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Data analysis is an important aspect of a research after data has been collected from a project. Collection of data before and after the project reveals the outcomes of the inputs given to the project. May first collected data from a student who was his new assistant. This student was part of tier three plan that helped students focus on the importance of the project. The student’s role in the project was to collect data that would help May find out important information regarding his teaching and behavior that had been going on in the classroom. One of the methods that can be used to collect data is triangulation. In this approach, multiple sources of data collected are used to narrow down to the information required so as to make a strong research project (Dana and Yendol, 2009). Information collected at different lengths of time is analyzed so that a particular pattern is observed. This is a characteristic of triangulation, implying that it analyzes data that was collected at different times (Swenson, 2007). The student, who collected information at different time intervals and recorded them, gave May important information that helped her draw a plan. The four findings of the report were directly related to issues that May was to address in Class. The findings of the first report revealed that students at one time abandoned their tasks when the teacher left the classroom for a short time. Among the main issues that May will discuss is this scenario. According to normal routines of the school, when a teacher goes out of a lesson for a short time, student should continue writing down their agenda in preparation for the next class. This issue concerns procedure that ought to be addressed. When collection of data progresses, majority of the students begin to participate actively rather than being passive, hence, helping them become motivated and part of the project. In addition, the report reveals that some students sit at the back of the classroom. These students usually talk a lot while in class hence creating an uneasy atmosphere in the classroom. Students suggested to May to rearrange the seating positions in a manner that those seating behind and that are believed to be noise makers will be seated in front. To demonstrate this, May moved one of the students as they had suggested in order observe how it would work. Due to the fact that the student assistant was responsible with her work, she took the responsibility of helping May in coming up with a solution that would help solve the problem of uneasy classroom. The data collected showed progress that was made each week, while the findings by the student were helpful for May to create a plan and formulate strategies that would be needed throughout the research. From the findings, students continuously became engaged in their work every passing week of the study and that they had interest in the lessons they were learning. T
Executive Summary Brief information about Rolex and its products:   * date of creation – 1905;   * creator – Hans Wilsdorf;   * producing country – the UK and Switzerland;   * The Rolex name was chosen for the following reasons: it is rather easy to remember and pronounce in all languages ​​of Europe and is ideally short to be placed on the dials;   * Oyster Datejust (1945) became the first model to automatically display time;   * Rolex still produces its own products manually, scrupulously monitoring its quality. The philosophy of the company can be formulated as follows: outstanding quality for the maximum value. The watches of this company became a household name: if a person wears Rolex, then he or she is undoubtedly rich and successful. It is this brand that serves as the business card of a successful person. Perhaps, it is not the most expensive, but certainly, the most famous watch brand in the world. In today’s world, a certain number of retailers sell watches
Many people rely on social media applications for their daily communication and entertainment needs today. Some of the most popular international social media applications include Facebook, Google+, Instagram, and Twitter, and they are used by billions of users from all over the world. One country that has prohibited the use of these popular sites within its boundaries is China. In an effort by the government to exert greater control over the internet, these popular international social media sites have been banned. The Chinese government has made use of sophisticated internet censoring technologies that enable it to disrupt services from the international social media applications. This internet censorship has had a negative effect on the Chinese who are denied the chance to enjoy the various benefits of social networking. The people in China feel inconvenienced and isolated because of their inability to use popular international social media services. The Chinese people are greatly inconvenienced by the blocking since it prevents them from enjoying the social benefits users of international social media applications typically enjoy. The major reason why social media services have become very popular over the past decade is because of the many communication benefits they provide to the users. People are able to s
