...Together We Stand James Leach University of Phoenix HUM111 October 21, 2012 Together We Stand We the people of the west community think something went wrong with the building process of the development of the community. We have noticed a number of outbreaks of residents getting ill. The illness is not spread past the housing community. We are concerned for the residents health and well being. We would like assistance in this matter so we can resolve the problems before they get any worse. Residents all received medical attention from their doctors. The doctors all rules out anything cause by viruses that were happening around the community. The evaluations from all residents were all the same no common illnesses around the community matched the one of our community. The doctor did tell us the cause of the illnesses could be caused by a gas leak from a long term espouser to a gas leak. The residents of the community still wanted to ask is there any other way something else could be causing this? Could it be a faulty part the gas company used? The community then had a different plumber that installed gas products to check each of the houses and see if there was any faulty parts. Then they checked the system for leaks. The findings determined there was leaks throughout the community in several locations. The gas company who installed the gas products during construction seemed to be at fault for this. The gas company could have not been installing the correct material...
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...Together we stand Outline Introduction: Many people are becoming ill in the community. What is causing it and how can it be prevented? I. What is the main cause for this sickness that is attacking the whole community? A. Is there something more than improper chemical disposal causing this sickness 1. Can the air be the cause of the sickness? 2. Can the soil be a cause for the sickness? 3. Can genetics be a cause for the sickness? B. What other sources can be use temporarily until a solution is found? 1. Relocation. 2. Change water source. 3. Use air purification system in the home. II. Strategies applied to help foster critical thinking. A. Criticize 1. Focus thoughts 2. Applying curiosity 3. Redefine solutions to problems 4. Avoid assumptions B. Assumptions to be aware of. 1. Everyone is sick 2. The sickness is caused by company improper disposal of chemicals 3. Everyone has the same illness III. What fallacies were encountered? A. The cause of sickness is fault of wrong disposal of chemicals. 1. These chemicals cause sickness with the same symptoms the community is experiencing 2. The sickness may be caused by something other than disposal Conclusion: Although the cause of sickness is most likely from the improper disposal of chemicals, other causes must be investigated in order to find and prevent this illness from all sides of the community. References:...
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...Qualidade, uma questão de Gestão PSP - Personal Software Process. TSP - Team Software Process. CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration (SE/SW e AS-CMM). ITIL - Information Technology Infrastructure Library. Três Níveis CMM -> Capacitação Organizacional TSP -> Capacitação de Equipes PSP -> Capacitação de Indivíduos O CMM diz “o que” deve ser feito – Desenhado para ser amplo e duradouro – Não entra em detalhes de técnicas específicas O PSP e o TSP dizem também “como” – Sugerem técnicas e dão alternativas PSP – Personal Software Process Mensagem a reter – O PSP é um processo definido para ajudar o desenvolvedor a fazer melhor seu trabalho. – O PSP ensina e recomenda técnicas que podem ser utilizadas também no âmbito da equipe (TSP) e da organização (CMMI) Princípios do PSP A qualidade de um software é governada pela qualidade de seus piores componentes A qualidade de um componente de software é governada pelo indivíduo que o desenvolveu – Conhecimento – Disciplina – Comprometimento O profissional de software deve conhecer sua própria performance – Medir, acompanhar e analisar seu trabalho – Aprender das variações na performance – Incorporar estas lições em suas práticas pessoais A qualidade de um software é governada pela qualidade de seus piores componentes O Modelo PSP Um modelo desenvolvido pelo SEI para melhoria e otimização do processo individual de trabalho. Estruturado como um curso, onde os conceitos...
