...Critical and Creative Thinking PHL/ 458 Describe a situation of public interest in which critical and/or creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. Recently, Facebook has force its users to download a separate messenger application that is supposedly to give user a faster way to send messages to other users directly from application instead from the current Facebook application. The creative thought was to have instant/real time access to communicate with other Facebook users. With the new application it forces Facebook to have access to your phone (i.e. Camera, contacts and even what you search in google). The messenger s has closed the gap on traveling long distances to meet with someone face to face or the delivery of a letter. That right now, instant access to whomever to transact personal or business with your customers or loved ones has evolved into a right now/instant way to communicate. Define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion. Explain how we use them to form thoughts. What role does each play in critically assessing situations? Free will is defined as voluntarily; independently. Truth is a reality or a fact. Knowledge is the Familiarity and Information. Opinion can be define as the Belief; point of view; advice We use our own thoughts and judgments to coincide with each and every idea or thought we formulate. Whether right or wrong...
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...factor, and one that can trump all others. We use free will to make our own judgments between the differences in good or bad situations. Free will gives individual the expression to act out however they feel or desire. Truth: is what is so about something, the reality of the matter, as distinguished from what people wish were so, believe to be so, or assert to be so. So truth is basically what a person wants to believe or is persuaded to believe. Even though facts may arise and indicate that there thoughts are wrong. Knowledge: is familiarity with the historical context of the problem or issue and an understanding of the relevant principles and concepts. But factual knowledge is something already known, whereas in the great majority of cases, solutions are unknown, brand new, and specifically formulated to fit particular problems or issues. Opinion: are intensely personal, so its understandable that people have strong feelings about theirs. But many people carry those feelings beyond the boundaries of good sense. They take the valid idea everyone has a right to his or her opinion to ridiculous extreme of everyone’s opinion is right. * Identify three hindrances to the critical thinking process. Determine methods for overcoming these hindrances. Identify a time in which you experienced a hindrance in critical thinking. Describe a method you could use to overcome the hindrances. The first obstacle would...
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...Reading Competencies of Grade 1 Pupils of Kids At Heaven Christian Academy by Almira B. Delos Reyes Master of Arts in Education Major in Educational Administration Abstract This study aimed to observed the development of the pupils in Kids At Heaven Christian Academy reading comprehension skills during this period. Four measurements were conducted during this period, and four tests were used as indicators. . 1. Introduction There is not an area in the school curriculum that does not demand an ability to read. Reading skills are an important tool that pupils need to become academically successful. Good readers are better students than poor readers in every subject area.Even when a pupil is studying practical or mathematical subjects he or she has to read instructions before starting to solve the task. When reading a text the goal is to understand its content. It is a process that exceeds decoding, and includes comprehension processes of the word, sentence, and text level. A child who does not learn to read and comprehend in the early school years has severe difficulties also in studying other school subjects. (Bowyer-Grane & Snowling 2005, 190; McGee & Johnson 2003, 49.) An important goal of literacy teaching is to awaken pupil’s interest in language and literature and also give them a lasting positive attitude towards reading. The aim is to support the development of pupil’s ability to read, interpret and use different texts. Each pupil should adopt...
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...Critical Thinking and Society Exercise “Thinking is skilled work. It is not true that we are naturally endowed with the ability to think clearly and logically - without learning how, or without practicing” ("Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues", n.d.). Describe a situation in which critical and creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. With an ever-increasing population, some cities are now experiencing the traffic congestion that is plaguing our roads and highways. The fast-paced lifestyles of people commuting to and from work, school, and other activities creates a dangerous potential for commuters who are anxious to get to their destination on time. Road rage is now becoming a common occurrence in some of our major cities. Los Angeles, for example, is home to hundreds of major freeways linking inner cities with suburbs. With a county population of more than nine million people (U.S Census Bureau, 2010) some drivers, specifically aggressive drivers, pose a threat to the safety of other people sharing the road ways. I have experienced these same feelings when driving. In one instance, aggressive behavior such as tailgating, cutting off, sudden braking, etc was something I have done to me and vice versa. Trying to pinpoint where the fault originated is not important as to how these road rage situations could have been avoided in the first place. A critical thinker should...
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...describe a situation which critical and creative thinking could have been used more effective to produce a better outcome in my personal working environment. The definition of free will, truth and knowledge will give insight to critical thinking. Understanding three specific hindrances, such as resistance to change, stereotyping and conformity, will give you the general understanding of the hindrances and how we can overcome them. Lastly, advertising plays a major part in today’s persuasive thoughts. I will evaluate one specific advertisement to find and explain the reality of the message. Critical and Creative Thoughts In healthcare, we often make hasty decisions without looking at the total impact that it may have on the organization. In early spring of 2010, the Federal government passed a law requiring hospitals to upgrade to electronic medical records. Funding was earmarked for this project and deadlines were set stating that hospitals would be penalized, if they were not in compliance. Soon after, the system had been purchased and the go live date was set for summer of 2012. The system was just above the maximum price that was earmarked from the Federal government. Administration financed the difference and proceeded as planned. The E-Care Team spent countless hours of traveling, meeting, writing processes, and testing the system....
