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Name:Lab Group 4 Date:10/26/2011 Partners: Kayla Stephens, Robin Poole, Megan McIlvoy Grade: Instructor: JPS Name:Lab Group 4 Date:10/26/2011 Partners: Kayla Stephens, Robin Poole, Megan McIlvoy Grade: Instructor: JPS Physics I Laboratory Worksheet Lab 4: Projectile Motion Objectives: Using a projectile gun on an incline plane, calculate the velocity of the steel ball at ten different distances, then find the average velocity. In order to find the velocity of the steel ball two different equations are needed. In order to find the velocity of the steel ball fired from the projectile gun on an inclined plane, the first equation must be manipulated and substituted into the second equation. Then use the average velocity to determine the distance of a projectile being released at a different angle. Physics Principles: * Converting from centimeters to meters * Trigonometric functions * Quadratic formula:x=-b ±b2-4ac2a * Know how to get the derived formula: Materials Needed: * Projectile gun * Projectile * Incline paper * Carbon paper * 4 sheets of regular printing paper * Tape Measure * Calculator * Pen * Notebook paper Pre-Lab exercise: Using the two formulas solve forv0. Equation 1: x= v0xt(vox=v0cos? ) x=v0cos? (t) t=xv0cos? Equation 2: y= y0+v0yt-12gt2(v0y=v0sin? ) y= y0+v0sin? xv0cos? -12gxv0cos? 2 y= y0+xsin? cos? -12gx2v02cos2? Procedure: 1. Tape 4 sheets of carbon paper together portrait style, end to end. Tape 4 sheets of printing paper using the same portrait style. Then tape 4 sheets of regular printing paper behind the carbon paper. Make sure to adjust the bottom edge of the taped sheets so that the bottom touches the ground. 2. Next, assemble the projectile gun with the incline plane. The angle of the incline plane was placed at 35 degrees and make sure the wing is secure so that it will not slip. 3. Test fire the projectile gun and record the distance in centimeters using the tape measure. This distance is used to determine how far the gun shoots the steel ball and will be used in the actual experiment. 4. Aim the projectile gun at the carbon paper, make sure you measure the distance from the steel ball to the ground. Fire the projectile gun at the paper and write down the number 1 next to the point where the ball hit. 5. After the first shot you can move the projectile gun backwards or forwards, depending on your decision. Fire the projectile gun and write down the number 2 for the second point. Repeat this step 8 more times and record the results on a table. 6. After all ten trials have been completed take down the printing paper sheet and measure how far between from where the bottom was to each point of contact made with the projectile gun. 7. Use the equation v0=12gx2cos2? [xtan? -y-y0] on each trial to find the velocity. Then find the average velocity for all ten trials. Carbon Paper Carbon Paper Projectile Gun Projectile Gun Results Results Conclusion: For Part I,

