Citing Images in APA Referencing

Refering to Images in APA Referencing Refering to Images in APA Referencing Most sources you refer to in a school paper will be text based (e.g., books and diary articles). Some of the time, however, you may need to remember a picture or photo for your work. Yet, how would you refer to pictures in scholarly composition? In this post, we take a gander at how this functions in APA referencing. Remembering Images for a Document In APA referencing, â€Å"images† incorporate photos, works of art, representations, charts, tables, and diagrams. What's more, any picture you remember for your work should accompany an inscription. You can utilize the inscription instrument in Microsoft Word to do this, yet you can likewise include subtitles physically whenever liked. The subtitle that goes with a picture ought to do in any event three things: Name the picture so it very well may be recognized in the content (e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2). Give a title to the picture or depict what it appears or speaks to. Offer any extra subtleties (e.g., when a photo was taken). A photograph with an APA picture subtitle. On the off chance that the picture is your own work (e.g., a photograph you took yourself), at that point this is sufficient. Also, except if your school’s style manage says else, you don't have to give a reference. Nor do you have to remember your own photos or delineations for the reference list toward the finish of your report. Be that as it may, in the event that you have taken a picture from another source (e.g., a photo discovered on the web), you should reference it in full. We will clarify how this functions in the remainder of this article. In-Text Citations for Images In-text references for pictures can work two different ways in APA referencing. You can essentially allude to a picture in the content. For instance, if you somehow happened to expound on an artistic creation without remembering the picture itself for the record, you would have the option to refer to it as follows: In November 2018, Portrait of an Artist (Hockney, 1972) turned into the most costly show-stopper to sell at closeout by a living craftsman. On the off chance that you do remember a picture for your work, the reference ought to go in the inscription. An APA reference in a picture subtitle. You would then allude to the picture in the content utilizing the name from the inscription (i.e., â€Å"Figure 2† for the picture above). This likewise applies on the off chance that you have acquired a graph or a delineation from a print source (basically refer to the creators and date of distribution for the print source being referred to). In all cases, however, you should include the picture you have refered to the reference list. Pictures in an APA Reference List Similarly as with any source, on the off chance that you have utilized pictures made by another person in your work, you should remember them for the reference list toward the finish of your record. On the off chance that you have taken the picture being referred to from another print source (e.g., a chart from a diary article), basically list the print source. Nonetheless, in the event that you have discovered a picture on the web, the arrangement is somewhat extraordinary: Craftsman Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of the work of art [Format]. Recovered from URL For instance, we would list the banner from the model above as follows: Roepp, G. (1943). I’ve secured the position where I fit best! [poster]. Recovered from https://images.northwestern.edu/multiresimages/inu:dil-41913a91-037f-494b-9113-06004a8a98fb What's more, don’t neglect to have your composed work edited. This will ensure that every one of your references are clear and complete in the last draft.

I Love Nike.

I Love Nike. I love Nike.I'm not one of a kind in my adoration for the organization. I'm similar to the more noteworthy dominant part of Americans (progressively people) who seek the organization for athletic footwear and clothing. While I'm not in the developing gathering that has swooshified their whole closet, I perceive as much as the following Fool that they own a predominant situation in the realm of sportin' shoes and apparel.I additionally love Nike's showcasing program.The Company has structured advancements to set up its name as a more grounded brand than the word America. Nike's commercials have lectured comprehensiveness, legitimacy, and soul in a country that doesn't generally prize those.For case, the Tiger Woods advancements have successfully waved a chastening pointer at nation club restrictiveness in America. Furthermore, these advertisements don't just say, Disgrace on you. They champion the possibility that bogus power, restrictiveness and egotism will get clobbered by the char acteristics recorded over similar characteristics that are the Nike shoe, and shirt, and top, and the swooooooooooooooosh.Richard Foo, Collaboration Director, NIKE, Inc.I additionally love their salary statement.Take a glance at the positive business force in the course of the last three years.1996 1995 1994Sales $6.5 bil. $4.8 bil. $3.8 bil.Earnings $550 mil. $400 mil. $299 mil.Net Margins 8.5% 8.3% 7.9%Here's another organization whose deals are developing significantly, however whose productivity is extending at a much more prominent rate. In the course of recent years, it has supported net edges by more than 7 1/2%. At that development rate, in twelve years, Nike will be driving 20 pennies in benefit for every dollar of deals. In the attire and shoe organizations, the probability of broadening edges that high are nil. In any case, Nike's edge extension in the course of the last two years has been outstanding.Not shockingly, the stock has likewise been a turning sure thing over.. .

