...September 1, 2013 HRMG 5000 Diversity Reflections Tulsa, Oklahoma; home to one of the nation’s worst race riots has always been and still is a city divided by ethnicity. At one time Tulsa was so segregated and racist that it was the only city in America to brag about having segregated telephone booths. African American families lived on the North side of Tulsa, Native Americans resided mainly in West Tulsa, and Caucasin families lived on the South side. Since Blacks could not live among Whites are their equals, nor patronize the White businesses, they created a completely separate business district and community. I can remember growing up, venturing outside of North Tulsa was like going to visit another city or state. If my parents had business to take care of on the other side of town and they took us with them, they would always tell us “not to stare at the white folks so we wouldn’t cause any trouble”. I did not have any friends that were not African American until a Caucasin family moved into our neighborhood. I was about 14 at the time. While the children of that family had no problem befriending us, my Dad strictly forbade us to allow them in our home. So that friendship did not last long as it just became easier to avoid them than to try to explain why we could only talk to and play with them at school. This trend continued pretty much through high school as I attended a predominately black school, with only a handful of students of different ethnicities. Living in...
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...(COLLEGE) is "location" in "Country." What does the concept of a global network university mean to you? How do you think studying in (PLACES), or one of (COLLEGE)'s global sites would change you as a person and equip you to build cross-cultural relationships at (COLLEGE) and beyond. I was born in South HOMETOWN, not a particularly dominant or influential nation in the world. Unlike its petulant cousin to the north, South HOMETOWN has not garnered much attention from the world. It does not possess plentiful resources, finances or land mass. On a personal level I was once much like my country—insignificant and unnoticeable. I didn't play sports or embark on any adventures or challenges. I lived a boring life. If I were a flavor, I'd be vanilla. At the age __, things changed. A strong desire birthed within me to do something meaningful with my life. Dreams of attending university and plotting a career path dominated my thoughts. Looking around at my situation, I quickly realized that HOMETOWN was not the suitable place to achieve that dream. I was a frog in a well. I began to search for what I felt would be the ideal setting to study and to fulfill my goals. My quest soon culminated with (College). Here was an institution that had all the elements I was looking for as an international student preparing to make a global impact. New York is one of, if not the most, cosmopolitan cities in the world. It thrives with people of various nationalities and ethnicities. Even though...
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...The tremendous hardships of poverty are not confined, as some are wont to believe, to the inner-city slums of India or the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa. This problem also strikes much closer to home. The United States is ranked among the highest in both overall and childhood poverty rates of any major industrialized nation. There are currently 46.2 million Americans living below the Federal Government determined poverty line—without access to basic resources such as food, shelter, and capital—and countless others struggle to make ends meet everyday. The high level of inequality between the underprivileged and the upper and middle classes can be felt across the country, leaving pain, grief, and despair in its wake. Those born on the wrong end of this disparity are given a persistent socioeconomic disadvantage, putting them in a position where they will likely remain impoverished. They inherit a vicious cycle of poverty that will likely be passed on to their progeny. This is just one among the many issues that my generation is inheriting and will need to confront, but it is an important and controversial one. Many try to find someone to blame. Perhaps the impoverished made poor decisions. Perhaps the government failed them. Or perhaps they are merely the products of luck, or rather lack thereof. Stemming from this, there exists a wide spectrum of beliefs and ideologies of how we must handle the situation. Some fault the individuals and therefore have minimal sympathy...
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...I feel that one of the largest technological changes that has had a huge effect in this country is the advent of the modern cellular phone. No development in recent memory even comes closer to having such a drastic effect on the average American’s life. Just a relatively short time ago – let us just say 15 years – the cell phone was considered a luxury and quirk that was really only utilized by the wealthy and those whose employment required it. The average American did not carry a cell phone, and the technology just that short period ago is considered archaic by the standards of today. In order to communicate, a land line was a necessity. Yes, there were pagers, but that still required two phone calls from a land line: one to the pager, and one back to the land line that called the pager. 15 years ago, the cell phone was starting to develop, but it was certainly a far cry from today, in 2012. In today’s America, you are hard-pressed to find an adult (or a teenager) that doesn’t have their own cellular device. And oh, what a device the cell phone has become! Far from being simply a device to make and receive voice calls, the “smart” phone today is typically a planner, alarm clock, camera, and personal computer all rolled into one. As an added bonus, it can still make and receive voice calls. A simple stroll through a grocery store or mall in today’s America and you will no doubt see myriad people utilizing their cellular phones: texting, making purchases, chatting, and surfing...
