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Effective Team Work
Effective Teamwork 11/30/2015 SOC/110 Professor Rowell
An effective team has strong leadership where the team leader not only recognizes what they bring to the team but what each team member brings as
well. A strong leader protects their team and doesn't have a hidden agenda. Respect is a very important characteristic of an effective team because if
members of the team disrespect each other and put down team member's ideas, productivity could possibly slow down because team member's
willingness to contribute ideas and solutions might diminish due to disrespectful communication between members. Open and honest communication
between team members and the team leader is important because without...show more content...
The need to be in control can be a good thing for teamwork because all groups need a leader that can help keep the group on track, as long as everyone
in the group isn't trying to be in control, which could cause tension and confusion. There are three main components of group diversity, your core
personality, your internal dimensions, and external dimensions. Your core personality is your unique way of experiencing and behaving in the world
that surrounds you. Internal dimensions are things that you can't control or change about yourself, your age, race, or ethnicity. External dimensions are
based on societal and experiential factors in your life for example, your religion, marital status and educational
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Creative Writing: The Coffee Shop
The Coffee Shop
The empty coffee shop's bells chimed as he walked through the door: a scrawny, short, and grumpy man of around eighty years, John estimated. The
old man sat down, took off his hat, and peered out the window.
"Hello, sir, how are you this fine evening?" John inquired. No reply. Desperately trying to avoid the stinging silence, John spoke, "Would you like
something to drink?"
"Coffee. Double–double," was the response.
Outside the window, the man saw a group of schoolchildren frolicking about and was immediately reminded of his own childhood. What struggles and
hardships had it been filled with! The man, whose name was Henry, was born in a quiet town consisting only of a few families. His parents worked
diligently on the farm, earned a couple of bills, and supported their two sons as much as they could. Henry had been determined to stand out from his
anonymous hometown. Although he was always compared to his older brother, who surpassed him in all ways, Henry had that drive to be someone
worthy of praise and respect. His brother was somewhat of a show–off, a people pleaser, an overly confident young man who, to Henry's discontent,
seemed to have immense talents in everything.
Henry had always tried his best, but his parents would never pay attention to him. The living room was filled with his brother's trophies, medals, and
certificates, and Henry's presence seemed to be waning away by the hour. Eventually, Henry's determination dwindled away to nothing,
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Reflective Essay Writing
I totally agree with what the author is saying in the text. It takes time to get a good product out even though we think some people are deep and
wonderful they still have the same struggles that we have when it comes to writing. I like this text because it is realistic it is giving an account of
first drafts from common day people and shows how it is even for professional writers have problems with. This point is important because as
people we sometimes feel we are not as good or capable of doing something not realizing that the people we look up to have the same problems we
do. Another point that I agree with the author on is that you have to start somewhere. Many times as writers we don't know where to start when it
comes to writing. That being said we will just sit and think for ten twenty minutes when we could've just been information on the paper and then
editing it later. In addition I liked that the author used examples from his professional experience when it came to writing food reviews. By him
using details like how he went to the restaurant and sat down with friends and took notes of what was said. This was good to me because it helps
me connect with him and the things that he does to write his reviews. The purpose you have for assigning this is to show us that everyone has
struggles writing. By us doing this it makes us realize that it is normal and okay for us not to know exactly what we are writing about or what we
want to say. This gives us confidence
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Essay
I guess that I will start with my interests. Right now they lie in writing novels, geology, and paleontology. Geology, is the study of minerals, rocks
and stones, and Gems. Paleontology is the study of extinct animals, such as the Dodo Bird, or the Titanoboa. I have already began several books,
and three short stories, but I have not finished a single one. My stories seem drab, or rather, they don't have that certain pull, that is needed to
convince the reader that they want to read it. I am hoping that at the end of this year, I will have gained the knowledge to make my stories much more
interesting. ( I also need help with my verbs, and adjectives, and pronouns, all of it. They were forgotten over the summer, and I can't seem to...show
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For my similarities, there have a couple. My first is question two. You asked " What do you hope your child says about his experience in high school."
My Father put down "I hope he says that his experience was great, he made a lot of friends, and learned a lot. " my answer was, "I hope that I will
like my experience. I was really looking forward to meeting my new teachers." Another similarity was in question three. You asked, " what was
your experience like in high school." Their reply, was" Pretty good! High school did a lot to prepare me for college." I answered with" So far so
good. English advanced 9 A, is a little challenging though." My final similarity, is question five, You inquired" How and when would you like me to
be in touch with you this year." My father put down,"Phone, in the evening's." I wrote" Phone, and google classroom."( now I can't use my phone,
because it crashed last wednesday, so I cannot use it.) That is all for my similarities.
My conclusion is this: There are pretty much the same amount of similarities as there are differences, three similarities and three differences. Me
myself put down a few unique answers, but mostly they were dull, boring answers. I was shocked at how many similarities My parents and I had, about
the questions. I thought we
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Persuasive Essay About Procrastination
Have any of you ever procrastinated before? If the answer was yes, you would not be the only one. We all procrastinate from time to time. Statistics
showed that procrastination affects over 20 percent of the population, and 85 to 95 percent of students have problems associated with procrastination.
All the time, not doing the important task when we know we should can lead to anxiety, guilt, stress, and even depression. In the reality, the activities
we were doing while procrastinating are never fun or relaxing because we know we should be doing work. So, procrastination is so horrific, then why
do we do it? Therefore, today, there are two subtopics procrastination that I want to talk about which are the reasons why we procrastinate and some
strategies on how to avoid it.