California Love

California Love Every year our office travels all over the country to speak to students about MIT. The goal of these presentations is to demystify the Institute and our admissions process, particularly for those far-flung audiences that might not otherwise be able to visit MIT or speak to an admissions officer in person. Our destinations fall into roughly three categories: Central Meetings: major events, held at large venues, to which we invite everyone in our prospect database in a ~100 mile radius School Visits: visits to individual high schools Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): visits to CBOs, which may work with students from a region or community who span several different high schools This year, I traveled to Southern California. I spent a week driving all over the region speaking to as many students as I could. Im writing notes for my colleagues about my journey, and I thought Id share some of them with you all to see what its like to be an admissions officer on the road. Tuesday, September 2nd amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;I woke up at 5:30AM and caught a taxi to Logan Airport for my 7:30AM flight direct to LAX. I spent most of the flight napping and reading back issues of the New Yorker. I landed in LAX around 11:30AM PT and picked up my rental car. Because I was in California, my first stop was In-N-Out. I have a confession; actually, its more of a declaration: In-N-Out is not that good. Californians constantly tell me that it is, but I have been to a lot of burger places, and it is not. Instead, In-N-Out is to Californians what Dunkin Donuts is to New Englanders: it is so familiar and uniquely regional that it makes you feel like home. And sometimes thats just as (if not more) important than quality. After checking in at my hotel and changing into my suit, I drove to the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, which had volunteered the use of its auditorium for our event. About 90 people came, including 8 Educational Counselors (ECs), our alumni interviwers. Afterward, I headed back to my hotel near Beverly Hills and went to bed on East Coast time. Wednesday, September 3nd amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The next morning I woke up at 6AM and began a full day of school visits. How we pick which schools to visit on any given trip lies in that strange and uncertain space between arbitrary, convention, and intention. My method is to look where I need to be the next day, map out a rough route within that constraint, and then look for schools more or less along it. I prioritize public schools (~70% of MIT undergraduates attended public schools) with strong math and science programs (so that graduates will be well-prepared for MIT), especially those where, based on NCES statistics, I think there are likely to be a number of high-achieving but low-income students who may not have the means to drive halfway across Southern California to come to a central meeting. And then I call their college counselors and hope we can find a time that works for both of us. Some of these schools will send us many applicants and admits, and some very few. My job isnt so much to convince students to apply as much as to help them think about whether MIT might be a good match for them and to help them understand what a selective college admissions process looks like from the inside. So, on Wednesday, I visited: 8:15AM University High School, which has a new digital media magnet program open to all students in LAUSD as well as several small schools focusing on engineering and environmental sciences, where I spoke to about 20 students. 10:30AM Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, the oldest magnet school in LAUSD, where I spoke to about 12 students. 12:30PM Bravo Medical Magnet High School, which offers a magnet program in health sciences to all students in LAUSD. I spoke to about 25 students who came in during their lunch to hear about MIT. 2:15 PM Clark Magnet High School, which offers a magnet school in advanced technologies and physical sciences for students in the Glendale school district. I spoke to about 25 during the final period of their day. I then kept driving east toward Pomona where, after grabbing a burger and twice-fried (once in duck fat, and then in vegetable oil) fries at The Back Abbey in Claremont, I stopped at Bright Prospect, a CBO which helps mentor and tutor high-achieving, low-income students from all across the Pomona school district. My friend Jamilla, with whom I used to share a cubicle here at MIT before she left to work at Harvey Mudd, and I partnered to give a joint information session on both of our institutions. I then checked into my hotel in Rancho Cucamonga. Thursday, September 4th amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The next morning I woke up and prepared for my big driving day down to San Diego for the Central Meeting that evening: 8:20AM Cajon High, a high school with an IB program in the San Bernardino school district, where I spoke to about 30 students. 10:00AM Middle College High (San Bernardino), a local chapter of a national charter school program which allows students to take many of their upper level courses at a local community college, where I spoke to the entire senior class. 11:30AM John W. North High, a high school with an IB program in the Riverside school district, where I spoke to about 20 students during lunch. 2:00PM California Military Institute, a relatively new school in Perris, TX, where all students 5-12 are in a JROTC program and are also required to maintain a high GPA. I was only the second college recruiter ever to visit their school, according to the college counselor, and I spoke to about 20 students right at the end of their school day. I then kept driving south to San Diego, where I had a Central Meeting at the Qualcomm corporate offices in one of their major auditoriums. About 300 people came from all over the greater San Diego area, as well as about a dozen ECs. After the meeting, I checked in at my hotel near the airport, went for a run along the Liberty Station Esplanade, caught the end of the Packers-Seahawks game, and went to bed. Friday, September 5th amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Woke up in San Diego, drove north, and began working my way back south: 8:30AM Westview High, a public comprehensive high school in the north San Diego suburbs, where I spoke to about 6 students 10:30AM Canyon Crest, a relatively new public comprehensive high also in the north San Diego suburbs, where I spoke to about 25 students. 12:52PM The Preuss School, a charter school for low-income students who will be the first in their family to graduate from college, and which offers advanced curriculum through a partnership with UCSD (on whose campus Preuss is located). Spoke to about 20 students. 2:35PM High Tech High, a charter school in Liberty Station San Diego which, along with its partner schools (HTH Media Arts and HTH International) offers a project-based curriculum. Their CEO and founder is the former head of Cambridge Rindge and Latin near MIT. Spoke to about 25 students. After leaving High Tech High, I drove across the parking lot to Slaters 50/50, where I ordered a half-beef, half-ground-bacon topped by roasted chiles, red onion, sliced avocado, spicy bbq sauce, and a fried egg. Saturday, September 6th amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Weekends on fall travel are less hectic than weekdays but we still have to work. I woke up early and drove to Oceanside, where I met two friends from high school and their rescue pit bull Molly at Breach Break Cafe for brunch around 10 AM. I then got back in my car and continued north past Camp Pendleton and up into Orange County, where I had a Central Meeting scheduled for 2 PM at Sage Hill School in Newport Coast. I always arrive at least 90 minutes early for a Central Meeting to survey the venue, talk to the tech on hand, and make sure I beat even the most eager prospective students and parents. Even so, some OC folks showed up a good 60 minutes early, beating the beach traffic that hadnt actually materialized. Luckily, we had a large team of ECs on hand to help entertain the early arrivals before the balance of the ~250 person crowd showed up in the auditorium. After the CM ended I got back in my car and kept driving north to my hotel in Torrance near Redondo Beach. After checking in, I found a place called Bluesalt Fish Grill on Yelp. Its location (a somewhat seedy strip mall nowhere near the water) made me initially skeptical but I am glad I trusted Yelp because this place was absolutely bonkers. I crushed unlimited fresh chips + guac + salsa, equally fresh and delicious ceviche, and a plate of cajun salmon with grilled corn, garlic bread, and garden salad for about $20 total. It was around here that I did something Ive never done before: ditched BurgerMap and decided to spend the rest of my time in LA playing the Mexican food game. Sunday, September 7th amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;I really, really wanted to surf while I was in LA, but when I started calling around on Friday and Saturday all the surf shops told me that it would be inadvisable for a novice like me to risk the strong seas churned up by Hurricane Norbert just off the coast. While I still suspect that this was in part a plot to keep newbies like me out of the line so the experts could enjoy the admittedly sick swells, I took the opportunity to take a run along The Strand, a paved bike path along the coast of South Bay. I started down at King Harbor and ran up to around LAX and back for about a 10 mile loop, after which I was ready to house some food and watch the Patriots game, which, in the occult manner of PT football games, began at 10AM. The hotel receptionist suggested I try Kings Hawaiian, a bakery and restaurant just down the block, and I took the opportuninty to refuel with some amazing muffins and a Portuguese donut-thing that if were to be completely honest I am crying a little bit thinking about how good it was right now: Thankfully, the immediate-onset carb coma allowed me to mostly ignore the Mess in Miami and the next thing I remember I was setting up for my next Central Meeting at Redondo Union High. At this point, I literally could (and quite possibly did, never dared to ask my hotel neighbors) have given my MIT spiel in my sleep. The benefit of knowing a speech cold is that it oddly gives you more room to improvise: because you can talk on absolute autopilot, the rest of your consciousness is observing the room, seeing whos engaged and who youve lost, thinking of how you could tweak your delivery on a joke. I know Im really in the zone when I can simultaneously talk about MIT and have a completely separate and parallel internal monologue musing about how I can improve the session Im giving on the fly. Adittedly, it helps when the crowd is composed of laid back SoCal types who greet you with a dude, nice talk, bro in the QA. I left Redondo Beach around 4 and decided to take the scenic route to the San Fernando Valley: north up Route 1 through Malibu, over the Santa Monica Mountains, and back east to Sherman Oaks. Really, I just started driving north on the 1 and figured I would search for a surf shop shielded from the worst of the waves. By the time I got to the Malibu Surf Shack, they were already closing, but not before my boy Matt pointed me just up the road to Casa Escobar, which maintained an unbroken streak of awesome food: Ceviche (mahi-mahi) with fresh guac, salsa, and chips, followed by a carnitas plate with soft tortillas dat taco doe I went out onto the Malibu Pier to digest and watch the surfing competition at Surfrider Beach next door while the sunset. Ill always be a New Englander to my cold, frozen core, but Malibu, I could get used to you. Monday, September 8th The next morning I woke up, went for a run, and then began working my way east through the San Fernando valley before turning south back into LA proper: 8:45AM John Francis Polytechnic High School, a public high school with a math/sci magnet in Sun Valley and home of the Poly 5 you may have heard about if youre from the greater LAUSD area. Jeff Hunt, the EC for Poly, and I spoke to about 100 students from all grades in the Poly library. 12:00PM Van Nuys High, a public high school with both a math/sci and a medical magnet program. I spoke to about 15 students at the college counseling center as well as an entire 11th grade Physics class, and they kindly accommodated me even though a film was being shot on campus the same day. After these two visits, I drove south into the heart of LA to visit i.am College Track (IACT) in Boyle Heights. IACT is a local chapter of the national College Track CBO run in partnership with will.i.ams i.am.angel foundation. IACT, which has been running for three years, accepts 60 students a year from Roosevelt High in Boyle Heights and provides extra mentoring, tutoring, and college advising; next year will be their first graduating class. I spoke to about 20 students here. After I left IACT, I drove into South Central LA, where I met my friend Rogelio at La Carreta. Rogelio grew up in South Central and graduated from UCLA. We were grad students together at CMS and Civic and hes now back home doing his PhD at USC under former MIT Professor Henry Jenkins. Hed promised me real Mexican food under his guidance; I dont know what makes Mexican food real or fake, but now I know mulitas are a thing and that I love them: Tuesday, September 8th amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;My last day in LA was also my busiest: 8:30AM Bell High, a public high with a gifted STEM magnet, where I met without about 80 students, including what I believe were the entire AP Physics and Calculus classes (who were excused to come hear me speak and packed into the college counseling center to do so). 11:00AM Garfield High, a large public high with an AP program (made famous by the movie Stand and Deliver as the home high school of math teacher Jaime Escalante), where I met with about 25 students, many of whom were involved with the local chapter of Upward Bound. 1:00PM California Academy of Math and Science, a nonresidential public STEM magnet on the campus of CalState Dominguez Hills, where I spoke to about 20 students. After CAMS, I drove back north to downtown LA, where I met with students from Iridescent, a CBO which helps students from several high schools in central LA with STEM education and college advising (among other things). A few of their staff are MIT alumni and so the students got to hear several different pespectives on life at the Institute. Then, I drove north to Koreatown and the LA Makerspace, which meets regularly from 3-7PM at the Pio Pico Library to help students with research and technical creativity. Unfortunately, I was held up in traffic, and when I arrived most of the students were gone. However, I got to speak to their Director of Citizen Science, Ariel Levi Simons, who mentors many of the researchers, about our new Research Portfolio. One of the things that I love about MIT (which was not true of my life before MIT) is that chances are good you can find alumni friends wherever you go, secretly running everything, like a nerd Illuminati. Of my graduating CMSW S.M. cohort, several are now in LA, in screenwriting programs, working as video game designers, developing social technologies for hotels, and other cool stuff. We grabbed dinner at Birds and caught up on life at/after MIT. And with that, I drove to LAX, boarded a red-eye at 11:30AM, landed in Boston at 7:30AM, and rolled right into a day of meetings to catch up on everything Id missed on my trip out west. Id driven more than a thousand miles all over southern California, talked to more than a thousand prospective students and parents, and eaten all the amazing Mexican food I could (alas, it is never enough). Just a week in the life of an admissions officer during fall travel season!