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...Does your career plan include a world of lifelong success? Program of Professional Studies THE CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA We see more than numbers. Choose a career that places you on the path to lifelong success. It’s all about opportunity. Accounting professionals can work in any sector, anywhere in the world. And when you choose CGA, you’ll gain the leadership, problem-solving and technical skills that are sought after by organizations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. The CGA Program of Professional Studies gives you the tools to succeed in business, no matter where your career takes you. You’ll enter the workforce with the applied knowledge and demonstrated expertise that employers want, including specialized technical knowledge, sectorspecific competencies, problem-solving skills and the ethical integrity to lead. CGA’s competency-based curriculum is simply your best way to prepare for a rewarding career in financial management. Flexible study options and the freedom to choose the career you want CGA is all about choice. You choose the professional-studies path and real-world experience that best match your career goals and interests. We give you the skills and freedom to work in any type of organization, in any industry, at any level of management. With a CGA designation, your opportunities—both professional and personal, at home and around the world—are limitless. Take your place as a highly respected...
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...ADMISSION CARDIOTOCOGRAPHS In the United Kingdom (UK), there is well documented evidence that labour care is dominated by technology interventions (Davis-Floyd & Dumit 1998, Sinclair 2001). One of the most common interventions is the use of Cardiotocographs. The Cardiotocograph (CTG) is one form of fetal assessment that simultaneously records fetal heart rate (FHR), fetal movements and uterine contraction patterns (Nielson & Mistry 2000). Spencer (1992) also describes cardiotocography (CTG) as a composite record of fetal heart rate and uterine activity, which act as a diagnostic test of fetal condition whenever acute or chronic complications arise. Monitoring of fetal heart rate became a widespread practice during the 1970s and has remained an accepted technique for assessing fetal well being in labour until relatively recently (Gauge & Henderson 2005). However, MacLennan (1999) and Thacker et al (2001) argue that the widespread use of CTG in the clinical practice has not been supported by substantial evidence. The introduction of the Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) ‘has been accompanied by confusion and difficulties with interpretation’ (Saling 1996) and ‘despite the fact that no clear evidence exists for its efficacy, especially in low-risk women’ (Murphy et al 1990) it has been integrated into maternity care, and uncertainty about its value remains (Neilson & Mistry 2000). Nevertheless, the aim of the introduction of CTG is to reduce the incidence of cerebral...
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...IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN CONSTANCE WOLF, ) Plaintiff, ) C.A. No. 06-626 v.s. ) LEWIS E. OLSON and ALBERT DOBIASH, ) MOTION: Defendants. ) Trial by Jury Demanded ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICE OF SERVICE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the undersigned, Elise Smith, Esquire, did prepare Defendants, Lewis E. Olson and Albert Dobiash's Interrogatories to answer. Same were served on counsel by regular mail in accordance with the attached mailing affidavit. SMITH & ASSOCIATES By: ________________________ Elise Smith, Esquire #173 Attorney for Plaintiff, Wolf 750 South Madison St., Suite 400 Friendship, Wisconsin (434)876-5432 INTERROGATORY DIRECTIONS: (1) Responding Party. The interrogatories must be answered: (A) by the party to whom they are directed; or (B) if that party is a public or private corporation, a partnership, an association, or a governmental agency, by any officer or agent, who must furnish the information available to the party. (2) Time to Respond. The responding party must serve its answers and any objections within 30 days after being served with the interrogatories. A shorter or longer time may be stipulated to under Rule 29 or be ordered by the court. (3) Answering Each Interrogatory. Each interrogatory must, to the extent...
