...Introduction Racial disparity and discrimination is not a new concept to any nation. In fact, many were built on the back of slave labor, whether the slaves were indigenous peoples or imported bodies. While many nations have undertaken measures to overcome racial disparity, others have encouraged racial democracy. Brazil, a modern and industrialized nation, suffers from racial discrimination based on their position in the world economy and built on the ideology of the past. History Brazil’s history is rife with racism and slavery, dating back to its discovery by Pedro Alveres Cabral in 1500. Brazil was originally settled with the intention of harvesting Brazilwood. However, over time the profits from that were supplanted by sugar, which soon became the major export (Phillips 117). Over a short period of time, Brazil became the leading producer of sugar in the Atlantic world. The production of all these exports meant cheap labor was needed. During this time, the Portuguese were sending between 4,000 and 5,000 slaves per year to Brazil from Angola and West Africa; by the 18th century, one million slaves had been imported (117). The continually shifting landscape meant that Brazil’s exports continued to shift. By the time the 19th century came around, Brazil’s major export was coffee as sugar production had shifted to the Caribbean Islands. The continued influx of European slaves and citizens resulted in an uneven population. European labor was generally more skilled...
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...Assessment 1 The constant improvement of technology has changed people's lives greatly. This essay concentrates on the digital revolution and the digital divide in the world today. Many today's technology achievements and improvements of people's quality of life should owe to the digital revolution. Digital revolution, which is also named the third industrial revolution or the third technological revolution, means the innovation of computers and the repaid spread of the communication equipments and it includes the revolution of the society and the technology, which usually refer in particular to the arguments created when these technology widely used (H.Jenkins & D.Thorburn, The Digital Revolution, the Informed Citizen, and the Culture of Democracy, 2003, p.1). However, this revolution can to some extent be a wicked problem for its search of solution could never stop and each solution of a digital solution is always a "one-shot" operation as well as the difficulty to generate a solution immediately or ultimately (J.C.Camillus, 2008, p.100). As for the first one, since digital industry is an emerging industry, the problems of the digital revolution can hardly be clarified in the foreseeable future (J.C.Camillus, 2008, p.100). Thus, the same as the wicked problem, the digital revolution has no stopping rule as well since it needs to keep finding new solutions for new problems (J.C.Camillus, 2008, p.100). For the second one, because of the lack experience in the digital industry...
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...in 2009 requesting two million dollars to bridge the digital divide within our community. The grant was approved and a motion to coordinate a curriculum develop project has been accepted by the schools board committee. The goal of this project is to integrate technology among all middle schools that is at present an underserved community with limited access to technology. All stakeholders will be compiled into committees and a point of direct contact will be delegated for each group. After all decisions have been made and the implementation phase begins, the program will receive formative and summative evaluations that will continue to occur as for the duration of the program. Power in Technology The Houston County School District, plagued with a high crime rate, high unemployment, and extreme poverty, has found itself deficient of the skills needed to perform day-to-day-tasks. Many of the people in this community have been impacted by deficiencies passed down from generation to generation. For example, some of the women who currently receive governmental assistance (public housing, welfare and food vouchers) are descendents of those who received the same assistance. This sometimes extends as far back as 4 generations. With this taken into consideration the Houston County School District (HCSD) has hired, Bridgett Standring, to assemble a community wide committee to address the digital divide that now exists within its district. Learning Gap (wow really...
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...Name Class Date Guided Inquiry • Skills Lab Chapter 11 Lab Modeling Meiosis Problem How does meiosis increase genetic variation? Introduction Most cells in organisms that reproduce sexually are diploid. They have two sets of chromosomes and two complete sets of genes. Gametes are an exception. Gametes are the cells that combine during sexual reproduction. In animals, these cells are called sperm and eggs. Gametes are haploid cells with only one set of chromosomes. Meiosis is the process in which haploid cells form from diploid cells. In this lab, you will model the steps in meiosis. You will make drawings of your models. You will also identify points in the process that can lead to greater genetic variation. Skills Focus Use Models, Sequence, Draw Conclusions Materials • pop beads • magnetic centromeres • large sheet of paper • colored pencils • scissors Safety Do not direct the points of the scissors toward yourself or others. Use the scissors only as instructed. Pre-Lab Questions 1. Control Variables Why must you use the same number of beads when you construct the second chromosome in Step 1? Name Class Date 2. Infer Why is the longer chromosome pair used to model crossing-over? 3. Calculate A diploid cell has two pairs of homologous chromosomes. How many different combinations of chromosomes could there be in the gametes? Procedure The diploid cell in your model will...
