...Right now, the piece of technology you are using to read this essay has probably helped you tremendously in more ways than one. You use it to look things up, write papers, research, maybe even look at social media. But it may not be the best thing for you in the long run. In an article called Is Google Making Us Stupid by Nicholas Carr, published in The Atlantic online magazine, talks about the ways google and other forms of technology have hurt the way people think. It tells of historical events, current worldwide companies, and the authors own views to show those negative aspects of technology. Technology has been sold to the world as a tool that is brilliant and amazing, and something that can helps so many people. While that may be true, it doesn’t tell the whole story on what technology can do to a person. Reliance on new technology, such as computers and the internet, have been, and are, adversely affecting the way people think, write, and read which ultimately influences how humans are living. As technology is advancing and changing, so is the way that people are reading. People are no longer going to libraries, but instead using the internet to “read”. Nicholas Carr says...
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...midterm portfolio shows how I have progressed has a college reader and writer. Before this class I had trouble even understanding how to write a thesis and now I think I can definitely write a college level thesis. I have progressed to know how to incorporate my evidence into my concise and focused thesis statement. For example in the self assessment essay my thesis was, “Due to transferring to many schools over my first two years of college, I feel like I have had the opportunity to build up many habits of mind from Framework for Success in Post-Secondary Writing, especially in flexibility, openness and persistence but still can develop in metacognition and creativity in order to become a more successful college writer.” This showed that I could adapt a thesis to the assignment and it was focused and used my sources. At this point in the semester, a strength I have is the ability to connect source evidence with my thesis. I am able to develop my focused thesis around source-based evidence. For example in the college learning essay I was able to use my interview with my friend who was an elementary teacher to help develop my thesis about how teaching has changed due to technology. I also think another strength I have is organizing my paper in a proper order. In the three essays in this portfolio I organized the essays with a focused thesis, introduction, body paragraphs and an organized conclusion. A challenge I have is using signal phrases to introduce my source-based evidence...
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...Student, overall, you need to review chapter 15 on developing and writing analytical reports. You have some good information; however your report should be in professional business format and style. You need to use at least one or two supporting figures. Also, you are missing your letter of transmittal and your list of six references. Please review my comments within your report. Missing Letter of Transmittal. Information Technology Career Paths Recommendations and explanations of I.T. career paths for college students Student Last Name Job Title Energy Company 2222 East San Louis Pkwy Hewitt, Texas 77032 Contents Review Chapter 15 of your text for correct format. Also, review the sample format for a TOC in Week Six Questions and Concerns thread. Executive Summary……………..………………………………………………………………….iv Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….………………1 Diversity is Key………………………………………………………………………….………….....2 What is my passion……….……………………………………………………………….…………2 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….………………………2 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………….……………….2 Executive Summary This report analyzes [Avoid anthropomorphisms (attributing human characteristics to nonhuman or inanimate objects). Consider that no report can "analyze."] the differences between an executive management career and a technical career in the information technology field. Diversity Is Key To a Healthy Career ...
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...Advanced Research Writing Do Students Lose More than They Gain in Online Writing Classes The article, Do Students Lose More than They Gain in Online Writing Classes, does not contain any valid points that there are more benefits from a face to face classroom environment or that students in an online writing class lose benefits from the lack of physical interactions. The authors examples used in this article do not provide proof that online writing classes are not adequate for learning or that face-to-face classes are more beneficial. The author’s opinion in this article is that students taking online writing classes do not get the same benefits as the students taking a traditional writing class in a classroom. The author states on several occasions throughout the article that students in face-to-face classrooms benefit from working in groups and interacting with peers. The article list different obstacles that online students face during the course that affect the amount of learning that they gain from the course overall. The author’s argument does not validate that students lose more than they gain, in my opinion with any of the reasons listed in this article. The reasons that are used in this article,” technological impediments, time constraints, attitudes toward education”, do not provide any proof that online writing classes are not adequate for learning. I do not share the same point of view of the author of this article. The reasons listed to me are...
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...UMUC Haircuts, is concerned and has begun analyzing her situation and what could be done to remain competitive in this changing environment. She has recognized that scheduling her employees and her customers is causing her problems, and she thinks she should focus on that first, as it is fundamental to her business. Myra also believes that there must be a technology solution that could help her run her salon, but she has no idea where to start. You are a Systems Analyst, and Myra has asked you to help her with determining how she can improve her business. Myra has requested, specifically, that youverify and provide added support to her own analysis that has resulted in the identification of a Strategy for Competitive Advantage and a Business Process for Improvement. This will be the basis for defining business and systems requirements for an IT solution.This Strategy and IT Solution will help to bring UMUC Haircuts into the 21st century and taking advantage of current technology. You will analyze her business environment using Porter’s Five Forces Analysis. Then, you will use the results of that analysis to explain how it supports Myra’sStrategy for Competitive Advantage, and the business process that she selected for improvement through the use of...
