...Black History Month is an annual celebration and reflection on the great achievements, challenges, and perseverance of the African American community throughout history. As I reflect on the significance of this month, I am reminded of the need to understand and respect the rich tapestry of Black history that has woven itself into the fabric of our common human narrative. This month provides a chance for in-depth reflection on the outstanding accomplishments of African Americans who have made a lasting impact in a variety of disciplines. Black people's influence is far-reaching and crucial to the evolution of our global civilization, spanning the arts, sciences, politics, and sports. It is time to investigate the lives of unsung heroes whose...
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...series of polished black walls sunk into the ground. On the walls are inscribed 58,000 names of servicemen who were declared Killed in Action or Missing in Action during the Vietnam War. The names are listed in chronological order beginning at the top of the wall and visitors who come to view the names are able to see their own reflection in the black walls. The end points of the wall point to the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. A few feet away from the entrance to the wall is statue of three soldiers in clothes that would be exactly as they would have been during the Vietnam War. They are called “The Three Soldiers.” The wall evokes diverse individual reflections on the Vietnam War because of its design. The wall is among the most famous monuments to American history on the Washington Mall, its difference from other forms of memorial reflect the controversy surrounding the Vietnam War. The Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, are both designed with pillars and white granite, and is are seen. The Vietnam Memorial however, is not visible until you are almost on top of it. If you approach it from behind it almost disappears into the land. The memorial represents the stigma brought upon veterans returning home from the war. The wall reflects the feelings of veterans. They have a feeling of abandonment while at the same time the memorial provides a safe haven for remembrance. It does not have a narrative but instead promotes personal reflection. It leaves individuals...
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...INTRODUCTION A mirror is an object that reflects light or sound in a way that preserves much of its original quality prior to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection. This is different from other light-reflecting objects that do not preserve much of the original wave signal other than color and diffuse reflected light. The most familiar type of mirror is the plane mirror, which has a flat surface. Curved mirrors are also used, to produce magnified or diminished images or focus light or simply distort the reflected image (“Mungan,” 1999). Geometrical optics, or ray optics, describes light propagation in terms of "rays". The "ray" in geometric optics is an abstraction, or "instrument", which can be used to approximately model how light will propagate. Geometrical optics provides rules, which may depend on the color (wavelength) of the ray, for propagating these rays through an optical system. This is a significant simplification of optics that fails to account for optical effects such as diffraction and interference. It is an excellent approximation, however, when the wavelength is very small compared with the size of structures with which the light interacts (“Hecht,” 1987). Glossy surfaces such as mirrors reflect light in a simple, predictable way. This allows for production of reflected images that can be associated with an actual (real) or extrapolated (virtual)...
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...Steven Pou Professor Malloy American Civilization 2 Term Paper 4/21/15 The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society Arthur M. Schlesinger, whose original name is Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger was born on October 17th in Columbus, Ohio, and died February 28th, 2007, in New York. He had graduated from Harvard University in 1938, and in 1940, Schlesinger was appointed a three fellowship at Harvard. This is derived from the society of fellows at Harvard University which gave Schlesinger the opportunity in the early stages of his scholarly career to pursue studies in any department, free from any formal requirement. This opportunity was only given to individuals who display exceptional ability, originality, resourcefulness, and academic achievement of the highest caliber. Unfortunately for Arthur, this opportunity was interrupted once the United States had made its entry into World War 2. When he failed his physical military examination he was appointed to the Office of War Information department, in which he served as an intelligence analyst from 1943 to 1945. In 1952 and 1956 he became a presidential speech writer to democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson the second. He had also served as an assistant and Court historian to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. He had also supported the presidential campaign for Kennedy which had ended when he was assassinated in Los Angeles. Arthur eventually returned to his teaching career in 1996 as a professor...
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...Photographer Eli Reed discusses Being black in America Retrieved from: utexas.edu Article Title: Talking about race Retrieved from: cnn.com Summary of Articles: In Parks and Jones article (2008), it focuses mainly on the usage of the N word. It reflected on the particular word’s history. It talked about how over time the word still has power but in a different enlighten as well as meaning for some. The article (Jones& Parks, 2008), make sure to reference the different ways young people use the N word. It also goes on to remind those of the derogatory meaning of the word. The use of the N word to some means nothing while to others it means the world. The article reflects on the trial and the defense’s two main characters. Jones & Parks (2008), talked about how powerful their testimony was and how much impact they had on society while taking the stand for the defense. However, the article “nigger’ a critical race realist analysis of the N-word within hate crimes law” (Jones&Parks, 2008), has several uplifting points and is a very educational, motivational article. Photographer Eli Reed took some great inspiration pictures of blacks in America. He wanted people to see that black people are not objects but they are people, they do have a life. He wanted his pictures to be of blacks in a normal life. The discussion he had with his colleagues was a very deep discussion. The point they made about all black experiences weighting the same is very accurate...
