...only one that knows what most things are and what to do. Piggy seems like the only one with common sense. Piggy says, “ an’ this is an island. Nobody don’t know we’re here. Your dad don’t know, nobody don’t know−” (14) Piggy is the only one that thinks no one knows the kids are on the island. This shows Piggy is very clever because he is using common sense and proving his point. Piggy also knows what the shell they find is, and shows common sense towards it, “−a conch; ever so expensive. I bet if you wanted to buy one you’d have to pay pounds and pounds and pounds− he had it on his garden wall, and my auntie−” (16) This quote shows that Piggy knows what the conch is. Therefore, he is characterized as smart. During this same scene, Piggy tells Roger what to use the conch for, "We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us—" (16) this quote tells us that Piggy appears very intelligent because he knows how to use the conch. He knows that the conch is loud enough for everyone on the island to hear it and come together. Piggy is also characterized as very sensitive. He gets bullied a lot and ganged up on by the people on the island. This is why Piggy gets very easily offended by people. The one person that is especially mean to Piggy is Ralph. Piggy gets very frustrated with Ralph, “About being called Piggy. I said I didn’t care as long as they didn’t call me Piggy; an’ I said not to tell and you went an’ said straight out−,” (25) Ralph tells everyone...
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...observation, do not start with their tasks, they start with their time. And they do not start out with planning. They start by finding out where their time actually goes,” (Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive” referenced by Negesh Belludi, 2008). We can easily lose sight on how we spend our time and before you know it the day is over. Ask yourself how your spend your time; keep a log of everything you do for a few days. Evaluate this and determine where you spend the most time, how to utilize certain times of the day and what you can shave off the list. If you commute to work, utilize this time to catch up on emails, read reports or write you’re to do list for the day. This time may seem short, but in the end useful. It’s also important to keep healthy to relive stress, not only can you be bombarded with heavy workloads but your personal life can affect your productivity as well. Get plenty of rest and make sure you have something for breakfast and lunch during work, this will keep you energized. Feeling run down exhausted or fatigue will only set you back and create distractions and limitations of productivity. A healthy lifestyle can improve focus; concentration and efficiency this will help finish the tasks out hand. Stock your break room with healthy snacks like apples or yogurt. Tips to Reduce Stress and Improve Productivity * Plan each day * Prioritize your tasks * Say no to nonessential tasks * Delegate * Take the time you need to do a quality job ...
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...students’ facebook usage and their academic performance. The paper was also intended to find how pervasive the use of facebook by University students plays a role in their academic success. A 20 question questionnaire was designed and sent out to approximately 150 students of different Universities in Nigeria. To capture the main types of University, a Federal University, a State University and a Private University cut across the nation were chosen. Of the questionnaire sent out, 81% of them were within the age of 18 to 21. The Independent variables measured how actively students used facebook, including how much time they spend on facebook, how often they update their status, post on friends’ walls, comment on others’ pages, the level of their privacy settings, and how many friends and photo albums they have. In order to accurately measure students’ academic achievement, we had student’s self‐report their in‐class participation, attendance, as well as grade point average. Six pre‐determined hypotheses were tested. First, the more time a student spends on facebook, the lower grade point average the student has. Secondly, the higher a student’s privacy settings are on facebook, the higher that student’s grade point average is. Thirdly, the more a student updates his or her facebook status, the less likely they are to have good class attendance. Fourthly, the more time a student spends on facebook, the less likely they are to participate in class. Fifthly, the more friends a student...
