Example Of An Essay

Standingupforwhatyoubelieveinisveryimportant.Whatwouldhappenifourcountrynever stoodupagainsttheunfairnessofEngland,wherewouldwebenow?Ushumansaregivenfree–will todowhatwebelieveisrightandtostandupforitManyfamouspeopleareknownfortheir righteousactsforstandinguptowhattheybelieveisright.Agoodexampleofpeoplewhostoodup fortheirbeliefswasourFoundingFathers.BenjaminFranklin,oneoftheFoundingFatherssaid "Theywhocangiveupessentiallibertytoobtainalittletemporarysafetydeserveneitherlibertynor safety."HeisexplainingthatiftheysurrendertheirfreedomandtheirrightstothetyrannyofKing Georgellltheywillneverbeabletostandupagainstanythingshowmorecontent

Standingupforwhatyoubelieveinhelpsbuildcourageevenwhenitseemsimpossible.."An exampleofsomeonewhostoodupforwhatwasrightwasKingDavid.DavidfoughtagainstGoliath eventhoughtheoddswereagainsthim,yethetrustedinGodtoleadhimagainstthosewhoopposed him."AllthosegatheredherewillknowthatitisnotbyswordorspearthattheLordsaves;forthe battleistheLord's,andhewillgiveallofyouintoourhands."(1Samuel17:47)Afterhedefeated Goliath,themenofIsraelchargedthePhilistinesandwonthebattle.Anotherreasonwhystanding upforwhatyoubelieveisrightisbecauseitmayinfluenceothersinthefuture.MahatmaGandhi wastheleaderoftheIndianindependencemovementinBritish–ruledIndiaHesoughtouttofree IndiafromBritishrule.Gandhibelievedthatthisgoalcouldbeachievedwithouthavingtoresortto violenceorwar.Hisideaworkedsowellthatyearslater,amancalledMartinLutherKingJr.used Gandhi'sideasofpeacefulprotestsandboycottingtobreaksegregationduringthattime.Healso spokehisfamous"IHaveaDreamSpeech"whichwasabouthisdreamsofaworldnotseparatedby thecolorofyourskinorethnicityHumansaregiventhefree–willtodowhatisrightStandingup forwhatisrightisimportantbecauseitbuildscourage,inspirespeople,anditisimportanttodo whatis

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Ihavelearnedmanythingsthroughoutthecourseoftheterm,includingsuchthingsas:howtowrite anessayandhowtoimproveonessaysthatIhavealreadywritten,howtolocateandcomposite betterresearchthroughtheuseofnumerousresourcesfoundatthecampuslibrary,theinternet,and the"CommonSense"textbook,howtociteresearch,examples,andquotationsproperlywithinthe contentsofmyresearchpaperaswellasdocumentitaccuratelyaccordingtoMLAstandards. Throughtheexplorationofthe"SubjectsandStrategies"textbook,Ihavelearnedninedifferent methodsusedwhenwritinganeffectiveessayandhowthedifferentwritingstylesaffecttheoverall themeandtoneoftheessaywhenusedproperly.Thispast...showmorecontent...

ThisallowedmetowritemoreextensivelyonthetopicIhadchosenwhichinturnhelpedexpand thesizeofmyresearchpaper.IreceivedaBonmyfinaldraft;thefirstpassinggradeIhaveever receivedonaresearchpaperIamverysatisfiedwithmygradeWhenitcametotheessayswriting becamealittletrickierbecauseIhadtounderstandwhatitwasIneededtowriteaboutandthestyle inwhichIneedtowriteitin.TherearenineessaywritingmethodswhichIlearnedwhileattending thiscourse:exemplification,compare/contrast,causeandeffect,proposal,narration,process, division/classification,definition,andargument.TheonlyproblemsIencounteredwhentryingto writetheessaysthatwereassignedtomebytheinstructorwasfindingsuitablesubjectmatterto writeabout.OnceIfoundmytopicsformyessay,everythingelsebecameeasier.Iwouldfirst producearoughdraftandthenthestudents,theinstructor,andmyselfwouldgoovertheminclass anddecidedifwhatIwaswritingwasinitsbestformMostofmyroughdraftsneeded improvement,butifitdidn'titwouldn'tbearoughdraft,soitwasunderstood.Myfinaldraftswere verysatisfyingformeaswellasthegradesIreceivedonthem.FormyexemplificationessayI chosetowriteaboutthereasonswhycondoms

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MiddleChildhoodEssayexamples

Middlechildhoodisdefinedanumberofways,butperhapsbestdefinedastheages6to12yearsof ageorprepubescenttopubescenceMiddlechildhoodisachallengingtimeandamajorchallengeis socialconstructs,asthisistheearliesttimewhenchildrenbegintomoveawayfromparental influencesandestablishmoremeaningfulpeerandotheradultrelationships.Itsignifiesanewsetof socialcontactswithadultsandotherchildrenaswellasawidervarietyofsettingsthanthosethat characterizeearlychildhood.Childrenbegintoseethemselvesasapartofabiggerwhole.Peer influencescanbecomemorepowerfulthantheadultsinthechildren'slifeandimpacttheirsenseof selfGroupingisestablishedandteasingofothersshowmorecontent

