...Alexa St. Angelo Mrs. Wahlberg Grade 10 Period 7 CP 11 March 2013 A Silent Outcast's Dark Secret The novel "Speak" written by Laurie Halse Anderson is a story known to most teens. Laurie Halse Anderson did a great job of interpreting many modern struggles most teens may face today. Not every teen is enjoying their high school experience or may have it as easy as their peers do. Freshman Melinda Sordino did not have her ninth grade year go as planned for her. Her story is told in this book. This is a powerful novel that is great for opening discussions and shining awareness on topics such as violence, sex, language, drinking, drugs and smoking. "Speak" tells the story of 13 year old Melinda Sordino, who has a rough first year of high school. The previous summer, Melinda busted a party by calling the cops. No one understood why she did so, and this one act of hers is what made her an outcast her freshman year. It was made known what she had done that night and people weren't easy on her for this. With her friends not talking to her and the constant judgment of those around her who didn't even know her, this caused Melinda unbelievable stress. Melinda, now a mute and friendless, only found comfort in herself but she could never remain eased for too long because there was something else that happened that night that was causing her nonstop stress. She couldn't find the voice to speak about what had happened to her, and she didn't have anyone she could talk about...
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...Deliberative Project Outline 1. Introduction a. Introduce the concept of Sleep i. How it varies between animals ii. Between ages b. Introduce concept about Naps iii. When do people generally take naps iv. The time of day when everyone’s tired v. Talk about the different types of naps c. Naps are generally known to be a sign of laziness and/or procrastination, however the benefits of them outweigh the disadvantages. 2. Age and drowsiness d. Naps and sleep times can affect people differently with age e. Talk about brain development f. Sleep differences vi. Young people need more sleep vii. Old people need less sleep g. Transition into drowsiness viii. Slower reactions ix. Harder to focus x. Lowers ability to make good decisions 3. Different types of naps h. Short/Power Nap xi. 10-20 mins xii. Slight energy boost in crunch time xiii. Refreshed for only an hour or 2 i. The medium nap xiv. Around 30 mins xv. Cons: waking up feeling hungover xvi. Refreshed for a few hours j. The long Nap xvii. Sixty to ninety naps xviii. Helps with emotional or procedural memory xix. Feel refreshed for the entire day 4. The amount of time it takes to sleep k. People think that falling asleep takes 30 minutes more than expected ...
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...Miguel Ramirez Sociology 1300 10:00 AM 9/25/15 Written Terms Assignment 1. Migration (Chapter 12) a. Definition: movement from one part of something to another. b. When I was younger I use to migrate all over Texas with my parents and family members staying in a single apartment/condo no more than 4 months at a time. 2. Immigration (Chapter 12) c. the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country d. My parents immigrated to the United States in order to provide a better life not only for themselves but also for my sister and I. 3. Emigration (Chapter 12) e. to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere f. My parents Emigrated from Mexico and El Salvador in order to seek a better lifestyle for my sister and I than they had in their respective countries. 4. Sending Countries (Chapter 12) g. Host or destination countries for immigrants h. My father left Mexico, the leading sending country in the world, in order to come to the United States of America to provide from my sister and I. 5. Receiving Countries (Chapter 12) i. Countries from which migrants originate j. All of my family came to the United States, the leading Receiving Country in the world, in hopes of living a better life than they had in their original countries 6. Visa (Chapter 12) k. an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for...
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...Case Analysis #2 1) What sources of cost advantage does Wal-Mart rely upon to execute its business-level strategy in the US? Walmart was able to fly under the big company’s radar for a while by putting stores in rural towns. They were able to buy land for cheap and once they opened a store the town could not support another store of similar size. And everyone played a part in keeping the cost down, from owners buying cheap hotel rooms to people taking out their own trash. They wanted to drive the cost down as low as it could possibly get. With suppliers Wal-Mart presented unlimited growth potential due to its size, so Wal-Mart could easily press for a lower price and high quality and suppliers would deliver to keep their business. They also had their own fleet of trucks to control the movement of merchandise with 3,000 trucks and 12,000 trailers. Cutting costs their by not having to hire a third party. In the 1980’s, Wal-Mart also started using computers to track and analyze sales data and transmit orders to suppliers by electronic data interchange. Also pioneered the use of the bar code. They were able to connect all stores to the home office at the same time and tie everything together, stores and suppliers, within one big network. Saving money across the board. Wal-Mart was also big about keeping its employees happy. Happy employees, happy customers. So cost of monitoring employees was kept at a minimum. Economies of scale would be achieved. 2) Do those sources of cost advantage...
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...as such. Politicians only talk to people who are paying for their time, like lobbyists or the press. God help them if they waste their time and money to listen to the people who elected them into office. If pressed on the issue from the public, they argue that paying workers enough to live would damage corporations. As Hyde said about Jekyll’s slander, “Where’s the charity in such talk? I ask. And yet, because he went to the right schools and said things in such a reasonable, sophisticated way, you believe him. Funny, how people can be educated but not smart, i’n’it?” (Eprile 1419) Almost all politicians hail from Harvard or Yale, but finding an intelligent one in the bunch is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. This bitch empty. YEET. ...
