...Reflecting on Sources Kristina Berhow Kaplan University Unit 4 Project: Reflecting on Sources Complete all three parts of the worksheet below. Be sure to cite all sources in APA format, including using in-text citations and reference page citations in the spaces provided. The writing should be in Standard English and complete sentences. The sources noted in this worksheet should be related to your "big idea," which is the basis of your final project in this course. Save this document to your computer, and submit it through the Unit 4 dropbox, per the instructions in the classroom under Unit 4's Project Description. Part I: Pre-Interview Worksheet Directions: Complete each section of the Pre-Interview Worksheet below. Although students are not required to conduct an interview as research for the final project, the process of thinking about potential questions and responses related to the final project topic will help stimulate further ideas and questions related to conducting relevant and reliable research. Of course, you may also decide to interview the person discussed here or another appropriate subject and use the material in your upcoming projects as a primary source. |Interviewer Name |Kristina Berhow | |Interviewee Name |Billy Fredruik ...
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...Free Write: Spend the next 3 minutes writing about your day so far today. Don’t think, just write using the space below. This morning I had to get up at 6 o’clock because I had Quiz Bowl.I just want to go back to bed for 15 minutes. I don’t like that I have to get this up early for Quiz Bowl. On the plus side Profe brings us doughnuts. I’ll only try to have one since I’m trying to watch my weight. There are way too many kids that come to Quiz Bowl Practice. I just wish they would shut up and listen so we can hear Profe ask the questions. I just got back from taking a career readiness test for careers class with Mrs. H. Crap now I late for Ms. Brown’s class for the second day in a row! I really hope she doesn’t get mad at me. I absolutely hate being late for class. Part I: Defining and Understanding Stream of Consciousness Stream of Consciousness is a method used by authors to help us get into the mind of the narrator as he or she tells a story. It captures how the narrator is thinking in real time, and as a result, the narrator’s thoughts guide the style of the literature. Earlier in the novel, O’Brien used stream of consciousness to convey the thoughts of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross in the chapter “The Things They Carried.” Now, “In the Field” returns us to this character’s unique point of view again. Read the passage below, and as you read answer the questions below the passage. A crime, Jimmy Cross thought. Looking out toward the river...
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...Nicole Sym Unit 2 Assignment College Composition II Professor Shelly Gussis THESIS: -To help others learn more about mental health, we should have workshops, resources and a block party to help with this issue. I chose this as my thesis statement because it will help my readers break down my main points am trying explain to them. It will help me break out and start giving ideas on the issue at hand. It will give the reader's my three main points I am trying to explain to them. My research strategy is to talk to people who have a mental illness and get there thoughts and ideas on mental illness. I plan on reading books on this issue as well. I want to research more on all the diferent type of mental illness there is to find. I want to be able to give people much knowledge as possible on this issue. I plan on using the KU Library to help be with most of my research. I have use the library previously. They have a lot of good books and articles on mental illness and children. I plan on looking for other internet sources outside of the ones I always use. I want to find new information from new websites. If I had an audience in front of me at the moment, my speech would go as written: People let's all gather around and listen to the issue at hand! Lets all come up with a solution for or children. Let's all come up with a solution to pass on information about mental illness. Let's all not be blind to this issue. Children today are our future. We are counting on them...
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...Mr.Garrison English Comp. Due: 9/24/14 Moving Into your dorm Moving into a dorm room can be an exciting experience because you have been under your parent’s roof and now it’s your time to be on your own. It can also be a scary experience especially if you’re not near home and also because you’re unsure of what you should bring along with you or keep at home .I know those are some of the feelings I had when I first moved in so I wrote a few tips that could possibly help you ease your mind about the pre jitters of college. You should first talk to your college's Housing Department. This should help get the correct size and measurements of your room. It will also let you know how many people will you be living with some universities are different from others. You can also ask different questions like how many bathrooms? is there kitchen? What will you need to bring? What does the university provide? Some people get a rude awakening on move in day. After Talking to the Housing Department you should then pack according to needs first then you can pack everything else. Your needs would probably consist of toiletries unless you plan on buying them once you get settled in at the dorm also it may consist of school supplies and a laptop . Laptops are a very handy tool to have in college these days since everything we write has to be typed . you should also grab a router just incase the school only has a LAN connection and not a wifi . Everything else would be Tv’s...
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...Tyler Allen Mr. Burford Jr. Comp. 15 May 2014 College Athletes Should Not be Paid College sports are entertaining and fun to watch but we may have a problem with these sports. Many college athletes are speaking out in protest. These athletes want to be paid for playing. This is not just a problem for one sport; athletes from many different sports are speaking out. College athletes receive enough benefits from their university for playing sports. These benefits make up for none of the payment. Athletes should not be paid because colleges would not be able to afford paying athletes, athletes already receive compensation when they accept many benefits, and college athletes are broadcasted on national television and are adored by many people all over the country. Athletes have never been paid to play sports in college. Some people argue for college athletes to be paid. These people think that the players deserve to be paid because of all the things they go through. People believe that these athletes don’t receive the quality education because of the time that students sport consumes. Some people believe that college athletes should be paid because Division I football and basketball players devote over forty-three hours a week to practicing, training and playing their beloved sport. Which is longer than the typical work week for the average American worker. This year, the University of Alabama reported $143.3 Million in athletic revenues, which is more than all thirty NHL teams...
