...If you had told me ten years ago that I would be writing this essay and planning for yet another ten years into the future, part of me would have been surprised. I am a planner and a maker of to-do lists, and it has always been my plan to follow in the steps of my father and become a physician. This plan was derailed when I was called to active duty to serve in Iraq as part of the War on Terror. I joined the National Guard before graduating high school and continued my service when I began college. My goal was to receive training that would be valuable for my future medical career, as I was working in the field of emergency health care. It was also a way to help me pay for college. When I was called to active duty in Iraq for my first deployment, I was forced to withdraw from school, and my deployment was subsequently extended. I spent a total of 24 months deployed overseas, where I provided in-the-field medical support to our combat troops. While the experience was invaluable not only in terms of my future medical career but also in terms of developing leadership and creative thinking skills, it put my undergraduate studies on hold for over two years. Consequently, my carefully-planned journey towards medical school and a medical career was thrown off course. Thus, while ten-year plans are valuable, I have learned from experience how easily such plans can dissolve in situations that are beyond one’s control, as well as the value of perseverance and flexibility. Eventually...
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...1. Describe five major dimensions of culture. 5 major dimensions of culture are 1. Context describes the stimuli, environment, and ambience surrounding an event. 2. Individualism refers to the degree to which independence and freedom from control are valued. 3. Formality describes the emphasis placed on tradition ceremony, and social rules. 4. Communication style refers to the manner in which people communicate. High-context cultures rely less on words and more on context than do low-context cultures. 5.Time orientation describes the emphasis placed on time. Is it precious and not to be wasted, or is it an unlimited and never-ending resource? 2. Briefly, contrast high- and low-context cultures. People in low-context cultures tend to prefer direct verbal interaction, understand meaning at one level only, are less proficient in reading nonverbal communication, value individualism, emphasize linear logic, use :logic” to express ideas, say no directly, communicate in highly structured messages with many words, and stress the literal meaning of words. Those in high-context cultures, tend to prefer indirect verbal interaction, understand meanings embedded at many socio-cultural levels, are more proficient in reading nonverbal communication, value group membership, emphasize spiral logic, use more “feeling” to express ideas, talk around the point, avoid saying no, communicate in simple but ambiguous messages, and use fewer words but understand the context of a situation. ...
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...Bringing together creativity and literacy POSTED IN CREATIVE LITERACY We all know that literacy is the ability to read and write but the definition of creative is a little harder to define: it can be the ability to solve problems or being able to use your imagination. Bringing creativity and literacy together can be a powerful tool in teaching, writes Tonya Meers Creativity is characterised by originality and expressiveness, so it can mean making something or it can be something new and innovative. Sir Ken Robinson has said that “Creativity is about working in a highly focused way on ideas and projects, crafting them into their best forms and making critical judgements along the way.” Bringing creativity and literacy together can be a powerful tool in teaching. It allows children to be active in literacy, from acting out plays through characters that they’ve made themselves or through making props. It allows children to explore their imaginations. Getting involved in a story re-enforces the learning and can also teach practical skills, for example, working with templates or basic sewing. Children are naturally creative, if you stop and listen to them they often are natural storytellers. They love to make things up and will very often have imaginary worlds they will refer to. They also love to get involved in making things, giving them a sense of achievement. If they are engaged they will learn more, so it’s about harnessing their ability to soak up information...
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...TARA FELA-DUROTOYE NIGERIAN MAKE UP ARTIST AND CEO OF HOUSE OF TARA Tara Fela-Durotoye is a Nigerian makeup artist, an entrepreneur and a lawyer. Born 6th March 1977 in Lagos Nigeria, she was raised in Lagos and had her primary and secondary education there and later graduated with a degree in law from the Lagos State University Nigeria where she started her make up business and shortly after she proceeded to London to become a well trained and certified professional makeup artist of Charles Fox, Convent Garden. Afterwards she returned to Nigeria and decided to launch her own bridal make up business in 1998, in 2000 she facilitated thefirst ever series of bridal seminars bringing together well known professionals in the makeup industry to speak to brides. Today, Tara Fela-Durotoye is the managing director and creative director of House of Tara International , a Nigerian based make up company. The organisation has over the years grown into a successful franchise enterprise of three major lines of business. First, the Make Up studio where women can seek advice from professionals on best suitable make up products and methods of application. The second is the Make Up school where aspiring makeup artist can be trained on the art and gain basic knowledge of professional makeup. Lastly, is the Tara product line comprising of beauty products and professional make up kits such as make up brushes and purses and a wider range of makeup products like lipstick, lip gloss, mascara...
