...To adapt to the lack of food we will have, we are going to have to adapt the food we eat. For example, we might have to start eating wild mushrooms and rocks, just like the cavemen did. Not everyone will be able to digest these new foods. If you can’t digest a Tide Pod, then it is obvious that you have a bad immune system and will not be able to digest the new food sources that will have to rely on. As some people would call it, we are just separating the wheat from the chaff. As we enhance ourselves as a society, so does bacteria. Weaker immune systems bring higher chances of spreading horrible diseases. To stop this, we need to get rid of the people with weak immune systems, which the Tide Pods will eliminate these people. Anyways, I've heard from someone that Tide Pods doesn’t...
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...high school go to college. She Followed 34 first-year students from diverse backgrounds, male and female students, and even first generation students to children that had parents that went to college. With all the diverse students chosen, she wanted to find out why students went to college, consequences of going to college when you aren’t really sure you want to go, and the “college for all” effect on society. The students she chose for her research had varying reasons for going to college. Some of the reasons for going include; because it was the next logical step in their lives, a degree is necessity to have a secure middle-class lifestyle, to have the college “experience” for personal growth, to figure out who they were, their parents put pressure on them, and/or just going through the motions, and one actually wanted to go to learn more. All the diverse backgrounds came as many different reasons why they went to college in the first place, but for the most part, she discovered that the main reasons that these college freshmen went was because they felt like they had to because it was what is expected of them of societies social norms. The article introduces its readers to the students and the different answers as to why they enrolled into college. Most commonly the reasons they gave is that they went to college so they can have a greater chance for a higher paying job after graduation. It’s been so engrained into their minds that college is the next step because...
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...greater gap! It was a different transition from elementary school and expanded my knowledge towards greater horizons. The second biggest leap was the transition from middle school to high school. It was more complicated and often had more work to do than middle school. It also came with a greater responsibility and the effort I showed mattered towards helping me in real life, or the time that came earlier, college. The biggest transition so far in my educational...
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...of the most common of the diagnosed mental disorders, is troubling the college students in an increasing rate. Psychologists define depression as mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time. Although it may sound simple, this ailment should not be underestimated; it must be understood well to avoid grave consequences. Most of the college students fail to notice that they are afflicted by depression, which in turn greatly affect their academic performances. It is imperative that these students be aware of this disorder in order to survive their university lives. First, it should be known to all that depression is caused by many factors instead of believing that it is caused by a one-time event such as failing an exam. Depression among college students may be rooted on their inability to adjust to the culture of their university. Changes in their environment, being away from the family, and new peers and influences stress these students, and when they fail to adapt, they inevitably fall into the abyss of depression. The increased competitiveness in the universities and greater academic demands of parents add to these factors which push students to be depressed. Failure to accomplish these goals and responsibilities over and over is another great leap to sadness and frustration. The different lifestyle of being a college student is another factor due to chemical imbalances, lack of sleep, and...
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...279b3918-e232-4704-b1e1-4af87b06cd7c | | Why is a college education important to me? Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Today, in the era that we live in, the role of education in our lives has become even more prominent as science and technology are rapidly developing. In fact, people's lives are dependent on education as it provides them with the necessary skills to survive and adapt to today's ever-changing world. A college education is something that I have personally wanted for a long time. None of my family members had the opportunity to go to college, simply because they could not afford it. I am blessed enough to have many years of professional work experience, but sadly without a college degree I feel that my resume is missing a vital and key element to further my career. When I was in high school, I often questioned the importance of a college education. I felt that if I just passed my classes, I would be fine. My parents never went to college, so I never felt the pressure or need for an academic degree. I was wrong. In this economic climate, I have learned that having a college education is vital to your career. Adding a college education to my resume will benefit me throughout the rest of my life - personally, professionally and socially. It will open many doors and allow me to explore a myriad of options. Combined with my professional work experience, a college degree can lead me to a prosperous...
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...culture of the University Center at Arkansas Northeastern College, how the employees implement change, resist it and some methods recommended to decrease resistance of change at ANC’s institution. Organizational Culture Culture within the University Center is what the important and unimportant things to ANC. What the University Center considers important is the students’ being interacted with every day through our office. Providing each student the opportunity to further his or her education without leaving the Blytheville, Arkansas is what’s valuable to the institution. The University Center also focuses on growth which consist training and career development. The department always wants and needs to excel and grow on different levels as an employee, an individual and as an institution. Some organizations have a culture indirectly through artifacts, which are symbols or signs in one’s culture (McShane & Von Glinow, 2012, p.260). When entering the University Center, every individual who enters the offices will receive a warm greeting and a greeting of a handshake. That gives people a warm feeling that makes them appreciated, important and a welcome feeling. Greeting also supports and reinforces the college’s culture of making sure that everyone is a value to ANC as well as the University Center. Resistance to Change Change is a must in order for any institution to grow. It is not easy to deal with or adapt to change but at some point change...
