...There is truly no better way to discover Florida than by taking a tour of the waterways and rivers by airboat. However, not everyone who wants to explore the waterways of Florida have a boat that can reach all the places that an airboat can, especially with how shallow some of the waters are. Will you venture out on airboat rides near Tampa? Perhaps you would prefer the bigger tours on airboat rides Orlando? The choice is yours. What Are Airboats? If you are considering enjoying one of the many airboat rides around the Ocala, FL you may be kind of curious about what they are. Airboats are flat bottomed boats that have a propeller that sits on the back of them to push the boat forward. There are no props under the boat which may get caught up in the marsh or to hit bottom on a very low tide. The fan is often powered by an automobile engine or sometimes the engine of an aircraft. The propeller works the same as it would on an aircraft. It simply propels the boat forward. It is protected by a cage to keep objects such as tree limbs from getting into it and also protects wildlife from getting hurt if you are near a flock of birds or come across other types of wildlife. The airboat operator will steer the boat by using rudders and the whole design of the boat allows the driver to take it into even the shallowest waterways. The fact that they float over the water also contributes to a constantly growing appreciation of airboats in the Homosassa and Crystal Rivers. It is an area...
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...The Choice Compared to other novels that deal with love affairs and romances, The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler is different because it takes the reader on a trip through the character’s minds. Macon Leary’s wife separates herself from him. Their problems begin with the death of their son, Ethan Leary. That is not to say that they agree on raising him, because they didn’t. “When Ethan was born, he only brought out more of their differences” (16). They choose to raise Ethan differently. Sarah wants to let him be happy and free, while Macon wants him to be more scheduled and structured. The already struggling relationship is now even more troubled. Macon is not an affectionate person and his wife, Sarah, would surely validate that. When he is going away on business and needs somewhere to board his dog Edward, he encounters Muriel Pritchett, who is straightforward and strange with her introduction. In the beginning it is hard to determine what Macon’s choice will be. If he chooses Sarah, he may not be able to have her because of the way that she feels. Although Macon still feels connected to Sarah, he is more compatible with Muriel. Sarah is arguably much more normal than Macon, depending on which definition of normal is used. Sarah is more of a team player than Macon is. Macon keeps to his systems, while Sarah wants them to make decisions together. “What harm would it do to wait it out? You’d be showing some concern. You’d be telling me we’re in this together”...
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...Do you like sand in your toes, warm air on your skin or do you like watching your children make snow angels in the snow? Bora Bora and Washington D.C are one of the top vacation locations in the world. Other than them being the top vacation spots they have little to nothing in common. Bora Bora and Washington DC have multiple activities but are very different. While Bora Bora is tropical, Washington DC is wintry. Bora Bora have many activities such as snorkeling, Safaris, parasailing and more; while Washington DC have different activities that coincides with the weather there, such as the National Zoo, National Mall Carousel and the Sculpture Garden. Although Bora Bora and Washington DC are both great vacation locations, Washington DC is a location that a family no matter the size will enjoy. Unlike Bora Bora, Washington DC is a national center for the arts. Washington DC has many historic sites and museum that are both educational and fun for a family. Washington attracts thousands of school visits a year which is why it’s a great vacation location for a family. Children especially will love and enjoy this trip because it is very educational and enlightening. There are plenty of free museums to take advantage of in Washington D.C such as the National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian museums and the library of congress. Although Washington DC can be an expensive city, it is full of history and can guarantee you a good time. Washington DC has one of the best restaurants...
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...common characteristics these three groups of students have, some challenges that an educator My have to overcome when it comes to teaching that particular group of students, what special learning opportunities can be offered to the whole class, and some specific strategies to help each group of students to be able to successfully succeed. First, let us take a look at some of the characteristics of children with ADHD. Some of those characteristics are doesn’t pay attention to details, has trouble staying focused, has trouble following directions, constantly fidgets and squirms, acts out without thinking, and often leaves his or her sit where sitting quietly is expected. Some characteristics of children with Down syndrome are short attention span, language impairment, refusing to comply with requests, and delayed social development. A person with autism can display the following characteristics; some of those characteristics are may not imitate others, may not understand social cues, may be resistant to change, and may only focus on one thing such as a particular toy. Now we will take a look at some of the common characteristics that all three groups have in common. First of all, in all three of these groups the children have some sort of disability. Children will ADHD, Down syndrome, and Autism often at times has a hard time...
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...entirely correct, because in one hand short-term memory has been though as a place into where information is put. In the other hand we have that Working Memory is though as an active system that processes the information present in short-term memory. Digit Span Test is a memory test in which a series of number are shown to subjects, who are then asked to recall the numbers in order. I am going to show you a video where we can see how the digit span test works. Chunking is known as the process of recoding or reorganizing the information, Which is one way to held more information in short-term memory, by combining this information into meaningful units or chunks. Lets say we have a sequence of 10 numbers, one way to chunk is seeing this sequence as a phone number, so instead of having 10 separate bits, there would be only three chunks. Maintenance Rehearsal is one way of remembering information by repeating it over and over in order to maintain it in the short-term memory. The duration of the Short- Term Memory lasts about 12s to 30s without rehearsal and it is susceptible to interference. For example, when you get interrupted, and have the necessity of start over because you forget what were you saying. DIGIT SPAN...
