...great person or a product of his age you have to look back to how he affected history. For he is now known for many things and for that they can be described by how he changed the view of politics and the church, his contributions to the world, and his influence to other people. As Galileo was always known for his innovations and supporting ideas, people rarely realise the troubles that this man had to deal with to give these ideas out to the public, because of the Church and the Government. It all started in 1619, when Galileo became involved in a controversy with Father Orazio Grassi, who at the time was professor of mathematics. It all started as an argument over the nature of comets, but later became a much bigger argument of Passier 2 science itself. Grassi said that “the comet was a fiery body which had moved along a segment of a great circle at a constant distance from the earth, and since it moved in the sky more slowly than the moon, it must be farther away than the moon.”(Finocchiaro 87) Galileo and Grassi never ended up with a theory of their own on the nature of comets but they did give some estimation that is now known to be wrong. “The Assayer” was Galileo's answer to the Astronomical Balance. Even if they never ended up with a decision there was an even bigger controversy at the time, which was the controversy over heliocentrism. Most of the people believed in the geocentric view, which was that the earth was the center of the universe and that all “heavenly bodies”...
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...Awareness of the faculty members at Al-Balqa` Applied University to the concept of time management and its relation to some variables Abstract The study aims to investigate how much is the time management awareness of the faculty members of the Al-Balqa` Applied university, and its relation to some variables. The study conducted on (150) teachers were selected randomly. For achieving the study goals an appropriate instrument has been built up based on the educational literature and former studies. The study has found out that the teachers’ awareness were “good”, where the planning awareness was the highest, and the execution one was the lowest, also the role of the time management in career life was more visible than the personal life. The study also found out that the variables of the study have a weak impact on the teachers` time management awareness. Key words: faculty members` awareness, time management Time is considered as one of the most important resources as all other resources related to it within its availability or shortage. Moreover, all tasks wither it was simple or small need time. Time has its own characteristics since it’s in continuous motion that can’t be stopped and it can’t be saved. It is a fixed quantity resource within 24 hours a day for all individuals and it cant be retrieved too ( Haynez, 2006). Those characteristics make it necessary to deal with time through wisdom and careful...
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...The purpose of this investigation is to establish the extent to which the arrival of foreign scientists to America impacted the Manhattan Project and to come to a conclusion of whether or not the incursion of the foreign scientists to America led to the success of the Manhattan Project. This investigation was completed by: · A reading of multiple books about the Manhattan Project and its history · Scrupulous use of the internet · Making an understanding of the science behind the creation of the atomic bomb · An evaluation of Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt The first section of this investigation will deliver factual material from sources with accurate references. The next section is an evaluation...
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...Organization http://org.sagepub.com/ Ways of constructing research questions: gap-spotting or problematization? Jörgen Sandberg and Mats Alvesson Organization 2011 18: 23 originally published online 15 July 2010 DOI: 10.1177/1350508410372151 The online version of this article can be found at: http://org.sagepub.com/content/18/1/23 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Organization can be found at: Email Alerts: http://org.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://org.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://org.sagepub.com/content/18/1/23.refs.html >> Version of Record - Feb 11, 2011 OnlineFirst Version of Record - Jul 15, 2010 What is This? Downloaded from org.sagepub.com at Sheffield Hallam University on January 18, 2014 Article Organization 18(1) 23–44 © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: sagepub. co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1350508410372151 http://org.sagepub.com Ways of constructing research questions: gap-spotting or problematization? Jörgen Sandberg Mats Alvesson UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia Department of Business Administration, University of Lund, Sweden Abstract This article examines ways of constructing research questions from existing literature, which are likely to promote the development of interesting and influential...
