...class, I realized that I had to do all my homework before I go class to follow my professor lecture very well. Now, I am able to understand what the professor teaches about. This helped me to follow the professor attentively during the lecture. Doing my homework in time is the most powerful thing I acquired during this course of semester. The second strength that I have improved a lot is my outlining ability to stick to my central idea. Before this class, I wrote a couple of paragraphs and essays on other English classes. However, I usually used to deviate from the main idea of my paper while I write. Then, I started to explore what makes my paper ineffective. Finally, I found out that my poor ability of outlining lowers my paper. Therefore, during this class, I committed to eliminate my poor outlining ability. For instance, in my first paper, outlining helped me a lot to write a well developed paper. It helped me to put things in the...
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...| “Don’t Just Talk, Be Heard!” | Midterm Paper | | | 3/25/2012 | ------------------------------------------------- Don’t Just Talk, Be Heard! The book I choose to read for my midterm is entitled, “Don’t Just Talk, Be Heard: Closing the Gap Between What You Say and What People Hear” by David L. Levin. David addresses the issue of the communication gap. The message that is intended might not be the message that is received. In this short little book, which is packed with information on overcoming the communication barrier, the author helps the speaker or leader realize some of the common problems in the process of communication. There are several helpful little tips that will make the speaker more aware of how to connect with people. This applies to preaching as well as working a room during a meeting. It teaches the skills of "handing off," "Listening for emotions," "using enthusiastic vision," and "learning to facilitate instead of dictate." These are all helpful tactics. Also, taught in this book is ways to avoid some of the major communication disconnects. It discusses such topics:"negative assumptions," "talking about yourself," "talking too much," "using jargon," and "defensiveness and blame." Through out the book the author uses several case studies which are a fictionalized composite of people whom he has worked with as a communication coach to better explain what causes communication gaps, to teach practical ways to close them, and to show the differences...
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...In contemporary American culture, consuming is as authentic as it gets. Advertisements, getting a bargain, garage sales, and credit cards are firmly entrenched pillars of our way of life. We shop on our lunch hours, patronize outlet malls on vacation, and satisfy our latest desires with a late-night click of the mouse. The idea that consumption is private should not, then, be a conversation- stopper. But what should a politics of consumption look like? A right to a decent standard of living. This familiar idea is especially important now because it points us to a fundamental distinction between what people need and what they want. In the not very distant past, this dichotomy was not only well-understood, but the basis of data collection and social policy. Need was a social concept with real force. All that's left now is an economy of desire. This is reflected in polling data. Just over 40 percent of adults earning $50,000 to $100,000 a year, and 27 percent of those earning more than $100,000, agree that "I cannot afford to buy everything I really need." One third and 19 percent, respectively, agree that "I spend nearly all of my money on the basic necessities of life." I believe that our politics would profit from reviving a discourse of need, in which we talk about the material requirements for every person and household to participate fully in society. Of course, there are many ways in which such a right might be enforced: government income transfers or vouchers, direct provision...
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...Midterm paper In BUSAN museum of art, there are several interesting artworks and among them, what I was impressed is the artwork named ‘a presage of happiness’ made from Park Yoonhee. This artwork is huge stacked of isomorphic cubes. And on the top of this artwork, arrangement for cube looks like stair. Material for cube looks like hard and somewhat opaque. When I was in front of those, I could just see the contour of my body. And there are not any additional shapes or patterns or colors. Actually when I saw this artwork, I just thought ‘what is this?’ In other words, I didn’t know what this means. It looks like some figures which I can see in math course-book in middle school. In addition to this feeling, after looking the title, I was curious how the name and this artwork can be matched. Usually when we thought about the happiness, the expression for this feeling is something bright. After reading brochure and talking with Prof. LEE, I realized that the artist wanted to criticize our way of living. When I did first online session and project for creative practitioner, creativity is related with changing perspective within understandable context. The artist broke ‘normal’ image for happiness in our mind and looked the way in which modern people live in critical manner. I think this artist is also creative practitioner in these contexts. It means this perspective is somewhat different for usual notion of happiness and in the way that criticism, it is understandable by expressing...
