...My confidence was destroyed by the word itself; confidence. My sophomore year of high school I didn’t make the varsity volleyball team because “I didn’t have confidence”. The head coach was having a conversation with me at the beginning of the season when she was deciding who would be on what team. She told me I just didn’t have the confidence to play on the varsity court. She wanted to see me to have the same confidence in volleyball that I had when playing basketball. I remember feeling confused and asking myself questions I couldn’t answer at that moment. Did I really show no confidence when playing volleyball? How can you even show and see confidence on and even off the court? What does having confidence really mean? Ever since this occurrence with the word confidence, I have never been able to pinpoint what it really means and the power that it can have. Confidence can be defined as “a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities”(Dictionary). Confidence can mean several things but in this instance with my personal encounter this is the definition that will help me the most and broaden the horizons of the word. The word confident can also be related to the words certainty, courage, determination and morale(Thesaurus). All of these words,...
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...Profession of Arms Argumentative Essay A profession is defined as “a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill.” A profession is not like your everyday normal occupation that produces routine repetitive work. It involves producing a unique type of work through effectiveness. Society seeks medical treatment, law and order, and security which are all produced through professions. The United State Army defines itself as a profession of arms because it serves and provides the security sought out by the American public. Yet because of several events from the past decade some believe that the Army has struggled to maintain its standards as a profession of Arms and no longer consider the Army as such. I believe that in the fact the United State Army is a profession of Arms and it is due to the definition of a profession, the Army’s professional culture, and the American public opinion. I will be discussing why I believe this to be so as outlined in the “Profession of Arms White Paper.” As stated in the Merriam-Webster definition a profession requires special education, training, and skills. The Army is a profession of arms that is an expert at educating and producing the most highly effective trained and skillful professional Soldiers. The Army develops Soldiers and leaders throughout their careers of service to aspire to be experts and use their lethal expertise, both as individuals and as units, with the highest standards of character, for the defense...
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...life in general. Even though some people who lack personal responsibility do just fine in life, personal responsibility will lead to my success in and beyond school because it gives me the confidence to succeed, and will lead to a better life for my family and me. Now as to my approach for this paper I am writing this essay according to The Descriptive Essay (2011), "The descriptive essay is a genre of essay that asks the student to describe an object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation, etc. This genre encourages the student’s ability to create a written account of a particular experience. What is more, this genre allows for a great deal of artistic freedom (the goal of which is to paint an image that is vivid and moving in the mind of the reader).” (para. 1). I believe the goals of this essay lend themselves better to a descriptive essay than they do an expository essay. According to "The Expository Essay" (2011), "The expository essay is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner. This can be accomplished through comparison and contrast, definition, example, the analysis of cause and effect, etc.” (para. 1). So instead of writing my essay and having to support my personal views, views that have been shaped by my experiences in life, with someone else’s work, I will express my views and how they affect my morals and ethics when...
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...begins with a general description of essay writing and moves to a discussion of common essay genres students may encounter across the curriculum. The four genres of essays (description, narration, exposition, and argumentation) are common paper assignments you may encounter in your writing classes. Although these genres, also known as the modes of discourse, have been criticized by some composition scholars, the Purdue OWL recognizes the wide spread use of these genres and students’ need to understand and produce these types of essays. We hope these resources will help. Overview The essay is a commonly assigned form of writing that every student will encounter while in academia. Therefore, it is wise for the student to become capable and comfortable with this type of writing early on in her training. Essays can be a rewarding and challenging type of writing and are often assigned either to be done in class, which requires previous planning and practice (and a bit of creativity) on the part of the student, or as homework, which likewise demands a certain amount of preparation. Many poorly crafted essays have been produced on account of a lack of preparation and confidence. However, students can avoid the discomfort often associated with essay writing by understanding some common genres within essay writing. Before delving into its various genres, let’s begin with a basic definition of the essay. What is an essay? Though the word essay has come to be understood as a type...
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...The Hope for Child Beggars ___________________ A Baby Thesis Presented to Ms. Mary Jane Valenzuela of the Divine Word Mission Seminary College New Manila Quezon City ___________________ In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement on the course English ____________________ Submitted by: Gocotano, Josh Uriel Paul P. March 16, 2016 The Hope for Child Beggars I. Introduction II. On Hope A. Definition of Hope A.1 The Christian View on Hope III. Child Beggars A. The Reality of Child beggars B. They are Victims B.1 Poverty B.2 Family Problem IV. The Hope for Child Beggars Conclusion Bibliography Chapter I Introduction In the Philippines’ current condition the populations live below poverty level. The basic cost of foods and transportations are growing rapidly while employment opportunities remain low. It is not surprising that children are often forced by circumstances to help their family in eking out a living or fend for their selves to live in the street, that’s why they engage in begging. They are also ‘engage in begging to help their parents in eking out the subsistence of the family.’As they remain in the streets begging they remain ‘unschooled, unskilled and with no future, if they don’t beg, they will starve’and probably begging is their last resort to live. In the Philippines, especially in the Quezon City, beggars are common sight, especially the children. Child beggars in the streets of Quezon City are...