Now, let's talk about what makes us procrastinate. There are three broad categories that most of typical reasons for procrastination could fall into which
are resentment, fear of success, and fear of failure. First, how does procrastination express resentment? Taking away autonomy from people who think
they are competent can cause procrastination due to dissatisfaction. For example, in the workplace, you may procrastinate when you feel your job
doesn't allow enough autonomy, when you don't see the significance of your contribution, when you don't get much feedback about your work, or
when you feel frustrated, resentful, or bored with a task. Also, the feeling of gaining control over the rules or
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At Least 750 Words Essay
At Least 750 Words
I stared down the man's throat with fear, trying to wiggle my arm free from his grasp. (Hi Im Xerxes. I know what you are thinking, that is a
horrible way to start a story... Well.... Fine, I'll start from the beginning) I was born in a lab, (science is fun right?) but they called it an oven. I
woke up hot, but after I cooled down I realized i could move, and I did. I waved at them with a smile on my face and they kind of freaked out, they
both screamed, which in turn made me scream, (my voice is high and very nasally so you can imagine it now hehe) and I jumped off of what I now
know is a cooking tray and sprinted as fast as my stubby gingery legs could take me. I tried to run into the next room hoping to escape these...show
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So I looked at him again, still staring, "yes please its getting a little uncomfortable". The woman I was sitting on snickered so I turned to look at her
and what she was looking at. "What's that?" I asked, curious, with my head was at a tilt. She looked at me "It's a book, it's something that can
entertain people, they read it and they enjoy it, well some do." I tilted my head to the side a little bit and tried to read the book, "what does this
mean?", I asked. She told me "It means to set goals and always strive to achieve them". "Cool!" I exclaimed, "I want to set a goal", Shari looked at me
with a smile, "okay, what do you want to do in your life?" I thought about it for a minute, but before I could answer, the man (of whom I still didn't
know the name) asked me to leave, and when I asked him why he said "you are an abomination, you shouldn't be alive and I don't want you here."
Shari looked at him, "don't be like that, he is a nice ginger–person." "Thats the problem!", he practically shouted, "he's not a person, he is a
gingerbread cookie, he shouldn't be alive!". Shari looked at me apologetically, "Im sorry, but when he gets like this it is best to do what he asks."
So I started climbing down, when we heard a knock on the door, for the second time, I froze and looked at the giant beings. The man went over to the
door and opened it, "hello?" The person outside asked, "what's all the ruckus?" The man inside said "oh it's nothing, just a
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The Pros And Cons Of Stress
Top of the To–Do List "How many cups of coffee does it take until I risk death?" and, "How many hours of sleep do I really need?", dances around
one's cluttered mind, between the piles of ungraded English papers or the hours spent in the dimming library, cramming in as much information before
that Psychology final. Humans struggle to find that off switch in the back of their heads, for 24 hours is never enough to get anything done. Since our
society embraces working hard, both academically and in the workforce, many experience health scares due to stress, bringing up the tricky decision:
to put health or work first. While choosing between the two evils presents itself a tough decision, many consider it an important one, for true comfort
in life is not found buried under textbooks and stacks of paper. What difference does a few more hours of work make? So what if little Tommy had a
little league game that you missed; work is more important? It's normal for many to start working at a young age, whether defined as schooling or
occupational. Exerting a considerable amount of attention for a long period of time creates tension, and not just within relationships, but physically as
well. Headaches, stomach aches, and fatigue are just some of the awful symptoms of working hard ("Stress Management"), and while popping Advils
left and right suppresses those feelings aside for a while, it's never gone forever. Stress weighs upon the body like a ton of bricks, but isn't such an
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Short Story
After talking to Lucy, Seth spent the rest of the evening at his favorite pastimes: drinking, throwing up, drinking, watching television, drinking while
watching television, throwing up some more, a sudden round of cold chills, and drinking. The new television was one he had scored from a Craigslist
ad he came across after having left from his visit with Dr. Stevens. It was one of those now out–of–date projection TVs people seemed to be always
trying to get rid of in exchange for the more modern flat screens LCD that are much lighter and have a better quality picture and sound. That was just
fine by Seth, though. The new boob tube may have been a nuisance to its previous owner, but it was still better than the last one he had and at a...show
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You're just sitting there on your duff as usual, getting stoned, and playing those stupid games." "Alright, calm down, honey," Seth defended,
barely taking his eyes from his game to address how upset his girlfriend was becoming. "I'll pick a new tie up tomorrow and I'll spend the whole
day hitting the streets looking for work. I'm sure something will come along." "Well, Seth, you better!" Lucy cried. "I don't know if you've ever
put down that damn game and the dope long enough to realize this, but do you see how big my belly has been getting lately? Do you know why
that is? It's because there's a baby growing inside of me. In three months we're going to be parents, Seth... you're going to be a father. "Is that what
that is?" Seth proclaimed. "Oh, thank God. I didn't want to say anything before because I didn't want to hurt your feelings, but I had honestly
thought you've been really letting yourself go lately." "Shut up, Seth," snipped Lucy, "this isn't funny. I'm near the end of my second trimester and I
should by now be taking it easy at this point for the sake of our baby, but I can't. I have exams next week that I need to study for, but I can't find time
to do that either, because the rents due on the first and all of our other bills need to be paid, and the refrigerator is empty again. I've had to deal with
nothing but
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Is Too Much Homework Harmful?
Is too Much Homework Harmful?
How would you like spending your afternoon doing nothing but page after page of terrible homework until you just could not hold your eyes open
any longer. Children are not receiving the correct amount of sleep needed for a healthy lifestyle. We go to school hours and hours each day just to
come home to more work which adds to an undesirable night to come. The amount of homework given should be limited to a reasonable amount.
By the amount of homework given now it causes stress among teens and can lead to a great amount of anxiety. Anxiety can cause achild to feel
overwhelmed, pressured, and depressed. These three things can cause children to do things such as dropout, give up, and even take their own life. It
could also cause some more minors things to happen such as loss of sleep. "Studies show that only 20 percent of adolescents between the ages of 11
and 17 get the recommended amount of sleep" (Ponte). Children are having to stay up to unreasonable times just to finish their homework given for
one day. "Esmee stays up until a little after midnight to finish her ready" (Greenfield). A child staying up past midnight and expected to be at school
by eight o'clock is a struggle and they come to school, more–than likely, sleepy.
Teachers have plenty of time to finish work. Most teachers hangout in the hall till the bell rings when they could be in the classroom getting ready for
class. They do not use their time to make
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Personal Narrative: My First Time On My Own
My First time on My Own When I applied for C.R. England I was not sure that I would be accepted to go through the program. Three days later I
received a phone call from a Recruiter at C.R. England and while on the phone we went over all the information before setting a time and a date
for leaving for Salt Lake City, Utah. When the day came to leave for Salt Lake City, Utah my parents took me to the Greyhound terminal to prepare
to leave. Thirty minutes later we boarded the bus to leave our first stop was in Missouri I stayed on the same bus and from there I went to Kansas
where I had to switch buses but I had to wait one hour before the other bus got there after boarding the bus for going to the next stop I was in
Colorado where I had to wait two hours and thirty minutes before boarding my next bus to Wyoming once I got to Wyoming the next bus was ready
and it had no air conditioner that I remember so the last bit of traveling was so warm that everyone on it was hot even a eight month old baby
everyone tried their best to help the mother out to make...show more content...
