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Introduction Unfortunately, my school did not provide information about the Covid-19 technology plan, so this work is devoted to recommendations in the Plymouth-Canton School District. Although Plymouth-Canton’s Technology Adoption Plan (TAP) is quite reliable, it can be improved in several ways. Indeed, in the context of a global pandemic, it was necessary to look for practical solutions to further the education of students. The most reasonable measure was online learning, implemented in many educational institutions. The introduction of new technologies can be a complicated and lengthy process, during which many difficulties arise (Stornelli et al., 2021). The Plymouth-Canton TAP suggests a wide use of online platforms and resources. However, it would be helpful to conduct a more thorough acquaintance of teachers with the subtleties of online learning. For each lesson to be as effective as possible, teachers should be technically savvy and ready to answer all questions related to a particular technical problem. New Technologies The new strategy of education in the context of the pandemic is based on the active use of digital technologies by children and adults. Students can access any information, try many network functions, and communicate with each other, even from a great distance. Virtual classes suggested by The Plymouth-Canton are an effective way not to interrupt learning in a pandemic because they allow students to learn together through various videos and entertaining tools. For the most effective use of such devices, teachers and students should have constant access to the Internet. Students who do not have the Internet will be given access to educational content through a weekly package of educational materials and distributed either by pickup during food distribution or by mail to their homes (District/PSA Template for the Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan, 2020). However, there is a high probability that the student will not receive the vital information, so it is necessary to monitor this process carefully, for example, through calls to parents. Disadvantages of the New Approach Online learning suggested by The Plymouth-Canton is an effective way further to educate children in the context of a pandemic. There is a particular problem associated with the constant use of the Internet and the computer. Firstly, if a student spends a lot of time at the computer, he may have problems with vision and posture. To avoid this, the plans for online classes should include physical warm-ups, which can be carried out in a fun, playful way. Secondly, there is the problem of the availability of any information. Nowadays, it is possible to find literally any data related to any topic. Unfortunately, information on the Internet may be far from safe and not intended for children, preventing it from being publicly available. During online classes, it is necessary to carefully monitor the search queries of students, as well as install protection against unsafe information. In cas
Kroger is a multinational company that has it head offices located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a retail grocery chain store. The Kroger company work in two main business set up, combo stores and multi departmental stores. The combo stores primary goal is a food store, though it also sells pharmaceutical and also general merchandise. The multi departmental warehouse sells a wide range of products making them a one stop shop for the customers. In addition to selling groceries and pharmaceutical the comb store also does have gas selling stations. The company’s 334,000 associates serve it 2,461 supermarkets and multi departmental stores in the more than 31 states (p2). By carrying out an analysis of the balance sheet one will be able to know the true and vivid picture of the company’s financial position. The company boosts of a good assets base. This is a key component in the balance sheet in that by the knowledge of the company’s net asset base an individual may be able to make a very informed decision on the purchase of the firm’s shares. Kroger has a total asset of $ 23,505,000, 000 t
Yann Martel, a Canadian writer has published many literature works in course of his writing career. Life of Pi happens to be one of his literature works and was published in the year 2001. It is a fantasy novel focusing on adventure, spirituality as well as practicality. Although there are many themes discussed in the novel, religion is a major theme. The main character or the protagonists known as Pi used to practice three religions during his childhood which were inclusive of Hinduism, Christianity as well as Islam. All religions that he practiced were important to him and none was inferior to the other. However, the role of religion in the Life of Pi has been illuminated by Allan Poe in The Narrative of Arthur Grogon Pym of Nantucket. Based on that, this paper shall discuss the role of religion and God in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi as influenced by Poe’s The Narrative of Arthur Grogon Pym of Nantucket. It is important to discuss the plot of the story before discussing the main idea. The story has been subdivided in to three different parts based on the life of the main character Pi (Piscine Molitor Patel). The main character is named after a swimming pool in France but changed latter to Pi during his secondary school life. He was brought in a well up family since his father not only owned but also used to run a zoo. Religion was introduced to him in his early childhood as he was born a Hindu. However, when he was a teenager, he was introduced to other religions such as Christianity and Islam. Instead of choosing one, Pi was practicing all the three religions and used them to try and understand the nature of God. The second part illustrates the journey through the ocean while the last part focuses on the interaction of Pi and the two officials who wanted to know to more about his adventure. