GUIDE # 1 Unit 1
Your Name:
Date:
Time you begin this guide: PREHISTORIC ART
“Who we are? Where do we come from? Where are we going?
These are three of the most universal questions.
They are about time - past, present, and future - as well as about the nature of the human condition.
The more we know about our past, the better we understand our present.
We will begin by going back in time to early periods of the human race…”
- Laurie Schneider Adams
PREFACE
Before you open your book, let us talk about the way we will be working together – about my method of teaching and your way of learning.
I have created for you the Reading Guides of a special type. Through them, I will be leading you along the Text. I will be with you at each step of your reading assignment. By asking the questions, I will direct your attention to the key issues. I will elaborate on certain notions that are not well explained in the book. I will be also giving you more information and telling some interesting facts.
In this class, you will be studying not only Art but also History, Geography, and even some Foreign Languages. In addition – and this is very important- you will have a chance to improve your studying skills.
As soon as you begin working on the first guide, you will see how my guides work and in what way they are different from regular guides.
Please bear with me in the first two weeks and then it will be an easy sail. Promise!
How to Work on Guides
- Put your Book next to Computer and have Guide 1 open on your screen.
- Read my first question and directions (in the guide) and begin reading the text.
- As soon as you come across the ‘answer’ (pertinent Info in the text), type your brief
summed-up answer next to my question (next to asterisk - *…)
- Move on to my next Question (in Guide) – resume reading and typing your answers.
- Most often, you will know when you come across the answer (I have my way to let you know
and make it easier for you to see the key information).
More recommendations:
· Make your imagination work and feel like we are reading your book together, while discussing it through my questions and your answers. Since it is a conversation, I want you to feel free and informal in talking.
· Your answers can be simple and short.
· Do not worry if you cannot find the exact answer in the text. It could mean that current edition omitted this part (and I missed to take it out of the guide). Most likely those are not critical issues and will not be asked on the tests.
· Please keep in mind that the main purpose of these guides is helping you in studying (and not for me to check and grade them).
· I will be grading the guides (or reading notes) mostly on their completion, although I will be looking how they are done. Regardless how neatly or how long the answers are, I will ...
GUIDE # 1Unit 1Your Name Date Time you begin this guid.docxaidaclewer
GUIDE # 1
Unit 1
Your Name:
Date:
Time you begin this guide:
PREHISTORIC ART
“Who we are? Where do we come from? Where are we going?
These are three of the most universal questions.
They are about time - past, present, and future - as well as about the nature of the human condition.
The more we know about our past, the better we understand our present.
We will begin by going back in time to early periods of the human race…”
-
Laurie Schneider Adams
PREFACE
Before you open your book,let us talk about the way we will be working together – about my method of teaching and your way of learning.
I have created for you the Reading Guides of a special type. Through them, I will be leading you along the Text. I will be with you at each step of your
reading
assignment. By asking the questions, I will direct your attention to the key issues.
I will elaborate on certain notions that are not well explained in the book. I will be also giving you more information and telling some interesting facts.
In this class, you will be studying not only Art but also History, Geography, and even some
Foreign Languages. In addition – and this is very important- you will have a chance to improve your studying skills.
As soon as you begin working on the first guide, you will see how my guides work and in what way they are different from regular guides.
Please bear with me in the first two weeks and then it will be an easy sail. Promise!
How to Work on Guides
-
Put your Book next to Computer and have Guide 1 open on your screen.
- Read my first question and directions (in the guide) and begin reading the text.
- As soon as you come across the ‘answer’ (pertinent Info in the text), type your brief
summed-up answer next to my question (next to asterisk -
*…
)
-
Move on to my next Question (in Guide) – resume reading and typing your answers.
-
Most often, you will know when you come across the answer (I have my way to let you know
and make it easier for you to see the key information).
More recommendations:
ü
Make your imagination work and feel like we are reading your book together, while discussing it through my questions and your answers. Since it is a conversation, I want you to feel free and informal in talking.
ü
Your answers can be simple and short.
ü
Do not worry if you cannot find the exact answer in the text.
It could mean that current edition omitted this part (and I missed to take it out of the guide). Most likely those are not critical issues and will not be asked on the tests.
ü
Please keep in mind that the
main purpose
of these guides is helping you in studying (and not for me to check and grade them).
ü
I will be
grading
the guides (or reading notes) mostly on their completion, although I will be looking how they are done. Regardless how neatly or how long the answers are, I will give you the max amount of points, provided I see that you have worked diligently through the text and answ ...
OBSERVATION WORKSHEET
GENERAL INFORMATION
Age range:
Type of setting (e.g., family child care; center-based program):
Name of principal caregiver:
Contact phone for principal caregiver:
Number of caregivers for the “room” in which you observe:
Number of children in that “room”:
Date/time of observation:
PART 1: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE CHILD
QUICK NOTES:
WRITE-UP:
EXAMPLE OF INTERPLAY OF DOMAINS:
PART 2: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE DEVELOPMENTAL INSTANCE
QUICK NOTES:
WRITE-UP:
PART 3: PERSONAL REFLECTION
· Personal Reflection: 1-2 Pages.
For help in writing the Reflection: Please refer to the Guiding Questions in Part 3 Personal Reflection on the Observation Instructions document in the Application area.
Please write under the square that is called “Part 3: Personal Reflection.” It is easier to do the Reflection if you type under the square so that you are able to write with graduate-level writing requirements of fully-developed paragraphs. Please indent the paragraphs and double space.
Part 3: Personal Reflection
OBSERVATION INSTRUCTIONS
For each observation you participate in, you will complete an Observation Worksheet. This worksheet is divided into three parts. The following instructions will guide you through the assignment.
Part 1: Running Record of One Child
As part of your observation, you will complete a Running Record. This type of documentation, of your observation, involves recording a detailed description of events or behaviors in a real-time sequence.
· Choose a child on which to focus.
· Observe that child for 30 minutes.
· As you observe, write down everything that happens with regard to this child and his/her interactions with others and the environment. Be as objective, and as detailed, as possible. In order to record as much as possible about what is happening, you will need to use “Quick Notes” (i.e., personal shorthand). Some people prefer to take notes by hand, some prefer to use laptops. If you take notes by hand, be sure to have a good supply of paper with you.
· At the end of the 30-minute observation period, take time to write out your “Quick Notes” in full sentences. (Note: Writing out your observation notes, immediately after you finish your note taking, will help you retain more information in your “Write-Up.”)
· Review your “Write-Up” and ask yourself if your observation revealed any overlap between developmental domains (e.g., interactions between biosocial and cognitive domains). At the end of your Running Record of One Child, briefly describe which developmental domains, if any, overlapped and how this overlap manifested itself.
Note: Record both your “Quick Notes,” your complete “Write Up,” as well as an example of the interplay between developmental domains on your Observation Worksheet.
Part 2: Running Record of One Area of Development
For this part of the assignment, you will observe all children but focus on only one area of development, such as those you pinpointed for yo.
GUIDE # 1Unit 1Your Name Date Time you begin this guid.docxaidaclewer
GUIDE # 1
Unit 1
Your Name:
Date:
Time you begin this guide:
PREHISTORIC ART
“Who we are? Where do we come from? Where are we going?
