...Persuasive Paper Part 3: Possible Disadvantages, Answers, with Visuals ENG215 Research and Writing Strayer University March 13, 2015 Persuasive Paper Part 3: Possible Disadvantages, Answers, with Visuals Paying students to pass standardized tests has been in the works for a while now. The idea of paying students a financial incentive to pass standardized tests came from families who would give money to their kids if they brought home a report card with good grades. Offering students some type of financial incentive to pass standardized tests would get the students attention. Most students don’t care whether they pass or fail school, offering them money in exchange for scoring high on standardized tests would give students a reason to pay attention and pass standardized tests (Flannery, 2015). Motivating students with a financial incentive is a good way to get them to pass standardized tests (Bettinger, 2008). Problems with Standardized Testing Standardized testing ramped up in 2002 from the No Child Left behind Act. This act was going to hold public schools to a high standard of education, by measuring the students’ scores on statewide standardized tests. The reasons that standardized tests are a problem is from the following reasons: 1. Test scores can’t accurately measure learning: Standardized tests does not allow students to express themselves because they are multiple-choice. Open-ended tests would allow students to express themselves. 2. Standardized...
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...Week 4 Reflection Jennifer Wood Week 4 Reflection When comparing two or more groups there are five tests that are used: Standard T-Test, Paired T-Test, One-Way ANOVA, Two-Way ANOVA, and Linear Regression. The Standard T-Test is the most basic testing when you are comparing the means of exactly two groups. A Paired T-Test is more used in a “Before vs. After” experiment, and is the most sensitive test out of all five. One-Way ANOVA test is just like the T-Test except you can use this test for comparing three or more groups. The Two-Way ANOVA test can be used when comparing three or more groups, which have two different independent variables. According to “Statistical Testing For Dummies!!!" (n.d.), “the Linear Regression test is for comparing the means of groups along a continuum of three or more treatment levels, such as a gradually increasing depth of water” (para. 16). References Statistical Testing for Dummies!!!. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cbgs.k12.va.us/cbgs-document/research/Stats%20For%20Dummies.pdf Footnotes 1[Add footnotes, if any, on their own page following references. For APA formatting requirements, it’s easy to just type your own footnote references and notes. To format a footnote reference, select the number and then, on the Home tab, in the Styles gallery, click Footnote Reference. The body of a footnote, such as this example, uses the Normal text style. (Note: If you delete this sample footnote, don’t forget to delete its in-text reference as...
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...occurs in approximately 29000 patients every year. It is the fourth leading cause of cancer related deaths. Worldwide, pancreatic cancer is the eighth most common cause of death from cancer in both sexes combined. There have been advancements in the perioperative management, but the 5yr survival rate remains unchanged. Surgical resection is still the only potentially curative treatment for the disease. What is Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancers can arise from both exocrine and endocrine parts of the pancreas. But cancers formed by the exocrine cells are more common. It is important to know if a tumor is from the exocrine or endocrine part of the pancreas. The tumors have their own signs and symptoms and are found by using different tests , are treated in different ways and have different outlooks. Exocrine tumors are most common and start in the gland cells. Endocrine tumors are less common and are known as islet cell tumors. Here are some: gastrinomas, insulinomas, glucagonomas, somatostatinomas, vipomas,ppomas. Most of these tumors are not cancer. The outlook for these is better than that of exocrine cancers. Approximately 75% of all pancreatic cancers occur within the head of neck of the pancreas, 15-20% occur in the body of the pancreas, and 5-10% occur in the tail. Signs and Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer Early pancreatic cancers often do not cause any signs or symptoms. Some signs: * Jaundice and related symptoms: The yellowing of the eyes and skin,...