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Poe is also similar to the Life of Pi as it focuses on a story of a young person Pym. The main character in the story decides to go on a sea adventure where he encounters several issues like cannibalism, ship wreck as well as mutiny. It is a strange and an adventurous story which features religious symbolism among other themes. The story also discusses the theory of the Hollow Earth as well as some of the life experiences of the author especially concerning the sea adventure. It is considered as one of the influential works in the field of literature especially as an adventurous story. As highlighted in the in the introductory part, religion is one of the themes that stand out in the Life of Pi. Moreover, even at the beginning, the author points out that the story can make someone believe in God. One is left to wonder how a story of one human being with a number of animals can turn out to be spiritual or even religious. However, looking keenly at the life of Pi reveals the importance of God and religion as well. Despite the fact that Pi grows up in a secularized society, he ends up becoming too religious. Apart from Hinduism which was his first religion, Pi goes to the extent of embracing Catholicism as well as Islam. Surprisingly, Pi chooses to p
Introduction Although the modern perception of poetry frequently holds that the only ‘real’ poetry consists of words and emotions that come straight from the heart in a burst of feeling, the poetry of Shakespeare and his contemporaries actually followed a relatively strict formula in writing their poetry known generally as the Petrarchan convention. Within the typical formula, an idealistic feminine figure was presented as both the cause and the balm for all of the male lover’s sorrows. This forces him to endure any numbers of agonies and extremes of emotion even while she serves as a moral dynamic to impel him to new spiritual heights. In the Petrachan tradition, the woman as pathway to heaven necessitated a chaste or religious love rather than a physical one. However, poets such as William Shakespeare and John Donne found it more profitable, and more lifelike, to challenge these assumptions within their poetry. Shakespeare (1564-1616) introduced a shift in focus from the traditional angelic woman, usually blond and ‘bright as the sun’, as she is replaced with a Dark Lady whose characteristics remain far from the chaste princess of virtue of other poets By introducing not only the physical concepts of male.female relationships into his poetry, but also including the concept of violence within the poem, Donne (1572-1631) takes part in the massive change that was sweeping the nation and began breaking down this idealized viewpoint of woman as godlike figure that exists for the sole purpose of belonging to men. As can be seen in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 and Donne’s “To His Mistress,” both poets were challenging the prevailing Petrarchan ideals of a chaste and untouchable feminine by bringing the discussion back into the world of the physical. Main body The tone taken by Shakespeare in writing about his Dark Lady takes on an almost nihilistic flair. In Sonnet 130, for example, he describes her attributes in direct opposition to the false comparisons offered by other poets. He says, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;. Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;. If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;. If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head” (1-4). In describing her in such terms, Shakespeare takes all the romance out of the poem, refusing to see in his woman the same sort of heavenly divinity found in the poetry of his contemporaries regarding their young women. By his description of her, the wiry black hair and the dun skin tone, Shakespeare presents the possibility that his Dark Lady was perhaps as opposite her white sisters in reality as she is in poetry by having in some part recent African descent. While lovers were often described, even by Shakespeare, as having the sweet breath of flowers, the Dark Lady here is denied such attributes as “in some perfumes is there more delight. Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks” (7-8). While there may
Introduction In the literature, an ‘unreliable narrator’ often symbolizes an individual that the readers cannot fully believe or trust (Murphy 68). The reasons for not believing the narrator may vary. Such narrators could suffer from mental challenges, personal issues, have a personal bias or attachment to another character that is obviously unfair, have an underlying objective, lack intelligence, or be naïve. The audience should not confuse the narrator’s unreliability with satire, sarcasm, or irony. Even though the narrators cannot be taken lightly, it does not imply that their questionable actions are intentional. As one of the most liked books in the American history, The Great Gatsby continues to ignite controversial thoughts through its many character interpretations and underlying objectives (Lena 16). However, the narrator’s believability stands out as one of the novel’s shortcomings. The novel shows that the only evidence that the reader has on the narrator’s credibility is his word, and this aspect leaves room to question any judgment made about the other characters. This paper analyzes the unreliable nature of Nick as a narrator in The Great Gatsby. It mostly takes note of the audience’s lack of knowledge about Nick’s ability to keep his promise, his history, the unexplained gaps in time, and his bias support of Gatsby. The readers are left to conclude that Nick is not a reliable narrator. This analysis uses the relationship between Nick (Y element) and Great Gatsby (X text) to bring out the main points in the paper. Nick as an Unreliable Narrator The story revolves around a character named Nick Carraway. All the details in the narrative are the collection of Nick’s views on different issues and his perspective, coupled with how he mainly feels as they happen at the time. The story relies on Nick’s presence to show how the events unfolded. This aspect ex
