...everything from one second to another. When I completed my first photography portfolio it was one of my greatest achievements. To complete my first portfolio it took dedication where it sparked a personal growth and a new understanding of myself and others. When I created my first portfolio I had to put hard work and commitment in order to be able to finish my final product. I realized I loved taking pictures and I started to do a small photography business. I realized I never had my own photography portfolio, then I set my mind into completing one. I set up different photography shoots in order to set up my perfect portfolio. Each shoot was different, but they all had something similar. The photography shoots all had my personality in it and everyone could see it shine through. Each picture had its own background story and they were meaningful. I was able to pick the book and each picture going on. I went in and...
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...Second Semester Final Exam: Portfolio A: Narrative/Descriptive Writing Parasailing (Vignette) Narrative and descriptive writing is the writing style I enjoy the most. The vignette I wrote about is a story that happened to me when I was younger and this kind of writing allows me to relive this memory on paper. I find this kind of writing easier to write and easy to relate to because it’s all about me. It is harder for me to write and relate to a book that we read in class since it isn’t about my personal life. This kind of writing style helps me reflect on the something I learned because I have seen how much I have grown this school year based off of what I wrote about and my writing style. This kind of writing style allows me to describe...
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...kinds of emotions and wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from UNIV104. I would have thoughts in my head leading up to this class spinning in my head every night before the first day. Some thoughts like, “Maybe this will be my best class!” and “This class will be easy because I love writing!” were good thoughts that helped me boost my confidence about my college course. Other thoughts loomed in my head as well such as, “Do I really belong in this class?”, and “I’m probably going to fail this class with just one assignment!” Such thoughts as these brought my spirits and gave me a pessimistic outlook on this class. But now that I am done with this class, I find myself to be more at ease with myself and have a newfound confidence in the way that write. Writing has been an important form of expression for me. I find myself to be very soft spoken and speaking verbally is usually difficult for me because I can’t always seem to find the right words to say. This has led me to be very shy in class. With writing, I feel that I am more expressive and have more control over what I want to say. Writing is therapeutic for me, whatever I cannot say directly I can just pour out my heart and soul. I have been keeping a journal for the past eight years and it has done wonders for me. I find myself not only a better person for it but it also serves as an aid for writing. My journal is one of the best ways I take into consideration life’s difficult choices I make. It...
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...Learning Letter. Through out the course of the semester, I have distinguished my strengths in writing apart from my areas of improvement. There have been various strategies used to come to this conclusion, the most important of them being able to discuss and revise in depth the context of my own work. Often times, I rush to get assignments completed that I lack the simple yet forgotten tactic of rereading my work. Maneuvering with words and ideas within our circle has become an efficient way of improving the way we elaborate and expand in our writing. College courses are over-all quite the transition from the typical high school setting, I have noticed that here the instructor is a lot more open to our feedback and the essays have less of a structure giving the student the freedom to write in a way they feel comfortable sharing with their classmates. I had never considered myself to be an avid writer, as described in my narrative essay. I was well aware of the struggle a college English course would bring, I noticed that these past couple of weeks haven’t been easy but I like the direction I’m heading. The way my writing has developed in this short amount of time has been tremendous progress as opposed to the previous strategies I was being imposed to. Expanding my ideas has perhaps been what I have battled with the most, in exchange; I believe being in groups has helped enormously. This gives each one of us the opportunity to give our own perspective as well as considering...
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...reach your professional objectives and to help you organize your Kaplan MBA learning experience to suit your career objectives. The SDLP will be a section of your Program Portfolio, so take some quality introspective time to consider strengths and areas of development relevant to your career objectives. We encourage you to contact Career Services for feedback on relevant competencies for your career goal, as well as other insights. By knowing your strengths and areas to develop, you can begin a plan to find out what you need to do to achieve your career goals. We encourage you to continue to reflect on the identified areas throughout the MBA program. If you feel a strength or development area is no longer relevant, you may add another to take its place. At any time, you may also add additional areas. Your Name: Shannan Weaver Date: 6/16/2015 Course Title: Financial Accounting Principles and analysis Professional Goal (3-5 years) from now: In three to five years from now I would like to be a manager at my current place of employment Strengths to Leverage Step 1: The most effective and satisfied people align their work with their natural strong points. Identify 3-5 of your key strengths (see Column 1 below); these could be a competency, skill, ability, knowledge area or personal characteristic. Think about how you can leverage those strengths to be effective in your work, achieve your professional goals, and become a leader in your profession. ...
