...as a writer working through the inventory exercise. Discuss two ways you want to improve as a writer and why. (1 paragraph, 5 sentences) REQUIRED JOURNAL ENTRY 2: PREWRITING Brainstorming: Brainstorm about specific positive and negative effects computers have had on your personal, professional, and academic life. Create a one-page list of your ideas. Thesis: Based on your brainstorming, write a one-sentence working thesis statement that focuses on the impact of computers related to a single area of your life (personal, professional, or academic). The thesis should be one you could develop into an essay of about one page (250-300 words), directed to readers of your local newspaper. Don't draft the essay in your journal, however. You need only your list from brainstorming and your working thesis statement. REQUIRED JOURNAL ENTRY 3: DRAFTING This entry builds on the brainstorming and thesis you developed for Journal Entry 2. Evidence: Identify three different types of evidence you could use to develop your working thesis from Entry 2. Use specific information from your brainstorming list, as well as any other ideas that come to you. (Length open) REQUIRED JOURNAL ENTRY 4: REVISING This journal entry requires you to review the rough draft of the essay below. Analyze the draft according to each of the areas listed, identifying what needs revision. For each area, explain why and how you would change the draft...
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...When it comes to setting your career goals, it is crucial to write them down. Why? Because studies have shown that you are more likely to reach their goals when you write them out. We can all say what we want, but our desires can change on a daily basis. You might no longer want what you wanted last year or five years ago. As you learn more about the world, you start to want different things. When you put your goals to a document, it forces you to clarify what you want. It also gives you the motivation to take action. Moreover, you can look at it and celebrate your progress. On the other hand, you might be confused when it comes to starting. This course gives you information on how to accelerate your career in 30 days. If you are writing a career goals essay, read on to learn how. Many graduate and undergraduate programs require an essay on your life, personal interests and career goals. For me, I can easily articulate my goals in a few sentences. However, when I’m asked to put it to paper, and in a concise way…well, that requires some thought and planning. Not to mention if graduate or undergraduate school acceptance depends on how well you convey your goals–it can be downright daunting. However, it doesn’t have to be. All it takes is some practice and thoughtfulness. What Are Career Goals? This is what you want to do with your professional life. It can be anything from getting hired by a specific company to holding a particular position. It can also span out five...
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...Name: Unit 1 Individual Project Deliverable Length: 2-page paper Details: Choose and view videos of two good presentations on topics related to a career. For each, discuss in-depth the three parts of, and the relationship among the parts of, the Rhetorical Triangle as described in the Unit 1 online Course Materials: speaker, audience, and situation. Explain why each element was successful or not successful in the presentation. Then compare and contrast the two presentations: Tell which one is more effective and explain the reasons why. Include citations and references for your videos. Please submit your assignment. (I HAVE UPLOADED THE 2 VIDEOES I HAVE CHOSEN) Unit 1 IP: 125 possible points can be earned in accordance with the following rubric: Please read the required Chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook. The optional “Critical Thinking” exercises can focus your thinking about the “speaker” element of the Rhetorical Triangle. Please note that you will find career-related video resources required for the Unit 1 IP if you click on “Library” . . . “Find Web Resources” . . . “General Studies” . . . “Business Presentations.” NOTE: WIKIPEDIA MAY NOT BE USED AS A SOURCE FOR ANY OF OUR PROJECTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RELIABLE ACADEMIC RESOURCE. Choose two GOOD career-related videos. These should include general information about a career rather than specific procedures from a specific company. Do not choose videos about specific diseases or medical conditions. Do not do an analysis...
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...August 29, 2014-ENTRY 1: ME, A WRITER Attitude : My attitude toward completing this course is excitement, but at the same time nerve-wrecking. I am excited to finally learn about a subject that I am interested in. Although, the nerve-wrecking part, because I am an average student. I tend not to do well in certain subjects. However, I believe that this course, will help me overcome difficult obstacles. Inventory : I have learned as a writer working through the inventory exercise, that I need to improve my grammar and reading skills. I have learned as a writer working through the inventory exercise that I have a difficult time understanding the context. I realized that my comprehension skills are not at par of my education level. I do understand that I...