These are three of the most universal questions.
They are about time - past, present, and future - as well as about the nature of the human condition.
The more we know about our past, the better we understand our present.
We will begin by going back in time to early periods of the human race…”
-
Laurie Schneider Adams
PREFACE
Before you open your book,let us talk about the way we will be working together – about my method of teaching and your way of learning.
I have created for you the Reading Guides of a special type. Through them, I will be leading you along the Text. I will be with you at each step of your
reading
assignment. By asking the questions, I will direct your attention to the key issues.
I will elaborate on certain notions that are not well explained in the book. I will be also giving you more information and telling some interesting facts.
In this class, you will be studying not only Art but also History, Geography, and even some
Foreign Languages. In addition – and this is very important- you will have a chance to improve your studying skills.
As soon as you begin working on the first guide, you will see how my guides work and in what way they are different from regular guides.
Please bear with me in the first two weeks and then it will be an easy sail. Promise!
How to Work on Guides
-
Put your Book next to Computer and have Guide 1 open on your screen.
- Read my first question and directions (in the guide) and begin reading the text.
- As soon as you come across the ‘answer’ (pertinent Info in the text), type your brief
summed-up answer next to my question (next to asterisk -
*…
)
-
Move on to my next Question (in Guide) – resume reading and typing your answers.
-
Most often, you will know when you come across the answer (I have my way to let you know
and make it easier for you to see the key information).
More recommendations:
ü
Make your imagination work and feel like we are reading your book together, while discussing it through my questions and your answers. Since it is a conversation, I want you to feel free and informal in talking.
ü
Your answers can be simple and short.
ü
Do not worry if you cannot find the exact answer in the text.
It could mean that current edition omitted this part (and I missed to take it out of the guide). Most likely those are not critical issues and will not be asked on the tests.
ü
Please keep in mind that the
main purpose
of these guides is helping you in studying (and not for me to check and grade them).
ü
I will be
grading
the guides (or reading notes) mostly on their completion, although I will be looking how they are done. Regardless how neatly or how long the answers are, I will give you the max amount of points, provided I see that you have worked diligently through the text and answ ...
OBSERVATION WORKSHEET
GENERAL INFORMATION
Age range:
Type of setting (e.g., family child care; center-based program):
Name of principal caregiver:
Contact phone for principal caregiver:
Number of caregivers for the “room” in which you observe:
Number of children in that “room”:
Date/time of observation:
PART 1: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE CHILD
QUICK NOTES:
WRITE-UP:
EXAMPLE OF INTERPLAY OF DOMAINS:
PART 2: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE DEVELOPMENTAL INSTANCE
QUICK NOTES:
WRITE-UP:
PART 3: PERSONAL REFLECTION
· Personal Reflection: 1-2 Pages.
For help in writing the Reflection: Please refer to the Guiding Questions in Part 3 Personal Reflection on the Observation Instructions document in the Application area.
Please write under the square that is called “Part 3: Personal Reflection.” It is easier to do the Reflection if you type under the square so that you are able to write with graduate-level writing requirements of fully-developed paragraphs. Please indent the paragraphs and double space.
Part 3: Personal Reflection
OBSERVATION INSTRUCTIONS
For each observation you participate in, you will complete an Observation Worksheet. This worksheet is divided into three parts. The following instructions will guide you through the assignment.
Part 1: Running Record of One Child
As part of your observation, you will complete a Running Record. This type of documentation, of your observation, involves recording a detailed description of events or behaviors in a real-time sequence.
· Choose a child on which to focus.
· Observe that child for 30 minutes.
· As you observe, write down everything that happens with regard to this child and his/her interactions with others and the environment. Be as objective, and as detailed, as possible. In order to record as much as possible about what is happening, you will need to use “Quick Notes” (i.e., personal shorthand). Some people prefer to take notes by hand, some prefer to use laptops. If you take notes by hand, be sure to have a good supply of paper with you.
· At the end of the 30-minute observation period, take time to write out your “Quick Notes” in full sentences. (Note: Writing out your observation notes, immediately after you finish your note taking, will help you retain more information in your “Write-Up.”)
· Review your “Write-Up” and ask yourself if your observation revealed any overlap between developmental domains (e.g., interactions between biosocial and cognitive domains). At the end of your Running Record of One Child, briefly describe which developmental domains, if any, overlapped and how this overlap manifested itself.
Note: Record both your “Quick Notes,” your complete “Write Up,” as well as an example of the interplay between developmental domains on your Observation Worksheet.
Part 2: Running Record of One Area of Development
For this part of the assignment, you will observe all children but focus on only one area of development, such as those you pinpointed for yo.
This assignment is important because it will allow you to think ab.docxmichelle1011
This assignment is important because it will allow you to think about and focus on an unfamiliar ecosystem, identifying the components of living organisms. In your examination you will consider the success of the ecosystem and potential problems with the system (think man's influence, weather patterns, natural disasters).
You should spend approximately 2.5 hours on this assignment. This time includes the time to watch and review the content in the videos and complete the assignment.
Instructions
1. Using three or more of the videos you have just watched in the Exploration, choose an ecosystem and describe representatives from the following taxons:
· Microorganisms (bacteria as well as protist)
· Lower plants (e.g., fungi, moss) and higher plants (e.g., ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms)
· Animals (lower and higher)
2. Then, in at least 250 words, respond to the following questions:
· How has this ecosystem evolved to be successful and maintain itself?
· What problems does this ecosystem face?
3. Submit your assignment to the Module 4 Assignment: Organisms, Ecosystems, and Evolution
See the Course Schedule and Course Rubrics sections in the Syllabus module for due dates and grading information.
David Bartholomae
INVENTING THE UNIVERSITY1
Education may well be, as of right, the instrument whereby every in-
dividual, in a society like our own, can gain access to any kind of
discourse. But we well know that in its distribution, in what it permits
and in what it prevents, it follows the well-trodden battle-lines of social
conflict. Every educational system is a political means of maintaining
or of modifying the appropriation of discourse, with the knowledge and
the powers it carries with it.
Foucault , "The Discourse on Language" (227)
Every time a student sits down to write for us, he has to invent
the university for the occasion-invent the university, that is, or
a branch of it, like History or Anthropology or Economics or
English. He has to learn to speak our language, to speak as we
do, to try on the peculiar ways of knowing, selecting, evaluating,
reporting, concluding, and arguing that define the discourse of
our community. Or perhaps I should say the various discourses
of our community, since it is in the nature of a liberal arts
education that a student, after the first year or two, must learn
to try on a variety of voices and interpretive schemes-to write,
for example, as a literary critic one day and an experimental
psychologist the next, to work within fields where the rules
governing the presentation of examples or the development of
an argument are both distinct and, even to a professional, mys-
terious.
The students have to appropriate (or be appropriated by) a
specialized discourse, and they have to do this as though they
David Bartholomae is Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition
at the University of Pittsburgh. He has served on the executive committees of
CCCC , WPA , and the.
