...Reducing Poverty in America Kimberly Dotson HUM/114 February 24, 2015 Marissa Long Reducing Poverty in America Step 1: What is the Problem? Poverty in America. Step 2: What are the alternatives? What are the boundaries? 1. America is the leading world country, yet there is a huge national deficit. 2. Decision makers do not recognize or acknowledge an issue with poverty in America. What are possible alternatives? 1. Review the current national budget and look at where money is being spent unnecessarily or excessively, and how it can be transferred. 2. Support American business to be able to increase their workforce for the United States, rather than export work. 3. Bring the issue to the forefront to influence decision makers in Washington D.C. Step 3: Pro’s and Con’s of each alternative 1. National Budget Review Pro’s: Taking a specific look at the budget and asking for justification of expenditures can identify areas where dollars are being spent unnecessarily, rather than have a general overview of budgetary expenditures Con’s: Decision makers have their own forum and agenda’s they want funding for. 2. Support American Business Owners Pro’s: More start-up businesses that can generate jobs Con’s: Labor costs are higher in the U.S. than exporting jobs, and U.S. employment laws and restrictions such as insurance costs the owner more 3. Bringing...
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...Many people are debating how to best meet energy needs in the United States. Some argue that the country must decrease its dependence on oil and invest in alternative sources of energy, such as wind and solar power. Others argue that changing to new power sources is unnecessary and expensive. They state that the United States should search for oil in Alaska, the Gulf Coast, and other areas within the country that are currently not being explored. I believe that the United States should invest money into alternate fueling sources. Off shore drilling at this point is environmentally unsafe. Our environment is changing due to global warming, and off shore drilling makes this worse. I feel very strongly about greedy oil companies destroying the planet in pursuit of more oil at the cost of our endangered species and the health of the American people. Oil companies already hold 5,500 offshore leases that are not being used. I do not know why they need to occupy more space, when they can use what the government has allowed them to use. Now, I do agree changing to solar and wind powered fuel sources will require research and additional funding, however those fuel sources are more eco friendly and in the long run may leave the world in a better position. I must admit, sometimes I fall in to a mindset that is commonly known as stereotyping. As explained in this book “The Art of Thinking”, by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, chapter 3,...
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...Week 5 Individual Reflection Paper HUM/114 September 17th, 2012 Critical thinking is an ability that is essential in order for a person to make educated decisions. A critical thinker is open to unconventional solutions and seeks to be well informed of credible information sources. This is crucial when attempting to draw a conclusion based on facts and all aspects of the situation at hand. It is important to acknowledge assumptions, reasons, and conclusions while critically thinking. The critical thinker also produces hypothesis and can support their point with a knowledgeable argument. Considering the trustworthiness of information sources is an extremely important portion of the critical thinking progression. It would be problematic to construct a knowledgeable decision if the specifics were incorrect or irrelevant to the setting. Asking the appropriate clarifying questions is another vital step in critical thinking. By establishing a purpose to the thought, an individual can determine which direction the effect will yield. Establishing a conceivable hypothesis is conventionally the result and end-goal of critical thinking. This is the product of gathering credible information, asking the appropriate questions, controlling uneducated assumptions, and determining a purpose for the research. This course has helped me define and utilize critical thinking in everyday tasks. I now look at things a little more in-depth, even if I do not want to come to a conclusion....
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...Aspens BY EDWARD THOMAS All day and night, save winter, every weather , Above the inn, the smithy, and the shop, The aspens at the cross-roads talk together Of rain, until their last leaves fall from the top. Out of the blacksmith's cavern comes the ringing Of hammer, shoe, and anvil; out of the inn The clink, the hum, the roar, the random singing— The sounds that for these fifty years have been. The whisper of the aspens is not drowned, And over lightless pane and footless road, Empty as sky, with every other sound Not ceasing, calls their ghosts from their abode, A silent smithy, a silent inn, nor fails In the bare moonlight or the thick-furred gloom, In tempest or the night of nightingales, To turn the cross-roads to a ghostly room. And it would be the same were no house near. Over all sorts of weather, men, and times, Aspens must shake their leaves and men may hear But need not listen, more than to my rhymes. Whatever wind blows, while they and I have leaves We cannot other than an aspen be That ceaselessly, unreasonably grieves, Or so men think who like a different tree. Stairway to the Stars BY RON PADGETT "And then there were three whereas before there had been four or two And then there were four or two." Thus spake the King. No one dared ask what it meant. He seemed satisfied by the beauty of the logic that had arrived, the royal hall now lightly radiant as he arose from his throne and the world fell away...
