...for the following purposes - To know the allowable bearing capacity of foundation for proposed building. To know the depth and type of foundation for the proposed building. To know the allowable passive resistance for the foundation of proposed building. To know the type, grading and nature of soil. To know the ground water level. Typical steps of soil investigation Soil investigation involves following steps – Details planning for the sequence of operations. Collecting the samples of soil from the plot. Determining the soil characteristics by conducting field tests. Study the condition of ground water level. Collecting ground water sample for chemical analysis. Soil exploration. Testing all collected samples in the laboratory. Preparation of drawings and charts Analysis the test results. Preparing report Depending on the load type, soil investigation can be limited to Penetrometer teats only for relatively good soil and light loads. For heavier soil, a combination of both Penetrometer tests and borehole tests are required. Methods of Soil Investigations The normal methods of soil investigations are: • Inspection • Test pits...
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...later elaborate on and analyze in the reflection section. In class discussion of the assigned reading (To Kill a Mocking Bird) o After each assigned reading for the day they are given TKAM study questions, which they would have to answer in essay format. Vocabulary exercises o Find Your Partner Students are given vocabulary words to define weekly. And by the end of the week instead of taking a spelling/vocab quiz they’d play a game called “Find Your Partner.” One student would have the vocab word,...
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...invention Commercial Break!!: Creative Play With Media Influence Purpose: Works well to introduce a personal visual media paper, or other media analysis paper, because it encourages students to think critically about their childhood experiences with TV, etc in a personal, creative way. The exercise may become an early paper draft, or simply stimulate their thinking about the programs and commercials they have watched, and how these media affected them. Description: Students will write creative narratives about a childhood TV experience, then trade papers with another classmate, who will assess the program, the narrator, and then complete the narrative with a commercial break description suited to the program and audience. You may want to have your own example written up to read to them before each step, just to get them thinking about what’s possible. Suggested Time: 20 minutes to a full class period Procedure: Ask the class what their favorite shows were as kids: cartoons, sitcoms, even documentaries. You may want to bring in a few stills or uTube clips to project (in a tech class), as a memory jogger (ex. The Cosby Show, Ren & Stimpy, etc). Once you’ve discussed a nice variety of TV programs, ask the class to freewrite for 5-10 minutes (however long you wish to tell them) in first-person P.O.V. about their experience watching a show like these as a kid. They should be specific and detailed, writing whatever comes to memory about what’s going on in the program and their thoughts/reactions/and...
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...It is very easy to understand and learners can show their abilities to face problems that involve critical thinking and much work in their minds. In Chile, there is a concern about how to teach interactive and interesting lessons. Teachers have the responsibility of catching the students’ attention all the time and keeping them working. This kind of activity allows students to work on their own and solve troubles. Hence, they have an active role in the class since the teacher is just monitoring all the process. Learners could develop not only their reading skill but also the other ones; they have to speak with their classmates at the moment of sharing answers, they could write the sequence of the text, and also listen to what other students say about the activity. We believe that it is a good way to promote and develop all the language skills but mainly...
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...Chapter I Introduction Research Background Teachers are educators that teach us what we must learn. They are one of the most inspiring people not only in school but also within our nation. They help us to achieve our goals and dreams in life, and the ones who shape every person’s character. We consider them as our second parents who guide and lead us to the right path. And it truly proves that all educators are such a magnificent person. According to Benito (2000), the best hope for education lies with the teacher; his education is of primary importance. She explained that the quality of education the teacher has to transmit to his students largely depends on the quality of his education. The teacher’s best teaching device is herself (Adams, 1994). It follows then that in order to be an effective communication of knowledge; the teacher should have sufficient background of the subject matter that he/she teaches. In Teaching, Every educator must master his/her lesson plan. And everything that a teacher will teach to his student must be based on her own learning and experiences. Every teacher has their own way of providing knowledge to their students. They have their techniques in teaching for the student to better understand everything about their lesson. There are so many factors that affect students’ performance, and it includes the way of how the teachers communicate to their students (Cuevas, 1991). Longman (1996), emphasized that the instructor’s behaviour affects...
