...Document Abstract This document is a proposal to develop a Continuing Care Retirement Community – a kind of senior housing retirement living center – on one (1) contiguous parcel of land located in a northeastern suburb of Houston, Texas by BGG Development, LLC – a Texas Limited Liability Company engaged in the development, capitalization, marketing and operations of senior housing facilities in Texas. BGG Development, LLC’s management has assessed the initial opportunity and believes the total development budget for the initial phase of this project will be approximately $54.1 million, but the project is expected to have three (3) phased stages developed over a 3-year period (if all operations are met with material success). Should BGG Development, LLC be successful in executing its business model, the expected result will be a near-term net profit pool of approximately $6.2 million and BGG Development, LLC will be seeking to acquire approximately $1.2 million in pre-construction phase capital financing to address this business opportunity. To these ends, the company is providing this proposal for the purposes of entertaining discussions with qualified institutions, businesses and accredited investors regarding the potential investment preferences. This document is not an offer to sell securities of any kind, nor does it constitute a guarantee or warranty as to future performance of any kind. This Document is For Discussion Purposes Only. Northeast Houston Senior Housing...
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...so much in a lifetime. Webster dictionary determines this as mindset, which is defined as mental attitude or inclination. There has much current research into mindset; a Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck published research about this topic titled, Mindset: The New Psychology of success. She states that what we think and feel about ourselves determines what outcomes you will have. She separates mindset into two types. A “fixed intelligence mindset”, according to Dweck, holds on to the belief that a persons intelligence, character, and creativity are all static givens that they can change, and that the affirmation of that inherent intelligence is success. To carry on the sense of being smart of skilled in a fixed mines, one must strive for success and avoid failure at all costs. This basically means that they believe their basic characteristics, intelligence and it can not change. The other type is a “growth intelligence mindset” seeks challenge and believes that failure is not a proof...
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...Growth mindset or fixed mindset, according to Carol S. Dweck studies in her article “Brainology” students either have a growth mindset or fixed mindset(1). I believe that not all students shine in every subject, but they do have subjects that come naturally to them, where they want to do better in. They also know they are going to strive in and their mentality does change to wanting to achieve in that subject. Now with a fixed mindset their mind shuts down and their self-esteem lowers and they are scared to try. So is it possible to have both mindsets? Dweck makes a good point about their only being two mindsets the growth mindset which is a believe that how smart a person can be is realized with learning and the fixed mindset is when the student makes a challenge a threat because they are afraid to fail.(1) She never states that students can have both mindsets where they can be good at one subject and be bad in another. Many students have one subject they enjoy the most and have the growth mindset of wanting to learn more, and they have subjects that doesn't come as naturally like others and have more of a struggle. I believe that every student can have a growth mindset and fixed mindset and it all depends on what subjects they like or dislike....
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...essay concerning Toughs major claims and supporting claims in how children succeed as from page 165-181. The paper will also end with an essay three thesis that highlights on what has been learnt from Toughs main claims. According to Tough on college conundrum, it is seen that the majority of the children from poor families do struggle in getting education as compared to those in the rich families. It is clear that “over the past few decades, it has become evident that the United States does not so much have an issue of restricted as well as uneven college admittance. It has a challenge of incomplete and lopsided college achievement (Tough, p. 150).” Concerning this it is clear that the United States does not concentrate on one background when it comes to ones college admission. They say that the most challenging fact presently is the non-fulfilling college accomplishment. Therefore, it can be pointed out that the college conundrum as stated means that the majority of the grades tend to show more than the mystery content. They say that this discloses characters of motivation, determination as well as the availability of good study habits and time management techniques that inform us about the great pact that a scholar will finish a college program. This is slightly different than the achievement gap since people in life are graded by their academic qualifications. They say that “an ACT preparation schedule that enhances scholar’s course not only opens entrance to...