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...BA 302 online: Instructions for Midterm, Fall 2015 Window period: Friday, October 16th, 2015, 8 a.m. – Monday October 19th, 11:59 p.m. (I have extended the window period by one day from originally scheduled) Time limit Six hours (you can take the Exam only at one stretch) The test will consist of 17 True/False type (4 points each), 16 Multiple/Choices (7 points each) and 8 Essay Type (15 points each) with a total of 300 points. The Chapters covered are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7. The topics to focus in these Chapters are listed below following the general guidelines. General Guidelines for Preparation for the Test At the outset I want you to realize that this is an open book test, but full preparation is absolutely necessary. If you are not prepared enough and need to turn the pages of the book or power point slides or my Instructions at every step, then it would not be possible for you to finish all questions in time. Also remember that the questions are based on the Text Book chapter topics and my Instructions but are not directly from the book (as was also true in your bi-weekly assignments). Review my Instructions on the six chapters covered in the Midterm. Besides, also review the Two Tri-Weekly assignment solutions. As you have already seen, I give the solution to the Tri-Weekly Assignments with necessary explanations and details immediately after I finish grading (usually within 48 hours from the deadline for assignment submission). And I provide ppt slides for all chapters...
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...University of Phoenix Material Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet In this course, you will write a 700- to 1,400-word Personal Responsibility Essay, due in Week Five, which includes the following: • Definition of personal responsibility and what it means to you. • Explain the relationship between personal responsibility and college success. • Include a preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in your education. This week, using the Center for Writing Excellence resources, provide the thesis statement and informal outline for your Personal Responsibility Essay assignment, due in Week Five. Thesis Statement: Personal Responsibility is being held accountable by yourself, peers, and superiors for what you do or fail to do. The reason I include peers and superiors in my definition is because in a class room environment we all are responsible for gathering resources, planning and organizing in efforts of completing all assignment in in a timely and efficient manner. When we are giving group assignments, it is essential that all students identify and understand their individual roles, responsibilities, and completion date. At this point we become responsible to each other and it becomes imperative that we all complete our individual tasks prior to a set suspense date, so that all parties involved can compile all information and submit a finished product on time every time. In order to succeed...
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...I have always had a grasp on this concept, but for most essays I have writing in my life; the intended audience was always the instructor. Therefore, coming into this class I lacked experience when it came to writing to other audiences and properly constructing my paper for them. The problem paper gave me a chance to do that. There were a few times that I lost sight of the audience throughout the paper. Professor Kissinger said I had good moments of audience awareness and community oriented appeals. This gave me confidence that I was heading in the right direction, but it told me there is still lots of room for improvement. My goal is to have good audience awareness throughout the essay not just moments. Knowing and understanding your audience is important in writing and if you lose sight of it your writing loses its effectiveness. With my community oriented appeals I was also able to tie in some political rhetoric along in my essay, by explaining the consequences if the problem was not fixed. Even though it would have been easier for me to go with assignment 1 for my portfolio I feel like my problem paper help me grow more out of the two...
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...ENTRY 3 Two (2) paragraphs with introduction paragraph in two (2) different locations 1) DEFINITION / EXPLANATION Culture is the common denominator that makes the actions of the individuals understandable to a particular group. That is, the system of shared values, beliefs, behaviours, and artefacts making up a society’s way of life. Culture can either be represented fin form of material or non material culture. The definitions and specific traits of each of them are discussed below. Source : http://www.customwritings.com/blog/sample-essays/essay-culture-society.html 2) PROBLEM-SOLUTION Robberies in housing estate is becoming a serious issues nowadays.The robberies crime has become from bad to worst in malaysia.The local media,especially the press,has been replete with reports of robbers crime in our beloved country.There have been many reports of robbers which has given a great impact to society.Police statistics on these crime indicate that they are on the rise.Thus,we have to take the action in avoid from being one of the robbers victim. Source : Module English for communication ii semester two 2014/2015 , Mohd Hasren Bin Yusuf ENTRY 4 Two (2) paragraphs with conclusion paragraph in two (2) different locations 1) SUGGESTIONS In conclusion,to discuss the issue whether schools or parents play a more important role in educating the children is indeed difficult.However,since children nowadays spend more time in schools in which they are...
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...She used real life examples throughout her argument, which is conducive to a thought out essay. The first step to a proposal argument is defining a problem or need, which is what Riley did. 3) The guidelines for portraying people with disabilities is, in my opinion, particular. The guideline aims to define the vocabulary of what people with disabilities prefer to be associated with. Personally, I find the guidelines necessary because many people are misinformed or don’t know how to identify disabled people properly, so this can prove useful. 4) In the case of Colin, and his depiction in the movie “The Secret Garden”, Riley’s stereotypes prove to be true. In the film, Colin, a bedridden boy, is depicted as “pitiable and pathetic; sweet and innocent; a miracle cure”. The expected outcome of a character who is disabled. Now, this can...