Thismethodologyencompassesexaminingthechild'slifethroughmanydifferentcontexts,suchas: demography,history,sociology,biology,developmentalpsychology,andeconomics.(w.website) TheLifeCoursePerspectivetakesthecombinationofthehistoricalandsocialfactorsandseesthem inanindividual'scourseofpersonaldevelopment.Alifecourseisdefinedasasequenceofsocially definedeventsandrolesthattheindividualenactsovertime(Wwebsite)Thetheoryloosely followsthesageoldadage,"Toknowwhereyou'regoing,youhavetoknowwhereyouhavebeen."

Moreprecisely,thetheoryexplainsthattheroles,eventsortransitionsinanindividual'slifedon't naturallyprogressinastructuresorder,butinsteadbutcreatethesumofone'slifeexperience. (website)Transitionsplayanimportantroleinthelifeexperience.

TransitionsareconsideredbytheLifeCoursePerspectivetobechangesinrolesandstatusesthat representadistinctdeparturefrompriorrolesandstatuses.(page14)Theycanaffectachildina myriadofways:bothpositivelyandnegativelyandmanycenterontheexperiencethechildhasin thefamilyconstructThewaythatthechildmovesthroughthesetransitionscandefinetheirlife trajectoryandthechoiceslaterinlife.Anexampleofthiscanbeseenin"TheSeason'sofLife" series,Treytransitionedintoanew

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TheFinalOverviewEssayWhenIbegancollegelastfall,Ihadbeenterrifiedofwriting.Ihadbeen outofschoolforalmosttwentyyearsandhadnotengagedinanywritingactivitiessincethattime.I hadaminormeltdownafterreadingthediscussionpostsofmyfellowstudentsinoneofmyclasses, becausetheirwritinghadseemedsoadvancedincomparisontomyown.ItoldtheprofessorthatI didnotknowifIwouldbecapableofcompletingthewritingassignmentsforthecourseThis professorhadsaidthatIhadwonderfulinsightsduetomylifeexperienceandthatIwouldbefineif Irememberedtoapproachtheassignmentswiththemindsetofwritingqualityoverquantity.Ihad todoresearchonhowtoproperlywriteessaysandusetheassistancemyfacilitatorstoproofread mywork,butIeventuallybegantoprogressasawriter.StartingoutthissemesterIhadbeenjustas apprehensive,notknowingwhattoexpectfromanactualEnglishcoursebaseduponwriting.Ihad onlyhopedthatIprogressedenoughwithmywritingabilitythatIwouldnotstrugglewiththe course.Mygoalatthebeginningofthesemesterhadbeentocompleteawritingassignmentinless thanfourhoursMyinsecuritycausedadditionaltimetobetakenontheassignmentbeforeIfeltthat itcouldbesubmitted...showmorecontent...

Inwhich,initiatedanewperspectiveofthewritingprocess,byfirstannotatingwhilereadingand thenreactingtoitbyusingoneofthetensuggestedmethods.Beforethisclass,Ihadlearnedthe conceptofactivereadingwhileannotatingthetext.Granted,thetextsIhadbeenfamiliarwith annotatinghadbeenfactualversusshortstoriesandpoemsWiththisenlightenment,Icould comprehendhowonewouldbeabletorespondtothestoryandbecapableofproducinganoriginal workfromthis

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FirstIwouldliketoincludesomeinformationaboutouramericanflagandhowitcameabout.Inthe BritishcoloniesofNorthAmericabeforetheRevolution,eachofthe13colonieshaditsflag.On Jan.2,1776,thefirstflagoftheUnitedStateswasraisedatCambridge,Mass.,byGeorge Washington.KnownastheGrandUnionflag,itconsistedof13stripes,alternateredandwhite,with abluecantonbearingthecrossesofStGeorgeandStAndrewCongress,onJune14,1777, enactedaresolution"thattheFlagoftheUnitedStatesbe13stripesalternateredandwhite,thatthe Unionbe13starswhiteinabluefieldrepresentinganewconstellation."OnJan.13,1794,Vermont andKentuckyhavingbeenadmittedtotheUnion,showmorecontent ColonelGeorgeRosswasarespectedPhiladelphianandalsotheuncleofherlatehusband,John Ross.

Naturally,BetsyRossalreadyknewGeorgeRossasshehadmarriedhisnephew.Furthermore, BetsywasalsoacquaintedwiththegreatGeneralWashingtonNotonlydidtheybothworshipat ChristChurchinPhiladelphia,butBetsy'spewwasnexttoGeorgeandMarthaWashington'spew. Herdaughterrecalled,"ThatshewaspreviouslywellacquaintedwithWashington,andthathehad oftenbeeninherhouseinfriendlyvisits,aswellasonbusiness.Thatshehadembroideredruffles forhisshirtbosomsandcuffs,andthatitwaspartlyowingtohisfriendshipforherthatshewas chosentomaketheflag"

InJune1776,braveBetsywasawidowstrugglingtorunherownupholsterybusiness. UpholsterersincolonialAmericanotonlyworkedonfurniturebutdidallmannerofsewingwork, whichforsomeincludedmakingflags.AccordingtoBetsy,GeneralWashingtonshowedhera roughdesignoftheflagthatincludedasix–pointedstar. Betsy,astandoutwiththescissors,demonstrated.Impressed,thecommitteeentrustedBetsywith makingourfirstflag.

