...You are expected to complete these steps for at least one draft posted to your group’s Wiki by Monday, April 6 by midnight for possible five points credit. Be sure to answer the “Specific Questions” below the first ten questions here depending on which essay prompt you are reading for a draft. 1. Does the author/student have all of the “front matter” needed in the draft? (i.e, Does it give an author tag with the title of the poem in quotes or name of book in italics and name of film in italics being worked with in the essay, for example and the author(s) name of text being discussed in the first one or two sentences of introduction)? If this is information is missing, let the author know here and also provide an example please of how it could be better. 2. Are the introductory sentences attention-grabbing? If they are not attention-grabbing, please point out this to the author here and provide any suggestions. What is the issue being discussed? Do you understand immediately what the issue is about to be explored? Does it get your attention in the opening lines? Could an interesting question or quote be used? If this is information is missing, let the author know here and also provide an example please...
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...At the end of the day, there is one thing that every person around the United States has in common if they have any type of education. They have all taken at least one course in math and science. It may not seem like this is important, but the problem behind it is the fact that there are fewer people every year that want to teach these courses. With that being said, the lack of these teachers cause a lack in the quality of education that one is receiving. The only way to prevent this is for the teacher shortage in the fields of math and science to be solved immediately, no matter what the cost. Even though some people believe giving benefits to only math and science teachers would be unfair, the idea of these benefits seem to be the only solution...
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...Objectivism rejects this false alternative and offers an entirely different view of the world. Equality 7-2521 lives in a society where he has to follow rules and everyone has to be the same person. In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, it shows that Equality’s views have changed when he leaves that society. In the old society he had to use “we” to refer to himself. He can never be recognized as an individual. Equality had to respect everyone and stay where he was put. If he was not a scholar then he could not learn. He is sent to be a street sweeper so that is what he had to be. Ayn Rand’s philosophy ties into Equalitiy’s life because he is in a society and it is all he has ever known for a way of life but then he goes out of that society into...
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...benefit from it. For example, if you going out and go to the beach you are going to want to continue to do so just because it was something that you thought was fun and you got satisfaction out of it. So when it comes to a manager trying to motivate their employees this way it would work. If a person does something and gets a sense of satisfaction out of it then they are going to continue to do so. So if a manager has a system where if an employee does a certain thing that they may get a reward or something to that extent the employee is going to do so. They know that in the end there is a good outcome people tend to do so. Also with jobs with people who work with special needs or want to work with special needs I believe that there is a lot of intrinsic motivation with that. When helping someone do something that they cannot do themselves there is such a sense of happiness that employees are going to continue doing these things. When it comes to extrinsic motivation that is where a person does something because in the end they are rewarded somehow. For example, children might not like doing their chores but in the end they are going to do them because they know that in the end they are going to get rewards, whether it be money or being able to do something. So I think when it comes to managers trying to motivate their employees if they give them a reason to do something they are more than likely going to do so. It could be a promotion, if a manager were to tell me that there...
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...the following topics; Background which will include; What is euthanasia and where does it come from, Canadian law in regards to euthanasia, Euthanasia in other countries, What does our society say today? Then I will be looking at the pro euthanasia which will include; Can euthanasia be dignified where I will be looking at the Kantian and the Healthy Soul Theories, and Personnel choice. The last part will be looking at against euthanasia which will include; Who decided when to die which will include the Divine command theory and the Ethical Dilemma and I will end with a Conclusion. Thereafter, an analysis will be completed on the a fore mentioned that will include a discussion analysis of what is taken from within an existing body of research with final recommendations which will be presented based on the research. Background What is Euthanasia and where does it come from? The meaning of the word euthanasia comes from a combination of Greek words eu meaning good and athantos meaning death (Corbett, 2009). Therefore one would say that euthanasia is a good death and by saying this we are then saying “to die with dignity” (Corbett, 2009). Euthanasia is the intentional killing of people who are terminally ill or who no longer have the same quality of life as other healthy human beings and are suffering. By terminally ill we mean a human being with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time (Mondofacto, 1998). By...
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...to a generous and supportive man through his personal struggles of housing, education, and employment. Walter Younger has strong views about his housing. Walter does not pay much attention to where he lives or sleeps. In the beginning of the play, he does not make many remarks about his living conditions. Walter cares about where he lives though. He makes a remark saying "This morning, I was lookin' in the mirror and thinking about it. . . . I'm thirty-five years old; I been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the living room- and all I got is to tell him stories about how rich white people live." (Hansberry 34). This quote gives a hint that Walter is sad about the way he lives. He wishes he had a nicer house so that his son, Travis, would not have to live in these conditions. Walter wishes that he had stories about how he lived great and was rich, so he could tell Travis, but that had never happened. Toward the end of the play, Walter goes through a change and he views the way he lives. When Mama bought the new house, he realizes he could start to live well and have a better life. Walter protects his views when Linder comes and tells the...
