Better Than Ezra

I’m currently a sophomore at Northeastern Illinois University. When I first started college I expected it to be full of new experiences and I was right. I was a little nervous about my classes, but I learned that time management is what’s most important in college. I went from writing short essays my freshman year to writing an eleven page research paper just last semester. I also realized that I enjoy writing. I enjoy learning about different concepts and breaking them apart. I’m amazed by new…

Effigy includes finding ways to automate our processes for improving overall performance (Nassar, 2007). This is accomplished through human effort and natural energy. This can also be accomplished through the use of outsourcing. Outsourcing allows for specialization to occur and may create a significantly more efficient process. Manheim looks for these opportunities to help improve efficiencies in both time and money. Many auto auctions provide a rating of a vehicle’s condition; for example,…

[‎8/‎18/‎2017 7:57 AM] Kraft, Linda: No Title Have you ever toss around an idea, weighed out the pros and cons versus considering doing an RLE to validate if a change in process should be made? This was a recent discussion with the MBR Clinical Review Specialist’s (CRS) appeals/reconsideration process. As we talked about opportunities to reduce waste and improve efficiency we wanted to explore the necessity for a CRS to continue reviewing requests for reconsiderations the same as a new bill.…

Transcendentalism refers to a literary and philosophical movement that developed in the United States.Basically, " to transcend" means " to go beyond human's limits and society, not physically but mentally. It was believed in order to comprehend the divine, God, and the universe one must transcend or go beyond the physical and emotional description of normal human thought. Transcendentalism focus on being one with nature, explore the greatness within each individual and express free ideas…

It is important to provide a suggestion of the change in BFHI to the supervisor. The supervisor may or may not approve the suggestion. If they do not approve, ask what can be done for it to be improved. A correction can be made and a new draft can be compiled with modifications. As a result, the second draft can be submitted to the supervisor or a head nurse in the Labor and Delivery, who is responsible for the BFHI. Once the supervisor approves, he or she can assign a person in charge, who can…

improved in aspects of my grammar and getting my ideas onto the page. At first, it was hard to take notes and make my ideas into an essay but now I do it with ease. It was also difficult to make things flow, I would have ideas all over the place but with better planning, my papers began to make more sense. There are things I still struggle with, not having enough evidence or not using enough quotes or using them incorrectly. I might not describe a quote enough or support my thesis…

In chapter one of Joelle Charbinneau's book the Testing, precise words were used to help the reader connect with the text. In chapter twenty two Cia survives and makes it to the finish line with her best friend and teammate Tomas. Now Cia has to face an interview based on personal questions while the testing candidate is under a truth serum. "Almost immediately I notice the tension leaching out of my muscles." The word tension is a word I can relate to because after a hard day of dance my…

Reflective practice is a way of studying own experiences to improve the way you work. This helps you to look at how you have done or how you do things and see if you can improve in anyway. It will get you to look at…… What happened? How did I appreciate it? Did I approach it positively? How did my approach affect others? What did not go well? What can I do to improve and who can help me? These questions will make you look at skills and knowledge and help you gain further skills and knowledge and…

It is hard to believe that this class will soon be coming to an end. This class while a core requirement for University of Maryland University College (UMUC) was chosen to help prepare me and introduce me into a better understanding of grammar and the mechanics of writing. In the beginning of this class (WRTG101) I had very marginal writing skills and experience, now with acquisition of skills that I have gained through this course any writing task set before me can be completed with the upmost…

I am hoping to take AP Composition with Miss. Keegan next year not only because I love writing, but also because I think I am ready to take this class. During this year in my English class, I have improved a lot on writing and reading. I can feel the quick growth of my language ability. A good example is the Paideia seminar in class. It is a class discussion that we do when we finish reading each book and it is a quiz grade. It was the really hard for me at the beginning of the school year.…