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...Adolescence is not easy. Being a teenager is an extremely difficult time when a youngster is faced with many decisions. This period of life marks a time when the teen begins to try to break away from parent controlled decisions and try to make decisions about their lives on their own. Many times the decisions made by teens are driven by the desire to fit in rather than any cognitive, well thought out process to make a wise choice. Teenagers today are faced with choices about what to do, what to say, how to act, and what to wear. Peer pressure can begin when the “in” crowd decides whether they will accept you or not. In today’s public schools, acceptance might just depend on what fashions you wear. Expensive clothing trends decide who’s who – who’s on top and who’s on the bottom. A teen’s social status will affect his decision making in all of the other, tougher areas of adolescent pressure. Some of the pressure on today’s students to compete with their peers can be easily relieved if school uniforms were a requirement in public K-12 classrooms. The drive to fit in and be accepted by the crowd is arguably one of the most important things on a student’s mind when they enter the school each morning, distracting from the learning that should be their main focus. “As teens move into adulthood, they begin to ask some of the following questions: Am I normal? Do I fit in? What should I look like? What should I do? More often than not, they turn to their friends and classmates...
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...Peter, was an aircraft factory manager, and her mother, Ann, a lab technician. Rowling grew up in Winterbourne, a hamlet close to the Welsh border, and lived four doors down from a family named the Potters, which is presumably where she drew inspiration for her main character's name. Her family moved again when she was nine, to Tutshill in the Forest of Dean. During her high school years, she was made head girl, despite the fact that she was generally a shy student. Rowling read often as a child, and began writing when she was six years old. According to interviews, she admired the works of writers such as E. Nesbit, Elizabeth Goudge, and Noel Streatfeild, among others. Although Rowling wanted to pursue a writing career, her parents convinced her to study French at Exeter University, with the hope that she would become a bilingual secretary. Rowling's rise to her position as an acclaimed author is virtually one of rags-to-riches. According to reviews, Rowling began writing the first Harry Potter book in 1990 after her revelation on the train. She was working full-time and in a long-term relationship. Shortly afterward however, her mother died, and Rowling lost her job with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. At the age of 26, Rowling moved to Portugal to teach journalism, and there met Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes. They married October 16, 1992. During their brief marriage, she gave birth to a daughter, Jessica. Rowling separated from Arantes in 1993, and returned to Edinburgh...
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...standards and adhering to the laws of the jurisdictions within which the company operates” (Homer TLC INC, 2010). The Home Depot transformed the “home improvement industry” by providing a well round reputation for products, corporate governance and strong values within the community. The purpose of The Home Depot remains to build relationships, have social responsibility, and concrete ethics as an organization. Employees are respected, offered growth and reputable incentive plans. Public policy makers and Home Depot collaborates on ideas to assure prosperity in our society. Home Depot delivers great customer service by revealing the best techniques in home improvement for amateur clientele. There are over 2,200 retail stores in the United States and 272 internationally. Overall, these features promote essential organizational communication dynamics. Organizational communication sets the organization apart from the rest. This also promotes a clear understanding of...
