history (where available); Prof. William Mitchell (from Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Boston) is generally believed to the founder of the living labs theory in the 20th century. He suggested that a living lab “represents a user-centric research methodology for sensing‚ prototyping‚ validating and refining complex solutions in multiple and evolving real life contexts” (Bergvall-Kareborn‚ et al. 2009). The living lab approach later on spread from the USA to other parts of Europe‚ and also to developing
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my self-management skills through training‚ time management and activity planning. I thrive in positions that incorporate a combination of being a team player as well as an opportunity to be independent as I find it both interesting and profitable from time to time to exercise my own initiative. I enjoy employment that provides lots of people contact on a daily basis. A job with a great deal of person to person interaction and public relations opportunities would be ideal for
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Should children leave home with the coming of age? With the coming of age for many young people at once much more doors are getting open than before. There are from now on more mature than before and so they begin to think living on its own away from parents. Not necessarily far away but an apartment on your own would be a fantastic thing. But is it really advantageous to leave with the reaching of the majority the parent’s house or seems it just at a first glance so? From the perspective of young
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understanding of a universal theme. In the story by Shirley Jackson titled “The Lottery‚” a slow-paced story in a “peaceful” village ends with the brutal death of one of its populace. In the science fiction short story by Ursula Le Guin “The ones Who Walk Away from Omelas‚” a utopian society prospers under one condition - one child must perpetually suffer. Both stories have strong themes; however‚ I think The Lottery is better because it shows how society can involve in a violent act and think nothing of consequences
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English 250 November 6‚ 2008 Getting Away with Murder When accused of rape‚ assault‚ or other crimes against their peers or other ordinary members of society‚ collegiate athletes are often times favored in the eyes of the courts as well as school officials‚ staff‚ coaches‚ and members of society with ties to the team. Because athletes are often times seen as role models‚ this reflects negatively and adds to the growing problem in America where those with money‚ fame‚ and talent are seen as
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began exploring desolate homes and barns. Joyce would trek miles through fields to find that one empty home. A few of the homes were abandoned for so long that they began to decay and become over grown with weeds. Joyce was particularly attracted to the homes that were most recently deserted. The most recently deserted homes had lost remnants of past owners that really caught her attention. When Joyce entered the home she would often imagine that people were still living in the desolate house
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Home Hospice or Hemlock Society Would you consider taking one of your family members to a home hospice or to a hemlock society? Well‚ there are societies that help people without hopes of living to pass away or to help them feel that peace of mind in their last day of life. It is very hard to have a familiar member with terminal ill conditions and not knowing what to do. I believe that home hospice is a place where convalescent people can stay in their last day to feel “tranquility” if the family
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is skilfully juxtaposed with the trauma and upheaval of war in the second half. It is indeed a stark contrast to the tranquility of the sanctuary. The ’catastrophe’ and ’madness’ of the war hearlds Jim’s ’fall from innocence’. This provides a dramatic contrast in mood‚ setting and action from the harmonious peace of the sanctuary section. The ’natural cycle of things’ that Jim has been so in tune to has disappeared with the disturbance and destructive nature of war. <br> <br>Throughout the latter
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Man in this movie has to be Chuck vs. Wilson. Wilson was an imaginary character that helped Chuck believe in himself as he tried to be rescued‚ but Wilson also made chuck doubt himself and become angry with himself‚ especially when Wilson floated away at
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a lot of ways that home is a physical object or place that can be returned to in the present; however‚ it is the past memories of that home that give it the significance needed to be considered special apart from anywhere else. has fond memories of his home planet‚ and he is most likely unable to remember every detail of his home; although it is possible for him to have a perfect memory since he is a different species. Both of them know where they came from‚ they kept that home with them in their
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