...Memo To: John Smith, Small Business Director From: Joan Jones, Accounting Associate Date: October 28, 2012 Subject: Funding for a Business Writing Course I am writing to request funding to participate in an upcoming class, Business Writing, held at Un known University. The class will focus on effective writing strategies in a business setting and how writing simpler, clearer, and being concise will enable a better understanding of written material by the readers. Also focuses on effective communication strategies for oral and written formats either on a one-to-one basis or for a larger audience. It will also focus on how to write so that the reader understands the information you are conveying. This ten week class begins January 15, 2013 at a cost of $535.00. The registration fee includes all course materials that will be needed for the class. This class will provide me with an opportunity for professional development and a stronger confidence in my writing ability for letters and reports. The class will provide me with the ability to better communicate with clients and co-workers with a clearer and better understandable format to my writing. This course will allow me to perform my current position in a more professional and timely manner. With improved writing abilities there will be less time explaining misconceptions and confusions of what was meant by the letter, report, email, or memo to the reader. The benefit to the company is the professionalism...
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...Evanson Michel Fiction Paper 2/11/13 ENG 113 "More than meets the eye". Most are fimliar with the saying, but what does it mean? It means you have to search beyond what you see, there is a deeper meaning behind a story. This is the essence of sybmlism. I will be analizing the sybolism in the short story Hills like White Elephants. The story by Ernest Hemingway is about a couple who are disussing a abortion procedure, but it is not made so obviuos to the reader. As a result the author uses symbolism to communicate main ideas in the stroy through setting, description and dialouge. The setting of the story uses symbolism to give the reader hints about main ideas. For example, the story takes place near a railraod, which symbolizes couples relationship is at a crossroad. The man and jig are disagreeing on the abortion of the baby. The man wants to have the abortion, while jig is relectant to giving the baby up so easily. Another example is the landcape, the author goes on to write how jig notices the lines of hills. The hills looked white againts the brown and dry valley (Roberts, Zweig 350).The white hills that contrast with brown and dry barren valley represent the choice between life and death. Jig either has to keep the baby, life, or the abort the baby, death. When jig walks to other the end of the station, the author descibes the fields of grain and trees along the Ebro river (Roberts, Zweig 352). This symbolizes the life in her belly...
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...Have you ever wonder would it be better to take Face to face classes or online class? There are many options available for those who choose to further their education. Students can choose online courses, face to face classroom setting, or they can choose both. Face to face classes require students to attend class on a regular schedule basic at a specific date and time. Online students are considered non-traditional students and have the convenience of accessing their classrooms from the privacy of their own homes. This essay will cover the differences and similarities of both online and Face to face classes. While online education and traditional education are different approaches to higher education, they are similar because both have teacher/student interaction, classroom assignments, and course reading materials. Whether we choose to further our education online or in a traditional school environment the ultimate goal is to obtain a degree. The internet has given us the opportunity to obtain a degree from the comfort of our homes which is convenient for most working adults. Online college requires students to manage their time wisely because they have a greater responsibility. However, traditional students have a set schedule to attend school. Students choose online college because of their lifestyle and its convenience. Most adults juggle working full time jobs, taking care of their families, and school. In conclusion my opinion is that if you don’t...
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...Women My psychology class meets every Thursday morning. It is a small class of five students and one instructor. Being in such a small class was unsettling at first because I felt I could not be overlooked by the instructor. I have gotten accustomed to bigger classes where I would blend into the crowd and just be a name in the instructor’s book. Over the last three weeks, I have observed my classmates and my instructor and have learned a thing or two about them. I have also realized how being in a smaller class is actually much more pleasant than previously anticipated. Our classroom is fairly big considering the size of the class. There are eight tables with four chairs at each table. The walls are tasteless, showing only one poster advertising Bryant & Stratton’s impeccable ability to create the world’s best workforce. The teacher’s corner sits at the front of the room while the projector screen hangs on the left wall. Because this is a small class, this poses no problems but I can imagine the seating dilemma if the room were actually full while using the projector system. Mr. Streett is the instructor for this class, a recent graduate from Radford University with a Master’s of Art in Experimental Psychology. He speaks quickly repeating short sentences rephrased but implying the same meaning to help his students grasp the concept being taught. Though he seems to know his stuff, he comes to class unprepared, taking the first 30 minutes of class to make copies...
