Completing my college degree is of utmost importance to me. I consider this as a major gateway for job opportunities such as a promotion within my current profession field, an increase in higher wages, and the opportunity to apply for management positions within my place of employment. The purpose of this paper is to discuss my academic background and what motivates me to select and attend GCU. In addition, discussing my program of study or degree, my future goals or...
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The novel âThe Day of The Triffidsâ By John Wyndham contains important ideas of what humanity is like, in an engaging manner characters will react to certain scenarios created by John Wyndham. Some characters made by Wyndham will take drastic measures to survive while others characters will choose a more peaceful way to survive. The novel is about a comet strike that landed in Triffids that produces green flashing lights and blinded most of the population, the sighted characters go...
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Melbourne is the second biggest city in Australia, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the state. It has been voted as the most liveable in the world, that could be the reason why there is a huge number of international travelers visit Melbourne every year. According to Budget Direct (2019), in 2018 there are 3 million international visitors to Victoria who spend more than $8.5 billion for the State. While there are 2.9 million international tourists...
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Costco Known as Costco Wholesale Corporation is one of the well-known retailers in the world that supplies more than a million quantities of goods in a discount amount meeting customers satisfaction (Lewis, 2009). Costco has itâs own organization polices with the main objective to bring our customers to the most affordable costs on quality brand-name (Lewis, 2009). With many areas around the world like Canada, United states, Australia, Mexico and Japan, Costco provides a wide range of product, Costco has...
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Addiction has seemingly become more prevalent in todays society. The most prominent addictions being drug addiction with its long and extensive history of shaping society and social media which is a relatively new phenomenon. There is plenty of different ways addiction can affect society. It affects everyone psychologically having a massive impact culturally, potentially changing the decision making of the populous dramatically. Addiction can also impact society in many ways economically. Either this be through the incentivisation of taxation to...
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In this essay I will discuss a crucial topic that does occur on a daily basis, which is racism. Racism is a term used to describe the views and actions of an ethnic group of people towards another based on the idea that the two groups are distinguished by âraceâ and that the group with racist views believes itself to be superior to the other. Racial injustice remains a real vulnerability in our democracy, one that foreign powers are only...
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Introduction In the digital age, the manipulation of images has become a ubiquitous practice, with Adobe Photoshop reigning supreme as the tool of choice for creating visually enhanced content. Originally intended for professional photographers and graphic designers to refine their work, Photoshop has evolved into a cultural phenomenon, shaping perceptions of beauty and perfection. Its impact extends beyond the realm of art and commerce, permeating social media platforms and influencing societal standards. This essay explores how Photoshop creates an image...
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The term âApartheidâ is an Afrikaans word meaning âseparatenessâ and is the name for the system of racial segregation that governed South Africa for nearly 50 years, where rules were put in place to protect the domination of the white South Africans over the non white South Africans in every aspect of life. The Afrikaans are Dutch white people who had settled in Africa in around the 17th century and spoke their own language derived from African. The Apartheid was...
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Compensation covers everything an employer offers an employee in return for their work. Although the term is commonly associated with money, employee compensation also includes nonmonetary benefits, such as health insurance and a pension plan. Employee compensation often plays a significant role in different areas of the workplace and may affect everything from turnover rate to workers morale. Efficient compensation attracts the talented employees. Compensation is a major factor in employee attraction, retention, and turnover. Compensation is a consideration when...
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Over the course of my life, leading to the day I wrote this essay, numerous opportunities came my way, some of which I seized by the horn and many of which I look back and wish I had. Looking back at all the events I took part in where I won recognition, itâs hard not to think about all those missed opportunities and events that I chose not to participate in. Now we have ourselves a bunch of achievements and...
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The claim that âDestructive earthquakes are only generated by interactions at the plate boundariesâ only states that earthquakes are generated at plate boundaries (interplate), however, there are also earthquakes that do occur away from plate boundaries, known as intraplate earthquakes. Intraplate earthquakes are caused by immense stress within a plate and originate from ancient fault lines and/or rift zones. Earthquakes are measured by using an instrument called a seismograph, determining the magnitude from 1-10 on the Richter Scale. The magnitude...
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Under huge tension from the U.S., Taiwan passed the hotly anticipated updated Trademark Law in November, 1993. Albeit compelling presently, its usage guidelines were not given until July 15, 1994. Since that time, the structures, manuals and strategies of Taiwan's trademark office, the National Bureau of Standards ('NBS'), have been reconsidered. The Law improves security for earlier clients of an imprint, just as facilitating necessities for those authorizing, doling out, vowing, and enlisting marks. What's more, the law annuls the...
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From the 1890s to the 1920s, America experienced a time called Progressivism. During this era, a group of reformers called the Progressives wanted to improve and industrialize the economy for the better. Progressives were against many factors in everyday life. These factors included monopolies, corruption, inefficiency, and social injustice. Their battle cry was to strengthen the city and make society better. Because the economy was advancing, immigrants from all over the world decided to come to America and make a...
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If there is one thing all Americans can agree on, it is that the government is slow acting. Too slow acting, almost like it doesnât do anything, and when it does something, it is not the right thing (even till this today). The easiest answer to the problem of the government's inefficiency is to place the blame on a person or branch of the government, such as the President, Congress, or Senate. However, what most Americans either do not remember...
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The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. In IBM employees typically undergo intensive training to ensure that they fulfill their roles and duties according to the standards of the organization. In addition, learning, motivation and growth pathways ensure that all IBM staff...
