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7 Reasons to Enroll a Child in an Online Elementary School

7 Reasons to Enroll a Child in an Online Elementary School Consistently, several guardians haul their children out of customary schools and select them in virtual projects. How do online grade schools advantage youngsters and their families? Why are guardians so anxious to expel their children from the framework that has worked for a considerable length of time? Here are probably the most widely recognized reasons: 1. An online school gives kids the opportunity to take a shot at building up their interests. Two decades prior, elementary younger students were given little no schoolwork. Presently, understudies frequently come back from school with long periods of worksheets, drills, and assignments to finish. Numerous guardians gripe that understudies aren’t allowed the chance to concentrate on their own abilities: learning an instrument, trying different things with science, or acing a game. Guardians of online understudies frequently find that understudies can finish their assignments quicker when they don’t have the interruption of friends to keep them down. Numerous online understudies can complete their coursework in the early evening, leaving numerous hours for children to build up their own passions.​ 2. Online schools permit children to escape from awful circumstances. Troublesome circumstances with harassing, awful instructing, or a sketchy educational plan may make school a battle. Guardians unquestionably don’t need to show their children to flee from a terrible circumstance. Nonetheless, a few guardians find that enlisting their kid in an online school can be useful for both their learning and their passionate wellbeing. 3. Families can get to know each other in the wake of selecting their children in online school. Long periods of class, after-school mentoring, and extracurricular exercises are leaving numerous families with no opportunity to spend together (beside schoolwork fits). Web based tutoring lets kids total their examinations and still invest quality energy with their friends and family. 4. Numerous online schools assist kids with working at their own pace. One of the disadvantages of customary homerooms is that educators must plan their guidance to address the issues of the understudies in the middle. On the off chance that your kid is attempting to comprehend an idea, he might be deserted. In like manner, if your youngster is unchallenged, he may need to sit exhausted and deadened for quite a long time while the remainder of the class makes up for lost time. Not every online school let understudies work at their own pace, however a developing number furnish understudies with the adaptability to get additional assistance when they need it or push forward when they don’t. 5. Online schools help understudies to create freedom. By their tendency, online schools expect understudies to build up the freedom to chip away at their own and the obligation to finish assignments by the cutoff time. Not all understudies are up for the test, however kids that build up these aptitudes will be more ready for finishing further instruction and joining the workforce. 6. Online schools assist understudies with creating innovation abilities. Innovation aptitudes are fundamental in pretty much every field and there’s no chance to get for understudies to learn online without creating probably a portion of these basic capacities. Online students will in general become capable with web correspondence, learning the executives programs, word processors, and web based conferencing. 7. Families have a more noteworthy instructive decision when they can think about online schools. Numerous families feel like they are left with hardly any instructive alternatives. There might be just a bunch of open and tuition based schools inside driving separation (or, for provincial families, there may just be a solitary school). Online schools open up a totally new arrangement of decisions for concerned guardians. Families can browse state-run online schools, increasingly free virtual contract schools, and online tuition based schools. There are schools intended for youthful entertainers, skilled students, battling understudies, and the sky is the limit from there. Not all schools will burn up all available resources, either. Freely subsidized online schools permit understudies to learn without charge. They may even give assets like PCs, supplies, and web get to.