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...Together We Stand Outline HUM/111 July 1, 2012 Together We Stand Outline I. Introduction To whom it may concern, I am writing this to inform all residents living in or around Bayside that we have had many of our residents become ill with similar extensive symptoms. We have been doing thorough research to get down to the bottom of the problem, and have narrowed the illness down to a possible improper chemical disposal at a nearby company. We are doing everything in our legal power to get this unfortunate matter taken care of. II. Diagnosis The first thing I would do would be to contact those residents whom I know have been contracted with the illness, and ask them questions related to, where were they at the on-set of the illness? How long have they had said symptoms? Did anyone who may have been with them get sick as well? Were they exposed to anything unusual that may have gotten them sick? I would ask many questions that could help me get to the cause of the problem. a. Symptoms Here I would keep a book and log every symptom from every person I interviewed. This would allow me to find a possible pattern in related symptoms. I would also document ages and genders of residents who got the illness, so to see if there is a difference in children versus adult symptoms. b. Medications/Vaccines After evaluating ill residents’ symptoms, I would then ask them questions about what they have done to fight the illness. What medications have they tried?...
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...to direct my research to power lines, water sources and gas sources. I then began to think about the previous questions I have asked myself and found that it was one of those sources. After finding out the information that I did, I then had to dig a little deeper. I had to think about how the companies will try to hide any information that could have caused any damage. I had to think about what the records would be called and how they would conceal it. I found out that the gas company was the cause for why the community was starting to get sick. Although the gas company as at fault we may not want to stop using their services, but merely let them know that the practices of their company is hurting our community. I think if we get together and ask the right questions we will be able to figure out a solution for this problem. I’m pretty sure that the gas company doesn’t want to cause anyone any harm, so confronting them and letting them aware of the dangers they are causing should not be an issue. We need to take the cautious approach when trying to decide what action to take. We don’t want to cause any more illness but we also want to make sure that we don’t cause any unnecessary dangers with the solution. We need to figure out what medical procedures need to be done and the correct action to take when dealing with the gas. By doing this it can help make sure that this...
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...Together We Stand Alone Outline Introduction: There are many people in my community whom are getting sick. What is causing them to be ill and what can we do to prevent this from happening to others. 1) What is going on in my community which is making people feel ill? a) Could there be something else wrong in the community besides chemical disposal causing this illness that has happened i) Could something be in the air which is causing people to get ill? ii) Could something in the soil have anything to do with the sickness? iii) Could something in the family’s genetics be the problem in which they are sick? b) What can be done as a temporary solution until a resolution is found? iv) Relocating the families v) Changing your water source vi) Use a air purifier in your home 2) Strategies which we would apply to help foster Critical thinking. c) Criticize vii) Curiosity viii) Redefine Solution to Problems ix) Avoiding assuming things d) Assumptions we need to be aware of x) Is everyone sick in the community xi) This sickness is caused by the improper disposal...
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...Together We Stand Letter Outline HUM 111- Week 7 Assignment Joshlyn Aday Saturday February 16, 2013 I. Types of questions I would ask myself to ensure that I used critical thinking in my research and analysis of the problem: State my argument- After much research and dedication, we found that our local gas company has caused our community severe and gruesome illness. A. Questioning for the Newspaper/Community- (i) When did the first contraction of the illness occur? (ii) How do the symptoms of the illness vary between the children and adults of the community? (iii) How and where did the illness come from? (iv) How did the individuals in our community contract these illnesses? (v) Are the illnesses the same or do they differ from person to person? (vi) Do the symptoms vary or are they all the same for each person infected? II. Examination/ Finding evidence: (Strategies applied and Investigations) (i) Testing of the victims of the illnesses. (I.e.: Blood work, doctor visits, examinations, etc.) (ii) Questioning the local gas company about the dumping of the harmful chemical-disposal. (iii) Investigate why the company isn’t following regulation and has possible knowledge of the problem this may cause: (a) Rules to follow. (b) Regulations. (c) Dumping Cost. (d) Designated area for dumping harmful chemicals. (e) Why is this not being looked after? (f) Does this cause harm for the surrounding areas? (g)...
