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Annotated Bibliography Allen, M., Alleyne, D., Farmer, C., McRae, A., & Turner, C. (2014). A framework for project success. Journal of Information Technology & Economic Development, 5(2), 1-17. Retrieved from http://gsmi-jited.com/default.aspx The purpose of this study was to investigate aspects that promote project success opposed to just looking factors that promote project failure. There were six participants from two businesses in the study. The data collection was primarily gathered…

Aven (2008) differentiates three main categories for risk analysis: simplified, standard and model-based. The simplified risk analysis is qualitative and the risk in presented in on a coarse scale (low, moderate or large) and formalised risk analysis methods are not used. On the other hand, standard risk analysis may be quantitative or qualitative and it is more formalised using methods like HAZOP and coarse risk analysis. Finally, model-based risk analysis is primarily quantitative using…

There was a time in the youth of America where the colonies had no ties to each other besides a shared British identity. Early colonialists have been on record for stating they were, “Warmly attached to the King of Great Britain and the royal family”. No one doubted at the time that the future of America would be British. However in the years to come Independence was claimed from Britain. There was an unexpected course that took place where the country was looking for explanations. With the…

“Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. In the future, this technique may allow doctors to treat a disorder by inserting a gene into a patient’s cells instead of using drugs or surgery” (“What is Gene Therapy?”). In that respective, gene therapy is a new and rapidly growing medical treatment option for some illnesses. Of course with new treatments there are risks and because this is fairly new there are some major risks still associated with gene…

The paper begins by setting the context of Montreal where the Play it Fair program started. Montreal is the second largest metropolitan city in Canada. Based on the latest Statistics Canada survey, there are about 3 824 221 people in the Greater Montreal area. It is one of the most diverse cities in Canada comprising 30% of the population born outside the country and 26 % part of the visible minority. The city of Montreal hosts 75% of Quebec immigrants. 53.6% speak French as their mother tongue,…

People traveling from England to the New World were about to embark on a month-long journey to a place that they had only heard things about but hadn’t actually been to. During this long journey, they willingly faced the likelihood of death, disease, and the unknown. These settlers were hoping to find new opportunities in the North America for themselves and for their country. Virginia was established in 1607 by Englishmen who were looking to make a profit from gold and silver. Life in Virginia…

Empirical analysis of literature can be a strange denomination of fun while reading. Viewing literature for its structure and organization is the essence of what makes being a bookworm so powerful and worth the effort. The ability to surgically splice and dice novels into their core elements and placing them in an organized fashion so that they can be later compared and contrast to other similar list in an effort to claim the positive or negative notoriety of a piece of literature is hardly a…

The Mayan civilization is among one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The Mayans have covered a large area of eastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Much of what we currently know about the Pre-Historic Maya has come from excavation in these countries and of the few books that survived, the Spanish conquistadors. These Books are The Madrid, Dresden, Paris and Grolier codices are named after the city which they currently resided in. Then there is the Chiliam Balam…

Jasper Dent prays every day that he isn’t a sociopath. ☺Jasper “Jazz” Dent is just like any other teenager. He goes to public school in the morning and hangs out with his friends in the afternoon. He is involved in the theatre. He has a beautiful girlfriend. That’s what he wants to believe. That’s what he wants the world to believe. In reality, this is all a façade that he convinces himself he is living. In reality, he goes to school in the morning to be met by the press questioning and prodding…

phonics activities. The first part of the jolly phonics lesson was to read a singular jolly phonics book and the children were asked questions about the book. In order to keep the students engaged and focused a board game was used. The board game had two dice, one with a number the other with a shape. As I went around the room a question would be asked and formed in a way that the students answer was not a simple yes or no, the student was expected to either spell a new word that was just…