Question 1: How long have you been a professor? Response: I have been a professor for sixteen years. Question 2: Why did you come to UM? Where have you worked prior to coming to the University? Response: I came to UMD my undergraduate because it was the most affordable thing around. I came back again for my graduate because I was already familiar with the campus and I had professors that I wanted to work with. I never taught anywhere besides UMD. I began teaching here because an opportunity
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many countries‚ students have jobs while they are studying in high school and in university. Do you think this is a good idea? I believe that it’s a very good idea for students to work while they are studying in school. Employment develops students’ independence and responsible skills‚ and working while he is studying will give also students a competition advantage. Since education prices are increasing‚ it’s important for young people to prepare for the burden. Independence and responsible skills
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Makes a Good Parent? 1. What makes a good parent according to Dr. Tanya Byron? A person who doesn’t worry too much about being a good parent. 2. What are some of the common problems that children might have? Temper tantrums‚ lack of sleep and not wanting to eat or not eating what their parents want them to. 3. Why is play important in the parent-child relationship? It is important in bonding between the two of you and it results in a healthy emotional development and helps with social skills 4. Do you
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Michelle Obama’s Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) was passed. The act was passed in order to make school lunches healthier and provide food for kids that can’t afford food or don’t receive food at home. Since the HHFKA was passed‚ school lunches have been undesirable‚ displeasing‚ and unsatisfactory. For instance‚ in the article ‘No Appetite for Good-for-You School Lunches’‚ student Malik Barrows claims how “before‚ there was no taste and no flavor. Now there’s no taste‚ no flavor and it’s healthy‚ which
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How does Robespierre justify the use of terror? Would some people still agree with his ideas? What began as a march to Versailles to acquire King Louis XVI’s attention to end the grievances of the general population in 1789‚ soon spiraled into what became known as The French Revolution. With the execution of Louis XVI in 1973‚ this new “regime” still had many problems to overcome including the continuing war that constantly needed men and money. The National Convention (which was created in
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Goodness - Natural or Caused by Religion Everyone knows the textbook definition of good: "morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious" (Dictionary.com). But this definition does not answer the evergrowing question: do people do good deeds because of religious reasons or because humans are naturally good? The Puritans were part the colonial period‚ were extremely religious and hardworking‚ and believed that people do good deeds out of fear of an angry God. However‚ the Humanists‚ who were part of the
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To most people the Holocaust is one of the darkest periods of time in history. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when Allied forces defeated the Nazis. During this time a genocide occurred that slaughtered 6 million people of the Jewish faith. Throughout this era of darkness many people risked their lives to do what is best. Although‚ with all of the bad things people do‚ it may be easier to think that there is evil in everyone’s heart. I strongly
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essay: There is nothing that young people can teach older people Needless to say‚ we have to respect and obey older people‚ partly because they have more experience and knowledge than us‚ so what they say is almost true. However‚ that doesn’t mean they know everything and young people have nothing to teach them. In the following part of the essay‚ I will support the idea that there are some things we know but they haven’t known and they can learn from us. Young people can teach the elderly anything they
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Who do you first approach when you are down? Your friends? Is it really impossible to live without them? Is it necessary to make friends in the first place?Firstly‚ friends can help you develop character. With their company‚ they are able to influence you to become similar like them. For example‚ a teenager hangs around with good friends that are interested in studying. When the teenager is having problems in studies‚ his friends are able to help with places he is in doubt. Friends are also able
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Why do you think our school is good for your future plans andpurposes? A simple bridge truss was the first structure I ever analyzed . The simplecombination of beams that could hold cars‚ trains‚ and trucks over long spansof water fascinated me . Having the tools to analyze the loads on the trussfurther increased my interest in structures . I encountered the bridge in atextbook for my first engineering class . Knowing that the professor‚ Mr . John Doe‚ was a tough teacher‚ I asked himfor th
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