...concept. What exactly is so dreamy about a country that neglects to protect its citizens? A country that exploits its citizens in order to cater to and benefit the interests of the wealthy individuals who hold power as a result of their financial influence? A country that has long promoted ideas of liberty, freedom, and equality while simultaneously failing to inforce civil rights for all citizens? In his book Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates tells of his experiences living in America as an African-American citizen and of the impact that such a lifestyle can have on one’s body and one’s mind....
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...presented within report 4 Table1 4 2.3 Strengths of report 5 2.4 Limitations of report 5 2.5 Relevance to undergraduate students 5 2.6 Relevance to resource kit and topic 5 3.1 Discussion within journal 6 3.3 Weaknesses within the article 6 3.4 Relevance to resource kit and topic 6 Table 2 facts presented within report 7 4.0 Book resource 8 4.1 Discussion in Chapter 8 4.1.1 Movilpiu 8 4.1.2MoBiblio 8 4.1.3 HouseMobile 8 4.1.4 Strengths of Chapter 9 4.1.5 Weaknesses of Chapter 9 4.1.6 Relevance to resource kit and topic 9 Bibliography 10 Appendix A 11 Work completed 11 Roles played by group members 12 Appendix B 13 Appendix C 13 Executive Summary The aim of this report is to critically assess three resources, a book, a website and a peer reviewed journal article. Each resource deals with how mobile devices have changed work and working together. Consideration is given to such issues as discussions within the resource, strengths and weaknesses of the resources, relevance to undergraduate students and relevance to the resource kit and topic. The online report is titled the Expanding Role of Mobility in the Workplace, by Forrester research incorporated; it was commission by and features on the cisco systems website. It is about the expanding role of personal mobile devices in the workplace. The main premises of the report are that the roles of personal mobile devices are growing within organizations. The journal Article is titled Can You Hear Me Now? Is mobile...
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...World Religions Report Hum 130 Saturday 4, 2012 World Religions Report When I read the Syllabus at the beginning of this course, I wondered, what religion could I chose to do this report on. I had been away from the area for so long I did not know anyone to talk to. Someone knocked on my door and asked me if I could come outside, they would like to talk to me. There stood two men who told me they were missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (AKA Mormons). I felt like a higher power sent them to me. I knew nothing about this Church, but I had heard of Mormons and what I had heard was not good. I was curious and wanted to learn more. The missionaries started talking to me about their faith and read to me from the Mormon Bible, and we had prayer that day. They asked me to do some reading in the Bible and write down any questions I had, and we would discuss them when they came back. When they came back we started with some of the history of their Church. They talked to me about Joseph Smith and asked me to keep an open mind. They explained that Joseph Smith was a prophet sent by God to restore the gospel and the priesthood to the earth. “Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph and told him not to join any of the churches, for “They were all wrong” and “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power...
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...AP World History For many of you AP world History will be your first experience with an AP class, this class will be both rewarding and very demanding. We must cover close to 10,000 years of World History is just under eight months, in order to prepare you for the AP exam in May, so to get a jump start on the information you will be required to complete a summer assignment. This assignment will be due August 26, 2011, however when school begins we will hit the ground running so waiting until school starts to complete this assignment is not advisable. This assignment carries two purposes: giving the teacher insight into your thinking and reasoning abilities and giving you, the student, insight into the type of assignments and level of thinking required in an AP class. Successful completion of this assignment will help secure a solid foundation for AP World History. You will find that AP courses typically have fewer daily grades and more emphasis is placed upon major test grades. Successful completion of this assignment will have a positive effect on your first six weeks average. If you do not successfully complete this assignment, it will have a negative impact on your first six weeks average. Summer Assignment for AP World History Part I: Send Me an Email To be completed before the end of June Please give me your name, your email address and a parent/guardian name and email address as well as your cell phone number and a parent/guardian contact number. Please...
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...Introduction The book Housewife, 1974, was written by the author Ann Oakley, the first British liberal feminist sociologist. A postgraduate student in the late nineteen sixties, Oakley embarked on a study of the attitudes and work satisfaction of British housewives towards housework at that time. It was the first leading study to consider housework as ‘domestic labour' as an employment. In her book Oakley refers ‘housewife’ to women’s unpaid work role in the home. She found that housework were not recognised sociologically and at that time all the issues were only focused on power, stratification, deviance and grand theory. Being a housewife and mum of two young children, Oakley asked herself the question as to why housework is not being sociologically recognised nor as a paid work. Hence the research being done and the book Housewife were published. A sociological classic, the objective of this book is to open a whole new study and change the thought of sociologist about housework and to make a major landmark in the new emerging feminist sociology. She endeavoured to reveal statistically the appalling nature of women’s working conditions in the home and their unpaid work and to challenge the set of conservative values which brand work as a man’s activity and assign women to the home in the role of wife, and also to dispute the biological determinist statement that women are reproducers and nurturers for whom housework is a natural extension of their maternal role. To amend these...