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...substitute for expertise on the part of the user. The case projects have been designed assuming that these tools will be used effectively. The purpose of this document is to assure that you, the user of these tools, are prepared to exploit them to their fullest - specifically, that you are able to make use of spreadsheet sensitivity analysis tools. Spreadsheet Basics Electronic spreadsheets (as opposed to the paper kind!) have revolutionized business analysis. This should be no surprise, given that one of the developers of the original tool, Visicalc, was a Harvard Business School dropout who recognized that a computer-based tool to facilitate business analysis would have made his life a little simpler at the HBS, and might even help managers when they got out into the real world. However, it took the happy historical coincidence of the personal computer, and the concomitant dispersion of computer power to every modern manager's desk, to assure the success of the concept. Conceptually, the spreadsheet is simply a representation of the original accountant's paper spreadsheet, composed of finely lined pages of labeled columns of numbers. The original concept was to provide the user...
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...The Wire: A Look Into Modern Systemic Inequality Michael Tacconi University of Phoenix Soc/100 [The body of your paper uses a half-inch first line indent and is double-spaced. APA style provides for up to five heading levels, shown in the paragraphs that follow. Note that the word Introduction should not be used as an initial heading, as it’s assumed that your paper begins with an introduction.] Poor, urban, black neighborhoods have suffered the effects of high unemployment, poor education, high crime rates, and rampant drug abuse for a long time. While a chunk of society is aware of the issues members of these communities face, there are people that are unaware of the circumstances and might possibly have negative assumptions of the predominantly black inhabitants. The Wire, a critically acclaimed series on the HBO network, looks to educate the uninformed to the harsh realities of living in an environment that has been largely mistreated. Set in present day Baltimore, The Wire accurately portrays the housing projects of the inner city and uphill battle people are born into. The Wire examines how the interrelation between minimal job opportunities, urban governmental politics, the underfunded school systems, and social disregard creates a concentrated disadvantage for the urban poor. This can create a feeling of hopelessness that leads to drug use, criminal activity, and high rates of incarceration. Public education is meant to be the “great equalizer” and the cornerstone...
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...Bedside Shift Repot Gina Siebdrath College of the Desert Change-of-shift report is the time when responsibility and accountability for the care of a patient is transferred from one nurse to another. The communication that ensues during this process is linked to both patient safety and continuity of care giving. While many nurses already recognize the value of bringing report to the patient's bedside and have practiced in this manner, this remains relatively uncommon. Typically, nurse change-of-shift report has occurred at a nurses' station, conference room, or hallway. When report is given away from the bedside, the opportunity to visualize the patient and include the patient and family in an exchange of information and care planning is lost. I interviewed a few different nurses at Eisenhower Medical Center about bedside shift report and patient handoff. All of the nurses had the same response when I asked them about giving a bedside shift report. They really like the beside patient hand off, where they can point out needs for the patient, medications for the patient, status of IV’s, and continuum plan of care. While, they all agreed that giving a verbal report in front of the patient can lead to a HIPPA violation. Most common patients are not in private rooms and their neighbor will hear all of the patient’s issues. Also, there are times when a patient was agitated and combative during their shift and that is something that you do not want to say in front of the patient...
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...description of my test results told me that I was reasonably skilled with the ability to identify, perceive, and express emotions in myself and to others. These skills form the ground of my ability to relate to the emotions of other people as well as the ability to understand myself. Emotional Intelligence is defined, by John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey, as the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions. There are four branches of emotional intelligence perceiving emotions, reasoning with emotions, understanding emotions, and then managing emotions. Emotional intelligence is important because think if everyone just acted on just raw emotion, the world would be a chaotic. Being able to perceive and understand emotion is a very important skill. This will help you with building relationships not only in the business world but also with friends. Listen to your body, if you have an uneasy feeling in your stomach on the way to work or school, it may be a hint that these things are stressing you out. Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence is important everywhere in the world. There are tests that you can take to see where your EI is ranked. Being able to understand others and your own emotions are a key part in a happy healthy life. There are always ways to improve your emotional intelligence. Test results After completing my emotional intelligence test I learned that...