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...W. P. Carey MBA Admissions Essay Questions – Evening MBA and Online MBA MBA Applicants are required to submit answers to essay questions during the online application process. Essays may be typed in the document below, saved and uploaded in one document when requested during the online application. Responses to each essay question should be no more than two pages using 1.5 line spacing. Please begin each question on a new page. Essay Question #1 Explain how your past accomplishments have prepared you for the W. P. Carey MBA. “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” A famous saying from the movie Forrest Gump pretty much describes my situation. In my earlier life, I never thought I would come to US for my master of engineering, work as an electrical engineer at Force10networks (it was acquired by DELL recently), and now pursue an MBA. My past accomplishments that have prepared me for the W.P. Carey MBA include teaching mathematics in Taiwan, coming to US to improve myself, earning my engineering masters at the University of Arizona, and working as electrical design engineer at force10networks. Before I came to US, I had taught mathematics from high school level to college calculus for seven years. The reason that I like teaching is I like to sense students’ issues of learning mathematics. I like to communicate with them, and to help them succeed in achieving...
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...Essay One: Mentee The purpose of this essay is to discuss how I identify myself as an early careerist in understanding my goal of climbing a ladder in leadership, the reason I need mentoring and its importance, describing what my mentor does professionally, and his or her possessed traits and why is this important to me. I may say that a professional leadership is a combination of both theoretical and practical work-experience an individual achieves through education and hand-on practice in organizational daily activities to plan, execute, and implement. First and foremost, I will distinguish the two mutualistic terms: these are mentor and mentee. To say it one way or another, a mentor gives advice while a mentee receives advice. According to Ledlow and Coppola (2011), mentor is “a person of greater knowledge or wisdom who shares experience to help to develop the abilities of junior person;” mentee is “a person who seeks guidance or wisdom from a mentor” (Ledlow & Coppola, 2011). Currently I am a student who works at the entry-level job with hope to achieve a better learning that may pave a way for me to enter a professional market in healthcare. In this context, I consider myself as an earlier careerist after completing the program. Perhaps someday, I will get hired by a certain organization at junior position; despite the learning experience that I have acquired, I will surely expect to seek a mentor among seniors who have been in the organization for a longer...
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...point system of personal achievement, family involvement in Veterans of Foreign Wars and military service. The award for first place is $10,000, second place is $5,000 and third place receives $3,000. Applicants must submit an entry form, complete a scoring sheet, and provide documents verifying facts related to the entry form. The deadline for this scholarship is December 31st of every year. The Armed Services YMCA Essay Contest is open to the children of members of the uniformed services (active-duty, Reserve, Guard and retired) and civilian (DOD and Coast Guard) families. Applicants must submit a 500-word essay on their favorite book, author, library, why they like to read, their favorite person to read with, etc. Students will be awarded $1,000 bonds for first place, and $200 bonds for second place. In addition, there are two $100 bonds for essays of honorable mention. The Educational Assistance Program of MOAA provides a variety of interest free loans, interest free grants and scholarships to children of the uniformed services. Applications are due in March. The AMVETS National Scholarship for Entering College Freshman is open to the children and grandchildren of AMVETS members. The scholarship requires applicants to write a 50 to 100-word essay on "What a Higher...
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...Medical Administrator Essay I enjoy working in the medical field. I always wanted to work in a field where I am providing care or helping others who are ill. Since organizing and management are two of my strongest workplace capabilities, I would like to be a health care administrator, specifically running a medical facility. While working in a medical facility I plan to find advancement in my career. My goal is to accept a full-time position with a growing healthcare organization, so I can continue doing what I love. Upon completing my college education, I plan to obtain an entry level position as a Medical Administrator Assistant, expand growth with in the medical field, and to become financially stable. Somehow, when doing things you...
