Near Field Communication

As society progresses, our reliance on technology grows everyday. It allows us to be more efficient in many ways. However this efficiency can come with certain consequences. In 1962, when Rachel Carson released her book Silent Spring, she exposed pesticides’ harmful effects on the environment, stirring up major controversy on pesticide use and igniting the environmental movement. Known as the most efficient way to improve crop profit, pesticides were later placed on strict restrictions, and the…

The experiences, events, and circumstances of one’s past do far more than merely add to their memory bank. As adaptive organisms, human beings naturally derive lessons from all instances that occur. Every facet of every individual requires a catalyst moment in order to form, and thus, the key to understanding another is to be aware of what they have been through. Keeping this rationale in mind, when analyzing June from Amy Tan’s “Joy Luck Club,” the reader can easily identify how her…

Every person has a personality or identity that causes them to act the way they act, and characters in books are no different. The way a character handles a problem shows what they are like and how they handle day to day events. When working with other people, some identities may clash and others work well together, this all depends on how they have been brought up. The monster in Frankenstein, Okonkwo, and Napoleon all handle events in a different way. Characters identities are created by the…

Kouzes and Posner 5 leadership practices on developing my leadership abilities: Kouzes and Posner five leadership practices provide the clear effectiveness, which is evidence based to achieve the extraordinary for any individual, institution or community, furthermore, it is widely accepted and assessment tool which is positively related with the leader effectiveness and commitment, engagement of leader (Wiley, 2017). Kouzes and Posner leadership practices has changed my perception of leadership.…

In “What is Rhetoric?” the author says, “ how one says something conveys meaning as much as what one says.” What is Rhetoric? Rhetoric is the art of how the speaker or writer reveal a message to their audience. Authors may use resources to support the intended outcome on the audience feeling on their opinion. It is very important to include rhetoric in your speaking or writing, because it enhances your topic and captures your intended audience interest. Basically authors use rhetoric for the…

This case study is based on the movie I, Daniel Blake. In this paper I will describe my perceptions, opinions and feelings about my current workload situation and roles. I think currently all social workers are overworked, including me. The amount of care needed vs. the number of social workers is insufficient. There are just not enough resources to go around in the community. I also think people are forced to endure too many tests and assessments before we can give them the help they…

Sections IV and V of The Impossible Will Take a Little While had a multitude of deep, interesting, and entertaining pieces. Section IV focused on the use of imagination and creativity to better situations in unexpected, often unbelievable ways. Section V focused on people taking action and the resulting effect of a community bringing about change. Although the decision was difficult, I selected a favorite piece from each section to focus on. In “To Love the Marigold” Susan Griffin discusses the…

feelings and identify my own needs. To address this, I have begun to distribute leadership both within our unit meeting as well as on a daily basis. I have begun to ask for help and rely on others for support. By doing so, I opened avenues of communication that may…

Yinglin Huang The Giver Essay Sometimes people will realize that the community they live become different as they were used to before. People will think that it's not the same as before when they use another “angle” to see through their place or get “deeper” of their place. At that point, they would need to make decisions on either choose to change the issue or just deal with it whether they think it's fair or unfair. When people think their community become different, it's because of others…

Rethink Leadership The dynamic in a group or team can be different from one to another. Some members click right away, some members share common interests, and some don’t. The important thing in a team is how they function. But what makes a team perform better? Is it members with some interest? Is it the leader? Or is it the norms? Those questions lead to “Psychological Safety”- when member feels they have a voice, and they can express themselves will lead to a better performance at their…