Much ado about nothing is a romantic intriguing comedy written by William Shakespeare. By focusing on relationships, the author of the play highlights the impact of deception to unity, love and happiness. Deceitfulness is the device the characters use to either destroy or improve each other’s lives. The love relationships are either build or destroyed due to tricks, envy or mere bad luck. Similarly, some of the characters find joy in lying or playing tricks to their friends or lovers in order to achieve their personal selfish ambitions. Surprisingly, the aspect of self-deceitfulness arises among a few characters. Succinctly, the theme of deceit revolves around love relationships in the play. Therefore, the elusive bonds created between different characters are weak mainly because they are build on the foundation of deceitfulness as expounded in the next discussion. According to Shakespeare, a love relationship is like fate and therefore, only a self-deceptive person can separate two people who have a common interest. Set in a royal environment, Claudio announces his intention of courting and eventually, marrying Hero who has royal blood. Luckily, Don Pedro the Spanish prince encourages Claudio to go ahead with his plans. Although Benedick is against Claudio’s intentions of dating Hero, Claudio puts him off by saying “in mine eye she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on” (Shakespeare Act I scene I 135-137). Benedick deceives himself when he thinks that he can change Claudio’s mind/intentions not to date Hero. For instance, he says, “God forbid it should be so” (Shakespeare Act I scene I 140). During his conversation with Don Pedro, Benedick’s announces that he does not intend to marry either. However, he does not know what lies ahead (fate carries). Therefore, Benedick’s compact mind or inability to accept other people’s opinions or intentions motivates him to lie continuously to himself. Benedick’s fights to change Claudio’s intentions to marry Hero but he does not succeed. Similarly, Beatrice practices self-deceit, when she also proclaims that she is better of single than married. For example in Act II she says “Just if he sends me no husband; for the, which blessing I am upon my knees every morning and evening” (Shakespeare Scene I 137-140). Although Beatrice’s prayer is to remain single, she ironically goes against her wish and finally marries Benedick. Thus, her prayer/wish is a proof of self-deceit among characters. Eventually, due to fate, Claudio and Hero embark on a love Journey and Benedick’s and Beatrice find themselves in a love relationship. Therefore, Shakespeare shows self-deceit is a behavior, which may encourage people to live in a denial, as it is the case with Benedick and Beatrice. In addition, self-deceit can be the only the channel people can use to build strong bonds. More over, through focusing on self-deceit Shakespeare discourages people in the contemporary society against undermining their potential or
Introduction Understanding the dynamic nature of human personality has become a complex issue in the contemporary society owing to numerous factors such as nature, genetic makeup, and the social environment that control and influence individual’s behavior. Sociologists argue that human behavior, besides being influenced by the environment, is also controlled by certain aspects such as culture and common life events. In agreement, Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2010) point out that understanding the complex nature of human behavior requires appreciating certain concepts such as human development, cultural competency, and human diversity. The analysis in this paper explores human behavior in terms of both ecosystem and systems theories, and it denotes that gaining knowledge on human development and their experiences throughout their life period is important towards understanding their behavior. The paper also examines the behavior of the young adulthood population and how it relates to the social environment. Young adulthood population The young adulthood stage in development is one of the most challenging periods in life since individuals in this stage undergo myriad of both psychological and physical changes. Choi and Hey (2011) point out that in this stage, both growth and decline takes place. As such, this population is offered with an opportunity to typically move from their parents’ homes and either begin a career, get employed, marry and raise a family or contribute to the development of society. Besides, the young adulthood period as Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2010) describe it is a time when an individual is at his or her prime of life. A person at this age is both psychologically and physically in good health, has vast experience and wisdom in variety of areas in life, and may have a stable career in place. Scholars argue that pinpointing the age and exact time that defines young or middle adulthood is a difficult task posed by determining the transition period into adulthood. Gore et al. (2011) posit that different societies have diverse ways of determining adulthood that include the ability to vote which is allowed at some specified age or to drink alcoholic beverages which is a prerequisite only for adults who are from the age of 21 (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2010). In the US for instance, the issue of adulthood is further complicated by social factors like health, homelessness, promotions and taking over public positions like senator or president where an individual must either be thirty or thirty-five years respectively. However, from the perspective of the psychological theory of human development by Erik Erikson, the young adulthood population ranges from the ages of 20-40 since it is at this time that these individuals work towards attaining concrete and realistic goals as well as to work and begin a family life (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2010). The development of a young adult population Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2010) indicate that the development of the young adult population is an interesting process that is seen physically with the development of muscular strength between