Marketing Plan Essay - 2679 Words

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Sports Observation At A Young Age Kids - 1057 Words

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Running head: Assessment Assessment of English Language Learners Student Name Grand Canyon University: ESL 534 August 8 2012 With the implementation of the No Child Left behind Act of 2001, states are required to assess ELL students to determine if students are making adequate progress towards their language development goals. The purpose of the NCLB act is to challenge students to meet higher standards, close the achievement gap, and ensure that all students have the same opportunities to reach their full potential. There has been much criticism regarding the NCLB act and the high stakes testing that has developed as a result, especially when it comes to ELL students. We will write a custom essay sample on Assessment of Ell Students or any similar topic only for you Order Now ELL students not only have to learn required content objectives as other students, but have the challenge of learning the English language simultaneously. Students, schools, and teachers are evaluated with standardized test annually to ensure the initial goals are met. The concern that many have with standardized testing is they do not show the overall progress of the student which may lead to inaccurate results regarding a student’s language proficiency. English Language Learners are a diverse group with different languages, cultures, and backgrounds. Their language acquisition can be effected by many things including socio-economic factors and educational backgrounds. Understanding language acquisition theories can give critical insight into how assessments should be developed. Some of the popular theories of language acquisition include the threshold hypothesis, which states that a student’s language skills need to reach a critical level before students can benefit from bilingualism (Cummins, 1979) and the Critical/ Sensitive period hypothesis which states that students who are not exposed to a second language before puberty will never reach the proficiency of a native English speaker (Bailey Heritage, 2010). According to Hakuta 2000, it takes several years for ELL students to reach the level of proficiency needed to learn new academic content through a second language. This theory and others hould cause educators to question the current objectives that we have for ELL students and the time frame that ELL students have for meeting those objectives. Language proficiency assessments are an important tool used to measure students’ progress as well as record their starting point. Stiggins and Chappuis 2005 argue that students make conclusions ab out their capability of learning based on the assessments that teachers provide. and that â€Å"feedback delivered once a year from standardized district, state, national, or international is far too infrequent and broadly focused to be helpful (Stiggins Chappuis, 2005 p. 2). Stiggins and Chappuis believe that our current educational system places far too much emphasis on assessments and that one test does not provide an accurate measure of a schools or students success. Instead, they argue that student involved assessments are more beneficial for the student and teacher and set the student up for success. With student involved assessments student and teachers work as partners to monitor their achievement creating an environment where students feel secure and know what is expected of them and what it takes for them to meet their goals Stiggins Chappuis, 2005). Within the last ten years there have been numerous debates centered over how or if ELL students should participate in standardized testing. Some have argued that standardized test can be biased against ELL students because they don’t take into account cultural differences in language structure. Standardized test provide only a snap shot of the learning and growth that has taken place for ELL students and is not a way to accurately monitor the progress of students. With standardized testing we shift the attention from learning and building knowledge for the future to focusing on short term results. With unrealistic goals for standardized testing it can be difficult to tell the difference between schools that are serving the needs of ELL students and those that are not. References Bailey, A. L. and Heritage M. (2010). English Language Proficiency Assessments Foundations: External Judgments of Adequacy. Evaluating the validity of English language Proficiency Assessments. (An Enhanced Assessment Grant). Retrieved August 2, 2012 from http://www. library. gcu. edu Stiggins, R. and Chappuis, J. Using Student-Involved Classroom Assessment to Close Achievement Gaps Retrieved August 2, 2012 from http://www. library. gcu. edu How to cite Assessment of Ell Students, Essay examples

