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- 3151: Computer Ergonomics In The Work Place
- Computer Ergonomics In The Work Place Business strive for high production at low cost. This would result in the highest profit for a company. To many businesses, this is only a mirage. This is because the 'low cost' of the business usually results in a 'high cost' for the employees. This high cost is lower quality workplace items, lower salaries, less benefits, etc. These costs create an upset workplace environment. Companies understand that the more efficient their workers are, the more productive their business will become. ...
- 3152: The Theme of Coming of Age in Literature
- ... things from a different perspective and was not quick to take small things for granted . Lastly, Hugh Maclennan's story "Explosion" is a story about a young boy named Roddie Wain, who was late for school on the famous morning that Mont Blanc crashed into another ship on the Halifax harbor, causing monstrous destruction. Roddie Wain begins his journey of coming of age on this morning when he is faced with ... Through the days events, this child grows in to a young man through a series of shocking and terrifying events. Near the beginning of the story, Roddie is only a child who was late for school, and knows he is not in trouble due to the tornado that just passed because of the explosion. He is happy that he will not be in trouble. By the end of the story, he wishes he was back in school and in trouble rather than being faced with the horrible sight of death and blood. An the end of the story it is also rather obvious that he is not only saying that he ...
- 3153: The Contempary Enlightend One
- ... and it is also apparent in Salinger s life. Does Salinger exhibit Buddhism on different levels in Catcher in the Rye? The main character in the book is Holden Caulfield. He attends a rich prep school called Prency prep. It is a school that typifies the idealistic American school, where the dirt and grind does not have a space, at least not on the surface. Holden is then expelled from the school, and starts to venture out the world on his own. He ...
- 3154: Kids, Like Adults, Are Facing
- ... the early example, or in other unplanned activities families where both parents work, and nine hours year~ld spends an hour and 12 minutetJosand less time eating, but more tonem sports Free time left after school eating and sleeping, for single-parent families, the study found. The timediaries arepartofa much I sizybdy more time on schoolwork according the study found, has decreased from 40 percent of After collecting minute-by-minute ... striking changes is the 'Children are affected by the same time crunch were able to describe in detail how a typical child's hour spent reading each week translates int rease in time spent at school, up by an average that their parents are affected by," said Sandra week plays out, from the average 74 hours half-point increase in achrevementtefl soot norethan90minutesaweek since 1981. That is Hoffeith, a senior research scientist at the inst- sleeping to the nine hours spent consuming meals. while each additional Isour spent watching tek ~rnng not because academic school days are tute. "Parents are busy, and children are spending Overall, children average about 90 minutes in sion deceeases test scotes lay onetenth of ai po~ iget, but because more children are in preschool ...
- 3155: The Ozone Layer
- ... light. Most of the freed oxygen atoms immediately bond with nearby oxygen molecules to form ozone (O + O =O ). The only method used to make commercially is to pass gaseous oxygen or air through a high voltage alternating-current electric discharge called a silent electric discharge. Ozone near the earth’s surface is generally regarded to as a bad . It is created from industrial, transportation, and some natural sources. It is the most noxious component of smog. All high concentration, 0 is known to reduce human lung capacity, as well as damage the cells of many plants, animals, and other organisms. For these reasons, ozone is treated as and air pollutant in most industrial ... thinner ozone Layer. Medical studies have quantified some of the expected effects of increased UV-B levels, based on real-life information form people exposed to greater than average UV-B levels--populations living at high altitudes and in the tropics, where the average ozone layer is thinner and the sunlight more direct. The most serious medical effects include increased incidence of cataracts and skin cancer, as well as evidence ...