Untilthattime,coloniesandmilitiasusedmanydifferentflags.Somearefamous,suchasthe "RattlesnakeFlag"usedbytheContinentalNavy,withitsvenomouschallenge,"Don'tTreadon Me"

NextIwouldliketotrytoexplainwhatitrepresentstomeTheamericanflagtomestandsforhard foughtfor

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Sampling

Carryingoutasurveyofeverysinglepotentialconsumer(knownaspopulation)ofafirm'sproduct wouldbeimpractical,time–consumingandcostly.Businessesstill,however,needtocollectenough primarydatatohaveaclearideaoftheviewsofconsumersThiscanbedonebytakingasampleof thepopulation.Thissamplegroupshouldbemadeupofconsumersthatarerepresentativeofall potentialbuyersoftheproduct.Thereareanumberofwaysinwhichasamplecanbechosen.

RandomSampling

Thismethodgiveseachmemberofagroupanequalchanceofbeingchosen.Inotherwords,the sampleisselectedatrandom,ratherlikepickingnumbersoutofahat.Todaycomputerscan...show morecontent

So,ifthebusinesswasinterestedinhow'class'affectedconsumers'demandforafoodproduct,it mightdividethepopulationupintodifferentclassgroups,suchasworkingclassmales,middleclass femalesetc.Arandomsamplecouldthenbechosenfromeachofthesegroupsbymakingsurethat theywerethesameproportionsofthesampleineachcategoryasinpopulationasawhole.Soifthe populationhad10percentupperclassmales,sowouldthesample

QuotaSampling

Thissamplingmethodinvolvesthepopulationbeingsegmentedintoanumberofgroupswhich sharespecificcharacteristics.Thesemaybebasedontheageandthesexofthepopulation. Interviewersarethengiventargetsforthenumberofpeopleoutofeachsegmentwhotheymust interview.Forexample,andinterviewermaybeaskedtointerview10malesbetweentheagesof18 and25,or15femalesbetweentheagesof45and60Oncethetargetisreached,nomorepeople fromthatgroupareinterviewed.Theadvantageofthissamplingmethodisthatitcanbecheaperto operatethanmanyoftheothers.Itisalsousefulwheretheproportionsofthedifferentgroupswithin thepopulationareknownHowever,resultsfromquotasamplingarenotstatisticallyrepresentative ofthepopulationandarenotrandomlychosen.Theymustthereforebetreatedwithcaution.

ClusterSampling

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TheartunderanalysisistheSupperatEmmausbyMerisiDaCaravaggio.Thepaintingisoneofthe manyChristianartspaintedbyCaravaggioduringtheBaroqueartperiod.Duetothesignificanceof theeveryaspectofthepainting,thepaperisstructuredinawaythateverypartdealswithoneaspect ofthepainting.Thefirstpartdealswiththehistoricalsignificanceandtheinterpretationofthe paintingInthesamepart,thereligioussignificanceofthepaintingsisexploredThesecondpart involvestheinterpretationofthedifferenttechniquesusedbytheartistandtheirsignificanceinthe paintingtheSupperatEmmaus.Thepaperalsogivesinsightintotheartistearlierlifeandthe differentfactorsthatinfluencedhispaintingsshowmorecontent

InthepaintingthesupperatEmmaus,thefiguresareneverbroughtintothedaylight,buttheyare placedinadarkbrownatmosphereoftheclosedroom.Thisisdonebytheuseofahighlightthat descendsoverthecharacters'principlebodyparts.Therestpartsofthebodyareleftsintheshadow, andthisgivesthepaintingaspectacularviewasthelightanddarkiscontrasted.Thisisatechnique thatisreferredtoasthetenebrismtechniquecommoninotherworksbyCaravaggioThetechnique differsahugewaytotheRenaissanceartperiodthatwasinexistedacenturyearlierthatwas synonymouswiththepaintingtakingalinearordistancepaintingperspective.Duringthisperiod, thepieceofcanvasthatacted