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...you experienced effective communication in a business environment. ... Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you: ... margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. ... Explain the elements that foster effective communication in business. Rhetorical Situations - Purdue Online Writing Lab https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/625/ Purdue University In brief, “rhetoric” is any communication used to modify the perspectives of others. ... to anyone who is unaware of how crucial rhetoric is to effective communication. ... in Professional Communication program at Clemson University, and you are ... the time, place, and environment surrounding a moment of communication). UOP Courses homework help with A graded tutorial - Scribd https://www.scribd.com/.../UOP-Courses-homework-help-with-A-graded... Aug 23, 2013 - Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines. ... How does (did) your organization determine if its internal controls are (were) effective and adhered to? ... How does the control environment affect a company's internal controls? ... How would you describe the key internal controls that should be in...
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...are often the most extreme behaviors our society exhibits. It is important for parents and guardians to monitor their children's exposure to media or at least guide them in their understanding of what they are seeing/hearing/reading/etc. As our world is becoming more and more technology based and more and more heavily influenced by media, cutting out media exposure is not practical or realistic. Media does not only influence children in negative ways, however. Media can also have positive influences on children's developing minds. Because of this, well-monitored media exposure can be beneficial for a child's development when used in moderation. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691/ (Links to an external site.) Best Post Analysis This post was one of my best posts because I in depth discussed the affects of media on the development of children. In addition to that I discussed the roles that parents can and maybe should play in monitoring their children’s exposure to media. This post also addressed how media can have both negative and positive affects on the development of children. This post could have been improved by my writing, which was unclear and at times wordy. My thoughts could have been explained and articulated more clearly. This...
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...INFLUENCE OF WRITING ON PEOPLE Prepared by: Lamia Rahman Chowdhury ENG 105, SECTION: 12 Prepared for: Assistant Professor English Department Date: 10 August 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to acknowledge and express my deepest gratitude to the following people, who, in many ways, have contributed and inspired me to complete my research paper. First person in order is to Dr. AQB for providing his guidance and support in the preparation of the research paper. I am very much grateful to the NSU students, who have cooperated and taken their time to participate in answering my research questions. To my family and friends who have extended their efforts and understanding by helping me find respondents for the questionnaires, albeit some of them were prodded into doing so. A special mention goes to my dear friend, SK, who lent me her laptop when my own laptop sadly stopped functioning in my time of need. Lastly, to Almighty Allah for giving the strength to compile information needed to input into completing the research paper in due time. It has been a difficult topic to research on. ABSTRACT Writing has been playing an essential role in our lives since we learnt how to read and write. This research paper, hence, emphasizes on how writing has influenced a person and how it has managed to change his or her life. The research highlights the points on the origins of writing and how an author’s style of writing affects our personality. My hypothesis consists of how inspiration...
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...IN UGANDA A CASE STUDY OF MAIN CAMPUS, MBALE BY ANGAIKA SYMPATHY 113-023051-09596 A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A BACHELORS DEGREE IN MASS COMMUNICATION OF ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA JULY 2016 GLOSSARY Acquaintances - A person whom one knows but who is not a particularly close friend. Cognitive - Based on or capable of being reduced to empirical factual knowledge. Collaboration - To work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor. Consensual – Existing or made by mutual consent without an act of writing. Correlate – Either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other. Cramming - To prepare hastily for an examination. Cravings - An intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing. Demography - The statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics. Exclusion - The act or an instance of excluding. Flourish - To be in a state of activity or production. G.P.A. - Grade Point Average Gregarious - Tending to associate with others of one's kind. Immersion - The act of immersing or the state of being immersed. Inconclusive - Leading to no conclusion or definite result. Innocuous - Not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility...
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...Creative Intelligence Paper Donald M Wynter OI / 361 University of Phoenix May 18, 2011 There are four creative intelligence styles, intuition, imagination, innovation and inspiration (Rowe 2004). These four styles of thinking creatively influence our decisions each day. The affect individual decisions at work, at home, in the workplace, or in our socials encounters. In this paper the four styles will be compared and contrasted with each other. An attempt will be made to look at how these styles influences decisions making generally and finally I will attempt to identify my creative intelligence style after completing the profile tool and analyze how the mental models or mindset affects my decision making processes. Intuition The intuitive thinker is conscious of past experiences when they have to make a decision. This type of thinker also is results oriented and relies heavy on the experience they are able to draw on in order to make a decision (Rowe 2004). The intuitive thinker uses the successes from past experience as a basis for doing things the same way for an extended period. The mistakes of the past are avoided by ensuring activities that led to unsatisfactory results are not repeated. While the intuitive thinker will benefit from not making same mistake repeated and by drawing on the successes from past experiences they may limit their ability to try new ways of doing things. If a process or particular way of accomplishing a task works continuously and there...
