Beyond School Books: Podcast #83, Girls Who Code In anticipation of the International Day of the Girl Child, UNICEF podcast moderator Alex Goldmark interviews Rashma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. The Girls Who Code organization seeks challenge many of the culturally reinforced perception and constructs believed as contributing to the low and declining representation of women within the computer sciences industries of North America. The organization provides confidence enriching…
Background The Cheesecake Factory is an upscale casual dining concept that offers over 200 menu items including appetizers, pizza, seafood, steaks, chicken, burgers, pasta, specialty items, salads, sandwiches, omelets and desserts, including approximately 50 varieties of cheesecake and other baked desserts. Grand Lux Cafe and RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen are also upscale casual dining concepts offering approximately 200 and 75 menu items, respectively. The mission statement of the company is…
Technology Paragraph Technology has both a positive and a negative impact on the graphic design business. It gives the designer the ability to work for a business without actually meeting the client. Causing a lack of motivation for the designer. A designer can use shortcuts and the client will not know because they haven’t met in person. This change in designer-client relationship is brought on by advancing technology. As technology advances, customer’s expectations also grow. “As viewers…
In life a person plays several roles. In mine I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and much more. Having good communication skills within these roles is crucial. Sometimes It 's hard to verbalize my feelings without seeming like I am ignoring or being critical, of those I am talking to. I value the relationships I have built over the course of my life, but have come to a turning point where I realize that some of those relationships do not play as big of a factor in my life, as I once thought.…
Does Technology Allow Relationships to Thrive? Sitting at the dinner table with my family, all that is heard is the clinking of utensils against our plates, some obnoxious chewing coming from my younger brother, and the beeps and rings of multiple phones. More texting, tweeting, instagraming, and the use of technology occurs at the dinner table than actual conversation. My family went from asking about each other’s days and asking how school and work are going to not even looking up from their…
Comic have been one of the newest forms of literature, with the first comic strips being introduced nearly 120 years ago. One cartoonist who has been instrumental to comics gaining notoriety in recent years is Art Spiegelman, who drew and wrote Maus: A Survivors Tale. This series of comics gives a detailed account of Art’s Father, Vladek Spiegelman and his survival of the Holocaust. While the world is no stranger to Holocaust literature, Maus brought the genre to comics in a manner which takes…
Abstract This paper explores the effects that violent media has on teenagers. Violence and aggression can be seen by what teenagers see in the media. Teenagers are most affected by media violence because of the exposure to violence in television shows, movies, music videos and lyrics, and video games. This paper talks about when teenagers look at movies or listen to music, it shows them a sense of what violence is considered to be and they think it is okay to copy these and make it into a…
Have you ever contemplated that something may be so close yet so far? As such saying that goes by, “Good from far, far from good.” Truth be told, this is in fact in unity with what is Poetry and the Visual Arts. Therefore, the two are something that you can value, you can feel within yourself and understand more than life itself even if you don 't have it at arm 's length. Poetry could have its many controversies and its meanings between being deep, life touching, mind consuming and realistic.…
A tone of voice could be influenced by what day it is, the time, and other outside factors. However, there are many things that individuals can do with their tone in communicating. When giving a speech, one can try to fluctuate his or her voice to give emphasis on certain phrases. When talking to someone who has recently lost a loved one, the sender’s tone can be brought more mellow to connect more with the receiver. If a conversation is not that interesting to a receiver, their tone may show…
This will demonstrate to the children that you also show respect to the other teachers. As in section 1.2, avoid discussing outside activities that may seem inappropriate for other professionals to hear, i.e, drunken nights out with friends! You don’t want to paint a bad picture of yourself. Keep conversations in a professional manner, especially in front of the children. Never swear! Another way of gaining respect from the other teachers and professionals is to on occasions ask for feedback…