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...In computer science, divide and conquer (D&C) is an important algorithm design paradigm based on multi-branched recursion. A divide and conquer algorithm works by recursively breaking down a problem into two or more sub-problems of the same (or related) type, until these become simple enough to be solved directly. The solutions to the sub-problems are then combined to give a solution to the original problem. This technique is the basis of efficient algorithms for all kinds of problems, such as sorting (e.g., quicksort, merge sort), multiplying large numbers (e.g. Karatsuba), syntactic analysis (e.g., top-down parsers), and computing the discrete Fourier transform (FFTs). On the other hand, the ability to understand and design D&C algorithms is a skill that takes time to master. As when proving a theorem by induction, it is often necessary to replace the original problem by a more general or complicated problem in order to get the recursion going, and there is no systematic method for finding the proper generalization. The name "divide and conquer" is sometimes applied also to algorithms that reduce each problem to only one subproblem, such as the binary search algorithm for finding a record in a sorted list (or its analog in numerical computing, the bisection algorithm for root finding).[1] These algorithms can be implemented more efficiently than general divide-and-conquer algorithms; in particular, if they use tail recursion, they can be converted into simple loops...
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...Beginning to End: An Overview of Systems Analysis and Design . Classroom Discussion Activities Note: For the purpose of Classroom Activities, there is usually not a ‘model answer’ to each question in the discussions. From week 2 onwards, answers will not be provided for Classroom Activities in the Tutorial Solution File. 1. Discuss what to do, i.e. what are the steps, to build a system. Discuss by giving an example, such as a patient monitoring system for a dentist, or an inventory tracking system for a small business. Ask: How to build this system for the owner (who is a good friend)? Note: Be careful to make your example large enough that it is not simply a "cottage industry" single person application where the student just builds something that is already in his/her head. Consider the following questions: ← How do you find out exactly what the user needs the system to do? ← How do you remember what the user tells you about what it must do? ← How do you know what information is important to keep? ← How do you make sure it does what it is supposed to do? ← How do you divide up the work, if there are two or more of you working together? The answers are expected to differ in each separate tutorial class based on the types of project experience that the class students have brought along with for the discussion. The discussion allows all members in the class to share the experience of the others. ...
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...check the top two box data tap data analysis at right data analysis plus Statistical terms What is statistics? A way to get info from data. descriptive statistics: organize and summarize data inferential statistics: process of making a: prediction estimate decision About a population based on sample data Population: all items of interest Sample: a subset of a population Population: all items of interest Measures of reliability: built into statistical processes (p5) two kinds: confidence level & significance level 1. confidence level proportion of times an estimation procedure will be correct90%-99% 2. Significance level: how frequently a conclusion will be incorrect, in the long run. 1%-10% Types of Data and Information hierarchy of data traingel base nominal: lable, catagoty numerical values represent categories…”coding data” how to count =countif(A1:A11)1 (数1 有多少个) =AVERAGE(a2:a11) counting the frequency of the numbers used as codes top :interval middle ordinal data: order distances are not equal, eg. records in marathon values must represent the ranked order of data interval data: all calculations are permissible random variable: numerical alue random outcome determined by chance upon conducting an experiment numerical data:v qualitative (categorical) quantitative (numerical) qualitative data 1. nominal labels, coding, assigned values 2. ordinal order important quantitative data 1. interval differences are...
