Monday, January 20, 2020
Writing Personal Statements :: College Admissions Essays
Writing Personal Statements   As colleges and universities diminish their reliance on LSAT and GPA numbers in the selection of students to admit, narrative submissions become more significant. The personal statement is the primary way you can make sure the people on the admissions committee are familiar with who you are -- not merely what you have accomplished. Remember that it is an essay you are preparing that should be interesting and revealing about you.     Below are some suggestions you may find useful as you prepare your personal statement. Describing one's self is never an easy endeavor. Do not become frustrated if your first draft (and you should have more than a couple) is less than satisfactory. Be sure and proofread your statement multiple times and have someone else proofread it as well. It is also a very good idea to read it aloud. After the second or third draft, set it aside for a few days and then return to it after the initial efforts.     Certainly you want a polished product: correct grammar, punctuation, diction, and spelling are vital.  In addition you should present the statement in a double spaced format with sufficient margins. The length should be no more than is specified by the school's instructions. If there are no instructions you should write no more than two or three pages (at most). Specificity, accuracy and truthfulness are essential.  Write no more than two pages. Put your name on each page.     Beyond these general observations you should avoid:                  clichà ©s            overuse of thesaurus            use of third person to refer to yourself            a title to your statement            conclusions regarding your abilities or potential            self aggrandizement            whining (i.e., why you got a C in literature 201)            making the statement a resume            procrastination in its preparation            gimmicks such as poetry, quotations, etc.            vague or obscure references            pretentious phrases            ostentatious vocabulary            appearing cynical
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Plato’s Perspectives on Society, Organization and Leadership Essay
Main views about society Plato wrote in his book called the Republic. The Republic was written around 380 (BC). In this book Plato tries to define justice, right order and character of the just city and the just man. In the Republic different philosophers like Socrates try to argue, what is the meaning of justice. They also discuss if a just man is happier than an unjust man, if they are ruled by just philosopher kings. (Brickhouse, Thomas & Smith, Nicholas, 2010) Plato view, that a just city has to be ruled by these philosopher kings. Plato believed in an aristocratic system of ruling, not the democratic way of ruling. The kings have to be educated by philosophers, so that they would be like philosophers. Or philosophers should be elected as rulers. Anyhow he did not like some much about democracy and little educated leaders. (Brickhouse, Thomas & Smith, Nicholas, 2010) Plato thinks that there are many dangers in the democracy. People do not always choose the wisest persons at the elections. Sometimes they choose those, who can speak nicely. The knowledge is not the main criteria for choosing people at the democracy, but Plato thinks that those who know should be elected as rulers. (Saarinen 1985, p.43) Plato was pessimistic about people. According to him common people were bad and acted normally irrationally. People lived according to their selfish desires and bad beliefs. People did not follow the laws by their hearts, but because they were afraid of punishment. (Plato 360 BC, p.45) According to Plato people could not live alone. They needed each other. Plato said, that it is good for people to live in communities, by this way people can exchange products. (Plato 360 BC, p.75) Plato believes that the society has to be well ordered, this will lead into good moral in the society. Fine social order and education will educate good people. These good people, who are well educated, will be better than their parents (People living before them.). (Plato 360 BC, p.117, 353, 380) Plato thinks that a human soul and society have similarities. They both have same particles. Parts of the soul are like social classes in the society. If these parts / social classes are in harmony, there will be justice. There are three different classes in the society: Productive, protective and governing class. Productive class is workers: farmers, blacksmiths, carpenters, ranchers, etc. Part of the soul for these people is appetite. Second class is protective class. These people are warriors and guardians. They are strong and courageous. Part of the soul for these people is the spirit. Third class is the governing. These people are rulers or philosopher kings. They are rational, wise, self-controlled. These people can make good decisions for the society. These people are like the reason part of the soul. These people are very few. (Saarinen 1985, p.42-43) Plato already saw corruption in the society. He said that it is needed rule of law to prevent corruption. The government and guardians