Introduction Area 51 is the nickname given by researchers to a remote land strip located in the southwest expanse of Lincoln County in the south of Nevada. Other names for it are Dreamland, McCartan’s County, Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake, The Box, and Neverland. The government has no official name for this area and, in effect, has never acknowledged its existence. This land is owned by the United States Department of Defense and the United States Air Force and is part of the Nevada Test and Training Range, a test facility of the Air Force. It contains an airfield, which is primarily used for scrutiny and operation of enemy artillery equipment and aircraft. It is also believed to have a secret aircraft testing facility. Access to the base and its activities is highly restricted, and it is rumored to be the place where highly classified national security projects are developed. It has frequently been the central location in many UFO conspiracy theories (Wikipedia; Patton, 1998). History During World War II Groom Lake had been used for the purpose of bombing and artillery practice, but this practice had been discontinued until 1954 when Tony LeVier, a test pilot from Lockheed Martin (a leading multinational aerospace maker and advanced technology company), found this location to be ideal for the testing of a new contract his company had acquired – the U2 spy plane. He looked at various locations all over the desert before settling for the Groom Lake area, which he preferred as his final choice as it had a prime location: it was based near already existing facilities, it was surrounded by mountain ranges (Crisis Corner, Freedom Ridge, White Sides, and Supplemental Hills) which provided the much-needed cover for the secret operations to take place there and it also had a huge, dry lake bed which would suit the purpose of aircraft landings perfectly, particularly those of the troublesome aircraft Lockheed wanted to test at that particular point in time. The Nevada Test Site border would also prevent outside interference (“History of Area 51”). After the government approved and consequently secured this location, the place became a highly secret testing facility in very little time. In August 1955, the first U-2 was tested successfully at Groom, and by the middle of next year, U-2s authorized by the CIA commenced their overflights of the Soviet region. While U2 development was still underway, Lockheed had started work on the CIA’s OXCART project, which was a state-of-the-art high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft (used to find out information about the enemy), and which later came to be known as the famous USAF SR-71 Blackbird. Because this was a more technologically advanced aircraft, it had different flight characteristics, and it required leading-edge maintenance facilities. This became the reason for a grand expansion of the existing facilities and runways present at Groom Lake. Hence, when the first A-12 Blackbird finally flew there in 1962, the main runway had been expanded massively and now had a length of 8500 ft or 2600 m, and the human resource count had increased to about
For a contract to be valid, it should possess certain characteristics. The absence of any of the elements makes a contract null and void. In every contract, there have to be at least two parties who have the legal capacity to contract. Secondly, there has to be a manifestation of assent by all the parties to contract. Finally, there has to be considered that supports a legal and enforceable promise. Legal capacity to contract Age Legal capacity to contract requires a person to be an adult and has mental competence. In the case of Andy Small, the age of the majority state is eighteen years. Therefore, Andy is a minor and does not have the legal capacity to contract. However, when a minor enters into a contract with an adult, the law in most states grants minors the right to avoid or disaffirm such agreements. In addition, if an agreement between a minor and an adult is fully or partially executed and the minor has transferred consideration either in form of money, property, or valuable, the minor may still disaffirm. Also, the adult must pay the minor a cash equivalent of considerations sold. On the other hand, a minor must also return whatever consideration from received from the adult. In the case of the room, the minor should pay $800. In the second instance where he returned the car to Honest Hal, the car dealer should pay him back the down payment he had made. In the case of land, if Andy decides to revoke the contract for the sale, he must return the payment he had received for the land. Mental incapacity In the case of Ira, the court declared his insanity in 2006. After treatment, he was in business. This proved that he was in a sound state of mind and able to contract. Besides, the court did not appoint a guardian for him. This implies that the court decided that Ira was competent to contract after being released from the hospital. Therefore, the court is likely to rule in favor of Shirley. A person under influence of alcohol Daniel entered into a contract while under influence of alcohol. He could not remember that transaction. When he got sober, he consented to the contract. Therefore, the contract was binding on him. Besides, he did not revoke the contract within a reasonable time. The court is likely to rule in favor of Belinda. Written and oral contracts Since Moriarity expressly stated in the letter that they had an oral agreement, this is sufficient evidence to prove that they had a legally binding oral agreement. The court is likely to rule in favor of Holmes since there is evidence for an enforceable contract. In the case of Blair and Clay, the contract is legally binding. Howev
