...One of the most enchanting things children do is learning how to talk. In a few and short years, most if not all children transition from crying and gurgling to explaining in details what they want and don’t want. From a baby’s gibberish first words through to pre-schooler, elementary to middle school; detailed and defined conversations, early language development milestones are among the most momentous events in any caregivers or parent’s life. For most children learning how to talk may seem easy but for some it is a stage of struggle and difficulty. Children learn how to talk more easily and faster if the adults in their homes spend enough time talking to them. Other children find it more difficult to develop speech because they do not hear their parents talk much. All children have the ability to learn how to talk. Learning to talk is a natural habit, a natural gift inscribed deep within mankind’s genetic inheritance ( Bardies, De Bevoise 1999 ). In about the second year after conception or one year after being born, a child will utter his first words. The swiftness and skills with which many children master the art of speaking has always fascinated many adults. Before a child knows how to coordinate his hands to snap a toy, he will utmost have understood some if not all the sentences addressed to him by an adult. Before they even how to tie up or knot their shoelaces they will virtually have mastered the art of talking their language. This special ability of acquiring language...
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...JT McCarthy Mrs. Thrash English 1113 October 29, 2015 Ted Talk What we want in life is something that goes through my head almost every day. The wonder of what happens after someone dies or the wonder of what we are actually doing here in life. BJ Miller made his speech very well on these subjects. He lost his two legs and an arm in an accident that occurred his sophomore year of college. BJ works at Zen Hospice Project and thinks deeply about how to make a dignified, or graceful end of life for his patients. He says that many people want comfort, respect, and love. He talks about his accident and how it made him, in a way, face death and really think about what he wants in life. It’s very interesting to think about, especially in a personal sense. What I would want are probably the simple things that he mentioned, and maybe help people along the way. The way he presented his speech was very laid back and calm, kind of like a casual talk with a friend. He made a few funny comments which got the crowd laughing a little bit and kept them engaged. The way he put talking about death into context made the speech not as depressing as it should be. Also he was very calm throughout the speech which made it pleasurable to watch him. Watching his speech was very informative and made people think. His speech gave very good points and made sense. He also talked about making the most out of being dealt a bad hand and is in a way an example of that. He shows great leadership...
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...ENGLISH ORAL TEST Radio Talk Show Teacher’s Name: Pn. Jasbir Kaur Class: 5 Science 3 Members: Muhammad Zhafran bin Ahmad Dirsan ( DJ Z) Syahrul Syafiin bin Sulaiman (Chef Piin) Adi Nazrin bin Samsuri (Caller 1: Mr. Adi) Muhammad Afiq Bin Mohd. Aris (Caller 2: Mr. Afiq) DJ Z: Hey, hey, hey. How’s everybody doing this morning? Today, you’re with me, DJ Z on Space FM, where there is no gravity, brought to you by Secret Nasa, providing you with the latest covert space technology! As usual, this morning is another segment of ‘Cook like a Pro’ teaching you the latest recipes- from the very most unusual to the most disgusting! So, let’s meet the man who’s doing it live on air, Chef Piin! So, chef, tell us more about yourself. Chef Piin: Thank you! Thank you! It took me a while to come here since you called me on my way to Africa to cook for hungry children there in order to avoid starvation, but since you insist, I’ve came here with the bodyguards you hired. Well, I had involved in Culinary Arts when I was 17 years old taking ICT as my major. It was a dream comes true. After that, I was denied from taking Masters in Culinary due to my degree certificate in programming. But, it did not made me quit, I studied Bakery and Pastry during my years in ‘Sugar N Spice’, a private college in the middle of Sarawak’s Rainforest. Years of training and hard work had earned me the title of ‘Best Chef in South-East Asia’. I’m quite happy about it. DJ Z: Er… Thank you for the intriguing...