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Question: Discuss about the Business Law for Unconscionability. Answer: Unconscionability is a legal protection against the enforcement of a contract that is unfair to one party. If the contract is unfair that is shows an abuse during its formation, the jury may find it unconscionable and decline to employ it. In most occasions when a court finds an agreement to be unconscionable, they declare the contact as annulled. No issuance of specific performance or compensations is awarded, but in its place, the parties will be relieved from their contract responsibilities (Mccullough, 2016). Other than that, the reason why it may mean that a contract is enforceable under the law is because such contracts favor only the dominant party, thus, making it unfair to the weaker party. The leading cases of unconscionable conduct are in transactions between stronger and weaker parties. It is therefore partly related to duress and unwarranted influence. It is common where a superior party manipulates the weaker party with special disabilities such as old age, lack of education, illiteracy and much more. The transaction is also oppressive and harsh to the weaker partner. Its is also common in business contracts where there are provisions that limit damages against the seller, prevents the rights of the buyer to seek court help against the seller, among others (Mccullough, 2016). Additionally, it is also found in acts of deceit and fraud. It is whereby one party deliberately misrepresents a fact that deprives an individual of an expensive possession. The main reason why such laws exist in the business world is because it is used to limit the dominant parties from fraudulently manipulating the weaker parties in business contracts. It is meant to reduce exploitation of the consumers who are poorly educated, less fortunate, and cannot be able to get the best price available in the competitive trade (Mccullough, 2016). On the other hand, it prevents the undue influence, whereby one party practice unreasonable authority to make the other party sign the contract. Additionally, it used in business to prevent the use of threat to make other parties agree to the contract. Furthermore, it prevents the dominant party from limiting their liabilities to breach of contract. There are various characteristics of the unequal bargain that must or might demonstrate unconscionability. These characteristics may include duress, undue influence, unfair surprise, limited warranty, and unequal bargaining power. To start with, duress is a situation where one party uses threats so that to make the other party agree to the contract terms and conditions. It can be physical or any other form of threat. For example, the seller may refuse to release the goods rightfully until the other parties append his signature on the contract. Additionally, undue influence is a situation whereby one party practices irrational pressure to make the other party signs the contract. This happens under circumstances where one party takes advantage of the other party in one way or the other. Moreover, unfair surprise takes place when the party who developed the contract inserts a term in the agreement without the awareness and anticipation of the other party (Marrow Penn, 2013). Furthermor e, limiting warranty is a situation in which one party tries to minimize their liability for damages that may be as a result of his actions. Lastly, unequal bargaining power happens where one party has an unfair advantage over the other (Landrum, 2014). It occurs when the dominant party obviously knows that the other party lacks the knowledge of what the contract entails. A good example of these characteristics is when a business broker requires a customer to sign an agreement, but within the accord, he inserts a difficult term to understand. The broker writessuch terms using tiny fonts and placed the phrase in a manner that will mislead the customer to sign in the unwarranted term. The legislation that supports the principle that a contract may be so unfair that it is unenforceable is section 2-302 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Under this Act, if the jury finds that any section of the contract could have been unconscionable at its time of formation, the court may refuse to put into effect the agreement (Landrum, 2014). Additionally, the court may also implement the remainder part with no unconscionable section, or it may stop the application of any section that is unconscionable so that to avoid an unconscionable outcome. Moreover, when it appears to the court that any of the sections of the contract or if the contract is unconscionable the parties shall be awarded a sensible chance to present evidence as to its business situation, reason and effect to help the jury in deciding the case. The doctrine of unconscionability got formed when it was realized that some contracts would be injurious to one party, despite the available limiting public policies, that the court should be able to practice some manner of discretion (Landrum, S 2014). The judge, in such cases, is permitted to interpret the situation and to introduce her own understanding of what is to be treated as unconscionable or conscionable within her jurisdiction under the court of law. Courts concentrate on the size and the setting of the business transaction to see whether the deceptive or authoritarian tactics were applied. It also examines if there was the use of fine print in the contract, for example, if the contents of the contract were readable to all parties. Additionally, the court also scrutinizes to know the familiarity and education of the party that claims for unconscionability (Landrum, 2014). Further, examines the situation to know whether there was a disparity in the bargaining power. However, for the court to decide on the case, it first analyzes whether there were actual conditions of the contract that unreasonably favors the party to whom unconscionability is recommended. Being that the courts have been reluctant in addressing the issues concerning the unfair or unequal business between the bank and the consumer has really favored the banks and other larger institutions. In most cases courts have ruled cases in favor of the bank because of the contract term and conditions. Where the courts have looked entirely at the written document to determine the rights of each party, the creditor, which is the bank, prevails. In many cases contract laws have failed to provide debtors with enough remedies against the tortuous conduct of creditors (Winter, 2008). However, the real importance of debtors win lies in the recognition of some courts, for example, the Australian Part 2B of the Victorian Fair Trade Act 1999 that has tried to hold the banking industry to high values of good faith and conduct. In 2003 Australian government introduced a new Section 2B of Victorian Fair Trade Act 1999 and made it a law. This provision of Part 2B of nullifies any term in a customer contract that is not fair. In banks, if a contract condition or term that imposes a cheque is unfair according to Part 2B of the Fair Trading Act, it will be nullified, which is fairly different from whether it is unenforceable or not as a fine under the law (Winter, 2008). Section 32W of the Fair Trade Act shows that in a consumer contract a phrase can get observed as unfair if, contrary to the requirements of good faith and in all the circumstances, it causes a significant imbalance in the parties rights and obligations emerging under the contract to the detriment of the consumer (Consumer Action, 2013) Moreover, article 32X also presents directions as to whether a condition or a term may get considered unfair. Therefore, it can be said that Part 2B renders dishonor charges unenforceable by financing institutions against customers. Banking sectors are still entitled to recover defaulter's cost, but they are not entitled to use penalty fees when recovering the cost they have incurred due to customers who have defaulted. Under Part 2B of the Victoria Fair Trading Act, penalty fees might be annulled as unfair (Cornell, 2016). Because banks are not disclosing the accurate cost of the customer defaults, it will remain difficult for both the regulatory authorities and customers to conclusively or accurately make an assessment of whether dishonor fees are penalties or liquidated damages. However, given the complexities that an individual customer may face, especial the low-income consumers, in trying to stop penalty fees charged on their accounts by banks, it is, therefore, vital that the regulatory authority take charge. The regulatory authorities should imperatively take steps in safeguarding the customers and stop the financing institutions from stressing their customers by charging lawfully unenforceable fines. From the readings I have had, I found the case between Centerre Bank of Kansas City v. Distributors, Inc. to be an interesting one with regard to unfair agreements and the attitude of the courts when making a decision on the enforceability of a contract. The debtors bought a business after they had been promised by the bank that it would continue with the companys line of credit. The debtors were told by the bank's credit officer that the bank will only continue with the credit line if they will personally guarantee the loan. However, the loan officer failed to disclose to them that the bank considered the loan at a risk, and was, therefore, arranging to demand full payment of all the money that previously had been disbursed. Depending on the assurance from the loan officer, debtors bought the business and submitted their personal guarantees to the bank. After three days, the bank continued with its arrangement of demanding full payment of the credit. The debtors surrendered their bu siness assets to the bank because of failing to find another financing. After the bank liquidated the business assets, they realized was less and decided to sue debtors in which they collected further $400,000 on the guarantees that debtors provided (Rich, 2004). The debtors decided to countersue the bank by challenging that the bank fraudulently made a misrepresentation. The also claimed that the bank breached the agreement of good faith and fair dealing. After jury ruling in favor of the debtors, the bank forwarded an appeal. The court of appeal held that the written contract was an integrated agreement. The court found that the written contract gave the bank privileges to demand payment at any time and that the bank auction was acceptable (Rich, 2004). The court also noted that the relationship between the debtors and the bank was based on borrowing and lending and that debtors were not owed a fiduciary obligation to the bank. Additionally, the failure of the bank to disclose its plans concerning the loan did not make it fraudulent. Consequently, the court stated that the conduct of the bank was fair and in good faith. The role of the consumer advocate groups regarding unfair agreement are: (1) to support the vulnerable Victorian customers who are facing financial difficulty. (2) Promoting the financial counseling sector by using its casework, law reform, and advocacy, to take up and uphold best practice. (3) working with the government, utilities, debt collection, banks and other stakeholders to improve approaches to financial problems for defenseless customers (Consumer Action. 2013). My research showed that there are other similar groups to Financial and Consumer Rights Council (FCRC) Victoria. Some of such groups may include: Australia Service of social Service (ACOSS), which is known to be speaking on behalf of the low-income and underprivileged customers in matters regarding economic and social principles. Consumer Credit Legal service Western Australia (CCLSWA), that offers advice and representation to consumers in Western Australia. Consumers' Federal of Australia. This group's role is to forward the view its member organizations to industry and government and are supporters of consumers. Financial Rights Legal Centre (FRLC) New South Wales, which is an organization offering advice for consumers in financial stress. Financial and Consumer Rights Council (FCRC) Victoria, which is a non-profit organization that lobbies for policy development through discussion with caseworkers performing financial counseling services, among others. On the other hand, one of the issues in Australia that demonstrated the characteristics of unconscionable by a vendor who supplied vacuum cleaners to various ladies who were over 80 years of age. The case was ACCC v Lux Distributors Pty Ltd in 2013 (Jade.io. 2013). Australia Competition and Consumer Commission won the case against Lux Distributors. References Consumer Action.(2013). Australian Consumer Organisations - Consumer Action. [online] Available at: https://consumeraction.org.au/help-for-consumers/who-else-can-help/australian-consumer-organisations/ Cornell, N 2016, 'A Complainant-Oriented Approach to UnconscionabilityAnd Contract Law', University Of Pennsylvania Law Review, 164, 5, pp. 1131-1175, Jade.io. (2013).BarNet Jade - Find recent Australian legal decisions, judgments, case summaries for legal professionals (Judgments And Decisions Enhanced). [online] Available at: https://jade.io/article/300107 [Accessed 23 May 2017]. Landrum, S 2014, 'Much ado about nothing?: What the Numbers Tell us about how State Courts Apply the Unconscionability Doctrine to Arbitration Agreements', Marquette Law Review, 97, 3, pp. 751-812, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 23 May 2017. Marrow, P, Penn, C 2013, 'The "Circle Of Assent" Doctrine and the Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Clause: When The Unconscionable Contract Analysis Just Won't Do', Dispute Resolution Journal, 68, 3, pp. 1-28, Mccullough, C 2016, 'UnconscionabilityAs A Coherent Legal Concept', University Of Pennsylvania Law Review, 164, 3, pp. 779-825, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 23 May 2017. Rich, N. (2004). Unfair fees: A report into penalty fees charged by Australian banks. Winter, CS 2008, 'The Rap on Clickwrap: How Procedural Unconscionability is Threatening the E-Commerce Marketplace', Widener Law Journal, 18, 1, pp. 249-292.