Introduction With 3,645 hotels and more than 470,000 rooms in 92 countries that are spread across all continents, Accor Group of Hotel is one on the largest chain of hotels in the world. As at June 2014, the company had an estimated €8.2 billion market capitalisation. It had revenue of €5536 million as at 2013. Accor Group is a market leader in Europe and a major player in the world. The hotel group is ranked among the world’s top ten largest hotels in the world. With over 45 years and its presence worldwide, the hotel has a well-deserved position (Accor Group 2014). The company has a portfolio of hotel brands that cover all market segments from economy to luxury. The portfolio ensures a wide coverage of as many consumers as possible. Its five-star brands of hotels include the Sofitel brand, while its four-star brands include the Novetel brand. Its three-star and two-star hotel brands are the Ibis and Hotel F1 respectively. Despite its presence in nearly all continents, the company’s profits have lagged behind other competitors’ earnings. The situation has been attributed to many factors, among them being its expansion model through leases. The new planned measures of dividing the company into two divisio
Arguments for Global Warming Global warming has been thought as a theory that global average temperatures have been rising and will continue to rise as a result of mankind activities. As an effect, this paper critically discusses the argument put forward by the believers & the argument put forward by non- believers of global warming. It also highlights solutions which can be used to solve this global problem. Global warming has been defined as “the rising average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans and its related effects” (Gleick, 2001). Believers of this theory have attributed anthropogenic activities to climate change. People like Gore have called for actions in which they say that each of the human races has the responsibility of dealing with climate change. In proving that global warming is not a theory but a fact, believers claim that, it impacts like: melting of arctic sea ice, rise in the sea level, surface temperature rise, melting of glaciers and permafrost, desertification due to extreme drought conditions, prevalence of heavy down pour leading to flooding, increase in average surface temperature, increase in strength and frequency of hurricanes, increase in frequency of heat waves and acidification of sea water are just evident and anybody can either feel or see them. According to believers of global warming, the number of category four and five hurricanes has almost increased in the last few decades, waves of heat will at one point be more frequent and more intense as temperature increases, death will double in a quarter a century to 300,000 people annually. In addition, millions of species globally will at one point be extinct as a result of global warming, by 2050 there will be no ice in Arctic Ocean, new and invasive species will be introduced and sea level will rise by over 20ft coupled with loss of shelf ice in Antarctic and Greenland. All these seem to be fully supported by those like Eric. Most scientists like Eric Staig, who is an earth scientist agree with this, claiming that the whole issue about global warming has not been addressed well by different stakeholders; hence its effects will still be evident. He mentions the drowning of four bears as being one of the effects of global warming (Michael, & Nikkhah, 2004). Sceptics of Global Warming It is worth to note that sce
Older people should follow a number of rules and recommendations to maintain good health and predict age-related complications. Malnutrition is one of the conditions that determine life quality among the geriatric population, and its screening plays an important role in reducing morbidity and mortality. Mini-Nutritional Assessment – Short Form (MNA-SF) is a simple and fast method to identify older adults who may be at risk for malnutrition. Such parameters as recent intake, body mass index, weight loss, mobility, and psychological or neuropsychological problems are identified (“Validated malnutrition screening and assessment tools,” 2017). It is expected to take this test regularly, for example, every three months. During the last several years, the MNA-SF remains one of the most validated screening tools for the elderly. Validity is the extent to which the chosen diagnostic tool measures a condition, and its main components are predictive value (positive and negative), sensitivity, and specificity. The MNA-SF’s sensitivity is about 97.9%, and specificity (of the original version) is usually 100% (“Validated malnutrition screening and assessment tools,” 2017). In the majority of cases, the positive predictive value of the tool under analysis is 97%, meaning that almost all people who test positive have malnutrition problems. Due to its high rates in specificity and sensitivity, the negative predictive value is also about 97-100%. Taking into consideration such statistical data, it is possible to predict its diagnostic accuracy for the elderly in about 98.7% (“Validated malnutrition screening and assessment tools,” 2017). Malnutrition risks are not always easy to understand and recognize with age, and the chosen test is an excellent opportunity to evaluate the condition of patients and help deal with severe changes in weight or other vital signs. Reference Validated malnutrition screening and assessment tools: Comparison guide. (2017). Web.