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...Following the American Psychological Associations Guidelines Background Research: Step 1 Lone pine cemetery situated in Washington state, Klickitat county established in the 1800’s is a public cemetery located around six miles northwest of Clarksville and is two and a half mile east on Lone Pine road. Many mature oak trees and a few mature pine trees possibly planted at the time of cemetery foundation fills the cemetery. At the south eastern region is an archway painted white with the lettering of Lone Pine cemetery written across the top. To my opinion the gravestones are all in good conditions with some older ones needing cleaning and renovations. Several graves have flowers giving the foresight that the cemetery's care is adequate. On April 08 1857, David Frazee and David Slusher gave a deed to a Christian church composed of the disciples of Christ meeting at pleasant valley, in Ameli township, Washington county of three acres of land to be held sacred to the construction of a cemetery and erection of a meeting house. This act gave birth to Lone pine cemetery and a church that housed the disciples meeting for a prayer. From the cemetery’s database, on the transcription notes the earliest birth date recorded is in the year ...
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...July 2002 At the outset, I would like to stress that it has been a pleasure working closely with my World Bank colleagues—particularly my counterpart, Chief Economist Nick Stern—during my first year at the IMF. We regularly cross 19th Street to exchange ideas on research, policy, and life. The relations between our two institutions are excellent—this is not at issue. Of course, to that effect, I think it is also important, before I begin, for me to quash rumors about the demolition of the former PEPCO building that stood right next to the IMF until a few days ago. No, it's absolutely not true that this was caused by a loose cannon planted within the World Bank. Dear Joe: Like you, I came to my position in Washington from the cloisters of a tenured position at a topranking American University. Like you, I came because I care. Unlike you, I am humbled by the World Bank and IMF staff I meet each day. I meet people who are deeply committed to bringing growth to the developing world and to alleviating poverty. I meet superb professionals who regularly work 80-hour weeks, who endure long separations from their families. Fund staff have been shot at in Bosnia, slaved for weeks without heat in the brutal Tajikistan winter, and have contracted deadly tropical diseases in Africa. These people are bright, energetic, and imaginative. Their dedication humbles me, but in your speeches, in your book, you feel free to carelessly slander them. Joe, you may not remember this, but in the late 1980s...
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...Hannah Muller ENVR 102 Book Report For this book report, I read Teaching the Trees by Joan Maloof. Joan Maloof studied Plant Science at the University of Delaware, Environmental Science at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Ecology at the University of Maryland College Park. Maloof is a professor at Salisbury University who teaches biology and environmental studies at Salisbury University. Aside from being a professor, Maloof is a biologist. She was always very interested in forests so from very early on Maloof has been exploring forests all over the eastern United States. She puts a lot of focus on the intertwined connections between specific tree species and the specific animals and insects that need to tree to live and in turn the tree needs them as well. Maloof possesses great enthusiasm for the woods and everything that they contain and is working on developing networking old growth forests across the United States. Teaching the Trees starts out with Joan Maloof saying how we would lose the “Magical Web” of relationships between organisms and trees (Maloof xiii). She begins talking about the services that trees provide for us. She also talks about how the benefits of trees equal healthier air for us to breathe. Japanese researchers have even found that there are 120 chemical compounds in mountain forest air that are good for us (Maloof 3). Inhaling this air can even be cancer preventing. Perhaps by trying to save the forests we are actually trying to save...
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...Oprah, Our American Icon Tawanda Rocafort Academic and Professional Success Assignment number 08/27/2014 Oprah, Our American Icon Let me tell you why I choose Oprah Winfrey, for my project. Oprah Gail Winfrey, originally born as Orpah Gail Winfrey is a well-known, self-made billionaire. Oprah has accomplished goals that were very challenging in that error of time for women, especially women of color. There weren’t a lot of positive role models on T.V. back then. It was an inspiration to see someone who can relate to so many people, on so many different levels. Throughout her journey in life, she has worn many faces. Oprah’s life story has encouraged so many. She was the child who felt abandoned, and unloved. She was the child who was sexually molested, the teen mother, the mother who lost her child, and the child who was raised in poverty. At some points in the home, they had no electrical power or water. Oprah was also the person who weathered those storms and made something out of herself. Oprah is known as one of the world’s “100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century”. She experienced a lot of the same issues that millions have experienced in life and yet she still succeeds. She managed to stay humble throughout her accomplishments as well. Oprah gives back in the form of grants, gifts, schooling, scholarship’s, organizations, networks and more. She set the platform for popular TV Doctor’s like Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz. Here are some...
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...news media excerpts that McCormick analyses in relation to archived police reports and statistics, victimization and self-report surveys, along with condensed versions of ‘professional’ lectures given at a conference about how the media reports crime. Before I elaborate on how McCormick structured his analyses throughout his book and its relevance to his critiques, I will begin by discussing his main arguments. From this, I am able expand on the pedagogical relevance of his work to my own feminist critiques regarding some problems I found in the organization of his book and his methodologies. I argue, that we also need to question where McCormick got his ‘facts’ to make comparisons and the implications that individual subjectivities have in the ‘knowledge(s)’ about crime and articulations of identity. McCormick argues that Constructing Danger is a pedagogical piece that encourages readers to think critically about the ways in which crime is represented in the news media. McCormick focuses on the use of emotion in the ideological and discursive production of crime in the news and the implications it has on how individuals, see, hear and read the news. McCormick suggests, that the news media is not free from ‘bias’, for the news represents crime in a way that simultaneously exorcises and triggers emotion, which in turn, effects the ways in which individuals interpret, negotiate and respond to ‘the[ir] world’. McCormick asserts that utilizing emotions as a resource in understanding...