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...* Firm Name - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store * Explanation (perceived wait time) - Rather than looking at wait-time as a problem, Cracker Barrel has actually found an ingenious way to turn a customer's wait-time into an opportunity to increase profitability. Cracker Barrel, as anyone who has been there probably knows, is a southern style food chain that serves country style foods at an exceptionally low price. They are often found right off of interstate freeways and state highways, and draw a lot of travelers in by positioning themselves in these locations. When you walk into a Cracker Barrel, you must go through the gift shop to get to the actual dining room, and the gift shop is just LOADED with various southern style groceries, gadgets, and games. One cannot help but be distracted by everything that you can buy in this gift shop. Cracker Barrel is usually packed, which usually means that you will be waiting once you get there. However, with everything there is in the gift shop to distract you, the wait-time does not end up being perceived as very long at all. In fact, a lot of the time when people's names are called, they are standing in line waiting on the gift shop cashier to ring them up for whatever they have collected in the store during their wait. * Propositions * Occupied Time Feels Shorter Than Unoccupied Time: While waiting to be sat, there are many things to occupy customers' attention in the gift shop. There are games you can play...
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...2012. There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks, according to two surveys of teachers being released on Thursday. The researchers note that their findings represent the subjective views of teachers and should not be seen as definitive proof that widespread use of computers, phones and video games affects students’ capability to focus. Even so, the researchers who performed the studies, as well as scholars who study technology’s impact on behavior and the brain, say the studies are significant because of the vantage points of teachers, who spend hours a day observing students. “I’m an entertainer. I have to do a song and dance to capture their attention,” said Hope Molina-Porter, 37, an English teacher at Troy High School in Fullerton, Calif., who has taught for 14 years. She teaches accelerated students, but has noted a marked decline in the depth and analysis of their written work. She said she did not want to shrink from the challenge of engaging them, nor did other teachers interviewed, but she also worried that technology was causing a deeper shift in how students learned. She also wondered if teachers were adding to the problem by adjusting their lessons to accommodate shorter attention spans. “Are we contributing to this?” Ms. Molina-Porter said. “What’s going to happen when they don’t have constant entertainment?” The...
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...Examine both the advantages and disadvantages of using unstructured interviews with students to find out about the effects of a streaming education. “Steaming involves allocating pupils of similar ability to the same class for all or most lessons”-Item B. If you conducted unstructured interviews they would tend to be a quiet time consuming and expensive way of finding out about the effects of streaming. Another weakness is it can be hard to gain access to interview participants as they are hierarchical institutions the permission of the head, the local authority and parents may have to be gained. However, in a school if the head gives permission for you to do your study on effects on streaming he/she may be able to make sure that staff and students are able to give up their time to be able to talk to you. This is particularly important when using unstructured interviews as individuals in school are very time pressured and so might not be able to give up the time to discuss the issue with you. The problem with this is that you could end up with an unrepresentative sample as if the principle is worried that you might reveal some kind of streaming bias he may only allow you to interview staff and students that show his school in the best possible light. One problem with doing research on young people is that they may be reluctant to fill in a questionnaire seriously and with younger children they may find it hard to express their opinions. One strength of using unstructured...
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...“Weinstein’s The Ethics of Work-Life Balance” In his short essay “The Ethics of Work-Life Balance,” Bruce Weinstein argues that one of the five fundamental ethical principles is fairness. He states that people’s work-to-life imbalance is not fair, both to others and themselves. In the past, as Freud said, work and love were essential components of a happy life, but people overwork in order to feed their family and pay bills, nowadays. He claims that being a good manager should mean being a good human being. This means knowing not only how to manage one’s career, but also one’s life by giving due time to family, friends, community, self, and spirit. I agree with Weinstein’s argument that workers should balance their work-life and social life because an imbalance harms people’s health, produces low quality work, and damages relationships with loved ones. People should have time to work and also a time to leave the work behind. Weinstein is right when he argues that workers should have a balanced work and social life because work-life imbalance harms people’s health. A stressful job can lead to unhappiness that seeps into people’s leisure life and leads to bad health. A recent study showed that people who are stressed out by their jobs have a higher risk for dementia later in life. This is bad news for the American worker, who often has long hours and can often sacrifice his/her work-life balance on the way to climbing to the top of the corporate ladder. Healthline explains that...