Once in Salt Lake City, Utah I had to wait twenty minutes for the school personnel to come by the bus terminal to pick me up as soon as they
picked me up they took me to the school where I had to check in for getting assigned a room to sleep in. The next morning when I woke up and
went down stairs I started my training which first was in class training that was all in books. The classes were over ninety people all trying to
receive the same training in the last week before going into the semi portion of the training which included learning how to shift gears in a semi to
negotiating turns with a fifty three foot trailer to taking the semi on the highway and at the end of the semi portion it had already dwindled to twenty
people after the semi portion of training I was assigned my over the road instructor which when we started he immediately took me to Idaho where we
went and picked up our first
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My Childhood Memory
When I think of the most important memory that I have from my childhood, my mind goes directly to my childhood house to one specific day, the
day I got my puppy! I was in my kitchen on a calm day. My sister pulled up into the very cracked black top that was in our driveway. I heard the car
door slam close, then the sound of the squeaky kitchen door being opened. Eventually, I heard my name being yelled out by not only one person, but
also my niece and nephew. As I ran down the creaky and very loud stairs I could feel that something special was going to happen. As I turned the
corner my eyes went directly to one small fluff that was on the table. My sister had previously mentioned that she wanted a puppy and I even went to a
run–down pet shop in a very sketchy town with her. But the dog that we were on a hunt for was not at all like the one that was on my kitchen table at
that moment. I began approaching the counter, but trying to calm myself down. Previously I had owned a giant spotted pitbull named Yeyo and so I
wasn't that familiar with tiny dogs. I was beginning to picture the amazing days I could have with this dog before even laying a finger on her soft
fluffy hair. My sister must've surely seen the amazement in my eyes because before even saying anything to her, she began talking. Her words were a
blur to me because I was so focused on the huge deep brown eyes that were sitting on the slippery white worn down counter in front of me. The dog
was not meant to be mine
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Life Experience Essay
Life is full of exciting experiences for us to enjoy. However, these experiences are meant to teach life lessons that should remain with us. In my 17
years of living, I have had many lessons to be learned from events I have gone through. One of those lessons sticks out above the rest and it has a
humorous story to go along with it.
The story starts out with the group planning a get together while eating breakfast at Mcdonald's. Ideas were flowing out of our heads like a river.
We could not agree on a plan of action for the longest time. Finally, it was decided that we should go to Kenzie's house after she said her dad
would cook for us. I was immediately down for that idea because I knew her dad makes the best chicken wings ever. The rest of the day for me was
spent thinking about what to wear that night. Eventually, the time came for heading over to Kenzie's house. Bailey, another girl in the group, asked
me to give her a ride since she did not have her driver's license. Because of this, we were one of the last ones to make it to Kenzie's. In the time that
we missed the group decided that they wanted to go and toilet paper some of our friend's houses that lived close to Kenzie. I had never done
something like this before. However, the excitement of doing this and avoid being caught appealed to me. We all piled into the cars and headed to
Wal–Mart to buy the toilet paper. We had an interesting event that happened to us while we were in Wal–Mart. The event was when
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Renaissance : The Renaissance
(H) For the world to change, people need to change. This is exactly what happened from AD 1400–AD 1600, which we now call the Renaissance.
(O)The fall of the Roman Empire lead to the 'Dark Ages' where people began to decline any new changes. Then, in the beginning of the fifteenth
century, people began to change their outlook and look toward the Ancient world of Greece and Rome with admiration. This lead to a 'rebirth' of
greatness, the Renaissance. (T)The Renaissance brought a brand–new way of thinking, new inventions and art based off of ancient designs, and major
developments in the science, math and technology world.
(M)Gradually, people began to enjoy reading and studying the old Greek and Latin books. This opened their eyes to a whole new world. They began
to slowly add Greek and Roman designs to everything, from their art to their architecture. Their interests were redirected in a happy and efficient life
on Earth. (E) The fall of the church was a great contributor in forming the spirit of individualism. (A) Christianity restricted individual expression and
wanted unmovable faith from everyone. (E) Humanism then came into play, where people realized and understood the great potential of each
individual. (A) People began to act and think for themselves and bringing to life their own personal creativity. (T) This new way of thinking and the
bringing back of the classical world lead to grand new inventions and art that eventually turned the tables.
(M) Art and
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My First Day
Summer was great with the hot and steamy days, where you felt you could be surrounded by water for hours, but school was a week away. My first
day of middle school was very close. That year I wanted to break out of my shell a little bit and meet new people, although I was always more of an
introvert. I had gone to the school, I would see for a couple of years and had received my schedule. I now knew who my teachers were going to be,
relieved, but worried I would be alone. The morning of my first day of school was fresh with a nice soft breeze. When I entered the gate I saw my
friends dressed in their new clothes and quickly walked to them. We asked each other what our classes were, and fortunately, a couple of us had classes
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Isabella was very athletic and silly. Danielle was very intimidatingly smart. She was also very artistic. I had seen a few of her drawings and they
looked beautiful. A month later, we had a new seating chart. I sat with a girl named Anachristina, a boy named Thomas, and another girl named
Ravyn. They had the same sense of humor as I did. As a result, our table was like a bomb filled with laughter and with any word said we would
explode. We got along very well. Anachristina was always cracking jokes and laughing. Thomas would laugh along and was always happy. Ravyn
was sarcastic and had attitude. I always became mad at myself for not talking more to them or learning more of them. They were welcoming when
we greeted one another. A few months into the school year everyone in my classes was comfortable with each other. It was no longer awkward
between people because we had all sat with each other and talked and laughed. Our classes were always so fun and interesting. There was always
something new to talk about in class. Either about inside jokes or trends we thought had no point. We always played little games where everyone was
always competitive. My fifth and sixth–period class was my favorite. I have the fondest memories in that classroom. There, we were always happy.
