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From the most obvious or simplified version of history, the 20th century made a clearly distinct jump in scientific advancements compared to any other period in humankind. Modern innovations such as nuclear power plants, the digital computer, or multi-billion dollar space shuttles seem to generate from a collective source that began in the early 1900s and onwards. What caused such rapid leaps to be made within such widely diverse fields of science? By all accounts, historians of science relate…

requirements were overwhelming. I soon discover I was not prepared for this college experience. In addition, it was apparent; if I did not take action I would fail. I knew I need help. What am I going to do? There were new concepts, for example blackboard, group projects, APA, MLA, Cite and reference as well as many more. During that first week I had many sleep less night think of a solution. Finally, I realize the answer was in front of me. The union had non - credit basic course, during the…

The state of well-being is an arbitrary condition. Though society has and continues to wrap a thin security blanket around citizens’ shoulders, it disguises the fact that welfare can easily be swept away in the span of a second by numerous culprits. Therefore, the inner compass to seek survival is not optional, but rather essential to every self-reliant man’s survival. Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi, stresses this notion through the account of Pi Patel and his brutally desperate survival tactics…

Peter Drucker, an award winning educator, once said, “We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn” (Drucker). Technology has changed many aspects of life, including education. Students are now able to take courses online. This has changed the way that teachers teach and only those students whose learning styles match this, or who adapt to these changes, succeed. Because of this and other…

The Little One Chinese culture concerns more about the organization’s interests rather than personal interests. I born in this culture and affected by it. Many people, western people especially, might hold a resistant attitude towards this group-first culture because we are living for ourselves, not others. But I accepted this culture, and followed it when I worked for group. I adjust myself for the team, and learn from the team. Rights and money do not motivate me because I can be the little…

Looking back to my initial question regarding the parable readings in this unit, after listening to the lectures and thinking through my questions, I am beginning to rethink my position. At first, when I examined the parables, I believed that each parable did not contain all the elements of story. For instance, the parable of the lamp, initially, I did not believe contained an antagonist and other variouskey concepts of storytelling; however, Alec, a student in our class, pointed out that the…

Learning Analytics Reflection Learning analytics is described as ‘‘the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimising learning and the environments in which it occurs‘‘ (Long & Siemens, 2011, p. 33). The process of measuring, collecting, analyzing, and reporting started way back in the 1900s. Shavelson (2007) illustrated that standardized testing started in 1916, when the University of Missouri decided to…

The time was two p.m. when I sat down with person A to conduct the interview. He is an older man who was in excellent shape for sixty-eight-year-old man, he had weathered, sun-spotted skin, gray thin hair and appeared to be average height. Person A seemed well educated and spoke with a lot of knowledge and opinions on today 's life. I must admit that he was hard for me to understand. He wore blue jeans and a dark tee-shirt which was slightly soiled and looked as if he had already been working on…

What is concept/idea? An idea is a conceptual thought speaking about the major qualities of what it wants to deliver. Ideas emerge as deliberations or speculation as a matter of fact or the after-effect of a change of existing thoughts. In simple words Concept is a story, told with two major components: Content (what it’s told) and Plan (how it’s told). A concept outline anticipates the association between thoughts. Concepts are usually illustrated in the form of - circles or boxes joined by…

Introduction There are many colleges including public and private. Of course, private is much stronger and tougher on students. However, I am going to advice you about City Tech strengths, weaknesses, opportunity and threats. City tech has been founded in 1946. There are about 7 building, and they are still building a new one. City Tech is a large public college of technology in downtown Brooklyn. According to the catalog City Tech offers “cognitive and affective strategies to 150 middle and…