have to really guard the society that the order and rule of law can exist. (Plato 360 BC, p.141) Love of wisdom should be one of main values of the society. (Plato 360 BC, p.397) There should be order, not anarchy, in the society. If there is order children can orderly live with their parents and they can learn from their parents. In the same way masters can learn from their scholars. There should be some fear between son and a father and pupil and a teacher. This fear keeps the order. (Plato 360 BC, p.328-329) Plato’s Perspectives on Organization Plato thought that there are three classes in the society, which should have a good co-operation and they should live in a harmony. According to Plato’s views organization has three different groups (classes). Somebody might also think that these groups (classes) have strict borderlines. This means that it is difficult to step from one group to another group. It is difficult to go over lines to another class at the organization. Plato sees an organization as an entity, which should be in harmony with its parts. Many modern organizational theoreticians have followed Plato, when they stress the unitary and well balanced nature of modern complex organizations. (Takala 1998, p.797) Plato thinks about the greatest evil and the greatest good at an organization. In His views evil is discord and distraction. On the other hand good is unity. There has to be unity in the organization, all the members should have common experiences (pleasures etc.). (Plato 360 BC, p.198) Justice is important thing for every organization. In the organization order brings justice and the organization has to keep the justice. (Plato 360 BC, p.6) If there is injustice in the organization, it will lead into quarrels and fights, people will become each other’s enemies. Injustice will disturb the organization’s basis for human co-operation. (Plato 360 BC, p.53-54) Obedience is an important factor at the organization. Workers should obey their masters. Everybody should live under clear hierarchy and follow the orders given by those, who are over them. (Plato 360 BC, p.36, 192, 297) Plato’s Perspectives on Leadership Plato thinks, that ruler has to be philosopher. This means, that only philosophers can be good rulers. In this way main character of a leader is his/her philosophical capacity. Leader (ruler) has to know the real being and leader (ruler) has to distinguish belief from the real knowledge. This is the highest virtue for a leader: To separate beliefs and real facts. (Saarinen 1985, p. 44) Plato thinks, that leader should love the truth. He teaches that a leader is like a captain and his ship or a doctor and his medicine. These professions (doctor, captain) cannot be practised by everyone by nature. So to be a leader is not by nature, leaders should be educated. Plato thinks that one of the main tasks for the education system is to produce these philosopher kings. (Plato 360 BC, p.233) Plato thinks that a leader has to be a just person. The stronger (leader) cannot abuse his power over the weaker. The leader has to be just and there has to be justice in the society. Leader guides this social order, so that society can live in harmony. Leader guides citizens (class of citizens) to carry out tasks for which they are suited and not interfering with the work of others. (Takala 1998, p.791) Plato sees leadership as an important part of a functioning society. He thinks that leadership is an educational catalyst in the society. Plato thinks that leader has got two important tasks: to control the implementation of education and to control the propagation of thoughts. Plato sees this controlling as an essential function in the society, that’s why the controllers must be philosophers. (Takala 1998, p.790-791) According to Plato education is needed to produce good philosopher leaders. Education leaves its mark on leaders. On the other hand education makes division between leaders and other people. Platonic education gives wisdom and mystical skills (real knowledge) to the leaders. (Takala 1998, p.792) Plato sees leadership as a duty of a philosopher. The essential thing is the true knowledge, if somebody has got the knowledge he can be the leader. The philosopher has got knowledge and he can rule. And the man, who is not philosophical, has got only a true beliefs or opinions. This corresponds that he cannot be the leader. (Takala 1998, p.792) In Plato’s thinking there is the concept of the leadership of meaning. The leader has to create meaning, he has to sustain it and sometimes it has to be changed. In this way leadership can be seen as a social process. This social process includes all those means by which leadership creates new meanings by rituals, symbolizing and â€Å"naming†. The attributes of a powerful leader is also in the Plato’s thinking. One attribute in Plato’s thinking is the charisma, which is said to be widely discussed in modern leadership theories. A leader must have charisma in order to be successful in his actions. Without it the leader is not able to do his job, to lead some complex organization. (Takala 1998, p.797) References http://www.springerlink.com/content/u348q477q0583068/fulltext.pdf
Saturday, January 4, 2020
The Tell Tale Heart and A Confession Found In A Prison In...