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...Biomimicry L. Nicole Doucette, Kim Fields, Tanner Funk, Anthony J. Gallela DeVry University LAS 432: Tech, Culture, and Society March 2013 Session Prof. Colleen Mallory Table of Contents ~ Prepared by L. N. Doucette Abstract --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 ~prepared by K. Fields Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 ~ prepared by A. J. Gallela What is Biomimicry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5 ~ prepared by T. Funk History ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 ~ prepared by T. Funk Political Influence -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 13 ~ prepared by K. Fields Legal Influence ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 16 ~ prepared by K. Fields Economic Questions and Considerations --------------------------------------------- Page 18 ~ prepared by A. J. Gallela Psychological Considerations ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 21 ~ Prepared by K. Fields Biomimicry Cultural Context and Media Influence ---------------------------------Page 24 ~ prepared by A. J. Gallela Sociological Effects -------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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...Effectiveness of Technology on Math Facts Fluency Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: A. RESEARCH TOPIC The majority individuals would have the same opinion that a key objective of education must involve the expansion of learners’ comprehension of fundamental mathematical theories along with procedures. Every student, comprising learners with impairments and students vulnerable to failure, require gaining the know-how and capabilities that may allow them into “understanding” math-associated questions which they come across everyday at domicile as well as in upcoming work incidences. Unluckily, substantial evidence exists to designate that such goal isn’t being achieved, particularly for kids manifesting learning problems. Because the initial dispiriting outcomes of arithmetic accomplishment discovered with State Evaluation of Schooling Progress (SESP) during 1974, insufficient evidence exists to indicate that arithmetic accomplishment has increased considerably, particularly for learners with impairments (Spinelli, 2012). The intention for this research is to identify technology effectiveness towards fundamental arithmetic fluency. As a component of the classroom educational involvement, the research was carried out with ten learners with fair to stern cognitive impairments registered into a school of special training. This five-week research employed a solitary-case turnaround plan (ABAB). Data...
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....................................... Avertissement Le contenu de ce site relève de la législation française sur la propriété intellectuelle et est la propriété exclusive de l'éditeur. Les œuvres figurant sur ce site peuvent être consultées et reproduites sur un support papier ou numérique sous réserve qu'elles soient strictement réservées à un usage soit personnel, soit scientifique ou pédagogique excluant toute exploitation commerciale. La reproduction devra obligatoirement mentionner l'éditeur, le nom de la revue, l'auteur et la référence du document. Toute autre reproduction est interdite sauf accord préalable de l'éditeur, en dehors des cas prévus par la législation en vigueur en France. Revues.org est un portail de revues en sciences humaines et sociales développé par le CLEO, Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte (CNRS, EHESS, UP, UAPV). ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Référence électronique Jim McKay et Suzanne Laberge, « Sport et...
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...Are the natural sciences more reliable sources of knowledge than social sciences? To be able to determine the reliability of knowledge within the sciences, an understanding of what is meant when referring to knowledge is required as well as an understanding of how this knowledge is created. Knowledge has been defined in various ways, depending upon the context is to be used in. As Çakir (2012, p.665) defines it: “Knowledge is the communication between individuals who share decisions and actions”. When relating to the creation of “knowledge” within the sciences, this is the most fitting definition due to the method of study and peer review that allows information to be taken as truthful. This essay will look at some of the differences between the two branches of science, the different ways in which natural and social science discover new information through experimentation, the natural evolution of the sciences, and how dissension among members of the social sciences holds them back from creating reliable knowledge. The natural sciences have been the subject of study for over six hundred years, starting in the fourteenth century and progressing steadily throughout the years. The natural sciences set the foundations for inquiry and have previously gone through the trials and errors that the social sciences, having only been the subject of study for around two hundred and forty years, are currently going through. While the history of the of social sciences has been noted to have...
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...The Uppsala Model Internationalisation can be described as “the process of increasing involvement in international operations” (Welch & Luostarinen, 1988, p. 36). At any rate, why a company should internationalize, and how? The fundamental reason for exporting, in most firms, is to make money. However, as in most business activities, one factor alone rarely accounts for any given action. Usually a mixture of factors results in firms taking steps in a given direction. The table below provides an overview of the major internationalization motives. They are differentiated into proactive and reactive motives. Proactive motives represent stimuli to attempt strategy change, based on the firm’s interest in exploiting unique competences (e.g. a special technological knowledge) or market possibilities. Reactive motives indicate that the firm reacts to pressures or threats in its home market or in foreign markets and adjusts passively to them by changing its activities over time. Proactive motives | Reactive motives | * Profit and growth goals * Managerial urge * Technology competence/unique product * Foreign market opportunities/market information * Economies of scale * Tax benefits | * Competitive pressures * Domestic market: small and saturated * Overproduction/excess capacity * Unsolicited foreign orders * Extend sales of seasonal products * Proximity to internationalcustomers/psychological distance | (Adapted from Albaum et al., 1994, p. 31)...