Running head SHORT TITLE OF PAPER 1 Title o.docxjeanettehully
Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER 1
Title of Paper
Student Name
University
Course ID—Course Name
Module/Week x, Assignment x
Instructor Name
Date
Title of Essay
Start your first paragraph here. The best way to use this template is to read through the
entire document first. Then, delete each section as you fill it in with your essay content. This
template is formatted to meet APA’s requirements, so when you delete the sections one at a time,
you will see that your work is formatted properly. This is the introduction paragraph. Here you
want to introduce your topic and grab the reader’s attention. Your introduction paragraph should
be 4–6 sentences long and will include your thesis statement. Remember, the thesis statement
states the main focus or main idea of the entire essay and is normally the last sentence in the
introduction; however, more importantly, it should be obvious what your thesis statement is.
Begin the second paragraph here. This is your first body paragraph. Paragraphs should be
between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic, which is
the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and should
clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you are using
research (sources), this is where you should include them; most importantly, this is also where
you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas from your sources (Author, date). Finally, the
last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the paragraph and loops back to the paragraph’s
main focus.
Begin the third paragraph here. This is your second body paragraph. Paragraphs should
be between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic,
which is the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and
should clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you
are using research (sources), this is where you should include them; most importantly, this is also
where you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas from your sources (Author, date).
Finally, the last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the paragraph and loops back to the
paragraph’s main focus.
Begin the fourth paragraph here. This is your third body paragraph. Paragraphs should be
between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic, which is
the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and should
clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you are using
research (sources), this is where you should include them; most importantly, this is also where
you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas from your sources (Author, date). Finally, the
last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the paragraph and loops back to the paragraph’s
main focus.
You may ...
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1. Discuss the relationship between data, information, and knowledge. Support your discussion with at least 3 academically reviewed articles.
2. Why do organization have information deficiency problem? Suggest ways on how to overcome information deficiency problem.
.
This assignment is important because it will allow you to think ab.docxmichelle1011
This assignment is important because it will allow you to think about and focus on an unfamiliar ecosystem, identifying the components of living organisms. In your examination you will consider the success of the ecosystem and potential problems with the system (think man's influence, weather patterns, natural disasters).
You should spend approximately 2.5 hours on this assignment. This time includes the time to watch and review the content in the videos and complete the assignment.
Instructions
1. Using three or more of the videos you have just watched in the Exploration, choose an ecosystem and describe representatives from the following taxons:
· Microorganisms (bacteria as well as protist)
· Lower plants (e.g., fungi, moss) and higher plants (e.g., ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms)
· Animals (lower and higher)
2. Then, in at least 250 words, respond to the following questions:
· How has this ecosystem evolved to be successful and maintain itself?
· What problems does this ecosystem face?
3. Submit your assignment to the Module 4 Assignment: Organisms, Ecosystems, and Evolution
See the Course Schedule and Course Rubrics sections in the Syllabus module for due dates and grading information.
David Bartholomae
INVENTING THE UNIVERSITY1
Education may well be, as of right, the instrument whereby every in-
dividual, in a society like our own, can gain access to any kind of
discourse. But we well know that in its distribution, in what it permits
and in what it prevents, it follows the well-trodden battle-lines of social
conflict. Every educational system is a political means of maintaining
or of modifying the appropriation of discourse, with the knowledge and
the powers it carries with it.
Foucault , "The Discourse on Language" (227)
Every time a student sits down to write for us, he has to invent
the university for the occasion-invent the university, that is, or
a branch of it, like History or Anthropology or Economics or
English. He has to learn to speak our language, to speak as we
do, to try on the peculiar ways of knowing, selecting, evaluating,
reporting, concluding, and arguing that define the discourse of
our community. Or perhaps I should say the various discourses
of our community, since it is in the nature of a liberal arts
education that a student, after the first year or two, must learn
to try on a variety of voices and interpretive schemes-to write,
for example, as a literary critic one day and an experimental
psychologist the next, to work within fields where the rules
governing the presentation of examples or the development of
an argument are both distinct and, even to a professional, mys-
terious.
The students have to appropriate (or be appropriated by) a
specialized discourse, and they have to do this as though they
David Bartholomae is Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition
at the University of Pittsburgh. He has served on the executive committees of
CCCC , WPA , and the.
Running head SHORT TITLE OF PAPER 1 Title o.docxjeanettehully
Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER 1
Title of Paper
Student Name
University
Course ID—Course Name
Module/Week x, Assignment x
Instructor Name
Date
Title of Essay
Start your first paragraph here. The best way to use this template is to read through the
entire document first. Then, delete each section as you fill it in with your essay content. This
template is formatted to meet APA’s requirements, so when you delete the sections one at a time,
you will see that your work is formatted properly. This is the introduction paragraph. Here you
want to introduce your topic and grab the reader’s attention. Your introduction paragraph should
be 4–6 sentences long and will include your thesis statement. Remember, the thesis statement
states the main focus or main idea of the entire essay and is normally the last sentence in the
introduction; however, more importantly, it should be obvious what your thesis statement is.
Begin the second paragraph here. This is your first body paragraph. Paragraphs should be
between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic, which is
the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and should
clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you are using
research (sources), this is where you should include them; most importantly, this is also where
you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas from your sources (Author, date). Finally, the
last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the paragraph and loops back to the paragraph’s
main focus.
Begin the third paragraph here. This is your second body paragraph. Paragraphs should
be between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic,
which is the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and
should clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you
are using research (sources), this is where you should include them; most importantly, this is also
where you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas from your sources (Author, date).
Finally, the last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the paragraph and loops back to the
paragraph’s main focus.
Begin the fourth paragraph here. This is your third body paragraph. Paragraphs should be
between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic, which is
the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and should
clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you are using
research (sources), this is where you should include them; most importantly, this is also where
you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas from your sources (Author, date). Finally, the
last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the paragraph and loops back to the paragraph’s
main focus.
You may ...
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State Legislatures
(Part I)
POLS 2212
Legislatures, Policy-Making, and Political Science
• Legislative process is only one part of policy-making
• States are better venue for understanding policy-making
process overall
• Interactions between components are more transparent
• Less ‘political theater’ than national level
• More cases, more variation, more data
• What role do legislatures play in the overall policy-making
process??
• How do legislative-executive relations affect policy outcomes??
Agenda Setting
Formulation /
Negotiation
Adoption /
Enactment
Implementation
Evaluation
Revision /
Termination
• Public attention is focused on an issue
• Collective recognition of problem
Agenda Setting
• Potential solutions are offered
• Some public discourse over options
Formulation / Negotiation
•
Solution
is agreed upon and made into official policy /
law
Adoption / Enactment
• Policy is converted into actionable rules
Implementation
• Fairness, effectiveness, efficiency of policy and rules are
evaluated
Evaluation
• Improvements or changes to policy are made
Revision / Termination
Agenda Setting
• Parties
• Public opinion
• Advocacy groups /
entrepreneurs
Formulation /
Negotiation
• Party leadership
• Interest groups
• Legislature type
• Legislative-executive
relations
Adoption / Enactment
• Legislative-executive
relations
Implementation
• Type of executive
• Bureaucracy
Evaluation
• Social scientists
• Advocacy groups
• Legislative
committees
• State courts
Revision / Termination
• State courts
• Federal courts
‘Professional’
Model
‘Citizen-
Legislator’
Model
Work Load
Nearly full-
time
Part-time
Session
Year-round,
annual
Short-term,
possibly
biannual
Compensation
Medium-high
(over median
for state
employees)
Fairly low
Staff
Large, semi-
permanent
Small, likely
shared
Conceptualizing State Legislatures
Professional Hybrid / Mixture Citizen
State Legislatures
• GA Legislature
• $17k base +per
diem
• $22k – $24k total
Discussion Question
• What are some of the potential benefits /
drawbacks of each of these two models??