My teacher was Mrs. Flanagan, she was great. I was glad I had put myself out there a little more. Being more extroverted was interesting and fun. I
made new friends by just acting more like myself. Being
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Persuasive Speech
During my persuasive speech, I used an attention getter with a story to put a face on the problem of the 5–day work week because it is something for
the audience to get attached to. In my attention getter, Jeff Campbell suffers from a stroke from working long hours as an accountant. I believe it was
effective in showing pathos to the problem of the 5–day work week. In my thesis, I clearly stated the topic and related it to my audience by telling
them that it will affect all full–time employees in America. To conclude my introduction, I gave a preview of the what I was going to talk about
during my speech, which included the problems, causes, and solutions. I believe that my speech was well organized because I went to different parts
of the room for each of my main points, and because of this my main points were very easy to follow. I transitioned between my main points very
smoothly with talking while walking throughout the room. Throughout my main points, I gave multiple verbal citations over data that was collected
about problems with the 5–day work week and solutions with the 4–day work week. I did not have a way of verbally proving that my sources were
credible. I am not sure if I had a variety of different supporting materials, but I had a reliable data and a reliable example of the solution working in
the state of Utah. My format for the speech involved pathos, ethos, and logos to use fulfill maximum effectiveness. Some persuasive strategies that I
used included telling a story, giving data to support my hypothesis, giving the audience a reason to care about the topic, relating the reasoning about the
solution to the audience, giving a real–life example of the solution working, and giving the audience a call to action at the end of my speech. If I used
fillers, I was unaware of me using them during my speech. During this speech, I tried to make it a priority to use some vocal variation because I have
lacked that skill in past speeches. So, during my speech, I tried to use some vocal variation especially during the reasoning parts because vocal
variation really helps with reasoning. I used appropriate movement throughout my speech for each main point to keep the audience interested. I believe
that my
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Short Story
SILENT! Very silent it remained, at the moment that the room saved... ghost silent, all stood still. I opened the gated door and I faintly warped the
rusted door knob, with pleasure I ushered in the friendly officers. A big sizable and nice, trusting smile I kept , to make sure they don't sprout any
certain suspicions. I sat them down right above where the body lied to rot. We prattled on about familiar topics, but hitherto then, I gained their
assurance. Until the unforeseen chattering of my teeth became more violent while becoming rapid. More and more the chills of my back came and
went, every second spreading everywhere around my body. My eyes went ablaze. My ears started to RING. I scratched myself violently I could feel my
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This was the first time I ever questioned my prudences. Am I lying to myself. This can't be! I'm as healthy as ever! "No more, NO MORE!"
"MOCKERY!" I yelled. My hands sept into the ground as the small timber sticks punctured my skin and heaved the loose wooden plank. The vile
body parts caught my sight that tormented me. "I concede!" I cried vociferously "I beg of you! Come..come now!" As I look up towards the
dimmed faces smudge into one abstract canvas. The world began to swirl into one glowing in a fearful red. "Arrest me for this ghastly
transgression!"My heart was getting beat like a drum, it felt like my heart would leap out of my chest. The group of men just stood there in a
thorny manner, they looked at me as if I was asinine. The room presented me with shvers, nevertheless it wasn't only the temperature swooning.
Why weren't they taking me away. Couldn't they see the cold and limp body parts. I felt that feeling again. The chills clipped inside of me like
gunshots piercing by back and spine. I witnessed the eye gleam in a crimson red color. I briskly grabbed the odious eye. Held it in front of their
very eyes and seized my valiant fist. It will no longer tantalize me any longer. I looked down the gush that permeated my palm which felt like an
eternity at last I pulled a long awaited grin that pulled back and made a small furrow in my smile as it showed my yellowed putrid teeth. "I'M NOT
MAD!" I laughed ceaselessly. "So you're turning yourself in?" The
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Essay
I) Today is a big day for me. I have a presentation at my office for a bond with a company from China that wants to invest in my start up. They seem
pretty impressed with my idea of 'Smartly Engineered Interior DГ©cor'. I have prepared for it the whole month with my team. As I wake up, my
smart wrist band tells me I had a sound seven hour sleep, gives me details about my heart beats per minute, body temperature and the amount of
workout needed. The refrigerator tells me the nutrients present in the salad I am going to have for breakfast. I read a news of a retailer being
arrested for using plastic bags for sale. The laws now are strict regarding their usage. My nephew is taking his missed lessons from school on his tablet.
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My parents helped me realize this dream, trusted in me even when I faltered and supported my cradle throughout this journey. When I couldn't
make it to the IITs, I was shattered. I had always been good at managerial tasks, had leadership qualities, oratory and writing skills, but I never
realized until my graduation that these skills were going to take me a long way in my career. After being part of innumerable organizing
committees at college and doing exceptionally well in these tasks, I felt these qualities needed to be honed and put to use. That's when I decided
of going for an MBA and started preparing for the CAT. With my hard work and ambition to make it to the IIMs, I managed to score a decent
percentile of 98.7 and ended up in IIM Indore. I had a very good CV, good academics, extra curricular and did really well in the WAT and GDPI
rounds. These were things I was good at and enjoyed doing. This was when I fully realized, that I would never half heartedly take up any job. I
performed well in my MBA and got placed for a package of 18.6 lacs in Sunsilk. I started being offered jobs with higher packages and switched 4
companies thereafter. There came a point when I felt, it was the right time to take a pause, think of my dream and put in efforts to realize it. During
one of those days, while I was discussing this with my parents and was trying to come up with a unique idea that I could pull off, my mother suggested
to me that I should do something
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The Importance Of Technology In Education
Despite its importance, writing is not given enough attention in schools compare to reading. Since the turn of the 21st century, "there have been a
number of significant changes in the contexts in which we teach and in which our students learn to write". Our culture has taken a digital shift in all
aspects of life, including schooling and the way students are exposed to writing curriculum. Robinson, McKenna and Conradi state that "The context of
schooling has also changed, with programs and practices affected most directly by an emphasis on standards and assessments as a part of a growing
concern with accountability. Given a focus on reading, rather than writing or literacy more generally...this movement has had an impact on teaching
and learning at all levels of public education" (Robinson, McKenna & Conradi, 2012, p. 243).