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They set up appointments and consultations to talk to their clients about their skincare needs in a hospital or medical practice facility (Santiago). They will examine the patient’s skin, and perform a number of facial treatments, procedures, and recommend several products; they do not prescribe medications or topicals as a dermatologist would. They provide skincare, pre and post to any operation or surgery given. They manage the harmful effects of any skin disease or outbreak from rashes to breakouts. They help with a patient’s appearance by minimizing any skin flaws such as acne, surgical scars, wrinkles, or sun damage. Aestheticians can be trained in giving chemical peels, facial scrubs, laser treatments, Botox injections, cosmetic fillers, and many more types of cosmetic facial work. They are often confused with a cosmetologist due to the fact that an aesthetician will occasionally work in a spa-like environment (Santiago). Aestheticians differ from cosmetologists in many ways, although, they are both concerned about the looks and appearance of the face and body. Aestheticians work with the healthcare side of the spectrum rather than the strictly appearance end. To be an aesthetician, certain qualities are required to keep the client happy, safe, and satisfied. In order to do this job, the quality of being able to show compassion and empathy is needed (Dunn). Most of the time, patients come into an aesthetician’s office with lower than average self-esteem. An aesthetician needs to be understanding, and considerate of this. Another quality necessary for this occupation, as well as many others in the medical field, is the ability to communicate and be personable (Dunn). Being a people-person and having communication with the clients is arguably the most important of them all. If an aesthetician is not able to communicate with his or her patient, their problem will not be solved, and their skin could become worse than it was before (Dunn). The client will leave their office unhappy and it could drastically damage their physical health as well as their mental health. When dealing with their patient’s skin, as well as chemicals, having a steady arm is must-have skill to keep their patient, and their self safe. (Dunn) A medical aesthetician’s main goal should be keeping their clients safe and satisfied at all times. A number of high school courses are highly recommended to get students wanting to become an aesthetician on the right track. To be an aesthetician, recommended high school courses would be chemistry, health, and business management (Powell). Chemistry is needed due to the fact that their daily routine will consist of working with chemicals. A background in chemistry allows the professional to know how a patient’s skin will react with that chemical. Health would be a recommended course to take to understand more about the human body. Also as an aesthetician, business management would be a highly suggested class. Many aestheticians are hired by a small business, or they start one and knowing the business essentials would be beneficial. After completing high school a number of training courses are recommended to be the best aesthetician they can be. It is recommended that â€Å"those preparing to become a medical aesthetician take classes in microdermabrasion, skin resurfacing methods, treatment for skin conditions and proper nutrition for healthy skin (Dunn). †To become an aesthetician, you must complete a training program ran by the State Board of Cosmetology. This job requires a licensure by the state (Santiago). Any aesthetician would need to receive this license from their state, and renew it annually. Those wanting to become an aesthetician should prove to be professional, knowledgable, motivated, confident, and empathetic in order to have success with the variety of patients that enter their office. A trait that is much needed to become an aesthetician is having a well-kept and professional appearance at all times in the office (Gambino 8). People are coming into an aesthetician’s office to improve their appearance. If the experts appearance isn’t satisfactory to them, then in the head of a client, they will lose credibility and they will expect a job not as well done as someone who looks clean and respectable; they would most likely look to another professional. An aesthetician needs to display themselves in the proper demeanor, and use their manners when dealing with a client (Gambino 8). They should make their client feel welcome, and create a happy and cheerful environment. At all times, they must be attentive to all of their client’s needs without hesitation. They need to take pride, as well as feel passionate about what they do and let it. To be a successful aesthetician, motivation to gain a stronger knowledge of what they are doing is key. A firm grasp on all of the current and up-to-date techniques is important to a client’s health and to ensure a job well done on their part (Gambino 8). He or she needs to ensure that they are doing the best job that they can do for their client. Taking initiative and reading skin care books and magazines, attending meetings, seminars and tradeshows, and taking part in professional skin-care organizations increases their credibility and personal knowledge on skincare (Gambino 8). Another must have skill an aesthetician should have while working in the lab, is talent. They must have a natural interest in the aesthetic skincare field. It is not only mandatory to have the talents required, but it is necessary to have completed the correct guidance (Gambino 8). They must have enough training, experience, knowledge, and talent to be confident in their judgment and their abilities (Gambino 8). An aesthetician should not be second guessing or questioning themselves while working on the skin of a client. They need to be sure of what they are doing and confident that it is best for the person in which they are working on. To gain that kind of confidence, hours of training and experience is mandatory. Another trait that helps build up the confidence of the client is being empathetic. Empathy is a trait needed to truly want to help clients feel better about themselves, their health, and their appearance (Gambino 8). An aesthetician should be passionate about the work that they do, its not enough to be in it for the money; it needs to be about their passion of wanting to help people feel better and gain confidence in themselves. Many traits are needed to become an aesthetician, but if a person truly is passionate about this career in particular, they will have no problem acquiring and building upon them. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists that the median annual salary for aestheticians as $28,920 annually, which equates to about $13. 90 per hour. † This being the case, it is probably not an adequate amount for a person with future goals of buying a home and supporting a family. In order to take this job, a person should not be in it for the income that they are bringing in, but for the pride that is earned through helping others. Like any other job, there are a few positive aspects as well as drawbacks to being an aesthetician. If you love helping people feel good about themselves, it can be extremely rewarding. If people are passionate about skincare, it will satisfy their needs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job growth is coming in strong, so there is a good chance of getting a job in the field of aesthetics, and it is still growing (Santiago). The only drawback to being aesthetician is that it is not one of the highest paying medical careers (Santiago). Although the income is not as large as some would like, aesthetics is steadily becoming a more popular job, but positions look as if they will be available no matter what (Santiago). Aestheticians are here to build the self esteem of the people in their community. They can perform a number of procedures, treatments and recommend multiple products to their clients to help rid them of their flaws. Many traits and qualities are needed to obtain an aesthetics career, but with a strong passion for skincare, they should already be possessed by the aesthetician in the making. A drawback to this occupation is that there is not a huge income, but it is buried by the perks of being able to help people feel good about themselves and becoming able to come home with a sense of pride for what they do each day. It is steadily becoming a more popular career and many positions are going to be opening up within the next decade. Personal Evaluation This job seems like it would be a good fit for me. I am very interested in skincare and I am passionate about building people up to make them feel their best. I feel like it would be a very rewarding experience, and I would come home with a sense of pride every night. I think that I would love having this job, but the annual salary wouldnt be satisfactory to my later goals in life such as moving to the east coast, buying a home, and starting a family. My occupational values that relate to this job are that I love making people feel good about themselves at all costs. I know how to have a well-kept and professional attitude and appearance. I know that I would be determined to learn everything that I can about skincare by attending meetings, seminars, and reading up on all of the latest, up-to-date techniques to work to the best of my ability. I have the initiative that it takes to be an aesthetician. I am interested in skincare and the human body. I have empathy, manner, a steady arm, and I can build my knowledge to its fullest potential. Being an aesthetician would be a profession that I would be highly interested in.