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...Can We Talk? Researcher Talks about the Role of Communication in Happy Marriages,” Marjae Corbett Com 200 Instructor Stephanie May March 14, 2014 Communication is a vital part of marriage. Knowing your spouse is imperative in having a strong marriage. Communication is an essential key in making connections with your partner. After reading the article “Can We Talk? Researcher Talks about the Role of Communication in Marriages”, I would have to agree with what Nara Schoenberg had to say on the matter of message in marriages. I’m not married but my partner and I have a magnificent relationship. We really know each other like the back of our hand. This was formed on how fit are communication is with each other. We have been together for two years, and we still have a heart-to-heart conversation about everything. Both of us have a lot in common; we love talking about our similarities and even the differences we may have. We also converse about our viewpoint on the upcoming, goals, moods, and any other unpremeditated topic we may come across during our discussions. If we were not able to connect the way we do with communication, I honestly believe our connection would not be as solid. While reading this article the author has faith that couples that share at least 10 minutes of impassive communication on a daily basis will have a long-lasting relationship. From my own knowledge, she seems to be correct. This article also points out a lot of inspiring things about communication in...
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...SOC 1010 I decided to watch a Ted Talk about gender inequality within a church. I felt that I could relate to this one the most because growing up in Utah is an automatic submersion into the religion. In this talk, Chelsea Shields speaks about how she was raised in the LDS church and she watched women get excluded from high positions her whole life. Chelsea's main goal is to make a change in the church and have women start to climb the ladder. This article related most to chapter 10 in our book about gender. There was a large section talking about how gender inequality to women has always been a problem and this video proves that it is still going on today. Chelsea is determined to change that. Chelsea also talked about how the church is held to a different standard than any other business. She put it in perspective of if a large corporation said no woman could hold a position of high power, then there would be rage. But the fact that a church can say it and no one has challenged it yet, is a major problem of gender inequality. The best point that I believe Chelsea made was that we accept things in our religious life that we would never accept in our secular life. This statement brings in the conflict perspective on religion from chapter 13. This Ted Talk was a great look into the gender inequality debate because Chelsea was really able to explain the problems with the world accepting it in religion, and being outraged about it in corporations and the...
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...Can We Talk? Researcher Talks about the Role of Communication in Happy Marriages,†Marjae Corbett Com 200 Instructor Stephanie May March 14, 2014 Communication is a vital part of marriage. Knowing your spouse is imperative in having a strong marriage. Communication is an essential key in making connections with your partner. After reading the article “Can We Talk? Researcher Talks about the Role of Communication in Marriagesâ€, I would have to agree with what Nara Schoenberg had to say on the matter of message in marriages. I’m not married but my partner and I have a magnificent relationship. We really know each other like the back of our hand. This was formed on how fit are communication is with each other. We have been together for two years, and we still have a heart-to-heart conversation about everything. Both of us have a lot in common; we love talking about our similarities and even the differences we may have. We also converse about our viewpoint on the upcoming, goals, moods, and any other unpremeditated topic we may come across during our discussions. If we were not able to connect the way we do with communication, I honestly believe our connection would not be as solid. While reading this article the author has faith that couples that share at least 10 minutes of impassive communication on a daily basis will have a long-lasting relationship. From my own knowledge, she seems to be correct. This article also points out a lot of inspiring things about communication...
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...t he fine art of small talk How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills— and Leave a Positive Impression! new york To Jared Fine Holst and Sarah Fine Holst, my inspiration and motivation. And the gentle wind beneath my wings, Steve Tilliss. C ontents Preface ix chapter 1 What’s the Big Deal About Small Talk? 1 chapter 2 Get Over Your Mom’s Good Intentions 12 chapter 3 Take the Plunge: Start a Conversation! 27 chapter 4 Keep the Conversation Going! 37 chapter 5 Let’s Give ’Em Something to Talk About 49 chapter 6 Hearing Aids and Listening Devices 66 viii . contents c hapter 7 Prevent Pregnant Pauses with Preparation 84 chapter 8 Conversational Clout 108 chapter 9 Crimes and Misdemeanors 114 chapter 10 The Graceful Exit 139 chapter 11 The Conversational Ball Is in Your Court! 154 chapter 12 Make the Most of Networking Events! 159 chapter 13 Surviving the Singles Scene 165 chapter 14 Feel-Good Factor 185 chapter 15 Holiday Party Savvy 192 chapter 16 Carpe Diem 195 Acknowledgments 201 Preface W hen I first got into the business of helping people cultivate conversation skills, I ran into a lot of skepticism. Invariably, executives would scoff at the idea of a housewife’s trivial initiative to overcome boredom. Then I would get clandestine calls for assistance from folks with prestigious titles...