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...The Distance to Andromeda by Gregorio C. Brillantes The Boy Ben, thirteen years old, sits there and wide-eyed before the screen of the theater, in the town of Tarlac, his heart thumps in awe and excitement, and his hands are balled into unconscious fists, as the spaceship burns its blue-flamed journey through the night of the universe that is forever silent with a high metallic hum. Enclosed in time within the rocket, the ship itself surrounded by timelessness, which is in turn framed by the boundaries of the cinema screen, the last men and women and children of Earth watch the asteroids, the stream of cosmic dust, the barren planets drift past the portholes like luminous flowers at once beautiful and monstrous, floating in the ocean of space. The traveler search the night for another world of air and greenness, remembering the end of the Earth, the Final War, the flickering radioactive fires upon the lifeless continents. Beyond the dead seas of Mars, and beyond the ice-bound tomb of Neptune, past the orbit of Pluto and out into the black immeasurable depths, the rocket flashes onward, through years of space and time: a moving speck among the twinkling stars, propelled by the flame of its engine and a certain destiny. A sun looms up from the blackness, more golden and more gentle than the star they have always known; and as a globe of shining water and green-shadowed land appears through the viewports; they break out into jubilant cries and dazed whispers of thanks to God. Cradled...
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...white button-down shirt was neatly pressed with military creases. His black pointy toe shoes slid as he walked. Though he never said a word to anyone, he would hum in a deep voice the National anthem. As he walked and passed anyone, he would just put his head down and keep humming. Never did he mess with anyone, but the neighborhood kids were so cruel to him. They would scream No face is coming, No face is coming, and gathers behind him imitating his walk. Most of the time he would ignore them, but every now and then he would stop, turnaround, lift up his hairy face and growl at the kids, rrrrrrrrrrr. And they would all start running. And if you were brave enough to look back, you could see him smile for a brief second. One day while Mr. No face was sitting on the park bench a little freckle face boy walk up to him as he sat humming the national Anthem. Mr., what is your name, the little boy said. But Mr. No face did not answer he just started humming louder. The little boy, out of curiosity, then said, why do you keep humming the same old Nation Anthem. But Mr. No face just got just louder and louder. But to Mr. No faces surprise, the little boy did not leave; he actually started singing the National Anthem as Mr. No Face hummed. The two were so loud that people started gathering to here them hum and sing. The little freckly face boy had a...
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...INTRODUCTION In the era of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization along with on going IT revolution, today’s world is changing at a surprising pace. Political and Economic Transformations appear to be taking place everywhere—as countries convert from command to demand economies, dictatorships move toward democratic system, and Monarchies build new civil institutions. These changes have created economic opportunities for women who want to own and operate businesses. Today, women entrepreneurs represent a group of women who have broken away from the beaten track and are exploring new avenues of economic participation. Among the reasons for women to run organized enterprises are their skill and knowledge, their talents, abilities and creativity in business and a compelling desire of wanting to do something positive. It is high time that countries should rise to the challenge and create more support systems for encouraging more entrepreneurship amongst women. At the same time, it is up to women to break away from stereotyped mindsets. In this dynamic world, women entrepreneurs are a significant part of the global expedition for sustained economic development and social progress. Due to the growing industrialization, urbanization, social legislation and along with the spread of higher education and awareness, the emergence of Women owned businesses are highly increasing in the economies of almost all countries. In former days, for Women there were 3 Ks-...
