...common to classify “Hispanics/Latinos” into a single category; however, these people come from a variety of countries, have their own cultures, and can even speak a variety of languages. It is important to remember that these people are human beings like any other group of people and they have their own unique lives and stories. These stories are rather important as they tell us the harsh reality of immigration through personal narratives, and many Hispanic immigrants like sharing their stories to inform others and give themselves a voice. Personal narratives tell us that Hispanic immigration to the United States needs to be reformed promptly. These narratives tell us that immigration will never end despite the current US government’s...
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...General There will be two narratives, one for context/physical DFD, one for the flowchart. It is important for your DFDs to be consistent with each other. (See the Documentation Exercises for worked examples) DFD The physical DFD should be annotated with flow labels. At this point, you are expected to know the 4 DFD symbols and how to apply them. Flow Chart This will be a shorter narrative and/or partially completed one I will also provide a list of flowchart symbols. SUA/Transaction Cycles / Chapter 5 A handful multiple choice questions related to documents and activities in each of the three transaction cycles (similar to SUA #1). Internal Controls and Computer Crime (Chapters 13, 14, & 15) Know what internal controls are and be able to give examples * Definition * Policies, plans, and procedures * Implemented to protect a firms assets * People Involved * Board of directors * Management * Other key personnel * Provides reasonable assurance * Effectiveness and efficiency of operations * Reliability of financial reporting * Protection of Assets * Compliance with applicable laws and regulations * Important Guidance * Statement on Auditing Standard No. 94 * Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Understand the reasons humans make mistakes * Errors may be the result of many factors * Distractions – Concurrent tasks, work environment, personal situations, *...
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...Risks are a part of life. For example, when you're learning to ride a bike. You risk falling off and getting hurt, but you keep going because you want to learn to ride and you’ll feel accomplished. There would be no life without risk-takers. Someone took a risk to build your home, your phone, and other things you use in everyday life. It can be rewarding, but also detrimental. You’ll truly never know until you do. Frederick Douglass, Crew of the Challenger, and Richard Turere all took risks for things they thought were important to them and others. They all showed perseverance and courage towards their goals. All the risks people in the text took inspired future generations of people in a positive way. The Challenger explosion was a tragic loss to the nation. However, it opened our eyes in a new way. The Challenger crew risked their lives for the exploration of humanity. They explored, discovered, and learned about new planets and other things. Without people like the Challenger crew, we wouldn’t even know that there was a solar system or that we had a moon. In paragraph 4 of Ronald Reagan's address he says, “It’s all part of taking a chance and expanding man’s horizon. The...
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...Peer tutoring works best when students of different ability levels work together (Kunsch, Jitendra, & Sood, 2007). During a peer tutoring assignment it is common for the teacher to have students switch roles partway through so that the tutor becomes the one being tutored. Since explaining a concept to another helps extend one’s own learning, this practice gives students the opportunity to understand better the material being studied. What does the research say about peer tutoring? In reviews of peer tutoring programs, researchers found: * When students participated in the role of reading tutor, improvements in reading achievement occurred * When tutors were explicitly trained in the tutoring process, they were far more effective and the students they were tutoring experienced significant gains in achievement * Most of the students benefited from peer tutoring in some way, but same-age tutors were as effective as cross-age tutors (Burnish, Fuchs & Fuchs, 2005; Topping, 2008) Some benefits of peer tutoring for students include higher academic achievement, improved relationships with peers, improved personal and social development as well as increased motivation. In turn, the teacher benefits from this model of instruction by an increased opportunity to individualize instruction, increased facilitation of inclusion/mainstreaming, and opportunities to reduce inappropriate behaviors (Topping, 2008). There is an old saying: “To teach is to learn twice.” Peer tutoring...
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...Skadurz Pro sells skateboard and snowboard equipment as well as clothing, shoes, and accessories and is located in Sudbury, Ontario. The case issue with Skadurz Pro is the decision of which store to keep open, the South End location where the building is up for sale and the future of the building and store is unknown and dependant on the buyer of the building or the New Sudbury location where competitor West 49 would be opening a store right across the street. Internal Perspectives Keeping the South End location, leads to an unknown future for the company. Will the new building owner want to renew the stores lease? Keeping the New Sudbury location open where competitor West 49 is moving in will affect store sales. Is it worth the risk to keep that location open? This store has been open at this location for 10 years and is well known by customers. St Marseille worries about the success of the New Sudbury location once West 49 opens and estimates that in fiscal year 2004 annual store sales at this location would total $350,000 and all other expenses would remain comparatively stable. External Perspectives The skateboarding and snowboarding business in Ontario has really grown. Skateboarding became a popular sport and by 2004 there were nine city skateboard parks and plans to construct three more in Sudbury. The city of London, Ontario has only four skateboard parks to serve a population of close to 350,000. By the growth of skateboard parks there is an opportunity...