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...Phase5 IP Literature: Reflecting on the big picture LITR201-1502A-08 Professor Wright Terralyn Montgomery May 7, 2015 Literature can be defined as creative writing from creative imaginations. Poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and drama are literature works. It describes tradition and cultures beginning centuries ago. “Saving Sourdi” was set in the United States of America. It takes place at the family operated restaurant. Literature affects people personally according to their current area of their life. It all depends on one’s ability to want to learn literature. We will always find a work of literature that shows values, morale, and attitudes of society. “The men had been growing louder, until they were our only customers, and, finally one of them staggered up and put his arm across Sourdi’s shoulders. He called her his “China doll” and his friends hooted at this”. (Chai, 2001, p.81-82) “He was just this funny looking white kid…Chopstick-boy I called him just to be mean”. (Chai, 2001, p.84) The “Birthmark” was told in third person. The wife’s unwanted birthmark on her face caused problems in their marriage. He wanted to remove her birthmark which caused her death. In “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” the grandmother hats symbolizes her demise in life. She held onto her hat the whole story even after death. The town of Toomsboro means day of doom due to the fact everybody died. The Misfits car described it was built like a hearse which symbolizes death. “Battle Royal”...
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...Concierge Care Concierge Care In today’s healthcare climate, concierge medicine is gaining ground and increasing in popularity. Patients are opting to either pay in cash for services rendered or pre-pay a monthly or annual fee for more personalized services and 24/7 access to their physician. Both physicians and patients are driving much of the growth attributed to concierge medicine (Spooner, 2007). Many physicians are dissatisfied with their reimbursement contracts and heavy patient loads that limit the amount of time spent with their patients. Patients feel that the level of quality of care provided by traditional medicine is declining and are increasingly dissatisfied with impersonal care, long waits for appointments, short duration of appointments and the greater use of mid-level practitioners (Spooner, 2007). Despite the growing trend of concierge medicine, simply opening up an office will not guarantee success. There are many variables to be considered when deciding to form a concierge practice, including market competition, customer demand, ensuring value, continuity of care as well as financial, staff and ethical considerations. Competition exists in every industry and the concierge care industry is no different. Certainly, being the first concierge practice in the area to market more personalized services will be an advantage. The risk of losing existing patients looking for a higher level of service to other concierge practices in the vicinity...
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...1.2 Summary 3 2 Data Section 4 2.1 Offshoring from a political perspective 4 2.2 Offshoring from a business perspective 7 2.3 Offshoring from software engineers perspective 9 3 Conclusion 11 3.1 Summary of Findings 11 3.2 Recommendations 11 4 Appendices 13 4.1 2008 Projected Base Salary Increases 13 5 Bibliography 14 1 Introduction 1.1 Definitions According to United States Department of Labor, software engineers (job 15-1031) develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. May analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team. According to Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, offshoring is the practice of moving business processes or services to another country, especially overseas, to reduce costs. Note that the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, a subsidiary of the United States Department of Labor, refers to offshoring as “overseas relocation”. 1.2 Summary Would...
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...Health Reform, American Style by Hobson Carroll Today’s health care financing mess requires an American fix. We need a rational solution that recognizes where we have come from in paying and providing for health care in this country, as well as our government, history, culture, economic system and all the other things that define us as a nation. The entire world is struggling with health care financing. Solutions need to be locally relevant, and the United States is no exception. My proposal for reforming core elements in the health care system follows. Everyone Is Charged The Same Amount Currently, the same service from the same provider costs different parties different amounts depending on who is paying. This is patently ridiculous for something society has effectively stated is a right, or at least a social utility. We must require all-payer, transparent pricing from providers for their products and services. Each provider is free to set prices as they deem appropriate, but those prices must be the same to all purchasers. I am referring to a price that represents the true, bottom- line net charge that the provider bills and collects. Payers won’t be able to negotiate with providers for special discounts or pricing concessions for any reason. If a provider agrees to a particular schedule of fees or prices with a given payer, fine. But it then applies to every other payer as well. This doesn’t mean that insurance benefits must cover whatever the provider charges. Schedules...