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...Andrea McManus EDU 144 IN1 Midterm Exam Paper Watching this video brings back memories from when I was pregnant and had my daughter. When you get pregnant and have a baby there is such joy. Our bodies want to make babies and they are good at it. You will find that creating a new being is easy. From a single cell, you built a body that has 100 trillion cells. You learn that all of your descendants have the same DNA. You may wonder how did you do it? Sex is the method of choice for 99% of population. With sexual reproduction each individual offers DNA. Sexual reproduction is quite tricky. The man’s testicles are packed with tiny tubes churning out 1,000 new sperm every second. Each sperm is one of a kind. When you reproduce, you get 23 chromosomes from the mom and 23 chromosomes from the dad. An unborn child carries genes from their ancestors. This is why you have children who have characteristics of their ancestors. A woman begins creating eggs as a fetus in her mother’s womb. The eggs begin to die, but that is okay. In ovaries, it’s quality not quantity that counts. Every month, one of a woman’s two ovaries selects an immature egg cell to lavish with attention. One hundred support cells feed the egg until it is fat. When the egg matures, it comes out of the ovary and travels to the uterus. It is swept along, but needs DNA from the sperm fast. If it does not get fertilized in a few hours, it dies. When trying to reproduce, it is important that you are cautious about your...
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...expect some (most or all) of us will feel strongly about certain issues, we need to treat each other respect even if we disagree. Be careful with the words you choose and your delivery. We don’t have to agree but we do have to treat each other with respect. Objectives * Students will be familiar with writing for different audiences. Part of the UHWO GLOs (General Learning Outcomes) requires students to effectively communicate information for an intended audience. The UHWO catalogue explains that part of being able to effectively communicate information will necessitate utilizing different type of information literacy. * We will become familiar with using primary and secondary texts in our research papers. This course will ready students for their future term papers as they continue their journey at UHWO. * Students will learn the...
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...My observations of this course and the assignments given have shown me a huge difference in how I started to where I currently am. I have improved my style of writing and the way that I edit my papers. I also noticed that my thesis statements have become more impactful, straight to the point, and easily convey the topic of my entire paper. In my WRT 101 class, my professor said he noticed that my thesis statements have gotten better and I have more supporting details for my argument. I received an A on my last two papers in his class and my overall grade has increased since then. This class is also really helpful to the World Civilization class, however, I think it would be even more beneficial to the class if the study sessions were more organized for the midterm and the final. Despite this, I do not believe it is the staff's fault but more the students because they don’t realize the importance of the help until it is too late....
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...basics right. 2. START WITH YOUR BEST “First impression is the last impression” and the same is true for your SSC answer paper also. If the examiner gets a good first impression of you, it can only work in your favour. Therefore, the first answer that you write, take extra precaution to make sure there are no careless mistakes, cancellations or any turn-offs that will create a bad impression. Also, attempting questions in order is preferable but not necessary. You can start with the answer that you know best if you are not so confident. 3. LEVERAGE THE EXAMINER’S INERTIA The examiner is only human and if he/she feels that you know your subject matter perfectly, then he/she may automatically tend to overlook some minor mistakes you make later in the paper. Thus many top ranking SSC students choose to answer the questions they are most confident about first. If the examiner is ticking your earlier questions, chances are he will keep ticking. You don’t want the examiner to keep crossing your answers. Thus write your best answers first and your not so perfect answers last. This can be a useful strategy especially for your subjective SSC papers such as English, Hindi, Marathi and History-Civics. 4. PRESENT YOUR PAPER WELL Examiners cannot deduct marks if a student has not underlined important terms and not written neatly. However if you present your paper well, it makes it...
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...was when I used to like writing. I wrote a short 7 page paper in 8th grade for a project. I liked horror and gore so I wrote a horror story about a scarecrow at an abandoned house. Yes I know there was already some published but I was unique about my story. I was so well written my teacher gave my story to the board of education. Then the board gave it to a real publisher! My paper wasn't that good though but I at least get to say my paper was read by a real novelist. My worst story I wrote was in 10th grade. It is my worst because this is when I started doing my assignments the day before or the day it was due. My story was about the book we read in class which I fell asleep on. The assignment was for us students to write a story about yourself and compare it to the book, "To Kill A Mockingbird". I really didn't read this book at all either so I procrastinated. The worst part is that the assignment was for a midterm! This is when I got my first F. I would totally go back because it was a horrible story I wrote. I didn't even do the assignment correctly I just wrote a story about myself. I would want to erase that F because it was the only F I saw in my report card my who life! Not only I but my parents as well was upset with me. In critical writing I believe that I will write stories better, have great grammar , and know how to start and end a paper. I also can't wait last minute and do pre drafting before every paper so the assignment will be...