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...trying to cling to the idea that the only way for his family to survive is to follow the rules, never to leave the cave at night, they must do all things together and live their life in fear in order to be safe. Even though her daughter was relentess to follow the rules, through the movie it showed us that their are other ways for them to survive and to not live in fear. But their father didn't want anything to change, he's still clinging to the idea or belief that it wasn't safe for them. I can relate this situation in the movie with the belief perseverance. It is when people tend to cling to ideas even when confronted or has even proved to be completly untrue. In this case, the father's relentess to accept the change his family is slowly learning. The character's that had a very opposing belief's schemas and judgements for me would be "grug" and "guy". Right from the start their belief's and schemas would clash. Grug, is a very practical and safe person. He wanted nothing but his family to be safe. In doing so, he kind of controlled his family and forgot to live life to the fullest. While "guy" is a very adventurous and go with it kind of person. His the type of person that live's in the moment and when the two characthers meet ofcourse their personalities would clashed. But in the end of the movie they we're able to reconcile they're differences. Grug accepted the changes that he was so afraid to adapt and guy told grug the real reason why he was so eager to...
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...Dog and Human Much perseverance is needed when one is pushed into unfamiliar situations. Buck, from Call of the Wild, is thrown into many new situations, constantly having to adjust to new owners, new dogs, and new jobs. However, my mother was a young college student when she was suddenly unable to get to work, therefore unable to pay rent. While these situations couldn’t be more different, they were both forced to overcome unforeseen obstacles in which they had to change the way they operated. Whether it’s scrambling for a place to live or working a sled in the Yukon, both my mother and Buck had to persevere. In Call of the Wild, Buck is forced into a new life with new owners that is lacking in resources required to survive, and must learn to use what he has. For example, when he arrives he is obviously not fully adapted to life in the north. He must rely on Perrault to fit him with little shoes everyday, in order to not hurt his feet on the trail, nor is he strong enough to pull for a long time without guidance. He is also not used to the small rations given out, as he is always hungry. In order to withstand his hunger, he learns how to sneakily steal strips of bacon. Once again he is...
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...People can put obstacles in your way; however you and only you can be responsible for your life and choices you make because no one can affect you and the way you choose to do things and to complete college you have to be responsible and push yourself. As Len Wilson said Wilson (2012), “Personal capital is closely related to person responsibility, when personal responsibility is defined as a person’s “response-ability,” that is, the ability of a person to maturely respond to the carious challenges and circumstances of life.” I believe that Wilson said it quite right. Ones’ choices show his or her responsibility. They can either do the right thing or whatever they want to do. You and only you can be responsible for your life and your choices. You are given choices everyday where you have to pick from option A or B sometimes life gives you more than two. You have two choices: You can go to college to get a degree to achieve a better paying job or you can work a full time job and work for minimum wage. Which one would you pick? You choice changes’ your whole life that one decision could take your life one way or another. If you went to college you would be there for 4 years achieving your degree. You would perhaps move to a new town, city, state or even country. Make new friends, date new people, work a part time or even a full time job, get your degree, and start working. If you went straight into working a full time job making minimum wage it is harder to get promotions to make...
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...College Life - Me versus My Son I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the Student Catalog relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper, I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper, I understand the possible consequences of the act/s, which could include expulsion from Indiana Wesleyan University. College Life - Me versus My Son I would have never expected to be experiencing life as a college student at the same time as my son, Lex. I can appreciate the time and effort it takes to study, do homework and mentally prepare for each class. Although we are facing the trenches of college life side by side, we are approaching life as a student in different ways; we have varying views of prioritizing these issues. One major difference between us is our life experiences. I have a tendency to use my age and things that I have lived through as subjects for some of my essays. This opens up a plethora of topics: health problems and concerns, work related discussions, relationships and financial dealings. I have 41 years in which to reminisce and this can be entertaining, heart breaking, and at times, soul searching when deciding on how to go about tackling an assignment. Lex, on the other hand, is only 19 years old. He does...
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...Results that are good and bad are the byproduct of decisions made at critical junctions in time. The word accountability is one of those haunting words that looms when errant decisions find their way into moments of decision making weakness. Patterns of thought are what guide day to day decisions and help form productive habits. The development of positive patterns of thought will create mental momentum, not only in school, but in personal life as well. Personal responsibility, at this point, will become paramount. If priorities are firmly established and goals are set at the beginning of college enrollment, then this will considerably aid in the decision making process. Personal responsibility will be the pathway to college success because initiative, resourcefulness, and determination always end with positive results. Showing the initiative to begin the college process is a critical step in making progress in one’s life. Someone that never starts is someone that will never finish. The desire to have something more than the minimum to survive is innate in human nature. The insight to see a path to something more is vision. When desire and vision are combined with initiative, the currents of accomplishment begin to stir. Nothing will ever get accomplished without taking that first step. Without initiative, talent is a desert mirage. A wise man once said “genius is 1% talent and 99% hard work.” This man was Albert Einstein. He is the most renowned physicist in the modern era, his...