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...Instant )) Message to I.T. Leaders: The Kids Are Alright. Has technology impacted your life, Have you become a victim of technicological way of living? Has everyone else around you caved to the way of technology? Do have concerns of how technology will impact the following generations to come? If so then this information is for you? Technology has become the one main component in our daily lives, it is the one thing we turn to every day. The way we talk to people, the way we make a sale, the way we run our business's, the way we listen to music, the way we buy and sale stocks, everything we do in our daily lives is ran by technology. Look at what I am doing right now, I am doing this essay on my lap top which is recommended to have in college these days. No writes out their essay's by hand any more, its all through computers and technology which is disappointing in a sense, because its the easy way out of things as I see it, I am not saying that technology does not have its benefits it does, but what ever happened to the old classic hard working satisfaction people use to do, people managed fine and did many great things before there was technology like there is today, Its laziness the easy way of doing everything, if their is an easier way of doing things, where people can do things faster but with less work, they will develop it, but what about the long term affects of all this, dont people see what is happening to our society? Doesnt people...
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...State the author’s purpose in writing the book. Sometimes authors state their purpose in the preface or the first chapter. When they do not, you may arrive at an understanding of the book’s purpose by asking yourself these questions: a. Why did the author write on this subject rather than on some other subject? b. From what point of view is the work written? c. Was the author trying to give information, to explain something technical, to convince the reader of a belief’s validity by dramatizing it in action? d. What is the general field or genre, and how does the book fit into it? (Use outside sources to familiarize yourself with the field, if necessary.) Knowledge of the genre means understanding the art form. and how it functions. e. Who is the intended audience? f. What is the author's style? Is it formal or informal? Evaluate the quality of the writing style by using some of the following standards: coherence, clarity, originality, forcefulness, correct use of technical words, conciseness, fullness of development, fluidity. Does it suit the intended audience? g. Scan the Table of Contents, it can help understand how the book is organized and will aid in determining the author's main ideas and how they are developed - chronologically, topically, etc. g. How did the book affect you? Were any previous ideas...
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...with the topic will probably lend some perspective on it and may get you closer to an angle on it. Also, sometimes research can be daunting, but if you have personal experience with the topic, or are even passionate about it, you will probably be more motivated to keep working when the “going gets tough.” Thus, while “interest” in a topic is important, mere interest will probably not sustain you through this project. You might ask yourself, “What is it about this topic that sparks my interest enough to write a ten page paper about it?” Once you choose the topic, please respond to the five questions below. Each of your responses should be approximately two paragraphs in length. This assignment will be graded using the Week 1 Assignment Rubric available in Doc Sharing. Education | Technology | Family | Health and Wellness | School Bullies | Multitasking and Technology | Sexualization of Girls | College Students and Weight Issues | No Child Left Behind Act/Race to the Top | Technology and Social Isolation | Gender Discrimination | Childhood Obesity | Grade Inflation | Perils of Social Networking | Unequal Rights in Marriage, Children | Fad Diets | College Students and Underage Drinking | Online Dating/Online Predators/Sex Offenders | Children of Divorce | Junk Food | Student Debt | Illegal Downloading of Protected Content | Domestic Violence | Sedentary Lifestyles | College Students, Cheating, and Plagiarism | Internet...
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...COM 301 Reflective Writing # 2 (Verbal and non-verbal) Reflective Writing Two A. Verbal 1. What labels, that you dislike, have been applied to you or to groups (for example: ethnic, social, cultural, professional, etc.) to which you belong? Explain how the labels have or have not affected you. One ethnic label that I dislike is the term “Chino” or “Chinks.” I do not like to be referred to as Chinese as Hmong people are not Chinese (people like to use it even though they know that Hmong people are not Chinese). Neither do I like for people to label me by my eyes (in fact, I do not believe that I have small chinky eyes). Although I do not like this label, it hardly affects me at all because it’s not an accusatory label; no one is accusing me that I’m a “Chino” or a “Chink.” One label pertaining to my religion is that I am a polygamist. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and no, we don’t believe in polygamy (don’t get it confused with the Fundamentalist LDS- they’re different). It’s ironic that people would assume that Mormons are polygamists when in fact, no one assumes that I am a polygamist when I tell them that I’m Hmong. Polygamy plays a role in the Hmong culture; my wife has more grandparents that she can name. In fact, Hmong people still practice polygamy in the United States, though, in secret of course. In contrast to the previous label I mentioned, being labeled a polygamist upsets me because it is used more as an accusatory label;...
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...Final Project October 24, 2009 A Principle Management Function: Organization Principle Management Function: Organization Upon reviewing the four management principles: planning; organizing; influencing; and controlling, I chose organization as my central focus. As stated on page 247 of Modern Management by Certo, “Organizing is the process of establishing orderly uses for resources within the management system.” Organization is a vital resource for managers to utilize in order to implement their goals and plans. “Organizing creates and maintains relationships between all organizational resources by indicating which resources are to be used for specified activities and when, where, and how they are to be used” (Certo, 247). Organizing, if used effectively, can improve plans, objectives, tasks, and resources while establishing feedback from those sources. My first interviewee is Andrew Ewing, III. Mr. Ewing is a Client Investigator for the Office of the Public Defender for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Jacksonville, Florida. He has been doing client investigations for 27 years. I am currently working as an intern for the Public Defender’s Office in order to finish my Associate in Science for Paralegal Studies. I wanted to learn more about the procedures that exist within this type of government agency. Mr. Ewing implements middle management procedures such as developing relationships with clients and team members; assigning responsibilities...
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