The Art of Writing Proposals Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions Adam Przeworski‚ Department of Political Science‚ New York University Frank Salomon‚ Department of Anthropology‚ University of Wisconsin Writing proposals for research funding is a peculiar facet of North American academic culture‚ and as with all things cultural‚ its attributes rise only partly into public consciousness. A proposal ’s overt function is to persuade a
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out of your life everyday. Some people move on through the heartache and pain‚ and others hold on to that one somebody who has made a lasting impression on their life. Seventeen years of my life I was gratefully blessed to have a very special person in my life. That special person was there for everything from birth. Everyone has certain people in their lives that mean a lot to them‚ but it really takes a great person to be special to you. I have had many special people come into my life. The person
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world who have a plan of what they’re going to do in life by setting goals‚ and trying to conquer them. I happen to be one of those people. However‚ life changes unexpectedly and it takes a strong person to have the courage to persevere and be resilient through it all. A wise man once said‚ “"Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want." The last two and a half years of
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The Waiting room was cold and unfriendly and as the clock ticked away moments of her life she sat nervously. Her inky eyes looked petrified and alone and every time she took her eyes off the clock she thought the other people were starting and judging her. Was she something to gawp at? Could they guess? She was sick with fear and her hands seemed liquid. It had been late. Too late and there had been no protection. The calming breeze swished through her smooth chestnut brown hair. Her silky‚ tanned
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experience of my life happened‚ I was about ten. I went to my native place which is called Madurai to spend my summer vacation. The way to the city was too long‚ but it was very amazing to listen birds’ songs‚ to notice sunrise behind mountains‚ to watch awakening of nature and the lifestyle of hardworking people in the field. When I reached there‚ my grandparents became very happy to see me. The next day‚ my grandparents were going to work in the field. I wanted to go there with them. They saw my eagerness
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A Piece of Me Everyone has a person that is special and has given our life a different way of seeing things or different point of view. Being a mother has been the biggest positive change in my life. Since I had my first daughter‚ I have become more mature. My daughter and I have a very strong relationship. She is intelligent‚ respectful‚ caring‚ and friendly. My daughter’s name is Angelica Parra. The meaning of Angelica is “angel of god”. Its origin is Greek. When I was pregnant I was looking
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the need of adult or distance (or both) students to feel connected to their classmates‚ their instructors‚ and their institutions. My experience teaching both face-to-face and online courses with and without the use of social networks has shown me how valuable they can be to overall student engagement. In both cases‚ before turning to using a social network (in my case‚ Yammer) as a web course space‚ I tried using other formats for student engagement such as blogs‚ wikis‚ and forums. I found that
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problems of environmental pollution. They emit huge amount of wastes which make our water sources dirty. They produce tones of poisonous gases day in and day out. They are major cause of water pollution. This has posed great challenge to the aquatic life. The water that we drink has become highly * polluted even after its treatment. Vehicular pollution is another major cause of environment pollution. Numbers of vehicles are rising every day. Delhi has the maximum number of vehicles in the world. The
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’ Principles of Communication $ • The communication process: Sources of information‚ communication channels‚ modulation process‚ and communication networks • Representation of signals and systems: Signals‚ Continuous Fourier transform‚ Sampling theorem‚ sequences‚ z-transform‚ convolution and correlation. • Stochastic processes: Probability theory‚ random processes‚ power spectral density‚ Gaussian process. & • Modulation and encoding: % ’ Basic modulation techniques and binary data
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The Importance Of Preservation And Conservation Of The Environment Preserving the earth’s environment is all about keeping the rate of our usage of the earth’s resources slower than the rate at which the earth can regenerate the resources‚ the earth’s resources will be available to us indefinitely and our subsequent generations can enjoy the earth as much as we do. Conserving water saves you money! Not only will your water bill go down‚ but as you heat less water‚ your gas or energy bill will
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