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...or an Organization has in its account. The more balance of cash in the account, the more healthy the person financially, and the more trustworthy is the organization. The business progress depends upon the financial status of a company. Respect depends upon the financial status of a person in this world.” From those definitions, we can conclude that Financial Status has to do with our savings, expenses or either way how we earn. As simple as that, but this is also connected with business, but since we are on Basic Statistics field, let’s just move along to topic. Why is it included in Basic Statistics? We all know that, this course, program or subject deals with analysis, report, collection, interpretation and presentation. And Financial Status includes reports, statements, etc. One more thing is Financial Analysis can either be Inferential or Descriptive Statistics, Why? It could be Inferential, if you have to go on with estimating or forecasting your future Financial Status, and surely it would be very difficult to make a forecast of your projected expenses for the next...
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...market. 2. Use the Precision toothbrush case study as both an example of a target market analysis and a good starting point for your Colgate-Palmolive toothbrush and toothpaste market evaluation. 3. The analysis should include: a. Evaluation of current geographic, psychographic, demographic and behavioral segmentation variables. b. Evaluation of current cultural, social and personal factors of the consumer market. c. Recommendations for market segmentation strategies. i. Does one segment look more promising than others? ii. Should one segment be dropped? iii. What factors support your recommendation? 4. Submit as a Word document via the WS2 CP Paper - Submit Assignments link. Title your document WS2 CP Paper. For more information on how to submit assignments see Workshop One. 5. For grading criteria, refer to the Paper Writing Rubric below. Market Segmentation a) Consumer markets are formed into segments based on descriptive characteristics: geographic, demographic, psychographic and behavioral. Geographic segmentation divides the market into nations, states, regions, counties, cities or neighborhoods. Demographic segmentation divides the market based on variable such as age, gender, income, generation, social class and life-stage. Psychographic segmentation is using psychology and demographics to understand the consumer better. This segmentation divides groups’ based on psychological/personality traits, lifestyles or values. Behavioral segmentation...
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...SMALL BUSINESS PROJECT: The class will divide into Learning Teams (ideally 4 per group). Please give me a copy of the members of your group before leaving the first class meeting. Each group will choose an industry and develop a business plan for a small business in this industry. The business plan should reflect the material given to and presented to individuals – angels, private equity or venture capitalists – interested in investing in your new venture. The emphasis of the business plan will be on the financials. Use industry average ratios and other data to develop 3 – 5 years of pro forma financials. Each group must have a unique industry. So, email me as soon as you have made your choice – first come first served. Written business plans will be turned in the last meeting. The written report should be a maximum of five pages (times new roman, 11-point). All quantitative analysis should be in the exhibits or tables (no limitation on number, but all should be referenced and used in the body of the report). Points on the written project will be awarded based on the quality of the description of the opportunity, the competitive environment, the financial analysis and the executive summary. Groups will present their plans on the last class meeting. Presentations should take approximately 25 minutes. Q&A will be limited to an additional 10 minutes. The rest of the class will act as group considering the investment. Points on the presentation will be based on conciseness...
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...Documentary Film Analysis Worksheet History 222 – African American History Since 1877 Instructions: • You will find the list of films you can choose from in the assignment section of the course. • Go to the list and pick your film. You must view the entire film. If you can’t access films because of deployment, geographic location, or other reasons, please let your instructor know so they can give you an alternate assignment. • Please type you answers into this sheet. You must submit the worksheet two ways: 1) upload the worksheet as a Word document 2) cut and paste your answers into the student response box for the assignment. • You must answer in complete sentences, using a short answer/paragraph format. 1. What is the title of the film you picked? A Class Divided 2. Why did you pick this film over the others offered? I chose this film mainly because of the strength of the message that was taught by Jane Elliott to her class. The controversial message in 1968 could have had a very horrible outbreak of speculation from the school district as well as the parents of the children she was teaching. Mrs. Elliott sought to open the eyes of her students by placing them in an experiment where their eye color is a discriminating factor, I was intrigued because they were so young and I wasn’t sure if they would understand the meaning of what Mrs. Elliott was trying to teach. I was very wrong in my assumptions of course. 3. What is/are...