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Oedipus the King is one of the group of three plays by Sophocles known as the Theban plays since they all relate to the destinies of the Theban family of the Oedipus and his children.   The other two plays of this group are Antigone and Oedipus at Colonus. Oedipus the King relates the story of Oedipus who reached Thebes, having killed on the way an old man with whom he picked a quarrel. The city of Thebes was then suffering terribly because of the monster, the Sphinx. He solved her riddle and citizens of Thebes offered him the kingdom as city is afflicted with the loss of their king, who had been murdered while on a pilgrimage.So he assumed the power and married the widowed queen. Here the tragedy of Oedipus takes its final course. As city was afflicted with famine, so Delphic oracles were consulted who disclosed that troubles of the city arose from the fact that it is harboring an unclean person, the murderer of late king Laius. Oedipus resolved to get to the bottom of this myster y and punish the wrongdoer. However, he ultimately discovered that the culprit he was seeking was none other than he himself. He blinded himself and went on exile. There are various standpoints for looking at the theme of the play.It may be considered as a play enacting the theme of insecurity and illusoriness of human happiness. Or the theme may be that of the inadequacy of human intelligence in resolving the riddles of destiny. The identification of themes in Oedipus differs from reader to reader and from critic to critic. I think that Sophocles wanted to convey that a man is plunged from prosperity and power to ruin ands ignominy due to his own human failings.   It was something[1] in his character that brought his tragedy. Anything foreign to his own character only augmented the tragic proceedings but it was only his own disposition that made him a prey to disgrace. Dodds is of the view, â€Å"If Oedipus is the innocent victim of a doom which he cannot avoid, does this not re duce him to a mere flaw puppet?† Whereas Knox (1984) is of the view that Oedipus’ tragedy takes place due to tragic flaw[s] and fate as no part to play in Oedious Rex.Distinguished Professor Butcher has identified four possible ranges of human failings in Oedipus. The foremost of these connotations is an error due to unavoidable ignorance of circumstances whereas an error caused by unawareness of conditions that might have been identified and for that reason to some extent morally blameworthy The third range is â€Å"A fault or error where the act is conscious and intentional, but not deliberate. Such acts are committed in anger or passion.† (313) Where as fourth one is â€Å"A fault of character distinct, on the one hand, from an isolated error, and, on the other, from the vice which has its seat in the depraved will†¦a flaw of character that is not tainted with a vicious purpose.† (315)The crucial point is that whether Sophocles wants us to think th at Oedipus has basically unsound character. One way of deciding this question is to examine what other characters in the play say about Oedipus. The only result that we can arrive at in this way is that Sophocles intends us to consider Oedipus an essentially noble person. In the opening scene of the play, the priest of Zeus refers to him as the greatest and noblest of men and the divinely inspired savior who saved Thebes from being destroyed by the Sphinx. The Chorus also considers him to be noble and virtuous. They refuse to believe in Tireseas accusations of him. When catastrophe befalls Oedipus, not a single character in the play justifies it as a doom which has deservedly overtaken Oedipus. (Dodds, p.39) So there were certain other tragic flaws that were acting behind the curtain to bring about Oedipus tragedy. Let us examine those.Oedipus seems to be obsessed with his own intelligence and this leads him to very unfortunate and uncomfortable situations. This human weakness[2] of Oedipus laps over with his pride as he is extremely proud of the fact that he was able to solve the riddle of the Sphinx which had proved too much for any other person. He thinks that Gods has capacitated him with intelligence and wisdom to solve riddle that the Thebes is afflicted with. Oedipus even taunts Tireseas on his inability in solving the Sphinx’s riddle. He says;And where were you, when the Dog-faced Witch was here?Have you any word of deliverance then for our people?There was a riddle too deep for common wits;A seer should have answered it, but answer there came noneFrom you†¦..  Ã‚   (12-16)After calling the soothsayer false prophet, Oedipus boasts of his own skill in having solved the puzzled which proved too much for the blind seer;Until I came—I, ignorant Oedipus, came—And stopped the riddler’s mouth, guessing he truthBy mother-wit, not bird-lore.  Ã‚   (17-19)So he describes Tireseas predictive cautions as the whims of a fanatic and opposes the seer’s prophecy with arguments of his own. Self-confidence and pride in his own wisdom is an outstanding feature of his character that also brings his tragedy. Here Oedipus also fulfills the traits of Aristotelian tragic hero as he possesses a noble tragic flaw. The man who sets out on his new task by sending first for the venerable seer is not lacking in pious reverence; but we also observe that Oedipus manifests unrestrained arrogance in his own intellectual achievement. No seer found the solution, this is Oedipus boast; no bird, no god revealed it to him, he â€Å"the utterly ignorant† had to come on his own and hit the mark by his own wit. This is a justified pride but it amounts too much. This pride and self-confidence induce Oedipus to despise prophecy and feel almost superior to the gods. He tell the people who pray for deliverance from pathos and miseries they are afflicted with if they listen to and follow his advice in order to get a remedy.La stly his unrelenting pursuit of the truth is demonstrated when he believes he is the murderer and that Polybus was not his father, yet he continues with his search with the statement, â€Å"I must pursue this trail to the end,†(p.55).   These characteristics were only fuel to the fire and added to the pride created a blaze that consumed him. Bernard Knox eulogizes Oedipus’ â€Å"dedication to truth, whatever the cost† (p.117)Another characteristics of his character that contributes toward his tragedy is Oedipus’ longing for thoroughness. His inquisitive nature is not content with anything which is either half-hearted or incomplete. Nor can he brook any delay. He damns that the direction of the oracle should be given effect at once. As before, Oedipus speaks on the basis of the workings of his own mental faculties that has been tested time and again and have proved their intelligence.It can be said that the tragedy of Oedipus is the result more of his go od qualities than his bad ones. It is his love for Thebes which makes him send Creon to Delphi to consult the Oracles. It is the same care for his subjects who make him proclaim a ban and a curse on the murderer of Laius. It is his absolute honesty which makes him include even himself within the curse and the punishment. He replies by saying â€Å"Sick as you are, not one is sick as I, each of you suffers in himself†¦but my spirit Groans for the city, for myself, for you†.  (62-62)He is angry with Tireseas because he is unable to tolerate the fact that   although the prophet says that he know who the murderer of Laius is , he refuses top give the information to the king. His rage and rashness is due to the fact that the masses are suffering and Tireseas does not provide the murderer’s name. Oedipus cannot but regard this as a clear manifestation of the seer’s disloyalty to his city.To Oedipus the discovery of truth is more important than his own good an d safety. Even when it seems that the investigation that he is carrying on will not produce any result which will be him, he decides to carry on with it. He is so honest with himself that he inflicts the punishment of self-blinding and banishment from the city of Thebes.So his moral goodness also seems as a human failing that brings his ruin.There is another important human failing that contribute toward his tragedy i.e. his intellectual myopia. He has a limited vision and is unable to assess the situations in a right perspective. Robert L. Kane (1975) puts this preposition in this way; â€Å"He[Oedipus] was the victim of an optical illusion†. (p. 196) The juxtaposition between â€Å"outward magnificence and inward blindness of Oedipus and the outward blindness and inward sight of the prophet† (Kirkwood, p. 130) depicts two types of blindness i.e. physical and intellectual. One is related to physical sight whereas the other, the most pernicious type of blindness, perta ins to insight. Tiresias is physically blind but whereas Oedipus is blind intellectually. This intellectual blindness of Oedipus also contributes greatly to lead him to his tragic destination.Oedipus possesses faultless physical vision throughout play except in the end but he remains blind to the reality regarding himself. At one point in the play, he has the ability to see but he is not willing to do so. He intellectual vision comes with his physical loss of sight but he is unable to cast away the psychological â€Å"slings and arrows† and mental sufferings that intellectual blindness has afflicted on him. So his blindness, both intellectual at the start of the play and physical at the end of the day, is the worst.Blindness interweaves with the main plot from the very start of the play when Oedipus says, â€Å"I would be blind to misery not to pity my people kneeling at my feet. (14)† It manifest that he refers to blindness that if h will not recognize the distress of his people. This shows his physical sight but intellectual blindness as he himself was the cause of those afflictions.   Later he acknowledges that although Tiresias is physically blind but has prophetic power when he says, â€Å"Blind as you are, you can feel all the more what sickness haunts our city. (344)†. Tiresias response refers to the gravity of Oedipus’ inability to see his future. He says, â€Å"How terrible – to see the truth when the truth is only pain to him who sees! (359)†Later on Oedipus denounces his own acknowledgement of Tiresias as a seer and abuses him by saying, â€Å"You've lost your power, stone-blind, stone-deaf – senses, eyes blind as stone!(423)† and â€Å"Blind, lost in the night, endless night that nursed you! You can't hurt me or anyone else who sees the light – you can never touch me. (425)†. It is illustrated that it is Oedipus who is blind intellectually as he is not willing to comprehend the situation and to understand the truth. In retort to his slur, Tiresias refers to worst form of blindness that Oedipus is suffering. He says, â€Å"You with your precious eyes, you're blind to the corruption of your life, to the house you live in, those who live with – who are your parents? (470)† and foretell, â€Å"Blind who now has eyes, beggar who now is rich, he will grope his way toward a foreign soil, a stick tapping before him step by step. (517)†.These supportive texts clearly manifest that Oedipus was afflicted with severe intellectual myopia as he was unable t see the truth that was pervasive all around him. Actually he was unwilling to see truth around him, prior to his physical blindness and afterwards as he blinds himself not to observe the things around him. His is the most insidious form of blindness.Oedipus can be held guilty due to another human flaw—his inability to take appropriate preventive measures. It is said that he fails to take logical steps and precaution s which would have saved him from committing the crimes.  Ã¢â‚¬Å"Could not Oedipus†¦have escaped his doom if he had been more careful? Knowing that he was in danger of committing parricide and incest, would not really a prudent man have avoided quarrelling, even in self-defense and also love-relations with women older than himself?†¦ real life I suppose he might. But we not entitled to blame Oedipus either for carelessness failing to compile a hand list or lack of self-control in failing to obey its injunctions.†Ã‚  Ã‚   (Dodds, p.40)Oedipus has necessary human failings of anger and rashness. He rashly jumps into conclusions. Choragos points this out in scene II after a long speech by Creon who tries o remove the ill-fed and hastily formed suspicions of Oedipus about Creon. They say, â€Å"Judgments too quickly formed are dangerous† (II, 101)But Oedipus justifies this, arguing that ruler have to take quick decision. He says later on, â€Å"But is he not quick in his duplicity? / And shall I not be quick to parry him?† (II, 102-103) Later at the conclusion of scene II, Creon indicates the same fault in his character by saying, â€Å"Ugly in yielding, as you were ugly in rage! / Nature like yours chiefly torments themselves.† (II, 151-152) It is this rashness that makes to not merely suspect Creon but accuse him and even declares that he deserves the sentence of death. The rashness can be observed in his treatment of Tireseas. Oedipus does not lack analytical thinking but his rashness does permit him to weigh up the situation rightly and he makes hasty decision. In retrospect we see that rashness of Oedipus has something to do with the murder Laius at the hands of Oedipus. The self-blinding also is an act of rashness although Oedipus tries to give several arguments in favor of it.His bad temperament is demonstrated in the squabble between Teiresias and himself, where Teiresias utter the propheti c truth and Oedipus retorts, â€Å"Do you think you can say such things with impunity?† and afterward attributes him as a â€Å"Shameless and brainless, sightless, senseless sot!†(p.36). His character is further marked with suspicion about Creon to whom he considers as a conspirator. Kirkwood is of the view that â€Å"The Creon he [Oedipus] is battling is a figment of his imagination† (Kirkwood, 1958. p. 132) and nothing else. He says with reference his tà ªte-à  -tà ªte with Tiresaeas, â€Å"Creon! Was this trick his, then, if not yours?† So here his imagination works together with anger and rashness.All the above-mentioned manifestations of tragic flaw, their supported arguments and views of the critics clearly proves the thesis that Oedipus unavoidable ignorance was the major factor of his tragedy because he was unable to locate that the man whom he assaulted on the crossroads to Thebes was his father. Secondly, if he would not have been occupied by his aspirations, he would have possibly explored the horror of his deed and could have avoided the additional tricky situations by not marrying his mother. Thirdly, his â€Å"conscious and intentional† act includes his decision to â€Å"bring what is dark to light† (133).Furthermore, as result to revelation of Tireseas, he charges Creon with conspiracy and murder and denounces Tireases as an accessory. Although these actions were intentional and bring Oedipus to tragic end but have a clear background that illustrate that these actions were not â€Å"deliberate†. Fourthly, all these errors originate from a hasty and obstinate temperament, unjustified anger and excessive pride that compel him to an energized inquisitiveness. With the development of the plot, all these ascriptions of his character jumps back with amplified force on his head that finally culminates at his tragedy. Knox (1957) sums up in this way;â€Å"the actions of Oedipus that produce the catast rophe stem from all sides of his character; no one particular action is more essential than any other; they are all essential and they involve not any one trait of character which might be designated a hamartia but the character of Oedipus as a whole† (31).Here I want to point out that all these human failings were not innate or inborn but he developed these as his habitual formations. It was inculcated in his spirit so that it became a part of his natural disposition. If it were innate then he could not be blamed for his downfall. It was human failings rather than the destiny that brought his tragedy. So Sophocles has successfully put across that a man is plunged from prosperity and power to ruin ands ignominy due to his own human failings.ReferencesBloom, Harold. Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. : New York : Chelsea House Publishers. 1988. Butcher, S.H. Aritotle’s theory of Poetry and Fine Arts. Hell and Wang: New York. 1961.Dodds, E. R. On Misunderstanding the Oedipus. Greece & Rome. Vo. 13. No. 1. (Apr.1966). Pp. 37-49.Cook, Albert Spaulding. Oedipus Rex, a mirror for Greek drama. Prospect Heights, Ill. : Waveland Press.1982. Gould, Thomas. Greek tragedy. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. 1977. Gould, Thomas. Oedipus the King: A Translation with Commentary. Englewood Cliffs. 1970. Kane, Robert L. Prophecy and Perception in the Oedipus Rex. Transaction of theAmerican Philological Association. Vol. 105 (1975). pp. 189-208.Kirkwood, G.M. A study of Sophoclean drama. Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press. 1958. Knox, Bernard. Oedipus at Thebes. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957. Knox, Bernard. Introduction to The Three Theban Plays. New York & London: PenguinBooks,1984.O’ Brien, John M. Twentieth century interpretations of Oedipus Rex; a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall. 1968 [1] Moral flaw, habitual formations, behavioral defect etc. [2] in any other context, pride in one’s intelligence cannot not a human weakness but course of the play depicts clearly that in Oedipus the King it was a human weakness.

