...sports in America have been know to give all kids in a sport a participation trophy for showing up to practices. In society today kids think that if they are in this sport they can get a trophy for just being in the sport. For example if they show up they think that they can mess around and they will still be praised for the things that they have done. The reasons why America has started to give children trophies for participating is so all the kids don’t think that one of the kids on the team is better than them. Another reason of why they do this is so that it is fair for all the students, and the parents won’t become upset with the coach if their child is angry about not getting a trophy. From watching children play sports now to back in the day, children should not get trophies for just showing up to mess around. The first reason why children should not get participation trophies is because they know that they can do nothing and they will...
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...left side of the flowerbed are growing better than the flowers on the right side of the flowerbed. There is a dog that constantly pees on the left side of the flowerbed. The left side of the flowerbed receives more sunlight than the right side. Problem: The plants on the right side of the flowerbed are not growing as well as the flowers on the left side of the flowerbed Hypothesis One: Because the left side of the flowerbed receives more sun light, the flowers grow better on that side. Hypothesis Two: The flowers on the left side grow better than the right side because of the sunlight and dog pee combination. Experiment: Collect samples of the soil from both sides of the flowerbed. Test the soil for nutrients. Note the amount of time the flowers on each side of the flowerbed receives sunlight. Water the flowerbed as usual. Note how often the dog pees on the flowerbed. Place some of the flowers that are on the right side of the flowerbed in another container using the same soil they are growing in and put on the left side of the flowerbed so that they receive the same amount of sunlight as the plants that are growing well. Observation of Experiment: The results from the soil sample testing for nutrients revealed that there are elevated levels of nitrogen in the soil on the left side of the flower bed. The amount of time the left side receives sunlight vs. the sunlight the right side...
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...Undocumented immigrants should be able to receive financial aid, even though some people do not support them. There are many reasons why undocumented immigrants should be given financial aid. For example, the rate of undocumented immigrants that want to pursue higher education is higher than the national rate, but the economic opportunities for them to go to college are...
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...knowing that there are other students who don’t receive that privilege and are wishing they had their food. If only students could grab what they knew they were going to eat, therefore creating a surplus of food left behind and then schools could give them out to children who can’t always receive free lunches. Now the school lunches are usually $2.50 but what if the price range varied depending on the item that they received. It makes no sense to be paying $2.50 (although it’s not much) for a pizza bagel that was smaller than the size of your palm, when you could be getting mac and cheese with a thigh of chicken for the same price. This would not only make more sense but it would give low income students the opportunity to receive a good balanced meal for a low...
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...Headnote Positive or negative, given or received, feedback can be tricky. We shatter some popular misconceptions to guide you. Feedback isn't always easy to give or receive. But it's vital, and timing is crucial. Here are 12 popular feedback misconceptions corrected. Misconception 1: We don't need to worry about feedback, we conduct performance appraisals. Truth: Annual performance appraisals aren't enough. If you've been working unsatisfactorily for 12 months, you're awfully good at doing something incorrectly. And if you've been doing something well for 12 months and no one has mentioned it, your performance appraisal might feel like too little, too late. Performance appraisals should be summaries of everything employees and supervisors have been discussing all year. If you're a supervisor, find ways to provide feedback each week for each person who reports to you-- 52 mini performance reviews a year. Misconception 2: It's not my job to give feedback. Truth: At any company that values continuous improvement, feedback is everybody's job. If your workplace isn't feedback friendly, start a trend. First, praise. Reinforce positive actions and behaviors. Don't forget your boss: Positive feedback passed up the organization can have amazing results. Participate in suggestion programs honestly and enthusiastically. And request feedback on your own performance. Misconception 3: If you're not asked, keep your mouth shut. Truth: When you don't deliver critical feedback, you...
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...Canyon University: Professional Dynamics October 18, 2014 Nurses are important in maintaining better healthcare for our world today. Obtaining a nursing degree can be reached by Bachelor in nursing (BSN), Associate Degree (ADN), or diploma. The type of degree received depends on how many years of schooling the individual completed. Although both types of nurses provide proficient care, comparing the two degrees bachelor prepared nurses have a higher competence level than associate prepared nurses in today’s society. Associate prepared nurses (ADN) receive their degree after completing two years of higher level education. This degree offers a basic knowledge of nursing care for the lifespan of the patient. The ADN will implement nursing care with integrity, responsibility, caring and high quality. Due to the limited amount education received an ADN nurse may have a lower skill set level than a bachelor prepared nurse. Graduates of ADN programs possess a core of nursing knowledge common to all nursing education routes. (Mahaffey, 2002). Even though they receive the required nursing classes they don’t receive the classes that enhance critical thinking which in turn could lower their competency level. Based on information provided the ADN nurse has an adequate but lower competency level than a BSN nurse. Bachelor prepared nurses (BSN) receive an additional two years of education beyond the ADN. Expect courses in leadership and management, community...