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...Have you heard of the Early College program at Waipahu High School? What about the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society? Did you know that Waipahu High School’s Early College program is associated with the Phi Theta Kappa organization? Today, not many Early College students are aware of the Phi Theta Kappa organization being offered at Waipahu High School. Phi Theta Kappa is a college honor society that is also offered to early college students at Waipahu High School. Students are participating in Early College courses, however, are not choosing to be involved in the Phi Theta Kappa organization. Because of this issue, it is important to raise awareness of the availability of honor programs, so students would be motivated by their high achieving peers...
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...that were taught in this class are extremely helpful in order to be a successful college student. However, a few of the factors that I believe are most important and contribute a lot to college and life success are, victim and creator mindsets, self-motivation, self-management, and believing in myself. In the beginning, some of these strategies were challenging for me. At this point, I have tried to work on myself and am continuing to work on areas that need improvement. In fact, I feel that there has been a great amount of improvement in my weak areas since the beginning of the semester. One cannot possibly be successful if always using the wrong...
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...The Delayed Gratification College Takes I. Introduction A. Grabber: College is just like working on a car, it is an experience with delayed gratification. At first you do not want to do the work, but as time goes on it is more fulfilling when you put your mind to it. B. Supports 1. Patience 2. Time management 3. Growth of ones mindset C. Thesis: You will be using delayed gratification in college. I am using working on a car as an example because I can easily relate cars to college. Delayed gratification takes patience, time management, and growth of ones mindset. II. Supports A. Patience 1. Do not give up, giving up is the lazy way out. 2. Manage your stress....
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...Most students at Anaheim schools would rather look smarter than actually be smart and retain knowledge, which doesn’t bode well for the students in college. For the students to be successful in college, the Anaheim schools need to supply and teach the students to use a growth mindset way of thinking instead of a fixed or lazy way of thinking. In the article "The secrets to Raising Smart Kids" by Carol Dweck conducted a study that shows that "teaching people to have a 'growth mindset,' which encourages a focus on effort rather than on intelligence or talent, helps make them into high achievers in school and in life." Having a growth mindset means that you think learning is more important the receiving good grades. Most of the students in Anaheim...
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...I started my education in Erie, Pennslyviana.I attend McDowell High. I would say that we were one of the richer schools were I live. I am going to talk about my first assignment Brainology. I thought it was very interesting and it thought me a lot about how some people have different mindsets. Also it has showed me what mindset I have. Once you find out your mindset I felt like it opened a lot of doors for me. After reading the article it changed the way I thought in and out of the classroom. Now I try to take more time on my class work to understand it and not just stop doing it because I cant understand it. That’s what people call “Fixed Mindset” There are two different kinds of mindsets that you can have one being fixed mindsets. A person with a fixed mindset believes that you have this much intelligence and that’s it. People with this mindset worry about how much of this fixed intelligence they have. Carol has found that students with this mindset often reject learning opportunities. I found myself doing this in the classes that I didn’t understand. But in the long run it didn’t really help me out too much. Students that have a fixed mindsets and they have a setback in school more students would say that they felt dumb, study less the next time, and consider cheating on the next test. I felt that way about a class last year. I felt that the class was too hard for me. I often found myself struggling in that class. But in reality all I needed to do is read the textbook and...
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...FIXED vs. GROWTH MINDSET – Which one are you? Based on the research of Dr. Carol Dweck Which Mindset Are You? Self-Assessment* For each item below, decide whether the item is true or false FOR YOU. Answer each item honestly. There is no right or wrong answer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. I want to do better than other students in my class. true An important reason why I do my class work is because I like to learn new things. true I would like to show my instructors that I am smarter than the other students in my class. true I like class work that I will learn from even if I make a lot of mistakes. true It is very important to me that I do not look stupid in my class. true If I do poorly on an assignment or a test, it is because I did not study or try hard enough. true Natural ability is more important than effort for doing well in school. false I can do well on any assignment if I try hard enough. true If I do well on an assignment or a test, I think it is because of good luck. false An important reason why I do my work in class is because I want to improve my true performance. If I do poorly on an assignment or a test, it is usually the instructor’s fault. false Effort is more important than natural ability for doing well in school. true Your intelligence is something very basic about you that cannot change very much. false No matter how much intelligence you have, there is always room for improvement. true You can learn new things, but you cannot really...