State Legislatures and Political Careers (Peverill Squire)
• ‘Career’ Legislatures (Congress)
• Sufficiently high pay
• Minimal incentive to ‘move up’
• Expectation of long tenure
• Heavy time commitment
• ‘Springboard’ Legislatures
• Other positions have higher pay, more prestige
• Expectation of limited tenure
• May be term lim.
DataIDSalaryCompa-ratioMidpoint AgePerformance RatingServiceGenderRaiseDegreeGender1GradeDo not manipuilate Data set on this page, copy to another page to make changes154.50.956573485805.70METhe ongoing question that the weekly assignments will focus on is: Are males and females paid the same for equal work (under the Equal Pay Act)? 228.30.913315280703.90MBNote: to simplfy the analysis, we will assume that jobs within each grade comprise equal work.334.11.100313075513.61FB460.91.06857421001605.51METhe column labels in the table mean:549.21.0254836901605.71MDID – Employee sample number Salary – Salary in thousands 674.11.1066736701204.51MFAge – Age in yearsPerformance Rating - Appraisal rating (employee evaluation score)741.41.0344032100815.71FCService – Years of service (rounded)Gender – 0 = male, 1 = female 822.80.992233290915.81FAMidpoint – salary grade midpoint Raise – percent of last raise9731.089674910010041MFGrade – job/pay gradeDegree (0= BS\BA 1 = MS)1023.31.014233080714.71FAGender1 (Male or Female)Compa-ratio - salary divided by midpoint1124.31.05723411001914.81FA1259.71.0475752952204.50ME1341.81.0444030100214.70FC14251.08523329012161FA1522.60.983233280814.91FA1648.51.213404490405.70MC1763.11.1075727553131FE1836.21.1673131801115.60FB1923.91.039233285104.61MA2035.51.1443144701614.80FB2178.91.1786743951306.31MF2257.61.199484865613.81FD2322.20.964233665613.30FA2453.41.112483075913.80FD2523.61.0282341704040MA2622.30.971232295216.20FA2746.21.156403580703.91MC2874.41.111674495914.40FF2975.61.129675295505.40MF3047.50.9894845901804.30MD3122.90.995232960413.91FA3228.10.906312595405.60MB3363.71.117573590905.51ME3426.90.869312680204.91MB3522.70.987232390415.30FA3624.41.059232775314.30FA3723.81.034232295216.20FA3864.61.1335745951104.50ME3937.31.202312790615.50FB4023.71.031232490206.30MA4140.31.008402580504.30MC4224.41.0592332100815.71FA4372.31.0796742952015.50FF4465.91.1565745901605.21ME4549.91.040483695815.21FD4657.41.0075739752003.91ME47560.982573795505.51ME4868.11.1955734901115.31FE4966.21.1615741952106.60ME5061.71.0835738801204.60ME
Week 1Week 1: Descriptive Statistics, including ProbabilityWhile the lectures will examine our equal pay question from the compa-ratio viewpoint, our weekly assignments will focus onexamining the issue using the salary measure.The purpose of this assignmnent is two fold:1. Demonstrate mastery with Excel tools.2. Develop descriptive statistics to help examine the question.3. Interpret descriptive outcomesThe first issue in examining salary data to determine if we - as a company - are paying males and females equally for doing equal work is to develop somedescriptive statistics to give us something to make a preliminary decision on whether we have an issue or not.1Descriptive Statistics: Develop basic descriptive statistics for SalaryThe first step in analyzing data sets is to find some summary descriptive statistics for key variables. Suggestion: Copy the gender1 and salary columns from the Data tab t.
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Corporal Punishment: Legal Reform as a Route to Changing
Norms
Jo Becker
Social Research: An International Quarterly, Volume 85, Number 1, Spring
2018, pp. 255-271 (Article)
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press
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social research Vol. 85 : No. 1 : Spring 2018 255
Jo Becker
Corporal Punishment:
Legal Reform as a Route
to Changing Norms
THE TERM “HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES” TYPICALLY BRINGS TO MIND CHILD
marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting, and so-called “honor kill-
ings,” but rarely corporal punishment. Yet corporal punishment is
arguably the most pervasive harmful traditional practice children expe-
rience today. In nearly every part of the world, parents use physical
punishment to “discipline” their children. Such corporal punishment
typically takes the form of hitting a child with a bare hand or an object
such as a stick or paddle. A 2014 survey found that four of every five
children between the ages of two and 14—an estimated 1 billion glob-
ally—experience physical punishment in their home on a regular basis
(UNICEF 2014, 96).
The practice of corporal punishment is rooted in both cultural
norms and religious belief. Parents often believe that corporal pun-
ishment will teach children good behavior. They hit their children be-
cause it is socially accepted and because they themselves often were
hit growing up. Some religious teachings appear to justify the prac-
tice.1 The adage “spare the rod, spoil the child,” rooted in the Old Tes-
tament Book of Proverbs, suggests not only that corporal pun.
Database Project Charter/Business Case
Khalia Hart
University of Maryland Global Campus
February 21, 2020
Introduction
A database is an electronic collection of data that is built by a user so that they can access, update particular information in the database coherently or rapidly. Today firms employ integrated technology to increase their capacity to serve more clients, keep information well or effectively, organize activities according to the urgency or priorities, accounting records (Tüttelmann F, 2015). Most of the integrated technology depends on multiple databases that supply information relevant in making the decision. Since the business started using databases, their performance increase because the business decisions they make are sound and practical.
Business Problem
The supply chain management is one of the most complicated processes in the business and often at times due to need of detail it gets hard for the supply chain manager to keep the record of the work covered effectively, have enough data to make the decision and also have enough data to monitor the chain of operation (William, 2019). The supply chain has been so crucial for the business because it determines the performance of the company in the industry by assessing the quality of the product produced in the organization, cost of production, the time and effectiveness of distribution network, and overall production operation of the organization.
Operation management has been named as the leading cause of business failure caused by a lack of a system, which the manager or the supervisor can use to monitor the whole system. This is the problem to solve using the database (William, 2019). Using a database, the manager can observe or watch the entire chain from their office, make better decisions by fore- planning approach of the database also make changes within the system when there is the need to cut costs or making the process effective.
Project Scope
Most business organizations are spread in operation, and this is the challenge that makes the supply chain management complex (Tüttelmann F, 2015). This is because the chain is in different localities, and therefore, coordination of operation among the user or the workers becomes a challenge. Through the database system, the business will enjoy proper coordination using the wide Area Network (LAN). Through the LAN network, the company can link computers and cost-effectively share data and communication. Through this system, the company will have a connection and coordination of the processes within the organization. The number of connected devices will range from 10 to 1000, depending on the type of tools and system that is set to facilitate this connection.