Riot Roundup The Best Books We Read in August 2018

Riot Roundup The Best Books We Read in August 2018 We asked our contributors to share the best book they read last month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, and much, much moreâ€"there are book recommendations for everyone here! Some are old, some are new, and some aren’t even out yet. Enjoy and tell us about the highlight of your reading month in the comments. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Roy and Celestial are a young couple, just a year-and-a-half into their married life together when police break into their hotel room, wrestle Roy to the ground, and arrest him for a crime he did not commit. Now the story we might expect to hear or want to hear is how Roy and Celestial stick together like glue through thick and thin, but Roy and Celestials marriage is still new. They were still figuring out how to be married. Figuring out how to be married while separated by metal bars is a hurdle neither Roy nor Celestial is sure how to get over. In real life when a person is released from prison after evidence finally proves them innocent (or at least not sufficiently guilty) the tendency is to celebrate the win. With writing that is as beautiful as it is devastating, Tayari Jones’s shows that the story isn’t quite as simple as that. There are no winners, just lots of hurt people. This book made me think about how relationships can possibly survive a tragedy that forever change s a person’s lifeâ€"the type of life altering tragedy for which one can never be fully compensated. â€"Tiffani Willis American Wolf by Nate Blakesee Blakesee tells the story of the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone Park. It’s the story of one particularly compelling wolf, O-Six, and her wolfpack. The author tries to untangle the competing interests of wolf enthusiasts, hunters, government officials, cattle ranchers and more. Not many books bring tears to my eyes, which is simply a testament to the power of its writing. â€"Elisa Shoenberger Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way by Kamin Mohammadi This gorgeously written memoir follows an Iranian writer who escapes her mundane, corporate life in London to live in Italy for a year. Written in an honest and atmospheric way, Mohammadi documents her journey as she learns to see the beauty in everyday things such as food, friendships, exercise, and relationships. Nonfiction novels centered around travelling never fail to inspire me to go out and explore the world around me. And Mohammadi’s journey, in the heart of Florence, helped me see the world in a positive light while also trying to improve my health and attitude for the better so I too could follow the bella figura lifestyle of grace, relaxation, and pleasure. â€"Olivia Páez Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke Attica Locke has become one of my reliable favorites among mystery writers. This book, which introduces Darren Matthews, a black Texas ranger, may be my favorite of hers so far. When the book begins, Darren is on suspension for getting too personally involved with the shooting of a white supremacist who was harassing the daughter of a family fried. Estranged from his wife, he has little to do but drink, until a friend at the FBI tells him of a pair of deaths in a nearby small town. The first death, of a young black lawyer, didn’t garner much attention, but now that a white woman has also turned up dead, people are getting worried. Everyone assumes there’s a racial angle to these crimes, but the personal relationships within the town complicate the picture. And Darren himself gets personally involved, despite his suspension, and the picture gets murkier. It’s a good story, with plenty of surprises, that also gets at some important ideas about race, relationships, and law enforce ment in America. â€"Teresa Preston Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality From the Human Anatomy Lab by Christine Montross I am a sucker for all books about the role human cadavers have played in the progression of science. From the resurrectionists prowling through cemeteries to today’s laws regulating the use of human remains, science owes an enormous debt of gratitude to the cadaver. Montross’ recollection of her anatomy studies through the incredible gift of “Eve” is equally clinical and sentimental. She understands the importance of the sometimes unseemly work she had to do in that lab, while also fully appreciating the immensity of Eve’s sacrifice. The humanity with which she viewed these cadavers was soul-replenishing. â€"Elizabeth Allen Damaged Goods by Talia Hibbert I have never read a bad Talia Hibbert book, and this is one of my favorites. Set between the Ravenswood books between the two Kabbah sisters, this one tells the story of a character from the first one, A Girl Like Her. In that book, Laura is a villain; she’s also a victim, but that’s a later discovery. In this book, Laura has left her abusive husband and gone to the seaside to have her baby. The seaside, where she spent the summer as a kid, and managed to fall in love with Samir as a teenager. The reunion of these two is both endearing and heartbreaking, and both of them have personal things they need to help themselves with before being able to successfully be in a true, loving relationship. It’s angsty without being frustrating, and darling without being over the top. Both of these people deserve happiness, and it’s a joy to watch them get it. â€"Jessica Pryde The Delicacy Strength of Lace by James Wright Leslie Marmon Silko Just straight off the bat, let me tell you that James Wright was my great-uncle. He was a poet and I never met himâ€"he died when I was a year old of a sudden and aggressive cancer. This book contains the correspondence he shared with fellow poet Leslie Silko after he sent her a note saying how much he’d enjoyed her book. To read the book is to feel that you are becoming friends right along with them; the letters start out formal, though warm, and grow to intimateâ€"not in a sexual way, but in a deep friendship. It begins with admiration, progresses to stories about a naughty rooster, and goes on from there. It is funny and warm and delightful. The letters end with my great-aunt’s telegram to Leslie when James died, mere days after meeting Leslie in person for only the second time ever. I tell you this to prepare you, because you will cry. I am crying now just writing about it. When I told my aunt that I’d read the book, she told me Leslie has never read it, though she approved the use of her letters. It was simply too hard to revisit. â€"Annika Barranti Klein The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee YA! Romance! Chinese mythology! This book was an absolute, 100% joy. Yee does a fantastic job melding tradition and innovation, giving readers a Chinese-American heroine I found myself literally cheering for and a hero who doesn’t have a problem with letting Genie step front and center when her moment comes. Even if the duo’s journey to that moment is sometimes… fraught. I’ve recommended this one to adult friends, teachers, and the target YA demographic alike. Something for everyone and impossible not to adore. Eagerly awaiting book two. â€"S.W. Sondheimer The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut #2) by Mary Robinette Kowal This is the second book in a duology that unpacks the struggle of pilot and calculator Elma York as she tries to get women into space. Kowal’s masterpiece takes place in an alt history where the space race comes after a meteor crashes into the earth, creating a climate where eventual extinction of humanity is inevitable. The space, the science, the drama, is all incredible, but Kowal’s real strength comes from the authenticity of her worldâ€"the climate change deniers, the continuation of racial violence and prejudice in this post-crisis US, the discrimination against women and particularly women of color within the space program, stigma against mental illness, and more. This duology is fantastic, and everyone should be talking about it. â€"Leah Rachel von Essen From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty I’ve always hated the idea of being buried or cremated when I die. Instead, I want to be left in the forest to serve as a feast for wild scavengers. I’ve always kept this to myself because I assumed people would think I’m crazy or, at the very least, too eccentric for polite company. As it turns out, I’m not crazy, at least not according to Caitlin Doughty, whose final wish also entails being offered up as a free happy meal to local wildlifeâ€"vultures, to be exact. In this delightfully macabre book, Doughty challenges just about every convention Westerners have about the “proper” care and disposal of corpses. In the process, she takes readers on a magical death tour, observing the funeral rites of cultures around the world, from the polished high-tech crematories of Japan to the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence (not to be confused with Cone of Silence) where bodies are left as carrion for the “sky-dancers.” If you’ve ever questioned the way our culture sweeps death an d bodily decay under the rug, you’ll love this eye-opening (and hilarious) book. â€"Kate Scott The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon This slim little debut somehow manages to be both a slow, delicious burn and a compulsive page-turner. Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet at Edwards University, a schwanky New England college where they are both students. Phoebe is flailing under a secret guilt she carries over the death of her mother and Will is a transfer student who has just recently abandoned the religious faith that defined his young adulthood. The two are wrapped up in one another when Phoebe’s grief leads her to a religious cult led by a former Edwards student shrouded in mystery. As she embraces the very facets of faith that Will so vehemently now rejects, the two arrive at the dangerous intersection of love, loss, and fanaticism, that dark and twisty place where desire bleeds into violence and where faith ruthlessly destroys that which it should heal. So, so good! â€"Vanessa Diaz The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang This was such a fantastic read. Stella is a 30-year-old with Asperger’s who thinks she needs to learn how to be good at sex in order to find a mate and fulfil the expectations of society (and her mother). Like with everything you want to learn in life, one great method is to hire a professional to teach you. So she hires an escort. Enter Michael. What follows is the story of Stella and Michael getting to know each other, navigating family dynamics, and falling for each other. I am smitten with Stella and Michael and loved their story. This is a delightful, page-turning love story with original and charming characters and I can’t wait to read what Hoang writes next. â€"Jen Sherman The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana This book is not a happy story, but it doesn’t have to be. It is hopeful instead, asking what events could turn a man into a monster, or a hero. Princess Amrita prepares to marry her father’s friend and the Emperor Sikander, to prevent war from hitting her country. She doesn’t know what her father saw in Sikander, and why her father wants to call off the marriage. Then tragedy strikes, and all Amrita can do is flee for her life, away from her childhood love and comfort. â€"Priya Sridhar The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli (Berkley, January 22, 2019) Raina Anand’s grandmother has always supported her. She took her in when her mother wasn’t up to the task of parenting and taught her to pursue her dreams. However, in the aftermath of an ugly breakup that leaves Raina uninterested in dating for several years, her Nani decides she has endured enough. No longer content to wait for her granddaughter to make her own decisions, Nani draws up a list of eligible men and convinces Raina to give each one a try. In this hilarious and heartfelt romantic comedy, Raina buys into the idea that “(grand)mother knows best.” The results are cringey, funny, and sexy. I was so happy to get an advance copy of Lalli’s bookâ€"I can’t believe the world has to wait until January to read it! If you like stories about tight-knit communities, wedding