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...become so reliant on technology that we have begun to socially isolate ourselves from face-to-face interactions. Communicating to one another in person is extremely important, users of technology know this yet continue to ignore that fact and decide to use technology as a quicker form of communication. In The New York Times op-ed by Sherry Turkle “The Flight From Conversation,” Turkle talks about how hand held devices are taking over face-to-face interactions and conversations. Turkle grabs the readers attention with her own narrative, then turns quickly to people she has studied and their personal experiences. Turkle believes that technology is completely taking over the way humans communicate entirely, I agree with this because looking around campus or on social media it is clear that this generation, and the upcoming generations are not only turning to technology to communicate and build relationships for them but they are causing themselves to be in their own isolation, putting their children's mental health at risk, and putting their privacy and safety at risk. In Turkle's op-ed she claims that hand held devices are not only changing what people do, but also who they are....
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...Experience | | | | I chose Teen Night at Fort Boise for my service learning project this semester. With the idea behind Teen Night being that there is an option for kids to get out, socialize and participate in many different experiences on a Friday night, in order to try to keep them from choosing activities that would be poor choices and possibly getting in trouble. Although this activity is open to any junior high and high school student in the area, I realized very quickly that most of the teens that attended could easily be labeled as “high risk” teens. Many of them have very stressful/negative settings at home. For some of the teens this was easily identifiable quickly. Others were very good at hiding their troubles. I enjoyed serving my service learning hours at Fort Boise, but, in a way, I wish I would have chosen an organization where I would have been able to get a little closer to the people, on a personal level. Teen Night was just more of group interaction (playing basketball, dodge ball, video games, etc.). There was one teen (Will) I was able to form a bond with that was, originally, very closed off. I later found out, from one of the other volunteers, there were concerns of suicide with Will. I will discuss this bond further into the paper, but I will say that connecting with Will was the highlight of my service learning. In an article from 1995 about the Adolescent Transition Project which was a study conducted in order to get specific numbers...
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...DESIGN In this section we present our system design following the Waterfall method of system design. The diagrams in the system were drawn by using Microsoft Office (Visio and PowerPoint). This chapter is segmented into system description, system requirement, Benefits, Project plan, risk management, context diagrams, use case diagram, use case narrative, non-functional requirement, state diagram, and the Graphical user Interface (GUI). 4.1 System Description There is no universally agreed upon definition of what aspects constitute a system description and various institution and organizations. The fundamental organization of a system, embodied in its components, their relationships to each other and to the environment, and the principles governing its design and evolution. The intelligent administrative recordkeeping system is a system of self-reliance which is to provide ease of accessing records regardless of the location because it’s a web application. It’s a system with portal properties as well as interactive in order to provide a record that is not only accurate but in the real-time context. Thus, in designing this system careful considerations have been assumed and presumed in order to give it that uniqueness of being able to mimic the needs of humans. Worthy of note is that this web application will be able to scan through any connecting device (computer, smart phones, etc.) for any information or records that will enhance its database with of course authorization from...
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...7 BARTIMAEUS (Mark 10:46-52) The story of Bartimaeus is an experience of the healing power of faith that leads to discipleship. It begins in identification with the humiliation of a blind beggar sitting in the dust. It ends with his sight restored as he follows Jesus on the way up to Jerusalem. In a unique way, this story concretizes the power of the faith of persons who are oppressed by physical or mental handicaps, patriarchal social structures, racial discrimination, and economic systems over which they have no control. It is an invitation to allow our own personal and communal humiliation to be seen in the context of Bartimaeus's faith in Jesus as the Christ. The Story And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And many rebuked him, telling him to shut up. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; rise, he is calling you." And throwing off his mantle he sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Master, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight...
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...Montessori Centre International Observations – Cover Sheet (To be used in conjunction with MCI Ethical statement) Student Name: Nana Ama Siriboe Student Number: 33292 | Date of Observation: 28th November, 2014 Observation No. 2 | Observation Technique: Narrative | Starting Time: 12:00 pm Finishing Time:12:30pm | No. of Children: 10 in the nursery No. And Role of Adults: 3 ( 2 teachers and myself) | Letter of permission to observe enclosed: ( Letter of Permission scanned and attached with submitted observation) | Description of Setting: A Montessori nursery in a residential area in Ridge. | Immediate Context (Playground, Art Corner etc.): At the School playground equipped with tricycles, swings, slides, climbing frames and other outdoor equipment. | First Names of Child(ren) observed: Rafferty | Brief Description of Child (ren) – i.e. gender/age/position in family/first language (if relevant): Boy aged 3years, 8 months (3:8). He is the last of two children. He has an older sister who is seven years old and is in another school nearby. | Rationale for Observation (if appropriate): | Aim of Observation: To observe Rafferty’s (3:8) social and emotional development during outdoor play time at the nursery and how relevant play is to his social and emotional development...