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...These three advantages will contribute to my success, because it gave me my social savviness. According to The Trouble with Geniuses Part 2, parents being more involved with their children’s education and extracurricular teaches their children to be accustomed to their environment, the ability to communicate with adults making them less afraid of authority, and giving them a sense of “entitlement.” This relates to me, because my parents are involved with my life, and it caused me to be accustomed to any environment I endure. Disadvantages/Oppressions: I believe my primary disadvantages are: my low attention span, and lack of time management for school work. Ever since I was a kid, I always struggled with giving my undivided attention to my homework. I would get distracted by the most little things, and end up finishing my homework late at night. My low attention span ties in with my lack of time management. Since I am constantly distracted, I...
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...Our world has changed a lot since the 1800’s mainly because of computers. They’ve revolutionized our world to where you can simply look up what you want instead of scouring the library for your needed material. Laptops seem to have everything, nothing really bad about them. Except distractions. Some people think that laptops are great and cause no real distraction. But most think that laptops are bad because of all the access people have, and how it can be used. While technology does have its benefits, in the classroom laptops are harming students. Computers are a distraction. In the article “Computers Use Distracting” is shows a quote,” students are often distracted by whatever they’re doing on the computer.” Often times when your doing schoolwork online, you always tend to get dragged into the distraction that are much more frequent in the newer technology. Laptops are more harming to students than helping because you have just an open area of doing whatever you want on a computer, but not staying on task and staying undistracted. Another article called, “Attention, Students; Put Your Laptops Away.” a quote says, “Students can now get lost online with ease that would once have been considered unfathomable.” This quote states how back when computers weren’t as common, getting so distracted wasn’t as likely a thing to happen. Distraction on the internet can happen when searching up something for a project and you come across something off-topic, you end up clicking it and you...
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...Study Habits of the Top Performing Class of Senior Students of Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila In: Business and Management Study Habits of the Top Performing Class of Senior Students of Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila STUDY HABITS OF 4TH YEAR STUDENTS A research proposal presented To the Department of English and Literature College of Arts and Sciences Lyceum of the Philippines - Manila In partial fulfillment of ENGN 12A July 2012 CHAPTER I Introduction Study habits, in general, can be simply defined as the ability of an individual to comprehend information in order to fully understand and maximize the capacitance of learning in which it became a demand to our society. It does not only limit itself to students often going to school to master and memorize the concepts/lessons he/she has acquired from their teachers, but it does apply on every field of work. However, the problem that several universities have in common with their students is that almost 1/2 of the total population from different departments suffer from failure and repetition of grades indicating lack of proper training and communication. This phenomenon until now continues to be the number one dilemma for students especially when confronting their worse, feared, or even so-called “hated” subjects. Students are also more likely to fear and feel more anxiety when it comes to quizzes and examinations regardless of a subject’s difficulty. Failing grades either indicate...
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...http://www.aksnewarkde.com/StudyHabits.html GOOD STUDY HABITS... ...are the key to keeping up your grades Remember: “If you improve your study habits, improving your grades will be easier…” 1. Make a list. It all starts with ‘planning’. Make a list of all the things you have to do. Break it down into smaller chunks. Then check off your accomplishments as you go. 2. Do the hard stuff first…then the easy. Put your energy into the harder assignments…when you have less energy or your brain is tired, you can then tackle the easier tasks. 3. Proper study space. Make a place to study. When you use the same place to study, day after day, your body becomes trained. You will focus your concentration more quickly there. 4. Snack. Don’t try to study on an empty stomach. If you’re hungry, you’ll be distracted. So grab an apple or some carrot sticks. Just avoid dairy products or turkey, which tend to be natural sedatives (make you sleepy). 5. No distractions. Turn off the stereo, TV or radio. Silence is the best environment to study in. 6. Study buddy. Don’t overlook the value of a study partner. Quiz each other, compare notes and practice testing. You can also help one another from becoming bored. But avoid distracting each other from what you are there to do. 7. Write it down. Experts agree that the more senses you use to absorb information, the better you’ll remember it. Don’t just read about what you’re...
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...Too much Technology Case Analysis 1) Some of the arguments for digital media are that it is they can be an effective way at developing our visual processing ability, and they grant users easy access to the world’s information very quickly. Some of the arguments against digital media are that it is damaging our ability to think clearly and focus on a single task. The internet itself has many opportunities for multitasking such as tabbed browsing, or links to other pages, while our phones let us message or call our friends. These forms of digital media can be a big distraction to the user when trying to concentrate on a single task. 2) The brain might be effected by the increasingly amounts of digital media around us by making us more easily distracted when it comes to multitasking. As we become accustomed to using our digital devices daily, our ability to focus and make decisions becomes undermined when we have so many of these distractions around us. 3) I do feel that these arguments outweigh the positives of the usage of digital media because I sometimes also feel distracted when trying to focus on doing research on the internet or write a report on the computer. I sometimes feel the need to check my email or Facebook when I know I should be focused on the task at hand. I also always have my smartphone on me wherever I go which makes it very distracting to want to message my friends while working on a task. This was one of the primary reasons why I can’t use e-books for school...
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