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...technologies have substantially altered the way humans interact. Between email, texting, social networking, instant messaging, and Skype, people now have the resources that would make it possible to spend days or months without coming face-to-face with another person, yet still remain connected with the world. I love my smartphone. I am in awe at just how much phones have advanced in the last 20 years. From the first one that was gigantic in size, then leading to a smaller simple flip phone to these beautiful, amazing slim pieces of hardware that can do more than I could have ever imagined a phone doing. Smartphones are something to be amazed with. Smartphones can certainly make our lives easier for us as we use them for everyday tasks such as communicating, checking our calendars, using as alarm clocks, as calculators, setting reminders and so much more. However, as smartphones keep advancing with new ways to make our lives easier, are they hindering our natural need for social interactions? I have chosen my topic on “Smartphones and their Effect on our Social Interaction.” How often do you see groups of people having coffee together or out at dinner with everyone's faces buried in their phones. Maybe they had nothing to talk about. But could it be, just maybe, we are slowly forgetting how to fill life's awkward silences with polite conversation. Even worse,...
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...Unaffected 3. As regards my work profile during recent years:- (a) I have started handling more conceptual tasks and am now rid of mundane jobs. (b) Still handle routine tasks as say 5 -10 years back. (c) Have actually started handling more routine tasks than ever before. 4. As a senior functionary, when I delegate tasks:- (a) It helps me in completing the task in time and easing my burden. (b) Increases my workload, since I require more time in chasing and coaxing subordinates to complete the delegated task. 5. During weekends:- (a) I generally get time to spend with family (b) I am mostly unable to spend time with family, because some new work invariably comes up (c) I plan to catch up with the official task pending over the week. 6. Most of the days, I pack up:- (a) On time (b) 0-30 mts late (c) 30 mts – 1 hr late (d) More than 1 hr late 7. How efficient is my working environment? (a) People are responsive, proactive and efficient. (a) People need to be pushed for completing routine task. 8. With respect to my job content:- (a) I am fully satisfied with my output and job content. (b) I feel, I work much below my potential. (c) I am partly satisfied with my output compared to my potential. 9....
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... How many adults in the United States in Spring 2010? 222210 How many adults spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls? What percent of those who live in the West Coast spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls? Across 9.8 What percent of those who spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls are professional? Down 15.6 What percent of those who spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls are men? Down 63.7 What percent of women spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls? Across 27.6 What percent of those who attended college do not spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls? Down What percent of men do not spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls? Not enough information What percent of home owners spend more than $59 a month on long distance phone calls? Across 73.6 What percent of single men spend $26 to $59 a month on long distance phone calls? Across 6.4 What percent of married people spend $26 to $99 a month on long distance phone calls? Across 7.8 Which one single demographic group would you recommend for target marketing of long distance phone services? White Which demographic variable would you recommend for market segmentation of long distance phone services? Race What are the top five segmentation factors would you recommend for long distance phone services? Race, Adults, House Hold Income, Occupation, Education Do you think...
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...“Wasting money or saving it to the future”. I appreciate your precious time and attention to my speech. If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the end of my presentation. So let me start from a brief overview of the main points I’m going to touch upon in my presentation. My outline consists of: Introduction Body: 1. Why do people waste money as soon as they get it? 2. Pros/Cons of saving money 3. Finding the middle path Conclusion Predictions Recommendations Introduction First of all, let me explain the general overview. Each person wants to live in luxury that there was enough money not only for today, but for the future as well. The main problem is that the majority of people do not know how to live, how much money to spend and where to spend them. But the concept of luxury, individuals’ society understood differently. For some people it is a complete luxury social comfort, for someone buying the long-awaited car. Body: Why do people waste money as soon as they get it? Moving to the first main point of my speech, I would like to say why people spend money so fast. We realize that the worst wasteful spending simply comes out of bad habits and a tendency to do things because we’ve always done them- but if you’re trying to change your lifestyle for the better and get real with your money, you’re going to want to look at the little habitual tasks you take for granted. Spending money actually makes many people feel more powerful. Whether it is handing over...