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...Biographical Analysis of “Commitments” and “People Who Take Care” The effects of people’s life stories or biographies effect their writing in ways that are sometimes obvious but other times they are sometimes hard to notice. By reading the biography of the author it can give insight to how they were affected by the period in which they lived and the circumstances they encountered. An author’s intention or audience may also be relayed. A character may be a reflection of the author themselves, someone they knew, or a complete work of fiction. It is best not to make assumptions but at times it can be hard when it seems very personable to the author’s story. In a writing such as “Commitments” by Essex Hemphill, it is suggested that he is using his own experiences to influence the writing because of the emotion in the words and story told. When I first read through I thought if the Jackson 5 song, “I’ll be there” but after reading it again it became clear that it was more about playing a role or part in the family rather than just being there for someone when needed. In “People Who Take Care” by Nancy Henry. She describes how “people who take care of people are not worth much” (Henry 3-4). In her biography it is explained how she was a hard worker. I imagine this must be how she felt or what she saw in those around her. Both of these writings take a very different aspect to their life. While Hemphill’s writing seems more personal Henrys seems more of a story about another or maybe...
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...Comparative Religion Reflection Essay Reflection Essay My Religion and Malloy’s Eight Elements I was born and raised in the Lutheran Church with a strong belief system. As of recent years, I have opted to not attend church services, but still feel very strong about the beliefs that I was raised with. There are a few beliefs that I was raised with that I don’t buy into, such as the belief that god created earth and all things on it in 6 days. There is far too much scientific evidence to suggest that evolution has and is constantly taking place. Despite this, I do thing that our belief system plays a very important part in my life. For me, community does not play as big of a role in my belief system. I tend to believe that one does not necessarily need to attend church to worship god. I do that every day in my daily life. I am so thankful for my friends, family, life and everything in it. This has been my dad’s feeling for a very long time and I tend to follow him. We do have several central myths that we believe in. All of these myths are told in the bible and are stories that we learn from the time we are young children. I remember going to bible camp when I was in elementary and junior high school. We would go for a week and always on the last night of camp, the counselors put on what was called the Passion Play. The play was the story of the last few days of Jesus’ life, his crucifixion, and how he rose from the dead. I have such vivid memories of...
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...Reflections Week Four Learning Team E Andrew Appleton, Samuel Bowers, Martha Martin Jennifer Payton RES/351 November 4, 2013 Joshua West Reflections Week Four Learning Team E The objectives for week four reflections are: Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative methods of research. Explain commonly used qualitative research designs and quantitative research designs. Select the appropriate type of research design in a given business situation. Team member Mandy discussed that qualitative research is a systematic subjective approach used to describe life experiences and give them meaning. This includes focus groups, in-depth interviews, and reviews of documents for types of themes. This most commonly used in Health Care. Quantitative research is a formal, objective, systematic process for obtaining the precise measurement of something. This includes surveys, structural interviews and observation, reviews of records or documents for numeric information. This is commonly used in Education research. If a clothing company sells blue jeans and they want to measure the impact of the company by changing the product from blue jeans to black jeans, this would be a causal research design. Further discussion within the subject by team member Joann consisted of the importance to understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative methods of research. In qualitative method of research is designed to know more about the subject’s feelings. This would be a...
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...was greeted and treated differently than I was. I came in a suit and tie confident spoke correctly and had experience but when it was time to be interviewed I was stereotyped because the person interviewing me stated that I didn’t expect you to dress this nice for this interview. I thought to myself wow and continued being professional. Society should not base a person on the color of their skin nor by the mistakes that the person before us made because we are all our own individual. 2. The most interesting thing out the entire article was the statistics for the call backs and job offers by ethnicity as well as race and criminal record. This was so sad to see for me because first blacks were minority before Hispanics and yet they still have a higher statistic above us in both categories. My question to the employers would be what makes you more qualified than me when I have a degree like you, experience like you, and I am professional. One shouldn’t be judged on ethnicity or the culture of that particular group of people. A reflection of these results also show in the article for the kind of jobs minority’s get. Blacks and Hispanics get a little of the same but they all have one thing in common they are low income jobs. These results show that there is still discrimination in the labor market and with Latinos being ahead of whites show that this is still a white and black...