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...the mainstream problems of the instructors to their students. This study explored many reasons behind why the students are being absent in their classes. The study adopted a survey research design as the original framework for data gathering. Data were collected with 50 students from the College of Arts and Sciences of the Divine Word College of Legazpi. The study revealed that the most common reason of student absenteeism is attending an important appointment such as: Family Events, Meetings, Conference and other important gatherings. The study also found that the least reason of student absenteeism is being bully by a classmate. Keywords: Absenteeism, Students Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences 3 . Class Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences Attendance is an important factor in school that help the students’ get a high grades. Studies show that better attendance is related to higher academic achievement for students of all backgrounds (Shaini Jaura, 2012). One common discipline problem found is Absenteeism that Instructors encounter. Absenteeism in school is the habit of staying away from school without providing a genuine or any reason for not attending classes. Absenteeism is a truant behavior that negatively affects the performance among students (Timothy Keter, 2013). The issue is students who stay away from school without permission will not only be left behind in the learning...
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...eyes and see how wrong history is taught in high school; we as citizens need to do the proper research and spread the knowledge among peers to create socially aware generations. Most of the time American history isolates children of color by ignoring the fact that many of the people who contributed greatly to this country were non-white. In a sense one can say that this contributes to the majority of high school students thinking of white as superior to other races, they think that no other races made great contributions in building this nations. This mentality can be seen as an immediate effect of history classes omitting details about other races major contributions to the country. According to Loewe most students also see history as a boring subject, this is...
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...Text Analysis “The Talented Mr Ripley” The Talented Mr Ripley directed by Anthony Minghella is a movie about the life of Tom Ripley, an outcast who is motivated by the need to fit in. Through the use of film techniques such as cinematography, mise-en-scene, juxtaposition and symbolism Minghella positions the audience to understand and sympathise with Ripley, without endorsing his unacceptable actions. Through the use of cinematography Minghella directs the audience to empathise with Ripley because of his role as an outsider. Ripley’s need to fit in is shown in the scene where he is working at the recital. The camera shows Ripley pulling back the curtain and peering into a world where he doesn’t belong. By lingering on a close up of Ripley face the audience clearly sees Ripley’s longing to be accepted into the upper class. The fact that Ripley won’t be accepted is presented through Minghella’s camera work which shows the audience an upper class lady looking disapprovingly at someone of Ripley class daring to look into their world. This is further emphasised in the next scene where the audience sees Ripley removed from the stage despite his clear musical talent. Minghella also uses mise-en-scene to demonstrate Ripley’s position as an outcast. When Ripley first arrives in Italy his pale white skin and his scrawny build are in stark contrast to the bronzed and muscular men that surround him. Furthermore he stands out because of his fluorescent yellow bathers which are mocked...
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...Writing Assignment #3 (Data Analysis/Social media) One widely recognized issue that we face these days is the distraction social networking can be when it comes to education. I mean, if biology class is a total drag you are going to want to find something to entertain yourself with for the time being, right? While I agree that a boring class is not the best thing in the world, the information being taught is much more important than what’s being posted on your Instagram or Twitter feed. According to a post on NBC News’ website regarding research on the connection between the average American teen’s attention span with common distractions such as cell phones, text messaging and social networks, and how it affects grades, approximately 47 percent of American high school or college students have either failed one or more classes due to distractions, furthering my point that too much online social activity can be a harmful distraction. Social network overuse can not only affect your academic life, but also your personal life as well. From my own experience, just about anyone getting too comfortable on social networks can definitely serve as a threat to his or her personal well-being. I’ve witnessed many arguments and disagreements on social media leading to physical altercations between classmates. With so many different mindsets and opinions floating around, it is almost impossible to post something without at least one person disagreeing or feeling personally offended...
