...Lewis and Clark started their expedition May 14, 1804 and ended September 23, 1806. The reason Lewis and Clark went on the expedition was to explore and find an all water route west. The United States just doubled their land a year before with the Louisiana purchase . They could finally move west since the land was all theirs. President Thomas Jefferson let Lewis and Clark explore westward. He assigned them to lead an expedition with 45 other men. Clark was the main leader because Thomas Jefferson only sent Lewis so he could study things like plants, animals, and Indian tribes. He was a scientist so it made sense that he was interested in the agricultural part of the expedition. The expedition began right on the border of Illinois and St.Louis....
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...Remember “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything's different.” says Lewis.Throughout the expedition of Lewis and Clark, they have had an amazing discovery. It all happened in 1802… Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea told indians that they owned the land now many forks in the road- followed waterfall traveling west on Missouri River.The expedition took place in the Interior or the North America to the Pacific on the Missouri River. Thomas Jefferson wanted to find the Pacific Ocean and to see if the land is any good so he told Lewis and Clark to find it. That’s when they came upon Sacagawea. During the expedition, Lewis came upon a Black-Tailed Prairie Dog. Lewis encountered the Prairie Dog near Present-Day Fort Randall Dam. The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog looked like it had pinkish-brownish above; whitish or buffy white below. It was slim, haired tail with a black tip. Short,rounded ears with big black eyes. They were fascinated about how they made their own villages underground. While Sacagawea, Lewis, and Clark were trying to find the Pacific, Lewis was determined about finding new things.Lewis saw tons...
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...people, Lewis and Clark to explore the new U.S land and find a water route to the pacific ocean. When they did, Lewis and Clark were praised, and was known as heroes, but I believe that the Native Americans were the real heroes. They provided maps, food etc. but Lewis and Clark were disrespectful and they took credit for things that were already discovered, by the Natives. The Native Americans gave Lewis and Clark maps, horses, guidance and they helped move their baggage. According to the view from the shore video,¨They provided horses, guidance, and edible food.” This shows me that the natives opened their arms and took the pioneers under their wing. They gave them the energy and tools to continue their journey. They were also kind and respectful about it too. Lewis and Clark weren’t very respectful despite the tribe’s kindness. According to the discovering Lewis and Clark text,” When you read the journals of Lewis & Clark, you realize how ignorant they were of indian beliefs/customs.” This shows me that they weren’t very open minded about the indians. Also, they would show up to the tribes and shoot an airgun, disturbing the indian’s peace. (According to the ‘Lewis and Clark's encounters with the native americans’ worksheet)...
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...position on the topic and previews what the entire paper is about. You learn more about writing effective introductions later in this course. Supporting Paragraphs Every paragraph after your introduction must be a supporting paragraph. A supporting paragraph supports or proves your thesis. All supporting paragraphs must include a topic sentence. You may then develop the supporting paragraphs within your paper by using one or more of the following methods: • Examples and illustrations • Data, facts, or historical or personal details • A simple story, or narrative • Descriptions • Division and classification • Analysis • Process analysis • Definitions • Cause-effect • Comparison-contrast • Argument The previous paragraph about journals used examples to support the topic sentence. Consider the paragraph following the introduction:...
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...What factors affect reading? | | | | | | * A non-encouraging reading home environment * A non-encouraging reading classroom environment * Vision problems * Lack of interest in the book * Hearing - Speech impedement, Hard of Hearing, or deafness * Lack of background knowledge * Lack of strong vocabulary base * Gender * Intelligence with the ability to 1) learn, 2) problem solve, or 3) see relationships in reading * Language differences/Dialect/Cultural difference | | In Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, Snow, Burns, & Griffin (1998) presented a synthesis of research on the conditions that contribute to successful reading. The authors identified the following factors as predictors of success and failure in reading: Physical and Clinical Factors | Predictors of School Entry | Acquired Knowledge of Literacy | Family-based Risk Factors | Neighborhood, Community, and School-based Factors | Cognitive deficienciesHearing problemsEarly language impairmentAttention deficit/hyperactivity disordersVision problems | Acquired proficiency in languageVerbal memoryLexical and syntactic skillsOverall languagePhonological awarenessOral Vocabulary | Reading readinessLetter identificationConcepts of printPhonemic awareness | Family history of reading difficultiesHome literacy environmentOpportunities for verbal interactionHome language other than EnglishUse of a nonstandard dialect of English in the homeSocioeconomic status | Environmental...
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...This essay is going to compare and contrast both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, They both had some major differences, but other things they had the same thought process. Many things were different about their beliefs with the role and nature of the newly created United States government. Hamilton mainly like the more power of the government the better it is for society. Jefferson wanted more of a smaller government and having people with individual rights. Hamilton and Jefferson were two ways different thinkers in what they want for society and believe in. Hamilton was in favor of a strong central government and a national constitution. He wasn't really a strong supporter of democracy or even the Bill of Rights. Favored implied powers, a loose construction of the constitution. He was one of many writers of the Federalists papers. Also favored the wealthy, urban commercial interests of the nation. Hamilton created national debt and actually paid for it all through a brilliant plan of taxing whiskey. He was an official member of the Federalist party and the first secretary of treasury. He was unfortunately killed in a duel vise president Aaron Burr. He was one who was fond of and greatly admired England or Britain, which is known as...