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...Who talk too much The essay “Women talk too much” by Janet Holmes begins by showing many proverbs point out that women are too talkative. She is trying to prove her points through the use of her research from talk show, seminars, and many other areas. Holmes does all she can to demonstrate that women in fact talk less than men. From most of her investigations, we can know that women do not talk too much, and it is men who tend to insist other hear their opinions more than women do. But why everyone would actually care whether women are talking too much or not? This is hard for me to understand. Take it as an example, when four girls hang out to high tea and talk more per hour than four boys being together, why would the boys care since it has no impact on them? What matters most is not how much men and women talk per specific topics but such things is (a) what do they talk about, (b) how much men and women do talk when they are in mixed gender groups and who seems to focus more on making a better environment for everyone present, (c) what does talk mean to women. Different talk intentions The classroom research Holmes mentioned in the article is not comprehensive. “Talking in class is often perceived as ‘showing off,’ especially if it is girl-talk. Until recently, girls have preferred to keep a low profile rather than attract negative attention.” (303) As a matter of fact, boys do not always dominate the class while girls may therefore are proactive during some issues...
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...Compiled Talks of Swami Vivekananda KARMA IN ITS EFFECT ON CHARACTER The word Karma is derived from the Sanskrit Kri, to do; all action is Karma. Technically, this word also means the effects of actions. In connection with metaphysics, it sometimes means the effects, of which our past actions were the causes. But in Karma-Yoga we have simply to do with the word Karma as meaning work. The goal of mankind is knowledge. That is the one ideal placed before us by Eastern philosophy. Pleasure is not the goal of man, but knowledge. Pleasure and happiness come to an end. It is a mistake to suppose that pleasure is the goal. The cause of all the miseries we have in the world is that men foolishly think pleasure to be the ideal to strive for. After a time man finds that it is not happiness, but knowledge, towards which he is going, and that both pleasure and pain are great teachers, and that he learns as much from evil as from good. As pleasure and pain pass before his soul they have upon it different pictures, and the result of these combined impressions is what is called man's "character". If you take the character of any man, it really is but the aggregate of tendencies, the sum total of the bent of his mind; you will find that misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of that character. Good and evil have an equal share in moulding character, and in some instances misery is a greater teacher than happiness. In studying the great characters the world has produced, I dare...
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...3. Suppose the mayor of Evansville commissions proposals for a fully funded study of “sustainable development in Evansville” to help inform future decisions. As a sociology of the environment scholar, you decide to throw your hat into the ring. Write such a proposal. Begin by reading and thinking about sustainable development. What does it mean? How could it be applied to the small scale of Evansville? How could it be operationalized so that it can be empirically studied? Identify the types of sectors such as industry, transportation, recreation, housing, education, retail, etc. that you would analyze. What specific information in each of these sectors would you gather? The outcome of the project will be a research proposal (an example of a research proposal will be available in the Sociology lab). Make certain that the proposal is grounded in sociological theory from this course, contains a literature review on sustainable development, operationalizes sustainable development into specific items that can be studied, and clearly identifies questions that need to be answered. Although normally a proposal would include a budget, you do not need to develop one for this project. 4. Conduct a photographic study of a sociology of the environment issue. Think of an issue for which it would make sense to conduct a visual analysis. Follow appropriate visual sociology methods (see the professor for relevant literature). Photographs, or some other visual format, should be...
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...1. Company history playback In 1975, when the Securities and Exchange Commission deregulated brokerage commissions, Charles Schwab & Co reshaped the market by charging 75% less per stock transaction than the large brokerage firms. In 1996, Schwab reached a million customers. In the same year, Schwab lunched online trading platform, which help the company to win a lot of customers. By 2004, Schwab broad the range of financial services through in three business divisions: Investor services, Institutional and U.S. Trust. 2. The alarming market situation However, from July 2004, a deepening rift began to appear between the company and the customers, which cause a decline in the profitability and market share. I would like to use SWOT to give an overview of the whole marketing situation and the running situation of the company itself at that time. From...