hijinks, intense chemistry, and stubborn women, preorder The Matchmaker’s List as soon as possible! â€"Lacey deShazo Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement by Nadya Okamoto (Simon Schuster, October 16) I did not know that there was such a thing as a menstrual movement, but now I do, and I am HERE for it. Nadya Okamoto is changing the way the world views periods and menstruators, and she’s proved it with this book, chock full o’ research on everything from the cultural history of menstruation to the ways in which menstruators are treated around the world. And that right there is something she teaches right off the bat in this wonderful, accessible book: Women aren’t the only people who menstruate, and it’s best to say “menstruators” or “people who menstruate” when talking about them. Same goes for “feminine hygiene items”â€"just say “menstrual product,” y’all. Period Power is the perfect handbook to give to young menstruators when puberty hits. It’s educational in every aspect of menstruation, not just the part about the blood. Okamoto talks about homeless menstruators, menstruators in prison, young menstruators who don’t have equal access to educationâ €¦ Everything. And in every section is the same refrain: Menstruation is a part of life, literally the way to create life, and should never, ever be viewed with shame or disgust. I wish I had this book when I was 11. â€"Ashley Holstrom The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory (Berkley, October 30) You may have noticed that most of us here at Book Riot are huge fans of The Wedding Date, Jasmine Guillory’s debut novel that came out earlier this year. I didn’t think it was possible, but I loved The Proposal even more! When Nik’s boyfriend of five months proposes to her via the jumbotron at a Dodgers game (with her name misspelled!) she turns him down. Carlos and his sister see the drama unfold from a few rows behind her and step in as fake friends to help her escape the curious crowd, and the two of them have an instant connection. It’s the meet-cutest of meet-cutes. I LOVE Nik and Carlos, and I wish I could join their friend groups. The Proposal was exactly the bubbly, fun, feel-good novel I needed this month. â€"Susie Dumond The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson If you’re a fan of true crime memoir this is a must-read. MUST. It is exceptional! Maggie Nelson is an author with a collection of published work including poetry, essays, and autobiography. She also grew up the niece of Jane Mixer, whose 1969 murder had remained unsolved until 2004. This book is about Nelson’s life, her family’s, and the trial of Jane Mixer’s murderer. It is also a meditation on humanity and societyâ€"and so many thingsâ€"that I found myself inhaling the audiobook but also needing to sit with sentences and thoughts. â€"Jamie Canaves A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua Vanessa Hua is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, and the rich details in this novel show how well she knows San Francisco’s Chinatown. Scarlett Chen is a double immigrant: from her rural hometown in China to a city where she climbs up the factory ranks; and from that city to a maternity hotel in the US, where she and other pregnant women plan to give birth so that their children will have American citizenship. Things don’t go according to plan, though. The plot points aren’t always plausible, but the emotional beats ring true, as Scarlett forges an unconventional family, and as we come to understand the difficult circumstances of an abortionist, the proprietor of the maternity hotel, and many other vivid characters. â€"Christine Ro Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells I can’t even explain how much I love these books. Murderbot is just a sarcastic, anti-social,  binge-watching treasure! Rogue Protocol is the third installment in the Murderbot Diaries novella series from Martha Wells and it’s definitely my favorite so far. In this adventure, Murderbot meets up with another bot, Miki, that is the robot equivalent of a cinnamon roll that is too pure for this world, and together they try to save his crew. As usual, Murderbot is only low-key into saving the day, taking a few minutes out in the middle of the chaos to re-watch some of its favorite show, Sanctuary Moon. A bot after my own heart! There’s one more novella in the series coming out in October and a novel length adventure expected in early 2020. â€"Dana Lee Severance by Ling Ma Holy cats, I loved this book so much! It is a razor-sharp satire, a deadpan send-up of dystopias, of millenials, of cults, of SO MANY THINGS. Here’s what you need to know: A plague has turned most of the country into zombies (minus the brain eating), who sort of skip like a record in place in their pre-plague routines until they die. Candace is the orphaned daughter of Chinese immigrants who works in the bible department of a publisher. She is not interested in, well, anything, really. Her apathy is such that she doesn’t even notice this plague is going on until most of NYC is infected. Candace is somehow immune, and manages to team up with a group of survivors led by a cheesy holy roller. The group is collecting supplies to start society over again in a place called The Facility, but Candace has a secret that might change everything. This novel is smart, biting, and wholly original. It gave me You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine vibes. Did I mention I loved it? â€"Liberty Hardy Spectacle, Vol 1 by Megan Rose Gedris I’ve been following Gedris’s comics since her Yu+Me: Dream webcomic days a decade ago. Since then, her comics have only gotten better, while keeping the weirdness and queerness that appealed to me in high school. Spectacle is about Anna, who works in the circus with her twin, Kat. Anna is a psychic in the circus, but she doesn’t believe in anything supernatural. Until Kat is murdered, and her ghost sticks around to help her solve the mystery. Meanwhile, why does the bearded lady get so blush-y when she sees Anna/Kat, and why does Kat not want to talk about it? I mean, how could you go wrong with a comic about a travelling circus and a murder mystery? Add to that Gedris’s distinctive style, and I was sold. â€"Danika Ellis Stamped: An Anti-Travel Novel  by Kawika Guillermo Full disclosure: I received this book so I could review it (for another publication) along with a non-fiction travel book, which I did. As a Mvskoke (Creek) reader who is a fan of travel literature, I am wary of the problems that can befall this genre I love, like sentimentality, cultural appropriation, and oversimplification of entire nations. I was attracted to this book because its subtitle suggests it attempts to escape those problems, and it does. Stamped is a multi-voiced novel following the non-sentimental, non-madcap adventures of a group of ethnically diverse ex-pats traveling around Asia. The main voice is that of Skylar/Kawika, a genderfluid Filipino-American travel blogger. For the sake of this intriguing (if sometimes frustrating) character, I started wishing the novel could turn into one of those tidy, predictable ones in which the group of friends pulls together over a shared foreign experience or learns that people are really mostly alike. But this is an anti-travel n ovel, so it’s not that easy. But I wasn’t left depressed or bitter at the end either. Mainly, I was excited to read compelling, thoughtful, subversive travel literature by a person of color about characters of color, a perspective that isn’t represented nearly enough in the genre. â€"Stacy Pratt Stripped by Zoey Castile Zoey Castile has a thing with words that make you fall in love since the very start. Stripped is the story of a schoolteacher, Robyn, finding a sequined thong (not hers) in her laundry bag. In fact, that thong belongs to one drop-dead-gorgeous stripper, Fallon, who lives on her same building with his husky puppy. It’s the start of a fantastic love tale. This Magic Mike fanfic, as it was initially pitched as, is all around wonderful, with relatable characters and fun-as-hell chapter headings. It’s a genius romance story that will live through the ages. â€"Silvana Reyes Lopez Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman There’s no lack of YA books about grief and loss, but I’ve rarely seen it done so well. In Summer Bird Blue seventeen-year-old Rumi loses her sister in a car crash and is sent to live with her aunt in Hawaii when her mother is unable to cope with the loss. Feeling isolated and disconnected from the music she and her sister loved, Rumi pushes everyone away. But her aunt refuses to leave. And her two new neighborsâ€"la blunt surfer and a grumpy old recluseâ€"seem surprisingly immune to her temper, too. Bowman beautiful captures the complexity of sisterhood and grief, depicting characters and relationships that aren’t simple or perfect, but flawed and authentic. Her writing is lovely, her storytelling honest, and her characters frighteningly relatable. Summer Bird Blue is without a doubt one of the best books I’ve read this year. It grabs your heart and won’t let go. â€"Rachel Brittain The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal In The Summer Book, celebrated artist and author Tove Jansson “distills the essence of the summerâ€"its sunlight and stormsâ€"into twenty-two crystalline vignettes.” The vignettes follow six-year-old Sophia and her grandmother and their adventures on a remote island in the gulf of Finland. This is my first time reading what many consider a modern classic and I couldn’t agree moreâ€"The Summer Book is utterly perfect. It’s quiet and subtle, warm and wise, but with one single striking and devastating sentence Jansson changes your reading and understanding of the whole book.   â€"Pierce Alquist The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala (Katherine Tegen Books, April 23, 2019) I couldn’t put this debut YA fantasy down, except to frantically text all my friends and tell them they needed to get a copy as soon as it publishes. Set in a world inspired by ancient Indian history and Hindu mythology, Tiger at Midnight follows the star-crossed paths of Esha, a rebel assassin, and Kunal, a loyal soldier to his uncle the general. Who just happens to be Esha’s next target. Beautiful, funny, and action-packed, this book delivers all the best tropes while serving them up in a package that’s wholy new. My only regret is that since it doesn’t publish until April, I have a ludicrously long time to wait for the sequel. â€"Jess Plummer A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (HarperCollins, October 16) I read this book in its entirely while waiting to take my dad home from a doctor’s appointment. And I was ugly cryingâ€"I’m talking snot, shortness of breath, and obnoxiously loud sobbing. When the nurse came to take me back to recovery, she was so concerned because I looked like I’d been through the wringer. An emotional wringer. And I had. By the one and only Tahereh Mafi. This book is set shortly after the events of 9/11 and centers on Shirin, a Muslim teen, and the discrimination she faces from her town and her peers. When she meets Ocean, Shirin does everything she can to protect her heart aka pushing him away. Until she can’t anymore. This book is so incredibly beautiful and timely and well-written, it’s my first Tahereh Mafi and now I’m going back to read her catalog. Your poor heart gets a complete workout, but it’s worth it. â€"Kate Krug White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo Written by a white author and aimed at a white audience, this book is an attempt to grapple with the pervasive defensiveness among white people whenever the subject of race comes up. Think you’re a progressive type who is sensitive about racial issues already and doesn’t need this book? If you’re a white progressive, this book is aimed squarely at you. It’s aimed squarely at me, a self-proclaimed progressive who is white, and I learned a ton from it. DiAngelo spells it all out: where this fragility comes from, why it’s so pervasive, what effect it has on people of color, and how to begin learning how to avoid it. I found this book challenging, disturbing, and life-changing. If every white person in America could read this book with an open mind, this would be a different country. â€"Rebecca Hussey