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...he detests the term. Practical explorations and developments of the solo theatre piece For this project I began by researching the term concept musicals. On many websites there seemed to be controversy as to what exactly this form of theater was. Although there are many variations, all sources seem to accept that concept musicals distracted from the narrative and don’t promote the plot. Also, there were sources that don't believe Harold prince was the true founder of Concept Musicals and that he rather found inspiration from other directors such as Bertolt Brecht. Focusing on the theory, I found it important to know the types of musicals. This was because with the ability to compare and contrast these forms I would be able to understand what made this theory stand out. Book musicals are known as large competitor against Concept musicals.. Book musicals are the traditional forms of musicals. They are very plain and are told just like stories. The book musical follows a plot line and a basic single told story. The themes also tend to be very mediocre. Examples of the Concept Musicals theory include; Allegro by Rodgers and Hammerstein and Love Life by Weill and Lerner. Allegro follows the story of a boy trying to follow in his father's footsteps. Yet throughout the entire show a Greek chorus interrupts the plot. In Love Life, a long marriage is the focus, but the musical numbers take away from the story by commenting on the...
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...manufacture, also marketing, HRM, accounting, etc (Slack, Chambers and Johnston 2007, p5). Through operations, business provide products and service by changing inputs to outputs. Operations excellence is fundamental to strategic success. And according to Skinner (1969), operations management (OM) can contribute to better company performance like reduced cost, increased revenue, etc. As a kind of understanding, whether a company has good operation strategies and management is one important factor that can “make” or “break” a business. Operations strategy (OS) can guide the whole business progress in the long-term. It is concerned with how the market is changing and what the operation has to do to meet current and future challenges (Slack & Lewis 2011, p7). Motivation behind strategic operations is two-fold: superior class of public utility and profitability (Narayanaswami and Rangaraj 2012, p102). One useful tool in formulating OS is OS matrix. It enables company to consider how resources can be effectively used to affect quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost, in order to meet market requirements. One good example to explain the importance of OS/OM is Hagen Style. Hagen Style is a successful kitchen equipment company in North America and its success owes to its direct marketing operations, along with its efficient distribution system. To Hagen Style, it is a good start that this company developed the appropriate marketing and distribution strategies which fit the...
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...GENERALS DIE IN BED – Charles Yale Harrison JR’s TEACHER NOTES Explain and speculate what the title of the novel is inferring about the Generals. A. * The title is a pun or is having a go at the generals. * Generals die in bed while the soldiers die on the front lines. * Generals don’t fight. Instead they command soldiers from a safe distance behind the frontlines * The title suggests that there is a total lack of respect for generals or for people in positions of power/ authority. If this happens in war then there is a breakdown in the chain of command, therefore making it difficult to win the war itself. Glossary Compile a comprehensive list of words/ terms/ phrases/ places from the text and from the period in which the novel is set in. These words and terms should then feature in your coursework and text responses. * Trench warfare * Western Front * Alliance * Mother Country * Over the top * No mans land * Parapet * Sniper * Artillery * Shell Shock * Shrapnel * Minewerfer – mine throwing trench mortars * Parados – the wall of the trench * Blighty – England * Bosch/ Heine – derogatory term for a German * Estaminet – French café * Propaganda – exaggerating the truth * Lice/ louse – small parasitic insect * Funk-hole – a cavity carved out of the inside of the trench * Raid * Interrogation Quotes Choose at least 3 quotes per chapter and attach who said...
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...1.0 - Introduction The purpose of this report is to discuss the issue of employee motivation and rewards, and recommend how a company can successfully motivate its employees and achieve high performance levels similar to Google Australia. Diverse methods/techniques and reward programs are used for successful employee motivation and the effectiveness of these are examined in this report. This report examines the two main arguments comprising extrinsic and intrinsic methods regarding effective employee motivation and job satisfaction and correlating it with high levels of work performance from employees. The arguments of extrinsic rewards for work achieving higher levels of motivation are stated by Victor H. Vroom’s Expectancy theory (1964). It is and also reinforced by Frederick Winslow Taylor Theory which claims employees are primarily motivated by pay. This is contrary to that of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-factor theory (also known as Motivator-Hygiene Theory) , which argues that intrinsic factors such as recognition increase motivation and job satisfaction, against that of extrinsic factors. Therefore in this report it is imperative to identify the most effective scheme in which employees achieve high levels of motivation and performance on a long term and consistent basis for a company. 2.0 - Problem Identification Google Australia Management has been able to effectively achieve success with their unique rewards scheme and sociable work environment. However a potential problem...