Goals and objectives of the system
The purpose of the system that I want to install in the supply chain management is to;
· Monitoring of the supply chain- the system will enable the manager to monitor the system and every process in the order (Gattor.
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Kraft Reformulates Oreo, Scores in China
Julie Jargon. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: May 1, 2008. pg. B.1
Abstract (Summary)
Kraft, the world's second largest food company by revenue, reported a 13% drop in first-quarter net income Wednesday
because of high commodity costs and increased spending on product research and marketing. Television commercials
showed kids twisting apart Oreo cookies, licking the cream center and dipping the chocolate cookie halves into glasses of
milk.
(c) 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution
is prohibited without permission.
Unlike its iconic American counterpart, the Oreo sold in China is frequently long, thin, four-layered and coated in chocolate. But
both kinds of cookies have one important thing in common: They are now best sellers.
The Oreo has long been the top-selling cookie in the U.S. market. But Kraft Foods Inc. had to reinvent the Oreo to make it sell
well in the world's most populous nation. While Chinese Oreo sales represent a tiny fraction of Kraft's $37.2 billion in annual
revenue, the cookie's journey in China exemplifies the kind of entrepreneurial transformation that Chief Executive Irene
Rosenfeld is trying to spread throughout the food giant.
Kraft, the world's second largest food company by revenue, reported a 13% drop in first-quarter net income Wednesday
because of high commodity costs and increased spending on product research and marketing. Its international business,
which now represents 40% of Kraft's revenue thanks to the company's recent acquisition of Groupe Danone's biscuits
business, was a bright spot in the quarter, aided by the weak dollar. Kraft's profit in the European Union rose 48%, excluding
special charges, and its profit in developing markets rose 57%.
To try to increase growth at the company, Ms. Rosenfeld has been putting more power in the hands of Kraft's various
business units around the globe, telling employees that decisions about Kraft products shouldn't all be made by people at the
Northfield, Ill., headquarters.
To take advantage of the European preference for dark chocolate, Kraft is introducing dark chocolate in Germany under its
Milka brand. Research in Russia showed that consumers there like premium instant coffee, so Kraft is positioning its Carte
Noire freeze-dried coffee as upscale by placing it at film festivals, fashion shows and operas. And in the Philippines, where
iced tea is popular, Kraft last year launched iced-tea-flavored Tang. Ms. Rosenfeld has also been encouraging marketers to
"reframe" product categories, no longer thinking, for example, that an Oreo has to be a round sandwich cookie.
Oreos were first introduced in 1912 in the U.S., but it wasn't until 1996 that Kraft introduced Oreos to Chinese consumers.
Nine years later, a makeover began. Shawn Warren, a 37-year-old .
DATABASE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN1DATABASE SYS.docxwhittemorelucilla
DATABASE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 1
DATABASE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 19
Table of Contents
1. Database System Overview 3
1.1 Business Environment 3
1.2 Database system goals and objective 4
2. Entity Relationship Model 7
2.1 Proposed entities 7
2.2 Business rules 8
2.3 Entity–Relationship Model 9
2.3.1 Relationship Types 9
2.3.2 Normalization form 12
2.3.3 Benefit of using database design 14
3. Structured Query Language (SQL) Scripts 15
3.1 Data definition language (DDL) 15
3.2 Data manipulation language (DML) 16
3.3 SQL report 17
3.4 Benefit of using database queries 19
4. Database Administration Plan 20
5. Future Database System Implementation Plan 21
6. References 22
1.
Database System Overview
1.1 Business Environment
Office Depot, Inc is an American retail store company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Florida, United States. The company provides office and school supplies with 1400 retail stores and e-commerce sites. The supply includes everything to their customer like latest technology, core school and office supplies, printing and documenting service, furniture and other services like cell phone repair, tech and marketing service etc.
Recently there were too many complaints from existing and new customer that the online site is super glitch and lagging. Another customer posted that the delivery did not come on the scheduled day. And they cannot track down the order because the website does not have tracking information. Also when the website is down, customer service cannot help to see the order details either and therefore, they feel it’s frustrating to order online and therefore want to cancel the order. One other customer posted in the website grievance section that the “label maker” showed available in the stock even though it was out of stock when verified with the customer service representative. With every product not in stock, we lose opportunity of sale which costs the store. This not only affect customer but also affect company. We are so dependent on the data, most of the time staff has to correct accounting report, sales estimates and invoice customer manually which is very time-consuming in an excel sheet.
In order to solve above issues and avoid sales loss, Office Depot must have a database to store and maintain correct count of the products. This database will help inventory management i.e. tracking products, update inventory, find popular or less popular item, loss prevention, track inventory status and perform data mining. The staff can access this database via a computerized database. (Gerald H., Importance of inventory database retail)1.2 Database system goals and objective
The mission of the company is to become number one retail company by creating inclusive environment and great shopping experience where both customer and employees are respected and valued. To achieve the retail store mission, we are committed to provide secure and robust data base system for ou.
Database Security Assessment Transcript You are a contracting office.docxwhittemorelucilla
Database Security Assessment Transcript You are a contracting officer's technical representative, a Security System Engineer, at a military hospital. Your department's leaders are adopting a new medical health care database management system. And they've tasked you to create a request for proposal for which different vendors will compete to build and provide to the hospital. A Request For Proposal, or RFP, is when an organization sends out a request for estimates on performing a function, delivering a technology, or providing a service or augmenting staff. RFPs are tailored to each endeavor but have common components and are important in the world of IT contracting and for procurement and acquisitions. To complete the RFP, you must determine the technical and security specifications for the system. You'll write the requirements for the overall system and also provide evaluation standards that will be used in rating the vendor's performance. Your learning will help you determine your system's requirements. As you discover methods of attack, you'll write prevention and remediation requirements for the vendor to perform. You must identify the different vulnerabilities the database should be hardened against.
Modern healthcare systems incorporate databases for effective and efficient management of patient healthcare. Databases are vulnerable to cyberattacks and must be designed and built with security controls from the beginning of the life cycle. Although hardening the database early in the life cycle is better, security is often incorporated after deployment, forcing hospital and healthcare IT professionals to play catch-up. Database security requirements should be defined at the requirements stage of acquisition and procurement.
System security engineers and other acquisition personnel can effectively assist vendors in building better healthcare database systems by specifying security requirements up front within the request for proposal (RFP). In this project, you will be developing an RFP for a new medical healthcare database management system.
Parts of your deliverables will be developed through your learning lab. You will submit the following deliverables for this project:
Deliverables
• An RFP, about 10 to 12 pages, in the form of a double-spaced Word document with citations in APA format. The page count does not include figures, diagrams, tables, or citations. There is no penalty for using additional pages. Include a minimum of six references. Include a reference list with the report.
• An MS-Excel spreadsheet with lab results.
There are 11 steps in this project. You will begin with the workplace scenario and continue with Step 1: "Provide an Overview for Vendors."
Step 1: Provide an Overview for Vendors
As the contracting officer's technical representative (COTR), you are the liaison between your hospital and potential vendors. It is your duty to provide vendors with an overview of your organization. To do so, identify infor.