Frank Lloyd Wrights Plan for a Fireproof House

Perhaps it was the 1906 earthquake and great fire in San Francisco that eventually inspired Frank Lloyd Wrights April 1907 Ladies Home Journal (LHJ) article, A Fireproof House for $5000. Dutch-born Edward Bok, LHJ editor-in-chief from 1889 to 1919, saw great promise in Wrights early designs. In 1901 Bok published Wrights plans for A Home in a Prairie Town and A Small House with Lots of Room in It. The articles, including the fireproof house, included sketches and floor plans designed exclusively for the LHJ. Its no wonder that the journal was the first magazine in the world to have one million subscribers. The design for the fireproof house is very Wright—simple and modern, somewhere between Prairie style and Usonian. By 1910 Wright was comparing what he called the concrete house of The Ladies Home Journal with his other flat-roofed, concrete projects, including Unity Temple. Characteristics of Wrights 1907 Fireproof House Simple Design: The floor plan shows a typical American Foursquare, popular at the time. With four sides of equal dimensions, concrete forms could be made once and used four times. To give the house visual width or depth, a simple trellis has been added, extending from the entrance. Center stairs near the entrance provide easy access to all parts of the house. This house is designed with no attic, but includes a dry, well-lighted basement storeroom. Concrete Construction: Wright was a great promoter of reinforced concrete construction—especially as it became more affordable for homeowners. Changing industrial conditions have brought reenforced concrete construction within the reach of the average home-maker, Wright claims in the article. The steel and masonry material provides not only fire protection, but also protection from dampness, heat, and cold. A structure of this type is more enduring than if carved intact from solid stone, for it is not only a masonry monolith but interlaced with steel fibres as well. For those unfamiliar with the process of working with this building material, Wright described that you make the forms using narrow flooring smoothed on the side toward the concrete and oiled. This would make the surface smooth. Wright wrote: In the composition of the concrete for the outside walls only finely-screened birds-eye gravel is used with cement enough added to fill the voids. This mixture is put into the boxes quite dry and tamped. When the forms are removed the outside is washed with a solution of hydrochloric acid, which cuts the cement from the outer face of the pebbles, and the whole surface glistens like a piece of grey granite. Flat, Concrete Slab Roof: The walls, floors and roof of this house, writes Wright, are monolithic casting, formed in the usual manner by means of wooden, false work, the chimney at the centre carrying, like a huge post, the central load of floor and roof construction. Five-inch thick reinforced gravel concrete creates fireproof floors and a roof slab that overhangs to protect the walls. The roof is treated with tar and gravel and  angled to drain not over the cold edges of the house, but into a downspout near the winter-warm center chimney. Closable Eaves: Wright explains that To afford further protection to the second-story rooms from the heat of the sun a false ceiling is provided of plastered metal lath hanging eight inches below the bottom of the roof slab, leaving a circulating air space above, exhausted to the large open space in the centre of the chimney. Controlling the air circulation in this space (by a simple device reached from the second-story windows) is a familiar system used today in fire-prone areas—left open in summer and closed in winter and for protection from blowing embers. Plaster Interior Walls: All the interior partitions are of metal lath plastered both sides, writes Wright, or of three-inch tile set upon the floor slabs after the reinforced concrete construction is complete. After coating the inside surfaces of the outside concrete walls with a non-conducting paint, or lining them with a plaster-board, the whole is plastered two coats with a rough sand finish. The interior is trimmed with light wood strips nailed to small, porous terra-cotta blocks, which are set into the forms at the proper points before the forms are filled with the concrete. Metal Windows: Wrights design for a fireproof house includes casement windows, swinging outward....The outer sash might at no very great additional expense be made of metal. Minimal Landscaping: Frank Lloyd Wright fully believed that his design could stand on its own. As an added grace in summer foliage and flowers are arranged for as a decorative feature of the design, the only ornamentation. In winter the building is well proportioned and complete without them. Known Examples of Frank Lloyd Wright Fireproof Houses 1908: Stockman Museum, Mason City, Iowa1915: Edmund F. Brigham House, Glencoe, Illinois1915: Emil Bach House, Chicago, Illinois Resources and Further Reading Edward Bok, Bok Tower Gardens National Historic Landmark website Frank Lloyd Wright On Architecture: Selected Writings (1894-1940), Frederick Gutheim, ed., Grossets Universal Library, 1941, p. 75 A Fireproof House for $5000, by Frank Lloyd Wright, Ladies Home Journal, April 1907, p. 24. A copy of the article was on the website of the Stockman House Museum, River City Society for Historic Preservation, Mason City, IA at www.stockmanhouse.org/lhj.html [accessed August 20, 2012]Visit the Emil Bach House at gowright.org/visit/bachhouse.html, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation TrustGlencoes Notable Architecture, The Village of Glencoe; Antique Home Style has reproduced A Fireproof House for $5000 [accessed October 5, 2013]

Why Teens Run Away When There Is The Risk Of Becoming...