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...FOUNDATION INC. Bitas,Cabanatuan City NARRATIVE REPORT A partial fullfilment of the requirements in Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration Prepared by: Ms.Christine L. Dela Cruz CA-7B1 Prepared to: LCB Jayson G. Juan Adviser ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my deepest gratitude and sincerest appreciation to the following; LCB Jayson G. Juan,our adviser and motivator,for his untiring support,guidance throughout the on the job training,enabling me to complete this narrative report. MIDWAY MARITIME FOUNDATION INC.,my institution for giving me a chance and all the knowledge to become an effective Customs Broker someday. MS.ROMANA O. GALINDO AND MR.CONSTANTINO L. CALICA,my superiors and my Kuya’s in the company Kuya Chris,Darwin and Hassan during my training,for their kindness,trust,tips,guidance,support on my training; MS.ANICETA R. PASCUAL,who gave me an opportunity to have my internship,for her love,support and guidance and who had been my companion before going to office and going home to apartment during my training. To my classmates and friends,who had been there as my companion on apartment during our stay,in bad times and good times,whom I share my daily experiences in our training. MR.DANILO and LORENA DELA CRUZ,my loving parents,for their love,encouragement,moral and financial support all the time. And above all to OUR LORD,who gave me all the knowledge and strength to complete this narrative report,and for all the things that he...
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...MKTG203 Investigative Essay: Consumer Influence on Brand Meaning The marketing team or the end consumer: Who determines the underlying meaning behind an established brand? By design, the marketing of a brand or product is undertaken with the intention to stir a response within a consumer about the apparent value attributed to that product or brand, and ultimately result in the consumer making a purchase. With that in mind, one could assume that the definitive meaning of a brand would be formed as the general intention of the marketers who have either created the brand, or currently work on it. This essay will debate that it may indeed be consumers that have the capacity to determine a brand’s meaning, rather than the marketer responsible for the brand, and that this newly developed meaning may not even be remotely comparable to the marketer’s initial intended meaning. The underlying meaning behind a brand, whether intentional or not, can be conveyed and interpreted through the influence of multiple factors. From culture, religion, politics and travel exploration in an increasingly global landscape; to multiple media platforms including film and television; to internal factors such as past experience and memories revived from childhood; consumers can use their own awareness, surroundings and experiences to form their own interpretations on a brand’s meaning. Culture can often have a great influence on brand meaning. The addition of all the customs, beliefs and values that...
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...OF INTERIOR DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2005 Copyright 2005 by Alexandra M. Miller ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. Margaret Portillo, for her direction and guidance throughout the entire research process. I would also like to thank Dr. M. Joyce Hasell for her support and valuable expertise. Additional thanks go to Dr. Larry Winner for his indispensable assistance as a statistical consultant. I would also like to thank PUSH for providing an excellent example of a fun workplace. In particular, I would like to thank partners John Ludwig, Chris Robb, and Rich Wahl for allowing me to conduct a case study of their business. Additional thanks go to Ron Boucher, Jourdan Crumpler, and Gordon Weller for taking the time to participate in interviews. I would also like to express my gratitude to Kathryn Voorhees for her help, humor, and friendship as she accompanied me throughout the research process. Finally, I would like to thank all of my friends and family for their support. In particular, I would like to thank to my parents for their constant support and for helping me to achieve my dreams. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................. iii LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................ vii LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................
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...Chapter Four Creating my embodied knowing In being a leader Chapter Four connects my learning from experience, the creation of my embodied knowing as a leader, my integration of ideas from the literature on leadership and my support for individuals to develop their capacities as I discover and manage resources to support visions of an improved educational system. I conclude by emphasizing the importance of my knowledge-creation in my professional practice as a Superintendent of Schools and by asking and answering the question: Why is there no simple or even complex answer to “what is educational leadership?” In the rhythm of the work, my efforts are often full of risk, sometimes disastrous, at which point I fall back, renew my energy and with my recognized tenacity, try another route. I will reveal as well how I carry that spirit, that life-affirming energy (Bataille, 1962; Whitehead, 1999) embodied in my whole being with a passion and internal power to effect good. Feminist Barbara Du Bois (1983) writes of "passionate scholarship" as being "science-making, which is rooted in, animated by and expressive of our values" (p. 113) (Belenky, et. al., 1986, p. 141). One of the reasons I can accomplish as much as I do is that the work and the relationships appear to be many and complex but because they are inter-related and connected they provide a synergy that produces results in numbers of seemingly different and unrelated focus areas. I find that as I am supporting...
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...The benefits and risks of comics in education by Corey Blake | January 30, 2013 This doesn’t come as a surprise to a lot of us, but a recent study confirms what’s been theorized for years: Comics are a stronger learning tool than text books. It’s gratifying to see for the already-converted, but it should also be a strong signal to publishers and educators that the recent exploration of comics in schools is the right way to go. After all, the brain processes images 60,000 times faster than it processes text. Image-based storytelling is a powerful educational tool. Comics are probably more able to combine story and information simultaneously, more effectively and seamlessly, than almost any other medium. Just look at how easily we superhero fans memorize our favorite character’s power levels, sound effects, costumes and history. I could chronologically sort Cyclops’ outfits over the past 50 years faster than I could list the first 10 presidents of the United States. Why? Because there is a colorful narrative in comics form tied to Cyclops that captured my imagination when I was young. Meanwhile, there was a dry narrative tied to the U.S. presidents, probably more like a litany of facts occasionally brought to life by a good teacher. That doesn’t mean a history comic needs to give George Washington a ruby-quartz visor and Spandex, of course (although that would be pretty awesome!). U.S. history is actually pretty crazy and interesting on its own, but the engagement level will...
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