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...is a Marxist approach of differentiating the levels of the younger generation and the elders, whether who has a right to say and what actions will be done. There is also an alienation approach from both characters Hazel and Sammy at the end of their stories they come to realize what you want to accomplish in life, it needs to be done alone. Elders seem to either forget or not understand the quick changes that go through a teenagers’ mind when they want to do something exciting or something different, then a regular daily routine in life. When elders criticize the younger generation it gives the younger generation the ability to, do what they think is right for themselves, speak up, and to start a new slate in life with new journeys to come. Additionally, In Gorilla, My Love, Hazel, does not want to accept the fact that, because adults are older and wiser they think they can manage...
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... It is easy to make and we will guarantee at a cheap price, you can't go wrong. It is nutritious and with the large amount of calcium it is even a healthy snack that is great for a growing child! You won't need to waste stove work for this! All you need is a knife, peanut butter, and jelly! With all of the work you have you don't need another burden! Just make a quick and easy sandwich! Try it! It is YUM YUM good! One can find a loaf of bread at any local super market in the bakery Isle or they could find it is a local bread store. There are many different types of breads so one may choose which is sufficient to ones needs. After one purchases the bread, take it back to where one will be making the sandwich and set it on a flat surface. One will see that the loaf has two ends on it. One is clued shut very snuggly and the other side a white twist tie is holding the two ends together. (If one does not know what a twist tie is go to the last page of this essay.) Grab the two ends of the twist tie and turn each end every way until you can see that it is coming undone. Once the twist tie is fully unattached to the loaf of bread, you can now work your way into the loaf by pulling the ends that were connected to the twist tie. Pull out two pieces of bread out of the bag and setting them on the flat surface that you chose. Set them slightly close together so when one goes to coat the bread...
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...Ryan Conrad Personal Style Inventory Signature Code: ESFP My first letter in the signature was an E for Extrovert. I know that being an extrovert has been a great asset to me at my work at Target. On a normal 8 hour shift I come into contact with well over a hundred guests and will most likely interact with at least 30-40 asking where something is or if we have a particular product. As it is the Christmas season now I need to be extremely helpful with guest as well as be outgoing enough to ask a puzzled looking guest if I can “help them find anything today?” As well as the many guests I help, I have many coworkers; we have many new hired on because of the holidays, and many I don’t know their names. In order to work most efficiently and effectively, I need to introduce myself constantly so there is no confusion with “hey you’s.” Being an extrovert definitely helps with this kind of working environment. Of course, with how many guests and coworkers I come into contact there are plenty who are introverts and slow the process. Although being extroverted has helped me greatly in my retail job, it hasn’t helped me so much in day-to-day talking with people and a lot of sales associates. I know I tend to ramble a lot and when I’m making a purchase I tend to think aloud and give out more information then I really intend or need too. I recently purchased a laptop computer at best buy and the sales associate there had asked me what I would most likely be using it for, and instead...
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...that if you nurture your children, they will be better off when they become adults. She thinks that children need boundaries. She believes in making all of the decision for her children because she does not think that they will make the right decision. Also the Eastern way of parenting they can be very upfront with their children, for example they can tell them to lose some weight if they think they are to fat, without their children ending up feeling less worthy, were Western parents are very sensitive, they do not tell them directly but in a more discreet way. The Eastern parents also demands their children to get straight A’s and to be the best at everything they do because they know that their children have ability to do it, so they put a tremendous amount of presser on them to make them the best, if they do not end with the best result, the parents will push them and go over why they did not do their best and the go over it again and again until they succeeds. That can either end up making them better or break them, if they do not have the capacity to handle all the pressure it will end up crushing them and making them feel like a failure. If they have the capacity to handle the pressure, they are going to be the best at everything they do because their parents have thought them how to handle the pressure and if they do not end with the best result, they will know what they did wrong and make it better the next time. They do all of this to make them prepare for the future...