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...Firstly, I will be starting welding classes at WATC in January. In fact, This Comp I class is a required class to get my associates degree from WATC. To clarify, I would like to earn a degree in welding before I graduate high school so I can have a good paying job. Secondly, having my technical certificate is all around a good idea. Specifically, even if I didn’t want to go into the welding field, having the certificate could help me get a different job. Consequently, I could even further my education while still having the certificate, as long as I recertify every year. Thirdly, I have thought about the Military as a backup plan. In fact, I talked to an Air Force recruiter no too long ago about how to become a pilot to fly jets. As you can see, I have looked into the Air Force as a backup plan to ensure I have a job after...
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...Sara Tangdall English Comp II 30 April 2014 Gap Year: The Beneficial Alternative “I thought it would be exciting to go there, and of course it was.” Alexander Sullivan was accepted into Columbia University, but instead of transitioning into the university out-right he asked to differ enrollment. Alexander, instead, decided to travel to China where he studied Mandarin, and after a while found a job as a research assistant at the Newsweek Beijing bureau and at Voice of America radio news. (Hulstrand 52). A gap year as explained by Holly Bull, the founder and president of the Center for Interim Programs (CIP), one of the first and longest running providers of gap year programs in the country, is “a period of time for students to creatively step away from the lock-step path of high school to college, to graduate school, or job” (77). Enrolling in college immediately after high school graduation is not always the right decision for seniors that are lacking motivation and unsure what to academically pursue in post secondary education. Acknowledging that not every high school senior has to continue their education without delay after high school is a concept that advisors as well as parents need to understand. They should provide possibilities for those students whom lack motivation to continue their educational paths immediately after graduation. Many high school seniors feel pressured to start college immediately after graduating because sending in college applications and applying...
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...DISCOVERING ONE’S TALENT: LEARNING FROM ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION author OFER MALAMUD* The author examines an exogenous difference in the timing of academic Abstract specialization within the British system of higher education to test whether education yields information about one’s match quality in different fields of study. In distinguishing between systems requiring early and late specialization, he predicts the likelihood of an individual switching to an occupation unrelated to one’s field of study. If higher education serves mainly to provide specific skills, the model predicts more switching in a system requiring late specialization since the cost of switching is lower in terms of foregone skills. Using the Universities Statistical Record from 1972 to 1993 and the 1980 National Survey of Graduates and Diplomates, he finds that individuals who specialize early, as in the case of England, are more likely to switch to an unrelated occupation, implying that the benefits to increased match quality are sufficiently large to outweigh the greater loss in skills from specializing early. With regard to instruction, economists have made substantial progress in specifying and identifying the economic value of higher education, as it increases the value productivity of human agents as workers . . . the much neglected activity is that of discovering talent. It, too, can be approached by treating it as a process which provides students with opportunities to discover whether they have...
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...comp | The Complexity of Retention | | By Savior WrightSubmitted to: Professor Sachedina | | 12/16/2007 | Retention One of the many challenges facing higher education today is the declining retention rate found throughout all forms of institutions. It is estimated that approximately fifty percent of students leave higher education without being in receipt of an earned degree (Anderson, 1997). Education has an effect on both the individual and society as attaining educational credentials provides the individual with greater job security. As funding for higher education continues to decline, institutions of higher education must maintain students in order to prevent financial struggles. In order to prevent the retention rate from declining, having an effective enrollment management is imperative as institutions continue to come up with new solutions of the retention rate declines (Swail, 2004). It is well established that students who enter college with high GPA and test scores such as ACT and SAT fair better than students with weaker scores in graduating from college (Tinto, 2000). There will also need to be a focus on minority students who although have increased in numbers attending post-secondary education, continue to lead the nation in the amount of students who drop out each year (Tinto, 2000). There are several factors that contribute to the retention decline that include academic preparedness, campus...
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...The Families and Children Who Live in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park Report of a study conducted by Donald Barr, MD, PhD, Professor (Teaching) of Pediatrics, and of Education (by courtesy) Amado Padilla, PhD, Professor of Education Stanford University Graduate School of Education , March 17 , 2014 As faculty members of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, we would like to share with the broader civic and academic community the results of our recent research on the educational and hea lth status of children who live in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto. We developed this study as we became increasingly aware of unanswered questions that are central both to the specific issue of the future of Buena Vista in Palo Alto, and to the broader issue of the impact on children from traditionally disadvantaged economic and ethnic backgrounds of living in socioeconomically advantaged communities such as Palo Alto. History of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park As described in a 2008 artic le published in Palo Alto Online , “ Buena Vista began as a tourist camp for travelers, part of a 5,392 - acre property purchased by R.E. Ashley in 1926 ... During World War II, primitive hookups for trailers went in, housing war workers and people associated wi th the army camp on Page Mill Road or Moffett Field ... The park settled down into a permanent trailer camp in the 1950s. ” 1 Buena Vista has been part of Palo Alto for nearly...