One in seven adolescents between the ages of ten and eighteen will run away at some point (â€Å"Running Away†). People need to pay more attention to the reasons why teens run away when there is the risk of becoming homeless. According to the National Runaway Safeline (NRS) there are between 1.7 and 2.8 million runaway and homeless youth that live on the street each year. It is important for people to know this because it estimates the number of children and teens that runaway and possibly become homeless each year. Forty six percent of runaway and homeless youth reported being physically abused, thirty eight percent reported being emotionally abused , and seventeen percent reported being forced into unwanted sexual activity by a family or household member (Homeless and Runaway Youth). Physical, emotional and sexual abuse are common reasons why teens run away. 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Wuthering Heights Essay Free Essays

Topic: Heathcliffs whole aim in the novel is to gain revenge. Does he succeed? Discuss Why does he want revenge? Heathcliff through the book Heathcliff’s Revenge Introduction Define revenge Conclusion Body Con’sPro’s The people he takes revenge Did he succeed? Kills Hindley Catherine Hareton raised by Nelly Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights he gambles Topic: Heathcliffs whole aim in the novel is to gain revenge. Does he succeed? Discuss Revenge is to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself. We will write a custom essay sample on Wuthering Heights Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now Heathcliff seeks revenge for everything he has been through, the hurt, abuse he suffered at the hands of Hindley. Two main subjects push Heathcliff to boiling point: his desire for Catherine’s love and his need for revenge. His love for Catherine endures, as his need to get revenge on Hindley which occurs after Mr. Earnshaw’s death. It is only after Catherine’s death that Heathcliff’s revenge towards Hindley, Edgar begins getting worse as Heathcliff assumes control of Hindley’s house and son, as well as verything that is Edgars like Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff wants to own ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Thrushcross Grange’! Heathcliff is a heavy drinker and a gambler which is why he gambles in the hope to win Thrushcross Grange. When Heathcliff visits Catherine Linton he realises that Isabella Linton is infatuated with him. Heathcliff treats Edgar with absolute contempt,† Cathy, this lamb of yours threatens like a bull. †Edgar realises that he needs to fight Heathcliff to break down in fear. Though Edgar is humiliated, Heathcliff departs saying,† I wish you joy of the milk-blooded coward, Cathy! † Heathcliff’s plan for revenge on Edgar and Catherine is to marry Isabella, who is ignorant of love and men because she has never experienced either. Heathcliff wants to hurt Edgar because of his marriage to Catherine, and wants to get revenge on Catherine by making her jealous, which will show her that there is no love left for them to be together. This will hurt Catherine tremendously as she has always loved Heathcliff but it degrades her to marry him. Heathcliff is haunted by the ghost of Catherine because he is till motivated by the need for revenge and tries to get young Cathy away from Edgar by having her marry his son, Linton. Heathcliff never finds peace even after he dies. He meets Catherine in death and that is when he truly becomes happy. Heathcliff succeeds to take things from those who he thought had wronged him, specifically Hindley. Word count: 360 How to cite Wuthering Heights Essay, Essays

Wuthering Heights Essay Free Essays

Topic: Heathcliffs whole aim in the novel is to gain revenge. Does he succeed? Discuss Why does he want revenge? Heathcliff through the book Heathcliff’s Revenge Introduction Define revenge Conclusion Body Con’sPro’s The people he takes revenge Did he succeed? Kills Hindley Catherine Hareton raised by Nelly Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights he gambles Topic: Heathcliffs whole aim in the novel is to gain revenge. Does he succeed? Discuss Revenge is to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself. We will write a custom essay sample on Wuthering Heights Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now Heathcliff seeks revenge for everything he has been through, the hurt, abuse he suffered at the hands of Hindley. Two main subjects push Heathcliff to boiling point: his desire for Catherine’s love and his need for revenge. His love for Catherine endures, as his need to get revenge on Hindley which occurs after Mr. Earnshaw’s death. It is only after Catherine’s death that Heathcliff’s revenge towards Hindley, Edgar begins getting worse as Heathcliff assumes control of Hindley’s house and son, as well as verything that is Edgars like Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff wants to own ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Thrushcross Grange’! Heathcliff is a heavy drinker and a gambler which is why he gambles in the hope to win Thrushcross Grange. When Heathcliff visits Catherine Linton he realises that Isabella Linton is infatuated with him. Heathcliff treats Edgar with absolute contempt,† Cathy, this lamb of yours threatens like a bull. †Edgar realises that he needs to fight Heathcliff to break down in fear. Though Edgar is humiliated, Heathcliff departs saying,† I wish you joy of the milk-blooded coward, Cathy! † Heathcliff’s plan for revenge on Edgar and Catherine is to marry Isabella, who is ignorant of love and men because she has never experienced either. Heathcliff wants to hurt Edgar because of his marriage to Catherine, and wants to get revenge on Catherine by making her jealous, which will show her that there is no love left for them to be together. This will hurt Catherine tremendously as she has always loved Heathcliff but it degrades her to marry him. Heathcliff is haunted by the ghost of Catherine because he is till motivated by the need for revenge and tries to get young Cathy away from Edgar by having her marry his son, Linton. Heathcliff never finds peace even after he dies. He meets Catherine in death and that is when he truly becomes happy. Heathcliff succeeds to take things from those who he thought had wronged him, specifically Hindley. Word count: 360 How to cite Wuthering Heights Essay, Essays