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Opposing Review of Apple 32GB iPhone 3GS review by PCWORLD.com - Essay Example One touch word selection, copy/paste, improved control over power, downloads and applications, new ways of communication etc are some of the features which makes android 2.3 better than iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade. Another claim about 3GS is the boosted CPU (600MHz) and its RAM (256MB). Samsung galaxy S2 which was released recently has 1.2 GHz dual core processor along with 512 MB RAM. It is evident from the above statistics that Galaxy S2 has pushed 32GB iPhone yards behind. Even 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are functioning at a better rate in Samsung Galaxy S2 compared to iphone 3GS. â€Å"I was pleasantly surprised to have a noticeably better experience navigating apps like Marco Polo CityGuide London, a largely text-based utility with hooks into the Maps app† (Perenson, 2009). Mellissa would have even more surprised if she gets an opportunity to experience the navigation facilities available in Samsung Galaxy S2. GPS/Geo tagging is functioning far better in S2 than in iphone 3GS. The GPS facilities in S2 give you driving time, walking time and running time between two different places. It has the ability to locate your place automatically and guide you to your destination. Another feature of iphone which attracted Mellissa was the enhanced camera facility in iphone 3GS. She says that the 2 MP camera in earlier version was upgraded to 3MP in the newer version of iphone 3GS. It should be noted that Galaxy S2 has 8MP camera at the back and 3 MP camera in front and no other mobile phones in the world at present has superior imaging ability than S2. Another feature of iphone 3 GS which attracted Mellissa was the superior voice control facilities of it. Mellissa says that iphone 3GS is capable of obeying lot of voice commands. She should remember that Galaxy S2 is probably the only phone available now which has the ability to type text messages using voice recognition software. Galaxy S2 can be controlled more effectively through voice commands than iphone 3GS. Melli ssa says that iphone 3GS has superior display than any other phones in the world now. She argues that texts appear on iphone 3GS much sharper than any other phones in the world. Her opinions would have changed, if she gets an opportunity to check the display and touchscreen controls of galaxy S2. Galaxy S2 has definitely superior. Mellissa concluded her review with the following words; â€Å"With 32GB of storage and its data and multimedia strengths, Apple's iPhone 3GS is, despite the reservations noted, one of the best smartphones you can buy for the money† (Mellissa, 2009). Mellissa’s review of iphone appeared on PC World.com in 2009. Her claims could be somewhat true during that period. However, when we compare iphone 3GS now with other smartphones available in the market, we can realize that her concluding words are not relevant now. Samsung Galaxy S2 seems to be a better option than iphone 3GS now. I tried to criticize all the positive claims of Mellissa J. Perens on about iphone in this rebuttal paper. Even though Mellissa J. Perenson mentioned some of the drawbacks of this phone at the beginning of her review, the rest of the review consists of only the positives of this phone. A reader may develop a feeling that this phone is the greatest phone arrived in the market so far. In my opinion,

Magnesium Ribbon and Hydrochloric Acid

Magnesium Ribbon and Hydrochloric Acid   Group members: Kiara Anderson, Laura Knott, Jackson Baker Chosen factors: magnesium (Mg) is known as a chemical element with the atomic number of 12. Hydrochloric acid (HCL) is a strong, colorless mineral acid used with many purposes. Chosen experiment: The task is to alter and record the different temperatures when magnesium ribbon is places hydrochloric acid. Research questions: How will the magnesium ribbon react to the hydrochloric acid? How quickly will the magnesium ribbon react to the hydrochloric acid at different temperatures? Will it be a slower reaction with the ice bath? Will it have a quicker reaction with a higher temperature? Background research: Magnesium (Mg) is known as a chemical element with the atomic number of 12. The silvery white solid is an abundant element found in the earths crust which was first discovered in 1755. Today magnesium has many uses for example photography, fireworks, bombs and flares. Magnesium isnt just used for entertainment it is also a key nutrient for health. Due to the human body it is important to a normal bone structure, magnesium is essential to disease prevention, low magnesium levels have been linked to some diseases such as osteoporosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, clogged arteries and heart disease. Hydrochloric acid (HCL) is a strong, colorless mineral acid used with many purposes. This substance is produced in the stomach of the human it has the job to break down proteins. It is located and used in many ways for example it is contain in toilet cleaners and used for clean the toilet. Temperature is a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium.   (Temperature. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2017.) Temperature can have many chemical reactions on experiments or natural substances. Different temperatures can either increase or decrease the speed of the particles in liquids or gases, causing particles to collect more energy, and to collide and creating chemical reactions when temperature is increased. Aim: To test the differences between different temperatures and how quick the magnesium ribbon reacts to the hydrochloric acid hypothesis: the higher the temperature the quicker or bigger the chemical reaction is when a magnesium ribbon is drop in the beaker of 25ml of hydrochloric acid. Also when the experiment is set in the ice bath, the reaction time will be much slower than the other temperature sets. equipment/materials: 5 x 80ml beaker Hydrochloric acid 15x 25ml = 375ml 15 x magnesium ribbon 3x ice (ice bath) 3x ice cream container 3x heat pad 1x thermometer 3x heat mat Method: Before anything was started, the whole method was reread and memorised so there was an understanding of the experiment. Next the correct PPE was equipped so if there was an error there was some protection, the equipment that was essential to equip was Closed in shoes Apron Safety goggles/classes Gloves Hair net Once the PPE was suited up, all the equipment was checked to make sure there was nothing missing, so the experiment didnt need to be paused just to get more equipment. The experiment was started by first unpacking the equipment and tprepare the hydrochloric acid by putting 25 ml in each beaker, then setting up the heat plate to the right setting to heat the hydrochloric acid to 80 C. once the heat plate hit its aiming temperature the beaker was placed on it till it hit the temperature of 80 C when it hit 80 C exactly, a piece of magnesium was placed in the beaker with the chemical reaction being recorded by both a timer and writing down what happened. The same steps happened with the other temperatures, which were 60 C, 40 C, the room temperature (22 C) and the ice bath (6 C). Results: temperature 1st test 2nd test 3rd test observations Ice bath =6 C 5:03:53 ->8 C 5:10:31 +   5:57:31 ->8 C 5:12:24 ->8 C Room temp 22 C 1:19:32 ->28 C 1:25:62 ->27 C 1:27:78 ->26 C Temperature increases with magnesium 40 C 48:85 sec ->43 C 0.1 molecule 4:45:31 ->46 C 0.1 molecule 3:19:69 60 C Wasnt rapid just frizzing 60 C 45:28 75 C 49:03 76 C 41:44 71 C bubbling 80 C 47:81 82 C 48:65 87 C 49:57 90 C Bubbling Discussion: During this experiment it was just expected in the hypothesis as the temperature went lower the slower the reaction time, that was also the only pattern noticed in the experiment. The experiment was very successful besides at one point in the experiment were the hydrochloric acid strengths were mixed up instead of using 1 molecules we use 0.1 molecule for at least 2 tests. Evaluation: during the experiment, there was only one error which was the molecule strength was mixed up, instead of using the 1 molecule on 2 of the 40 ÃÅ'Ã…  c tests we use 0.1 molecule this could have been avoided if we paid more attention to the equipment we used in the test. Conclusion: this EEI (extended experimental investigation) has discussed the aim of the experiment, the method and the results of the experiment, also the errors of the investigation that will be made sure that the same errors will not be made in future experiments. The main substances that were used in the experiment were hydrochloric acid (HCL) and magnesium ribbon(Mg) when these materials combined there was a chemical reaction, the reaction was that there was bubbling and fizzing when the magnesium dissolved, there was a pattern when the temperatures changed, the molecules in the acid would change speed cause the reaction to be either fast or slow, when the acid was at a high temperature for example 80 C the molecules in the acid were packed together but free to move but they were moving at a high speed but not as fast as gas molecules, this was causing the acid to bubble like boiling water, as the temperature was high this made the magnesium ribbon to dissolve faster. A real-world version of this experiment could be when cooking steak on a barbeque where the higher the temperature the faster the meat will cook.