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...three examples of each type of rock and provide pictures of each. Facilitating (or impeding) Learning The initial time frame for this assignment was to be 1-2 days. However, it took 4 days because of consistent battery failure of the laptops. The wireless laptops were fairly old and the batteries seemed to die after 30 minutes. Needless to say, after reviewing the students’ work and after grading the “Rocks and Mineral” post test, it was evident that students learned a lot from the assignment given. KITE Case # 8208-1 How Similar The similarities of the two cases are: the subject area (Science), the learning goal (use teacher given websites to answer questions), technology usage (the use of portable, wireless laptops), and hindrance of lesson because of technology....
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...Baker, Cassaday, and Williams, 2001). The lack of training at the local level is the difference between getting a conviction and being handed your pride in a Wal-Mart plastic bag. As computer crimes become more prevalent in our society, the importance of proper training at the local level is critical. A local patrol officer can without proper training on computer crimes may inadvertently destroy evidence. Researchers have advised local agencies to have a private company come in to conduct training and also push for a national certification (Stamnbaugh, Beupre, Icoye, Baker, Cassaday, and Williams, 2001). Just as important as training is to an agency so is the need for additional resources and technologies. As there is an abundance of resources and funds at the federal level, that doesn’t always trickle down to the local level as local law enforcement may not be able to decipher encrypted evidence. Without funding at the local levels they may never have the adequate resources and equipment to combat computer crimes, a major stumbling block (Stamnbaugh, Beupre, Icoye, Baker, Cassaday, and Williams, 2001). As technology increases it is hard for local law makers to enact the needed legislation that can actively and effectively combat computer crimes. One such hindrance is there is no legal mechanism that will allow local law enforcement to serve subpoenas across state lines. The main hindrance is that states vary in there interpretation of digital crime as some states define computer...
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...“More of a problem of internal weaknesses than colonial repression.” Is this an accurate reflection of the Southeast Asian nationalist movements during the inter-war period? WAS IT BECAUSE COLONIAL POWERS TOO SUPRESSIVE THAT LED TO FAILURE OF NATIONALIST ACTIVITIES? NO, IT WAS BECAUSE COLONIAL POWERS WERE NOT SUPRESSIVE THAT ALSO LED TO THE WEAK NATIONALIST MOVEMENTS!! Identified time-frame: 1919-1942 1st Point- Yes, this is true 2nd Point- No, colonial repression did some damage too 3rd Point- List third factor, failure of nationalist movements due to LACK of colonial repression, ultimately leading to weaker/no nationalist movements Both internal weaknesses and colonial repression were the main factors that held back the emergence of nationalism and hampered its transformation into modern nationalism in Southeast Asia before 1914. However, by comparing the strengths of nationalist movements across the various countries, this essay will show the failure of the Southeast Asian nationalist movements were more of a problem of internal weaknesses than colonial repression. Firstly, internal weaknesses was prevalent across all South-east Asian countries in the inter-war period and manifested inside in many forms, namely between and within parties (ideological divides), between elites and masses, moderates and radicals, majority and minority groups (ethnicity, religion) and even between individual nationalist leaders. Internal weaknesses posed a great obstacle to the...
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...collaborate with other organizations if they are on different countries, unlike today, that national differences or borders are no longer a hindrance for both parties to do business. In fact, national borders are far less constrictive than they used to be, yet there are still associations being facilitated to serve as guide of trading all over the world such as : World trade organization, which gives rules or trade between businesses; World Bank, which offers loans for growing countries’ capital program, General Agreement on Tariffs and Taxes, which regulates international trade; and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development which improves the economic and social well being of the people. CYBER-CONNECTED Business world today is no longer serving a cluster of many indigenous independent market, rather emerged as an inter-connected single market through predominantly and growingly important cyber connections--- it just simply means that today, everybody knows what everybody else is doing all over the world. This phenomenon is fast, less-controllable, almost invisible, spontaneous, irreversible or simply unstoppable- which is essential for global supply chains, for they rely on these cyber connections for them to be able to transfer large amount of data to other members of the supply chain quickly and reliably. DEREGULATED When we say trade barriers, these are the hindrance that prevents organizations to collaborate with each other smoothly. All these barriers are...
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...Clasp Alert ID Band Trial Evaluation Connie Spykerman, RN, MBA, CNO Evelyn Barber, RN, BSN Los Robles Regional Medical Center Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital Campus OBJECTIVE A pilot study to determine the feasibility and utility of Clasp Alert ID bands to ensure proper patient identification and identify patient safety concerns during inpatient and outpatient hospital stays. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The Nursing Evidence Based Practice and Research Committee of Los Robles and Medical Center in collaboration with the Patient Safety Committee requested a trial of the Clasp Alert ID band to evaluate feasibility of adoption. Evaluation of ease of application, ease of identification of patient status, patient comfort, and pressure or skin irritability. RESEARCH Safety has been a major concern in the healthcare setting across the country. With the advent of the 20008 National Patient Safety goals, a national initiative to standardize Color-coded wristbands is underway. With the growing utilization of traveling nurses across the country, in December 2006 the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, the Colorado Health and Hospital Association and the Colorado Nurses Association in collaboration with the Western Region Alliance for Patient Safety conducted a multi-state regional initiative to standardize patient wristbands in hospitals. The workgroups from this multi-state region selected standard colors with the following recommendations that hospitals adopt: DNR- Do Not Resuscitate...