Secret River Essay Essay Example

Secret River Essay Essay The importance of a person’s relationship with the ‘world’ in determining their sense of ‘identity’ . is explored through an individual’s conflicting familial relationship. which plays a important function in determining their sense of individuality. The thought of a conflicting familial relationship is shown in both Kate Grenville’s novel ‘The Secret River’ and in Robert Lowell’s verse form. ‘The Dolphin. ’ These texts. conveys in item the ill will between familial relationships. These texts besides express similar id3eas but in different ways: in ‘the secret river’ . a inmate struggles to implement his authorization. at the cost of the relationship with his married woman. whereas in ‘the dolphin’ a frenzied depressive poet feels inferior in his conflicting relationship with his former married woman. Elizabeth Hardwick. We will write a custom essay sample on Secret River Essay specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Secret River Essay specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Secret River Essay specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer In ‘The Secret River. ’ the physical and verbal separation between William Thornhill and his married woman Sal creates a conflicting familial relationship. ‘The deficiency of communicating between Thornhill A ; Sal. generates farther division between each other as Sal ‘gave no mark that she had heard’ him spoke. The usage of symbolism â€Å"Thornhill worked beside her but she seemed to be doing certain there were ever a few workss between them. † indicates the differentiation between Thornhill A ; Sal. every bit good as foregrounding a deficiency of familiarity and communicating between each other. This deficiency of familiarity shows the importance of a person’s physical relationship with the universe around them in determining their sense of individuality. Unlike Thornhill’s deficiency of familiarity which causes a conflicting familial relationship. Lowell’s verse form shows the individual’s conflicting familial relationship as a consequence from the revocation of his relationship with Elizabeth Hardwick. This is apparent in the metaphorical word picture of â€Å"a prisoner as Racine. † This metaphorical comparing to Racine. who’s an 18th century dramatist. foreground the many similarities between Lowell and Racine. Racine. famously known for his ‘concept of love’ centralises. how his tragic characters are cognizant of the ‘conflict’ . complications yet they do nil to decide it. This is besides similar to ‘The Secret River’ where Thornhill is cognizant of his picks. but decides to disregard Sal’s proposal of traveling back ‘Home’ in England. therefore making farther tenseness and division between his household. in-particular with Sal. Furthermore Lowell feels confined and conflicted which is caused by his married woman. This therefore shows the importance of a person’s psychological relationship with the universe around them in determining their sense of individuality. Grenville efficaciously conveys an individual’s conflicting familial relationship. which portrays a important function in determining their sense of individuality in the minute where Thornhill is about to strike Sal. The usage of accretion. â€Å"He saw that she did non recognize him. Some violent adult male was drawing at her. shouting at her. the alien within the bosom of her hubby. † efficaciously highlights the alteration of his individuality. Thornhill’s combatant desire to assail Sal physically affects the relationship with Sal. which forms a deeper rift in their conflicting relationship. Thornhill besides inquiries himself. â€Å"What expletive had come down on his life. that he was full of fury at his ain Sal? † This effectual usage of rhetorical oppugning shows Thornhill confirming his subconsciousness of this destructive and combative individuality. As a consequence. the compelling usage of these literary devices highlights the importance of a pe rson’s physical and psychological relationship with the universe around them in determining their sense of individuality. Similar to Grenville. Lowell besides conveys the conflictive and destructive sense of ego with his familial relationship. which plays a important function in determining his sense of individuality. Lowell utilises the usage of repeat. â€Å"not avoiding hurt to others. non avoiding hurt to myself–† efficaciously shows the bellicoseness and volatility Lowell expresses to himself and to his former partner. This usage of repeat besides signifies the subordinating position he feels in this relationship. The quotation mark. ‘caught in its hangman’s-knot and sinking lines. ‘ is a ocular illustration of how Lowell feels. being trapped and inferior. which consequences in physical force to asseverate his conflicted individuality. Furthermore. this shows the importance of a person’s psychological relationship with the universe around them in determining his sense of individuality. Additionally. Grenville communicates the thought of an individual’s conflicting familial relationship through societal interaction. Grenville efficaciously uses the literary device of duologue. â€Å"Get rid of the inkinesss and she’ll stay. Will. † every bit good as â€Å"Nobody won’t neer know. I swear. he said. â€Å"Not our married womans even. Not anyone other than us. And we ain’t stating. † to joint the pending pinnacle determination made by Thornhill to disregard Sal’s pleads which accordingly increases the struggle between Thornhill and Sal. The metaphor â€Å"But it seemed there was no manner to talk into that soundless topographic point. Their lives had easy grown around it. the manner roots of a river-fig grew around a stone. † farther indicates the deficiency of familiarity and communicating between Thornhill and Sal as they’re unable to talk into that soundless topographic point. hence foregrounding the imp ortance of a person’s relationship with the universe around them in determining his sense of individuality. Synonymous to Grenville. Lowell besides highlights the thought of an individual’s conflicting familial relationship through societal interaction. Lowell uses nonliteral linguistic communication. â€Å"I have sat and listened to excessively many words of the collaborating Muse. and plotted possibly excessively freely with my life. † to efficaciously demo the conflicting familial relationship. The usage of nonliteral linguistic communication high spots that Lowell has taken advice from household and friends which has later lead Lowell’s life of misdirection and indecisiveness. This therefore highlights the importance of a person’s relationship with the universe around them in determining his sense of individuality. In decision. it is apparent for both Grenville and Lowell that the composers have employed a assortment of literary devices to foreground the importance of a person’s relationship with the universe around them in determining their sense of individuality. Bibliography hypertext transfer protocol: //xserve. allsaintscasula. Catholic. edu. au/groups/mrsdeli_yr11advancedenglish/weblog/8b4ee/Part_Six_The_Secret_River. html hypertext transfer protocol: //listverse. com/2007/08/28/top-10-american-poems-of-the-20th-century/ hypertext transfer protocol: //www. poemhunter. com/robert-lowell/biography/

Understanding Interpersonal Intelligence

Understanding Interpersonal Intelligence Can you pick out the student who gets along with everyone in the class? When it comes to group work, do you know which student you pick to work well with others to complete the assignment? If you can identify that student, then you already know a student who displays the characteristics of interpersonal intelligence. You have seen evidence that this student  is able to discern the moods, the feelings, and the motivations of others. Interpersonal is the combination of the prefix  inter-  meaning between   person  Ã‚  -al. The term was first used in psychology documents  (1938) in order to  describe behavior between people in an encounter.   Interpersonal intelligence  is one of Howard Gardners nine  multiple intelligences, and this intelligence refers to how skillful an individual is in understanding and dealing with others. They are skilled at managing relationships and negotiating conflict. There are some professions that are a natural fit for people with interpersonal intelligence: politicians, teachers, therapists, diplomats, negotiators, and salesmen. Ability to Relate to Others You wouldnt  think that Anne Sullivan- who taught Helen Keller- would be Gardners example of an interpersonal genius. But, she is precisely the example Gardner uses to illustrate this intelligence. With little formal training in special education and nearly blind herself, Anne Sullivan began the formidable task of instructing a blind and deaf seven-year-old, Gardner writes in  his 2006 book, Multiple  Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice. Sullivans showed great interpersonal intelligence in dealing with Keller and all of her profound disabilities, as well as Kellers doubting family. Interpersonal intelligence builds on a core capacity to notice distinctions among others- in particular, contrasts in their moods, temperaments, motivations, and intuitions, Gardner says. With Sullivans help, Keller became a leading 20th-century author, lecturer, and activist. In more advanced forms, this intelligence permits a skilled adult to read the intentions and desire of others even when they have been hidden. Famous People With High Interpersonal Intelligence Gardner uses other examples of people who are socially adept are among those with high interpersonal intelligence, such as: Tony Robbins: Though he grew up in a chaotic and abusive household and without any educational background in psychology, according to Fortune magazine and Wikipedia, Robbins became self-help coach, motivational speaker and best-selling author whose seminars have attracted thousands.Bill Clinton: Once a relatively little-known governor of a small state, Clinton was convincingly elected to two terms as U.S. president, due largely to his personality and ability to relate to people.Phil McGraw: A psychologist and well-known talk show host, Dr. Phil has advised and counseled thousands of people on improving their lives using a tough love approach.Oprah Winfrey: Arguably the countrys most successful talk show host, Winfrey built an empire largely based on her skill at listening, talking and relating to others. Some might call these social skills; Gardner insists that the ability to excel socially is actually an intelligence. Regardless, these individuals have excelled due almost entirely to their social skills. Enhancing Interpersonal Intelligence Students with this type of intelligence can bring a range of skill sets the classroom, including: Peer to peer work (mentoring)  Contributing to discussions in class  Problem-solving with othersSmall and large group workTutoring Teachers can help these students showcase their interpersonal intelligence by using some specific activities. Some examples include: Class meetingsCreating group projects, both large and smallSuggesting interviews for class assignmentsOffering students an opportunity to teach a unitIncluding community service activities if applicableOrganizing surveys or polls that extend outside of the classroom Teachers can develop a variety of activities that allow these students with interpersonal skills to interact with others and to practice their listening skills. Since these students are natural communicators, such activities will help them enhance their own communication skills and also allow them to model these skills for other students. Their ability to both give and receive feedback is important to the classroom environment, in particular in classrooms where teachers would like students to share their different perspectives. These students with interpersonal intelligence can be helpful in group work, especially when students are required to delegate roles and meet responsibilities. Their ability to manage relationships can be leveraged especially when their  skill set may be needed to resolve differences. Finally, these students with interpersonal intelligence will naturally support and encourage others to take academic risks when given the chance. Finally, teachers should take advantage of every  opportunity in order to model appropriate social behavior themselves. Teachers should practice to improve their own interpersonal skills and give students the opportunity to a practice as well. In preparing students for their experiences beyond the classroom, interpersonal skills are a top priority.   Sources: Gardner, Howard E. Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice. Basic Books, 2006.