- 3156: My Decision To Get A Degree
- ... Get A Degree When I turn down the path to success, education is the first step encounter. Five years ago, I realized that in order to be successful I would have to go back to school. Several times when I was 18 and 21, I went to school and did not finish. At the time I went because that is what was expected of me. In my eyes, I could get along just fine without going to college. As the years moved on ... I could call a career. In my mid 20’s, it was marriage and kids and still working in jobs where there was no fulfillment. Low self-esteem was an unfortunate inhibiting factor in entering school. In January of this year I finally decided to get my degree. Throughout the years, I thought about what careers would interest me. Computers played into my mind and I thought if I enjoyed ...
- 3157: Female Discrimination at the Citadel
- ... 154 year old military based college by a Supreme Court ruling. This ruling declared the all male admission policy, at the state supported Citadel, was unconstitutional. The battle against coeducation began in 1993, when the school mistakenly accepted Shannon Faulkner; thinking she was male. The war was waged so fiercely, and with such ill will, that when Faulkner withdrew after less than a week, the victorious screams of the other cadets was shown on national television. Why is it that these male cadets and their leaders are so against the integration of females in the school. According to Bem Sex Role Inventory, people perceive some characteristics as more masculine than feminine and some as more feminine than masculine. Individuals who respond to the scale indicate which items are and are not ... lead to a strengthening of a certain attitude. The cadets at the Citadel are fond of their all male tradition, and feel threatened by the thought of the changes that will follow females attending the school. However what the cadets do not realize is that the females that want to attend the Citadel are probably more likely to rate themselves with more masculine traits on the Bem scale, if these ...
- 3158: The Admirable Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... alone with only uncles and her grandmother. In 1899 at the age of 15 her uncles out of control drunkenness scared Eleanor’s grandmother of Eleanor’s safety. She sent Eleanor away to a boarding school in England. In 1902 she returned to New York at the age of 18. She was ready to come out in the world and find a husband. Eleanor was not very good at small talk ... she set up at the capital a place where Anderson the African American could sing. By doing this she gained the respect of many African Americans in the United States. When Eleanor went to boarding school the other girls there loved and respected her more then any of the other girls. Eleanor was so intelligent and mysterious she also gained the love of her teacher. Several girls in the school came to her for advise, and she made a lot of them feel more comfortable and at home. Many people sitting back and learning of Eleanor’s numerous accomplishments, gained her the privilege to ...
- 3159: The Catcher in the Rye: Holden and Modern Teenagers
- ... talked about in the essay. The main subjects that are going to be discussed in this essay are academics, family, experiences and slang. I thought these four categories are interesting and easy to explain. In school, we are very similar in many ways. Both of us do not do well academically. We both have problems with grades in our classes. Holden failed four out of five of his classes while I ... is elsewhere in a reverie, day dreaming how to save the virtuous children from the evil. While studying away from his family makes Holden's relationship with his family worst. I study in a private school with my sister and we go home every day and meet our parents when we get home. Since Holden does not spend quality time with his parents long enough, he rarely talked about them in ... problem child, but if you compare Holden with a modern teenager closely, you will find that there are a number of similarities between the two teenagers. Holden is more experienced in independent living, but his school performance and his way of talking to his peers is the same the modern teenager. The only difference of Holden compared to the modern teenager is that he views about his family. This is ...
- 3160: Importance of Music In Society
- Importance of Music In Society Music plays an important part in society. Sometimes music can make us cheerful or gloomy. However, when I attended Blackville Middle School Welcome Back Dance, I departed with vivid, fun memories of listening and dancing to a variety of melodies. Come and take the journey down memory lane! The dance was sponsored by the B.M.S. cheerleaders and was held in the school’s gymnasium. The lobby was well lit with white glistening lights. Red concrete bricks led the walkway to the gym. Natural sound absorbing qualities of oak wood furnished 2,600 square feet of flooring. The walls were decorated with sixth, seventh and eighth grade students’ spirit banners. Its main attraction was focused on the black and gold art of the school’s mascot, Bulldog. To correspond with the school’s colors, the 1,500 seating capacity, pullout bleachers were stained black and gold. The facility also contained a full-sized training room and fitness center. ...
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