An Experiment on the Results of Having ADHD and No Sleep

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The mind of an individual with (ADHD) doesn’t rest its constantly running and thinking. They process anything and everything attaining little focus to the sole point unless it is not perceived as anything other than boring. The mind jumps from one central focus that draws the eye to the next that catches their eye â€Å"oooh shiny†. People with this disorder lives are more intense do to the fact of low outside sensory experience, because their five senses are at an all-time high. The nervous system of one with (ADHD) is overwhelmed overworking itself by the life experiences because its intensity is too high. For example, any movement no matter the size is distracting. Another would be the slightest sound presented in the house prevents sleep and becomes overwhelmed to disregard it. Studies show that sleep deprivation impacts an individual negatively with the decline in several motor skills, cognitive functions, amongst several others. In simpler terms sleep deprivation will affect the mind slowing the thought process down. Research measuring sleep deprivation shows sleepiness leads to lower alertness and concentration. This makes things more difficult to focus and pay attention to the tasks that may require more complex thought and reasoning. Sleep deprivation affects the learning process in two ways. Since your mind can not focus it’s very difficult to retain information. It also hinders your memory that is essential to learning. These things lead to hyperactivity which promotes loss of focus, intensity, and memory function to perform well in school. With both the subjects discussed there are two ways you can assess the information stated. In the first scenario (ADHD) causes lack of focus staying awake all night due to the fact individuals are distracted promotes sleep deprivation. The second scenario being sleep deprivation is the prime suspect that leads to why Individuals have (ADHD). This puts us at a stalemate as to which is the primary stressor for lack of focus. What makes the brain break from the central focus to concentrate for the task at hand? With the information provided, research must be administered. To further the answer of what is the real problem control must be found for this study. The objective is to find whether or not they are correlated and feed off each other. To confirm my hypothesis, select individuals will be tested accordingly based on how well they pay attention to directions. Day 1 starts participants will stay in a room with guided direction to take apart a piece of machinery and put it back together from start to finish for 3 hours. 2 weeks from the guided direction the participants will be asked to accomplish this again from start to finish step by step without jumping to steps. There will be 3 groups; group 1 will be the ones who will receive focus stimulating medication before they enter the 3 hour guided test. Group 2 will not be receiving anything they will be the non-controlled group. Group 3 will receive sleeping medication to help them get adequate sleep every night till the study is conducte d again. Expected results are group 1 will be perform the task with ease. Group 2 results will have accomplished the task, but will fail due to they didn’t follow the steps. Group 3 will have performed the same as group 1 besides the fact they are already losing focus, and are taking longer to complete than group 1 due to they have lost interest. Methods Participants Participants will be 200 children. There will be 100 female and 200 male. They will be between the ages of eight and eighteen. They will be split up into 4 groups; therefore each group will have fifty people. Two groups will have fifty males and the other two will have fifty female. One group of males and one group of females will be placed in an extremely boisterous situation having to listen to a lecture, like being in a normal classroom, with having little to no sleep. Materials In four rooms, participants will be set up in a classroom like environment; those 100 patients will have not had any sleep and have shown many signs of ADHD. The participants in the other two rooms will have had a small amount of sleep and have not ever shown any signs of ADHD. Procedure The first group will have to stay awake for 24 hours straight and do schoolwork, the second group will sleep for 8 hours and then get up and do schoolwork. Afterwards, we will look at their brain activity and also, ask them about the information they were supposed to of retained and look at how much of the work they got done that they were supposed to be doing. Design After looking at each persons’ brain activity and looking at what each group was supposed to have gotten done, we will ask them what is going through their mind and how they feel. The expected outcome is that the group with little sleep and who had never had symptoms of ADHD will feel fine and all their thoughts will be gathered. The group with no sleep and many symptoms of ADHD will feel horrible and they will not exactly know what is going through their mind, their thoughts will be scattered. Potential Results Having ADHD and no sleep may be worse than not having ADHD and a little amount of sleep After looking at this experiment, one could believe that having ADHD and no sleep is a lot worse than having sleep and not having ADHD, it almost just seems like common sense. But if one does not know anything about ADHD, one may not know the effects of ADHD. The parents of these students with ADHD should keep track of their children’s sleep, and make sure they get an adequate 8 hours every night, no more and no less. The parents of the children without ADHD should still be keeping an eye on their children and making sure they get enough sleep. All parents should be making sure that their children are well collected and are doing well in school and if there not, they need to find out why because most times in children, it is ADHD. Having ADHD and doing work with no sleep is worse than not having ADHD and a little amount of sleep and doing school work The study concluded that having ADHD and no sleep and doing school work is worse than having not ADHD and having slept a little and doing school work. The children who had ADHD and had not slept for 24 hours were all over the place with their thoughts and their school work. The children who did not have ADHD and had a little amount of sleep were well rounded and did a very good job on their school work.

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Wuthering Heights: Questions and Answers

Wuthering Heights: Questions and Answers Mr. Lockwood remembered he was sleeping on a wooden bed and the wind and tree branches were hitting the window. He was so upset by the noise, while, in a dream, got up and tried to open the window. He failed, because seems the window was welded, and then broke the glass with his fist and pulled his hand to remove the annoying branch, but instead of the branch he felt a small icy hand, touching him. He was terrified, and wanted to remove his arm, but the little hand grabbed him while he begged her to let him go, Mr. Lockwood asked him who she was and she replied: Catherine Linton, she said she got lost and she was back home now. He did not know why he remembered the name Linton, although he had read twenty times the surname Earnshaw. He looked and saw the face of a girl through the window. He was horrified, trying to get rid of the girl, she was grabbing his fists against the glass, until the glass cut his fists and the blood came and soaked the sheets, she kept moaning, Let me in,. Mr. Lockwood was completely terrorized. He asked her to let him go, the ghost of Catherine eased the pressure. He put his hand inside through the gap of broken glass; He tried to put books in the whole of the broken glass, and covered his ears, avoiding to listen the painful plea. He waited some time, maybe fifteen minutes, but once again he heard the same plea. Go away! Mr. Lockwood told Catherine. Catherines ghost seemed to enter and push the books, the scream terrified. That scream was not a dreaming. Steps approached the door of the bedroom. Someone opened the door, Mr. Lockwood sat in his bed, sweating, trembling terrified. Make some predictions: Heathcliff next begs Cathy to come to him once more. Who do you think this older Cathy might have been? Why might she be haunting Wuthering Heights? I think Heathcliff was in love with this older Cathy; she must passed away and left him alone in pain with his love. Chapter Four: Mrs. Dean explains the relationships between the various characters so far. Refer to the Family Tree that you created for the Character Activity; it shows a near-incestuous series of intermarriages. Choose the letter of the correct completion for each sentence below: Heathcliff is Hareton Earnshaws i. Father ii. Uncle iii. Father-in-law iv. Step-brother Catherine Linton is Heathcliffs i. Daughter ii. Foster sister iii. Wife iv. Daughter-in-law Hareton is Catherine Lintons i. Step-brother ii. Brother iii. Cousin iv. No relation We now have two narrators for the novel. Although the novel is told through a first person point-of-view, Brontes strategy results in more omniscience than we might normally expect. Explain. Choose the correct explanation for Heathcliffs arrival in the Earnshaw family: Mr. Earnshaw went to Liverpool on a business trip and brought a gypsy boy home with him. Mrs. Earnshaw objected strenuously, but her husband insisted that they name the boy after their dead son, Heathcliff, and that they raise him as their own. Both Cathy and Hindley hated the little stranger and bullied him well into his teens. Mr. Earnshaw returned from a business trip with a black peasant boy that he had rescued from the city streets. Named Heathcliff, he proved to be a quiet, uncomplaining child, even when ill. Nelly Dean was his only ally, however, as no one else in the family would have anything to do with him. Hindley beat Heathcliff every chance he got, and Catherine left him on the stairs rather than permit him a bed in the house. Mr. Earnshaw went to Liverpool on business, and brought a ragged, dark child home with him. Heathcliff, as he came to be named, became Mr. Earnshaws favorite, over his own two children, which caused Hindley, the eldest, to hate the newcomer. The rivalry between Hindley and Heathcliff sometimes turned violent. Chapter Five: Identify two Gothic elements of the novel from the first five chapters. Bad weather accompanies unpleasant events. Lockwood meets Catherines ghost during an unseasonable and unexpected snowstorm, Mr. Earnshaw dies while a high wind blustered round the house and roared in the chimney, and Heathcliff runs away while a storm came rattling over the Heights in full fury What is the main event of this chapter? Mr. Earnshaw started to get sicker and his character was getting worse, and more and more he preferred to Heathcliff over his own son, the relationship between his son and Heathcliff got worse by the day. Mr. Earnshaw protected more Heathcliff than Hindley, until finally he sent his son away from Wuthering Heights, Mr. Earnshaw finally died one night in the company of old Cathy. Chapter Six: Chapter 6 employs a time-honoured strategy for throwing together potential lovers: the lady becomes ill or injured and cannot leave the gentlemans home for a protracted length of time. Explain why Catherine went to the Lintons in the first place and describe the event that led to her remaining at Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff and Cathy went to spy on the Lintons family just to get away from Hindley, but the dogs found them and got Cathy from her leg, she was hurt and was asked to stay at the Lintons while Heathcliff was asked to leave. She stayed at Thrushcross Grange five weeks until her ankle was complete cure. She came different, was not a savage anymore instead was a pretty lady now. Heathcliff isnt invited to stay because he is so ragged and dirty. He was not always this way. Why is he no longer Catherines equal? Because his protector Mr. Earnshaw died and since he didnt have anyone to take care of him and Hindley hated him, Heathcliff was reduced to be a servant and to do more work, Hindley did not let him live as part of the family anymore. Chapter Seven: Nelly Dean finds fault with Heathcliffs face. What advice does she give him to improve its expression of a vicious cur? Nelly Dean recommended Heathcliff to change his attitude and try to learn to smooth away the surly wrinkles, to raise his frankly, and to change that expression of an angry dog. Nelly disobeys Hindleys orders and allows Heathcliff to have some of the cakes that are reserved for Catherine and the Lintons, but Heathcliff has no appetite for them. Instead, he is meditating on what subject? Heathcliff is meditating in how Cathy forgot already about him and comparing himself with Edgar Linton, he felt miserable and lonely. Chapter Eight: Hindleys son, Hareton, is born, but his beloved wife dies. First, describe Hindleys reaction to the death, and next, explain how we know that Hindley can be dangerous. Hindley seems to live his son in the beginning however he started drinking too much, losing control of his acts and one day he tried to kill his own son dropping him from upstairs when Heathcliff unintentionally saved him. Hindley was violent and willing to hurt anyone when was drunk, It was definitely no save at all for anyone of the house to be with him. Catherine reveals her unpleasant side. What two things does she do? Cathering ordered Edgar to stop crying because his brother was coming, after Heathcliff threw a tureen of hot apple sauce in Edgars face and neck. And was very rude to Isabella being sarcastic, asking her if anyone hurt her, because Isabella was crying after the unpleasant incident between Heathcliff and his brother Edgar Linton.