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Theconceptofequalitybetweenmenandwomenhasbeenheavilydeliberatedforthepastfew decades,butaswediscussedinclassthroughouttheweek,it'sbecomeincreasinglyclearthatpeople havedrasticallydifferentideasonwhatconstitutesequality.Originally,whenposedthequestion,I broughtupthemoreprominentissuesfacingwomeninoursociety,politically,socially,and economicallyPolitically,Ibelievethatformenandwomentobeequal,womenneedtobe proportionatelyrepresentedingovernment,fromlocalofficestotheovaloffice.Ipersonally discoveredtheimportanceofthisissuewhenIrealizedthatwomenmakeuplessthan20%of Congress,thusmakingmentheprimarydecidersofwomen'sissuesThisisashowmorecontent Myclassmate,EliseFavvia,addedtothisbydictatinghow,asaSTEMmajor,sheoftenseeswomen underrepresentedinthefieldaswellasnotingthatmanyotherwesternnationsallowwomenpaid maternityleave,whiletheUnitedStateshasyetto.Overall,theseweremyinitialideasonthe conditionsforequalityofmenandwomeninoursociety.However,throughmysmallgroup discussionandclassdiscussion,IrealizedthatIfocusedonthesurfaceissuesbutIoverlookedthe deeperunderlyingissuesthatshouldbeaddressed.Forinstance,KexinLibroughtuptheidea intersectionality.Sheexplainedhowitwasnecessarytorecognizethatwomenarenotasingle, homogenousgroup,butratheradiversegroupwithsub–sectionsthateachhavetheirownissues. Thisledhertodiscussingthedifferencebetweenequityandequality,asequityimpliesnoting people'sdifferencesandreachingequalitythroughhelpingeachgroupwiththeirdistinctneeds, whileequalityimpliestreatingeveryoneequally,which,nowknowingtheconceptof intersectionality,mightnotactuallycreateequalityofthesexes.Ideeplyresonatedwiththeseideas, asIhadheardofintersectionalitybefore,butIhadneverthoughtofitasa"conditionforequality", however,KexinLi'sexplanationconvincedmeotherwise.Anideafromtheclassdiscussionthat resonatedwithmewasAlexisAvailes'ideaof"leadershiprhetoric",specificallyinpublic documents.She

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ExamplesOfAutoethnography

Thesecondpartofmyautoethnographyconsistsoftwoofthebiggesteventsinmylifethatshaped meintowhoIamtoday.Ibelievethattheagesfrom9to14arealsothetimesthatIstartedto developmypersonalityandstartedtohaveasenseofwhoIwas,andintheagesfrom15to18those personalitytraitsstartedtosettledown.IlearnedaboutPokémon,whichisoneofthemost influentialthingsinmylife,whenIwasaround9yearsoldIlearnedaboutPokémonfirstlyfromits animeonTV.Forsomereason,watchingitmademefeelreallyhappy.Iremembersomedayswhen Iwokeupat6amjusttowatchPokémon.MyinterestinthePokémonfranchisegrewstrongerwith theirvideogames

MymomknewhowmuchIlovedPokémon,sosheenteredarafflemadebyasodacompanyin Turkey,whichrewarded50peopleaNintendoGameBoysystemandagameofPokémonRedto playwiththatsystem.Thankstoherluck,shemanagedtobeoneofthewinnersofthatraffle.After shegotthegamingsystemshegaveittomeasanew...showmorecontent...

Mygrandmother,whoisthemotherofmymom,passedawayduetoheartfailureattheageof87 SinceIwas6or7shehadbeenlivinginourhouse.Thereasonforthatwas,mygrandfather,thatI wasnamedafterpassedawayayearbeforeIwasborn,soshewasalone,andshewasstartingtoget old.Sinceshelivedwithusforsomanyyears,shehadbeenaveryimportantfigureinmylife.Ican honestlysaythatshewaslikea3rdparentforme,andlosingher,mademefellhorribleand helplessIwitnessedhowrealdeathisbecauseofherpassingCombinedwithpuberty,mygrief causedmetobecomedepressedforalongtime.AsI'mlookingbackitsoundsreallyextreme,but thereweresomedaysthatIdidnotevenleavethebedthinkingthattherewasnopointtoour existenceThankstosomepsychologicalcounsellinghowever,Iwasabletoovercomethatmental

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Consciousness

Todefinesuchauniversallyexperiencedphenomenaasconsciousnessmayseemonthemost superficiallevelratherunnecessary.Yetamorescientific,andattimesphilosophical,investigation intothephenomenademandssomesortofconfirmedinterpretationwhichsupercedesanysuch commonunderstanding.Forourpurposesthecontentofconsciousnessmaybedeemedthosethings ofwhichoneisawareandthuscanreport.Thinking,aswell,andthehigher–levelmechanisms associatedthereinmayalsobecomponentsofthisconsciousnessWhileadditionallyanindividuals' conceptionthatthewayinwhichsheexperiencestheworldcomesfrommorethanjusttheneuronal activityofherbraincanbeunderstoodasacontributionshowmorecontent

Certainindividualswhohaveexperiencedextensivedamagetothosecorticalareasrelatedtosight mayreportaninabilitytoperceivevisualstimuli.Insomecases,whenpresentedwithamovingspot oflight,suchindividualswhoclaimtohavewitnessednoopticaloccurrencewhatsoeverwill subsequently"guess",wellabovechancelevel,thedirectionofthelights'movement(1).Inthis phenomenaofblindsightitwouldbetheindividual's"on–linesystem"(or"I–function")which provokestheclaimsthatheperceivesnostimuliwhileclearlythe"seeingsystem"has,thoughonan unconsciouslevel,seensomething(1).