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...• Complete and submit the Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale located on pp. 175 & 176 in Clinical Delegation Skills. Answer each question based on your personal experience as a nursing professional. • Write a 350-word reflection on your results from the Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and explain how you plan to use this information to improve your communication skills in health care settings. The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection was an interesting assessment on my nursing skills. The questions that were asked in the scale were difficult to answer based on the grading scale. Overall it was a good reflection of how I approached my patients and utilized my skills. After completing the nursing scale, I realize that there are some things that I need to do different. For example, question number six mentioned, “Emotional attachment to get in the way of good care.” (Hansten, 2009, pp. 175-176) I feel that is a question that is difficult to answer because a nurse needs to have an emotional attachment to connect. The reason we became nurses is because we care for others and we want to care for their health. We came into this field with an emotional attachment. I will continue to treat my patients how I would like to be treated and show them the respect they deserve being under my care. Every nurse is different in how they treat and care for our patients. We all have procedures and guidelines to follow by as a health care professional...
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...version of the shot/reverse shot to convey the progression through Bowman’s timeline. The audience enters this scene and experiences an awakening: Bowman has witnessed the birth and death of the universe by going through a black hole. A close-up of Bowman’s eye, blinking, as if woken up from a nightmare is the opening shot. The color of his eyes have changed to normal blue, and he gapes, with a mixture of confusion and terror, at the sterile, white room. The camera then turns to a point-of-view shot of Bowman looking through the pod’s window. The interior of the pod is a series of rectangular lights leading to a perspective vanishing point that mimics the arrangement of the black hole. Next is a close-up of Bowman’s face, almost seizure-like, with the reflection of...
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...Grace Lee’s documentary American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs examines the life of Grace Lee Boggs, who is a Chinese American writer, philosopher and activist devoted much of her life to the Black movement and to the city of Detroit. She was a Chinese-American immigrant and lived in New York. She decided to be a philosopher while attending Barnard College because she was interested in Hegel and Marx. After she received her PhD, she went to the world and began to find jobs, but the department stores said that “We don’t hire Orientals” (10:40). It did not beat Grace, she found a job at the University of Chicago. After she moved to Chicago, she involved in protesting rat-infested housing. This protest movement was her first...
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...Reflective practice involves reflection of an action, analyzing it and learning from it. It can be classified into three; technical reflection In the first week, I got to know the students to which I did not talk to before. The following week, I together with a group of other students analyzed our ‘first job’ case and the steps that are taken to get the job together with the aftermath of the job application. We used the six thinking hat which was represented by six colors; white, yellow, black, green, red and blue. White represented facts to be considered during the job search such as; it was the first job, there was a lot of competition and limited positions while yellow represented the benefits associated with job search such as improvement of job interview skills and redesigning of CV. Black symbolized the challenges faced at that job hunting time which include long waiting time and rejection of application letters by potential employers while on the hand, showed creativity that assisted in the job search; unique CV creation. Feelings evoked during the job search were represented by color red for instance possible feelings of excitement, nervousness, mixed feelings of the job to start soon, sadness, depression or even lack of motivation after rejection of letters and calls. We reflected on change, the approaches of change using various models and the effects of the change. Change is the act of making a difference in a situation or something. According to Baert (2008), individual...
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...the bottom of page 63 until page 66. An element from this genre that helped to convey the “truth” of the book in this excerpt was the limited description of character and setting. Additionally, the use of first person narrative throughout the book serves to give the reader an experience that conveys the point of the book in terms of addiction in a way that one writing in third person would have trouble doing. Johnson’s use of these aspects in his short stories serve to express the fleeting nature of life experiences that addiction...
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...The concept of reflection is fairly simple; it is simply “the change in direction of a wave, such as a light wave, away from a boundary the wave encounters” (dictionary.com). However, in literature, waves can represent so much more. The reflection of ones self can be a representation of not only their physical appearance, but their spiritual appearance, emotional appearance, and interior appearance as well. Although some reflections show distortion, many reflections actually display a brutally honest picture. Through the repetition of various types of reflection, Oates is able to paint a vivid image of the innermost being of her characters, as well as offering insight on the reality of society during the 1960s and even the reality of our...
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