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...HRM/531 Human Capital Management Learning Team A Reflection/Training Plan Week 5 One of the best practices for a business is to have a solid need assessment, training method and training evaluation practice in place. In this paper we will go over the following: * Needs assessment * Environmental analysis * Organizational analysis * Demographical analysis * Operational analysis * Individual analysis * Training methods * Types of media * Learning principles * Training for learning skills or facts * Effectiveness of methods * Training evaluation strategies * Criteria * Pretests * Monitoring and observing training * Collecting feedback * Implementing feedback Needs Assessment Environmental analysis The purpose of the assessment phrase is to define what employees should learn in relation to job behavior. (Cascio 2013) For example with Landslide limousine all job duties and description should be defined and there should be training in place to make sure of the employees success. Organizational analysis Focuses on identifying whether training supports the company’s strategic direction, whether managers, peers, employees support training activity and what training resources are available. (Cascio2013) So with your current budget as a startup company we recommend you be conservative with your training since resources will be limited. We suggest a lot of training should...
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...microscope. The body’s lymph system is responsible for maintaining the body’s balance of fluid as well as fight infections. Filarises is spread from person to person via mosquito bites. When an infected person with filarises is bitten by a mosquito the circulating worms from inside the infected persons blood enters the mosquito and carried to another person that is bit by the same mosquito. Once the person is bitten by the mosquito the worms travel to the lymph vessels. Once the worms reach the lymph vessels they mature into adults and live for five to seven years. Repeat mosquito bites over several months are needed to get filariases. This diseases is most common in tropical or subtropical areas. This infection will show up on a blood test as most that suffer from this disease are asymptomatic. Some people may develop lymphedema. Fluid collection and swelling is a result of the improper functioning of the lymph system. Usually this takes place in the legs however the genitalia, arms and breasts can be affected as well. People affected with this disease will have more bacterial infections in the skin as well as the lymph system. Hardening and thickening of the skin develops. This is known as elephantiasis. Men can develop hydrocele or swelling of the scrotum due to infection. Filarial infection can also cause tropical pulmonary eosinophilia syndrome. This syndrome is typically found in infected persons in Asia. Clinical manifestations of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia syndrome...
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...Bipolar Disorder Ashley Lannon Introduction to Psychology Professor Deborah Schlobach Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness is not just mood swings it is a brain disorder that can cause uncommon shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function in everyday activities. Bipolar disorder is more than just usual mood swings that you, or I might have from time to time, they are much more than that. Before you can fully understand Bipolar disorder, the two main mood stages must be identified. This is a mental condition in which a person alternates between feelings of mania and feelings of depression, affecting one to two percent of the population. Bipolar disorder is a long term illness that must carefully be managed through out a person’s life. In my opinion, the three domains of psychology relate to bipolar disorder in a way that physically the body is feeling sad or empty at times. Cognitively, because there is no choice to what this person is thinking or feeling at any given time. Which brings me to social emotional for the reason that, there is no control of the feel and show for empathy in others, and are not always able to establish, and maintain positive relationships with others. (psychology.com) Throughout, the different stages of Bipolar disorder a person may experience many stages of mania and depression. Each mood episode represents a drastic change from a person's usual mood and behavior...
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...and insurance companies pay based on their own set of rules. They have a disposition to pay a certain number of dollars for certain types of procedures. So, when the doctors send a bill to the insurance company, they will normally add to the actual cost to ensure they get adequate payment. Hospitals normally see approximately a ten percent reimbursement, so it makes sense that they would bill at least ten times more than what they were expecting. Similarly, hospitals generally have a similar plan when sending bills to insurance companies only at a much higher cost. Most people are rather tentative to talk about money and will seldom discuss the cost of a drug or a test with their doctor. This is unfortunate because many people stop taking medications simply because they cannot afford them. The purpose of this paper is to examine three of the most shocking findings found in Dr. David Belk’s study, Hospital Financial Analysis, as well as how overbilling by insurance companies for fees of service impact consumers. In addition, I will compare how the same two procedures can be charged differently based on having medical insurance or no medical insurance (paying out of pocket). I will describe what regressive mode of financing is and how this might contribute to the cycle of healthcare disparities and discuss my thoughts on hospital’s presenting professional nursing services as a room charge on the hospital’s bill. Shocking Findings “Healthcare in the US is broken” (Belk, n.d....
