BEING INDEPENDENT Most people like to believe that they are independent-free of a pack‚ their own person‚ unswayable by peer pressure. Is this actually true? Some philosophers and sociologists actually believe that there is wisdom in crowds and that many people are guided through life by a sense of wanting to "belong." So which is actually true? How many times have you heard the sentence "I’m an individual‚ just like everybody else!" Or "My friends and I are all individuals. We just agree a lot
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Choose a topic (objective) from one of the strand units in the Primary Science Curriculum (DES‚ 1999) and describe how you would assess it in a way that ensures that the assessment is integrated seamlessly in teaching and learning science. Indicate what the focus of the assessment is in terms of the science concept AND skill(s). The topic chosen must not be a task included in Hands-on Science. Indicate what the focus for the assessment is in terms of science concept and skills. In your answer refer
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ratio scale that has an absolute zero measurement for time. Under what circumstances is the median or mode a better measure of central tendency than the mean? Explain your response. (1 point) -The median is resistant‚ family income of a county or state is usually a better measure of central tendency than the mean family income. -Because a relatively small number of individuals have extremely high incomes‚ using the mean would make it appear that the “average” person makes more money than is actually
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Variables Independent variable: The temperature of HCl is going to be changed. The temperature 10℃‚30℃‚50℃‚70℃ and 90℃ of hydrochloric acid will be used to conduct the experiment. The hot plate is going to be used to reach 30℃‚50℃‚70℃ and 90℃‚ that are higher than the room temperature. Ice cubes can be used with water bath to make 10℃ hydrochloric acid. Dependent variable: The time it takes for carbon dioxide gas produces up to 20mL of gas syringe is going to be measured. It will be measured
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Samples of descriptive paragraphs: Sample 1.The sample below is an opening paragraph from a student essay on the development of entertainment media. In it‚ she describes TV-watching in her family to make a point about how central TV was as a form of entertainment in the 60’s. (1) As I was growing up in the 60’s‚ television was the only entertainment my family knew of the electronic sort. (2) The 7 o’clock nightly news was such an important part of our family that my dad knocked a wall down and
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Customers 2. Competitors 3. Costs 12-2 Not necessarily. For a one-time-only special order‚ the relevant costs are only those costs that will change as a result of accepting the order. In this case‚ full product costs will rarely be relevant. It is more likely that full product costs will be relevant costs for long-run pricing decisions. 12-3 Two examples of pricing decisions with a short-run focus: 1. Pricing for a one-time-only special order with no long-term implications. 2. Adjusting
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it is care received as a child or as an older person the “giving and receiving care is something which no individual can escape from some points of the life” (Shakespeare 2006‚ p. 135). However‚ society’s misperception of people with impairment is one of being continuously “in need of care” (Morris 2005‚ p. 22). Therefore‚ people with impairment are viewed as not being self-sufficient. This misperception has led to widespread and continuing social exclusion of people with impairment participating
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8.1 BINOMIAL SETTING? In each situation below‚ is it reasonable to use a binomial distribution for the random variable X? Give reasons for your answer in each case. (a) An auto manufacturer chooses one car from each hour’s production for a detailed quality inspection. One variable recorded is the count X of finish defects (dimples‚ ripples‚ etc.) in the car’s paint. No: There is no fixed n (i.e.‚ there is no definite upper limit on the number of defects). (b) The pool of potential jurors for
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person development and the factors‚ including transitions‚ which may affect development. 3 Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development 3.1 Identify the transitions experienced by most children and young people: Transition could either be a stage or an experience that can affect the behavior or development of a child or young person. Every child experience transitions at various stages of
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What Is a Paragraph? WRIT 1044 What Is a Paragraph? Paragraphs are clusters of information supporting an essay’s main point (in works of fiction‚ they advance the action or develop the characters). Paragraphs need to be clearly focused‚ well developed‚ organized‚ coherent‚ and a manageable length – generally 5-8 sentences. See page 81 in your textbook! How Do You Begin? Each paragraph should begin with what is called a topic sentence – a one-sentence summary of the argument
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