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...this week. I felt like the text book for week 2 and week 3 did a good job of explaining the meanings of the topics presented and did not require additional readings. Chapter thirteen introduced the concept of sustainable income, or “the most likely level of income to be obtained in the future.”(Kimmel, Weygandt, Kieso, 2011). Chapter thirteen also explains how irregular items are presented, comprehensive income, the horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, how to compute ratios, and the concept of quality of earnings. Another valuable media source was the online videos. The video “Balancing the Books: Understanding Financial Reporting” discusses accounting tools, how the balance sheet works, profit and loss, and other topics. Like the previous videos, this video directly relates to and supports the topics in the text. Also, like the videos in previous weeks, the video is a nice change of pace from reading long text. I actually liked the videos used in week two more than the video used in this week’s lesson. The “Jeopardy” style video was a little boring and the way the contestant flashed back to his experiences made it a little drawn out for my taste, however I understand the attempt to make the concepts more interesting. The other resource I used this week that I did not use in the previous weeks was my wife. My wife manages the accounts for a utility company, among other things, so she is fairly versed in accounting principles and application. My wife and I spend a lot of...
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... Land Cruiser Prius+ IS Yaris Land Cruiser V8 GS Verso-S Hilux RX Urban cruiser Dyna SC GT-86 LX Auris CT Corolla Verso Avensis There are many more of them in other markets. Situational analysis Situational analysis is very important part of...
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...Analysis about the Qualities of Teacher 1. Comment as to the: 1.1 Contents of the paper/, and 1.2 Similarities as to what you have experienced as a teacher or you expect to have the qualities cited and many more. Answer: 1.1 The content of the paper represents a thorough analysis, systematic understanding and a comprehensive representation of a good teacher. Teachers possess a strong power in their own capacity to direct the learners in becoming responsible citizens. Their communal hard work act as a driving power by which the goals and objectives of an educational scheme are being achieved. As such, teacher quality must be taken into account to make such goals reachable. As cited from the paper prepared by Dr. Rodolfo Yangco Baking, a former President of Tarlac State University and now a high-caliber professional lecturer of University of Makati, some qualities of a good teacher which he further explained were: enthusiastic, well prepared, maximize time, self-desciplined, humble, exemplary, use discipline wisely, treat everyone with equal respect, empathetic, avid readers, trust-worthy and trusting, committed and have spiritual foundation. In an unstructured consultation with some administrators as to teacher capability, they considered manner towards work as the most favorable characteristic. Teachers’ personality traits had the greatest influence in moral values development. The student respondents tagged being approachable and responsible among...
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...the whole plot so much more meaning. Reading this books helped me make a lot more connections within the real world than what just watching the movie would have done for me. Fictional books are always my favorite, especially when they are fantasy based because it is always just more enjoyable to find hidden messages and meaning throughout it. This book was a very easy read and was very easy to understand. It wasn’t like the books you get assigned to read for class that you just dread constantly, it was relaxing and very entertaining, instead of boring and I didn’t have to force myself to read it. The plot is very interesting and really influenced so many more authors for their writing, it really added to the growth of fictional books throughout time. Especially at a very stressful time of year, Wizard of Oz was just refreshing to read. I’m personally sick of reading these class assigned books that I can’t even get passed the first page with, so I am very glad that I chose this instead of something nonfiction and well, boring. The book and movie are so widely viewed and I have seen the movie at least five times, so I’m glad I actually got an excuse to read this. The character development, the word choices, and the setting all really...
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...Updike”). To Sammy, everyone is the same; boring and lacking character, “The sheep pushing their charts down the aisle…” (“A&P – John Updike”). It is apparent that he is anxious to get out of the mold that he has been stuck in, but he doesn’t know how until the opportunity is presented to him. The opportunity finally presents itself when Sammy stops daydreaming and actually breaks free from the conventions of society when he meets Queenie. By quitting his job, Sammy experiences what it means to be free from the social norm (“SparkNotes: A7P:...
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...A Report on Marketing Department: Students’ Expectations & Perceptions University of Chittagong Submitted to Submitted By Mr. Md. Akteruzzaman Group: Abacus (4) Associate Professor Session: 2007- 2008 Department of MSIM Department of MSIM University of Chittagong University Of Chittagong ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Date of submission: 4th May, 2013. Group Details ...
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