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...growth spurt in my writing in one day and just magically turn into an award-winning writer overnight, but huge growth spurts in writing never happen overnight so that thought is probably unrealistic. Growing as a writer happens over time and through many trial-and-error pieces of work. No good writer has started out at their best, but instead, they grow into it because they learn new things in the course of their writing career. Over the course of this semester, I have grown more as a writer than I did in the first three years of high school combined, so yes, I did have a growth spurt as a writer, but it didn’t happen all at once and I am not finished growing. This semester, I have had to write...
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...noticed for their negative attributes; this series highlights young athletes in a favorable light. The black and white images concentrate on the young athletes' positive training regimen and how they can be perceived as positive role models. The black and white contrast helps to provide details in the images that narrate their personal choices to achieve their goals with good, old-fashioned drive and persistence. I would like for the viewer to walk away from this series feeling like they can relate to the beauty and focus of these athletes. This linguistic-based concept body of images of young athletes, between the ages of 12-18, is the primary subject of the youth's desire and drive to succeed in athletics. I illustrated the story and actions of these youths who have the attitude that "they eat, sleep, and breath" for success in athletics. With an illustrative concept, I can communicate the athletes' drive to succeed....
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...The prerequisite for this course is the completion of FNCE 3301 with a grade of C- or better. REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE 1. Complete the assigned readings and problems. 2. Attend and participate in each class meeting. 3. Complete the security analysis project. 4. Complete the three examinations as scheduled. READING AND PROBLEM ASSIGNMENTS The reading and problem assignments are designed to achieve the goals of the course and are to be completed in preparation for the discussion of that topic. Lectures and class discussions are planned with the assumption that students have completed the reading and have at least attempted to complete the problem assignments. I will post my class notes, recent exams, this syllabus, etc., on TLearn. All cell phones are to be off and out of sight during class – this means no texting during class. If that...
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... |Joseph Celizic | |E-mail: |cjoseph@bgsu.edu | |Office: |421 East Hall | |Office Hours: |Tuesday & Thursday: 4:00 – 5:30 | | |(and by appointment) | |Mailbox: |210 East Hall (my mailbox is above my name) | |Learning Commons: |140 Jerome Library | |Learning Commons Phone: |372-2823 (call ahead to make an appointment) | REQUIRED COURSE TEXTS AND MATERIALS • Kirszner & Mandell’s The Brief Wadsworth Handbook (BGSU Special Edition). 7th edition. Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013 • A laptop with a word processing program (Microsoft Word or Open Office) that you must bring to every class, fully charged. • A flash drive • A one-subject notebook to use for in-class writing and...
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...securities. The prerequisite for this course is the completion of FNCE 3301 with a grade of C- or better. REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE 1. Complete the assigned readings and problems. 2. Attend and participate in each class meeting. 3. Complete the security analysis project. 4. Complete the three examinations as scheduled. READING AND PROBLEM ASSIGNMENTS The reading and problem assignments are designed to achieve the goals of the course and are to be completed in preparation for the discussion of that topic. Lectures and class discussions are planned with the assumption that students have completed the reading and have at least attempted to complete the problem assignments. I will post my class notes, recent exams, this syllabus, etc., on TLearn. All cell phones are to be off and out of sight during class – this means no texting during class. If that policy is unacceptable to you,...
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...known for her painting, quilting, and activism. Ringgold’s artistic journey is intertwined deeply with her experiences as a black woman in America. Some of Ringgold’s most influential pieces are her narrative quilts. The designs, colors, and fabric are all woven together to represent the personal and historical stories from the African American perspective. Through her quilts, Ringgold brings attention to overlooked histories and celebrates the resilience of her community. Her artwork explores themes like race and gender, which challenge societal norms and advocates for equality. Born in Harlem, New York in 1930, Faith Ringgold was brought up in a community that embraced creativity. The Harlem Renaissance exposed her to many African-American artists, such as Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes. Additionally, art was very intertwined with her own family, particularly fiber arts. Her mother was a fashion designer who taught Faith how to sew and create patterns with fabric at a young age (Seiferle). Ringgold’s great-great-great-grandmother made quilts as...