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...Running head: MY NURSING PHILOSOPHY My Nursing Philosophy and How Nursing Impacts My Life Liza Guillen Broward College My Nursing Philosophy and How Nursing Impacts My Life In order to fully understand my personal nursing philosophy I had to first begin to research the meaning of the word philosophy. Philosophy: the rational investigation of truths and principals of being, knowledge or conduct (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/philosophy). Nursing can be defined differently by each individual. The word nursing comes from the Latin word nutricius, which means “nourishing.”(Nursing Today). To nourish is to provide any type of care necessary to promote; maintain life and growth. But what does care really mean? Well caring is defined as “feeling and exhibit concern and empathy for other” (the free dictionary). A nurse incorporates all of these meanings into not only patient care but to a way of life in order to truly believe and live by his or her own philosophy of nursing. Dr, Jean Watson’s caring theory incorporates three main elements of caring into her theory which are carative factors, the transpersonal caring relationship, and the caring occasion/caring moment (Watson, 2001). These elements describe the trusting relationship a nurse must create with the patient, the time and space to do so, and the how a nurse extend beyond their own sense of self to understand and care for others as unique beings. I believe these elements guide nurses to serve...
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...Testing A Theory PSY/201 May 12, 2013 A couple of years ago, I decided to test a theory on myself by trying to lose fight while gaining more muscle mass. I have heard so many different theories on how to lose fat while gaining muscle mass, but I could not find a good routine that gave me the best results. Before I began my research, I had to think critical about what was causing me to gain fat, and why my workout routine was not as effective on myself as it was for others. I began to search for credible sources on the Internet, so that I can have a better understanding of the relationship between nutrition and the human body. Once my understanding on nutrition was clear, I then began to do research on fat burning and strength conditioning. After my research was complete, I began to test these theories on myself. I created a chart that kept track of each exercise, the amount of repetitions completed, weight loss or gain, and body fat percentage. I used this chart to compare my before and after results within 90 days, and the end results were stunning. I could lower my body fat percentage, and gain more muscle mass, which was exactly what I wanted. The type of informal research that was used to test this theory was experimental research. According to the textbook, Psychology and Your Life, it tells us about experimental research, which states, “Investigator produces a change in one variable to observe the effects of that change on other variables” (Ch. 1, pg. 33)...
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...Scientific Method August 25, 2013 Alfred Porter SCI/230 In the scientific method that I chose to do was the car experiment. The car experiment explains that I am leaving to go to work and I go to start my car and after turning the key nothing happens. By looking under the hood I have three choices of what could be causing the car not to start. It could be the battery cables could be loose, the car needs fluids, or there could be electrical problems. I looked at all the fluids and the fluid levels were fine. Then I think it is the electrical issues and I look at the fuses and changed them out and tried to start the car. I came to the conclusion that the fuses were bad in the car causing the car to not start. My real-life issue that I could have used the scientific method was trying to plant roses and trying to keep them alive. I would plant the roses and water them and even planted them in the sun. I would not try to figure out why they would keep dying. If I would have went through and tried fertilizer and tried to figure out why they kept dying then I would have at least came to a conclusion. If I would have found out how to take care of roses and then started to water them the way they are supposed to be watered and gave the roses the fuel they need to live they would not have died. I would have first seen how to take care of roses. Then I would have measured out the water and how much sun they needed and applied that then tested my theory I could have seen if they would...
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...A. Introduction Every woman, whether she chooses to acknowledge it or not, has an innate desire to be desired. Even the staunchest of feminists want to be accepted by other feminists. It goes without saying that we people as human beings, don’t enjoy being disliked and people go to any measure to make ourselves more readily acceptable to others. For everyone, one of the easiest ways to improve confidence and self-image is the use of cosmetics. Cosmetics are products you apply to the body to clean it, make it more attractive, or change the way it looks. A powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation of beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, and other parts of the body. Cosmetics products are today part of our regular culture and fashion, but that was not always the case. The first human made cosmetics appeared in early modern civilizations some six thousand years ago as the way to enhance the appearance and odor of the human body. In the ancient Egyptian time they use to create the world’s first cosmetics to the scientifically advanced products of today that can do everything from hide pores, smooth complexions, and turn pale green of your eyes a vivid shade of emerald. Make up has been an integral part of human kind for thousands of years. Over the centuries, women used burnt matches to darken their eyes, berries to stain their lips and young boy’s urine to fade their freckles. They even swallowed ox blood in some misguided attempt to improve...
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...periodical by searching the Academic Search Premier using the following search terms, Global warming. I chose this periodical article because it argues that even if emissions from earth was reduced, global temperatures would still rise which supports my thesis that global warming is happening because the earth temperature went up by 1.4 degrees. The periodical is current because it was sourced on 9/22/2012. It is authoritative because it the author is a consultant for New Scientist based in London. The purpose of the periodical is to discuss some ideas on stopping global warming and whether any of them could work. For my third source I used an encyclopedia entry written by Bill Freedman and Larry Gilmore from the Gale Encyclopedia of Science. I found this encyclopedia entry by searching the Academic OneFile using the following terms, Global Warming. I chose this encyclopedia entry...
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