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...For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). An illustration from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, depicting the fictional protagonist, Alice, playing afantastical game of croquet. Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical, cinematic or musical work. Fiction contrasts with non-fiction, which deals exclusively with factual (or, at least, assumed factual) events, descriptions, observations, etc. (e.g.,biographies, histories). Contents [hide] * 1 Types of fiction * 1.1 Realistic fiction * 1.2 Non-realistic fiction * 1.3 Semi-Fiction * 2 Elements of fiction * 2.1 Plot * 2.2 Exposition * 2.3 Foreshadowing * 2.4 Rising action * 2.5 Climax * 2.6 Falling action * 2.7 Resolution * 2.8 Conflict * 2.8.1 Types of conflict * 2.8.1.1 Person vs. self * 2.8.1.2 Person vs. person * 2.8.1.3 Person vs. society * 2.8.1.4 Person vs. nature * 2.8.1.5 Person vs. supernatural * 2.8.1.6 Person vs. machine/technology * 2.9 Character * 2.10 Methods of developing characters * 2.11 Symbolism * 2.12 Metaphor * 3 Types of plots * 3.1 Chronological order * 3.2 Flashback * 3.3 Setting...
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...University of Phoenix Material Influences on the Constitution Table Write one or two paragraphs in each section. Include citations for your sources. |Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? | |Magna Carta |The Magna Carta was a set of laws generated by the barons of |When the thirteen US colonies became independent from Great Britain in 1776, it | | |England and the Archbishop Steven Langton of the Catholic |needed to set a central government to pass laws and enforce the laws. During this | | |Church to limit the powers that King John possessed during the |time many British settlers followed the great Britain law that was put in place by | | |12 century and of any king thereafter. The Magna Carta came |the Magna Carta. In 1789 the United States Constitution was ratified and many of the| | |into law on June 15, 1215 and marked the beginning to a |Magna Carta laws were introduced to the foundation of what is the United States | | |constitutional England where the laws were promised to be good |Constitution. Such laws as that of no man should...
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...Journal of Economic Geography 7 (2007) pp. 451–469 Advance Access Published on 14 May 2007 doi:10.1093/jeg/lbm010 Barriers to ‘US style’ lean retailing: the case of Wal-Mart’s failure in Germany Susan Christophersonà Abstract Wal-Mart’s exit from the German market in 2006 after 10 years of attempting to achieve sustainable competitive advantage contributes an interesting case to the small but expanding literature on ‘failure’ in international investment. The work on the disinvest decision in all its forms has been critical to a re-conceptualization of the international investment process as dynamic rather than static, linear and inexorable. An important segment of the work on investment and disinvestment as dynamic processes focuses on the environment in which investment and disinvestment decisions evolve. While the environment of the host country market has begun to be examined, the market environment of the country in which the retail transnational corporation (TNC) originates also affects the international disinvestment process. To explore this ‘home country effect’, I examine the resources Wal-Mart brought into the German market and their ability to use those resources in the German context. WalMart’s resources were shaped by the market governance regime in which the firm evolved, and not insignificantly, over which it had and has influence. Within this theoretical frame, Wal-Mart’s reliance on the resources of network dominance and autonomous action that made for...
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...respond to them. This topic has its actuality today because gangs are becoming a new social “underclass”. (Taylor, 1990, p. 81) What does it mean? With the end of industrialization era a lot of job opportunities disappeared for a new generation of youth. Moreover, gang bands usually act as well-armed economic groups. As the result, many young males were involved in street gang activities such as drug dealing and other criminals. Once those young ones fall in criminal they stay involved in gang activities even when they become adult. (Hagedorn, 1991, p.529) It is remarkable to notice that Mass Media also had its role in growing new population of gangs. The Hollywood industry usually shows images of rich, famous gangsters in contrast of limited real life opportunities. This may encourage many young men from poor neighborhoods to follow those “norms” and sell drugs instead of getting education for good career. The interview of African-American young males in Chicago showed that their role model today is not Martin Luther King, but it is Al Capone. (Hagedorn, 1991, p.533) My research is addressing Chicago...
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...Predictors of Reading Literacy in the Netherlands Drs. Andrea Netten, National Language Center, The Netherlands Prof. dr. Ludo Verhoeven, National Language Center, The Netherlands Dr. Mienke Droop, National Language Center, The Netherlands Abstract The purpose of this study was to construct a longitudinal model that predicts reading literacy at the end of primary school. The data of 822 students who participated on a combined PRIMA and PIRLS 2001 study and PRIMA 2003 study were analyzed. The following student variables were considered for the model predicting Reading Literacy in grade 6: Nonverbal Intelligence, Home Reading Resources, Decoding, Language Comprehension, Mathematics, Reading Motivation, Academic Self-confidence and Reading Literacy in grade 4. The fit of the model was found to be good. The model explained 62% of the variance in Reading Literacy in Grade 6. The three school-learned skills that were entered in the model; Language, Decoding and Mathematics have proven to be important predictors for reading literacy. With respect to the two variables measuring attitudes, Reading Motivation and Academic Self-Confidence, it can be concluded that they contributed, either direct or indirect, to the prediction of reading literacy in grade 6, although they explained only a small part of the variance. Introduction For a student to become a successful and productive adult in society, good reading skills are essential. To refer to the demands for literacy in today’s society...
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