In a digital world, it is no secret that technology has influenced the way students learn in schools. As referenced by Robinson, McKenna and Conradi,
in 2005 Leu, an educational psychologist and professor, "reflected that the internet as well as evolving technologies are not technological issues but
literacy issues" (Robinson, McKenna & Conradi, 2012, p. 266). I agree with Leu since I believe technology is a positive tool for student learning if
used correctly, however, there is a difference between using technology to support learning and using technology to do the learning. Digital versions of
printed text included hypermedia which allows readers to use
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  • 1. Effective Team Work Effective Teamwork 11/30/2015 SOC/110 Professor Rowell An effective team has strong leadership where the team leader not only recognizes what they bring to the team but what each team member brings as well. A strong leader protects their team and doesn't have a hidden agenda. Respect is a very important characteristic of an effective team because if members of the team disrespect each other and put down team member's ideas, productivity could possibly slow down because team member's willingness to contribute ideas and solutions might diminish due to disrespectful communication between members. Open and honest communication between team members and the team leader is important because without...show more content... The need to be in control can be a good thing for teamwork because all groups need a leader that can help keep the group on track, as long as everyone in the group isn't trying to be in control, which could cause tension and confusion. There are three main components of group diversity, your core personality, your internal dimensions, and external dimensions. Your core personality is your unique way of experiencing and behaving in the world that surrounds you. Internal dimensions are things that you can't control or change about yourself, your age, race, or ethnicity. External dimensions are based on societal and experiential factors in your life for example, your religion, marital status and educational Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Creative Writing: The Coffee Shop The Coffee Shop The empty coffee shop's bells chimed as he walked through the door: a scrawny, short, and grumpy man of around eighty years, John estimated. The old man sat down, took off his hat, and peered out the window. "Hello, sir, how are you this fine evening?" John inquired. No reply. Desperately trying to avoid the stinging silence, John spoke, "Would you like something to drink?" "Coffee. Double–double," was the response. Outside the window, the man saw a group of schoolchildren frolicking about and was immediately reminded of his own childhood. What struggles and hardships had it been filled with! The man, whose name was Henry, was born in a quiet town consisting only of a few families. His parents worked diligently on the farm, earned a couple of bills, and supported their two sons as much as they could. Henry had been determined to stand out from his anonymous hometown. Although he was always compared to his older brother, who surpassed him in all ways, Henry had that drive to be someone worthy of praise and respect. His brother was somewhat of a show–off, a people pleaser, an overly confident young man who, to Henry's discontent, seemed to have immense talents in everything. Henry had always tried his best, but his parents would never pay attention to him. The living room was filled with his brother's trophies, medals, and certificates, and Henry's presence seemed to be waning away by the hour. Eventually, Henry's determination dwindled away to nothing, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Reflective Essay Writing I totally agree with what the author is saying in the text. It takes time to get a good product out even though we think some people are deep and wonderful they still have the same struggles that we have when it comes to writing. I like this text because it is realistic it is giving an account of first drafts from common day people and shows how it is even for professional writers have problems with. This point is important because as people we sometimes feel we are not as good or capable of doing something not realizing that the people we look up to have the same problems we do. Another point that I agree with the author on is that you have to start somewhere. Many times as writers we don't know where to start when it comes to writing. That being said we will just sit and think for ten twenty minutes when we could've just been information on the paper and then editing it later. In addition I liked that the author used examples from his professional experience when it came to writing food reviews. By him using details like how he went to the restaurant and sat down with friends and took notes of what was said. This was good to me because it helps me connect with him and the things that he does to write his reviews. The purpose you have for assigning this is to show us that everyone has struggles writing. By us doing this it makes us realize that it is normal and okay for us not to know exactly what we are writing about or what we want to say. This gives us confidence Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Essay I guess that I will start with my interests. Right now they lie in writing novels, geology, and paleontology. Geology, is the study of minerals, rocks and stones, and Gems. Paleontology is the study of extinct animals, such as the Dodo Bird, or the Titanoboa. I have already began several books, and three short stories, but I have not finished a single one. My stories seem drab, or rather, they don't have that certain pull, that is needed to convince the reader that they want to read it. I am hoping that at the end of this year, I will have gained the knowledge to make my stories much more interesting. ( I also need help with my verbs, and adjectives, and pronouns, all of it. They were forgotten over the summer, and I can't seem to...show more content... For my similarities, there have a couple. My first is question two. You asked " What do you hope your child says about his experience in high school." My Father put down "I hope he says that his experience was great, he made a lot of friends, and learned a lot. " my answer was, "I hope that I will like my experience. I was really looking forward to meeting my new teachers." Another similarity was in question three. You asked, " what was your experience like in high school." Their reply, was" Pretty good! High school did a lot to prepare me for college." I answered with" So far so good. English advanced 9 A, is a little challenging though." My final similarity, is question five, You inquired" How and when would you like me to be in touch with you this year." My father put down,"Phone, in the evening's." I wrote" Phone, and google classroom."( now I can't use my phone, because it crashed last wednesday, so I cannot use it.) That is all for my similarities. My conclusion is this: There are pretty much the same amount of similarities as there are differences, three similarities and three differences. Me myself put down a few unique answers, but mostly they were dull, boring answers. I was shocked at how many similarities My parents and I had, about the questions. I thought we Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Persuasive Essay About Procrastination Have any of you ever procrastinated before? If the answer was yes, you would not be the only one. We all procrastinate from time to time. Statistics showed that procrastination affects over 20 percent of the population, and 85 to 95 percent of students have problems associated with procrastination. All the time, not doing the important task when we know we should can lead to anxiety, guilt, stress, and even depression. In the reality, the activities we were doing while procrastinating are never fun or relaxing because we know we should be doing work. So, procrastination is so horrific, then why do we do it? Therefore, today, there are two subtopics procrastination that I want to talk about which are the reasons why we procrastinate and some strategies on how to avoid it. Now, let's talk about what makes us procrastinate. There are three broad categories that most of typical reasons for procrastination could fall into which are resentment, fear of success, and fear of failure. First, how does procrastination express resentment? Taking away