Open system

The advent of electronic publishing has afforded opportunities to change traditional models of scholarship and to make materials open to the public, or open access. The UIC Library is facilitating changes in scholarly communication through an institutional repository (INIDIGO), an open access publishing fund, and an open access journal publishing platform. More information can be found at http://researchguides.uic.edu/content.php?pid=43156…

reached heights of six inches. My first impression of the people of Lilliput is that they are not normal and it is easily detailed by the size of them. They only stand six inches tall. The Lilliputians are governed by an emperor. There government system is really dysfunctional, because they go against each other. Towards the end of the story my impression does not change and I realize that the Lilliputians are just as corrupt and tricky as anyone else in this story. Even though they…

specialists, and advocates are extremely concerned with these results, because students are graduating without the abilities to read street signs, grocery items, or navigate around their communities. Read Well, Success for All, Reading Street, and Open Court are the most commonly used reading curriculum in elementary schools in Washington State. Washington State adopted the Read Well reading curriculum in two of the school districts in 2007. Read Well is a research based reading program that…

to make and also she wanted a deeper analysis. This paper was more longer and a bit easier for me compared to paper #1. This is because the assignment was to discussing an activity system that we are familiar with or want to join in the future. The first day we talked about this paper I knew exactly what activity system that I wanted to do which was band that I was apart of for six years from middle school to high school. I first began incubating right away thinking about what exactly I want to…

The open question is the opposite of a closed question. An open question would probably receive a long answer (Open and Closed Questions, n.d.). These questions would ask the respondent to think and reflect. They will give people opinions and feelings. These questions give the respondent the control of the conversation. Open questions begin with what, why, how and describe. However, a neutral question does not begin with the word ‘why’. An example of an open question is in IB- Biology…

As we turn on the news or look in the newspapers, the same few topics are always at the forefront attempting to grab our attention. One of these attention-grabbing topics is gun control. Unfortunately, in todays society, violence and mass murder run rampant in our streets, our businesses, religious institutions, and our schools. When a shooting occurs, political influencers and the media are quick to accuse and throw shade at the second amendment which allows people to bear arms. As one of the…

A fishing trip turns into a terrifying test of survival after Salvador Alvarenga becomes one man against the sea. Salvador Alvarenga loved the simple lines of the fiberglass craft. No cabin or roof. Just a 25-foot-long narrow, canoe-shaped boat designed to carve up the waves like a huge surfboard, agile and fast, with the engine mounted on the back. Alvarenga was a 37-year-old Salvadoran fisherman living and working in Mexico. A heavy drinker quick to pick up the tab, he had no family tying…

Open Source Software Projects: A Balance of Trust and Control According to Jones et al. (2005), trust is the single most important driver for the success of virtual teams. However, as a result of Michael Gallivan’s (2001) case study on open source software projects, he now believes that there is another variable to this movement that can be found in control. He presents the McDonaldization theory by identifying four aspects of modern organizations: efficiency, calculability, predictability and…

Despite the fact that it is a constitutional proper for american citizens to have and possess handguns and stricter legal guidelines and licensing could no longer always retailer lives, placing much fewer restrictions on the ownership of firearms nonetheless, will inevitably develop crime rate in the us. The structure was once made to be slightly malleable relying on the social tradition of its persons. The united states is a revolutionary location and the population makes up is always altering.…

All it took for my friends to lure me into tennis was to suggest that I join the team with them sophomore year. At first it started out as something to do with my friends, but soon became a hobby and passion of mine as I learned more about the game. Tennis is a sport that involves two players hitting a ball back and forth across a net to each other using a racquet. It may sound simple, but decades have passed since the game was created and has given people time to turn the game into a highly…