Introduction There is a strong belief among cultural anthropologists that personality is developed when a person gets assimilated with certain cultural practices within his/her society. As a person grows from an infant to an adult, he or she learns formal and informal elements of his/her culture. Consequently, such a person is shaped gradually to conform to the culture in question, both in personality and identity. This is the reason why people with different cultural backgrounds tend to exhibit varying personal identities. In most of the cases, a change in the cultural context results in changing the personality of a person (Miller, 2007). This not only affects this person’s identity, but his/her well-being over the life cycle as well. This paper illustrates how cultural beliefs and traditions that Chinese and Japanese people observe through their lifecycles (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middle age, and senior years) shape these people’s personalities and identities. The Infancy Stage The treatment of a child at the infancy stage largely affects the formation of this child’s identity. This is why cultural traditions connected with this period of child’s development often have an influence on what the child grows up to be. An interesting feature of the Chinese society is gender discrimination present already at this stage. The Chinese do not significantly value the baby girls for the latter are regarded as a liability to the family. In the past, there were cases when the girls were sold to work as servants in China. Poor socialization among the girl child at the infant age led to the society not being conscious of its needs. This eventually leads to girls developing low personal esteem (Knapp, 2006). What else should be mentioned is that sleeping traditions are also important for the development of the child’s personality. Miller (2007) asserts that “where and with whom the infant sleeps may also be related to the development of connected or autonomous personalities” (p. 152). Strong ego is formatted when the mother does not co-sleep with her child, whereas little sense of interpersonal connectedness (weak ego) is observed in those children who co-sleep with their parents for long. As far as the Chinese infants are concerned, there are no special beliefs as for co-sleeping with a child. However, the studies show that more than a half of Chinese women sleep with their infants in the marital bed considering them too little to sleep alone (McKenna, 2002). While Chinese mothers are uncertain as for the necessity of co-sleeping with the child, the Japanese ones “co-sleep for several years longer, on average, than other world cultures” (Miller, 2007, p. 152). A high degree of social connectedness of the Japanese serves as a bright example of how co-sleeping affects the ego formation and interpersonal connectedness. The Childhood Stage The childhood experiences are no less important for the formation of a person’s identity. Here, the mother and her treatment of a child play the major role. In China, for instance, mothers spend most of time with their children. They educate and discipline them; at this, however, they do not
Oral contraceptives have been used by women worldwide since they were introduced as birth control pills in 1961. There are two types of oral contraceptives depending on their synthetic hormone components. The first type is the combined pill which is an oral contraceptive that has both oestrogen and progestin. The second type is the progestin-only pill which incorporates one hormone, the progestin or progesterone. The use and safety of oral contraceptives have been eliciting hot debates within and outside medical circles. The article ‘Oral Contraceptives Use and Mortality During 12 years of Follow-Up: The Nurses’ Health Study ’ scientifically proved that oral contraceptives are safe to use by women to prevent unwanted pregnancies (Colditz, 1994). I agree with the author’s assertions that oral contraceptives are not a risk of mortality. The study was aimed at comparing the risk of mortality between two groups of study participants. The first group was composed of women who had never used oral contraceptives. The second group was composed of women who had used oral contraceptives. It was a prospective cohort study that incorporated 166,755 women. The ages of the study participants were 30 to 55 years, and the follow-up period was between 1976 and 1988. The study did not find any significant relationship between the 2,879 deaths among the study participants and oral contraceptive use (Colditz, 1994). The cohort study was designed prospectively, and nurses mailed questionnaires to study participants. The nurses sought to know the risk factors for mortality and cardiovascular disease. The factors were recognized as oral contraceptives, smoking, past use of hormones after reaching menopause, diabetes and cancer, among others (Colditz, 1994). The cohort study could have been biased in accuracy of data that were entered by the respondents. This is because they could have felt that they were not obliged to be accurate. An epidemiologist would choose to use a cohort study design because it is a powerful design that is used to test the hypothesis of a study. The prospective cohort study was used to show the relationship between the exposure (risk factors) and the outcome (mortality). As demonstrated in the study, cohort design was used to estimate the occurrence of mortality in groups of cohorts used in the study (Colditz, 1994). The calculation was necessary in understanding the risk difference and relative risk. The disadvantages for cohort studies are the introduction of bias in follow-up time and huge costs. Cohort studies are useful for studying effects of rare exposures over time. The results from such studies can be used