autonomy from people who think they are competent can cause procrastination due to dissatisfaction. For example, in the workplace, you may procrastinate when you feel your job doesn't allow enough autonomy, when you don't see the significance of your contribution, when you don't get much feedback about your work, or when you feel frustrated, resentful, or bored with a task. Also, the feeling of gaining control over the rules or Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. At Least 750 Words Essay At Least 750 Words I stared down the man's throat with fear, trying to wiggle my arm free from his grasp. (Hi Im Xerxes. I know what you are thinking, that is a horrible way to start a story... Well.... Fine, I'll start from the beginning) I was born in a lab, (science is fun right?) but they called it an oven. I woke up hot, but after I cooled down I realized i could move, and I did. I waved at them with a smile on my face and they kind of freaked out, they both screamed, which in turn made me scream, (my voice is high and very nasally so you can imagine it now hehe) and I jumped off of what I now know is a cooking tray and sprinted as fast as my stubby gingery legs could take me. I tried to run into the next room hoping to escape these...show more content... So I looked at him again, still staring, "yes please its getting a little uncomfortable". The woman I was sitting on snickered so I turned to look at her and what she was looking at. "What's that?" I asked, curious, with my head was at a tilt. She looked at me "It's a book, it's something that can entertain people, they read it and they enjoy it, well some do." I tilted my head to the side a little bit and tried to read the book, "what does this mean?", I asked. She told me "It means to set goals and always strive to achieve them". "Cool!" I exclaimed, "I want to set a goal", Shari looked at me with a smile, "okay, what do you want to do in your life?" I thought about it for a minute, but before I could answer, the man (of whom I still didn't know the name) asked me to leave, and when I asked him why he said "you are an abomination, you shouldn't be alive and I don't want you here." Shari looked at him, "don't be like that, he is a nice ginger–person." "Thats the problem!", he practically shouted, "he's not a person, he is a gingerbread cookie, he shouldn't be alive!". Shari looked at me apologetically, "Im sorry, but when he gets like this it is best to do what he asks." So I started climbing down, when we heard a knock on the door, for the second time, I froze and looked at the giant beings. The man went over to the door and opened it, "hello?" The person outside asked, "what's all the ruckus?" The man inside said "oh it's nothing, just a Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. The Pros And Cons Of Stress Top of the To–Do List "How many cups of coffee does it take until I risk death?" and, "How many hours of sleep do I really need?", dances around one's cluttered mind, between the piles of ungraded English papers or the hours spent in the dimming library, cramming in as much information before that Psychology final. Humans struggle to find that off switch in the back of their heads, for 24 hours is never enough to get anything done. Since our society embraces working hard, both academically and in the workforce, many experience health scares due to stress, bringing up the tricky decision: to put health or work first. While choosing between the two evils presents itself a tough decision, many consider it an important one, for true comfort in life is not found buried under textbooks and stacks of paper. What difference does a few more hours of work make? So what if little Tommy had a little league game that you missed; work is more important? It's normal for many to start working at a young age, whether defined as schooling or occupational. Exerting a considerable amount of attention for a long period of time creates tension, and not just within relationships, but physically as well. Headaches, stomach aches, and fatigue are just some of the awful symptoms of working hard ("Stress Management"), and while popping Advils left and right suppresses those feelings aside for a while, it's never gone forever. Stress weighs upon the body like a ton of bricks, but isn't such an Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 8. Short Story After talking to Lucy, Seth spent the rest of the evening at his favorite pastimes: drinking, throwing up, drinking, watching television, drinking while watching television, throwing up some more, a sudden round of cold chills, and drinking. The new television was one he had scored from a Craigslist ad he came across after having left from his visit with Dr. Stevens. It was one of those now out–of–date projection TVs people seemed to be always trying to get rid of in exchange for the more modern flat screens LCD that are much lighter and have a better quality picture and sound. That was just fine by Seth, though. The new boob tube may have been a nuisance to its previous owner, but it was still better than the last one he had and at a...show more content... You're just sitting there on your duff as usual, getting stoned, and playing those stupid games." "Alright, calm down, honey," Seth defended, barely taking his eyes from his game to address how upset his girlfriend was becoming. "I'll pick a new tie up tomorrow and I'll spend the whole day hitting the streets looking for work. I'm sure something will come along." "Well, Seth, you better!" Lucy cried. "I don't know if you've ever put down that damn game and the dope long enough to realize this, but do you see how big my belly has been getting lately? Do you know why that is? It's because there's a baby growing inside of me. In three months we're going to be parents, Seth... you're going to be a father. "Is that what that is?" Seth proclaimed. "Oh, thank God. I didn't want to say anything before because I didn't want to hurt your feelings, but I had honestly thought you've been really letting yourself go lately." "Shut up, Seth," snipped Lucy, "this isn't funny. I'm near the end of my second trimester and I should by now be taking it easy at this point for the sake of our baby, but I can't. I have exams next week that I need to study for, but I can't find time to do that either, because the rents due on the first and all of our other bills need to be paid, and the refrigerator is empty again. I've had to deal with nothing but Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 9. Is Too Much Homework Harmful? Is too Much Homework Harmful? How would you like spending your afternoon doing nothing but page after page of terrible homework until you just could not hold your eyes open any longer. Children are not receiving the correct amount of sleep needed for a healthy lifestyle. We go to school hours and hours each day just to come home to more work which adds to an undesirable night to come. The amount of homework given should be limited to a reasonable amount. By the amount of homework given now it causes stress among teens and can lead to a great amount of anxiety. Anxiety can cause achild to feel overwhelmed, pressured, and depressed. These three things can cause children to do things such as dropout, give up, and even take their own life. It could also cause some more minors things to happen such as loss of sleep. "Studies show that only 20 percent of adolescents between the ages of 11 and 17 get the recommended amount of sleep" (Ponte). Children are having to stay up to unreasonable times just to finish their homework given for one day. "Esmee stays up until a little after midnight to finish her ready" (Greenfield). A child staying up past midnight and expected to be at school by eight o'clock is a struggle and they come to school, more–than likely, sleepy. Teachers have plenty of time to finish work. Most teachers hangout in the hall till the bell rings when they could be in the classroom getting ready for class. They do not use their time to make Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 10. Personal Narrative: My First Time On My Own My First time on My Own When I applied for C.R. England I was not sure that I would be accepted to go through the program. Three days later I received a phone call from a Recruiter at C.R. England and while on the phone we went over all the information before setting a time and a date for leaving for Salt Lake City, Utah. When the day came to leave for Salt Lake City, Utah my parents took me to the Greyhound terminal to prepare