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...user Registering for a class- IV. Taking a quiz V. Viewing your results VI. Help VII. Logging out Click either place to enter QuizStar [pic] Back to Top I. Logging-on Bookmark this page!! You will need to log on here to get to any quiz. If you don’t have a username and password you will need to “Sign up.” [pic] Back to Top II. New user “Sign up” with this Registration. You have to do this if you are going to use QuizStar to take any quizzes. This will let you set up a place to view quizzes for all your classes. [pic] Make sure your “Username” is something that you will remember. But don’t worry. If you forget your user name and password, your teacher will be able to help you once you have registered for a class. Select “Register” after the form is complete. [pic] We will not give your information to anyone. Back to Top III. Registering for a Class This is the first page you will see after you register. You will know it is your page because it will show your first and last name. This is your “Classes” page. All the classes you are registered for will be listed here. This page will be empty until you locate and register for a class. After you register for classes they will be listed on this page. Select the “Search” tab to locate and sign up for a class and quiz. Your teacher...
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...adjust their schedule for themselves. If they work a full time job they can come home and do their schoolwork or even on their breaks and lunch time. If they have a family they can do their schoolwork around their schedule for their children if they really want their degrees. Some people will not put the effort forth because it takes away from their “me” time. In a traditional setting they have to be in their class at a certain time and a certain day of the week. It does not matter if work is scheduled for that time or not. They have to be present in the class to get credit for the class. After class they still will have homework to have done before the next class meets. There still is no “me” time when you do the traditional classes. They also have large amounts of classwork so they cannot even start homework in class even if they wanted to. Online classes you work at your own pace and if they finish the weeks class them can go on to the next week’s class assignments. If they have a paper due as a final they can work on it a little each week so it is not such a big project at the end of the class. If someone has to miss a traditional class they can ask a classmate for the...
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...evaluate how social class identities are created and reinforced in the contemporary UK Social class relates to the ways of life of similar social groups. The way of life involves both the culture and economic position of a group of people. Culturally it means the shared norms and values and economically it means the financial positions of the rich/poor. Both these aspects influence the way of life. Agents such as the family, media and peers create and reinforce class identities but postmodernists believe that the class system no longer exists as it has become fragmented within the contemporary UK. The family is one way of showing how social class identities are created and reinforce because the the family creates norms and values according to their social class status. During mealtimes the working class and middle class have different routines which can tell us what class they are from. For example the middle class usually eat dinner together with the family in the evening whereas the working class mealtimes are portrayed earlier to coincide with the end of the working day for manual workers. The family also represents class through how much parents take time out and devote time to a child’s school work. Reay (1998) shows that working class mothers have less time to devote to their children because they are more focused on balancing housework, childcare and paid employment but lacked understanding of the schooling system whereas mothers of the middle class influence their...
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...According to the Music and Arts association, students that take band or any musical class for that matter are 70% less likely to, abuse drugs, and be involved in violent actions. I can tell you from experience that band is one of my favorite classes that I have taken in my middle school years, here are some reasons why. An enjoyable educational activity is taking band class because, you make new friends,you become a better person, and you take fun field trips. First, band is an enjoyable educational activity because you make a loy of new friends. Many people take this class so in addition to making new friends, you might learn a lot about other people. Even if you went to a different elementary school, is it easy to make new friends when you have the same class with them every other day for the entire school year. Next, some people might join throughout the year. In fact this happened in my class this year, a person joined my band class in the second nine weeks and we have been really good friends ever since. Also, everyone is very nice and respectful in band class. Your questions are answered thoroughly, and the teachers are very nice and cooperative. As you can see, band is a fun class that you can make some really good friends in....
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...The Most Useful Class When it comes to public speaking, most people will tell you that they hate it and will never ever do it. Well if you ever want to become successful in your future, then it is a MUST that you take public speaking. It is a class that will benefit you for a life time and you will have NO regrets whatsoever taking public speaking. I myself learned a lot in public speaking. I took the class in high school, so I was kind of familiar and comfortable with it. But the high school class wasn’t as in depth as the college course is. I plan on joining the United States Marine Corps this fall. I know for a fact that public speaking will already put me ahead of all the other marines when I join. Most people think Public Speaking only applies to speaking in front of a large audience or a formal speaking type setting. But it doesn’t! Not only has this class helped me speak in front of large audiences, but it has also allowed me to become a better communicator as a person as well. And this is important in our everyday lives as humans. If you don’t learn how to properly communicate with another person then you won’t be very successful in life. This class is one of the key main ingredients when it comes to success in life. This class helped me build my speaking confidence as well. It will teach you principles and techniques that help you mentally when speaking in front of people. I have a buddy who wants to major in business for his college degree and he asked me if a...