InanattempttodeterminethelocationoftheneuronalcorrelateofconsciousnessCrickandKoch conductedresearchthatusedimagescharacterizedbytheirbistableprecepts.Suchvisualstimuli (ex:theSerendip–directionalarrows)presentaconstantvisualinputwhichresultsintwopossible subjectprecepts–whichtendtoalternateinconsciousperception.Anexperimentaldeterminationis subsequentlymadeastowhichneuronsinthebrainareattendingtotheinputandwhichtothe precept(whicheverisbeingconceivedatthatmoment).Thistypeofinvestigativeprocedurehas beenpreformedonthemacaquevisualsystemandresultsfromresearchpublishedin1989by Logothetisindicatedthatmonkeys(non–humanprimates)andhumansperceivesuchbistableinputs in

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"MyFirstTimeAwayFromHome"Leavingtogotocollegewasmyveryfirsttimeawayfrom home,andittookalotofadjustingtoanewsurrounding.Ididn'thavemymomrightbymyside anymoreandIneededtobecomemoreindependentondoingthingsonmyown.Adjustingtoanew city,community,andschoolwasachallengebecauseIwasusedtobeinginmyowncity,withmy oldfriends,atmyoldschoolIoftengothomesickandwantedtogohome,butIsoonadjustedAt firstwhenIoriginallystartedtakingaboutgettingoutofthehouse,andgoingtoschoolIdidn't realizethatitwouldtakesomuchadjusting.I'musedtohavingmyownroomathome,butwhenI wentawaytocollegeIhadtosharearoomwithatotalstrangershowmorecontent

Ifeelthatmymomhasspoiledmebydoinglaundryformeuptonow,butIamnowindependent forhavingtodoitonmyown.MovingtoAustinwasamajorchangeinmylifebecauseIhadno familyorfriendshere;theywereallinSanAntonio.MyfriendsandIwouldwalkdowntownonthe riverwalkjusttohaveanicetime.Itwasthehangout,andIjustknewthatAustindidn'thave anythingthatcouldcompareIwouldoftengethomesickbecauseImissedmyfamilysomuchSan AntonioisonlyanhourawayfromAustinsoitwaseasyformetomakethetripbackhome.I missedhomesomuchthatIhavegonebackhomeeverysingleweekendsinceIhavebeenin college.Ihadstartedtogetusedtobeinginanothercity,andawayfrommyfamily.Actually,I gainednewfriendsinAustinandhaveheardthat6thstreetmaybejustasniceastheriverwalkin SanAntonioItdoesn'thurttoopenuptonewexperiencesIttookawhiletogetadjustedtomynew collegelife,andbeingawayfromhomebutIfinallyfeelcomfortable.Ihavemadenewfriendsand enjoyedmyfreedom,ofnothavingmymomovermyshoulderwatchingeverymove,butonthe otherhandImisshersomuchthatIgohomeeveryweekendThisexperiencehaschangedmefor thebetter.Iamnowmoreindependentanddon'treallyneedmymomforanything.NowwhenIcall heritcanbebecauseIwanttohearhervoice,andnottoaskherifIcanwashcoloredsin

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Companiesaremisguidednowadaysbythenotionthatcustomersdependonthem,whenthetruthof thematteristhatcompaniesaredependentonthosecustomers.Customersatisfactionandcustomer loyaltyisnowessentialforabusinessorcompanytosurvive.Sowhatisthedifferencebetween customersatisfactionandcustomerloyaltyandhowtocompaniesandorbusinessachievethis?Also whenyouhavedifficultcustomershowdoyouachievecustomersatisfaction?

It'sessentialthatcompaniesorbusinessestodaylistentotheircustomers.Nocompanyorbusiness todaycanaffordtodisregardtheimportanceofcustomersatisfactionandloyaltyAren'ttheythe samething?No,theyareabsolutelynotandtheyareenormously...showmorecontent...

Customerloyaltyismuchhardertoobtainthatcustomerservicesatisfaction.Themostimportant firststepistosatisfythecustomerbymeetingtheirexpectations.Customersonlygiveacompany onechanceandiftheyaren'tsatisfiedtheywillnotdobusinesswiththatcompanyagain,aswellas tellothersoftheirexperienceThenextstepwouldbetoexceedthecustomer'sexpectationsIfa businessgoesaboveandbeyondtoassistthecustomertheybegintobuildloyalty.Thenextstepis totrulysurprisethecustomer.Inordertodominatethemarketplacethecompanymustfindawayto makethemselvesstandoutwiththeirproductorservice,accompaniedwithphenomenalcustomer service.Oncethishasbeendonecustomersatisfactionandloyaltywillbegained."Acquiringanew customercancostfourorfivetimesmorethankeepingacurrentcustomer"(Bestmark,2013)Soit's essentialtokeepthecurrentcustomer'shappyandcomingbackformore.