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...Name: Bo Yan Mindset Assignment □ Complete the mindset quiz in terms of what you believe is true. □ Then, TYPE the answer to these questions and bring to class. Be prepared to discuss responses in class. 1. Do you identify more with the Fixed or Growth Mindset? (There is no right answer here – be honest with yourself.) I think that I am the person with growth mindset. According to the mindset quiz, it showed to me that I agree 7 growth mindset. 2. Describe an achievement you are proud of (please exclude getting into NU). In what ways (if any) did your mindset affect the success? The most achievement that I have is improved my English into a advanced or even academic level. At the time when I was in high school, my English grade was always bad. Therefore, I used to believe that I am not a person who has language talent. However, later time, I started to think that actually I can have more practice and work hard to get the language talent. 3. Describe a significant challenge in life so far, and how you overcame it. What role did your mindset (fixed or growth) play in the challenge and/or in the outcome? A significant challenge in life was the china SAT exam. I did not a student with good grad until the last one and half year (we have tree years). That means for the first of one and half year, I never studied hard and pay attention on teachers during class time. A lot of people who knew me thought that...
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...I took this class because it’s a college class that transfers to both Dordt and Northwestern, so whichever one I go to I will not have to take it there (assuming I pass the class). I also took it because my sister told me that it’s a good class to take, especially because it is challenging. I was not so sure about that because I do not always like to be challenged in school. I am not the biggest fan of writing. Papers are not exactly my forte. I would much rather take a test over a unit than write a paper. I am open to writing a paper, but I think it takes me a lot more time to write a paper than it really should because I overthink things too easily, which could be both good or bad. I am excited for this course because I have been enjoying The Life of Pi, and I think I have a good idea on what to write for the paper. I am also very nervous for this course because I have heard that the grading is pretty hard. I heard that you have to be pretty perfect in your paper in order to get a good grade....
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...For the most part, every student that attends college wants to be successful. But how can students attain this success while in college? Well, to be successful in college, a student must follow a formula to achieve that success. I believe the first thing students should do is avoid any type of diversions that can easily ruin the chances of achieving success. For example, procrastination being one of the biggest diversions of them all. I am guilty of procrastination myself and I wish I could eliminate the horrible habit. Students should also avoid alcohol and drugs. They are not good for the body and the mind, and can a huge impact on a student’s capability to function in class. In college, some students love to party. While there isn't anything wrong with partying every once in a while, partying too much can be detrimental to a student’s grade. Not only that but, not attending class can hurt a student’s grade. All of these things should be avoided in order to achieve success....
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...factor that was missing. What causes that decision to be made? It's the mindset of that men or women that influences their decision. It's the mindset that causes a men to act whether its consciously or subconsciously that the action committed will have a negative or positive impact on either themselves or their future. So, its pertinent that having a positive attitude which in cause influences a positive mindset or vice versa, will lead a person to a successful life. A positive attitude creates a looking forward mentality that will lead an individual and is the key to having a...
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...As the book continues, the focus becomes how the two mindsets in actuality impact the forms of thinking that lead to achievement or failure. The main topic is how the mindsets become traps that can set the stage for future achievement or failure. The fixed mindset becomes fearful of trying or experiencing new things, once a failure is experienced. This has the effect of limiting the likelihood of new accomplishments and creates a protective veneer around existing abilities so that they can remain successful. The fixed mindset is protective of maintaining what it knows it can conquer, rather than attempting new possibilities. This in turn limits future possibilities, which could potentially be achievable. By distinction, a growth mindset is...
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