...The Dirty Thirties and the Emergence Of Canadian Social Assistance Grade 10 Academic-CHC2D Dec. 12, 2011 By: Kate Raatzs, Archana Selvaragan and Jennifer Joseph Table of Contents Task Page Design Plan Statement 1 Course Outline 2-5 Unit Overview 6 Unit Calendar 7-8 Enduring Understandings/Essential Questions 9-10 Lesson Summaries: a) Causes of Economic Troubles 11 b) Population Changes and Immigration 12-14 c) Technology of the 1930s 15 d) Life in the 1930s 16 e) On-To-Ottawa and Social Unrest 17 f) Social Assistance Programs 18 g) Then and Now Review Lesson 19-21 h) Then and Now Round Table Assignment 22-23 Appendix A: Round Table Discussion Handout 24 Rubric for Round Table Discussion and other Assessment ideas 25-28 Topic Organizer 29-31 Speech Planner 32 Design Process Statement Our group initially decided to work together because each of us was specifically interested in developing lessons for Grade 10 Canadian History – Academic. Some of us wanted to develop our understanding of the curriculum itself, while others wanted to focus on working with students of this age. After reviewing the curriculum...
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...“Economic Globalization” Economic globalization is an irreversible reality. To attempt to stall it or to roll it back would be as futile as trying to roll back the industrial revolution or information technology inventions. In terms of the historic evolution of the socio-economic system and its broader social civilization, it is an inevitable phase in the ever-advancing civilization on earth. In its current form, however, it is unsustainable. It is evidently defective, it has no built-in corrective mechanisms, and it needs to be saved from itself. The phenomenon has been in the making for centuries. More specifically, technological inventions in the field of communication, transportation and information management have accelerated its pace, propelling it into a tremendous force with incredible capacity to speed up development, or if left ungoverned, giving it a ferocious destructive capacity. Positive Outcomes: 1. Acceleration of development process or welfare improvement: What the industrialized countries took 150 years to bring about, the East Asian countries achieved in just over 25 years. 2. Technological advancements have made it possible to further shorten this considerably. 3. Knowledge dissemination has created awareness, consciousness, and hence empowerment unparalleled in the past. The very rising grass roots opposition to the negative by products of globalization is an evidence of the positive force that economic globalization has created. 4. The capacity to...
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...Are Modern Humans Still Evolving?In the year eighteen fifty-nine, Charles Darwin published a book which he called “The Origin of Species”. In this book Darwin theorized that populations evolve over the years through a process called natural selection. Darwin realized that in a population, more individuals were born than could possibly survive, he also recognized that the individuals that survived and reproduced were the ones with some sort of competitive advantage over rival animals, therefore they were more likely to pass their useful traits down to their offspring (Darwin, 1859). As this process of natural selection occurred for millions of years, these desirable traits that were once only prevalent in a few individual animals became common traits for entire species (Winston, 2009). There are countless amounts of evidence that suggest that humans owe their existence to evolution, however, many people are skeptical as to whether or not it is still occurring, and whether or not it is happening in the same way. Some scientists hold that the human race has reached “its biological pinnacle and is no longer capable of changing” (McKie, 2005, ¶1). Alternatively, some experts believe that humans are evolving faster than ever (Sample, 2007), and others believe it is still happening, just on different terms. There has not been any deciding evidence as to whether or not humans are still evolving, however, saying it isn’t happening is a very difficult position to defend. Gene mutations...
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...like the everlasting history of sports that spark our ongoing arguments. The unpredictability that sporting events carry will forever keep sports enthusiasts, fans and writers full of debate and endless discussions. For many years, sports conversation was simple. Fans showed up to the game, the results were printed in the paper, and everyone in town discussed it at the barbershop and diner. Popularity grew with the likes of radio and television developing into the primary outlets. In recent years, the progress of social media, and the internet itself for that matter, have curved the way we view and discuss sports more than we could ever imagine. Although the enjoyment of sports will never change, the sports themselves take part in a perpetual evolution. Every year there are new players, reformed rules and even varying styles of play. The alterations in certain aspects of sports over the years have given sports journalists an endless amount of storylines to craft their work. Through the years, sports have obviously changed, but the field of sports journalism has remained somewhat consistent. Sports writers attend their assigned event, take their notes and interview coaches and athletes so they can generate their story. Thirty years ago (and still at a limited rate to this day), their article would simply be given to the editors before being printed in the paper for the following morning. With heavy advancements in technology over the past two or three decades, the way games...