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...In volunteering to give back to my community, I faced many obstacles and tribulations, but the fact of the matter was I helped those in need. June 16th, 2008 was one of the best days of my birthday I didn’t really feel the urge to make that day about me because every year this day was ‘’my’’ day. I wanted to give to those less fortunate than me. It’s better to give than receive is what I was always told, so I wanted to use that in effect. This was never a thought in my mind to let someone else have my special day, so I knew something had to come over me. At about 12 o’ clock noon that day, I mentioned to my mom how I wanted to celebrate my birthday giving to the homeless. “What, you saying this?, my mom said so surprisingly. “Well if that’s on your heart, I won’t stop it. In addition, we left as soon pronto to downtown Houston. On the way there we spotted an elderly family sitting under a freeway, now taking heed of how dangerous this was unimaginable, but I wanted to prove my unselfishness. Immediately I felt sorry for the family, so I took all my birthday money I collected, and I gave them every penny of it. No thought of selfishness ran through my mind, I just knew I was doing the right thing. And for that my feeling was serene all around. But no way was I finished, my mission was not yet accomplished. The closer we got downtown the more homeless people we saw. By the end of the route I had no more money, and I still had the desire to give them more, they needed...
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...Just Give Them An F In “What Our Education System Needs Is More F’s”, Carl Singleton emphasizes that America’s education system could benefit from the idea of giving F’s to students who deserve them. Singleton believes that if education systems throughout the United States would raise their standards and start giving out failing grades, student’s motivation to learn the material would increase. He strongly advocates that all parties involved with the education system: teachers, parents, and the school boards contribute to the system’s failure. Singleton feels that teachers contribute by passing undeserving students who have not learned the required class material. He also states that parents would become more engaged with their children’s studies if they brought home more F’s. When it comes to the school boards, he says that students failing would cause schools to receive more funds. Overall, Singleton strongly believes that failing more students would better America’s education system (192-194). Carl Singleton, a Fort Hays State University faculty member and author of “What Our Education System Needs Is More F’s”, from Writing from Sources, strongly believes that students who do not understand the required knowledge for a class should be given an F. In his article, Singleton claims: “The basic problem of our educational system is the common practice of giving credit where none has been earned . . .” (192). He states that, the main issue within America’s educational system...
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...Theme- In the story, “When Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar”, the main theme is stating that it’s better to give than to receive. At the beginning when the men are getting their horse and are about to leave the Old Man’s house Dick Bullen asks, “can you make it? -- it’s nigh on fifty miles, the round trip hither and yon” (10). This implies the men are going somewhere for someone or something, however it doesn't state where. Later Dick is on his way back from Tuttleville, “But the brawling creek he had swam a few hours before had risen, more than doubled its volume, and now rolled a swift and resistless river between him and Rattlesnake Hill” (14). This concludes that Dick is going through all this trouble just to bring back something for someone....
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...Today’s society has given everyone a better opportunity to better themselves through a college education. With jobs being scarce, and the economy being down, choosing to go to college is not only beneficial, but necessary. Community colleges have given those who did not excel in high school a chance to start over, as well as people who cannot afford university tuition costs. Whether you choose a prestigious university or your local community college, having a college education could help you land a better job. Along with having success in the work field, a college education can benefit you internally and socially as well. With the job market the way it is, having a college degree automatically gives you a better chance in receiving a job over someone with only a high school diploma. Just having the college education puts you at better odds, but obtaining a degree is the best way to earn more money. In a 2005 article, it was stated, “The earnings of students who obtain a baccalaureate degree are 10% to 20% higher than the earnings of associate degree holders. In addition, Kane and Rouse found the economic returns associated with a community college degree to be roughly 15% to 25% higher than those associated with a high school diploma.” (Marcotte). This gives an example on the difference between a community college degree and a degree from a four-year university. Having either will likely lead to a person receiving a substantially larger income than someone who has only completed...