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In ‘A confession found in a prison in the time of Charles II’ the narrator says ‘I will set down the naked truth without disguise’ showing that he will reveal the whole story. He also says ‘My name is written in the black-book of death,’ which shows that he is line for execution for something that he has done wrong. The same sort of theme applies for ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ when the narrator quotes ‘How calmly I can tell you the whole story.’ This shows that something is going to be confessed in the near future. Both authors use short sentences at the beginnings of their stories. They use this writing technique to build tension. This is shown better in the ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ line 15 where he starts of the paragraph with three sentences in the first line. ‘Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing.’ In ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ the only relationship is between the old man and the narrator. 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Thursday, December 26, 2019
Case Study Analysis Company s Financial Wealth And...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Romantic Love Is Not Insane - 1963 Words
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Limitation of Questionnaires as Research Method
Question: Discuss about theLimitation of Questionnaires as Research Method. Answer: Introduction Questionnaires are a method used in research, which is widely popular. Specially in cases of where the sample size and the information to be gathered needs to be large in quantity to gain some understanding of the research topic and make sure the bigger picture is being considered the questionnaire provides an efficient way of gathering large amount of data in short time. However, there are issues that might be raised about the validity of this method of research as the questions are fixed and the respondents are not free to speak their mind (Wright, 2005). Although the open ended questionnaire might give the respondents to voice their opinions about the particular topic being asked about it mostly consists justification of their choices and thus is not very helpful in raising the functionality and usefulness of the method of conducting research. Disadvantages of Questionnaires The questionnaires in many cases are able to represent the opinion of the respondents but in many cases, the answers are inadequate resource to judge some factors like emotion and behaviour (Bordens Abbott, 2002). If the respondent is not aware of the reason behind their own behaviour, they cannot possibly answer about any reason for their actions. There is a certain amount of influence of the researcher into the outcome of the research if the questionnaire methods are used. This is more evident in close ended questionnaire than the open ended ones as although the topic is fixed the respondents are somewhat free to express their responses (Bradburn et al., 1992). By the use of the responses, the characteristic and mentality of the respondent can be guessed. The researcher is also free in these cases to influence the outcome of the research. However unconsciously they might do it, it will have a definite impact of the research outcome. This can be done by asking specific questions and ignoring other important ones that might help in the interpretation of the response to the question. The researcher usually often chooses the questions for the questionnaire that he deems important so asking the right questions might be subject to the judgement of the researcher. Therefore the as the skills of the researcher and their views vary this might affect the validity and accuracy of the research. The truthfulness and attention of the respondents might also affect the results of the research, as the respondent might not answer truthfully in the questionnaire (Lerner et al., 2001). Even if their motive is not to misguide the researcher, they might do so unconsciously by not thinking of the concept in the context the researcher is asking the questions. The respondent also might not give enough thought to the questions and the answers might not reflect their true opinion or decisions based on the scenario presented. The validity of the process of the research by using questionnaires is not accurate as the questions that are asked might be unconsciously or deliberately focus on one aspect of the study as no explanation of why a question is being asked are given (Oppenheim, 2000). This might lead to a researcher asking specific questions that will put a research topic in either good or bad light and make a specific impression. This is the most valid risk as the questionnaire does not provide explanation on the significance of a question in the questionnaire and nor does it provide reason for asking a specific question. Effect on the Research in Hospitality Industry In the hospitality industry, the research conducted by the use of questionnaire as a tool for unearthing data about the customer and the business is tricky proposition because of the issues that might be raised by the use of the questionnaire method. One of the issues is the availability of the information and subjectivity in the case of the different customers of the same business or the people connected with different businesses (Woodward Chambers, 1983). The general picture about a scenario that might influence the industry at a specific location as whole cannot be believed if it had been discovered by research using questionnaire method. The customers of the one social class might have vastly different opinions from the ones from others and the same can be said for the establishments that cater to different customers and their employees. The result if used in the decision making process might be affected by the lack of reliability and subjectivity based on the venue. Therefore, to make successful business decisions one establishment in the tourism and hospitality industry one has to conduct a study on the customers and environment and services of the specific establishment (Brace, 2008). The method of using questionnaires is not suitable for the hotel and hospitality industry as the respondents and their opinion from a lot of establishments might make understanding of the topic much easier which is the main benefit of the questionnaire method but it is inapplicable because of the variety of opinions of the different customers. Some customer might think one hotel too costly but one might think they are justified in charging the amount in light of the services they offer. Conclusion From the essay, it is clear that there are many benefits to the questionnaire method of conducting research. However, there are many limitations in the research method, which makes this inapplicable in some scenarios (Goodman, 1997). Therefore, the validity and reliability of the method of research using questionnaires is in question in many cases. One of the cases is the hotel and hospitality industry. 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The Renaissance condition Essay Example For Students