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...Running head: Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Professional Development of Nursing Professionals: IOM report Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V July 27, 2012 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals: IOM report The United States health care system is meant to provide the most cost effective, safe, and accessible care. Congress passed the Affordable Care Act of 2010 to try and overcome some of the hindrances that affect healthcare. The Robert Wood Johnson committee partnered with the Institute of Medicine to overcome the healthcare obstacles and mold new procedures, techniques, and policies to create a more effective healthcare system. The policy aims to transform practice, education, and leadership. (Committee Summary) One of the core notes of the Affordable care acts is that “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.” (Committee Transformation) According the American Nurses Association nursing is defined as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. (ANA, n.d.)” All nurses no matter what degree try to live up to the ANA standard. ADN nurses are more than capable of providing care. The key point in recent studies is that BSN nurses provide better care. ADN nurses are most likely able to...
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...Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short Essays Joshua T Lemmerman PHL/458 April - 13 - 2015 Matthew Fallesen Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short Essays A couple months back there was a gentleman by the name of Eric Garner. This man was from New York and got into an altercation with police. Eric Garner was no angel, but he was not complying with the police officers. One of the police was given an order to subdue the gentleman via chokehold. Eric had asthma and the chokehold ultimately ended his life. Now the public is completely appalled and sickened by events like these. We are not police and sometimes we do not understand how hard their job really is. This situation could have had a completely different outcome if the police had actually had a critical and creative thought process before the chokehold order was given. It is hard because the police did not know this man was asthmatic, but they went off instinct and were trying to detain the gentleman from moves they have been taught. The police in this situation did not use critical thinking to their advantage. Instead they trusted the orders that they had been given. This entire situation could have been avoided by simple critical and creative thinking. They did not evaluate the issue in order to form their judgment. There was no evaluation thought at all, just the simple fact that they were given the order to use excessive force and it cost Mr. Garner his life. If the police would have been able to...
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...Hindrance to Effective Communication New technology such as smart phones should be a great asset and a powerful aid to helping us work more efficiently. We can respond to urgent emails on the go, refer to useful websites and look up quick facts. However, these gadgets, as well helping us, can also prove to be a hindrance providing information overload and constant interruptions. We receive so many emails and are exposed to so much information that it can be hard to distil what is actually important and what isn’t. We fill our brains with clutter and lose the ability to focus on our priorities and spend our time responding to trivial emails. We think we are multi-tasking but actually we are becoming less productive. We read each email but don’t always process the information we need. As a result, we risk irritating the sender by asking them to remind us what they said or to send the email again. More worryingly, we allow ourselves to be distracted from more important tasks by the seeming urgency of each email that comes in. This information overload doesn’t only impact the way we process information ourselves but can also have a negative impact on the way others perceive us. It is all too easy to give the impression that you are not listening to the other person. It can be quite obvious even on the telephone that you are distracted by your inbox rather than giving the speaker your full attention. In a face-to-face meeting, of course, it is...
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...After one becomes saved, born again, and establishes their faith and trust in the Lord, one’s Christian Walk has the ability to commence. One’s Christian Walk progresses his or her relationship with the Lord, and it allows one to begin his or her sanctification process with Him. From my personal standpoint, my Christian walk will alleviate any stress or affliction that I might encounter, allow me to steer clear from worldly pressures, and will allow me to genuinely fathom who I am in Christ so that my spirituality blossoms as I move forward through my upcoming collegiate years. In order to attain these aspirations, I must remain consistent with prayer, bible exploration, and my ability to listen out for God’s voice. Many view stress as a...
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...have different interest rate in different banks. When a fixed amount of funds are deposited on a bank against a rate of interest for a certain period is known as fixed deposit scheme. On the other hand, when deposits are occurred on monthly payment basis for a certain period against a rate of interest is known as deposit pension scheme. The rate of interest is varying not only among the nationalized banks but also among the private banks. There exists difference between the offered return and the actual return that the banks provide to the depositors. Because different charges are included on deposits like excise duty, tax, levy etc. Keywords: EAR, Deposit, Net Return, Schemes, Graphical presentation, data labels. Objectives: 1. Associated with the different deposit schemes of several banks. 2. Knowing about the EAR of different deposit schemes. 3. Realizing the differences between public and private banks regarding the rate of return. 4. Evaluating the customer experience. Limitations: 1. Hindrance to get the internal data. 2. Miss-match of common offerings to compare as a whole. 3. Some data uploaded was a quiet different in common format. Methodology: 1. Bank Survey. 2. Collection of data. 3. Performing various calculations. 4. Accumulating all the data. 5. Comparison of...
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