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...Legacy Admission It is a dream of many students to be admitted into an elite college or university. However, getting into one has been a controversial issue on college admission for so many years. Some says that money matters more than brains, wherein college officials favored legacy student over the common applicant. Legacy admission is a process in which a student is admitted without enough credentials and not based on academic standards. Legacy students are getting preferential treatment because they are child of a wealthy, popular, educated, or alumni of the university. In article, “Time to Bury the Legacy”, Robert DeKoven, a professor at California Western School of Law, stated that legacy admission is unfair and should be eliminated. DeKoven (2003) also pointed out that legacy admission is equal to taking races and genders as factors, which is discrimination. Students should be admitted based on their merit and for a university official to give more weight on having college-educated parents violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. (p225) He noted that at Notre Dame, 57 percent of students admitted were children of alumni. He also stated that George W. Busch applied to Yale University with a C average and 566 SAT. Yale University accepted him and rejected others with impressive credentials because he is the son of affluent family. (DeKoven, 2003, p. 224) According to the data provided by The College Board, most universities use “common application...
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...For Entrance in Fall 2013 Application Supplement Office of Admissions and Financial Aid 86 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Please indicate under which timetable you are applying: Restrictive Early Action Please return this form to us as soon as possible, and by October 15, if possible. Final deadline is November 1. Valid for entrance in September 2013 only. Please submit this form as well as the Common Application or the Universal College Application as soon as possible. Regular Decision Please return this form to us as soon as possible, and by December 15 if at all possible. Final deadline is January 1. A completed application includes all portions of the Common Application or the Universal College Application, as well as the Harvard Application Supplement, required official testing results, a Secondary School Report, two Teacher Evaluations and a $75 application fee or fee waiver request. Full legal name Goswami Last/Family IE Arunesh First Apt./Unit W Middle Jr., etc. Prefer to be called Date of Birth 02/02/1994 (MM/DD/YYYY) Address 324-D TYPE-2 BLOCK-6 NEYVELI No. and Street CUDDALORE DISTRICT PR EV NEYVELI City State/Province India Country 607803 Zip/Postal Code Telephone Number (home) 091041422683 (cell) 091809813561 Secondary School JAWAHAR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CEEB/ACT code 000004 If you can be reached by fax or e-mail, please provide a fax number or e-mail address and name of the contact person...
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...IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA (NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT, PRETORIA) CASE NO: In the Ex-Parte application of: BUSISANI MOSES MBOMVU APPLICANT (FOR HER ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT AS AN ATTORNEY) ________________________________________________________________________ AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF NOTICE OF MOTION ________________________________________________________________________ I, the undersigned, BUSISANI MOSES MBOMVU do hereby make oath and state that: 1. INTRODUCTION AND JURISDICTION 1. I am an adult male person and the Applicant in this matter, the facts contained herein are within my personal knowledge and are to the best of my knowledge and belief both true and correct, save where the contrary appears from the context. 2. I am residing at number 1214 Gija Street, Daveyton, 2015, Johannesburg, in the Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa. 1.4 I am domiciled within the area of jurisdiction of the above Honourable Court. 1.5 In the affidavit, except where the context indicates otherwise, reference to “the Act” means the Attorneys Act, No. 53 of 1979, as amended. 1.6 I respectfully submit that this Honourable Court has jurisdiction to hear this application as I am domiciled within the jurisdiction of the above Honourable Court as contemplated by Section 19 of the Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959. 1. BIRTH AND CITIZENSHIP 2.1 I was born on the 22nd of December...
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...It should come as no surprise that most applicants do not enjoy drafting their graduate admissions essay. Writing a statement that tells a graduate admissions committee all about you and can potentially make or break your application is stressful. Take a different perspective, however, and you will find that your admissions essay is what ensures that you match up with a graduate program that will offer you the training you need for the career you desire. Let's take a closer look at the graduate admissions essay. What is its Purpose? Your graduate school application provides the admissions committee with a great deal of information about you that cannot be found elsewhere in your graduate application. The other parts of your graduate school application tell the admissions committee about your grades (i.e., transcript), your academic promise (i.e., GRE scores), and what your professors think of you (i.e., recommendation letters). Despite all of this information, the admissions committee does not learn much about you as an individual. What are your goals? Why are you applying to graduate school? With so many applicants and so few slots it's critical that graduate admissions committees learn as much as possible about applicants so as to ensure that they choose students who best fit their program and are most likely to succeed and complete a graduate degree. Your admissions essay explains who you are, your goals, and the ways in which you match the graduate program to which you...