The Renaissance condition Essay Although the mean demonstrates a disparity in scores between different types of music it cannot show the difference between these groups of scores. The range shows the variation in the data although it only takes into account the two extreme scores. This cannot give a good description of the groups as an odd score will seriously affect the results and is not very representative of the group as a whole. From the results a standard deviation has been used to measure the distribution of scores around the mean. As can be seen from the table above or the standard deviation bar chart, Mozarts classical music has the smallest standard deviation, followed by renaissance and then Baroque. This reveals that 68. 26% of all scores in the Mozart condition lie between 78 seconds and 203 seconds and 95. 44% of all scores lie between 16 seconds and 266 seconds. This is a comparably low standard deviation compared to the other two conditions. The Renaissance condition had 68. 26% of all scores between 106 seconds and 259 seconds and the Baroque condition had 68.26% of all scores between 96 seconds and 269 seconds. To analyse the results the Related T-Test test was also used to test the significance of the experiment. The Related T-Test was used as the design was a repeated measure design and the data type was ratio. As shown by the mean in the table above there was a positive difference between the time taken to complete the problem solving experiment and the type of music. This difference is also demonstrated in the graphs drawn to show the initial results before statistical analysis. Hypothesis 1: We will write a custom essay on The Renaissance condition specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now The presence of Baroque music will have an affect on the time taken to complete a problem-solving task in comparison to Mozart classical music. Hypothesis 2: The presence of Renaissance music will have an affect on the time taken to complete a problem-solving task in comparison to Mozart classical music. Null Hypothesis 1: The presence of Baroque music will have no affect on the time taken to complete a problem-solving task in comparison to Mozart classical music. Any slight variations in performance will be put down to chance. Null Hypothesis 2: The presence of Renaissance music will have no affect on the time taken to complete a problem-solving task in comparison to Mozart classical music. Any slight variations in performance will be put down to chance. To test these hypotheses the Related T-test test was used to compare Baroque and Renaissance with Mozarts classical music to see if there is a significant difference between them. The calculated value from the Related T-Test was 1. 291539956 for Baroque and 1. 640396499 for Renaissance. Baroque: For df = 11 and t = 1. 291539956 the probability that the result was due to chance was more than 10%. The result in the Baroque condition was therefore not significant. The null hypothesis must be accepted on this test, as the performance of the participants has not been affected by the Baroque music, in comparison to Mozart, at a significant level. Renaissance: For df = 11 and t = 1. 640396499 the probability that the result was due to chance was more than 10%. The result in the Renaissance condition was therefore not significant. The null hypothesis must be accepted on this test, as the performance of the participants has not been affected by the Renaissance music, in comparison to Mozart, at a significant level. Conclusion: The experiment has shown a difference in ability to problem solve under other historical pieces of music other than Mozart. The mean result showed that Baroque and Renaissance music have a detrimental affect when played instead of Mozart. However the results under Baroque and Renaissance are not significant which supports the null hypothesis and means that hypothesis 1 and 2 must be rejected. Discussion: The aim of this investigation was to see what effect variations of classical styled music has on the listener and whether it is strictly only Mozart that has the ability to produce improvements in problem solving related exercises. According to the mean the faster paced music like the Baroque and Renaissance showed to have a detrimental affect in comparison with the previously established aid of classical music, however the results were not a significant level so the variations in the mean had to be discarded. 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This was a surprising fact, as previous research did not suggest much of a difference, if any at all, between the different types of historical music. This study was not based on one solitary piece of previous research, but numerous connected studies. For this reason, the results cannot be directly evaluated with those of another study, although Mayfield and Moss (1989) can relate them to the study. Their study showed that fast music raised tension to participants while slow music could help to relax them, permitting them to solve problems quicker. Speaking to the participants after the test they mentioned that they noticeably felt at more ease with the classical music playing than the other two pieces. The results of the study that has been conducted contrasts those of Stough et al. (1994), who established that classical music did not alter the performance of an IQ test. An IQ test puts out questions that the participant could