What is a professional? After a week of research I think it is safe to say it’s not just someone who possesses a marketable skill as I thought. According to Michael Bayles a profession has three necessary criteria. First he says there is extensive training required to practice any profession. For example‚ to become a doctor in the United States you have to graduate from a 4 year college in a strong pre-med program‚ you have to take and pass the medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) then you have
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children when they signed on‚ some from rural America that never returned to work the earth. Farming technology was being made to counter act this problem. So much so that at the turn of the twentieth century 50 percent of the workforce was on farms that provided the nation’s food. By the end of the 1950’s only 7 percent of the workforce was working the nation’s farms. Hourly wages for selected industries‚ United States‚ 1950 1901 ............................................ $ 0.23 1918 .....
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Michael Porters competitive force model is used to displays how information technology can upgrade the competitiveness of a corporation. It is also used to develop strategies to increase competitive edge. Competitive strategy must grow out of a sophisticated understanding of the structure of the industry and the industry is constantly changing. Regardless of the industry‚ Michael Porters five forces will bring forward your strengths and weakness. The five forces are: The threat of new entrants‚
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A. What does it mean for me to be a professional trainer? I started my career as a lecturer at a polytechnic in India. I enjoyed teaching the teenagers. Every day is a new experience and challenges. The students always kept me busy with their problems. Even though‚ I admire about the students and their carefree life. In the other end of the spectrum‚ some of them struggled even for their basic needs and with medical conditions. However‚ the friends supported them one and another and grew together
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something for the sole purpose of selling it. Today‚ advertisements are brought to our attention via a multitude of media‚ like the TV‚ magazines‚ Internet‚ billboards‚ newspapers‚ as well as amateurish flyers stuffed into mailboxes. Just what impact does this have on our society? To begin with‚ the way men and women are being portrayed in advertisements is often not fair‚ as it has consequently led to sexism in our society. Women are presented as sex objects in the media nowadays. It is common
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Technology plays a significant role in the aspects of American life. Today society has had social changes because of technology. As technology continues to be used‚ our identity tends to be out and open for change. For those who are still developing‚ people tend to observe and evaluate their thoughts‚ feelings‚ behavior‚ or future goals. This said‚ technology has been one powerful factor of why our identities alter. One can see that there are many concerns about how technology has been used. The
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Introduction to Technology In this twenty first century‚ there are many type of technology definition. According to Wikipedia‚ technology is the making‚ usage‚ and knowledge of tools‚ machines‚ technique‚ craft‚ systems or method of organization in attempt to solve a problem or perform a specific function. In another words‚ it can refers to the collection of tools‚ machinery and procedures. By the way‚ this term of technology actually derived from the Greek word ‘techne’ and ‘logia’. ‘Techne’ means craft
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Invention of All Time. For the past 20 years I have been fascinated with technology‚ specifically computers. Computers are a part of our everyday lives and most don’t realize this technology makes the world go round. I would venture to say that computers have contributed to our lives more so than Gutenberg’s printing press. Take a quick inventory of the things you own‚ your cell phone‚ microwave‚ television‚ printer‚ car‚ and IPod. These electronics all have a computer that allows them to function properly
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1. Describe the impact the design and construction industries have on our society. Why are these professions so important? Building construction is a huge step in human evolution. Providing living spaces to favor our lifestyle‚ it supports our daily habits and connects places to one another. It fastens the advancement of transportation‚ energy production and all kinds of inventions. As society grows‚ building construction utilizes landscape and environmental resources‚ modernizing cities into a
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forms of technology. You may not realize it but they actually have a lot of technology in there everyday games. For example they use headphones to communicate and they use a scoreboard to keep track of the score and to know how much time is left in the game. They also use tablets to make up plays. As you can see there are multiple sources of technology and more that I haven’t even mentioned. Right now‚ I will only talk about one of these pieces of technology. That one piece of technology will be the
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