Someofthewaysthatbusinessescanbuildloyaltywouldbebyofferingloyaltyprograms, Interactingwithcustomers,surveys,creatinginstitutionalties,andpersonalizedmarketingAnother waytobuildloyaltyistotreatyouremployeessowellthattheytreatyourcustomerswell.Ifyou havehappyemployeestheywilltreatyourcustomershappy."Thelinkbetweensatisfactionand loyaltyhoweverisnotproportional"(Kotler,Keller,2009,p71),sobusinessesmust

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AspecttolookatCommentandexamplesfrommyownessay

Introduction:

–Doesmyintroductionengagethereader?

–Doesmyintroductionpresentthetextshortly?

–Doesmyintroductioncapturetheessenceofthetext?IdobelievethatIhavewrittenan introductionthatengagesthereader.Ihavechosentowriteamorefigurativeintroduction"The handsomeprincefollowedbyamagicalweedingwiththeperfectgown[...]"Thiscapturesthe readermakingtheessaymorefuntoread

Structure:

–Ismyessaystructuredinalogicalwayordoesitfollowthestructureoftheshortstory?

–Doesmyessayemploylinkerstohelpthereader?Myessayisstructuredinalogicalwaywhereit startswithanintroductiontothethemeandthenanintroductiontothetext.Thenitfollowsupby analysingtheauthor'sargumentsanduseoflanguageMyessaythenendswithsummingupshow morecontent...

WhatcanIdotoavoidthese?"TherebydoesMantelissaying[...]"Thisisagreatexampleofwhich kindsofmistakesmyessaycontains.ThisisarushingmistakeinwhichifIjustreadmyessay throughIwouldhavenoticedthesekindsofmistakes.Thesentenceshouldhavebeen"Therebydoes Mantelsay[]"

"Itisdirectedtosocietyandhowuspeoplehavethebiggestinfluenceonthetreatmentoftheroyal family"ThisisalsoanexampleofwhichkindofmistakesIhavemade.Thecorrectsentenceshould havebeen"Itisdirectedtosocietyandhowweasthepeoplehavethebiggestinfluenceonthe treatmentoftheroyalfamily."

ThemostimportantthingIcandotoavoidthesekindsofmistakesissimplytoreadmyessay throughtwice.Thiswillhelpmeavoidsuch"easy"mistakesandtherebyprovidemeabettergrade.

Whatgradeshouldmyessayget?Why?OfcourseIwouldliketogeta12,butinthiscasemyessay consistoftoomanylanguagemistakesandtherebythegrade7pilopisanoverallfinegradeforthis paper.

Myfuturestrategyforwriting

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TheArtistandtheArt

Thehistoryofartdatesbacktoancienttimes.Artworkcanbe,andwas,foundaroundtheworld. Whatmakesartinterestingisthatitcanbecreatedinanyway,shapeorformwithanymaterials.It seemsthattheartworkcanalsotellusalotabouttheartistArtseemstobesimply,adirect,visual reflectionoftheartist'slife.Therefore,onecanassumethatanartist'slifeexperiencesandbeliefs directlyinfluencetheirart.Ifwelookatexamplesfromdifferentperiodsofartwewillbeabletosee theconnectionbetweentheartistandtheart

OneoftheearliestexamplesofbeliefsandtraditionaffectingartcanbeseeninAncientart.The ancientEgyptianshadastrongshowmorecontent

Thiscouldbetrue,butitjustshowshowlifeexperiencesalsodirectlyinfluencetheoutcomeofa piece.Ifwelookatperiodsclosertothepresentwecanalsoseeotherstrongexamplesofthe relevancebetweenartandtheartist

Impressionismbeganduringthe19thcentury.Anexampleofanartist'sbeliefsinfluencinghisart canbeseenintheworksofPierreAugusteRenoir.Itisdocumentedthathefeltthatartshouldbe differentfromtherealworld,whichcanbecoldandharsh.Hesaid,"Whyshouldn'tartbepretty?" and"Thereareenoughunpleasantthingsintheworld."Anexampleofhisattitudetowardsartcan beseenin'AGirlwithaWateringCan'from1876Thispicturecaneasilybeinterpretedasbeing beautifulandthereforeitprovesthathisbeliefofartistrue.'DanceatBougival'from1883,isyet anotherexampleoftheartistandtheinspirationfortheart.Bypaintinganattractivescenewithtwo peopledancingaccompaniedbylaughingfacesinthebackgroundweseeacorrelationbetweenhis quotesaboveandthispiece.Therefore,onecanconcludethatRenoirpaintedmostlybeautifuland attractiveart.