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...archeological dig. I was informed that what appeared to be an intact “time capsule” with a “1/1/1970” date-stamp was found in the rubble of Old Washington D.C. America was a different place then—people were free to eat red meat, the internal combustion engine was everywhere, and procreation was not regulated, to name just a few of the now seemingly barbaric practices that were commonplace in that America. Knowing this, the contents of this capsule should hopefully shed some light on our ancestors, and the information contained within will most certainly be invaluable to historians studying the era of the 1960’s. Item #1: An intact and remarkably well preserved newspaper dated August 8, 1964 with the headline “Johnson Declares War!” The paper is of course referring to President Lyndon B. Johnson and his declaration of war on Vietnam with the Tonkin Gulf Resolution (Chambers, 2000). While the United States had been gradually entering into war with Vietnam for approximately a decade by this point (Britannica.com, 2013), it was the incidents in the Tonkin Gulf and Johnson’s resolution immediately following that solidified the war in America’s psyche. Before this, the Vietnam conflict was simply just that—a “minor conflict” to the majority of America, and as this was a far more preferable way of looking at it than calling it the war that it was the U.S. government was content to leave it described as such. However, that all changed when American ships were attacked by the North...
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...Science+Business Media, LLC 2008 Abstract This paper investigates if bankruptcy of Japanese listed companies can be predicted using data from 1992 to 2005. We find that the traditional measures, such as Altman’s (J Finance 23:589–609, 1968) Z-score, Ohlson’s (J Accounting Res 18:109–131, 1980) O-score and the option pricing theory-based distance-todefault, previously developed for the U.S. market, are also individually useful for the Japanese market. Moreover, the predictive power is substantially enhanced when these measures are combined. Based on the unique Japanese institutional features of main banks and business groups (known as Keiretsu), we construct a new measure that incorporates bank dependence and Keiretsu dependence. The new measure further improves the ability to predict bankruptcy of Japanese listed companies. Keywords Bankruptcy risk measure Á Accounting information Á Option pricing theory Á Japanese listed companies Á Bank dependence Á Keiretsu JEL Classifications G15 Á G33 1 Introduction When a company falls into bankruptcy, its stakeholders lose some or all the value they invested in the company. From an investor’s point of view, it is important to M. Xu (&) School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China e-mail: afxuming@inet.polyu.edu.hk C. Zhang Department of Finance, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China 123 Bankruptcy prediction 535 assess a firm’s...
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...employee’s emotions can either create a positive environment or negative environment. At this time the business community has not fully embraced or have become comfortable with employees expressing their emotions at work. Hopefully with education and training management will begin to understand the importance of emotions in the work environment. IS IT OK TO CRY AT WORK 1. What factors do you think make some organizations ineffective at managing emotions? Emotions are intense feelings directed at someone or something (Organizational Behavior, page 90). The factors that will make an organization ineffective at managing emotions is their lack of understanding of psychology, or the lack of training in managing emotions in the workplace. Test should be administered to assist managers in realizing what their personality type may be and also their EI (emotional intelligence) level may be. There are many businesses and managers that believe emotions expressed in the work environment will interfere with the employee’s ability to work effectively. Recognizing and dealing with an employee’s emotions can either create a negative experience or positive experience for the staff. 2. Do you think the strategic use and display of emotions serve to protect employees, or does covering your true emotions at work lead to more problems than it solves? Certainly in cases of negotiations and uncertainly in the company the strategic use of emotional display should be used. An...
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