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...to give you some advice on how to manage your money more effectively which could start to help you and the business make a profit again. It is very important that you look after your cost and your budgets because you will be able to manage your finances; if you manage your costs you will be able to save more on your expenses which can then lead to increasing your revenue, for example if you controlled your costs you will be able to save money and then by having the correct amount of stock which can then be sold for money which will then bring extra money in so that you can spend that money on improving your business. If you didn’t look after your costs the amount that you spent on your expenses could impact on the amount of profit that you make. If you control your budget then you will be able to increase you income, you’ll be making sure that you have working capital and you will be able to set aside extra money when it is needed. You are over spending on the following things: stock, wages, administration, insurance, interest and loans, bank charges and repairs and maintenance. There are ways that you can adopt to make sure that the overspending stops. You could hire an accountant to help you structure you budgets, you could do research on what customers are demanding and the popular products that you do, you could look at your previous records and see where you went wrong and you also could look at your previous sales turnover, these are all suggestible ways that you might be...
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...caregiving activities do you engage in with your infant? * Mother’s response was she loves to bath him. * She loves to sing to him. * Feeding him and taking out gasses after. * Kissing him and making weird faces and noises. * Other hand father loves to pick him up and making funny faces. * He actually likes to change diapers. * Also loves to sing to him and rocks him 2. What types of activities do you engage in with your infant? * Mother also likes to read to him and dresses him regularly * She also likes to lay with him while he sleeps. * Dad likes to sit him on his chest and watch t.v. * He also likes to play games like the airplane or uses toys to entertain him. 3. How much time would you estimate you spend with your infant per week in caregiving activities? * Mother spends most of her time with him. She spends the whole day. She is a stay home mom. She stays all the time possible. * Dad on the other hand spends more time with the infant only morning and late afternoon. * Both spend all the time on weekends, Saturdays and Sundays. 4. How much time would you estimate your husband/wife spends with your infant per week in caregiving activities? * Couple different a lot in time, it highly shows that the mother seems to interact with the infant basically the whole time. While the father only has a scheduled time with him Monday thru Friday, while weekends all the time as well. 5. Do you see your role as a...
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...every business needs to invest in technology to compete. Technology is both a cost of doing business, and an opportunity to do more business. Most people you meet and talk with recognize the necessity of having a computer, an email address, and a web site, but still look at the upfront cost more than other issues. After spending some time working with dozens of friends involved in businesses, one can think now it's time to take a step back and look at the big picture of technology in business. Let's take a reporter's view of the topic, and ask the basic questions: who, what, where, why, when, and how much? Why? What are the benefits of technology for a business? There are many, but most fall under a few categories: • • • • • Reach more potential customers, develop a business relationship with potential customers Streamline operations, reduce costs, improve efficiency, maximize profit, minimize waste, devote talent to core business instead of overhead Provide better service to customers Support better relationships with key partners Allow customers to better guide the business The very first question businesses should ask before spending any money or time on technology is, “why am I doing this?” If there is not a core business benefit to be gained, why do it in the first place? How Much? Established businesses outside the technology industry typically spend between ½ percent and 10 percent of their annual revenue on technology spending, depending mostly on the industry. Manufacturing...
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...getting into debt — financial institutions make it as easy as possible. But, when you face a mountain of debt, don’t expect much help from them in overcoming the situation. Debt can bring anxiety, stress and unhappiness; but, by being aware of your financial situation you can enjoy life without permanently battling against the problem of debt. To avoid suffering from serious debt problems consider these suggestions: 1. Buy what you need It’s easy to buy things we actually don’t need or very rarely use. Look in your wardrobe and count the number of clothes that you rarely wear. Before buying a good, try to evaluate its usefulness to yourself; give it a mark out of 10. If you give items an honest score, you will think twice before spending $100 on your 7th pair of designer shoes. If you’re an impulsive buyer, try waiting a day before buying something. If you really want and need it you can come back the next day. 2. The $70 dollar test If you have a real problem with excess spending, try this test. For a week, give yourself $70 cash, and put away all credit cards. This forces you to live on $10 a day. When you are faced with a strict income, it forces you to be very careful in what you spend. It will make you realise what is really indispensable and which spending is mere extravagance. This will also force you to be inventive. For example, rather than spending $15 on a take away lunch, you may make your own. Quite often, by taking these steps we realize our previous...