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...------------------------------------------------- Ensō Zen art exemplifies the Zen ideals of simplicity and spontaneity, and most often takes the form of calligraphy and simple ink drawings. The Zen circle, a popular motif in Zen art, represents the entire universe in a single, perfect stroke. Although simple, images like this are difficult to paint successfully and thus must be done with a clear mind focused on the task. Abhaya Mudra (Gesture of Fearlessness) Abhaya in Sanskrit means fearlessness, and the abhaya mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and the dispelling of fear. The gesture is made with the right hand raised to shoulder height, arm bent, and palm facing outward. The gesture is an ancient one, demonstrating that the hand is empty of weapons and thus indicating friendship and peace. To western eyes, it looks like the gesture meaning "stop." In both cases, the gesture implies fearlessness before a potential enemy. In Buddhism, the gesture is a symbol of the fearlessness—and thus the spiritual power—of the Buddha or bodhisattva who makes it. According to Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha made this gesture immediately after gaining enlightenment. And later, when the historical Buddha was about to be attacked by an angry elephant, he held up his hand in the fearlessness gesture and immediately calmed it. The gesture of fearlessness is is only seen on Buddhas or boddhisatvas and appears most commonly in standing images. In Thailand and Laos, the abhaya...
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...Name: Ekta Kapoor Birthday: 7th June, 1975 Zodiac: Gemini Awards: 1) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Star Cast and Popular Serial) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001) 2) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Star Cast and Popular Serial) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2002) 3) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Star Cast) – Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2003) 4) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Popular Serial) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2003) 5) ITA Scroll Honor of the Year (2003) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki. 6) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Thriller) – Kya Hadsa Kya Haqeeqat (2004) 7) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Popular Serial) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2004) 8) Asian Television Awards – Asia’s most watched show – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2004) 9) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Continuing Series and Popular Serial) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2005) 10) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Continuing Series) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2006) 11) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Serial Jury) – Kasamh Se (2006) 12) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Continuing Series) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2007) 13) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Continuing Series) – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2008) 14) Indian Television Academy Awards (Best Serial Jury) – Bade Acche Lagte Hai (2011) 15) Indian Telly Awards (Best Serial Jury) – Bade...
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...Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke HumHainRahiPyaarKe.jpg DVD cover Directed by Mahesh Bhatt Produced by Tahir Hussain Screenplay by Aamir Khan Robin Bhatt Story by Robin Bhatt Starring Aamir Khan Juhi Chawla Master Sharokh Kunal Khemu Baby Ashrafa Music by Nadeem-Shravan Cinematography Praveen Bhatt Editing by Sanjay Sankla Distributed by T V Films Release date(s) July 23, 1993 Running time 155 min. Country India Language Hindi Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (Hindi: हम हैं राही प्यार के translation: We Are Travelers on the Path of Love) is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, produced by Tahir Hussain and with a musical score by Nadeem-Shravan. It stars Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla. The film is a remake of the Hollywood film Houseboat (1958), starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. The film fetched the Filmfare Best Actress Award for Juhi Chawla, and director Mahesh Bhatt won the 1994 National Film Award - Special Jury Award. The film also won the Filmfare Best Film Award. It was generally alleged during the time that the movie was ghost-directed by Aamir Khan because Mahesh Bhatt did not show up at the sets several times.[1] The film was Super hit at the box office. Contents [hide] 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Songs 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links Synopsis[edit source] Rahul Malhotra (Aamir Khan) is the caretaker of a garment company that has a pending order of two lakh shirts to Mr Bijlani. Rahul...
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...College of Information Systems & Technology Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a Concentration in Information Management The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) degree program is focused on the acquisition of theory and the application of technical competencies associated with the information technology profession. The courses prepare students with fundamental knowledge in core technologies, such as systems analysis and design; programming; database design; network architecture and administration; web technologies; and application development, implementation, and maintenance. This undergraduate degree program includes 45 credits in the required course of study and 15 credits in the concentration. Some courses have prerequisites. In addition, students must satisfy general education and elective requirements to meet the 120-credit minimum, including a minimum of 48 upper-division credits required for completion of the degree. At the time of enrollment, students must choose a concentration. The Information Management concentration is designed to provide coverage of the collection, architecture, modeling, retrieval and management of data for meaningful presentation to the organization. This concentration prepares students to develop, deploy, manage, and integrate data and information systems to support the organization. Note: The diploma awarded for this program will read: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and will not reflect the concentration...