Unfortunately,forsomeartists,therealityoflifeisn'tsobeautiful.Oneofthemosttalented,yet mentallyillartistsofalltimewasVincentVanGogh.Hewasalsofromthe19thcenturybelonging tothepost–impressionistsInorderforonetoanalyzetheartof

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SingleSubjectResearchDesign

IntroductionLisaGaston,a27yearoldfemaleisthesubjectofthisresearchdesign.Lisais employedwiththeDallasPoliceDepartmentasapoliceofficer.Sheisalsoanenlistedmemberof theAirForcereserve.SheisaLouisiananativeandobtainedherbachelor'sdegreeinCriminal JusticefromSouthernA&MUniversityinBatonRouge,LA.Shespendsherfreetimeservingher communitywithhersororitysistersofDeltaSigmaThetaandempoweringyoungAfricanAmerican womeninunderservedcommunitiesbyhostingfreeeventswithintheirneighborhoods.Overthe yearsshehasdevelopedahabitofsmokingtomanagestressandshewouldliketoreduceher smokingsothatshecanliveahealthierlifestyleThissinglesubjectresearchdesignwilluse meditationasaninterventiontohelphertoreducehersmokinghabits.StatementoftheProblem Lisaisaveryhealthyyoungladywhoexercisesregularly,practiceshealthyeatinghabitsand attendschurchonaregularbasis.Althoughshefeelsthatshetakesgoodshowmorecontent Butthereisresearchthatshowsthatsmokerstendtohavehigherlevelsofstressthannon–smokers andthisisduetotheirsmokinghabitsSmokingmayfeellikeitisreducingstressbutinactuality smokinghabitsmaybetheexactcauseofthesubjectsstress.Consistentcigarettesmokershave reportedthatsmokingalterstheirmood,andtheyhavereportedthattheyfeelaheightenedsenseof stressinbetweencigarettesbutoncetheysmokethenicotinerelaxesthemandchangestheirmood toamorecalmstate(Parrott,A.C.1999).Thismaybecausingsmokerstothinkthatsmokingis trulyrelievingotherstressfulfactorssuchasfinances,school,familyorworkwheninreality smokingmaybeaddingadditionalstresstotheseissues.Withthisbeingsaid,ifasmokersstopsthe habitofstresssmokingthenitcouldactuallydecreasetheirstress

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OnedayduringmysophomoreyearofhighschoolwhileIwaswaitingformyclasstostart,I decidedtoexplorenewgenresofmusicandartiststhatIhaven'tlistenedtobefore.Iwassittingon theflooroutsideofmyclassroomsearchingthroughSpotifyforsomethingnewandexciting.After lookingthroughtheClassicRocksectiononSpotify,IcameacrossthebandQueen.Sincethat moment,IhavebeenandavidQueenlistenerandhavelistenedtoalltheirsongsIhavebeen particularlyfondoftheiralbumsTheGame,TheMiracleandNightattheOpera. ThefirstQueensongIheardwasBohemianRhapsodyfromthealbumNightattheOpera.Itwas around7:45am,themorningwasverystillandquietandtheskywasclearMysurroundings becameincreasinglylouderastheschooldaywasabouttobeginanditwasacoolmorningunlike thetypicalFloridianmorningweather.AfterscrollingthroughvariousQueensongsonSpotify,I stumbleduponassongIhaveheardaboutthroughfriendsbutnotlistenedto:BohemianRhapsody. Justliketheeerilystillmorning,theexpositionofthesongwassmoothandrelaxed.Thebeginning ofthesongsoundedlikethereweremanyvoicesinharmonyandthehazy,smoothtimbreresonated inmyearbuds.Thelyricsofthesongmatchedwiththeeeriequalityofthevoices,thelyrics indicatethatthesingersareinsomestateofconfusionandareunclearoftheirsurroundings.The singersholdthelastwordofeachverseforabeatlongerthan

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WhatIHaveLearned

WhenIthinkaboutwhatcountsaslearningtome,Ithinkaboutmylife.Justbeingabletolivein thisworldtomeisalearningexperience,becauseIfeelthatmylifeisfulloflessonsandIbelieve thatittakeslessonstolearninlifeIfeelthatIhavelearnedtounderstandlearningmoreandtoalso understandthevalueoflearning.AsIgetolderIcancomprehendsubjectmattersmorethanIcould everdobefore.IamlearningtobemoreseriousandIfindmyselfnottakinglifeforgranted anymore

IalsofeelthatmaturingcountsaslearningformebecausegrowingupIwascontinuouslybeing calledimmature.Forme,maturingcountsaslearningbecauseIfindmyselfdoingthingsInever thoughtI...showmorecontent...

IfeelthatIhavetogetridofbadhabitsinordertomakeroomforbetterhabitsthatIneedfor everydaylife.Iamlearningbetterhabitseveryday.EventhoughIdidbadonmyfirstexamIfeel thatcountedaslearningformebecausenowIknowwhatittakesformetoreceiveahighgradeon anytestItake.