Marie of France, Countess of Champagne

Marie of France, Countess of Champagne Known for: French princess whose birth was a disappointment to parents who wanted a son to inherit the French throne Occupation: Countess of Champagne, regent for her husband and then for her son Dates: 1145 - March 11, 1198 Confusion with Marie de France, Poet Sometimes confused with Marie de France, Mary of France, a medieval poet of England in the 12th century whose Lais of Marie de France survive along with a translation of Aesops Fables into the English of the time and perhaps others works. About Marie of France, Countess of Champagne Marie was born to Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France. That marriage was already shaky when Eleanor gave birth to a second daughter, Alix, in 1151, and the pair realized that they were not likely to have a son. Salic Law was interpreted to mean that a daughter or daughters husband could not inherit the crown of France. Eleanor and Louis had their marriage annulled in 1152, Eleanor left first for Aquitaine and then married the heir to Englands crown, Henry Fitzempress. Alix and Marie were left in France with their father and, later, stepmothers. Marriage In 1160, when Louis married his third wife, Adà ¨le of Champagne, Louis betrothed his daughters Alix and Marie to brothers of his new wife. Marie and Henry, Count of Champagne, were married in 1164. Henry went to fight in the Holy Land, leaving Marie as his regent. While Henry was away, Maries half-brother, Philip, succeeded their father as king, and seized the dower lands of his mother, Adà ¨le of Champagne, who was also Maries sister-iin-law. Marie and others joined Adà ¨le in opposing Philips action; by the time Henry returned from the Holy Land, Marie and Philip had settled their conflict. Widowhood When Henry died in 1181, Marie served as regent for their son, Henry II, until 1187. When Henry II went to the Holy Land to fight in a crusade, Marie again served as regent. Henry died in 1197, and Maries younger son Theobold succeeded him. Marie entered a convent and died in 1198. Courts of Love Marie may have been a patron of Andrà © le Chapelain (Andreas Capellanus), author of one of the works on courtly love, as a chaplain who served Marie was named Andreas (and Chapelain or Capellanus means chaplain). In the book, he attributes judgments to Marie and to her mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, among others. Some sources accept the claim that the book, De Amore and known in English as The Art of Courtly Love, was written at the request of Marie. There is no solid historical evidence that Marie of France with or without her mother presided at courts of love in France, though some writers have made that claim. Also known as:  Marie Capet; Marie de France; Marie, Countess of Champagne Background, Family: Mother:  Eleanor of AquitaineFather:  Louis VII of France  Stepmothers:  Constance of Castile, then Adà ¨le of ChampagneFull siblings: sister  Alix, Countess  of Blois; half siblings (father Louis VII): Marguerite of France, Alys of France, Philip II of France, Agnes of France. She also had half-siblings from her mothers second marriage, but theres not much evidence she interacted with them. Marriage, Children: husband: Henry I, Count of Champagne (married 1164)children:Scholastique of Champagne, married to William V of MaconHenry II of Champagne, 1166-1197Marie of Champagne, married to Baldwin I of ConstantinopleTheobald III of Champagne, 1179-1201

Project Finance in the FertiNitro Company Coursework

Project Finance in the FertiNitro Company - Coursework Example Polar is a passive sponsor of FertiNitro and is not directly involved in the business of construction and operation of the fertilization plant. Polar is mainly a food and beverage company with present joint ventures in companies like Koch and Pequiven which are the major stakeholders of FertiNitro. The total revenue generated by the Polar group is the US $1.9 billion. More than 2% of the company goes to Venezuela’s non-oil GDP (Duff & Phelps, 1998, p.5). Impact of the Sponsors’ contribution on the project in terms of viability as a stand-alone project financing The strategy adopted by Polar in the investment of export projects has generated profitable returns to Venezuela. The first project to invest in Polar is FertiNitro. The indirect involvement of Polar in the project of FertiNitro has resulted in being the important mitigant to it. PDVSA gas is the subsidiary company of Polar Group which contributes to the major portion of the gas requirement of the country made available by FertiNitro. The foreign exchange over the past decades has been favorable for PDVSA which gives FertiNitro another reason to make the Polar group a part of its sponsors. The indirect participation of PDVSA in FertiNitro the foreign transfers and the risk convertibility gets minimized. PDVSA also has the leading market in urea in South America along with Pequiven which is the petrochemical wing of PDVSA. PDVSA is also responsible for offsetting the risk of the volatile market by lowering the cost of the feedstock gas supply. PDVSA is the world second largest Oil and Gas Company contributes the most to the FertiNitro as the company both directly and indirectly invests in the company. Even the internal funds of Pequiven are sponsored by PDVSA. Thus the viability of FertiNitro based on the stand-alone project financing of the Polar Group will bring about remarkable results as the company in engages in both direct and indirect financial investment for the company. Both the cost overruns and the time overruns of the company will be under check in spite of the fact that as Polar the company contributes to the 10% of sponsorship to FertiNitro and is a passive sponsor. Following aspects of the project with relevant matters Off-taker, The Polar Group has signed an offtake agreement with both Pequiven and Koch Off takers which are both joint ventures. The Koch Off taker bears the obligation of 75% of the ammonia and 43% of an area of the company that is available for sale during the year. Similarly, the rest of the obligation of the Polar Group’s off-take agreement lies with Pequiven. Certain specification of the company related to the off-taker agreement has to be abided by the mentioned companies like appointing an independent inspector regarding the approval of the off-takers who will be in charge of determining the quality of the product to be delivered. Based on the independent inspector’s assessment the rejection of the non-conforming products is made or availed at a discounted rate. At the initial level of agreement, Koch will have the rights to sell the products and delivering the same in North America while Pequiven will follow a similar act in South America, Caribbean, and Central America.  Ã‚  

Loyalty Program of the Apple Inc Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2500 words