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...The Theory of Evolution “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” (Charles Darwin). One of the more controversial pieces ever written was Darwin’s Natural Selection. The controversy is evolution vs. creation. Religion says earth and mankind, and life in general was created by god (as told in the creation story) with a design and purpose. Darwin says life all descends from a common ancestor with modifications over time in an undirected manor. It is not outside the realm of possibility that Darwin may be right considering he was trained as a minister and allowed himself to step outside the general consensus. Much like he did, we may need to accept that there may be some truth to the work he has done over his life I feel that Darwin's work was impactful because it shows us that there are alternative reasoning’s behind how we got here. I agree with Darwin's work and his theory of evolution because it is actually supported by evidence. I don't know about you but I've never been religious. I also think that his theory should be taught because religion has no place in public classrooms. Let parents teach religion, schools teach science, and allow the child to decide what to believe. I believe that evolution is real because it explains why there are so many different types of certain species. Natural selection is the gradual process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population...
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...the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets.” (MerriamWebster) This definition highlights both the causes and perceived effects of globalization. Globalization occurs when countries open up cross border trading which allows the free flow of capital. This definition also highlights one of the many controversial issues many may have with globalization: the reallocation of human capital to emerging economies. This negative connotation of the definition perpetuates the fear anti-globalizers associate with the progression of globalization. Though the progression of globalization does not come without objectors and protestors, it is hard to refute that since countries have progressed towards a more globalized society the overall quality of life for a country’s inhabitants has improved. Mandelbaum states, “More countries joined the global economy, and the volume of cross-border capital flows expanded rapidly, increasing by an average of 11 percent per year between the beginning of the 1990s and the middle of the next decade” (Madelbaum 88). As more countries joined the global economy, the level of trade between the countries in the global economy rose as well. While cross-border trading was increasing, so was the GDP of the countries that were participating in trade. Ghemawat states, “The export-to-GDP ratio of the world economy increased from around 1 percent in 1820 to more than 20 percent...
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...clear picture of what I can do well. The strengths I have come to recognize are adapting, planning, and self-management. Management is the process of dealing with or controlling people or things, and with this, comes a lot of information. Having strong management skills furthers you not only in your career, but in your personal life as well. An organizational culture is related to organizational success. Adaptability falls under this category. “Adaptability is the ability to notice and respond to changes in the organization’s environment.”(Williams 104) Any culture can become dysfunctional if it doesn’t embrace change, because everything is constantly changing all the time whether we move with it or not. Ever since I was born, I’ve had to learn how to adapt in order to survive, so I believe this is one of my strongest management strengths. Being born three months early, moving more times then I know – including going to four different kinder gardens in different states, and doing my fair share of traveling out of the country has built a natural ability to change when the environment changes. An individual should be accepting of change in their personal life, and at the very least, a person has to be willing to undergo change from a business standpoint. One of the surest ways to go about this in business is to encourage open discussion. As the book explains, sometimes all you Lytle 2 need is a change of scenery to rejuvenate creativity within a company. It’s been stated that employees...
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...and where I come from. I usually don’t like to share my life with anyone but this is an exception. LaRita Nicole Curier, born to Theodis Curier and Rita Dawson on August 23, 1981 at 12:01 a.m. This date was special because it’s also the same date of birth as my father. I was born in Birmingham, Alabama at Cooper Green Hospital. I’m the second child of five and had to grow up fast due to having to help with my siblings. I didn’t have much of a choice in the matter but I adapted well to the life I became accustomed to. I attended Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Glenn Middle School, and Ensley High School where I did not graduate. I received my G.E.D from Virginia College of Birmingham in 2000 because I knew I wanted to further my education and was to smart to be so stupid. I later attended Virginia College for there Pharmacy Technician program which I didn’t complete due to medical circumstances. Being in a large family taught me a lot of independency and nurturing. I can honestly say it made me into the woman I am today. I’m a loner, in spite of all the siblings. I’m not a people person at all but I get along with everybody, how ironic. My attitude is stand offish and very reserved. These are just a few traits that make me who I am. When I was 15 years old my mother decided to leave my younger siblings and I with my dad. That was the lowest point of my life. I felt as if my world was crashing. I had to help raise...
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