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...process of diving consumers in groups based on their needs. There are four different segmentations that a company can base their product on and they are as follow: Geographic Segmentation divides the market into different geographical units such as the region, climate, zone, state, country, district or urban/rural area which one lives. Demographic Segmentation is based on the race, religion, community, language, gender, marital status, occupation, and income of the individual. Psychographic Segmentation is based on individuals who have the same interest and by similar or same products. Divides individuals based on social class, lifestyle, or personality traits. Behavioral Segmentation divides buyers into groups based on their knowledge or responses to a product. Description of Each of the Target Markets One of the target markets that I would like to reach will be the demographic segmentation. That’s because looking at some of the products that the Hershey Company products they are based around the females. One product in particular is the Hershey Bliss, which is a square piece of chocolate, which are targeted to women in the age group of 25-49 years of age. This allows women in this age bracket to seek chocolate as a means of personal reward, comfort and indulgence. Analysis of Two Competitors and their Positioning Two of Hershey’s competitors are: M&M/Mars, which is their biggest competitor and the other one is Nestle. M&M/Mars has made a promise to save...
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...Divide the market for this business offering into segments and describe each segment in detail. Make and justify a decision about which one (or more) of the market segments should be targeted. For a customer-driven marketing strategy, first, we have to segment the market, which there is no single way to do it. We should try and analysis different segmentation variables and then decide which one or which combination we should targeted. There are four major segmentation variables for consumer markets which are geographic segmentation demographic segmentation psychographic segmentation and behavioural segmentation. First, we are going to think about the geographic segmentation which dividing a market into different geographical units. Our business idea will allocated in Saskatoon, however, for the rural community are also lack of the service of acting school, so we should spreading our advertisements all over the small towns around Saskatoon which means we are focus on the Saskatoon local people and also the rural community around the city. So, from geographic segmentation, our major target would be the population from Saskatoon and rural community around the city. Second, we are going to think about demographic segmentation which divides the market into segments based on variables such as age, gender, family size, life cycle, household income. Since our business idea is acting studio which is more attractive to young people, so I think our major target would be from 15 to 25...
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...heavy, and I feel very stressful somehow. 2. What are the major attributes or components of the situation? Divide the major problem into smaller parts or sub problems. I have three classes this quarter, and all of three have team projects. Also, every week has to due with assignments, and readings, and writings. I need to read case studies. I need to do my part in my groups. 3. What are the subcomponents of each of those subproblems? Divide them into yet smaller parts. * For class 470 (Capstone class): I need to finish for reading case study before every Tuesday and Thursday I need to read case study that is assigned for my group also, and I need to contribute for team write-up for that day too. I need to find data for my group project about company that our group picked. I need to get everyone in my team to meet up on one day to talk about our group project ‘s ideas. * For class 330: I need to read all interactive case in every chapter due on Tuesday and Thursday I need to do all class discussions online. I need to work on team project. I need to read a book to answer all discussion questions (assignment) There are 4 projects that due individually, and 1 project which is business plan dues by team. There are mid term and Final exam. * For class 472: I have to read assigned chapters before class on Monday and Wednesday Assignment will due before class too. There are three exams, and exam 1 is coming next week...
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...| Project Overview | Overview The purpose of this project is to demonstrate your mastery of the implementation, design and analysis skills learned from the course. You will analyze a large dataset in both an Excel spreadsheet and an Access database. You will produce a PowerPoint presentation to showcase your analysis. You will submit several files as part of your project solution: 1. The original dataset you download. 2. The Excel spreadsheet used to analyze the data set. 3. The Access database used to query the data set. 4. The PowerPoint presentation that summarizes your analysis. The files you submit may not be files you have previously submitted in this course or any other. All work contained in the Excel, Access or PowerPoint files must be your own work. Groups This assignment was designed to be an individual assignment, however, you may find it helpful to complete the assignment with one partner. You may choose a partner from either section of the class this semester; you do not need to attend the same section as your partner. If you complete the project with a partner: * you should not divide the project by task so that one partner completes one group of tasks while the second partner completes a different set of tasks. This will put both partners at a disadvantage for exams. Instead, both partners should complete each task together. Alternatively, each partner could complete the project individually and then partners could compare...
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