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...Criminology in the Future Taylor Strong CJS/231 September 21, 2015 Jacqueline Waltman Criminology in the Future Future directions of crime fighting and its role in social policy implication would be the advancement of technology and its impact that it will potentially have on crime fighting in the future. Technology is ever changing and it something that we have all witnessed advance over the course of time, whether that is the progression of a tape recorder, to a CD, a CD to a Mp3, and Mp3 to iPods and iPhones. The only difference is that with criminal justice technology takes them much further than to just being able to listen to music but rather to get ahead of crime and to get a grasp on the criminals who are committing the acts. Technology is insightful in every aspect of the criminal justice system, from the examination to the trial of crimes. The advancement of technology is already in its most profound stage of conformity. It is allowing us to be visually able to see individuals from space via satellite and target their intellect by viewing what it is they are arranging criminally and for us to use that information to our advantage. Other directions of crime fighting and its role in social policy implications suggest that we are also setting up to not only visually be ahead of the game and criminals in the future but also that we are asking it possible for us to listen more openly to conversations that are being exchanged between criminals. This alone is substantial...
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...overturned traditional media business models, the ways we engage with and consume media products, the way we interact with one another, and the ways we organize our daily lives around various media choices (Campbell. Martin, and Fabos, 2015). The major developments in the evolution of mass media during the last century were film and radio. The 1950’s and 1960’s also brought about dramatic electronic change with the invention of the television. The printing press led to nationalism that in turn nourished the idea of idealism (Campbell. Martin, and Fabos, 2015). Society began to rely less on their community and traditional leadership for insight and guidance. This newfound individualism proclaimed the rise of commerce and increased resistance to government interference in the business dealings of independent business owners. The democratic impulse of individualism became a fundamental value in American society in the nineteenth and twentieth century’s (Campbell. Martin, and Fabos, 2015). The creation of the telegraph in the late 1860’s paved the way for future technological inventions such as the wireless telegraphy (later named radio), the fax machine, and the cell phone. Digital communication has changed the way we watch television, read newspapers and magazines, and even attend school. Digital technology has influenced the American culture with the use of email, text, Skype, Twitter, and Facebook which are responsible for the lack of mail placing the United States...
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...Implications for the Future Paper There are many challenges in promoting, changing, and living in a cleaner world. Individuals can make differences in their own environment, their own carbon blueprint by modifying individual behaviors. The issue A significant area of behavior modification regarding the environment is the use of plastic bottles. The increase over the last several decades of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for bottled water is staggering. The reduction of the use of PET bottles will play a significant role in how an individual can change our environment. One of the most significant challenges of plastic bottles is estimated that it requires over 700 years for plastic to decompose. Pollution caused by plastic is a world-wide problem. Researchers estimate that there is an ever increasing "garbage patch" of plastic twice the size of the state of Texas moving in the North Pacific Ocean. Humans, ecosystems, and wildlife are seriously challenged by debris from plastic. Disposable plastic water bottles for bottled water are made out of oil which is a finite natural resource known as Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PET bottles require energy to manufacture and transport. The amount of oil used to produce water bottles each year which equates to 17 million barrels of oil is the same amount of oil that would fuel over 1,000,000 cars for a year (Palliser, 2010). * Strategies for promoting positive environmental behavior * The use simple strategies...