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...comprehensive definition of goal setting. S stands for Specific/ Significant/ Stretching. M stands for Measurable/ Meaningful/ Motivational. A stands for Agreed upon/ Attainable/ Achievable/ Acceptable/ Action-Oriented. R stands for Realistic/ Revelent/ Reasonable/ Rewarding/ Results. T stands for Time/ Tangible/ Trackable. Specific answers the questions "what is to be done?" "How will you know it is done?" and describes the end product of the work to be done. The description is written in such a way that anyone reading the objective will most likely interpret it the same way. To make goals specific, they must tell a team exactly what is expected, why it is important, who is involved, where it is going to happen and which attributes are important. A specific goal will usually answer the five 'W' questions: * What: What do I want to accomplish? * Why: Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal. * Who: Who is involved? * Where: Identify a location. * Which: Identify requirements and constraints. Measurable answers the question "how will you know it meets expectations?" and defines the objective using assessable terms like quantity, quality, frequency, costs, deadlines. It refers to the extent to which something can be evaluated against some standard. A frequency...
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...the associated stakeholders. As far as i know in the IT industry, large companies have a team with responsibilities to evaluate the developed software in context of the given requirements. Moreover, developers also conduct testing which they called Unit Testing this happens when once the code is done and before released for system testing. Test Cases should be written during the design time only and after the development phase we have to execute the test cases . Supporting Activity: Testing Write a short answer to the following questions: Is testing a distinct phase of the project, or is it part of multiple phases of the project? Explain. What components help testing quality and effectiveness? To have an effective testing it is important to start is as early as possible to make testing as a part of the process of deciding requirements . To get most usefull perspective on the development of the projet. It is worthwile devoting some thought to the entire lifecycle including how feedback from the end user that will influence the future of the application. Testing is a distinct phase of a project although depending on your Project Methodology, we may go through this testing phase several time with each iteration of deliverable. Basically, it will go through Define - Analyze - Develop - Test – Deploy. In developing a system you should know all the aspect of the system and all the involved in the system development. So we dont need to choose on both parties because the comments...
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...the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders. ( ISSLLC 2008: 1ELCC1) | Knowledge | Skills | Enduring Understandings | Essential Questions | Administrators will know… | Administrators will be able to … | Administrators will understand that… | | An administrator will know how to communicate with his/her faculty. | collaborativelydevelop andimplement a sharedvision and mission (ISSLLC 2008:1ELCC1). Teachersand parents willrecognize the broadacademic andoperationalassurances of thevision, as well as itscommitment to itsstudents andcommunity. This willenable stakeholdersto apply the missionpromptly andcorrectly.Furthermore, create alinkage between theschool andcommunity. | Looking at Standard One, the administrators will develop a shared vision, plan and implement activities around their vision, allocate resources to support their vision, collect and use data, and monitor progress and revisit when necessary. (Green, 2013) | Does the administrator engage stakeholders when developing or revising the school vision and mission statements? Is student data, assessment data and relevant demographic data used in developing the mission?Does the administrator effectively communicate the vision...
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...website, but I guarantee you that it will look dreadful and unprofessional. If you learn nothing else about UX I ask you to remember these two things. Know thy user. You are not the user (in most cases). If you don't know your user base, their habits and tendencies, and why they do or do not perform certain actions, then you can't be expected to design a good experience for them. Even if you are very similar to your users, remember that you are only one person and that does not define the qualities of your user base as a whole. Get to know your users and design the experience with them in mind. The role of a UXer is to have that knowledge, constantly expand it, and then design with those users in mind, crafting amazing experiences that will delight and fulfill them. Let's look at all the possible steps a UXer might take in defining the UX of a product. These steps create the ideal process. These steps aren't always possible to complete in the real world, but we need to cover all of them so that you're aware when you can leave out certain steps and why. Sometimes you don't necessarily leave out a step, but it is melded into another step, or replaced using a combination of experience, knowledge, and intuition. Requirements Requirements Gathering is one of the first steps in designing the UX. During this stage you need to ask a lot of...
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...Kelsey Moore Nov 11, 2013 Eng 101 Looking into Where the Sidewalk Ends Have you ever asked questions, or thought about what is behind the scenes. Why does it seems like only children use their imagination anymore? I think the poem, Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein is saying that exact thing. This poem is talking about a place that is peaceful, with no problems. But not just anyone can go to this place, and only the people with the eye to see it realize it is there. The first two line is the poem stats, “ There is a place where the sidewalk ends, and before the street begins,” That right there makes me think automatically this might be about something magical, or something where you have to think outside of the obvious and use your imagination. Which it seems like it gets more and more difficult for people to do these days. To me everything is a yes or a no. Or a straight forward answer this poem is already in the first two lines making me think that maybe there is more out there then what we see to a natural eye, you may just have to look outside of the big picture and see the small pictures. Line thee and four make me think a little bit, the state, “and there the grass grows soft and white, and there the sun burns crimson bright.” This changes up my thought because the grass growing soft and white makes me think it is almost like snow. The grass at this place is not the normal weird color green and itchy like we normally have in our...
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