Database Design Mid Term ExamSpring 2020Name ________________.docxwhittemorelucilla
Database Design Mid Term Exam
Spring 2020
Name: ____________________________
1. What is a data model?
A. method of storing files on a disk drive
B. simple representation of complex real-world data structures
C. name of system for designing software
D. method of designing invoices for customers
2. A Relationship Database system consists of 3 parts: a client front end for sending information to a command processor, a middle tier that interprets user commands, and a management frame work for storing, organizing and securing data.
a. True
b. False
3. What are the 3 components of a table:
A. Row, column, value
B. Row, top, bottom
C. Column, row, top
D. Top, middle, end
4. What does the column represent in a table?
a. Attribute of the table records
b. A complete record in the table
c. The system log from the database
d. A list of database tables
5. What does a row in the table represent?
a. A complete data record
b. List of system logs
c. A list of file systems on database server
d. The primary keys from all the tables.
6. Which of the following is an example of data definition language (DDL)?
a. UPDATE
b. V$SYSLOG
c. CREATE
d. DETAIN
7 . Which of the following is an example of data manipulation language (DML)?
A. SELECT
B. ABORT
C. GRANT
D. REVOKE
8. A _______ key is an attribute that uniquely identifies a record in a table.
9. A _______ key is an attribute that is a primary key in one table and is used as a reference in a second table to establish a relationship between the two tables.
10. When running a ‘SELECT’ join, what is returned from the table:
A. ROW
B. Column
C. single attribute
D. all tables in the database
11. When running a ‘PROJECT’ join, what is returned from the table:
A. COLUMN
B. ROW
C. Single Attribute
D. a list of tables in the database
12. What are the 3 types of relationships commonly shown on an entity relationship diagram?
A. 1 to 1
B. 1 to Many
C. Many to Many
D. All the above
E. None of the above
13. What is an entity relationship diagram (ERD)?
A. graphical representation of all entities in a database and how the entities are related
b. list of the log files in the database.
C. list of all the tablespace names in a database
D. A diagram that shows how data is written to a physical disk drive.
14. The definition of an attribute in a table that has no value is:
A. ZERO
b. NULL
c. ZILTCH
D. NONE
15. A ____________ attribute can either be stored on retrieve on an ad hoc basis.
16. Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of storing a derived attribute?
17. A database can process many types of data classifications. Which of the following is not a data classification or architecture that databases can process:
A. Structured
B. Semi-structured
C. undelimited
D. Unstructured
18. The process by which functional/partial dependency and transitive dependency is removed from a database table is called:
a. sharding
b. normalization
c. defragmentation
d. reallocation
.
Database Justification MemoCreate a 1-page memo for the .docxwhittemorelucilla
Database Justification Memo
C
reate
a
1-page
memo for the project stakeholder
explaining
why they should migrate towards a database driven application system
rather
than a static website.
Discuss
the benefits and drawbacks of the proposed changes
AND
Web Services Memo
Create
a 1-page memo to the project stakeholder on the importance of web services including security considerations, scalability, and compatibility.
.
Database Dump Script(Details of project in file)Mac1) O.docxwhittemorelucilla
Database Dump Script
(Details of project in file)
Mac:
1) Open up the terminal, or if already in MySQL, get out by typing "exit" and pressing enter.
2) Type:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump -u root -p [database name] > /tmp/filename.txt
...where [database name] is the name of the database you want to export. When prompted, type the password. Check the /tmp file for your output.
.
Database Design 1. What is a data model A. method of sto.docxwhittemorelucilla
Database Design
1. What is a data model?
A. method of storing files on a disk drive
B. simple representation of complex real-world data structures
C. name of system for designing software
D. method of designing invoices for customers
2. Which of the following are the most important elements of a security program for databases:
a. Integrity, referential index, user rights
b. Confidentiality. Integrity and Availability
c. Availability, multi-master replication, high-bandwidth
d. DBA, System Admin, and PMO
3. Suppose that you have a table with a number of product sales. The product code may repeat in the table as it is likely the same product could be sold multiple times. If you want to produce a list of the unique products that are sold, you could use which of the following keywords in the SELECT statement:
A. LIKE
B. ORDERED BY
C. DISTINCT
D. DIFFERENT
4. What does the column represent in a table?
a. Attribute of the table records
b. A complete record in the table
c. The system log from the database
d. A list of database tables
5. What does a row in the table represent?
a. A complete data record
b. List of system logs
c. A list of file systems on database server
d. The primary keys from all the tables.
6. Which of the following is an example of data definition language (DDL)?
a. UPDATE
b. V$SYSLOG
c. CREATE
d. DETAIN
7 . Which of the following is an example of data manipulation language (DML)?
A. SELECT
B. ABORT
C. GRANT
D. REVOKE
8. A _____________ key is an attribute that uniquely identifies a record in a table.
9. A _____________ key is an attribute that is a primary key in one table and is used as a reference in a second table to establish a relationship between the two tables.
10. When running a ‘SELECT’ join, what is returned from the table:
A. ROW
B. Column
C. single attribute
D. all tables in the database
11. When running a ‘PROJECT’ join, what is returned from the table:
A. COLUMN
B. ROW
C. Single Attribute
D. a list of tables in the database
12. What are the 3 types of relationships commonly shown on an entity relationship diagram?
A. 1 to 1
B. 1 to Many
C. Many to Many
D. All the above
E. None of the above
13. What is an entity relationship diagram (ERD)?
A. graphical representation of all entities in a database and how the entities are related
b. list of the log files in the database.
C. list of all the tablespace names in a database
D. A diagram that shows how data is written to a physical disk drive.
14. The definition of an attribute in a table that has no value is:
A. ZERO
b. NULL
c. ZILTCH
D. NONE
15. A __________ attribute can either be stored on retrieve on an ad hoc basis.
16. Which of the following is not considered a characteristic of distributed management systems:
a. Concurrency Control
b. Business intelligence
c. Transaction management
d. query optimization
17. A database can process many types of data classifications. Which of the following is not a data class.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Normal Labour/ Stages of Labour/ Mechanism of LabourWasim Ak
Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
1. GUIDE # 1
Unit 1
Your Name:
Date:
Time you begin this guide:
PREHISTORIC ART
“Who we are? Where do we come from? Where are we going?
These are three of the most universal questions.
They are about time - past, present, and future - as well as about
the nature of the human condition.
The more we know about our past, the better we understand our
present.
We will begin by going back in time to early periods of the
human race…”
- Laurie Schneider Adams
PREFACE
Before you open your book, let us talk about the way we will be
working together – about my method of teaching and your way
of learning.
I have created for you the Reading Guides of a special type.
Through them, I will be leading you along the Text. I will be
with you at each step of your reading assignment. By asking the
questions, I will direct your attention to the key issues. I will
elaborate on certain notions that are not well explained in the
book. I will be also giving you more information and telling
some interesting facts.
In this class, you will be studying not only Art but also History,
Geography, and even some Foreign Languages. In addition –
2. and this is very important- you will have a chance to improve
your studying skills.
As soon as you begin working on the first guide, you will see
how my guides work and in what way they are different from
regular guides.
Please bear with me in the first two weeks and then it will be an
easy sail. Promise!
How to Work on Guides
- Put your Book next to Computer and have Guide 1 open on
your screen.
- Read my first question and directions (in the guide) and begin
reading the text.