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...Analysis…………………………………………………....…………………...…. 5 4.1 Research and innovation in the ICT environment ……………....………. 5 4.2 Human capital development in the ICT environment.……..…....……….. 7 4.3 Level of advancement of ICT networks and services.…………………… 8 4.4 Level of advancement of the IT and software industry sectors……….… 11 3.5 The role of CIOs in promoting digital economy evolution……………….. 14 4. Conclusion………………………………………………...…………………...…. 17 5. References……………………………………………....…..………………...…. 19 1. 1. Abstract This report is an analysis of digital economy evolution and the role of the CIO in the South African ICT sector, looking at the following five points: (i) Research and innovation in the ICT environment. (ii) Human capital development in the ICT environment. (iii) The level of advancement of ICT networks and services. (iv) The level of advancement of the IT and software industry sectors. (v) The role of CIOs in promoting digital economy evolution. 2. Introduction This report is an analysis of the digital economy evolution and the CIO’s in the South African ICT sector. The CIO does not have much influence in the areas of ICT such as, the ICT sector itself, research, ICT sector innovation, human capital development, ICT networks, services and software development, as these areas are controlled by the government and global multi-national organisation that have the capital to invest in innovation hubs, universities...
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...The five most important technological advances in Electronic Communication are the telegraph, the telephone, radio/TV, the internet, and cell phones. 1. The telegraph (in my opinion) is by far the most important electronic communications development in our history. For millennia societies have communicated over long distances strictly using the physical environment; smoke screens, reflected light, pyres, etc., have been used long before electric technology was introduced. While effective, the physical environment can only “reach” so far; the electric telegraph enabled entire regions, countries, and governments to connect instantly. The ability to send messages- or simply communicate- via electric wires was undoubtedly the fastest leap communications has ever seen; in a matter of decades the world was covered in wires. The telegraph enabled globalization, better government communications, and a widespread need to speak to one another. While the telegraph is somewhat obsolete today, the invention opened the door to the telephone, the radio, and (quite literally) laid the foundation of all electric communications. http://classroom.synonym.com/significance-samuel-morse-inventing-telegraph-10183.html http://history1800s.about.com/od/inventioninnovation/a/telegraph01.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy 2. The second most important electronic development would be the telephone. Founded on the same ideas as the telegraph, the telephone enabled people to literally “send”...
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...this quote one can presume that most philosophers and thinkers alike look for a deeper meaning within their lives and throughout society. Previous to this course my viewpoint and attitude were based on the people of which I surround myself with, the life experiences I have encountered and the way in which we make our decisions and why. Following my studies I have found this foundation of my knowledge to be valid and rather accurate although there are numerous factors which make up our decisions and how we end up where we are, studying sociology has assisted me in becoming more aware of different factors which I may have not considered to make up a society and how in turn this has enhanced my sense of identity. In relation to individuality and where I am in society I have found there are a number of entities which define me within the social order, that being of where I have lived in the world, the people I surround myself with, the cultures I have endured and seen, the values I was taught as a child and to this day as an adult and the way in which I come to make my decisions. Attending 13 schools and living in 3 continents over 7 major cities all over the world up until the age of 16 I found this hard to deal with as a child, the older I become the more I realise how this has facilitated the way in which I live my life, I have come to realise how adaptable I am to many situations and that I am resilient to most circumstances of...
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... Define evolution (using textbook and/or lecture notes) Charles Darwin proposed that all species changed over a period of time. During this period of time, species evolved; some stayed the same, and some changed drastically. Some flourished and some became extinct. This occurred by the process of natural selection (Park, 2014). DNA changes over time, which can cause mutations which effect the future production and growth of an organism. There is no set amount of change an organism will see, if it sees any at all. Discuss what evolution is in terms of physical anthropology. In physical anthropology, evolution is the change of living organisms over time, studying how they adapt with their environment and the stresses that go along with it (Park, 2014). From one generation to the next, there are specific aspects or traits of an organism that stay the same, and there are some that are constantly evolving. These changes can occur over billions of years and go unnoticed in short periods, but are significantly different in a lengthy time period. Discuss what a physical anthropologist may examine/investigate in order to study evolution (e.g. population DNA). One aspect of physical anthropology that examines and investigates the process of evolution would be Paleoanthropology. Paleoanthropologists are individuals who study extinct organisms or fossils. It’s important to understand that they are not searching for human ancestors but rather our biological and technological origins...