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...Throughout the first half of the semester, I’ve learned a handful of useful things for the future in terms of writing. From the beginning of this class, I’ve been drenched in work online and in class. From doing reflections on the class everyday to the more recent research paper the class has been working on. The most helpful things that I learned in this class that can possibly be used in the future are the vocabulary words, the research paper, and the class reflections. The more helpful out of the things learned in this class was the vocabulary that we have done. Vocabulary is a key component in communication and writing. I had to look up and define ten words as an assignment for the class and now I can use those ten words in future communications or writing assignments. Not only that, the vocabulary that we have done and learned can be used overall in life. By overall in life, I mean with possibilities of job/career opportunities, school, or just having a nice conversation with someone....
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...Introduction After turning in my midterm portfolio, I definitely felt like I needed to put prioritize this class than I had before. Because of this, I tried to improve on my mistakes from the Rhetoric In Practice project and build good habits for Writing 39C. Looking back on the previous project, I identified my biggest problem to be the planning stages as it really impaired my efficiency when working on the project as I was unsure of a direction to pursue throughout the project and was only able to narrow it down toward the end. Beginning with the Low-Stakes Writing: RA Freewrite, I tried to answer the prompt as a brainstorming tool rather than to answer the questions directly in order to have a clearer planning stage. The first section...
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...example of a big improvement was my rhetorical essay for The American Dream. My first attempt was not good at all, since I summarized it instead of doing what I was supposed to do. I received a seventy-five on it and, in contrast, I got a ninety-five on my second attempt. To get there, I went to the writing center twice, and redid my outline for which I got advice from Dr. Kennedy on how to improve it. Using the outline made the MEAL plan easier for me whenever I typed my body paragraphs. Unfortunately, my work schedule did not allow me to visit the writing center for my argumentative essay, but meeting with Dr. Kennedy who gave me constructive criticism helped me write a better essay. I also used the PaperRater to check for errors in my paper, and I plan on using it for this one also. I doubted my writing skills at the beginning of class, but I am sure I progressed over time with my writing...
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...English 1101 9 October 2013 Midterm Reflection I have done a variety of different assignments throughout my English 1101 class this semester. The assignments that have had the most influence on me include select chapters from J.M. Bohannon’s I Hate Writing, Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts”, Stephen King’s On Writing, and my practice with rhetorical analysis. Each of these assignments have significantly impacted me and caused me to view my own writing differently. They have helped me grow as a writer as well as come closer to finding my own writer’s “voice”. I have really enjoyed and learned from the chapters that I have read so far in I Hate Writing. My favorite chapter is chapter seven because Bohannon discusses many different ways to introduce a paper. I found her methods very helpful because I have a tendency to struggle when writing my introductions; I simply have no idea where to begin. Bohannon suggestions in chapter seven include telling a story, using a quotation, defining an unfamiliar term, directly stating an argument, writing in the reader, and being creative. After trying each of the options presented by Bohannon in this particular chapter, I found that using a quotation is my favorite technique. I feel it is the easiest way to start a paper off since I have something to base my paper off of. I also feel it is a good way to draw the reader in since a quote is simple, yet sets the theme and mood of a paper. I also appreciated the advice Bohannon gave in...
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...The following description is the financial situation that I choose. Joseph and Mary are 60 years old. They have $200,000 saved in an IRA, and own a house worth $200,000. Mary is retired, and would like Joseph to retire as well, but he would prefer to work part time at something that will allow them to travel whenever they please. Their lifestyle is such that they required $60,000 per year to live comfortably. They don't feel that they need a will or an estate plan because they have no children. I chose to financially advise choice number four, Joseph and Mary. In my opinion, this situation is easier to advise because there are only two people involved. They have no kids that they have to take care of and can take a chance with their money without worrying about any kids. I’m not saying that having kids to worry about is a bad thing but when it comes to money, you can take more of a chance when investing. Joseph and Mary are both 60 years old. They have probably worked all or most of their life and from the looks of it have a relatively good retirement savings. The IRA that Joseph and Mary have saved has $200,000 in it. This seems like a lot of money now but in the long run they might find out that it will not be enough, depending on how “enjoyable” they want to spend their retirement. Keep in mind though, that Joseph and Mary do not have children so all of this money that is saved in an IRA will be for them. An advantage to not having children and retiring, as stated...
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