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...Respond to each of the 10 prompts below in 2-3 sentences per prompt. You can type your responses right in this journal by clicking on "Create Journal Entry." You could also, if you wish, type your responses on a Microsoft Word document, and then upload the document after clicking on "Create Journal Entry." The Prompts 1) List and explain 2-3 goals you have for this semester in English 1010. The goals that I have for this semester is to become a better writer. 2) What was your high school English/ Writing class experience like? What are some tings (good or bad) that you remember about it. (If you had an English or writing class after high school, please write about that one instead). My last English class was a bad experience. I did not have a supportive professor to tell me when something was wrong with my papers. 3) Describe/ explain an essay or piece of writing that you were proud of. What did you like most about it? Why were you satisfied with it? I was proud of my analysis paper that I wrote. I felt like it was the best paper. I was satisfied with my paper because I actually felt confident about it. 4) Describe your overall attitude towards writing. Does the word have a positive or negative connotation to you? Explain your thoughts on why you like/ don't like writing, and what you like/ dislike about it. I dislike writing, and it has a negative connotation to me. I dislike writing because I feel like my work is never good enough. 5) What...
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...Strengths Essay My name is Destiny Lind. I possess many strengths that can be very valuable to any organization. I will be discussing five strengths that can suit your organization and make me an excellent candidate for the position with your company. I am dependable, and efficient in completing tasks. I abide by the instructions given and attentive to details. I also am a team player that will make sure all task are resolved and completed. I am dependable with tasks. I maintain a high attendance rate, in both my professional and scholar, environments. When a task must be completed, there is no time to miss any available opportunity to work towards completion. This in turn makes dependability a valuable strength. While attending my last semester to obtain my Associates, I maintained 19 credit hours. In these courses I developed a business plan, a sales presentation, and a marketing portfolio. During this semester I also suffered a miscarriage, however I made sure I came to class in order to complete my tasks at hand. Efficiency plays an important role in assuming a leadership role. I maintain a level of efficiency that will help lead the team towards completion. In the process of maintaining efficiency, I also help the team to eliminate any possibility for error that may need to be corrected upon completion. Maintaining efficiency can also be a time saver. If time is saved daily through efficiency, then the team can be more productive and set higher goals. Upon starting...
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...The Unethical Act of Plagiarism Colorado Technical University Eng103-1401A-03 Composition Writing and Research Plagiarism is an Unethical punishable act. Whether you are writing a research paper, business article, executive summary or school essay, it is imperative that you no not utilize an author’s words without giving the original author credit for his or her work. To plagiarize work is the same as stealing from a store, you are taking what does not belong to you. Unfortunately not all readers and writers feel that this is the case; however, if a writer chooses to plagiarize the act can cause great humiliation and harm to their career or education. In May of 2003, New York Times news reporter Jayson Blair resigned when his editor discovered evidence of several front page articles being plagiarized. (Hanson, C. H. R. I. S. T. O. P. H. E. R., Picard, R. G., & McMasters, P. (2004).) The scandal of plagiarism was so great that soon after Jayson Blair resigned the executive and managing editors also resigned their positions. Jayson Blair’s unethical act not only affected his career, it also cost the jobs and reputations of the two editors. The Macquarie dictionary describes Plagiarism as “the appropriation or imitation of another's ideas and manner of expressing them, as in art, literature, etc., to be passed off as one's own.” Plagiarism. (2005). Plagiarism is not only limited to the stealing of another authors words, but also the manner that the...