Gardening: Plant and Garden

One of my earliest fascinations in life was watching things grow; Observing tiny seemingly lifeless seeds turn into overgrown fruit-bearing vegetation was to me simply remarkable. My mom had a garden in the back yard and I would always help her tend to it. I used to pretend I was a farmer working on my land. Every morning I would be so filled with excitement as I went out back to check on my crops. As I grew older and made some friends I gradually lost my enthusiasm for growing veggies. However, this past spring I did not attend school and had some time on my hands, so I decided to try and revive an old flame of mine. Gardening. The following is a guide on how to start and manage a garden devised from my own experience on â€Å"the farm†. First let me make clear that in order to have an aesthetically pleasing and bountiful garden it takes a lot of work. There is constant maintenance that is required. You have to want to take care of it. If a garden is not properly tended to your plants will die and be overrun by unwanted weeds/pests. To begin your first task should be to select an appropriate spot for your garden. When selecting the perimeters of your garden keep in mind that you want a relatively sunny spot year round. For instance if you choose a spot in March when the trees are bare it might be sunny but, in June when the surrounding trees are covered in leaves they may overshadow your garden. Some shade is okay but, to get the best results from your garden pick a spot that your fairly certain is sunny or will be sunny most of the time. Make sure your spot has good drainage; if the area where you’re considering putting your garden regularly floods it is not the best place for a garden. Another decision you need to make is whether to use raised beds or not. A raised bed is basically an open box filled with soil usually about 6 inches tall. This year I tried a raised bed garden and found that it has some advantages: It basically eliminated regular weeding (which can be a chore), it kept many pests away from my veggies, and it looked nice. However, raised beds do require more initial labor to set up and are more costly compared to traditional gardens. So now that you’ve found your spot it’s time to plan what you want to grow. Figure out what type of garden you want. Do you want to grow Vegetables? Herbs? Flowers? Or perhaps a combination of the three? I prefer growing vegetables because it’s always rewarding to eat the fruit of your labor. This year I found that tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce, eggplant, beans, and zucchini all do very well in raised beds. But, certain vegetables that require lots of space like pumpkins or watermelon do not. Now that you figured out what you’re going to grow plot out on some scrap paper where you will plant your crops in your garden. Keep in mind that certain plants need more space than others. When you buy your seeds read the plant spacing instructions carefully. You don’t want to plant anything outside before the last frost because it will kill your seedlings. By May (in southern New York) it’s safe to plant your seeds directly in the ground. Read the instructions on the back of each seed packet to know exactly when and how deep to sow them. If you want a head start you could even go to your local nursery and pick out some baby plants. When you’re transplanting from a container make sure that you water the plant before taking it out because you could damage the roots, so be gentile. Once your plants are in the ground it’s important that you take appropriate precautions to keep away pests and critters. The raised beds will keep away most insects and small animals but if you have gophers, rabbits, and deer in your neighborhood you will need a fence. Once the fence is in place most of the hard work is over. Just make sure you regularly water your plants, especially during summer’s hottest days. As well make sure you pluck any weeds that appear. By June your garden will be in full bloom. And once July/August comes around your veggies will be ready to harvest. Reflecting back on this year’s garden makes me feel accomplished. I’m glad I took the initiative to once again be a gardener. It was a lot of work but, the rewards were definitely worth it. There is nothing like some home grown veggies. I felt like a little kid again when I was anxiously checking on my garden each mourning. I am definitely going to have a garden again this spring. If you want to experience something truly satisfying and you have the time, I would highly recommend you try having a garden too.