Loyalty Program of the Apple Inc - Essay Example The company that is the subject of this research is Apple Inc., an American-based company operating in various countries, headquartered in the state if California. The company specializes in the designing, developing and sale of electronics including software, personal computers, and cell phones. In addition, the company offers other services and products including Smartphones, tablets, web browsers to name but a few. As of the year 2014, Apple offered permanent jobs to over 72,000 people, and its profit for same year stood at a whopping $182 billion. Some of the competitors Apple faces include Samsung, Nokia, and Microsoft among others, all of whom offer either part of the similar services or the same as Apple. When it comes to the company’s loyalty program, Apple Inc. has been noted to have a strict one where a majority of the customers hardly qualify for it. According to Meyer-Waarden, Apple’s customers are expected to spend a considerable amount of money for them to qualify for the company’s loyalty program. Sadly, many of them do not hit the target thus keep missing the goodies the company offers. Even though the company has recently announced an adjustment to its loyalty program requirements, it is still hard for many consumers to reach the target. For instance, Apple recently announced that any school intending to have its classrooms filled with the Mac computers would indeed enjoy a discount. Such institutions will enjoy a discount of 6% to 8% when the purchases are made from the company. From the above findings, it is clear that Apple’s loyalty program is wanting, and requires improvement since there are other competitors who could capitalize on this weakness. While Apple has continued to offer still competition to other players in the industry, its loyalty program requires measures to make sure customers are retained.

Medical Care Essay -- Medicine Health Research Papers

Medical Care The United States has moved from an agricultural country, to an industrialized country and from predominately an industrialized country to more of an information and services country. Health care has changed in the way it has operated just as the country has changed. When the United States was an agricultural country, health care was operated by doctors that worked independently providing health care to patients within a set communities or counties. This health care was a fee for service system. However, that fee could often be made on a barter type system. In that system patients would trade goods for services. As the country transitioned to an industrial society, health care had transitioned as well. Health care providers set up group offices that allowed the health care providers to support each other, when necessary, in providing care to their clients. Health care has primarily focused on providing health care for the patients on a "Fee-for-Service" type payment system. Now that the country has entered in the information and services markets, health care has developed a method to transitions into the information and services markets as well. Today, health care providers have added an additional option to their clients. This option is known as Managed Care. Both of these health care payment types are available today, but managed care is starting to lead the way in the health care industry. Fee for service is defined as a patient sees a medical provider for medical service and the medical provider will bill the health plan of the patient or the patient will pay the medical provider for services and has an option to be reimbursed by the health plan, if applicable. (Arnett & Trapneil, 1984) This was the do... ... Freeland, Michael S. and Schendler, Charles E., "National Health Expenditure Growth in the 1980's: An Aging Population, New Technologies, and Increasing competition," Health care Financing Review, 1983. Kongstvedt, Peter R., M.D. and Young, Ernst LLP, "The Managed Health Care Handbook," Third Edition, Aspen Publication Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1996. Rober, William L., M.D., "Does Managed Care Provide Higher Quality Care Than Fee-For-Service Medicine?" http://www.wnet,org/archive/mch/Viewpoints/procon3.html. The Commonwealth Fund, "A Survey of Patients in managed Care and Fee-for-Service Settings - Three-City Survey Finds Working Americans Dissatisfied." http://www.cmwf.org/health_care/mgdcrhtl.html. United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), "Medicare Care Contract Report," Rockville, Maryland, DHHS, 1995.

Cultural Understanding on the Movie Example “Bend It Like Beckham”

The main aim of this report is to describe, analyze and understand Indian culture and integration Indians with British culture in a connection to movie: â€Å"Bend it like Beckham†. The aim is also to assign every character to stage of intercultural sensitivity and define what kind of cultural development is possible for each of them. Findings: Jess: In my opinion she is on the fifth level of intercultural learning, she adapts to the british culture, she knows it and totally accept it, e. . she can greet in her language, she wears traditional dress during the engagement and the wedding, she knows that she suppose to have Indian husband, that she should not show her legs and the scar in front of the man. She tries to live like â€Å"normal† teenager from Europe, but she respects all the traditions of her family. She has got problem with learning how to cook traditional meals and when she was younger she often ate been on toast, which is common in UK. She likes british culture more, because it gives her more freedom, her idol is Beckham, she loves playing football, she would like to be independent to make her own choices in such easy issues like choosing shoes or outfit for the wedding. She would like to choose if she can play football or not. Her mum does not want her to play but she shows her resistance even though she should not , because in her mum’s opinion, it is spoiled behavior. She does not like to lie and she feels bad with that but she does not tell the truth because she has high respect to the elders. I can predict that in the future, of course if she stay in the UK, she will be totally integrated with the british culture. Mother: She is on the first level of intercultural learning. She does not like british culture, for her it is like pure evil. She does not want her children to integrate with the European culture. When they are complaining and Jess wants to choose the dress by herself for her sister’s wedding or she does not want to learn how to cook, for her mum it is spoiled behavior. She is scared that Jess will start to wear short skirts etc, that is why he does not let her to play football, because in her opinion the integration can go further than it should. She is defending herself but she even has not noticed that she is already connected to the british culture e. g everybody were checking their mobiles during the engagement, which is a part of fast lifestyle in the UK. She just want to protect the good name of family and she creates perfect image of the members, so that her children will have no problems with finding appropriate husband. Chances for further development: second level – because she finally agreed and accepted that her daughter is playing football, so she is not so closed like in the beginning. Father: Jess’ father seems to realize the differences between his own culture and British one but he thinks that this second one have too big bad influence on his doughter, Jess. He is afraid of this. He finds his own culture as better one that is why he tries to defend somehow against the bad influence of the other. Probably, that is why he does not want to accept that his younger doughter plays football. He thinks, it is a man sport and he does not understand how and why Jess can like it. The piority for her should be to find a good husband, be a good wife, who can cook and takes care of house. She should be also well educated. And it should give her happiness. In his opinion, girls or women should not have got such hobbies like playing football. Additionaly, he has got his own, bad experience with sport in the UK. When he was younger, he used to play cricket but his career did not finish very well because of his origin. It was in former times, so now everything has changed, but he is afraid that his doughter can also suffer as he did. Fortunately, his open-minded position and love to his doughter win and he lets her to play. During his older doughter’s wedding he tells Jess to go and play in final game of a tournament if it makes her happy. In the end the gives Jess the permission to play in the American’s proffessional team. He has got an opportunity to go on ‘higher level’ of the intercultural sensitivity (III) or even he has already achived it. Jules: A wonderful Jess’ friend, who from the very beggining have not seen any difficulties in â€Å"contact† with the other culture. Jules plays in a local football team and thanks to her Jess also has started. She encoureged her friend to play and to find solutions how to deal with the culture differences. Jules also has got some problems with her mother, as Jess has. Her mother is afraid that because of doughte’s hobbies she would not find a boyfriend. So it is not so different as in Jess’ home. Thankfully, Jules has got a great father, who totally accepts doughte’s interests. She is on a high adaptation level of the intercultural sensitivity. She does not have to deal with the cultural differences because for her it is just natural. She can see some problems, which are â€Å"normal† for every teenager (boys etc. ), not problems with other habits. In my opinion she does not have to achive other level of the intercultural sensitivity because this,where she already is, it is perfect.

The Effects Of Nutrition On Children s Self Image And...

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