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...PNR400 Role Development for the Practical Nurse Leadership Reflective Essay Assignment Grade: 10% of final grade Length: 4 pages maximum, Due Date: October 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm (see below) * 12 font, New Times Roman, double spaced, excluding reference list and title page. * Hard copy and electronic copy due at beginning of class as assigned by professor * Include a copy of the rubric with the hardcopy of your essay * Submit an electronic copy to Safe Assign on your assigned due date. Topic: Reflections: Leadership Development as you transition from learner to practitioner This essay is a critical analysis of your personal journey reflecting on your leadership skills development as you transition from being a student to a practice RPN. It may be helpful to focus on one significant experience and/or challenge: Examine how it made you feel made and how you have grown and developed leadership skills as a result. The primary focus is on your development of leadership skills as you transition from learner to practitioner. It should be honest and include examples, details, and relevant literature to support your opinions and thoughts. A good reflective essay should help you to understand yourself better. It must be written in the first person. Though this is a reflective paper, you need to clearly support your thoughts and ideas with references from the literature. Theoretical references may come from the literature related to leadership theory...
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...day, our family and friends, are the ones directly connected to us. We meet someone new, another new connection in the web. We are even connected to people we have never met. Friends of friends, and people who we may never meet but have some indirect effect on us, form the outer circle of the web. We are all connected in some way to every other person. Susan Griffin explores this theory of a complex matrix of connections in her essay “Our Secret”. She employs a style of writing that uses several different threads of stories from her own experiences and the life of Heinrich Himmler, Chief of the Nazi SS, as well as references to seemingly unrelated topics such as missile production and cells to weave the fabric of her theory of universal interconnectedness. At first glance, each passage seems unrelated to the next, but after thorough reading a juxtaposition of the threads is evident. Through her entire essay, Griffin uses underlying themes that connect each thread and anecdote to one another. One of the main themes that is interwoven through her essay is child rearing and the effect that different styles of parenting have on the child later in life. One relationship between father and son she explores is Heinrich Himmler and his father Gebhard. Gebhard was a tyrannical father, not uncommon in Germany in the 1900s, who strove to instill a complete perfection into his son at a young age. “Crush the will. Establish dominance. Permit no disobedience. Suppress everything in the child...
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...Pharmacy students, upon entering their institutions, have to abide by a code of conduct usually higher than other students following a different career path. Students specialising in law, marketing or accounting do not have to maintain the high standard of professionalism that pharmacy students have to demonstrate whilst in school. Students have deemed this set of rules unfair and professionals insist that it has to be maintained in order to fully understand the grasp of pharmacy as a profession. Personally, I understand the need to abide by these rules but also agree with other students that is not necessarily fair. The profession,pharmacy, deals with lives. The three most important aspect of pharmacy are quality, safety and efficacy of medicines and these in turn help to save patients’ lives, to improve their health and to manage chronic diseases while at the same time maximising the comfort of the patient. It is important to demonstrate a degree of professionalism for patients to ensure their lives in our care. This level of competence can only be exhibited upon entering the profession if students are taught right from day one. It improves the chances of perfecting skills that have been taught and instilled from college and therefore of providing better services to the patients. As future pharmacists, pharmacy students have to assume the role and learn to behave in an appropriate manner that is respectful to both the profession and colleagues. A pharmacist or even a pharmacy...
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...Project-Reflective Essay As I look back at the writings I have created in these past few years, I realize that other than my junior year, I haven't written any narrative pieces, in any classes. The focus throughout my high school curriculum has been toward argumentative, analysis, and informative writings. Only in my junior year did I write my first creative writings in the form of a short story and a poem. The first creative writing I had to write a "Vomit" Draft. A vomit draft was the very first draft of a paper with little to no guidelines. "Bring two minutes to life" was the only instruction. We had to throw down 500 words without paying any real attention to punctuation or grammar. This kind of freedom associated with such creative writing was an alien concept to me. Getting used to writing without a structure that we had to follow, without a set of guidelines we had to abide by took a while. But, this kind of writing really helped me learn and improve, not just my writings, my organization and my time management skills as well. Knowing that I had to write such a demanding paper (it turned out to be fourteen pages longs), I had to improve my time management skills, which, up till junior year, hadn’t really been a challenge. Forcing myself then, to distribute time wisely has really helped me now, with the terrific pressures and burdens of college applications. This creative writing segment in my junior year helped my prepare, in a way, for these college essays. It gave me...
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