Being A Millionare Isnt For Me :: essays research papers

â€Å"You have just won a million dollars!† shouted Regis on the most popular show that has ever hit television. A fifty-one year old retired, high school teacher sat on the hot seat in absolute amazement. In seconds his life changed from being an ordinary, retired father of two, and living with his wife in a small Manhattan home to becoming a millionaire. I sat in my living room wishing that it was me who had answered that last question correctly in that seat, instead of sitting in my favorite black leather chair that faces the television at a perfect angle. I would have done anything to be that man at that moment. I couldn’t imagine what was going through his mind. There I was, sitting at home, watching all the excitement on television, dreaming for my life to be different. How easily I had forgotten all of the good things in my life. Indeed there was a million things for me to be happy about. I had a wonderful handsome husband, a bright young nine-year-old daughter, a son in his pre-teenage years and so much more. My life wasn’t bad at all, â€Å"money isn’t everything,† I thought to myself. â€Å"Knock†¦. Knock†¦knock.† sounded the door to wake me out of my short daydream. Remembering that I had lent our bag of sugar to a friendly neighbor, I walked towards the door, unlatched the top latch and then the bottom. I was shocked to see two men standing at the door. They stood in full uniform, with stern faces, both tall and well built. I didn’t know what to think, my eyes began to sting and I could feel them fill with tears. Something within me said that bad news was upon me. â€Å"Ma’am, we are very sorry to inform you that†¦Ã¢â‚¬  â€Å"NO, STOP RIGHT THERE† I screeched. The taller of the two stepped forth and drew me towards him as the other man continued. â€Å"We are very sorry ma’am, but there has been a terrible accident, your children and your husband were killed this evening†¦ there was nothing anybody could do.† I could not believe it; all three of them were perfect. My husband worked with the church, he was always faithful to our religion and, both of the kids were following his footsteps. It was as if someone had taken a million knives and pierced them into my heart.

Enigmatic Quirigua :: essays research papers

One of the last lowland Mayan cities to collapse, existing well into the 9th century, Quirigua, lies today in the still grasses of the Motagua Basin. This 1,200 years old Mayan city is the focus of the article. The ruins of Quirigua are found amidst a banana plantation established at the turn of the century by the United Fruit Company. Some of the executives of the United Fruit Co. were interested in archaeology and decided to keep the central plaza from being plowed over. The surrounding smaller buildings are now part of the banana plantation. Nine monolithic sandstone monuments, called stelae, with dated texts of hieroglyphs, defining the beginnings and the end of the Classic Period of Maya Civilization, from about 300 to 900 AD, is what makes Quirigua an attraction to archeologists. The stelae remain the principal written chronicles of this lost civilization, as well as the key to their highly advanced calendric system. Other Mayan centers erected stelae much earlier and in greater profusion, but the stelae at Quirigua are unsurpassed in their style and technique. Like most Mayan monuments, they were erected to commemorate the passage of time, significant historic events, and also served as â€Å"billboards advertising the kings‘ standings with the Maya godsâ€Å" (as the author of the article points out). During its brief period of erecting stelae, from the early 8th century until 810 AD, Quirigua was one of only two cities to regularly erect monuments marking the end of five-year periods (the quarter-katun, or hotun). The enormously heavy material needed for the construction of the stelae had to be transported from large distances and there is no evidence to show the usage of wheels or animals. These huge monolithic sculptures, weighing up to 65 tons, were artfully carved without the benefit of metal tools. Stone chisels, driven by other stones or wooden mallets, were the only tools available; and yet the Mayan sculptors achieved such a high level of artistry; the carvings, apparently, were done before the stones were lifted up to their vertical positions. This fine collection of gigantic stone sculptures is arranged in a regular pattern on the main plaza at Quirigua, the Great Plaza. The city is believed to have served as an important way station between Copan and Tikal. The greatest leader of Quirigua, during whose reign seven of the nine stelae were erected, was Cauac Sky (or Kawak Sky) founder of the Sky Dynasty, who ruled the city for sixty years. Enigmatic Quirigua :: essays research papers One of the last lowland Mayan cities to collapse, existing well into the 9th century, Quirigua, lies today in the still grasses of the Motagua Basin. This 1,200 years old Mayan city is the focus of the article. The ruins of Quirigua are found amidst a banana plantation established at the turn of the century by the United Fruit Company. Some of the executives of the United Fruit Co. were interested in archaeology and decided to keep the central plaza from being plowed over. The surrounding smaller buildings are now part of the banana plantation. Nine monolithic sandstone monuments, called stelae, with dated texts of hieroglyphs, defining the beginnings and the end of the Classic Period of Maya Civilization, from about 300 to 900 AD, is what makes Quirigua an attraction to archeologists. The stelae remain the principal written chronicles of this lost civilization, as well as the key to their highly advanced calendric system. Other Mayan centers erected stelae much earlier and in greater profusion, but the stelae at Quirigua are unsurpassed in their style and technique. Like most Mayan monuments, they were erected to commemorate the passage of time, significant historic events, and also served as â€Å"billboards advertising the kings‘ standings with the Maya godsâ€Å" (as the author of the article points out). During its brief period of erecting stelae, from the early 8th century until 810 AD, Quirigua was one of only two cities to regularly erect monuments marking the end of five-year periods (the quarter-katun, or hotun). The enormously heavy material needed for the construction of the stelae had to be transported from large distances and there is no evidence to show the usage of wheels or animals. These huge monolithic sculptures, weighing up to 65 tons, were artfully carved without the benefit of metal tools. Stone chisels, driven by other stones or wooden mallets, were the only tools available; and yet the Mayan sculptors achieved such a high level of artistry; the carvings, apparently, were done before the stones were lifted up to their vertical positions. This fine collection of gigantic stone sculptures is arranged in a regular pattern on the main plaza at Quirigua, the Great Plaza. The city is believed to have served as an important way station between Copan and Tikal. The greatest leader of Quirigua, during whose reign seven of the nine stelae were erected, was Cauac Sky (or Kawak Sky) founder of the Sky Dynasty, who ruled the city for sixty years.