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...so that she would stand tall and be proud. Her father was a famous mountaineer and one day Pangma-la and her father would climb the Shining Mountain together. Suddenly it was that one day and they were going to climb the Shining Mountain together, but Pangma-la were going to meet a lot of obstacles on her way to the top. Pangma-la is a young Scottish girl, which is having a rough time in school because of her strange name. Her father named her ‘Pangma-la’ after a mountain called ‘The Shining Mountain’ so that she would always stand tall and proud. Her father, a famous mountaineer, means the world to her. When her father gives her credit for something or compliments her she turns prouder than ever: ““Let her be, she’s tough and hard as nails,” and Pangma-la was proud.” Pangma-la is a very unsecure girl, because she does not want to disappoint her father. She bases all her actions on what her father would think of her: “”let me carry your heavy sack, daughter,” said the woman, but Pangma-la shook her head, for she was afraid that her father would be disappointed in her.” The father is a famous mountaineer and would be considered a ‘hard man’ and a ‘real hero’ by most people. He was the one who named Pangma-la after the Shining Mountain, so with that he had a lot of expectations towards his daughter: “I called you after a shining mountain so that you would stand tall and be proud”. He completely oversees Pangma-la and it is like everything they do together, he does it for his...
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...productive and fun learning environment for children. In this large group of over fifty people, I demonstrate cooperative orientation and I display openness and supportiveness. We all have one aim in the group and that is to accomplish success in everything we do. We are all assign different tasks through the school year and making time to do so can be very challenging. Most of the parents work full time jobs and meetings are usually after work. For this we try to help each other by working around everyone’s schedule and planning ulterior methods or substitution. We all do our fair share in the group. We are all solely responsible for different areas within the committee. We are all mature, family orientated, motivated parents who come together to set leadership examples to our children. Therefore social loafing is minimal to none. We do socialize with each other also there are some friendships that came out of the group but we do have boundaries and respect other. Like everything else there is time and place for everything. We all take full responsibility in monitoring each others behavior, this helps in preventing unwanted...
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...------------------------------------------------- The Shining Mountain Summary: The story is about a young girl, called Pangma-La, and her father, who was a famous mountaineer and had climbed many mountains. When Pangma-La’s father got a baby-daughter, he named her after a great big shining mountain he ones had climbed, so that she could stand tall and proud. One day Pangma-La’s father decides that he and his daughter should climb a mountain together, so Pangma-La starts training and all is going well. Pangma-La finally has a chance to stand tall and make her father proud. On the way to the top of the mountain Pangma-La meets an old Sherpa woman, she offers Pangma-La to carry her sack, but Pangma-La says no, so the old Sherpa woman disappears. The next time the old Sherpa woman shows herself to Pangma-La, she again offers to help her. This time Pangma-La says yes. The Sherpa woman reveals herself to Pangma-La three times in the story, the third time and last time Pangma-La gives her heart to the old Sherpa woman, and Pangma-La disappears. The old Sherpa woman is actually a hag, and transforms Pangma-La into a swan as a lesson to her father, so he could see that he was pressuring his daughter to much. The hag shows Pangma-La’s father how Pangma-La really feels and that all his high expectations towards Pangma-La are killing her. Pangma-La’s father sees what he has done to his own daughter, and tries to kill himself by throwing himself over the mountain edge. But just...
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...To whom it may concern, I have after extensive research found that there is a problem in our little community that poses a serious problem for the health and safety of everybody living here. All around me, people ranging from children up to the elderly have been getting sick and everyone has been displaying the same symptoms. Therefore, I started to find out what might be causing this issue. The first thing I did was a survey in the neighborhood of who had symptoms and what the symptoms were. Additionally, I asked them when their symptoms started and what they were doing before the symptoms started. The survey allowed me to see how everyone’s illness connected as everyone displayed the same symptoms and it allowed me to narrow down the possible causes for the illnesses based on what people were doing before getting sick. The next thing I did was take my findings to an expert to see what could cause these symptoms. The expert was able to rule out infection, bacteria, viruses, and point to pollution as the cause for the illnesses. The next thing I did was get a research expert to test many variables of what might have been polluted such as the water, soil, or the plant life. The expert was able to determine that the soil, water, and plant life had all been polluted by gas. I did additional research to find out where the gas was coming from in order to pollute our community. By researching community blue prints and development plans I found out that there are gas lines running...