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...http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2014.973376 Complex dynamics in academics’ developmental processes in teaching Caroline Trautweina*, Matthias Nücklesb and Marianne Merktc a Centre for Higher and Further Education, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Educational Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; cCentre for Academic Development and Applied Higher Education Research, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany Downloaded by [COMSATS Headquarters] at 14:24 22 October 2015 b Improving teaching in higher education is a concern for universities worldwide. This study explored academics’ developmental processes in teaching using episodic interviews and teaching portfolios. Eight academics in the context of teaching development reported changes in their teaching and change triggers. Thematic...
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...23, 2013 Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment An accurate profile of my personality characteristics would read: progressive 21st Century leader, able to achieve positive results through transformational and transactional leadership (Schermerhorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien, & Hunt, 2012, p. 310), proven intuitive skills, keen sense of achieving results through compromising and excellent problem-solving techniques; achieved success in organizations developed through organic or mechanistic design. The results of my self-assessment portfolio reflect profile management foundations (PMF) of an individual with the necessary traits to manage and lead others in fluid, fast pace, and sometimes, volatile organizations. My “A Twenty-First Century Manager” score of 9/10 is the culmination, results of over 40 years in the workforce. Every job and professional experience has built upon the other in providing me the traits of being an effective leader in the 21st Century and beyond. I have gained and maintained the requisite skills to be an effective manager, and I possess the necessary traits for achieving mission success in organizations with varied and diverse missions, whether it is a Government agency/entity, or a private organization. I also have the ability to be both a transformation leader (score 24) or transactional leader (26), as dictated by the vision, goals, and objectivities of the organization. My success as a transformation leader was recently evident when I led a joint Army...
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...Senior English Curriculum Map: 2010-2011 School Year English IV * Note: “Sacred Book List” Addendum is at the end of this document Quarter #1 August 23 to October 22 Essential Questions: 1. How do writers and artists organize or construct text to convey meaning? 2. What does it mean to be a stranger in the village? Unit Goals 1. To understand the relationship between perspective and critical theory. 2. To apply critical theories to various texts studied and created. 3. To control and manipulate textual elements in writing to clearly and effectively convey a controlling idea or thesis. Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio products. Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. . Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length. Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum. QUARTER #1 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide August 23 – October 22 Standards and Benchmarks | Unit Pacing Guide | SpringBoard Unit/Activities | Assessments | SpringBoard Unit 1Literature * The students will analyze and compare significant works of...
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...Graded Assignments 4 Unit 1 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 4 Unit 1 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 6 Unit 1 Journal 2: Civic Narrative 9 Unit 1 Journal 2: Civic Narrative Handout 11 Unit 1 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 12 Unit 2 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 13 Unit 2 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 15 Unit 2 Journal 2: Civic Narrative 19 Unit 2 Journal 2: Civic Narrative Handout 20 Unit 2 Journal 3: Article Response 22 Unit 2 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 23 Unit 2 Assignment 2: Declaration of Independence and Public Safety 25 Unit 3 Journal 1: Car Commercials 26 Unit 3 Journal 2: Personal Narrative 27 Unit 3 Journal 2: Personal Narrative Handout 28 Unit 3 Journal 3: Civic Narrative 31 Unit 3 Journal 3: Civic Narrative Handout 32 Unit 3 Journal 4: Taste vs. Judgment 34 Unit 3 Presentation 1: What Would You Do? 35 Unit 3 Assignment 1: Habits That Hinder Thinking 36 Unit 4 Journal 1: Invention Exercise 37 Unit 4 Journal 1: SWOT Analysis Template 38 Unit 4 Journal 2: Personal Narrative 39 Unit 4 Journal 2: Personal Narrative Handout 41 Unit 4 Journal 3: Civic Narrative 43 Unit 4 Journal 3: Civic Narrative Handout 44 Unit 4 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 46 Unit 4 Assignment 2: Invention White Paper 47 Unit 5 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 48 Unit 5 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 49 Unit 5 Journal 2: Civic Narrative 51 Unit 5 Journal 2: Civic Narrative Handout 53 Unit 5 Assignment 1: What Would...
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