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  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Disney Techno-Nature Like most Disney material, nature themes were incorporated into the earliest parks, including Adventureland, Frontierland, Nature’s Wonderland, and the newest, Animal Kingdom. Disney carefully edited these â€Å"natural† settings that show the less wild side of the wilderness. However, how does the tourist comprehend the illusions? How are the plants and animals adapting to reflect the illusion, and how are they accented by the interactions with both human nature and Disney’s technological nature? These questions and more will be answered within the following sections: Definitions, Technological Nature, Kilamanjaro Safari, and The Final Answer. The Animal Kingdom is a modern exhibit designed to follow the â€Å"natural pattern† of an African community. The most eye-popping attraction, the Kilamanjaro Safari, is an open-air, nearly barrier-free animal reserve at Florida’s Walt Disney World. It was a major shift from a cow playground to a zone of care for other wise caged animals. Here, African animals freely roam through acres of savanna, rivers, and rocky hills. The rider is advised to be aware, â€Å"You never know what could happen in the wilderness† (Tate 1).   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Definitions Before I can begin to consider the â€Å"nature† of the Animal Kingdom, the definitions of nature and technology must be established. Webster’s American College Dictionary lists nature as â€Å"the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization.† In the case of the Animal Kingdom, this definition is inappropriate because Disney itself is a man-made civilization, with merchants, restaurants, and restroom facilities. Technology is defined as that â€Å"branch of knowledge that deals with applied science, engineering and the industrial arts.† This definition of technology can be reworked to fit the Disney model of nature. What exactly does Disney do? Disney applies technology to the Florida area. Technology has allowed for hundreds of acres of Florida land to be safely destroyed by means of controlled burning. With the help of technology, Disney has transported lonely zoo animals and put them in their â€Å"original† surroundings once again. Technology uprooted pieces of Africa to better care for African anim... ...hat make it real and separate it from the dangerous possibilities of nature. It is not to say that Disney’s Kilamanjaro Safari is naturalistically correct or incorrect; it is a representation, and not a reproduction of the true African savanna. How can nature be surpassed, you ask? Disney. That’s how. Works Cited Corliss, Richard. â€Å"Beauty and the Beasts.† Time Magazine; 20 April 1998:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  66-70. Gunther, Marc. â€Å"Disney’s Call of the Wild.† Fortune Magazine; 13 April 1998:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  120-124. King, Margaret J. â€Å"The Audience in the Wilderness: The Disney Nature Films.†   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Journal of Popular Film and Television 24.4 (1996): 60-68. Phillips, Dana. â€Å"Is Nature Necessary?† The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  In Literary Ecology. Eds. Cheryl Glotfelty and Harold Fromm.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1996. 204-22. Mongeau, Lionel, former Disney Imagineer. Telephone interview.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  19 March 2000. Shklyanoy, Polina. â€Å"Out of the Bottle.† Advertising Age; 1 February 1999: 4.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  

Experimental And Control Group Health And Social Care Essay

In the treatment subdivision, the research worker draws decisions about the significance and deductions of the determination. This subdivision tries to unknot what the consequences mean, why things turned out the manner they did and how the consequences can be used in pattern.Personal features of the experimental and control groupTable I- Explains the personal features of the health professionals in experimental and control group. The information says most of the health professionals are aged between 31-40yrs, females, educated and un employed. The present survey findings are supported by a survey done earlier by Mohammed Shinde ( 2009 ) , to measure the effectivity of presentation sing eating of hemiplegia patient among health professionals. Major happening in the survey include bulk of the health professionals are in the age group of 28-37yrs.53-63 % were females.40-60 % were unemployed.70-80 % were married.Data ‘s sing health professionals experience in eating and beginning of directionTable II-Explains the information ‘s sing health professionals experience in eating and beginning of direction. The findings revealed most of the health professionals were 2-3 yearss of experience in feeding the patient through nasogastric tubing. All health professionals received some kind of instructions sing tubing eating, but bulk of them did n't have any instructions from professional medical forces alternatively they got the instructions from their ain relations. The present survey findings are supported by a survey done earlier by Jeanie kayser ( 1990 ) who investigated attitudes of patients, household members, nurses, and doctors towards the usage of nasogastric tubing eating in three nursing places. His findings disclosed unequal communicating among wellness attention suppliers, patients, and households, and that some households did non cognize the demand of the tubing and they perceived the tubings were being inserted for the convenience of the nursing place staff. The present survey findings besides supported by a survey done earlier by. Elaine Wittenberg ( 2001 ) on cognition and accomplishment of health professionals sing the attention of the patient. The consequence showed many household health professionals did non hold the necessary accomplishments and cognition to supply sustained attention for a individual with chronic unwellness, so they lacked assurance and felt un-prepared. Health professionals reported that they received small counsel from wellness suppliers, that they did non cognize how to presume health professionals function, that they were non familiar with the type and sum of attention needed, and that they did non cognize how to entree and utilize resources.Degree of cognition of experimental and control groupTables III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX & A ; X explain the degree of cognition sing nasogastric tubing eating before and after the intercession. Table III explains the overall cognition degree of experimental and control group before and after intercession. In both experimental and command group all samples ( 100 % ) showed hapless cognitions degree before intercession. After intercession the experimental group showed important betterment in the degree of cognition whereas the control group remained in the same pre-intervention cognition position. The present survey revealed that, the degree of cognition was increased in experimental group who received the information, whereas in the control group there was no betterment in the degree of cognition. Table IV shows all the samples from both experimental and control group had hapless cognition in different facets of tubing feeding like consciousness of the tubing, technique of eating and complications before intercession. Whereas 95 % of samples showed good cognition sing provender and nutrition. Table V demonstrates the cognition degree of experimental and control group in different facets of tubing eating after intercession. The survey reveals that the experimental group had a important addition in the degree of cognition in different facet of tubing eating after the intercession but the control group showed the same pre-intervention cognition position. Table VI shows the comparing of overall mean cognition mark of experimental and control group before and after intercession and its degree of significance. Here the information suggest that the mean cognition mark of experimental and control group are the same before intercession ( average score 20 ) and after intercession mean mark of control group is higher than the average mark of experimental group. So, harmonizing to hypothesis ( H1 ) , there is important difference in the cognition mark on tubing eating among health professionals between the experimental and the control group after intercession and no significance difference before intercession. Present survey findings are supported by the survey done by Janie Kayser ( 1998 ) to measure the effectivity of a preparation programme on the cognition and caring ability of the household health professionals of AIDS patients. The consequence revealed that the experimental group had a significantly higher degree of cognition and caring ability after undergoing preparation programme. Table VII nowadayss mean cognition mark of experimental and control group before intercession and degree of significance. Both group demonstrated a low mean cognition mark of 0.90 % to 12.85 % in the facets of consciousness of the tubing, technique and complications before intercession. Both group showed a high cognition mark of 57 % -63 % with respect to feed and nutrition. The tabular array concluded that no important difference was found in cognition about tubing, technique and complication in control and experimental group, but a important difference was seen in the mean cognition sing provender and nutrition in control group compared to experimental group. Table VIII nowadayss mean cognition mark of experimental and control group after intercession and degree of significance. The experimental group showed a high mean cognition score ranged from 72 % to 91 % in different facets of tubing eating after intercession. But the control group showed a similar low mean mark form. Study consequence showed that a important difference in the mean cognition mark of the all countries in cognition among experimental group compared to command group after intercession. Table IX nowadayss mean cognition mark of experimental group before and after intercession and degree of significance. Experimental group showed a low mean cognition score ranged from 4.09 % to 12.85 % in the facets of consciousness of the tubing, technique and complications before intercession. The highest mark of cognition was seen in with respect to feed and nutrition ( 57.6 % ) .Whereas after intercession experimental group demonstrated a high mean mark ranged from 72.7 % to 91.22 % ..Statistically a important difference was seen in all the facets of cognition like consciousness of the tubing, provender and nutrition, technique and complications in the experimental group after intercession compared to pre-intervention position. Table Ten shows mean cognition mark of control group on baseline and subsequent observation and degree of significance. The control group showed a low cognition mean mark ranged from 0.90 % to 10 % in the facets of consciousness of the tubing, technique and complication before intercession. The highest mark of cognition was seen with respect to feed and nutrition ( 63.07 % ) .In subsequent observation besides control group showed a similar form of cognition mean mark like that of baseline observation.Degree of technique of experimental and control groupTables XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII & A ; XVIII explain the degree of technique sing nasogastric tubing eating before and after the intervention.- Table Eleven nowadayss frequence and per centum of experimental and control group on overall technique before and after intervention.70 % of the samples had good or mean degree of technique before intercession and 6 samples showed hapless technique whereas after intercession all the samples in the group were demonstrated first-class feeding techniques. The samples from the control group retained in the same technique degree of norm and hapless, before and after intercession The present survey revealed that, the degree of technique was increased in experimental group who received the presentation, whereas in the control group there was no betterment in the degree of technique. Table Twelve nowadayss frequence and per centum of experimental and control group harmonizing to degree of assorted facets of tubing eating technique before intercession. In both experimental and control group bulk of the samples had norm or hapless readying and technique whereas in aftercare both group exhibited good patterns. Table Thirteen nowadayss frequence and per centum of experimental and control group harmonizing to degree of assorted facets of tubing eating technique after intercession. In the experimental group, after intercession all the 20 samples ( 100 % ) had first-class degree of technique in assorted facets of tubing feeding like readying for eating, technique of eating and aftercare. The control group showed a similar form of hapless technique mean mark as in baseline observation. The tabular array concluded that there was an addition in the degree of technique sing nasogastric tubing eating in experimental group after intercession. Table Fourteen nowadayss comparing of overall mean technique mark of experimental and control group before and after intercession and degree of significance. Study revealed that both group had an about similar low technique mean mark before intercession. But after intercession the experimental group showed a high mean technique mark whereas the control group retained in their baseline technique degree. So, harmonizing to hypothesis ( H2 ) , there is a important difference in the technique mark on tubing eating among health professionals between the experimental and the control group after intercession and no significance difference was observed before intercession. Present survey findings was supported by the survey done by Mohammed Shinde ( 2009 ) , quasi-experimental survey to measure the effectivity of presentation sing eating of hemiplegia patient among health professionals. The consequence showed, in both unwritten and nasogastric eating, the experimental group had important betterment in accomplishment mark of health professionals about eating of hemiplegic patients after presentation. Table Fifteen nowadayss mean technique mark of experimental and control group in different facets tube feeding before intercession and degree of significance. The information ‘s suggests no important difference was seen in the countries of technique, aftercare in experimental and control group before intercession, but important difference was seen in readying in experimental group compared to command group before intercession. Table Sixteen nowadayss mean technique mark of experimental and control group in different facets of tubing eating after intercession and degree of significance. The information ‘s suggest important difference in the countries of readying, technique and aftercare in experimental group compared to command group after intercession. Table Seventeen nowadayss mean technique mark of experimental group before and after intercession and degree of significance. The present survey showed important betterment in all the countries of technique sing tube eating like readying, technique and aftercare in the experimental group after intercession compared to pre-intervention position. Table Eighteen nowadayss mean technique mark of control group on baseline and subsequent observation and degree of significance. The present survey showed no important difference in all the countries of techniques of tubing feeding like readying, techniques and aftercare in control group on baseline and subsequent observation.Association of survey variables with selected demographic variablesTable XIX presents association between demographic variables and techniques of feeding before intercession. The present survey shows a important association between the beginning of direction and technique of feeding before intercession whereas no association elicited between age, sex, business with technique of feeding before intervention.. Present survey findings are supported by the survey done by Mohammed Shinde ( 2009 ) , quasi-experimental survey to measure the effectivity of presentation sing eating of hemiplegia patient among health professionals. The consequence showed no important relationship of feeding pattern with respect to age, sex, instruction, business and matrimonial position.