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...第２卷 ５ 第Ｉ 期 Ｖｏ ． ｌ２ ５ Ｎｏ Ｉ ． 计算机工程与设计 ２０ 年 １ ０４ 月 Ｃ ＯＭＰ Ｅ Ｅ Ｉ Ｅ Ｉ Ｇ ＮＤ Ｅ Ｉ Ｎ ＵＴ Ｒ ＮＧ ＮＥ Ｒ Ｎ Ａ Ｄ ＳＧ 文章编号 ：００ ０４２０）１ ０４ ３ １ － ２（０４０－ ０． ０７ ０ ０ Ｊｎ ２ ４ ． ０ ａ ０ 中图分类号 ：Ｐ９ Ｔ ３３ 文献标识码： Ａ 基于 Ｗｅ 挖掘的个性化技术研究 ｂ 冯是聪， 单松魏， 张志刚， 龚笔宏， 李晓明 （ 北京大学 计算机学院，北京 １ ８１ ０ ７） ０ 摘 要：针对用户特性向用户提供个性化服务已经成为Ｗ ｂ ｅ 技术的研究热点。Ｗｅ 挖掘是实现 Ｗ ｂ个性化服务 ｂ ｅ 的关健技术之一。研究了Ｗ ｂ ｅ 挖掘技术，阐述了Ｗｅ挖掘技术存在的不足，并对应用Ｗ ｂ ｂ ｅ 挖掘技术实现个性化 服务的发展前景进行了分析 关键 词 ：个性 化 ：Ｗｅ 挖 掘 ： 用 户涂稼 ：代理 ｂ Ｒ ｓ ｒ ｏ ｐｒ ｎｌａｏ ｔ ｈｏ ｇ ｓ ｅ ｏ ｗ ｂ ｉ ｅ ａ ｈ ｅ ｏａｚｔｎ ｎｌ ｉ ｂｓ ｎ ｍｎ ｇ ｅ ｃ ｆ ｓ ｉｉ ｅ ｃ ｏ ｅ ａ ｄ ｅ ｉｎ Ｆ Ｎ Ｓｉｏｇ Ｈ Ｎ ｎ－ｅ Ｚ Ａ Ｇ ｉａｇ Ｏ Ｇ ｈｎ， Ｘａ－ ｉ Ｅ Ｇ － ｎ， Ａ Ｓ ｇ ｉ Ｈ Ｎ Ｚ － ｎ， Ｎ Ｂ－ ｇ Ｌ ｉ ｍｎ ｈｃ Ｓ ｏ ｗ ， ｌ ｇ Ｇ ｔ ｉｏ Ｉ ｏ ｇ （ｏｅ ｏＣｍ ｕ ｒ ｎｅ Ｔｃ ｏ ｇ Ｐ ｉ Ｕｉｒ ， ｊｇ ８１ Ｃｉ） Ｃｌｇ ｆ ｐ ｅＳｉｃａ ｅ ｎｌ ｙ ｅｎ ｎ ｅｉ Ｂｉ ｌ ７， ｎ ｌｅ ｏ ｔ ｃ ｅ ｎ ｈ ｏ ， ｇ ｖ ｓ ｄ ｋ ｙ ｔ ｅｎ ０ ｉ ０ ｈａ Ａ ｓ ａｔ Ｔ ｐ ｖ ｅ ｓ ａｚ ｓ ｖ ｅｆ ｕｉ ｏ ｕｅｐ ｆ ｓ ｂｅ ａ ａ ｈ ｓ ｔ ｅ ｔ ｈｏ ｇ ｓ Ａｓ ｎ ｏ ｂｔ ｃ： ｒ ｉ ｐｒ ｎｌｅ ｅ ｉ ｓ ｓ ｇ ｓ ｒ ｉ ｈｓ ｒ ｅ ｃ ｈｔ ｏｉｗ ｂ ｎｌ ｉ ． ｏ ｅ ｒ ｏ ｄ ｅ ｏ ｉｄ ｃ ｏ ｎ ｎ ｒ ｌ ａ ｅ ｅ ｒ ｏ ｐ ｎ ｅ ｏ ｅ ｏ ｒ ｃ ｏ ｅ ｎ ｓ ｃ ｆ ｔ ｋｙ ｎｌ ｉ ｏｗ ｂ ｓ ａｚｔｎ ｗｂ ｉ ｉｄｅｌｓｄ ｄ Ｔｅ ｒｏ ｉ ｓ ｓ ｇ ｍｎ ｇ ｈ ｅ ｔ ｈｏ ｇ ｓ ｅ ｐｒ ｎｌａｏ， ｍｎ ｇ ｅｐ ｔ ｉ ． ｓｏｃｍｎ ｏｕｉ ｗ ｂ ｉ ｔ ｅ ｅ ｏ ｅ ｆ ｅ ｏ ｉ ｉ ｃ ｅ ｉｎ ｓ ｙ ｅ ｈ ｈｔ ｕ ｇ ｆ ｅ ｉｎ ｏ ｎ ｗ ｂ ｏａｚ ｓ ｖ ｅａ ｓ ｃ ｅ ａｄ ｐｒ ｅｉ ｓ ａｏ ｌ ｅ． ｅｐｒ ｎｌｅ ｅ ｉｓ ｉ ｄ ｔ ｅｐｃｖ ａ ａａ ｚ ｅ ｓ ｉｄ ｃ ｒ ｐ ｆ ｎ ｈ ｓ ｔｅ ｒ ｌ ｎｙ ｄ ｒ ｅ ｅｉ ｅ ｅ ｓ Ｋ ｙ ｒｓ ｐｒ ｎｌａｏ； ｂ ｉ ； ｅｍ ｄｌｇ ａｅｔ ...
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