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...Subject: Successful Princeton Applicant Through all of my accomplishments and disappointments, I have always been especially proud of the dedication and fervor I possess for my personal beliefs and values. Unfortunately, it has often been difficult for me to remain outwardly firm and confident in a town where most people think alike and reject exceptions. Whenever I have expressed my position as a pro-life advocate, peers have badgered, accused, and ridiculed me for simply believing in something that they scorn. Despite all the pressure, I never waive red from my belief, yet I became frustrated and began to lose the courage to publicly express my opinion on this controversial topic. To gain some insight and reassurance for myself, I attended the New Jersey Right to Life Convention in the spring of 1995. This experience uplifted me and offered great inspiration and enlightenment. At the convention I received an overwhelming amount of support and encouragement from wonderful people who advocate the very principles I believe in. This convention was so inspiring that the next day in school I was able to relate my experience to one of my biggest opponents on the subject. Also, the abundant information available at the convention enabled me to defend my position on abortion more effectively. Attending this convention accomplished two things. It proved my commitment to my belief, in that I took the initiative to strengthen and support my opinion, refusing to give up or lose heart. Unlike...
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...OFFICIAL CATALOG This Catalog contains information, policies, procedures, regulations and requirements that were correct at the time of publication and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Enrollment Agreement entered into between the Student and ECPI University. In keeping with the educational mission of the University, the information, policies, procedures, regulations and requirements contained herein are continually being reviewed, changed and updated. Consequently, this document cannot be considered binding. Students are responsible for keeping informed of official policies and meeting all relevant requirements. When required changes to the Catalog occur, they will be communicated through catalog inserts and other means until a revised edition of the Catalog is published. The policies in this Catalog have been approved under the authority of the ECPI University Board of Trustees and, therefore, constitute official University policy. Students should become familiar with the policies in this Catalog. These policies outline both student rights and student responsibilities. The University reserves the right and authority at any time to alter any or all of the statements contained herein, to modify the requirements for admission and graduation, to change or discontinue programs of study, to amend any regulation or policy affecting the student body, to increase tuition and fees, to deny admission, to revoke an offer of admission and to dismiss from the...
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...The large amount of money made off college sports has led to some questioning as to whether student athletes can be considered amateurs any longer, and whether they should instead be paid for their efforts. This debate over whether or not NCAA athletes should be paid boils down to a disagreement over whether their scholarship is compensation or whether they deserve more incentives. One side argues that athletes do get paid by going to school for free with scholarships covering all expenses so that they do not need additional money, while the other side argues that if the school is going to make money off of the athlete’s names, then they should get a portion of the money. NCAA football coaches made $53.4 million; meanwhile, the 13,877 Division...
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...THE RELATIONSHIP OF OPEN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DIVISION OF QUEZON A Dissertation Proposal Presented to The Faculty of the Graduate School Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course RSH 710 - Seminar in Dissertation Writing 2 By Mark Anthony R. Malonzo May 2015 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The global education agendum is EDUCATION FOR ALL. In the Philippines, it has been a struggle from the time when formal education was first introduced. The 3 major concerns always revolve around the three issues of ACCESS, QUALITY AND EQUITY. Asking how these three are addressed by the Government is a never-ending endeavor for all the education service-providers and stakeholders. One of the major socio-economic and political milestones in the history of Philippine Educational System is the advent of ASEAN Integration 2015. As brought about by this Economic Integration, the enhancements that the educational system in the country has been undergoing, primarily aim to refine quality, improve access and maintain equity in education. Still, the major concerns that the education sector faces is the low participation rate and increasing dropout rate specifically in the secondary level of education. The data also support that there is 46,404 ES and 12,878 HS ratio...
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...Know Your People Brandon Andrews COM340 Instructor Oguntolu Week 5 Proposal June 17, 2013 Know Your People Overview Technology has overtaken our lives and we have become dependent on computers to complete everyday task. Even the process of completing a degree program from a major university has migrated to the online spectrum. Ashford University is one of the many institutions that are offering students degree plans online but in order to remain successful it must provide the student with more support, reliability and maintain more consistency for students. Formally known as St. Clare College, Ashford University was founded in 1918 as a junior college in Clinton, IA. In 2005, the school was purchased by Bridgepoint Education and the name was changed to Ashford University. The school intends to foster learning on all levels through technology. Although they do a good job of fostering learning, there are a few shortcomings that are being noted by students in all career fields. Statement of Problem The communication seems to break down between students and advisors over time. Upon initial enrollment the student is assigned three important contacts that play an important role in the initial success of the student. The enrollment, financial, and academic advisors do a good job of initially keeping in contact with student. Once the student begins to get in the flow of his/her schedule, the advisors seem to become less and less involved in the students...
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