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There were 12 members in my LAPD group presentation including myself. It was my first time having to work with people that I have just met to produce a 50-minute presentation. Before forming a group, I was worried as we are to work in big groups and group size is one of the main factors that may affect a group performance. At first, I felt like we could not delegate our roles equally, as I had past experiences of doing most of the group work. However, during the first workshop, our tutor gave…

Hammurabi’s Code was a set of laws that ruled the people of Mesopotamia in the eighteenth century. King Hammurabi gained control of the region where chaos and disorder reigned. The “Law Code of Hammurabi” was a huge slab of stone inscribed with the law codes, or decisions made my Hammurabi during his 40 year reign as King. Although there were other laws pre-dating Hammurabi’s Code, it is one of the most complete set of laws from ancient Mesopotamia. Hammurabi’s code tells about the economic, and…

Drawing the Line: Why Caregivers Should Set Boundaries We all know it’s difficult to say “no” to a needy neighbor or a nagging friend. Turning down a request from your parent or spouse you’re caring for is nearly impossible. Without strong boundaries, however, caregiving can become overwhelming. According to Anne Fabiny, medical editor for Caregiver’s Handbook, a Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School, “It’s easy to be consumed by caregiving and the person you’re caring for. That’s…

with an ethical decision regarding publishing the book “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper E. Lee. My purpose in writing this paper is to provide detailed ethical to back up my decision to publish the book or not publish the book. As defined by Aristotle in the video “Defining moments” ethics is about character and judgment. Using my character and judgment which is defined by my values, I will have to choose whether to publish the book “Go set a Watchman” which already has 2 million pre-ordered copies…

The novel Go Set A Watchman takes place in pre Civil Rights movement and follows a young girl who goes throughout the story searching for answers to why dad views the world the way he does. She also is in search for her own views on where she was born and raised. The young girl Jean Louise Finch travels from New York to Alabama to see her family. She then has to deal with local issues that bring her closer to her aunt Alexandria, her uncle Jack, and her father Atticus. aside from her getting…

ConocoPhillips (COP) Is Set To Soar ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) shares soared nearly 23% in the last three months alone, supported by higher crude oil prices and the company’s cost-cutting strategies. COP is the largest independent exploration and production company. It had experienced a massive decline in its sales and earnings in the last two years, amid a cyclical downturn in energy markets and commodity prices. On the other hand, during the period of lower oil prices, ConocoPhillips took…

The Mandelbrot and Filled Julia Sets The Mandelbrot and Filled Julia Sets are sets of numbers that are composed of complex numbers that do not diverge for varying conditions of the function fc(z)=z²+c. For the Mandelbrot set, the function is iterated from z=0. The filled Julia set holds c constant for any complex number to look at the behavior of the iterated functions for each value of z in the complex plane. Both sets are derived from the iterations of simple functions in the complex plane,…

things that don’t let us identify ourselves. Identity is distinguishing who you are character or personality of an individual, but do we really set our identity just on ourselves? We are influenced and put in situations where we become other people other than ourselves. Our identity is sometimes based on stereotypes, mindset, and the influences friends set before us. For starters, we always make stereotypes about other people, whether it is on how they look or their race, nationality, or…

A Rhetorical Analysis of the “Xpress Ready-Set-Go Imagine slaving over dinner, as well as washing up all the dishes. You are exhausted, so you lie down on the couch and flip on the television. You seem an infomercial for the “Xpress Ready-Set-Go” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6JEi3__2KI&list=PLtImsJNRrvF-SbTt1MerHSmD38QW_U7zV) and you can’t help but think of how this appliance could change your life. For roughly 30 minutes, this advertisement effectively uses pathos, logos, and ethos to…

Fake Movie Set Marriage Proposal 101 1. Make it as Grand as Possible You will have to pay for a film crew and the actors and you will need to seek per- mission from the owners of the building to pull this one off. Take her to a really swanky restaurant or hotel as a treat (tell her you made your bonus) and when you arrive, there will be a film crew there shooting an episode of a drama or a movie. Pre-arrange for the producer to ask you both if you would be extras for a small fee. When…