- As soon as you come across the ‘answer’ (pertinent Info in the
text), type your brief
summed-up answer next to my question (next to asterisk - *…)
- Move on to my next Question (in Guide) – resume
reading and typing your answers.
- Most often, you will know when you come across the
answer (I have my way to let you know
and make it easier for you to see the key information).
More recommendations:
· Make your imagination work and feel like we are reading your
book together, while discussing it through my questions and
your answers. Since it is a conversation, I want you to feel free
and informal in talking.
· Your answers can be simple and short.
· Do not worry if you cannot find the exact answer in the text.
It could mean that current edition omitted this part (and I
missed to take it out of the guide). Most likely those are not
critical issues and will not be asked on the tests.
· Please keep in mind that the main purpose of these guides is
helping you in studying (and not for me to check and grade
3. them).
· I will be grading the guides (or reading notes) mostly on their
completion, although I will be looking how they are done.
Regardless how neatly or how long the answers are, I will give
you the max amount of points, provided I see that you have
worked diligently through the text and answered most of the
questions.
· Feel free to do the guides in the way that better suits your
learning style. The format is free and of your choice. Thus,
they can be short or long, depending on how much information
you would like to retain. Your goal is to create a good logical
outline that would assist you in reading, understanding,
absorbing the material, summing it up and, thus, in preparing
for the tests.
· Finally, you have an option to make your own reading notes
instead of the guides. You are welcome to use my questions as
the guiding lines or just focus on the major issues as you see
them.
So, to sum up in what way the guides make your reading
effective
1. They show you what the main issues are
2. They allow you to practice in taking study notes (which is the
most effective studying technique!)
3. They help you to keep your attention focused through reading
4. They provide you with a framework (built of my questions)
for your own outline that will be very helpful in preparation for
the tests.In the outcome paper, you will have all the major
information in a very condensed form.
Good news - there will be nothing on the TESTS that is not in
the GUIDES since they cover all the key issues, facts, and
terms.
Tech Tips
· Create folder “ART-101” for the guides and other papers.
· Save each Guide under its name (the one it has now)
4. (No need to put your name or date in the file’s title; I can see
this info in Bb)
Do not ZIP files
· Always save guides at least twice – first time when you open
it and then at the end. Although your computer is supposed to
save your work every few minutes, it would not hurt to click
once in a while on “Save” (or “Ctrl +S”) –and certainly od it at
the end, before closing the document.
Go ahead and save this guide right now.
* * *
Here is an example of how my dialogue method works in the
guides.
I am going to asks two questions and answer them myself. The
questions below also address two important notions (not
sufficiently elaborated on in your text).
Prehistory
Question: To what historical period does this term prehistory
refer?
Answer: * Prehistory refers to the time before writing systems
were developed.
(Remember, the History started with invention of
writing!)
Stone Age
Why the earliest period in the history of human race is called
Stone Age?
* The archaeologists called it so because, during this time,
people used
stone tools – e.g., stone arrows’ tips and knifes.
As you see, the answers can be short. You can use some
textbook’s wording but sum up info in short sentences and down
to point. Try to keep one sentence - one line (when possible).
5. Bulleted statements are also recommended – very helpful for
reviewing purposes. Let us get down to work now.
THE ART OF THE ANCIENTS
(Open Chapter 2 and read Preface)
Describe in brief the way of life in the Stone Age. What are the
archeological findings from that era? What type of art did the
ancient humans produce? What was the probable reason for
creating art works? (Type a few lines; one statement – one line)
*______________
*______________
*______________
PREHISTORIC ART
Three phases of Prehistoric Art (corresponding to three periods
of Stone Age)
* Paleolithic (namely, its last period – Upper Paleolithic)
* …
* …
Together these three periods span the last 15,000 years of the
B.C. era (about, to keep it simple)
Note: Today the scholars date back the birth of the art even to
the earlier age, before the 15,000 B.C. You should also keep in
mind that the dating is extremely approximate when we study
ancient history and prehistoric times in particular.
LESSON IN GREEK
In this class, you are going to learn some foreign languages -
some Greek, Latin and French words that entered our language,
mostly as terms. Here is your first lesson in Greek - the
classical language that used to be in school is still taught today
at the prestigious schools and commonly used by the scholars,
along with Latin.
To better understand these terms – Paleolithic, Mesolithic and
Neolithic, you should refresh a few Greek words in your
memory.
6. Paleo = ancient or old
Meso = middle
Neo = new
Lithic = stone (made of stone)
Now please translate the following terms from English to Greek.
Below you see the common names for the three periods of the
Stone Age. Give their scientific names by writing each Greek
word under its English meaning.
Old
Stone
Age
Middle
Stone
Age
New
Stone
Age
Period
Period
Period
Paleolithic Art
Paragraph # 1
“Paleolithic art is the art of the last Ice Age...”
Read the first paragraph and address the following questions
(below). Place a cursor next to the asterisk (*) and type your
7. answer. You can delete this text now.
* …
What was the climate during the Old Stone Age in Europe and
Northern America?
* …
Where did the people live?
Ice Age
Extra Material (for Reading)
Directions: You are welcome to read my texts with additional
info if you have an extra minute and desire to learn more. It will
not be asked on exams. Since your goal is to keep your guide
(your text entries) clean and well-structured for later use –
delete these directions (or the entire box if you wish)
“Scientists have recorded five significant ice ages throughout
the Earth’s history.The most recent glaciation period, often
known simply as the “Ice Age,” reached peak conditions some
18,000 years.” http://www.history.com/topics/ice-age
Ice Age (map)
maxworldhistory.weebly.com/map-exercise.html
Paragraph #2
“The great cave paintings of the Stone Age were discovered...”
* …
* …
* …
/My Guiding Questions (below)
/Tell the story how the cave paintings were discovered in 1940
(by pure accident)
8. /What images did the French boys see on the walls of the cave?
(List animals)
/Why these images were first thought to be forgeries?
Paragraph # 3
Halls of Bulls, cave at Lascaux
(France)
The name of place is pronounced as [lah-SKOH]
“One of the most splendid examples of Stone Age paintings…”
Dated: *…
When painted? (range)
Period: *…
Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic or Neolithic?
(Read under Fig. 1-2 and see my explanation below)
Animals: *…
What animals were rendered?
First thought to be forgeries
*…
Why?
Extra space (for your comment, interesting fact or any other
remark)
*…
Paragraph # 4
Halls of Bulls, Lascaux (France)
9. “In their attempt at naturalism…”
Naturalism-…
Define this notion
For terms refer to the Glossary (at the end of the text)
Foreshortening-…
Define the term
Ocher (or Ochre) - a golden-yellow or light yellow-brown color
;
also earth pigment which produces the color. (Pronounced
OH-kər)
One more term you should notice if you are doing close reading
(check yourself and make sure you do!). I will give its
definition to you.
There were various techniques that the Old Stone Age artists
used in their painting.
Pick the one that seems most amazing to you and selected it in
Red.
a) Outlining the contours and filling in with colors /pigments/
b) Drawing with chunks of chalk or raw pigments
c) Spray technique - blowing the dried, ground pigments
through the hollowed-out bone
Paragraph # 5
Bison from the cave of Altamira (Spain). The earliest paintings
10. dated back to 35,000 B.C.
