Argumentative/ Persuasive Essay Molly Killen March 29, 2018 “The starting point of all achievement is desire.” – Napoleon Hill. All states have a course standard to follow to set goals for teaching and learning (West, 2018). Teachers use these standards as a guide within their classroom to provide the best learning for their students. Today there is a huge debate between Common Core Standards and the Alabama College and Career Readiness Standards. These two standards are highly debated and investigated
Participants 15 undergraduate students from the University of California, Los Angeles take part in this study (Eight Women, Seven Men, MAge=20.4 years, all between the ages of 19 and 23 years old). Subjects were required to participate to obtain partial course credit. It was assumed that all students were fluent in English and had normal or corrected vision. Design This experiment followed a within-subjects factorial design. The first independent variable for this experiment was the level of editing
There are many problems in the correctional system in the United States. One of the main problem is that prisons are overcrowded. These prisons have been overcrowded for a very long time. Prisons are overcrowded, understaffed, and underfunded. One solution to this problem is placing offenders with minor offenses on house arrest.Prisons could let offenders out early and placing them on house arrest. With the breakthrough in technology this would allow the offender to be monitored by a monitoring device
Naked mole rats. Weird but amazing.. ’Naked Mole Rat’. Good day friends. Today I ll be writing on a very interesting animal..Naked Mole Rat.. A weird looking but amazing creature whose lack of regard for existing natural laws has made it highly distinguishing. Even went as far as defying the gompertz law.. A member of the Order-Rodentia, family-Heterocephalidae, Genus-Heterocephalus, H.glaber specie, this hairless rodent ( thus its name) is also known as sand puppy or desert mole rat. There
According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, these boats were constructed with iron or steel armor plates that offered them protection against enemy fire, making them nearly resistant to splintering and breaking like wooden ships.. The U.S.S Monitor, the first ironclad ship, was built during the American Civil War and played a big role in helping the Union win the Battle of Hampton Roads. The Naval History and Heritage Command says that its exceptional design, featuring a rotating turret that
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” This quote by John Wooden adequately describes how difficulties experienced by individuals should not hinder or impede them from accomplishing a goal. In the classroom there are numerous challenges faced by students, however these challenges should not be allowed to interfere with their ability to learn and excel in everyday tasks. For students faced with writing and spelling challenges the use of technology can facilitate and improve
To say that technology has improves the overall quality and effectiveness of healthcare is an understatement. Technology greatly benefits many aspects of our lives on a day to day basis and its impact on the healthcare industry is no different. Things like social media and especially the use of smartphones have allowed for advancements in healthcare because of the numerous benefits they offer us, when used properly and for the right reasons that is. The advancements in technology have allowed the
During the Civil War, there were a lot of important and significant battles fought and there were also many inventions made. One battle during the Civil War fits both categories. This battle is the Battle of the Merrimac vs. the Monitor, also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads. Both of these ships had very different and complex backgrounds and very different inventors. These ships may not have been as useful and helpful during the Civil War itself, but they had a major impact in the future. They
Over the past centuries there had been changing in the social, economic and even political aspects of the world but when the 21st century or also known as Industrial Age came in, the changes became more common because of the development of technology. In addition, due to the wide developments of technology it also affects the educational system where it leads to the improvement of the teachers and students to become more flexible in learning new ideas or knowledge. The 21st century curriculum also
Executive Summary Our consulting project was a comprehensive effort aimed at identifying areas of improvement in the culture and internal systems of the Elks Lodge in Newport, RI. Our goal was to provide recommendations that would help the club achieve its desired culture and improve its communication and training processes to better serve its members and community. To achieve this objective, we spoke with the organization to gather information about its culture, internal systems, and challenges
Introduction What is supervision? According to the Supervision Framework for the Social Work Profession in South Africa. 2012. Social work supervision is an interactional and interminable process within the context of a positive, anti-discriminatory relationship, based on distinct theories, models and perspectives on supervision whereby a social work supervisor supervises a social work practitioner by performing educational, supportive and administrative functions in order to promote efficient
What are some common group problems that Yalom (2005) discusses in Chapter 10? Some of the common group problems that Yalom discuss are perceived goal incompatibility, high turnover, the lack of immediate comfort, and subgrouping and extragroup socialization (Yalom, 2005). According to Yalom (2005), perceived goal incompatibility is an early source of discouragement for clients when they first begin group therapy. Sometimes in group sessions, people have the same goals in mind; however, they may
We defined an ensemble as a group of people, or community, that works comfortable and compatibly with each other in order to achieve a common goal. Focus is blocking the extra stimuli or distractions and honing in on a specific task or thing. Communication is a means to give and receive
Starting the group work, I was nervous, as this was our first group project which contributed heavily to our overall grade. My main concern was that it would be hard to gather the five of us together to get the work done; I was also concerned that 5 people trying to get across different ideas may lead to arguments, or people feeling pushed out. However, looking back these concerns were not a big deal, we worked very well together as group and I feel everyone had significant input of ideas for creating
Reflection of Module 1 I will be discussing What is Group Process and my different role(s) within the group(s) during in-class exercises. I will also discuss Reflective thinking process and Synergistic Decision Making. Group Process As described by the article What is Group Process, (Perlmutter, J. 2018). Group Process is when we observe how a group handles its communication and relationships while the group works. Dimension of Group Process include Participation, Influence, Style of Influence
than any other fitness device has achieved before. With Fitbit App, you can monitor your heart rate activity through Fitbit heart rate chart. The chart shows minutes spent in higher target zones as exercise as well as every day fluctuating heart rate. However, the presentation of higher heart rate as exercise is not always accurate. Battery life is impressive given the continuous LED light that keep flashing to monitor your heart rate. The battery can run for up to five days before recharging.
Introduction The effectiveness of a group is dependent on various contextual and individual factors including but not limited to the setting, its members and leadership style. As this paper will demonstrate, the reason this particular group was so effective in its purpose was because both the participants and the environment were not only complimentary, but also heartening to the therapeutic alliance. The members of this psychoeducational group were selected on their common interest of becoming
My most recent small group experience was at the beginning of my new job working for Capital One. I was in training to become a fraud account supervisor. Within training my trainer instructed our class to present a product to market towards consumers. First, he split our class into four groups and explained that the objective was to persuade him to purchase our products. Then, my teammates and I came up with the idea to sell custom designed cupcakes. The name of or product was called Cutie Cupcakes
Reflection: Friday Night Lights 1) What were you/your group responsible for in the preparation of Friday Night Lights? My group and I were responsible for the creation of posters and banners to be put up around the school. We spent most of the class time thinking of ways to advertise Friday Night Lights to the public; for instance, we decided to put together two different posters — one for field hockey and the other for football. Moreover, we painted a banner to be displayed by the main entrance
The measure that my group and I was assigned is Measure JJ. The purpose of this artifact was to make a commercial based on the proposition or measure you and your group was assigned. You had to use all three rhetorical strategies which was ethos, pathos, and logos. The group members also have different roles that I had to complete in order to finish the artifact. I had two group members and one of them was recorder, and the other one was the producer. I was the facilitator. The recorder’s job was