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...“Are you kidding me? I can’t spend a minute without my phone!” This is the sort of reaction that is pulled out of almost every teenager if you try to take their smartphones away. They sleep with it, eat with it, wake up with it nested underneath them somewhere on the bed, and even go to the bathroom with it. It seems like these smartphones have become such an integrated part in the lives of today’s young generation that it has become an infestation. When you ask them something their fingers go tap tap on their mobile devices to ‘google’ the answer. Even to check what time it is, they rely on their devices to know the date and time. It is certainly alarming to see the amount of human dependence on these gadgets because their absence would certainly render these...
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...Retiree 4. How well do you like strawberries? * Very much * Average * Not at all. 5. How often do you consume strawberries? * Everyday * Twice a week * Once a month * Not at all. 6. Where do you usually purchase strawberries and why? * Supermarket like Coles, Woolies, etc. * Asian shop * Other. Please specify. 7. How much do you ordinarily spend in one punnet of strawberry? * $5.00 and below * $6.00 and above 8. Are you willing to spend more for a punnet of strawberries? Please explain your answer. * Yes * No * Maybe 9. Are you keen to spend more money for strawberries or are you going to search for an alternative, which is cheaper in price? * I don’t mind spending more. * I will look for alternatives. 10. What do you prefer when buying strawberries? * Frozen * Fresh 11. What is the most important thing when buying strawberries? * Price * Appearance and size * Taste and sweetness * Nutritional value 12. Which of the following is most likely to buy/consume? * Local grown strawberries. * Imported strawberries from overseas. * Both. * I don’t mind. 13. Where do you generally use strawberry? * Dessert * Garnish * Nutrition 14. How frequent do you buy them? * Occasionally * When I feel like it. * When it is on sale. 15. Are strawberries allocated in your weekly grocery budget or they can be omitted and spend more on...
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...check mark (/) if you agree to the corresponding choices. Chose only one. * Do you have cell phone ?____ Yes____No * If yes, how many hours did you spend when using it ?____1-3hours____4-6hours____7hours and above * What applications you commonly used when studying ?____messaging and calls____camera____games____ebooks____music____calculator____visiting social network sites (SNS) * Why many student have long period of time to spend in cell phone than to do school stuff ?____the focus of student is not on the studies____easiest or not so difficult to understand than to do school stuff____some student are already addict in using Cellphone * As a student, what would be the negative effect of the cell phone in your study ?____low grade____disatraction that hamper student learning____impede the brain activity____poor usage of proper english____negative behavior of the students____health hazard * A possitive effect ?____fastest way to do school stuff____easiest way to communicate to other people which serves as source of information____A useful material that you used during class (Ex. Calculator, Dictionary, and Guide formula) | Name_________________ Gender____ Age____Directions: Put a check mark (/) if you agree to the corresponding choices. Chose only one. * Do you have cell phone ?____ Yes____No * If yes, how many hours did you spend when using it ?____1-3hours____4-6hours____7hours and above * What applications you commonly used when...
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...Assignments you will be asked to use the answers you found in the Unit 1 Assignment. Note: For these questions you need to cite a reliable source for information, which means you cannot use sites like Wikipedia, Ask.com®, and Yahoo® answers. If you do use those sites the instructor may award 0 points for your response. TheAssignment problems must have the work shown at all times. The steps for solving the problems must be explained. Failure to do so could result in your submission being given a 0. If you have any questions about how much work to show, please contact your instructor. Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft Word® document and uploaded to the Dropbox for Unit 2. Type all answers directly in this Assignment below the question it applies to. All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET of the assigned Unit. Finding the National Average Price for Gas These first few questions will require you to use the internet to search for the national average price for gas. Remember to use a scholarly site for information. * List the website(s) you visited here: For this example project we will assume the national average for a gallon of gas in the US is $0.95. This figure is for example purposes only and is not the real value you are to use. 1. (2 points): What was the average price of a gallon of gas 1 year from when your business math class started? $0.95 2. (5 points): You have $50 on hand and need to buy gas. How many gallons...
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