.J., Muafia S., Nasreen, Z, Salaryia, A.M. Who wrote this for the Pakistan Journal of science. This site is peer reviewed and covers topics extensive in biology, chemistry, physics, geology and mathematics. This article was published through the science journal "Transgenic Research' in affiliation with Biotechnology and Food Research Center, PCSIR laboratories,Pakistan for scholarly...
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...Running Header: Unit 9 Final Project Unit 9: Final Project MT300-28 Big Ideas in Science: From Methods to Mutation Professor Atkins Submitted by Paula Ahl October 1, 2012 PART I: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Each and every day, we are faced with having to make split-second decisions, and the need to solve random problems that we encounter. To reach those decisions and work those problems out you are subconsciously using the scientific method. Apply the five steps of the Scientific Method to two situations that could occur in your everyday life. Use the scientific method in the first scenario provided below to solve the problem at hand. Please come up with a second detailed scenario on your own and follow the same steps in the scientific method to find a resolution. Scenario 1: You arrive home late at night. You walk up to the front door, unlock it, and reach in to turn on the light switch located just inside the front door. The light does not come on! Now what? 1. Name the problem or question you are trying to solve. One evening I came home late, my husband and children were out for the night, I unlocked the front door, reach in to turn the light on and it doesn’t come on. I go back to my car for the flashlight. I need to identify where the problem is generated from. Why doesn’t the light turn on when the switch is switched on? 2. What is your background research? Check the neighborhood to see if electricity is out. Check to see if breaker has flipped. ...
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...pedagogy. When deciding what teaching method to use, a teacher will need to consider students’ background knowledge, environment, and their learning goals as well as standardized curriculum as determined by their school district. (wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Pedagogy literally means the art and science of educating children and often is used as a synonym for teaching. More actually, pedagogy embodies teacher-focused education. In the pedagogic model, teachers assume responsibility for making decisions about what will be learned, how it will be learned, and when it will be learned. Teachers direct learning. (Corner, Internet) Andragogy a term originally used by Alexander Kapp ( a german educator) in 1983 and developed into a theory of adult education by the american educator, Malcolm Knowles is the art and science of helping adults learn. Knowles theory can be stated as four simple postulates namely self-concept and motivation to learn, Experience (including mistakes), Readiness to learn and orientation to learning. ( Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Teachers have the task of motivating students, managing the classroom, assessing prior knowledge, communicating ideas effectively, taking into account the characteristics of the learners, assessing learning outcomes, and reviewing...
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...CHAPTER 1 Background of the Study *INTRODUCTION Training is a process of learning that takes place in a normal working station using different tools, materials, and documents for acquiring new ideas and skills. Training also is the execution of the things they have learned inside the four corners of the classroom, but not only execution, also the enhancement of the knowledge that they had acquired. Hotel practicum is one of the most effective training grounds for them students. In hotel practicum, they can showcase all the skills and knowledge they earned/gained in their school. The Practicum trainee will also meet new people and build good rapport with them; they will handle different guest complaints and different experiences while learning new things that are not inside the four corners of their classroom. *As the Practicum trainee finished the Hotel Practicum, the evaluation form will be given to the supervisors to rate the Practicum trainee on how well they perform during the Hotel Practicum. In the evaluation sheet, there is a part of it that is spaced for the comments and suggestions. Supervisors may state there about how students may improve their performance and they can also write there what factors that are not stated in the evaluation sheet but need to be evaluated. This study entitled “PUP BSHRM Hotel Practicum Evaluation Sheet of BATCH 2013-2014: A Proposal Intervention of Hotel Practicum Evaluation Sheet” aims to prove recommendations and actions...