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...Admission Essay MBOGO .W. APOLLO (MOI). Instructors’ name Course name Date of submission I am writing this letter as a request to seek an opportunity to join your institution and undertake one of the major programs offered .I am currently a student in Boston University experiencing a limited potential in my field of study which has prompted me to outsource more opportunities to attain my own academic actualization. My aspiration is to join an institution that provides a smaller community and challenging environment that drives academic excellence which will be very instrumental in facilitating my specialization in the field of study , widen my scope of knowledge while furthermore contributing personally to the academic discipline. As my transcripts depict, I have performed exemplary at Boston University and believe that I can comfortably meet the academic challenges of Harvard. My view is that I can develop while in Harvard more than I could in Boston because your program meets my interests as well as my professional objectives. Harvard University as an institution of higher learning offers effective administration procedures that are geared towards providing optimum freedom and flexibility for an individual to express oneself in their own words hence addressing the commonly felt need to choose a program which best appeals to their interests and specialty. Harvard also offers admission regardless of an individual’s financial needs in the “need blind admission” policy making...
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...for the worse. Among those many things are colleges and universities. Colleges and universities have been around for hundreds of years and have emerged with time. When first opened, only children of rich families attended. Now legacy admissions are doing the exact same thing. In an article in Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum, titled “The History of Legacy Admissions” Cameron Howell and Sarah E. Turner state that “legacy” means the son or daughter of an alumnus or alumna, but the practical application of the word reveals how it has been derived from its original meaning of inheritance. Legacy admissions began in the earliest days of Harvard College, in which Henry Adams informs us about familial ties among Harvard alumni (226). Although colleges and universities are beginning to emerge there is still a preference of who gets in and how, just like hundreds of years ago. At this point legacy admission are unfair, with the world nearing depression college and universities should be more considerate to applicants other than those of alumni, because everyone has the potential to do something great in life, not just children of alumni. Universities are beginning to lower the standards for admission. In many instances admission officers lower the acceptance bar for legacy students due to the great support of their family. Robert DeKoven gives his thoughts on another article titled “Time to Bury the Legacy” which also appeared in Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum...
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...Demystifying the American Graduate Admissions Process Karthik Raghunathan Graduate Class of 2010 Stanford Computer Science kr@cs.stanford.edu Abstract This paper attempts to discuss at length the various factors (along with their respective weightage) that the admissions committee at a top graduate school in the US takes into account while reviewing a Master of Science (MS) application. Disclaimer This paper is a mixture of facts, inferences and extrapolations, based on my personal experience as an admissions committee member at Stanford. All views expressed here are solely mine and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Stanford University. 1. Introduction In this paper, I outline the various parameters involved in the complex decision making process of a Masters admissions committee in a top graduate school in the US. To clarify this further, (i) This report is mainly targeted at MS applicants, but a lot of it can be extended to PhD applications as well. In most cases, the requirements for a PhD admit will just be a stricter version of those mentioned here. (ii) I do not have a specific list of universities in mind when I say "a top graduate school". Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and CMU are certainly up there, but I am not particularly referring to any specific list of graduate school rankings. In a more general sense, I am talking about schools where the default attitude of the admissions committee is "rejected, unless strongly proved otherwise" rather...
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... | |1) IT/ TCS/ Chennai/ 2013-15 | | |2) Auto/ Tata Motors/ Delhi/ 2011-13 | | |LinkedIn Profile Link, if any |https://in.linkedin.com/pub/siddhartha-dhar/52/3a7/88b | |Pagalguy Handle, if any |@sunnyda59 | 1. What makes you a right fit for the Great Lakes PGPM Admissions Committee?(~ 300 words) I firmly believe the statement right fit depends on one’s ability to work hard and harder towards the task assigned. As part of admissions committee, I believe the huge responsibility of assisting in the career building process of many prospective candidates is a daunting task and as quoted by Stan Lee “With great power comes great responsibility” I will like to use the resources available in hand to help reach out prospect students via pagalguy and assist them, since being an old pagalguy...
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