to leave. Thirty minutes later we boarded the bus to leave our first stop was in Missouri I stayed on the same bus and from there I went to Kansas where I had to switch buses but I had to wait one hour before the other bus got there after boarding the bus for going to the next stop I was in Colorado where I had to wait two hours and thirty minutes before boarding my next bus to Wyoming once I got to Wyoming the next bus was ready and it had no air conditioner that I remember so the last bit of traveling was so warm that everyone on it was hot even a eight month old baby everyone tried their best to help the mother out to make...show more content... Once in Salt Lake City, Utah I had to wait twenty minutes for the school personnel to come by the bus terminal to pick me up as soon as they picked me up they took me to the school where I had to check in for getting assigned a room to sleep in. The next morning when I woke up and went down stairs I started my training which first was in class training that was all in books. The classes were over ninety people all trying to receive the same training in the last week before going into the semi portion of the training which included learning how to shift gears in a semi to negotiating turns with a fifty three foot trailer to taking the semi on the highway and at the end of the semi portion it had already dwindled to twenty people after the semi portion of training I was assigned my over the road instructor which when we started he immediately took me to Idaho where we went and picked up our first Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. My Childhood Memory When I think of the most important memory that I have from my childhood, my mind goes directly to my childhood house to one specific day, the day I got my puppy! I was in my kitchen on a calm day. My sister pulled up into the very cracked black top that was in our driveway. I heard the car door slam close, then the sound of the squeaky kitchen door being opened. Eventually, I heard my name being yelled out by not only one person, but also my niece and nephew. As I ran down the creaky and very loud stairs I could feel that something special was going to happen. As I turned the corner my eyes went directly to one small fluff that was on the table. My sister had previously mentioned that she wanted a puppy and I even went to a run–down pet shop in a very sketchy town with her. But the dog that we were on a hunt for was not at all like the one that was on my kitchen table at that moment. I began approaching the counter, but trying to calm myself down. Previously I had owned a giant spotted pitbull named Yeyo and so I wasn't that familiar with tiny dogs. I was beginning to picture the amazing days I could have with this dog before even laying a finger on her soft fluffy hair. My sister must've surely seen the amazement in my eyes because before even saying anything to her, she began talking. Her words were a blur to me because I was so focused on the huge deep brown eyes that were sitting on the slippery white worn down counter in front of me. The dog was not meant to be mine Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Life Experience Essay Life is full of exciting experiences for us to enjoy. However, these experiences are meant to teach life lessons that should remain with us. In my 17 years of living, I have had many lessons to be learned from events I have gone through. One of those lessons sticks out above the rest and it has a humorous story to go along with it. The story starts out with the group planning a get together while eating breakfast at Mcdonald's. Ideas were flowing out of our heads like a river. We could not agree on a plan of action for the longest time. Finally, it was decided that we should go to Kenzie's house after she said her dad would cook for us. I was immediately down for that idea because I knew her dad makes the best chicken wings ever. The rest of the day for me was spent thinking about what to wear that night. Eventually, the time came for heading over to Kenzie's house. Bailey, another girl in the group, asked me to give her a ride since she did not have her driver's license. Because of this, we were one of the last ones to make it to Kenzie's. In the time that we missed the group decided that they wanted to go and toilet paper some of our friend's houses that lived close to Kenzie. I had never done something like this before. However, the excitement of doing this and avoid being caught appealed to me. We all piled into the cars and headed to Wal–Mart to buy the toilet paper. We had an interesting event that happened to us while we were in Wal–Mart. The event was when Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. Renaissance : The Renaissance (H) For the world to change, people need to change. This is exactly what happened from AD 1400–AD 1600, which we now call the Renaissance. (O)The fall of the Roman Empire lead to the 'Dark Ages' where people began to decline any new changes. Then, in the beginning of the fifteenth century, people began to change their outlook and look toward the Ancient world of Greece and Rome with admiration. This lead to a 'rebirth' of greatness, the Renaissance. (T)The Renaissance brought a brand–new way of thinking, new inventions and art based off of ancient designs, and major developments in the science, math and technology world. (M)Gradually, people began to enjoy reading and studying the old Greek and Latin books. This opened their eyes to a whole new world. They began to slowly add Greek and Roman designs to everything, from their art to their architecture. Their interests were redirected in a happy and efficient life on Earth. (E) The fall of the church was a great contributor in forming the spirit of individualism. (A) Christianity restricted individual expression and wanted unmovable faith from everyone. (E) Humanism then came into play, where people realized and understood the great potential of each individual. (A) People began to act and think for themselves and bringing to life their own personal creativity. (T) This new way of thinking and the bringing back of the classical world lead to grand new inventions and art that eventually turned the tables. (M) Art and Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. My First Day Summer was great with the hot and steamy days, where you felt you could be surrounded by water for hours, but school was a week away. My first day of middle school was very close. That year I wanted to break out of my shell a little bit and meet new people, although I was always more of an introvert. I had gone to the school, I would see for a couple of years and had received my schedule. I now knew who my teachers were going to be, relieved, but worried I would be alone. The morning of my first day of school was fresh with a nice soft breeze. When I entered the gate I saw my friends dressed in their new clothes and quickly walked to them. We asked each other what our classes were, and fortunately, a couple of us had classes together. One...show more content... Isabella was very athletic and silly. Danielle was very intimidatingly smart. She was also very artistic. I had seen a few of her drawings and they looked beautiful. A month later, we had a new seating chart. I sat with a girl named Anachristina, a boy named Thomas, and another girl named Ravyn. They had the same sense of humor as I did. As a result, our table was like a bomb filled with laughter and with any word said we would explode. We got along very well. Anachristina was always cracking jokes and laughing. Thomas would laugh along and was always happy. Ravyn was sarcastic and had attitude. I always became mad at myself for not talking more to them or learning more of them. They were welcoming when we greeted one another. A few months into the school year everyone in my classes was comfortable with each other. It was no longer awkward between people because we had all sat with each other and talked and laughed. Our classes were always so fun and interesting. There was always something new to talk about in class. Either about inside jokes or trends we thought had no point. We always played little games where everyone was always competitive. My fifth and sixth–period class was my favorite. I have the fondest memories in that classroom. There, we were always happy. My teacher was Mrs. Flanagan, she was great. I was glad I had put myself out there a little more. Being more extroverted was interesting and fun. I made new friends by just acting more like