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...We have made great advances towards new idea that have impacted today in great ways. We were able to create cars and planes to transport us faster and more efficient. We have made machines that check us out at walmart. We have tv’s and computers that science had brought us. Scientific revolution was started due to some people finally standing up to the all mighty church. They voiced their opinion and showed what was really happening. People followed in their footsteps causing lots of creative to burst from people creating art and maps to new worlds. It impacted people by ripping people apart. They started to question beliefs and wanted to break away from the church and walk a new path. Society experienced new and improved ideas. People building off other ideas. Gravity was discovered and so was planted and how our solar system truly works. The Scientific Revolution still impacts us today by all our inventions and ideas. We still adventure outside our limits ad explore new ideas to advance onwards to our future. We will always look back at the ideas from the revolution. the scientific revolution had people at their high in life and creating new ideas for their country. They showed how they could be brave and step outside the lines and create their own path. They had amazing ideas that they supported their ideas and thinking. Europe was not the only place to advance and “More important, scientists and thinkers in other...
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...World of Science Science can be found all around you, everything you look at contains some aspect of science within it. Tracy K. Smith uses her poems to draw our attention towards the science used in everyday life. Throughout her book of poems Life on Mars she uses mystical beings or characters to help portray the science around us. Smith starts off the book with a poem called “Sci-Fi” (pg7); having science plainly in the name of the poem she gets the point across that the poem does involve science. With science already in the mind of the reader Smith is able to make any connection she wants in science and literature. This poems focus is on history and the future; “History, with its hard spine & dog-eared Corners, will be replaced with nuance, Just like that dinosaurs gave way To mounds and mounds of ice. Women will still be women, but The distinction will be empty. Sex Having outlived every threat, will gratify Only the mind, which is where it will exist.” where Smith captures the reader’s attention with talking about how dinosaurs once ruled the earth but were wiped extinct by the ice age, and the fact that global warming has taken spotlight in today’s news saying that we will need to come up with a elucidation or we, like the dinosaurs, will become extinct as well. In the poem Smith shares the idea in which scientists have been trying to figure out for years now, finding a livable planet for Earth to inhabit once living conditions become too harsh for...
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...For years the idea of entering the legal field has captivated my interest. During my childhood, I dreamed of one day becoming a famous musician. As I got older, I became more fascinated in the investigation of the truth. While I still find interest in the music, I developed more of an interest in fulfilling my curiosities about law. Watching investigative television programs as an adolescent increased my inquisitiveness of the study of law. Television shows such as Law and Order provided the viewers with the suspense of who committed the crime, but to me it demonstrated the basic functions of the justice system. It fascinated me that when criminal offense is committed and a suspect is charged with the crime and taken into custody their liberties were not taken without Due Process. I found it remarkable that the Civil Liberties played such a major part in the functions of the legal system. By the time I was on my way to College I was determined to pursue a career in Law. The overall idea of law excites me because it can be used to exonerate or condemn an individual suspected of committing an offense. My interest in the legal process became more intense as I became older. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, unfortunately children witnessed crimes on a daily basis, but I was determined to stop that. I wanted to clean the streets and remove the high involvement of gangs and drugs within my community. I witnessed a drive by, and while my cognition allowed me run for run and hide other...
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...Part 1 Explore Freedom of Exploration and Ethical Responsibility Exploring the website http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/ethics/ I read several articles including Ethics in Science which was adapted from lectures given by Professor Henry Bauer in the Chemistry Department at Virginia Tech. This essay discusses scientific misconduct and a more dependable model than the scientific method. It opens with many examples of misconduct from major universities to Nobel Prize winners. It is eye-opening to see how prevalent scientific misconduct has become and makes one ponder just what are the pros and cons of such misconduct. Figure 1 | Bauer states that the key to understanding the reliability or lack thereof science is the realization that science is done by human beings. He believes that how these scientists interact with one another is crucial. He believes that scientific knowledge is accumulated through a “knowledge filter” as in figure 1. The top where it is most broad contains any all human traits. Rather competent or not, lazy or hard-working, careful or sloppy, everything is thrown in the original mix. Most of the nonsense gets filtered out through undergraduate and graduate studies in science.The next filter we must ask “What will others think?” There is always someone reviewing one’s work who will determine worthiness for publication, grants, graduation, promotions or employment. As the filtering process continues, most of the dishonesty is removed before reaching primary literature...
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