This critique is going to be about the NY Times article called Lawns into Gardens. In this critique I will talk about what the article is about and what they did in persuading others to follow their ideas. The article talked about how people should switch their yard into a garden. Some features they point out are that it uses land as a resource‚ is good for the environment‚ and that gardens are good. When someone decides they are going to have a garden they end up eating healthier less processed
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How to Skim Books Look through the chapter headings what do they tell you about the structure of the book as a whole? Differences for Journal Articles For an academic article‚ look at the section headings. These often have very predictable structures‚ with an introduction followed by a review of previous research (the ‘literature review’); a ‘methodology’ section‚ explaining how the research was conducted; one or two sections on the findings; a discussion of the findings‚ relating them back to the
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Should Marijuana be Legalized for Medical Purposes? Marijuana has been used extensively as a medical remedy for more than five thousand years. In the early 1900s‚ medical usage of marijuana began to decline with the advent of alternative drugs. Injectable opiates and synthetic drugs such as aspirin and barbiturates began to replace marijuana as the physician’s drug of choice in the twentieth-century‚ as their results proved to be more consistent than the sometimes erratic effects of the
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WSJ/Fortune Essay 2 In a Wall Street Journal article titled “Greed is for Wimps”‚ the writer talks about how the new generation‚ Generation Y‚ is becoming more socially aware. According to the article‚ this new generation of professionals wants to give back to the community. Apparently it’s not enough to be successful and make all the money in the world. These young professionals are no longer satisfied with driving expensive cars and wearing name brand clothes. An interview with one such young
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Dr. Suderman ENC1101 September 27‚ 2013 Wall Street Journal Article Summary It is becoming more and more evident to Major companies that sleep is a necessity that often gets swept under the rug. They are noticing more and more that lack of sleep is a major hamper on your performance in the workplace. Getting a good nights’ sleep is more beneficial than finding ways to work better on less sleep. Companies have to send their employees home early to help them sleep more to keep up with their productivity
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Wall Street Journal Article Review #2 Microsoft Abandons ‘Stack Ranking’ Employees Article by Authors‚ Shira Ovide and Rachel Feintzeig Abstract In the article “Microsoft Abandons ‘Stack Ranking’ Employees”. Shira Ovide and Rachel Feintzeig discuss how getting rid of such a system will benefit the company. The authors cite several sources. They don’t go into too deep of detail on why CEO Mr. Ballmer decided to implement the change‚ only that before he leaves the company for good he wanted
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Article Review 1 Publication: Sports Marketing Quarterly Title: “Spectator Motives: Why Do We Watch When Our Favorite Team Is Not Playing?” Authors: Fink‚ Janet S‚ Parker‚ Heidi M Link: http://tiny.cc/Q2Yzy Summary: This article studies the likeliness of sports fans to watch sporting events when their favorite team is not playing. According to the Nielson ratings system the NFL broadcast’s TV ratings are the highest rated program in the country. Therefore the advertising dollars involved
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| Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology | Sequonya Thomas | ------------------------------------------------- Professor Laura Hoffman-DeleonePsychology of Adjustment: PSY100 | 3/17/2013 | | | Cross cultural psychology has advanced in the past years. Cross-cultural psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental process including both their variability and invariance‚ under diverse cultural conditions
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Critique of a Qualitative Research Article (see attached) Utilize research protocols in defining‚ researching‚ analyzing and synthesizing appropriate scholarly research within the topic/issue selected. � Demonstrate critical thinking skills in the implementation of the research activity as evidenced through the application of the research process using the scientific method identified in this guide. � Demonstrate grammatically appropriate writing skills as evidenced in the quality of
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It? Should medical marijuana be made legal? There are many people who overlook the beneficial effects of marijuana. Society today would say that it is just a gateway drug that is only abused‚ but in reality marijuana is just misunderstood. There are many good uses that we can gain from this natural plant. Marijuana could be beneficial to the body‚ if used properly. There are countless legal proscription drugs and non-proscription drugs that are by far more dangerous than marijuana. Lastly‚ America
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