ThebiggestlearningexperiencetomesofarislifeitselfIfeelthatwaybecausethereissomuchto learninlife.Ittakesgrowingupformetolearninlife.Iamnowbeginningtounderstandthevalue oflearningbecauseayearagoIdidnotappreciatelearning.IdidnotvalueitlikeIvalueitnow.I tookitforgrantedasiflearningcouldjustbegiventomeIrealizenowthatithastobeearnedMy attitudeinhighschoolwasbadbecauseIreallydidnotfeelIwaslearning,soItookitforgranted. InhighschoolIfeltasiftheteacherswerejokesandIalsofelttheydidnotcareabouteducatingme properly.Iamnowstartingtolearnthevalueofaneducation.Inowlookforwardtolearningnew thingseveryday.IfeelthatIambeginningtohaveapassionforlearning.IneverthoughtthatI wouldfeelthiswayaboutlearningbecauseIneverdidappreciateitlikeIdonowInowactually yearntolearn;IfeelthatIneedtolearnnewthings.EveryassignmentIhavedoneincollegeis teachingmesomethingnew.IthinkIfeelthiswaybecauseIammaturingandInowviewlearning differentlythanIdid

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Ihadmanyresponsibilitiesanddutiesasateacherassistant/chaperone.Suchasarrivingatthe assignedschoolforbusandstudentpick–upat8:00a.m.assistingteachersandcounselorswith DailyOpeningActivity,withMathandReadingaswellasArts/Folkloreclasses.Escortingstudents toandfromthebathroom.Supervisingstudentsduringbreakfastandlunchandassistingwithclean upBeingresponsibleforpickingupandreturningmaterialstotheGEARUPofficeAttending weeklyStaffandTeammeetingstodiscussthepastweekandplanfortheweeksahead. Thisinternshipopenedmanydoorsleadingtomyfuture.Thiswouldnotonlyhelpmeacademically andfinancially,butwouldalsoprovidemewithshowmorecontent

Apartfromthat,itwouldalsoenhancemyscopeofgettingacceptedtoagoodschoolforthe MastersDegree.InmyopinionIhavemetallofmyobjectivesandInowhaveanewperspectiveon life.

IwasabletobesuccessfulinthisinternshipbecauseIhadtoutilizeanddevelopmanynewskills.I usedmyinterpersonalskillssuchas:copingstrategies;peerrelationshipsandeffectivesocialskills; communication,problem–solvingtechniques,decision–making,conflictresolution,howtoworkin ateam,whereeveryonedependsoneachotherandalotofpatience.Idevelopedmanynewskills suchasmultitasking,problemsolving/decisionmaking,andleadershipqualities.IlearnedthatIam arolemodel.Itisimportanttodevelopagoodrelationshipwithstudents;however,Imustkeepin mindthatIamexpectedtobehavemyselfinaprofessionalmanneratalltimesIalsolearnedsome oftheimportantskillsofateachersuchas:howtoprovidedirectinstructions,clarifycontent,teach skillsandanswerthestudentsquestions;helpstudentsidentifytheirskills,abilities,andlongterm plansregardingeducationandpersonalproblems

AfterIcompletedmyinternshipIrealizedIdidn'twanttobecomeachildpsychologistanymore.I wasputinasituationinwhichIhadtodealwithachildwhowassufferingfromdepressionamong otherpsychologicalproblemsandwasconsideredtobe

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Moralityisdefinedasasystemorcodethatwehumansusetodifferentiatebetweenrightand wrong.Thissystemcouldbederivedfromanumberoffactors:religion,culture,andupbringing.It isdifficultenoughtodeterminewhatanindividual'smoralsare,butgoingfurthertodeterminehow wecametopossessthosemoralsisevenmoreambitious.Still,regardlessofitsdifficulty,this subjectconsumesmanyphilosophersandpsychologistsOnesuchmoralpsychologists,Jonathan Haidt,istheorizingthepossibilityofevolutioncausingonesmorality.Haidtisamoralpsychologist attheUniverstiyofVirginafurtherbelievesthatcomplexsocialstructuressuchasreligionand politicsaswellasourneedforsocialstructuresaffectshowmorecontent

Oneistheancientsystem,asystemthatdevelopedbeforehumanscouldspeak.Thissystemdrives ouremotions.Itiswiththissystemthathumansreceivedtheirinstinctualreactionstospecific situations;itisthesesortsof"gutreactions"thatenabledhumansurvivalinancienttimes.Theother isamodernsystem,asystemthatinitiatedwhenlanguagewasinvented.Thissystem,heexplains,is moreassociatedwithourabilitytoreasonandjudgeThissystemallowsustoquestionour instinctualreactionsanddeterminesomeexplanationastowhywefeelaparticularway.However, hefeelsthatthesetwocomplexsystemsaresubconsciouslyactivewithintheindividual;hedoesnot believethatpeopleareawareoftheseconceptsaffectingtheirmorality.Thesetwosystemsarethe keyoranswertowhymoraldumbfoundingoccurs.Itoccurswhenthetwosystemsconflictwhen reasoningcannotexplainyourinitialreactionFurthermore,Haidtbelievesthatemotionsarelinked moretoone'ssubconscious,whilereasoningislinkedtoone'sconsciousness.Hebelievesmost philosophyfocusestoomuchontheconsciouswhileunderestimatingthepowerofthesubconscious. Inregardstohisexperimenttestingone'sdisgustforeatingone'spet,hebelievesthisdisgust originatedinancienttimeswhenpeoplefirstbegantoeatmeat.Whenbeginningthistradition, peoplehadto

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