Maintaining Romantic Relationships

Maintaining Romantic Relationships When two people choose to forge an interpersonal involvement through communication and believe the bond to be romantic, they have chosen to be in a romantic relationship with one another. In the beginning, being in a romantic relationship seems effortless, magical, and exhilarating. This is before conflict arises and negative emotions cause things to get real and bring the relationship down from cloud nine.While enjoying the initial stages of the relationship is important, it is also imperative that the two individuals are simultaneously building a foundation of appreciation, respect, forgiveness, and trust. Without this effort, once the â€Å"honeymoon stage† is over, the relationship will most likely crumble and leave both partakers hurt and confused (McCornack 326). With this said, a romantic relationship is one of the most rewarding, complex, and significant entities in a person’s life, and though it seems as if maintaining one sho uld come easily, at times it can be one of the most difficult challenges.However, if effective communication is executed and both partners share the desire to be together, the challenges of misunderstanding one another and accepting shortcomings can be surmounted and a successful romantic relationship can be achieved. Because there are two people deeply invested emotionally, mentally, and possibly physically in a romantic relationship, the stakes are higher than those in a friendship.The chance of actions and words exchanged causing destruction to a point of no retribution is greater than in a platonic relationship, where forgiveness is more easily granted. In an intimate relationship, both people must meet each other halfway. The inherit nature of the human race is to focus primarily on personal needs, but in a committed romantic relationship it is important that the needs of the other partner are also taken into consideration, which may require compromise on how communication and expression of feelings are exchanged.Typically men are less sensitive than women, causing many unnecessary disagreements between the two. Men need to realize that at times the criticism or suggestions they believe will be helpful actually sound mean and hurtful to women, and women should realize that usually men do not have negative intentions with their blunt words but instead do not know any other way to communicate as they were created to interact that way.A helpful tactic in preserving an intimate relationship is for the couple to be able â€Å"to create and maintain ‘positive illusions’ about each other, that is to be less negative and more kind in their evaluation and feedback of their partners, [which] can help to enhance relationship satisfaction† (â€Å"How to Build & Maintain Happy Intimate Relationships†). This applies to both sides of the relationship. For example, the man can be gentler in his communication and the woman less harassing in hers , resulting in both of them being happier with the way they are treated, bringing them closer together. Partners are happier and more committed when positive interactions between partners outweigh negative ones by a ratio of at least 5:1† (â€Å"How to Build & Maintain Happy Intimate Relationships†). The risks are greater in a romantic relationship than in a platonic one, but so are the rewards, causing the necessary determination and effort worth the gamble. As life progresses, changes are inevitable, and relationships are affected by the continuing evolution of a person’s life.An individual’s wants and needs change as a relationship develops, and this change should be embraced as an opportunity for the relationship to grow and reach a deeper level instead of resisted and ignored. By periodically setting aside time to check in with one another on these changes, the couple can assure that they are aware of the other’s changing expectations and goals , therefore enhancing the intensity of their connection (â€Å"Building a Healthy Relationship from the Start†).Sometimes, couples forget that they must make the conscious effort to keep the relationship going, which leads to it falling into a rut. Thus the exploration of each other’s hobbies and interests is essential in maintaining the excitement of sharing experiences with one another (â€Å"Building a Healthy Relationship from the Start†). Having a significant other is like always having a best friend around, but better because there is affection and deeper feelings involved.The point of a best friend is to have someone to share enjoyable experiences with, so to not include one another in activities and adventures in an intimate relationship is counter-intuitive and defeats one of the main purposes of being in one. Long-term relationships are difficult because sometimes the couple loses sight of why they are together in the first place. They begin to view th e relationship as a job instead of a thrilling, positive addition to their lives.From personal experience, I know that even though avoiding this unfortunate situation sounds simple enough, it can happen all too easily, for I am guilty of it as well. A year ago, after I realized that my relationship with my boyfriend was becoming more stressful than fulfilling, I knew I had to make a change. I told him that I wanted to be â€Å"the cherry on top of his life sundae† and be a positive appendage to his life instead of an exhausting obligation. By this time it was too late and we broke up for a few months.I feel as though if my boyfriend and I had taken the time to sit down and talk to each other about the changes that were occurring in our lives and in our relationship, as well as make the effort to experience fun activities together instead of falling into a routine of going to each other’s houses with the occasional trip to the movie theater, our relationship might not h ave transformed into such a tense monster that seemed to spiral out of our control. When conflict arises, communication is the key to a resolution.Because a common source of conflict is unrealistic or unreasonable expectations, the two members of a relationship must be willing to be open and honest about what they anticipate from one another and whether these expectations are being met (â€Å"Building a Healthy Relationship from the Start†). Each of the romantic partners must be willing to attempt to see the issue from the other’s point of view. Sometimes, the way that conflict is dealt with speaks enormously about a person’s past experiences and family history.No two people have grown up exactly the same, so it is impossible for two people to have the exact same way of dealing with issues. In some families, communication is not a big priority, yet in others it is constant. It is important for an individual to be aware of his or her partner’s background s o that an understanding can be met and communication can effectively solve an issue instead of prolonging it. Another important aspect of solving a conflict is timing. There is no perfect time for a conflict to occur, but the partakers of one have control over when they solve it.In the past, it was believed that it was best to never leave a fight unresolved and that the issue should be fixed immediately; however, it is now recommended that people take some time to â€Å"cool off† so that hurtful things are not said that could potentially cause irreversible damage to the relationship (â€Å"Building a Healthy Relationship from the Start†). This personal time can allow each person to alleviate the initial anger or hurt and rationalize their thoughts.The most important aspect in the approach to solving a conflict is for both partners to do their best to communicate in a way that the other will understand. The main obstacle that makes maintaining a romantic relationship so challenging is that men and women communicate so differently, and it is impossible for them to ever communicate in the same manner no matter how much each of them try. When it comes to communication, men and women are on two completely different planets, stated by the best-selling book, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.In this relationship guide, the author John Gray states, â€Å"Men are motivated when they feel needed while women are motivated when they feel cherished† (â€Å"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Quotes†). This could not be truer. Men approach the world with the mindset that they are an individual in a hierarchy where life is a contest of social order, while women engage the world â€Å"as an individual in a network of connections† where life is a community and the main focus is to evade isolation and sustain intimacy (Tannen, Ph. D. 24-25).For effective communication to occur, understanding and compromise must be implemented. This i s vital in maintaining a healthy romantic relationship because ineffective communication leads to frustration, confusion, and eventually termination. In order to avoid this, both the man and the woman in the relationship must be willing to accept each other’s way of interacting, even if it seems strange or ridiculous. To many people, opening the lines of communication seems impossible because they view the difficulty of communicating as an inevitable problem and a flaw of the other person.However, this is not the case, and it is achievable as long as both partners are prepared to attempt to see communication from the other’s point of view (Tannen, Ph. D. 297-298). There is no one set way to do anything in life; instead, there are many methods of approaching an issue or situation and the â€Å"right† one depends on personal preference. This applies to maintaining a romantic relationship as well. Each couple has their own unique way of interacting with one another , and in each of those couples, the man and the woman also have different ways of communicating and expressing themselves.John Gray also wrote in his book, â€Å"When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom† (†Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Quotes†). A relationship cannot grow without proper communication, and for this to be accomplished both partners must be willing to give up their stubborn pride and come to terms with the fact that their way of handling situations is not the only way. Once this level of respect is present, misunderstandings will be a misfortune of the past.The best approach to maintaining a healthy intimate relationship is to not overlook each other’s flaws and shortcomings but to accept and embrace them. Though this can be challenging and at times overwhelming, the success of maintaining a romantic relationship is one of the most fulfilling triumphs known to mankind. Work s Cited â€Å"Building a Healthy Relationship from the Start. † UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. The University of Texas at Austin. Web. 7 Mar 2013. How to Build & Maintain Happy Intimate Relationships. † Counseling Center Resources Articles and Brochures. Roosevelt University. Web. 9 Mar 2013. McCornack, Steven. Reflect and Relate, an Introduction to Interpersonal Communication. 2nd. Boston: Bedford/st Martins, 2009. 326. Print. â€Å"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Quotes. † Goodreads. N. p.. Web. 6 Mar 2013. Tannen, Ph. D. , Deborah. You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation. NewYork: William Morrow and Company, Inc. , 1990. Print.