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...1. ADORA SVITAK Talk: Main Points Being childish, and irrational thinkers may be just what the world needs. Kids are not hampered by reasons NOT to do something. Kids dream big and dream about perfection. Kids do not think about the limitations on what they can or cannot do. Kids think of good ideas. Kids and adults should learn from each other, it should be reciprocal teaching. Kids have a lot to share. The things that were most important to me from listening to Adora Svitak is that Adults should take children’s wishes into account. Adults underestimate children, and in a lot of ways can intentionally or unintentionally limit a child’s creativity. Adults should put their fear aside and be receptive to learning from children. 2. ALISON GOPNIK: What do Babies Think? Main Points Babies are like sponges, and learn things as they grow. Babies learn things in short periods of time, and what they learn builds on what they learned before. Babies are very good at taking in lots of information from lots of different sources at once. They have a lantern of consciousness. What was most interesting to me is that Gopnik seemed to be saying that adults should become more like babies and begin to have more of a stream of consciousness because babies are not inhibited in their learning or thoughts; adults are, and the inhibitory parts of adults keep us from being creative, imaginative, and seeing the world differently. 3. SUGATA MITRA: Main Points If you give children technology...
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... Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners. Originally it started with the idea of Technology – Entertainment – Design; the website today covers a lot more topics and has videos of several leaders from different aspects of life. It’s a free world of free knowledge for everyone who wants to know more about a certain topic or wants to share and engage in discussion with others with similar interests. The website is well organized in terms of layout and intuitiveness. The topics covered were of interest to me and anyone interested in science-technology will surely find them exciting. Also there are so many other topics including global issues, humanities, arts, etc. The topic on the page which I visited “http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_blum_what_is_the_internet_really.html” was very interesting. The author put everything in the right perspective and overall it was very informational and easy to follow. The best feature of this website is that it has the videos for approximately 18 minutes, not too long to get boring, nor too short. It was enough time to express the complete idea and let the audience grasp it. Also there are several other features which are pretty basic and common with some of the other video-collection websites, for e.g. comments section for readers and links to share the video on Facebook, twitter, etc. We can also embed the link in our own literature or download the video itself. And the most useful feature of rating the video and marking a...
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...Creative Spark Talk: Isaac Mizrahi Armando Viscaino PHL/458 August 30, 2014 Enrique Vasquez Creative Spark Talk: Isaac Mizrahi There are many creative people that make a difference in the world. These creative people range from inventers, world figures, celebrities, and designers. One creative person that catches an interest is Isaac Mizrahi who is a clothing designer. He is known for his extraordinary clothing designs and extravagant fashion shows. This paper will include the stages of his creativity, his imagination and curiosity, and society benefits as a whole. One of the most asked questions that creator’s get is where their creativity does come from. In the 2008 “Ted Talk” Isaac Mizrahi gives many examples of how he gets his creativity, one of the most interesting part is that he follows people whom he thinks are interesting. He explains how it may seem weird to others, of course following people, but he finds something interesting like a pair of shoes takes a picture and runs with the creative design. He talks about how he sees colors from a movie and an idea pops into his mind where he finds a vison for a clothing design and creates it. Another stage of his creativity is very common among most creators; he includes how he stays awake at night with an idea and thinks and thinks on how to create something extraordinary. Where does the imagination come from; how can this one person have such an imagination to create an entire clothing line from just one thought...
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...Pillow Talk Katherine Courtney January 26, 2012 COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Aisha Meeks Every night before we sleep, a little secret we must speak. Imagine your relationship based off that philosophy and how much better it might be. Couples speak to each other all the time, but how often do they truly communicate? What is communication to you? I am sure that you are one of those couples who think hey, we talk all the time so there’s no communication problems with our relationship, but think about it, what do you say when you think you are communicating? Do you talk about what needs done when and how, or do you talk about each other to each other? Who is doing the talking and who is doing the listening, are you both talking and listening? What you have to say to each other is so much more important than how often you say anything at all to them. How can you say you love someone, if you don’t even know who he or she is? Communicating with your partner goes deeper than just talking about your day, although it is a start. In order to keep your relationship healthy and strong you both have to take the time to see who each other truly are, and what you both truly want or need. Before reading the article Can We Talk, I knew that communication was important, and I knew what communication was. What I did not realize was that maybe all this time my partner and I have not been communicating effectively like we thought. When I sit back and think about...
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