Effect of Social Media

Johnson & Wales University [email  protected] MBA Student Scholarship The Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School 11-1-2011 The Effects of Social Media on College Students Qingya Wang Johnson & Wales University – Providence, [email  protected] edu Wei Chen Johnson & Wales University – Providence Yu Liang Johnson & Wales University – Providence, [email  protected] edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarsarchive. jwu. edu/mba_student Part of the Education Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Repository Citation Wang, Qingya; Chen, Wei; and Liang, Yu, â€Å"The Effects of Social Media on College Students† (2011).MBA Student Scholarship. Paper 5. http://scholarsarchive. jwu. edu/mba_student/5 This Research Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the The Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School at [email  protected] It has been accepted for inclusion in MBA Student Scholarship by an authorized administrator of [em ail  protected] For more information, please contact [email  protected] edu. Running Head: EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS 1 The Effects of Social Media on College Students Qingya Wang, Wei Chen, and Yu Liang Johnson &Wales University Feinstein Graduate SchoolRSCH5500-Research & Analysis Submitted to Professor Martin Sivula, Ph. D. November, 2011 Peer Reviewers: Frederic Juillet , Anne Catelotti, Jennifer Gay, Rohan Kichlu, Christina L. Blundin, and Volha Ban 2 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS Abstract As social media sites continue to grow in popularity, it is our premise that technology is a vital part in today’s student success equation. This descriptive, exploratory research study drew a random sample (N=48) of males (n=26) and females (n=22) who were administered a student perception questionnaire on how social media affects college students.Thirty-five percent of the participants were undergraduates and 65% were graduate students, studying at Johnson & Wales University. Thirty-one percent of participants have full-time jobs, 30% have part-time jobs and 39% do not have jobs. The results of the survey questionnaire indicate that 45% of the sample admitted that they spent 6-8 hours per day checking social media sites, while 23% spent more than 8 hours; 20% spent 2-4 hours and only 12% spent less than 2 hours on this task.Results indicate while most college students use social media and spend many hours checking social media sites, there was a negative aspect to college students’ use of social media. Key Words: social media, college students, learning efficiency 3 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS Introduction The definition of social media is â€Å"the relationships that exist between network of people† (Walter & Riviera, 2004). In the last ten years, the online world has changed dramatically. Thanks to the invention of social media, young men and women now exchange ideas, feelings, personal informat ion, pictures and videos at a truly astonishing rate.Seventy-three percent of wired American teens now use social media websites (Oberst, 2010). Schill (2011) states that the social media sites encourage negative behaviors for teen students such as procrastination (catching up with friends), and they are more likely to drink and drug. However, every day, many students are spending countless hours immersed in social media, such as Facebook, MySpace, World of Warcraft, or Sim City. At first glance this may seem like a waste of time; however it also helps students to develop important knowledge and social skills, and be active citizens who create and share content.At present, whether social media is favorable or unfavorable, many students utilize these sites on a daily basis. As social media sites continue to grow in popularity it is our belief that technology is a vital part of today’s student success equation. Many researchers have been diving into a considerable amount of res earch on how social media influences student retention at colleges. Many parents are worried that their college students are spending too much time on Facebook and other social media sites and not enough time studying.Therefore, our research ascertains the relationship between the social media and students’ study efficiency. 4 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS Statement of Problem To address the issue of the effectiveness of using social networking, the first question raised in this study is: for what purpose is the student utilizing social networking? Research on this topic will start to reveal social networking sites are simply part of how students interact with each other with no apparent impact on grades.Thus, the objective of this research is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of students’ use of social networking for study. The main purpose of this research is to expand on previous research, explore the relationship between the effects of socia l networking and students’ study efficiency, and to determine if social media interfering with students’ academic lives. Research Questions: Which is the most popular social media site for students? What is the amount of time students spend utilizing social media in various academic processes? Review f the Literature College students have great interest in social media. For the purpose of this study, social media was defined as Facebook, YouTube, Blogs, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn (Martin, 2008). Although, providing a detailed perspective on social media use among university students and underscoring that such use can produce both positive and negative consequences, according to a Nielsen Media Research study, in June 2010, almost 25 percent of students’ time on the Internet is now spent on social networking websites (Jacobsen, & Forste, 2011).Facebook is the most used social network by college students, followed by YouTube and Twitter. Moreover, Facebook alone reports 5 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS that it now has 500 active million users, 50% of whom log on every day. In addition, according to a study by Online PhD, students spend roughly 100 minutes per day on Facebook. In 2007, the number of students who used Facebook was already enormous: 92 percent of college students had an account. By 2008, 99 percent of students had an account on Facebook.That is quite a large amount considering the service was only opened in 2006 to everyone. On one hand, the positive aspect of online communities is that youths can utilize them for academic assistance and support (Lusk, 2010). Due to the ability of social media to enhance connections by making them easily accessible, social media can yield many benefits for the young, including providing a virtual space for them to explore their interests or problems with similar individuals, academic support, while strengthening online communication skills and knowledge. Students who may be reluc tant to speak up in class are participating in book discussion blogs and writing for real audiences. There are new Web tools emerging all the time that are enhancing learning (Brydolf, 2007). † On the other hand, â€Å"Our findings indicate that electronic media use is negatively associated with grades. We also find that about two-thirds of the students reported using electronic media while in class, studying, or doing homework (Jacobsen, & Forste, 2011). † This multitasking likely increases distraction, something prior research has shown to be detrimental to student performance.As social media websites, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter gain popularity, they are also are becoming increasingly dangerous as they create modes to procrastinate while trying to complete homework. Hence, in a survey of 102 students, 57% stated that social media has made them less productive. 6 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS As to the relationship between social media and grad es, a study released by Ohio State University reveals that college students who utilize Facebook spend less time on studying and have lower grades than students who do not use the popular social networking sites (Kalpidou, Costin, & Morris, 2011).Moreover, according to a new study by doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski of Ohio State University and her co-author, Adam Duberstein of Ohio Dominican University, college students who use the 500 million member social network have significantly lower grade-point averages (GPAs) than those who do not. Nevertheless, another study found no correlation between heavy social media usage and grades. There was no significant difference in grades between those considered to be heavy users of social media and those considered to be light users.Additionally, there was no correlation between grades and the social media platform used. For example, almost the same number of heavy and light users of both Facebook and YouTube received the same percentage hi gh and low grades. Regarding the relationship between using social media with the grades of college students, concurrent with past studies that find that online communication is linked to time spent in offline relationships, â€Å"our findings indicate that Social Networking Site (SNS) use and cellular-phone communication facilitates offline social interaction, rather than replace it (Jacobsen & Forste, 2011)†.Students commonly commented that connect should be invaluable for making friends and supporting each other, especially within the first few weeks after arriving at the University (Oradini & Saunders, 2007). Furthermore, â€Å"The relationship between Facebook and well-being appears to become positive over the college years, possibly because upper-class students use Facebook to connect socially with their peers and participate in college life (Kalpidou, Costin, & Morris, 2011). † EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS Therefore, â€Å"we need to keep in mind that the benefits of this interactive technology far outweigh the risks,† says Leri. â€Å"When it’s used in a positive way, it can be an extraordinary tool (Brydolf, 2007). † Method The purpose of collecting data was to perform a group research on how social media affects college students. In this research, an anonymous questionnaire was administered to collect data which was the standard survey collection method. The total number of questionnaires administered were 50, however the usable questionnaires were (N = 48).According to the respondents, males (n=26) and females (n=22) were involved in this survey. Thirty-five percent of participants were undergraduates and 65% were graduate students currently studying in Johnson & Wales University. Thirty-one percent of participants have full-time jobs, 30% have part-time jobs and 39% do not have jobs. The number of females who have jobs is higher than that of males. This was one part of our anonymous questionnaire. I n the following, other relevant questions were developed to carry out the research.Other questions focused on the lives of students and the feeling of students when they were using different social media. For example, â€Å"How many hours a day do you check your social media site? † and â€Å"Do you post or respond while completing homework? † Also, at the end of the questionnaire, we asked two open questions about the biggest advantage or disadvantage when college students used social media in studying and looking back to the last time that they used social media. The participants were randomly selected regardless of gender or educational level.These questions related to their lives. There were three different perspectives 8 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS present in the research which included advantage, disadvantage or not sure. However, other independent variables were tried to decrease the impact on the results. Results Sixty percent of participants ar e in favor of Facebook, 22% like Skype, 10% prefer Twitter and 8% like My Space. Sixty-eight percent of the sample reported that they primarily used a laptop to check social media sites; while 20% use a cell phone; and only 12% preferred to use a desktop computer.Forty-five percent of the sample admitted that they spent 6-8 hours per day to check a social media site, 23% spent more than 8 hours, 20% spent 2-4 hours and only 12% spent less than 2 hours. The ratio of participants who posted or responded during school hours was 64%; 15% rarely used social media during school hours; 21% were not sure whether they would like to use it. Eighty percent of the sample reported that they posted or responded while completing homework; 8% would never use social media while doing homework; and 2% were not sure.In terms of the benefit of social media, 20% agreed that social media helps with school assignments; 25% agreed that social media helps to make new friends; and 55% just used social media for fun. Discussion According to the data we collected from the anonymous questionnaire, most college students would prefer to use social media and therefore spent vast hours checking social media sites. Facebook is very popular among college students, even though students would use it when they had classes. Ninety percent of students spent their time on entertainment; there were not too many college students who preferred using social EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS media to deal with their homework. Eighty percent of the sample admitted that they posted or responded while completing homework. It has definitely affected their efficiencies and their grades. Considering the data collected, there was a negative attitude towards social media when college students used them. For instance, imagining one student spent over six hours checking social media site and responded while completing their homework; it would be likely increase distraction of the students which can be det rimental to student performance.Conclusion Our research has revealed that college students were likely to be affected by social media. Social media is attractive; it not only provides college students another world to make friends, also provides a good way to release pressure. To some degree, it absolutely affects the lives of college students including the grades. This research also indicates that an approach is needed to better balance the relationship between social media and academic study. Therefore, college students should think more about the balancing equation of social media and academics.Limitations and Recommendations This study was limited in several aspects. First, the timeframe to collect data was too short. Three to four weeks for the study was not sufficient. Second, a total of 50 questionnaires were administered, however usable questionnaires were 48, so the result may not reflect the real situation for the whole population. With this sample size, the estimated samp le error is 14. 4%, so an increase in sample size might yield different results. And, of course these results might be affected by this very large sample error. 0 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS Third, this research did not consider student’s psychological state; perhaps influences and motivations for social networking use. Our research indicated that most college students would prefer to use social media and spend many hours checking social media sites. Social networking is definitely affecting students’ efficiencies as well as their grades. Hence, educators need to be concerned about these problems and try to find better ways to solve these problems.Although, framed within an academic context, the concepts outlined here can be utilized to investigate the use of communication technology not only at school, however also at home, workplace, and various other settings, and for a variety of different audiences such as teenagers, young adults, the elderly, or f amilies. 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