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...Active, persistent, and careful consideration of a belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds which support it and the further conclusions to which it tends. (Dewey, 1909) Active, persistent, and careful consideration of a belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds which support it and the further conclusions to which it tends. (Dewey, 1909) Cassandra L. Hamel Cassandra L. Hamel My Personal Reflection HUM/114 University of Phoenix Maya Chapman October 22, 2012 My Personal Reflection HUM/114 University of Phoenix Maya Chapman October 22, 2012 There are many ways to describe critical thinking her are some of the ways some of the great thinkers of the past describe it, "For myself, I found that I was fitted for nothing so well as for the study of Truth; as having a mind nimble and versatile enough to catch the resemblances of things... and at the same time steady enough to fix and distinguish their subtler differences; as being gifted by nature with desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, readiness to consider, carefulness to dispose and set in order; and as being a man that neither affects what is new nor admires what is old, and that hates every kind of imposture."(Sir Francis Bacon). "Critical thinking is the examination and test of propositions of any kind which are offered for acceptance, in order to find out whether...
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...Critical thinking lafe Johnson HUM/114 March 25, 2013 Dr. Barbara Johnson What is critical thinking? Creative thinking is going beyond thinking, applying curiosity, examining an idea from a different perspective, also learning to increase the awareness of problems from different angles. The first day I came in class, Hum/114, I had no clue that thinking creatively would help me make wise decisions, step back, and objectively observe without prejudging or resisting the problem, regain curiosity, and applying it to daily use. Think of new ideas that are mentally reactive rather than active. Examine, think, and then ask the question. Also a life-changing step back and objectively observe myself without prejudging how something should be, deceiving myself about the effectiveness of my thinking. Knowing the problems that affect my thinking is to experience peace; it is a life-changing experience. I have had to step back and observe beginning thinker and to move forward to practicing thinker, make a habit of improving the way we think and talk. Beginning thinker has too many things going on at once. My life is becoming full of drama since I am learning the correct the way of thinking. Practicing thinker where I place myself. Thinking ahead and planning things out all the way, no matter how big or small it may be. The circle requires that we reflect honestly on ourselves and that we notice problems in our thinking. That is more often...
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...EVALUATING CAREER CHOICES : HUMANITIES/HUM114 Evaluating Career Choices Marlon Grant Hum/114 08/13/13 Wendy Hamilton The argument for a business degree was compelling until I started doing the research. Having a business degree can take you so far, for instance in the hotel, restaurant and tourism field. Which for me is not the direction I want or see myself in but I did the research just to prove that I was willing to see what it was about. The next argument is a degree in information technology. Now the IT is a good field to get into because you can do so much more with it. You can go into the security, programing software, and development of new technologies. There was some validity of truth with both arguments. For instance having a business degree will not have infinite options, whereas an IT degree is the future of the world. “You should consider a career in IT because it has very promising career field of the future”. 1 Either/or Thinking: when a person believes that there are only two possibilities. 2 Avoiding the Issues: when you attack the person making the argument instead of the argument. 3 Overgeneralization: when you take a valid idea to ridiculous extremes. 4 Oversimplifying: when you take a complicated issue and try to reduce to a more understandable level. 5 Double Standard: when you are critical of something in one context, but not in another. 6 Shifting the Burden of Proof: making...
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...LEARNING TEAM CHARTER – TEAM “B” |Course Title |HUM/114 CRITICAL THINKING AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING | | | | | | | | | | | Team Members/Contact Information |Name | |Phone | |Time zone and | |Email | | | | | |Availability During the Week | | | |Eric Anderson | |808-354-4584 | |24/7 | |Ejanderson0354@hotmail.com | |Melissa Stein | |909-278-2789 | |24/7 | |Thesteinfamily07@yahoo.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ...
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