myself. Being Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. Persuasive Speech During my persuasive speech, I used an attention getter with a story to put a face on the problem of the 5–day work week because it is something for the audience to get attached to. In my attention getter, Jeff Campbell suffers from a stroke from working long hours as an accountant. I believe it was effective in showing pathos to the problem of the 5–day work week. In my thesis, I clearly stated the topic and related it to my audience by telling them that it will affect all full–time employees in America. To conclude my introduction, I gave a preview of the what I was going to talk about during my speech, which included the problems, causes, and solutions. I believe that my speech was well organized because I went to different parts of the room for each of my main points, and because of this my main points were very easy to follow. I transitioned between my main points very smoothly with talking while walking throughout the room. Throughout my main points, I gave multiple verbal citations over data that was collected about problems with the 5–day work week and solutions with the 4–day work week. I did not have a way of verbally proving that my sources were credible. I am not sure if I had a variety of different supporting materials, but I had a reliable data and a reliable example of the solution working in the state of Utah. My format for the speech involved pathos, ethos, and logos to use fulfill maximum effectiveness. Some persuasive strategies that I used included telling a story, giving data to support my hypothesis, giving the audience a reason to care about the topic, relating the reasoning about the solution to the audience, giving a real–life example of the solution working, and giving the audience a call to action at the end of my speech. If I used fillers, I was unaware of me using them during my speech. During this speech, I tried to make it a priority to use some vocal variation because I have lacked that skill in past speeches. So, during my speech, I tried to use some vocal variation especially during the reasoning parts because vocal variation really helps with reasoning. I used appropriate movement throughout my speech for each main point to keep the audience interested. I believe that my Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 16. Short Story SILENT! Very silent it remained, at the moment that the room saved... ghost silent, all stood still. I opened the gated door and I faintly warped the rusted door knob, with pleasure I ushered in the friendly officers. A big sizable and nice, trusting smile I kept , to make sure they don't sprout any certain suspicions. I sat them down right above where the body lied to rot. We prattled on about familiar topics, but hitherto then, I gained their assurance. Until the unforeseen chattering of my teeth became more violent while becoming rapid. More and more the chills of my back came and went, every second spreading everywhere around my body. My eyes went ablaze. My ears started to RING. I scratched myself violently I could feel my ...show more content... This was the first time I ever questioned my prudences. Am I lying to myself. This can't be! I'm as healthy as ever! "No more, NO MORE!" "MOCKERY!" I yelled. My hands sept into the ground as the small timber sticks punctured my skin and heaved the loose wooden plank. The vile body parts caught my sight that tormented me. "I concede!" I cried vociferously "I beg of you! Come..come now!" As I look up towards the dimmed faces smudge into one abstract canvas. The world began to swirl into one glowing in a fearful red. "Arrest me for this ghastly transgression!"My heart was getting beat like a drum, it felt like my heart would leap out of my chest. The group of men just stood there in a thorny manner, they looked at me as if I was asinine. The room presented me with shvers, nevertheless it wasn't only the temperature swooning. Why weren't they taking me away. Couldn't they see the cold and limp body parts. I felt that feeling again. The chills clipped inside of me like gunshots piercing by back and spine. I witnessed the eye gleam in a crimson red color. I briskly grabbed the odious eye. Held it in front of their very eyes and seized my valiant fist. It will no longer tantalize me any longer. I looked down the gush that permeated my palm which felt like an eternity at last I pulled a long awaited grin that pulled back and made a small furrow in my smile as it showed my yellowed putrid teeth. "I'M NOT MAD!" I laughed ceaselessly. "So you're turning yourself in?" The Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 17. Essay I) Today is a big day for me. I have a presentation at my office for a bond with a company from China that wants to invest in my start up. They seem pretty impressed with my idea of 'Smartly Engineered Interior DГ©cor'. I have prepared for it the whole month with my team. As I wake up, my smart wrist band tells me I had a sound seven hour sleep, gives me details about my heart beats per minute, body temperature and the amount of workout needed. The refrigerator tells me the nutrients present in the salad I am going to have for breakfast. I read a news of a retailer being arrested for using plastic bags for sale. The laws now are strict regarding their usage. My nephew is taking his missed lessons from school on his tablet. I wish we had...show more content... My parents helped me realize this dream, trusted in me even when I faltered and supported my cradle throughout this journey. When I couldn't make it to the IITs, I was shattered. I had always been good at managerial tasks, had leadership qualities, oratory and writing skills, but I never realized until my graduation that these skills were going to take me a long way in my career. After being part of innumerable organizing committees at college and doing exceptionally well in these tasks, I felt these qualities needed to be honed and put to use. That's when I decided of going for an MBA and started preparing for the CAT. With my hard work and ambition to make it to the IIMs, I managed to score a decent percentile of 98.7 and ended up in IIM Indore. I had a very good CV, good academics, extra curricular and did really well in the WAT and GDPI rounds. These were things I was good at and enjoyed doing. This was when I fully realized, that I would never half heartedly take up any job. I performed well in my MBA and got placed for a package of 18.6 lacs in Sunsilk. I started being offered jobs with higher packages and switched 4 companies thereafter. There came a point when I felt, it was the right time to take a pause, think of my dream and put in efforts to realize it. During one of those days, while I was discussing this with my parents and was trying to come up with a unique idea that I could pull off, my mother suggested to me that I should do something Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 18. The Importance Of Technology In Education Despite its importance, writing is not given enough attention in schools compare to reading. Since the turn of the 21st century, "there have been a number of significant changes in the contexts in which we teach and in which our students learn to write". Our culture has taken a digital shift in all aspects of life, including schooling and the way students are exposed to writing curriculum. Robinson, McKenna and Conradi state that "The context of schooling has also changed, with programs and practices affected most directly by an emphasis on standards and assessments as a part of a growing concern with accountability. Given a focus on reading, rather than writing or literacy more generally...this movement has had an impact on teaching and learning at all levels of public education" (Robinson, McKenna & Conradi, 2012, p. 243). In a digital world, it is no secret that technology has influenced the way students learn in schools. As referenced by Robinson, McKenna and Conradi, in 2005 Leu, an educational psychologist and professor, "reflected that the internet as well as evolving technologies are not technological issues but literacy issues" (Robinson, McKenna & Conradi, 2012, p. 266). I agree with Leu since I believe technology is a positive tool for student learning if used correctly, however, there is a difference between using technology to support learning and using technology to do the learning. Digital versions of printed text included hypermedia which allows readers to use Get more content on HelpWriting.net