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...Less is more Prof. Sheena Iyengar believes that the need to choose from a variety of similar products leads to customer’s paralysis, in which the majority of customers decide to abandon the purchase. She made some experiment when supermarket offered visitors a taste jam. There were two tables with jam probes: one was presented 24 options, another just 6. A lot more people stayed to try jam, where there were more options, but only 3% of them have bought jam. To the stand with 6 kinds of jam less people came, but 30% of them decided to buy it. Iyengar gives four pieces of advice to avoid the problem of consumer paralysis. First, reduce the range. Paradoxically, this will make the selection process more enjoyable for customers and increase the number of sales. For example, Procter&Gamble Company removed their nine varieties of shampoo and thereby increased the number of sales by 10%. Second, concretization. Customers can not choose from a variety of options, because they do not understand the difference between the products. Third, divide the products into categories, so it would be easier to find and choose. And finally, starting with a less complicated choice. Range of products attractive to the buyer only in theory- in reality it tiring and hinders to make a choice. Any man who has had to watch a woman while choosing clothes from the closet, knows- the more clothes in her closet, the more likely she will say that she has nothing to wear. So as a girl and a customer...
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...Randle McMurphy. McMurphy was the protagonist in this book and he was the one who showed the patients the way to rebuff the system, laugh, and defy authority through humor. The patients began to find strength in his leadership. However, McMurphy came to realize that the very people he was defying were the same people who would determine the timeframe of his release from the hospital. When McMurphy decided to play it safe and stop bucking the system, the other patients who looked up to him were very disappointed because they did not have him to support them and they were not strong enough to fight the system alone. I never believed in the philosophy that we are our “brothers’ keeper (28).” But, because everyone relied on McMurphy to stand up and help them fight the horrible...
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...rings. Attorney Howe talks for a while. Then he puts his hand over the receiver and whispers to Carl, “This call will take a while. You go on. Take the file with you and meet Jane outside the courtroom. I’ll be there shortly.” Carl meets Jane and they enter the courtroom and sit down. At 9:00 A.M., Attorney Howe hasn’t arrived. The judge enters the courtroom and everyone stands. The judge begins to call cases. Carl wonders what he should do. He watches the attorneys and sees that as each case is called, the attorney either announces that the matter is uncontested, in which case the judge signs the order presented by the attorney, or says “To be heard,” in which case the judge just nods and calls the next case. Carl also notices some very young attorneys who stand up and identify themselves as “so-and-so for Attorney Jones” or “so-and-so for Attorney Smith.” Clearly, they’re appearing on behalf of a senior attorney. Hmmm, thinks Carl. Since our matter is contested, Attorney Howe would simply say, “To be heard.” Finally, the judge calls Jane’s case. Attorney Howe hasn’t arrived. Carl stands up. “Carl Jackson for Attorney Howe. That’s to be heard.” The judge nods and Carl sits down. In a few moments, Attorney Howe arrives. Graded Project 9After the hearing on Jane’s motion for...
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...Cowboys and Indians Summary: In the beginning the short story takes place at a funeral where the narrator’s grandmother, Ellen, is about to be buried. Afterwards the narrator goes to her grandmother’s house where she later meets her cousin, David, and decides to take a ride on his motorbike to find bar nearby to get a drink. David is adopted by the narrator’s uncle and has therefore made up a story about him being related to outlaws. After getting a drink they decide to go see the sunset, where they talk about their grandmother’s life, and suddenly David starts to think of his life and how he wants to get away from where he lives. They get hungry and find a nearby take out stand by the highway. At the stand they meet two native-American looking women. David says that the wind is picking up, and one of the women reply by that the wind brings devil spirits with it, and refers to David as a devil spirit. David doesn’t take their words kindly and both he and the narrator decide to go back, and from there they split up. The narrator: We don’t get a name of the narrator but when they get to the bar we find out that she is a female in the sentence: “I’m the only female in the place”. We don’t get her exact age either but to me it seems like she is in her post-teenage years around 17-19 years. The narrator got 2 different kinds of personalities. When she’s with David she´s comfortable, relaxed and stops thinking about all the bad things in her mind. She´s no insurgent at all...
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