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...Deforestation Of the Amazon This assignment will be focused on the topic of deforestation in Amazon (mainly located in Brazil). For this topic I picked three articles from newspapers. I decided to choose this topic because I have always been interested in the Amazon and its beauty. It’s still fascinating for me how there is people (tribes) living in the Amazon forest when I cannot picture myself without technology living in a rural environment. I’ve also been always interested in the way they live and communicate among them so the fact that we have deforestation taking place there makes me so sad because it is something so beautiful and unique. The first article is mainly about the consequences of deforestation of the Amazon forest in America. In this article it is stated that a complete deforestation of the Amazon could result in a reduction of twenty per cent of rain and snowfall. This doesn’t sound scary but the real problem is that according to the Princeton University (located in New Jersey) who came up with this report, it also means that this reduction would lead to water and food shortages and great risk of forest fires. The reason behind these shortages is because due to the change that would happen in the snowpack of Sierra Nevada which is the main source of irrigation for California’s Central Valley which consequently would affect the food/water supply not only for California but the entire United States. Also, a naked Amazon could contribute to a weather cycle...
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...the workforce, they are made up of Silents, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. It is expected that in the coming decades there will be further changes with emergence of newer generations, and slower removal of older generations from organizations as pension age increases. Understanding differences between the generations, and learning to adapt their management practices is critical to building a successful multigenerational workplace. I would like farther explain each generation’s attributes and their effects on the workforce. Silents are considered among the most loyal workers. They are highly dedicated and the most risk averse. Their values were shaped by the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar boom years. Silents possess a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration and have high regard for developing interpersonal communications skills. Silents now consist of the most affluent elderly population in U.S. history due to their willingness to conserve and save after recovering from the financial impact of the postwar era. Baby Boomers, born approximately between 1946 and 1964 were brought up in a healthy post war economy and have seen the world revolving around them as the largest generation of the century. Their lifestyle is to live for work and they often expect the same level of dedication and work ethics from the next generations. They are said to prefer face to face communication, are interactive team players and attain personal fulfilment from...
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...behaviour-a process termed compresence (Burgoon et al., 1996). We behave differently in the company of another person from when alone. When we meet others we are 'onstage' and so give a performance that differs from how we behave 'offstage'. We also enjoy interacting, and indeed the act of engaging in facilitative interpersonal communication has been shown to contribute to positive changes in emotional state (Gable and Shean, 2000). While our dealings with others can sometimes be problematic or even contentious, we also seek, relish, and obtain great reward from social interaction. Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” “Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” is an article written in U.S. News & World Report in 2011. The article attempts to convince its readers that strangers communicate better than close friends communicate or married couples. The first premise is as people get closer in their relationships that " closeness can cause people to overestimate how well they...
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...through the process of cultural pluralism IV. Reflecting on the political rights of women in France and Saudi Arabia across the concept of masculine societies V. Cultural Shock: a concept perceived as a disease, or a learning process of cultural differences? VI. Difficulties to demonstrate high and low context from you culture, but a strong relation with other cultural patterns to help. VII. The importance of rituals, symbols, beliefs when negotiating with the Chinese culture, as example: the meaning of a gift VIII. Cross cultural management: the relationship between managers and employees in France compare to Australia. IX. Conclusion X. References INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION According to Schön (1983), reflective practice enables people to involve in a process of continuous learning, by learning from experiences. This reflective report is important for personal development and improvement, by choosing six topics, I will bring together theories/concepts and practice within cultural differences and people management (McBrien, 2007). The main goal was to reflect on the theories/concepts that we have covered during the module, and apply them to personal experiences/thinking, to show what we learned about culture...
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...World Religions Report Tyler Hester HUM/130 March 3rd, 2013 Tim Parsons World Religions Report The religion I am using for me world religions report is Buddhism. Buddhism is a religious faith that is different from all the other religions. The people who live by this faith have the opportunity to worship other Gods; in this case worshipping different deities depending on what type of situation they were in, and what they needed at that specific moment. One of the biggest historical figures that has helped mold this religion into what it is today is the prophet Muhammad. He wasn’t necessarily the person they worship to; however, he did have an unbelievable contribution toward this faith. I ultimately, and honestly, believe Buddhists’ and Buddhism itself is one of the most complicated religions in today’s society. Buddhism came around about 2,500 years ago. The very first founder of this religion was a man named Buddha Shakyamuni. He was born around 624 BC, in northern India, which it is now referred to as Nepal ("History of Buddhism", 2007). He was given the name Siddhartha by his parents because they believed would have a good future and positive things were going to happen to their son. Early on Siddhartha lived life well; as he was the son of wealthy people. Therefore most of everything came easy to him because of his good fortunes, however to everyone else is seems great but to this meant he was sheltered most of his life. In other words, he was given...
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