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...Carpentry, Drafting, and Mansory classes take on projects for a grade but a lot of time they are just doing to help out there school and community. They are able to do it with the help of their great teachers. Carpentry often builds many things for the school. So far they have made dry erase boards for teachers, cork boards for the hallway, they have built the trophy cases, and they have built the pull up bars for ROTC. The teacher of the carpentry class said his favorite project was the sheds that were built for the elementary school. Sanders says he enjoys teaching this class because, “I have been a general contractor for the past fifteen years, I like teaching people, and I like...
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...firmly believe that gym class should not be a mandatory part of a college schedule. Simply put, I think this in large part due to the fact that other venues and activities exist for the opportunity to get oneself in shape, as well as the point that why should a student be made to take a class when he is paying a lot of money out of his or her own pocket for their tuition? He or she should be given their own choice when it comes to taking a physical education course of any kind. While the opportunity to take the class should remain, the choice to make such a class mandatory is imprudent and arbitrary, at best. If someone wishes to get themselves in shape, they can find the time to go to a gym, or find the time to run a track. As busy as a student’s life is, it is not so busy that some time cannot be put aside for their own health and physical well being. In fact, this should be one of a student’s most important priorities, and should not be difficult to pencil into a schedule. There are many ways outside of class that a student can get exercise. They could walk, run, swim, work out, play any variety of sports; the list can be unending. In short, activity can be done so it is both healthy and something a student wants to do. So why implement it as a mandatory activity that some students would not want to participate in? Some may feel that they already get enough exercise as it is: there would be no need to participate in a physical education class as they already have...
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...surrounded by technology. It is a definitely an advantage to use those electrical devices in order to do homework or connect with friends and family, but it could be an issue for college students because too often they use their phones inappropriately, unaware of their surroundings and excessively use applications that detract in their time management. For example, students at NWC are using electrical devices everywhere: in chapel and in class. College students are supposed to focus on their academic life more than social life, whereas, at NWC some students are struggling to find their academic purpose because they focus on their social life more than anything else. Currently, there is a certain proportion of students who are struggling with this issue at Northwestern College. Half of the students at the chapel use their electrical devices or are doing something on their laptops instead of paying attention to the chapel message, which is a problem. More importantly, some students at Northwestern College use their electrical devices in class which leads to failure in academic life. As an educational organization, Northwestern...
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...Have you ever realized how many standardized test we take from Pre K to 12th grade? From grades Pre K to 12th grade an average student takes about 112 exams. Every year students take about 8-9 standardized test. For example Knox Middle School takes Istep and Nwea three times a year to see what the students are learning and what the teachers are teaching. The government needs to modify these numbers of standardized test because it is quality not quantity. This essay will discuss that the government should modify standardized test because we take too many, stresses out teachers and students, and the tests take up too much teaching time. First this paragraph will discuss how students take too many standardized test. On average a student takes...
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...ECON 3100 Winter 2009, Assignment 1 The assignment must be done by 3 p.m. February, 2nd. You should put your assignment in the special box on the secretary desk in the Department of Economics. Good luck! 1. (10%) Consider the following normal-form game | | | |Player |Two | | | | |A |B |C |D | |Player |A |2,0 |2,1 |1,4 |2,3 | |One |B |2,5 |0,-1 |4,2 |1,1 | | |C |5,2 |3,0 |5,5 |4,1 | | |D |7,4 |2,2 |-30,3 |3,2 | (a) (2%) Name all strongly dominated strategies for both players? (b) (2%) Name all weakly dominated strategies for both players? (c) (3%) Name all of the equilibria using the method of eliminating strictly dominated strategies (d) (3%) Name all the Nash equilibria (pure strategies) 2. (20%) Two companies, Sharp and Sony, are trying to decide on a standard for their new televisions...
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...focusing on education can become very difficult. Going to college for the first time or are a returning student can be overwhelming. Each student will have to make a decision for him o herself; there will be no wrong choice when making the decision between the two. When a student is evaluating the classes with one another, there are factors to take into consideration, such as the comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each class. Online classes can increase flexibility and the convenience of completing school compared to traditional classroom classes. Online classes lets the students decide, when they are working on their course material and assignments. Students with a busy schedule, have the flexibility to create their own pace to complete their academic responsibilities, and to meet the deadlines of the class. Time management will be a key element of an online student. The student has to take into account when to schedule for class participation, weekly assignments, and when to go through the course material. It will take self discipline and self motivation by the student actually to log into his or her online class platform, and dedicate the necessary time to meet the requirements. Students have reported that procrastination is one of the problems, they are struggling with. Students are thinking that they have still enough time to complete the assignments, yet result in rushing...
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