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The Salem Witchcraft Trials have been a fascinating and well-known subject to many generations of Americans. For years, there has been speculation as to why they occurred. The witchcraft trials began when several young girls became affected by a strange disease which caused them to have âfitsâ. The girls began placing blame on members of the community, saying that they were witches. This trend quickly spiraled out of control, resulting in the death of about twenty people. The Salem Witch...
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The 1950s was the year people came home and sought out the American dream. Some people were earning money and living happily while others did not live prosperously. The 1950s had an economic boom because of the amount of spending that was made, improvements in medicine, the growth of entertainment, and new technology inventions. Prosperity affected the nation socially, politically, and economically because as the economy grew the nation had an opportunity to spend on things that would help create...
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Societies over the ages have called into question the basis of reality and how things came to exist. Religion is one significant way society explains the formation of the Earth, which is the belief in a higher power or powers. Religions have sacred narratives, which people may preserve in symbols, scriptures, and holy places, that aim mostly to give meaning to life. One major institution of religion is the Catholic Church. The corruption of the Church reached a climax during...
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There are many legends in the world, some more common than others. Some can be created online, but others are in books, such as, âKing Arthur: His Knights and Their Ladiesâ, by Johanna Johnston. Most have undoubtedly heard of some aspects from the Arthurian legends, whether it be consciously or not. Many people mightâve even asked themselves the question, âWhy are the Arthurian legends so interesting?â. Now, thereâs no specific answer to that question since everyone has their own opinion,...
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Humans tend to be inherently violent in nature, competing for their needs in the society. Human history is filled with conflict. Some of that conflict takes place on a small level involving only a few people, sometimes the battle takes place within a single person's mind. But other conflicts span regions and can stretch on for decades. Ancient battles were not advanced and only depended of home crafted weapons like the spear, bow and arrow, falx and javelin, swords, spears,...
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The purpose of the density of liquids experiment was to learn the techniques on how to measure and dispense liquids with a graduated pipet and a buret while applying the concepts of accuracy, precision, random error, and systematic error. When calculating the densities of the known and unknown NaCl solutions, both mass and volume were measured by the difference and error of each measurement with error propagation was calculated. Once I learned how to use the graduated pipet, buret, and...
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The warmth of our culture invigorates my soul as I stand amongst strangers in the spirit of Ubuntu. We sing each verse of diversity with pride, and no prejudice. There are millions of voices, yet it is only heard as one. Although I am overwhelmed with pride, images of our challenging past stampede frenetically through my mind, reminding me of how far we have come. Our national anthem was awarded best national anthem in 2017 by The Economist due to...
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I agree with anything may be achieved via hard work and determination. I have located this to be factual not simplest via what happens round me but via myself. I stumbled upon this belief thru the trial and tribulations I faced in the course of my childhood. As a infant I changed into no longer raised in a tough area, nor changed into I poor, trouble simply somehow found me in and out of school. Whether it become dilemmas at...
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Youth often get underestimated. Our thoughts and opinions are often disregarded and we are seen as too young to effect social, environmental and political change. The reason I decided to apply to this program is to break away from that stereotype and prove that teenagers can help create prosperity in the world. In an attempt to utilize all the energy I had as a child my mom encouraged me to immerse myself in activities like sports and dancing. By experiencing...
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Mathematics can be extremely complex at times, yet I love the satisfaction of ending the problem with the correct answer. The joy of completing a particularly hard question, or the sudden realisation of a particular topic making perfect sense, makes the challenge and the hard work worth all the frustration and dedication put into it. Studying maths at A-level has been the most enjoyable and fulfilling part of my sixth form years, and the logic and reasoning required for the...
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Reflective practice is undoubtedly one of the most important steps towards a successful teaching career. Being reflective means being open-minded, wholehearted, and responsible. In this essay I will present two theorists, Dewey and Mezirow, and their perspectives on reflection, as well as my own thoughts, agreements, and differences. Reflective though started to form back in the 20th century, when philosopher and educator John Dewey published his book âHow we thinkâ in 1933. Dewey claimed that we cannot tell someone how...
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During the reign of Mao Zedong, there was no need of a secret police, because there was enough hatred among the people themselves. This was true indeed, and all this was very much encouraged by Mao and his propagandists. They not only spread their ideas by putting up wall posters, broadcasting radio programs and showing propaganda films, but they also organized discussion groups, accusation groups, story-telling groups and memory meetings that people had to attend. This naturally enforced the communist...
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My only goal was to make my family proud of me. I grew up with a single mother and my twin brother, Jevon. It was hard growing up because my mother worked until late hours trying to provide for Jevon and I. My father popped up here and there, so I didnât have a strong male presence guiding me throughout my adolescent life. Growing up had been a struggle. Transitioning from Coney Island Prep Middle School to Coney Island Prep...
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America was built by several different people coming together for a common goal. The common goal between them was to be free. The United States is viewed as the melting pot. This means we have a variety of different people, races, beliefs, and languages here. With many different types of people perhaps we have more in common to bring us together then what divides us. The Washington Post, a newspaper company, sent interviewers and photographers across America to ask what...
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In my family, we have a naming tradition. Your first name is whatever your parents fancy, your middle is your fatherâs name, and your last is your grandfatherâs name. For my parents the name Hassan really spoke to them it was the religious significance of the name that really drew my mother in. I am Muslim just as much as I am African. Both identities have created a conflicting and troublesome dynamic. However, that isnât all that defines me I...
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