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... progress and the instituted practice of institutionalization Abstract: First, the importance and three different kinds of institutions-The rule of the game (Law), Social Technologies, Instituted Practices will be briefly introduced. Second part would be summarization of institutions’ evolution from different scholars. The impacts of institutions to economic progress would be mentioned separately here also. Then the third part would be how these three institutions’ combination influences the economic improvement, and more scholars’ economic progress concepts would be discussed together. In this part, three institutional issues would be used as framework to discuss the economic progress brings by institutions. In from family units to business units section, basically it would be how institutions organize a hierarchical social structure for efficiently managing to facilitate division of labor, divide the payoffs, and so on. Following the first section, peace, love, and understanding section argues that laws and language development build up trustable economic environment for strangers to cooperate. Last section is building computers out of people, which integrates two sections earlier and emphasizes institutions creating a web of social structures, norms, protocols, legal structures together making the whole human society as a computer that could self-organized deal with complex problems and pursue the same goal which individual...
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...The History and Core Business of Kodak The company we know today as Kodak was started by an American named George Eastman with his partner Henry Strong in 1881 by producing dry photographic plates. These dry gelatin plates were far superior to the messy wet plate counterpart of the day. The major advantage that dry gelatin plates gave photographers of the time was the fact that they did not require a wet coating right after exposure for them to be developed. Eastman invented and started producing his next evolution of dry plates by evolving his design from using a gelatin coating, to using an emulsion coating. The business evolved from a partnership to a $200,000 corporation with 14 shareholders in 1884. At that same time, the company name was changed to EASTMAN Negative Paper. The next evolutionary step for the company was one year later in 1885. This is when the first transparent photographic film came to market. With this groundbreaking and revolutionary product, EASTMAN Negative Paper opened a wholesale office in London England. The next few years were so good at EASTMAN Negative Paper that they were able to employ a full-time research scientist to help the company in the commercialization of a flexible, transparent film. A few years later in 1888 the name Kodak was born and they adopted and marketed the slogan “You press the button – we do the rest”. The next years for Kodak were filled with the growth of their film product and the cameras that used the film,...
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...Every organisation has an individual structure that provides coordination and control of the organisation’s activities. Organisational structures are complex and specific to the variables of the organisation such as strategy, industry, geographical location, government legislation, access to technology and funds for growth as well as many other variables of the organisation. They also need to be flexible and innovative to remain profitable in a competitive and globalised market, involving continual monitoring and change to the structure of the organisation. As an organisation’s components vary from one to another there can be no ideal or perfect organisational structure. An ideal or perfect organisational structure is theoretical and designed based upon the goals and demands of the business at the time (Kroon, 1995). Goals of a business are derived from the organisation’s strategies which can be highly differentiated between different types of organisations from stock-exchange listed corporations to non-profit organisations. Microsoft is a listed corporation in a highly innovative field which today is managed as eight independent divisions, all with different strategies. In separating Microsoft to eight different divisions this allows for specialisation while also providing eight different structures with eight different sets of policies, procedures and management structures (Legerer et al, 2009). This shows that even within the one organisation a set structure is not suitable...
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...competitive industry that is constantly changing and it is crucial for companies in this industry to adapt to new trends and customer needs. M&S have a strong focus on consistent quality and high standards. They have been aware of technological factors and social changes within this market and have reacted in particular to the technological evolutions effectively, helping them to achieve one of their core competencies that is, quality. Driving forces in this industry proved difficult for M&S, globalization, the development of casual trends, and accelerating fashion cycles were major evolutions that became prevalent in the textile apparel industry, M&S were not reacting to these factors well and so they were becoming quite lost in their own market. Macro Economic Factors/PEST Analysis. Technological Issues The textile apparel industry is becoming to rely on technology for faster production systems and better quality products. We have seen that M&S have had a successful technological component to their organization, close co-operation with suppliers and the use of the latest technology has been the foundation for achieving the highest quality in their products. The fashion industry is going to keep evolving with the newest technology, it is vital that brands react to this macro-economic factor as it will be what may differentiate you from your competitors. Economical Issues A recession will have an enormous effect on M&S and this industry, along with...
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