Business Proposal

Customers can print cards for free, which means they don't have to purchase the card in-store. It is my Job to provide an effective solution. Background Each employee must make a standard of 480 per week equaling out to 100% order filling, with an acceptance of 90% for the week. Fillers should also have no errors with an acceptance of one error per one hundred cards. All orders should be accurate according to the consumers pick list. We thought it would help the company if we had a way for customers to access cards via internet. Cards are free and you can design them yourself.They can be printed or sent via email. Proposed Approach and Work Plan In our first approach we will observe the fillers in this department to make sure that loitering is the only underlying issue. We do not have a problem with employees socializing, but there is a Job to be done. If our consumers are not satisfied with our delivery then that puts the company in a hard place. We are falling behind, which causes us to lose money. Employees must be able to complete the work required of them in order for our business to remain steady. The issue that we are having is not with all of the employees, but it is effecting everyone.Each filler will have to check their orders before taking them to the line. After the orders are placed on the line, a ICQ checker will recheck the order to make sure it is correct according to its specific pick list. Since the orders are being double checked there should be little to no errors. The point of checking the orders more than once is to cut down on the number of errors in each order. The way the employees are working will also be observed. I think it would be best if we put someone on the floor hey are unfamiliar with rather than their team leader or a supervisor.Most times when employees see authority they change their routine so that it is pleasing in the eyes of the supervisor. The person that we put on the floor will be able to observe them for a week. At the end of the week he/she will report to us and we will go further from there. Employees lack the training and development required to perform their Job duties to the high standards of their employer (Scott, 2014). If this is the case, it is the employer and human resource responsibility to produce an action plan to help the employee develop the skills necessary to improve Job performance (Scott, 2014).It is important that you address performance issues as they arise and pursue a progressive approach to discipline (Rutgers). If the report from our source reveal that loitering is the main issue, we will then conduct a department meeting. In the department meeting we will discuss the issue with the employees. We will also discuss how it is effecting the company. After the discussion, we will tell them the consequences of not performing their Job duties to the best of their ability. If tankard is not met in the week, they will receive a write up.After they receive three write ups the employee will be terminated. Disciplining employees is a difficult part of supervision and management (Rutgers). Our customers enjoy the Cards. I don't feel we should stop the free services, but they should be limited. All of the cards should not be free. I know the goal is to draw in more customers, but the goal is also to make money. I think we should offer a certain amount of free Cards when the customers sign up and when they recommend the website to other people. I think if we take this approach we would ran more money.We may lose some customers, but I think in the end we would still profit. Conclusion The graph displayed is Just an example of the possible projections of our employees. The numbers are displayed as a single number but it is actually in hundreds. Each week their standard progresses. We hope the actual projections are better because these are Just average. Our goal is to make our consumers, customers and employees happy. In order to make this happen we need to wor k together. If we have employees that are willing to work and be productive, our company will continue to grow.Employee motivation is suppose to be a good way to get employees to do what you want them to do, according to Deed Parr. It is important to get to know your employees. Showing and being concerned about your employees motivate them, which produces better production. A strong and healthy work environment is always needed no matter what kind of business you are operating. When you find out what your employees interests are it is good to use them as positive reinforcement. The more personalized the incentive is the more motivation you will achieve and the greater the productivity (Parr, 2004). Unfit the company. Getting know your employees are important, but you do have those employees that are Just outright stubborn. You Just have those people that Just don't want to work (Stone, 2014). It will be up to human resources to come up with some vital information to help with the in terviewing of the potential employees. I believe that with proper information our employees will benefit as well as the company. I think we would also need to conduct an observation of the Cards on the website after the proposed changes. Business Proposal Customers can print cards for free, which means they don't have to purchase the card in-store. It is my Job to provide an effective solution. Background Each employee must make a standard of 480 per week equaling out to 100% order filling, with an acceptance of 90% for the week. Fillers should also have no errors with an acceptance of one error per one hundred cards. All orders should be accurate according to the consumers pick list. We thought it would help the company if we had a way for customers to access cards via internet. Cards are free and you can design them yourself.They can be printed or sent via email. Proposed Approach and Work Plan In our first approach we will observe the fillers in this department to make sure that loitering is the only underlying issue. We do not have a problem with employees socializing, but there is a Job to be done. If our consumers are not satisfied with our delivery then that puts the company in a hard place. We are falling behind, which causes us to lose money. Employees must be able to complete the work required of them in order for our business to remain steady. The issue that we are having is not with all of the employees, but it is effecting everyone.Each filler will have to check their orders before taking them to the line. After the orders are placed on the line, a ICQ checker will recheck the order to make sure it is correct according to its specific pick list. Since the orders are being double checked there should be little to no errors. The point of checking the orders more than once is to cut down on the number of errors in each order. The way the employees are working will also be observed. I think it would be best if we put someone on the floor hey are unfamiliar with rather than their team leader or a supervisor.Most times when employees see authority they change their routine so that it is pleasing in the eyes of the supervisor. The person that we put on the floor will be able to observe them for a week. At the end of the week he/she will report to us and we will go further from there. Employees lack the training and development required to perform their Job duties to the high standards of their employer (Scott, 2014). If this is the case, it is the employer and human resource responsibility to produce an action plan to help the employee develop the skills necessary to improve Job performance (Scott, 2014).It is important that you address performance issues as they arise and pursue a progressive approach to discipline (Rutgers). If the report from our source reveal that loitering is the main issue, we will then conduct a department meeting. In the department meeting we will discuss the issue with the employees. We will also discuss how it is effecting the company. After the discussion, we will tell them the consequences of not performing their Job duties to the best of their ability. If tankard is not met in the week, they will receive a write up.After they receive three write ups the employee will be terminated. Disciplining employees is a difficult part of supervision and management (Rutgers). Our customers enjoy the Cards. I don't feel we should stop the free services, but they should be limited. All of the cards should not be free. I know the goal is to draw in more customers, but the goal is also to make money. I think we should offer a certain amount of free Cards when the customers sign up and when they recommend the website to other people. I think if we take this approach we would ran more money.We may lose some customers, but I think in the end we would still profit. Conclusion The graph displayed is Just an example of the possible projections of our employees. The numbers are displayed as a single number but it is actually in hundreds. Each week their standard progresses. We hope the actual projections are better because these are Just average. Our goal is to make our consumers, customers and employees happy. In order to make this happen we need to wor k together. If we have employees that are willing to work and be productive, our company will continue to grow.Employee motivation is suppose to be a good way to get employees to do what you want them to do, according to Deed Parr. It is important to get to know your employees. Showing and being concerned about your employees motivate them, which produces better production. A strong and healthy work environment is always needed no matter what kind of business you are operating. When you find out what your employees interests are it is good to use them as positive reinforcement. The more personalized the incentive is the more motivation you will achieve and the greater the productivity (Parr, 2004). Unfit the company. Getting know your employees are important, but you do have those employees that are Just outright stubborn. You Just have those people that Just don't want to work (Stone, 2014). It will be up to human resources to come up with some vital information to help with the in terviewing of the potential employees. I believe that with proper information our employees will benefit as well as the company. I think we would also need to conduct an observation of the Cards on the website after the proposed changes. Business Proposal MAGALANG CHRISTIAN ECUMENICAL SCHOOL, Inc. Marbea Subd. , Sta. Cruz, Magalang, Pampanga In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement in Technology and Livelihood Education IV Business Proposal â€Å"COCO KNOTS† Submitted by: Lean Carlo R. Gamboa Submitted to: Mrs. Alelie Sapnu-Duldulao Date submitted: February 4, 2013 I. Introduction The scientific name for coconut is Cocos nucifera. Early Spanish explorers called it coco, which means â€Å"monkey face† because the three indentations (eyes) on the hairy nut resemble the head and face of a monkey. Nucifera means â€Å"nut-bearing. † Coconut is highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals.It is classified as a â€Å"functional food† because it provides many health benefits beyond its nutritional content. The coconut palm is so highly valued by many as both a source of food and medicine that it is called â€Å"The Tree of Life. † The coconut provides a nutritious source of meat, juice, mil k, and oil that has fed and nourished populations around the world for generations. Naturally refreshing, coconut water has a sweet, nutty taste. It contains easily digested carbohydrate in the form of sugar and electrolytes. Coconut water has less sugar than many sports drinks and much less sugar than sodas and some fruit juices.Plain coconut water could be a better choice for adults and kids looking for a beverage that is less sweet. I choose this business because coconut water is becoming popular nowadays. People also are becoming health-conscious and they pick coco water instead of sodas or other fruit juices. Coconut is also cheap and affordable. II. Objectives 1. To earn profit. 