Plus or Minus Two

possible about without any cues. The element of attention (focus on particular tasks, ignoring the rest) is essential in free-call, (Ford-Martin, 2001). In average, our STS capacity for a wide range of items appears to be approximately seven (plus or minus two) items. However, this can be limited to certain ailments and/or age. For decades, music has been greatly used as an educational method to enhance memorization of information on children, (Ford-Martin, 2001). To process music, the human…

randomly-chosen phone numbers numbers, with a computerized system to avoid human bias, with well-constructed questions, proper timing, and a statistical representation of the general public. On top of this, the margin of error was between one and one-half to two percent, which is fairly low for a sample of this size (EducationNext.org). In our society, public opinion surveys are a very popular method of gathering information and using that to represent the general population. Many news outlets…

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley conveys a civilization that is stripped of all humanity by restricting people of their free will. The methods of doing this is not a set of rules but a way of life that is instilled in the minds of all citizens since their birth. In the dystopian civilization of the World State social control is intertwined in every aspect of life which corrupts society and endangers the individual thinker. The citizens of the World State are ordained to believe that they each…

Getting Acquainted 1. Ms. Bryant’s Kindergarten Schedule: Reflection: The schedule shows that there is a lot time spent on reading, which is an hour and forty-five minutes a day. I do think it’s important for the children to work on their reading, but what about social studies and science. There should be more time allotted for that. If the teacher wants the children to work on their reading skills, then they should purposefully integrate reading in social studies and science. The direct…

Theory When preforming an experiment using the scientific process one of the most essential components is comparing theory to actual measurements. This relies on the accuracy and uncertainty of the measurement itself. If an actual measurement proves the theory wrong it you must know the uncertainty so you can try to figure out where the error took place. Uncertainty can arise from a few different areas; they are statistical variation, measurement precision, or systematic error. Systematic…

Maintenance Service Company is a cleaning and maintenance company who primarily services commercial buildings. It has $5,146,862 in annual sales and with contract costs of $4,532,519. They have a gross profit of $614,333. Since gross profit equals revenue minus costs, the contract costs can be found by subtracting gross profit from revenue: $5,146,862-$614,333=$4,532,519. The contract costs are the direct costs associated to with the cleaning service. They include such items as cleaning…

Intensity, or how strong? Duration, or how long? Certainty, or how sure? and Propinquity, or how soon? These are place holders, the “x” in algebra if you will, for circumstances which will be considered in the measurement of pain and pleasure. The two other dimensions Bentham’s calculus measured were: Fecundity, or how many more? And Purity, or how free from pain? Through these dimensions, Bentham was able to give a number information detailing how much pain and pleasure a person could receive…

Raising the Speed Limit Some say “speed kills” but is speed really the killer? The killer is the person who is behind the wheel. Much less just because careless drivers are the cause of deaths in motor vehicles, that does not mean society should lower the speed down to an unreasonable point. In Fact we should increase the speed and let the careless drivers deal with the problems they cause and not penalize the rest. Even though driving 55 miles per hour is more fuel efficient,the speed limit…

the deciscion of Black's fighting in battle. Fight for Equal Pay -African American Union soilders fought against injustice, even as they fought to end slavery. The U.S. army african american soilders got $10 a week (minus clothing allowance), as for white soilders, got $3 more (plus clothing allowance). Congress had passed a bill stating equal pay for black and white soilders in 1864. Contrabands of the War -The…

with me Sarwan Leandre at the head of it. 14:30 This is my final time recording before I go, I will return a hero. So dear diary, speak to you soon. Adventure awaits. “This is Captain Leandre speaking, we are going through the wormhole in T-minus 1 minute, we are set to go, do you copy?” “This is the base speaking, we copy, everything is ready to go, good luck out there. Leandre, Coren, Laurent, Hasting, the human civilization will never forget this.” “5...4...3...2...1…” “We are trough…