The methods to assess personality can be discussed as numerous while referring to the variety of tests proposed to draw inferences about the client’s personality traits and psychological state. However, there is the issue which is associated with the necessity to classify tests used by psychologists in order to assess personality. The terms ‘objective’ and ‘projective’ are traditionally used in practice and theory in order to distinguish between two groups of tests developed to assess personality, and these tests are different in relation to the utilized data and approaches. Nevertheless, in their article “Advancing Personality Assessment Terminology: Time to Retire “Objective” and “Projective” as Personality Test Descriptors” (2006), Meyer and Kurtz state that it is necessary to avoid using these terms in order to classify the tests because the use of this terminology leads to misunderstanding the nature of tests and expected results (Meyer & Kurtz, 2006, p. 223). Thus, Meyer and Kurtz note that such traditional personality test descriptors as the terms ‘objective’ and ‘projective’ are rather outdated, and they have multiple misleading meanings and connotations, and as a result, the use of these names can cause misunderstandings and inadequate interpretation of results; to discuss this idea, it is important to focus on the authors’ considerations in detail and refer to them while describing the selected personality test. The Historical Use of the Terms ‘Objective’ and ‘Projective’ to Classify Personality Tests To discuss personality assessment instruments, it is convenient to use the certain test classification. During the decades, psychologists were choosing the focus on the dichotomous features of tests. Furthermore, psychologists also distinguished between many objective and projective tests (Cohen, Swerdlik, & Sturman, 2012, p. 134-138; Meyer & Kurtz, 2006, p. 223). The historical use of these terms can be explained with references to the fact that psychologists were inclined to accentuate the differences in the test types, and the terms ‘objective’ and ‘projective’ were the most effective variants to classify the assessment tools. However, there is a range of problems associated with the use of the terms ‘objective’ and ‘projective’ in the context of test classification. Thus, the term ‘objective’ is h
Relevance of Standards The Common Core Standards is the centerpiece of industry standards in education in the United States. These determine the knowledge that students in grades K-12 should possess in English and Maths per the respective curriculums. The standards cover aspects of reading, writing, language arts, as well as a variety of mathematical logic, content, and tools. Common core standards are both relevant and important as they provide clear and consistent guidelines and expectations for all involved stakeholders in education such as teachers, students, parents, and schools. These clearly outlined skills and knowledge parameters are aligned across states and educational institutions, thus allowing for collaboration, standardization of comprehensive assessment, and development of appropriate teaching material. In turn, the standards are meant to establish learning programs and help prepare students for success in college and professional careers by establishing a systematic approach to education (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2019). Application of Standards The attached evidence to the portfolio defines an understanding or application of the Common Core Standards in practice. The first assignment is curriculum recommendations for K-1 students at a magnet school. It comprehensively outlines the demographics of the school, the purpose of the curriculum, types of assessments, and how everything helps to meet the institution’s goals. It is a similar process that governing bodies and schools follow to create and adopt a curriculum to adhere to standards while meeting unique school objectives. Another attached assignment is a case study regarding “terms of endearment,” an examination of racially-based relations and communication that is ongoing in the classroom. While