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...society there are different types of education that a student may receive. The choices are narrowed down into two main categories, private and public school. Many people in today’s society believe it is better to send their children to private schools rather than public schools. It is not an easy choice for parents to decide, but many parents feel their child is worth receiving the best education offered. The quality of teaching and the expectations of the students differ from the two schools. Studies have been made and prove that private schools have a higher graduation rate, student self-determination, and higher college admissions rate. In a private school a student’s self-discipline and willingness aids them in the future success of their lives. Advocates of private school argue that the education received in one of these facilities is more valuable and rewarding than any other academic opportunity. Private schools often have better grades and test scores with an above standard curriculum, but supporters of public schools feel that the students are better-rounded, both educationally and worldly, when in public schools. Generally public schools have a superior variety of classes to choose from due to the larger more diverse student population, however, private schools tend to offer more honors and advanced classes then public schools. The amount of students enrolled in private schools is significantly less than that of public schools. A private school has the option of not allowing...
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...Andy Mandel 5/21/13 1. a. In my opinion, on a scale of 0-100 where 0 is “absolutely will remain in existence” and 100 is “absolutely will fail”, the term “substantial doubt” to me would be the number 65. I chose this number because as an investor, I would consider this the threshold between possible and likely. In my mind, anything above 65 would create more than substantial doubt that the company is in trouble and would have to use extraordinary measures to fix their situation. b. After the auditor determines that substantial doubt exists about the client’s ability to continue as a going-concern, he should talk to management about what they plan on doing about it and how effective their plan will be if they can even be implemented. c. The auditor should focus on elements of management’s plan that would play a significant role in overcoming the adverse conditions causing the going-concern. Not only should the auditor look for these specific elements of management’s plan, but he should also consider how accurate management’s assertions about the effectiveness of their plan will be. For example, if the plan is to sell assets, the auditor should consider the marketability of the asset and what the company will likely get for its disposition. d. If the auditor still doubts the company’s ability to continue as a going-concern, he is to put an explanatory paragraph after the opinion paragraph using the words “substantial doubt” and “going concern”. e. If, after reviewing...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix D Educational Implications of Socioeconomic Status Matrix Directions: Based on your personal experiences and on the readings for this course, answer the questions in the green section of the matrix as they apply to each of the listed socioeconomic classes. Fill in your answers and post your final draft as directed by the course syllabus. | |Socioeconomic Classes | Questions |Unemployed and Homeless |Working Class |Middle Class |Upper Middle Class |Upper Class | |Who is most likely to be a part of this socioeconomic class? |Those who do not have a job, those suffering from family illness, those who lack money to afford housing, Those suffering from poverty, women living in domestic violent situations |Those who have basic jobs such as labor workers and those who work under someone. They people in low paying jobs, part time job holders, and those who work the jobs college grads and upper class don’t want to work. |Those who income ranging from $30,000 to $80,000 (Gollnick & Chinn, 2006, p. 63). The middle class means those who usually live from pay check to pay check and have little savings if any. |Those within professional jobs, managers, and those holding administrative positions (Gollnick & Chinn, 2006, p. 65). Many upper middle class people...
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...Frieden also said that a better vaccine is needed to help protect against all forms of the virus, hopefully one that works better and lasts longer. In another news story published by Scientific American in the middle of October of 2012 entitled “Flu Shots May Not Protect the Elderly or the Very Young,” many researchers reported on people over the age of 65 receiving vaccination for the flu. The CDC recommends that all people over 6 months old to receive the vaccination so that the spread of infection is slowed and the risk for other complications is minimized especially within children and the elderly. The news story said that one report that was published over a decade ago claimed that getting vaccinated for the flu cut the elderly’s risk of death in the winter by half. After more research to that claim, it was proven to be false. In 2005, a study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine which reported that the influenza virus only causes around five percent of deaths during the winter season. That adds up to be about 1 death in the elderly out of every 1,000 people who are affected by it. Looking at these numbers, it is impossible for the vaccine to prevent half of the deaths that occur in the winter. In 2006, another study was conducted by Lisa Jackson...
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...receiving an education in California to try to balance a job while paying for school tuition and dealing with everything else that comes along in life. There are many students in California who struggle with continuing to further their education especially after high school. The California Dream Act is a set of laws initially proposed in 2006 that gives students with a good standing educational background a chance to apply for full financial assistance to both public and private California colleges and Universities. The acronym DREAM stands for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors and in the most basic sense, it sets out to help students who lack proper visas or immigration documentation and gives them an opportunity for an easier path towards attaining a higher education. Given an opportunity through the California DREAM Act, young undocumented immigrants are able to receive similar financial assistance to those who are documented student citizens. With the cost of attendance rising, it is difficult to go through college with out financial help. The DREAM Act does not only provide financial assistance, but it also paves a better and brighter path to become a documented citizen. If a youth was brought to California under the age of 16 and they attend college or join the military they are able to gain legal documentation. As of October 2011, when this act was passed, it served as a symbol of hope for many children who were previously limited to a college education simply...
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