(This picture is not in your book; I want you to see more
examples of prehistoric art)
“Why did prehistoric people sketch these forms?”
Purpose of cave paintings:
*…
What was the most likely purpose of cave paintings?
To give yourself a sense of how long ago it was, think about the
fact that the Roman empire had existed two thousand years ago
(only!). Now envision this – the Old Stone people painted these
beautiful animals on the walls of the cave more than 15
thousand years ago (and very likely much earlier!). It is hard to
believe, is not it?
Paragraph # 6
Venus of Willendorf (Austria).
Circa 25,000 B.C.
“The prehistoric artist also created sculptures, called
Venuses…”
Willendorf - *…
Where was this tiny figurine found?
[Type in the name of the place in Austria]
Purpose (hypothetical):*…
Would you find the name a bit
Why do you think the archaeologists gave such a name (Venus)
11. to this type of prehistoric figurines?
How can this be related to their suggested function and Roman
Goddess of love?
· Give the most important characteristics of this small (just over
4 inches) stone figurine
*… (material it is carved of?)
*… (size)
* *… (which body parts are emphasized?)
*… (what about the head and face?)
Here we probably witness again the same kind of the early
religious believes in magic – as a method of survival - as we
saw in case of the hunters trying to guarantee success in hunt
for animals by capturing them in art on the walls of the caves.
Paragraph # 7
Duck. 33,000-30,000 B.C.Ivory. L:1inch. (approx.)
“Discoveries of small figurines…”
What does impress you most about this figurine?
*…
*…
Upper Paleolithic
Extra Material
You must have noticed the term Upper Paleolithic (next to the
picture of cave painting 2-1.)
What’s that? Why this ‘Upper’? - Since this term is not
defined in your text, I would like to explain it to those of you
who might be curious about this ‘upper’ part.
The term Upper Paleolithic refers to the last period of the Old
12. Stone Age (also called Paleolithic period, as you know it now).
Imagine you are an archaeologist carrying out an excavation.
Where would you think the pieces from the latest, most recent
period are to be found - 6 feet deep or 2 feet deep?
If your answer is 2 feet, you are right. Indeed, the pieces that
were buried later would be found in the upper ground layer.
This is exactly why the last period of Paleolithic age is called
UPPER Paleolithic.
As for the whole Paleolithic period (Old Stone Age) – it had
begun about 2.5 million years ago. So, when in your textbook
the author says Paleolithic, she is actually talking about its last
period – Upper Paleolithic (period roughly covering 15,000 –
10,000 years B.C.)
I would not usually overload you with the detailed elaborations
but this is an important notion about the beginnings of ART. It
will be asked about on Quiz # 1 and, maybe, on the first exam.
Even though this is a brief survey of art history but I still want
you to study at the university level. Maybe not at the same level
of details but you are going to form the same Big Picture.
Now let us specify and rephrase the first paragraph opening the
PREHISTORIC ART section.
“Prehistoric art is divided into three phases that correspond to
the periods of Stone Age culture:
Upper Paleolithic (and not simply Paleolithic)
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Another very important thing to remember is this: It was Upper
Paleolithic (Late Old Stone Age) when ART first emerged.
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Mesolithic Art
Paragraphs 8-9
Ritual dance. Rock engraving
(c. 10,000 B.C.)Cave of Addaura ( Italy).
“The Middle Stone Age began with the final retreat of the
glaciers.”
*…
Sum up two paragraphs paying attention to the following:
*…
Changes in climate and people’s life;
Whereas Paleolithic artists emphasized animal forms,
Mesolithic artists concentrate on the *…
Dramatic change in the forms of art;
Don’t you find it amazing – how modern these cut in the rock
engravings of prehistoric dancers look? Just compare them with
this drawing of the 20th-century artist Henry Matisse.
…
Dance. By Henry Matisse.
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Neolithic Art (8,000 – 2,000 B.C.)
Describe the changes in the people’s life style during the New
Stone Age.
*…
14. *…
First Architecture
About 4,000 B.C., the most impressive creations of the
Neolithic were erected - the huge monuments made out of large
stones.
Paragraph 11
Stonehenge. Salisbury Plain, England (c. 1800 -1400 B.C.)
“The most famous of these monuments is….”
*…
Describe its construction
M…… - gigantic stones used in Neolithic constructions.
Here is one more word for your Greek vocabulary. Mega means
big, gigantic and you already know what Lith means (Stone,
right?)
Type in the term.
“The purpose of Stonehenge remains a mystery”
*…
*…
*…
There are many theories (and even fantasies) trying to explain
this mystery. Which ones are listed in your textbook?
15. This New Stone Age monument is sometimes called “Prehistoric
cathedral.” Its mostly likely purpose of megalithic
constructions, commonly accepted by the scholars, is being a
part of some religious ritual unknown to us - e.g., cult of the
ancestors or deified natural forces. The latter may explain the
Stonehenge’s orientation to mark the sun movement and eclipse.
…
Upper Paleolithic
Elaboration on important notion
By the way, the theory about Druidical temple is presently
considered false.
All what we know about the druids we learned from the writings
of the classical writers like Julius Caesar (Roman emperor
Caesar was also a prominent writer). This was of course, 2,000
years ago.
When the Romans extended their empire far to the North and
came to Britain, they met the druids - a flourishing Celtic
priesthood. By then the Stonehenge had existed for two
thousand year, and was probably already in ruins. Moreover,
these writings make it clear that the Druids held their
ceremonies in the forest and did not build the temples.
It is curious that the cult of druids is kind of in vogue these
days. During the solstice quite a crowd would gather at the
Stonehenge and even have some rituals performed. Clearly, the
participants do not take any historically sound approach but
rather entertain the mystic aspects of the place.
Let us wrap up the section on Prehistoric art with this important
information.
“The Neolithic period began about 8,000 B.C. and spread
16. throughout the world’s major river valleys between 6,000- 2,000
B.C.:
the Nile valley in Egypt
the Tigris and Euphrates valley in Mesopotamia (modern Middle
East)
the Indus valley in India
the Yellow River valley in China
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The first guide is done. Together we have created a concise
outline of all the major issues. If you know this minimum, there
won’t be any surprises on the exams. Another benefit – you
have just had a good training session in close reading and note-
making. Both are the most needed skills in any studying.
A few more advices, if I could.
· Make sure the guide is saved (in the new Art 101 folder)
· Feel free to work with the text in any way you want –
highlight what you consider important or just interesting and
worthy to remember. Make sure to delete all my directions (in
brown font) on how to work on guides, etc.). Remember, your
goal is to keep your Guides as brief and well-structured as
possible.
· Printing of the guides is not required. Yet, if you decide to
print the guides, you might want to delete the pictures and
certainly all my directions and probably questions too (to save
on paper and ink). Do not forget to staple the printed pages.
If you are not too tired I would recommend you to take the first
QUIZ now. Review the guide and take the quiz to see how much
you have learned in this first section. Quiz dwells on the key
issues and will help you to prepare for the exam at the next
level of summarization.
I do commend you for your diligence and patience about all the
17. directions and lessons in study techniques. Soon, you will not
need them and working on the guides will become easy and
natural.
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