2. To gain knowledge about the nature of business. 3. To help people and give them satisfaction. 4. To promote coconut water/coconut juice. III. Management Plan Management is the act of managing, controlling or conducting a business.Organizational structure is under the management plan. These are the p eople who provide labor that receive salaries while the owner receives the profit. * Organizational Structure -FIGURE 1- * ————————————————- Owner: responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a company; activities and business dealings. * ————————————————- Cashier: responsible for the payments and receipts of the costumer. * ————————————————- Worker: responsible in producing the products that are for sale. Table 1:Salaries of the employees. Employees| Working Hours| Monthly| Yearly| Cashier| 9:00am – 7:00pm| P 5, 000. 00| P 60, 000. 00| Worker #1| 9:00am – 6:00pm| P 3, 500. 00| P 42, 000. 00| Worker #2| 11:00am – 8:0 0pm| P 3, 500. 00| P 42, 000. 00| Table 2: Time Frame Activities| Jan| Feb| Mar| Apr| May| Jun| Jul| Aug| Sept| Oct| Nov| Dec| Preparation of business| | X| X| | | | | | | | | | Negotiation of financing| | | | X| X| | | | | | | | Registration of business| | | | | | X| X| | | | | | Setting-up production| | | | | | | | X| X| | | | Start of business| | | | | | | | | | X| | |IV. Marketing Plan Marketing  is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It includes all the activities to develop a product and to move it from the producers to the consumers. Marketing can be divided into four categories called 4 – P’s: the product, price, place and promotion. * Product and Price ITEMS| PRICE| 1 Liter| P100. 00| 1 500 ml bottled coconut water| P55. 00| 1 250 ml bottled coconut water| P30. 00| 500 ml bottled coconut shake| P70. 00| 1 250 ml bottled coconut shak e| P40. 00| * Channel of Distribution Schools/Students: 50% Office Workers: 20%Walk-in buyers: 30% Figure 2: Coco Knots will be located near the AUF School and Hospital. It is the best area for my business since my target clients/customers are mostly students and employees of nearby business establishments. * Place: In front of Angeles University Foundation and Hospital. * Promotion: First I will advertise my products online, we all know that the net is widely-use nowadays.I will put streamers, posters and tarpaulins along the roads and at highly-populated places. On my opening day, I will offer free 250 ml bottle coconut water for every purchase of 1 liter of coconut water or 500 ml of coconut shake. For the first 10 persons to buy two 500ml of coconut shake gets a free Coco. Knots notebook. V. Production Plan Production is the act of creating ‘use' value or ‘utility' that can satisfy a want or need. It is the process on how certain products has been made or produced. * Flow Chart: Figure 1. ————————————————-Buy ingredients and equipments in the market: buy all of the ingredients and equipments needed for the production of your products. 2. ————————————————- Cleaning and preparing equipments: clean the equipments that will be use. Arrange the equipments needed. 3. ————————————————- Set up store area: Check the store if it has defects. 4. ————————————————- Packaging: It will be packed and ready for selling. VI. Tables A) Income Statement COCO. KNOTS’INCOME STATEMENT|Gross Sales | | P1, 019,520. 00| Beg inning Inventory| P0. 00| | Purchases | P693,000. 00| | Total cost of goods available for sale| P693,000. 00| | Less: Inventory End| P27,720. 00| | Total cost of goods sold | | P665,280. 00| Gross Profit on Sales| | P354,240. 00| Less Operating Expenses| | | Selling Expense| P 74,300. 00| | Salaries and Wages| P 144, 000. 00| | Total Expenses| | P 218, 300. 00| | | | Net Profit| | P135,940. 00| | ASSETS| LIABILITIES| Cash P478, 220. 00 | Advances from Parents P300,000. 0 | Equipments P30, 000. 00| | Inventory 27, 720. 00| Coco Knot’s Capital P 100,000. 00 Net Income P135,940. 00| | | Total Assets P535, 940. 00 | Total Liabilities and Prop. Capital P535,940. 00| | | . A) Owner’s Equity/ Proprietorship Assets – Liabilities = Owner’s Equity/Proprietorship ASSETS| LIABILITIES| OWNER’S EQUITY/PROPRIETORSHIP| P535,940. 00| P300,000. 00| P235,940. 00| Business Proposal Customers can print cards for free, which means they don't have to purchase the card in-store. It is my Job to provide an effective solution. Background Each employee must make a standard of 480 per week equaling out to 100% order filling, with an acceptance of 90% for the week. Fillers should also have no errors with an acceptance of one error per one hundred cards. All orders should be accurate according to the consumers pick list. We thought it would help the company if we had a way for customers to access cards via internet. Cards are free and you can design them yourself.They can be printed or sent via email. Proposed Approach and Work Plan In our first approach we will observe the fillers in this department to make sure that loitering is the only underlying issue. We do not have a problem with employees socializing, but there is a Job to be done. If our consumers are not satisfied with our delivery then that puts the company in a hard place. We are falling behind, which causes us to lose money. Employees must be able to complete the work required of them in order for our business to remain steady. The issue that we are having is not with all of the employees, but it is effecting everyone.Each filler will have to check their orders before taking them to the line. After the orders are placed on the line, a ICQ checker will recheck the order to make sure it is correct according to its specific pick list. Since the orders are being double checked there should be little to no errors. The point of checking the orders more than once is to cut down on the number of errors in each order. The way the employees are working will also be observed. I think it would be best if we put someone on the floor hey are unfamiliar with rather than their team leader or a supervisor.Most times when employees see authority they change their routine so that it is pleasing in the eyes of the supervisor. The person that we put on the floor will be able to observe them for a week. At the end of the week he/she will report to us and we will go further from there. Employees lack the training and development required to perform their Job duties to the high standards of their employer (Scott, 2014). If this is the case, it is the employer and human resource responsibility to produce an action plan to help the employee develop the skills necessary to improve Job performance (Scott, 2014).It is important that you address performance issues as they arise and pursue a progressive approach to discipline (Rutgers). If the report from our source reveal that loitering is the main issue, we will then conduct a department meeting. In the department meeting we will discuss the issue with the employees. We will also discuss how it is effecting the company. After the discussion, we will tell them the consequences of not performing their Job duties to the best of their ability. If tankard is not met in the week, they will receive a write up.After they receive three write ups the employee will be terminated. Disciplining employees is a difficult part of supervision and management (Rutgers). Our customers enjoy the Cards. I don't feel we should stop the free services, but they should be limited. All of the cards should not be free. I know the goal is to draw in more customers, but the goal is also to make money. I think we should offer a certain amount of free Cards when the customers sign up and when they recommend the website to other people. I think if we take this approach we would ran more money.We may lose some customers, but I think in the end we would still profit. Conclusion The graph displayed is Just an example of the possible projections of our employees. The numbers are displayed as a single number but it is actually in hundreds. Each week their standard progresses. We hope the actual projections are better because these are Just average. Our goal is to make our consumers, customers and employees happy. In order to make this happen we need to wor k together. If we have employees that are willing to work and be productive, our company will continue to grow.Employee motivation is suppose to be a good way to get employees to do what you want them to do, according to Deed Parr. It is important to get to know your employees. Showing and being concerned about your employees motivate them, which produces better production. A strong and healthy work environment is always needed no matter what kind of business you are operating. When you find out what your employees interests are it is good to use them as positive reinforcement. The more personalized the incentive is the more motivation you will achieve and the greater the productivity (Parr, 2004). Unfit the company. Getting know your employees are important, but you do have those employees that are Just outright stubborn. You Just have those people that Just don't want to work (Stone, 2014). It will be up to human resources to come up with some vital information to help with the in terviewing of the potential employees. I believe that with proper information our employees will benefit as well as the company. I think we would also need to conduct an observation of the Cards on the website after the proposed changes.