not know the answer to despite what music is played. However this study that has been conducted involved problems where the answers were always present, it simply took the type of thinking that is supported by being relaxed and not stressed, thus affecting how they coped with the problems. The water jug problem has its limitations because of its tricky underlying structure that is not like the structure of the towers of Hanoi. On the surface it might seem reasonable to set up some sort of mid-way sub goal, but it is hard to work out a series of moves that would isolate one litre of water. It is also hard because is it puts a load on working memory. It is true as argued by Polson that the capacity of working memory limits the amount of planning that can be accomplished. Because of all the considerations in working memory human memory and lack of complete problem understanding, Polson argues that a solver works out a solution to such problems one step at a time. The strategy used for evaluating and selecting moves is based on means ends analysis and memory processes. A major drawback with this type of study is that a researcher can never be sure whether they are measuring the influence of the music or the purely the intelligence of the participant (whether the music had any impact). The only way to be certain was to use a group of participants that was known to be of similar intelligence and to make the design within. It was also crucial that any possible transfer effects are eliminated. Different problems can be shown to have the same underlying structure but different cover stories. Reed, Ernst and Banerji (1974) sought to discover whether skill acquired in performing one task could be transferred to an analogous task. It has been shown that experience with a problem can facilitate further attempts at solving the same problem again so long as they are under certain circumstances for analogous problems. Because of the number of people tested, the results differences were assumed to be very small consequently making examination hard. Conversely, the results confirmed varied sufficiently to notice tendencies. An additional limitation regarding the participants is the procedure to selection. The sample was very limited to the point where only two people were eliminated, whilst a more representative sample could possibly have obtained a wider range of results. 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Testing further assemblies of more people, would have enabled me to use additional tests (anagrams, crosswords, maths questions) to examine whether it was indeed the music affecting performance, and not the complexity or nature of the task (Problem solving, English style questions, maths style questions etc. ). The set up, organization and administration of the experiment was extremely satisfying throughout although for the reason that the experiment was passed in an unnatural environment, ecological validity is also a limitation of the experiment. The unsurpassed way to solve this is to include the selected task, with the music required, into a normal school lesson as this corresponds to an ordinary environment for the participant. This experiment should have an effect on the way particularly students and any other people looking to improve their ability in mental skills or to improve their concentration. Nevertheless, the results of this experiment will be entirely unnoticed by anyone who feels devoted to one music category. The results, although not significant to a 10% level, still have implications when just using the mean to analyse the results. The mean results suggest that slower styles of music may possibly progress someones performance of a task, which could also include homework. Further research on other music types, different age groups and different tasks, could possibly determined what types of music affect what types of task etc., however not including this additional research the results cannot stand alone and be applied to these other areas. These results are further steps investigating the subject of music assisting performance. In order for the matter to become publicly aware, further research must be carried out. At hand are numerous directions to go with pursuing further studies, whether music is the focal point or not. A potential prospect experiment following on from this may perhaps be on social facilitation as a manipulative aspect to performance. The experiments could execute the same test whilst eliminating persuasive factors and comparing the results. For example, if a prize was part of the experiment it could be anticipated that the level of competition would go up; if the enforced time limit was taken away you may expect the pressure on participants to diminish, consequently giving a higher mean results. If the time limit was made lower, it might facilitate people to work harder at the problems, which may have caused a greater variation in the mean and the level of significance between the different music pieces. Instead the music aspect could be further investigated, attempting numerous diverse kinds of music (rap, dance, rock etc. ) and exploring further genres of music to give better results. Studying personal fondness of music of participants might too be fairly constructive. Its also rational to commence altering sorts of task (maths, English etc. ) to be able to permit valid generalisation, with further though towards different age groups. References: Beentjes, J. W. J. , Cees, M. K. , van der Voort, T. H. A. (1996). Combining background media with doing homework: Incidence of background media use and perceived effects. Communication Education, 45, 59-72. Boyle, G. J. (1983). Effects on academic learning of manipulating emotional states and motivational dynamics. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 53, 347-357. Cohen, J. D. , MacWhinney, B. , Flatt, M. , Provost, J. (1993). PsyScope: A new graphic interactive environment for designing psychology experiments. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, Computers, 25, 257-271. Davidson, C. W. , Powell, L. A. (1986). Effects of easy-listening background music on the on-task-performance of fifth-grade children. Journal of Educational Research, 80(1), 29-33.
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