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...have developed and written new art lessons for each grade according to the state standards and the coordinators curriculumn structure. When I actually get to teach in the classrooms I get 50 minutes to present art history, aesthetics, criticism, demo new techniques and have students do the project. Any other art they get is at the descression and under the guidance of thier homeroom teacher. This week I introduced the 5th graders to monoprinting using plexiglass plates which I supplied from my personal inventory and washable markers. We viewed and discussed monoprints created by Wayne Thiebaud. I used this to introduce the monoprinting technique and to discuss Pop art. The students had a previous lesson about the work of Andy Warhol and I was thrilled that they were able to make great comparissons between the two artists work. For the art project the students were to create a Pop Art monoprint. We brainstormed about possible images they might depict. Everything was going so well until a couple of the kids told the teacher they didn't know what to draw. The teacher then announces to the entire class that they can draw what ever they want, because this is thier art work. So much for pop art! I got decorative names, simplistic scenery, and what I call wall paper art! When I confronted the teacher later about her taking over in the classroom and how her comments had interrupted the students actual creative learning process, she reminded me that I was a student teacher and had a...
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...faster communication, easy access of vast quantities of information, and efficient, fast transportation. Therefore, businesses also benefit from technology. Technology helps companies to reach consumers fast and help to study the behavior of consumers when buying a product or service to create profit. Groupon uses technology to provide coupons to savvy consumers. Groupon is a company in the daily deals industry. The company provides daily deals online, usually provides coupons with a half price discount from local restaurants, bars, movie theaters, luxury hotels; helping other companies to attract customers by offering savings on things to eat, see, or do. Groupon is an international company; it operates in about 50 different countries. Groupon has approximately forty million active customers worldwide; furthermore, “its largest market is in the United States, followed by Canada and European countries. In fiscal 2011, the company earned about 50% of sales outside North America” (Hoovers, 2014). The company headquarters is located...
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...have developed and written new art lessons for each grade according to the state standards and the coordinators curriculumn structure. When I actually get to teach in the classrooms I get 50 minutes to present art history, aesthetics, criticism, demo new techniques and have students do the project. Any other art they get is at the descression and under the guidance of thier homeroom teacher. This week I introduced the 5th graders to monoprinting using plexiglass plates which I supplied from my personal inventory and washable markers. We viewed and discussed monoprints created by Wayne Thiebaud. I used this to introduce the monoprinting technique and to discuss Pop art. The students had a previous lesson about the work of Andy Warhol and I was thrilled that they were able to make great comparissons between the two artists work. For the art project the students were to create a Pop Art monoprint. We brainstormed about possible images they might depict. Everything was going so well until a couple of the kids told the teacher they didn't know what to draw. The teacher then announces to the entire class that they can draw what ever they want, because this is thier art work. So much for pop art! I got decorative names, simplistic scenery, and what I call wall paper art! When I confronted the teacher later about her taking over in the classroom and how her comments had interrupted the students actual creative learning process, she reminded me that I was a student teacher and had a...
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...College b There is no better, more easily understood, and more fun explanation of the complexity of markets than Leonard Read’s “I, Pencil.” It ought to give considerable pause when we listen to the arrogance of politicians who tell us they can manage an economy better than millions, perhaps billions, of independent decision makers in pursuit of their own personal goals. Its message to would-be planners is to bug out! Walter E. Williams John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics George Mason University b The most valuable truths about economics and liberty can be found in a lowly lead pencil. When my children are old enough, I will read them a classic little essay by the late philosopher Leonard E. Read that turns a mundane writing instrument into an elementary lesson about free-market capitalism. Michelle Malkin Syndicated columnist b I, Pencil My Family Tree as Told to Leonard E. Read Introduction by Lawrence W. Reed Afterword by Milton Friedman This edition of “I, Pencil” is dedicated to our late esteemed colleague, Beth A. Hoffman, who worked on its production as her last project before her untimely passing on December 1, 2008. Information concerning the Beth A. Hoffman Memorial Scholarship Fund may be found at www.fee.org. Foundation for Economic Education Irvington-on-Hudson, New York 10533 b Leonard E. Read (1898–1983) established the Foundation for Economic Education in 1946. For the next 37 years he served...
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