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...The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the case for and against an organization adopting an ethical approach. This essay will look into the two sides of the argument in depth using relevant theories, examples and case studies. The first part of this essay will look into why an organization adopting an ethical approach to management could ultimately benefit the firm. The essay will look at various strengths that could be achieved by an organization, these theories and ideas will be backed up with possible case studies and real life examples. The second part of this essay will look at the case against a firm adopting an ethical approach to management. Again various reasons will be analyzed and will be backed up using relevant theories, case studies and real life examples. After looking at both sides of the argument this essay hopes to come to a conclusion perhaps suggesting that it would be important for organizations to act ethically to a certain extent. Before going into the first side of the argument it will be important to define what is meant by an ‘ethical approach to management’, so this section of the essay will compare and contrast various definitions. One definition suggests that ‘ethics are the moral principles that should underpin decision-making. A decision made on ethics might reject the most profitable solution in favour of one of greater benefit to society as well as the firm’ (Marcouse, 2003). The key words used in definition are ‘moral principles’...
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...Critical Thinking, Linda Elder offers the following definition of critical thinking: “Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way. People who think critically consistently attempt to live rationally, reasonably, and empathically. They are keenly aware of inherently flawed nature of human thinking when left unchecked. They strive to diminish the power of their egocentric and socio- centric tendencies. They use the intellectual tools that critical thinking offers- concepts and principles that enable them to analyze, access, and improve thinking. They work diligently to develop the intellectual virtues of intellectual integrity, intellectual civility, intellectual empathy, intellectual sense of justice and confidence in reason.” Critical thinking is taking a thought thinking about it, analyzing it, and then elaborating on it with facts and evidence. Based on Linda Elder’s argument critical thinkers use intellectual tools to improve their thinking through numerous skills. The numerous skills used such as intellectual empathy and rationale allow for critical thinkers to reason at a high level of quality. With Linda Elder’s definition in mind the following texts offer evidence to support her definition. In John Berger’s Ways of Seeing he offers the problem of people being subjective. In David Foster Wallace’s essay “Deciderization 2007-A Special Report” he shows...
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...1. Introduction Over 250 years ago, Cantillon formulated the first concept of entrepreneurship, although to this day there is no universally accepted definition (Iversen, 2008). The requirements of each entrepreneur can vary depending on the industry, sector and scope of the business (Cooper, & Dunkelberg, 1981). In the context of this essay I will be focussing on only 6 of many characteristics that define a successful entrepreneur. These include innovation, leadership and internal locus of control as characteristics I see in myself. Risk-taking, self-confidence and self-determination are three that I must develop further. I will define each characteristic, explain its relevance to entrepreneurship and link it to either my personal experience or an example of an entrepreneur. 2. Strengths 2.1. Innovation In his “Theory of economic development”, Schumpeter (1934) states innovation is a considerable driver for development and profit. He describes the theory of innovation, or in his words “creative destruction” as “"process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one incessantly creating a new one" (Schumpeter, 1934). In the last few decades, services and knowledge have become the major part of the business world (Sawyer, 2006). In other words, the circulation of information has become more important than that of material objects (Drucker, 1993). Innovation and creativity have gained more...
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...assigned by the teacher based on the presence and participation during the entire course. Slides and PDF Books (for your personal reference and interest only) are available on iCorsi. Lean Six Sigma Paolo Rossetti – 2014 – Page 1 of 12 POOLs of QUESTIONS 01 - Six Sigma in a Nutshell 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. What is quality? How Gavin defines quality using different “dimensions”? State and comment the 8 dimensions of quality. Which is the Six Sigma definition of quality? What does CTQ stands for? What types of CTQ exists? Which are the sources of variability in a product? How can variability be expressed in statistical terms? How Edward Deming contributed to the Quality discipline? What are the lesson learned from Deming? [Essay] What does PDCA stands for in Deming’s approach? What is ISO9000? Which is the focus of Six Sigma? 10. Which is the difference between DMAIC and DfSS / DMADV? 11. What are the principles of Six Sigma? 12. What are the difference between Traditional Quality management and Six Sigma? [Essay] 13. Describe...
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...News Shopping More Newport News, VA Change location Search Options Show search tools Search Results Army Leadership Practical Exercise - College Essay - Leftover www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Army-Leadership.../37617 Jul 25, 2011 – 3. Reflect on the ethical values and their ramifications. There are seven core Army values. I don't believe that all seven apply to this situation, ... [PDF] TSG 158-C-1230 Title Apply the Ethical Decision-Making Method at ... tsg3.us/tnsg_lib/pldc_school/adv_nco/.../tnsg_158_1230.pdf File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View acknowledge that there are no significant ethical ramifications to consider. In other ... Step 3: DEVELOP AND EVALUATE COURSES OF ACTION. Step 4: CHOOSE .... Now that we have identified the Army's values we need to reflect on how they apply ... minimum, all Military leaders are expected to fulfill their obligations. 4. Ncoes Leader Course - College Essays - Nemui247 www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Ncoes-Leader.../58741 Feb 19, 2012 – Clearly define the ethical problem. 2. Employ applicable laws and regulations. 3. Reflect on the ethical values and their ramifications. 4. University of Phoenix : ALC ALC : L304_PE_handout www.coursehero.com › Arizona Clearly define the ethical problem. 2. Employ applicable laws and regulations. 3. Reflect on the ethical values and their...
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