faced was the annual robotic competition. The team was polarized on the subject of the mechanism design. Given time and resource constraints it would not have been possible to allow sub groups to pursue individual projects. The problem was eventually resolved by adopting a design in line with the project objects and which was realizable within the limited time period with budget. As a team leader I filled in the role of a facilitator and kept the team on track in meeting the deliverables. I also ensured
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* How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs‚ worship practices‚ or values)? One of the beliefs of Buddhism is referred to as reincarnation‚ which is a concept that people are reborn after dying. A practicing Buddhist differentiates between the concepts of rebirth and reincarnation. In reincarnation‚ the individual may occur repeatedly. In rebirth‚ the person does not necessarily return to Earth as the same entity ever again. Nirvana
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Discuss how the theme of childhood is presented in the poems “Piano” and “Half-past Two” The theme of childhood is presented in the poem “Piano” and “Half-past two”. The poem Half-past two‚ written by U.A Fanthorpe‚ is all about how vulnerable children and their childish innocence. In both poems the poets present childhood in different and exceptional way. In "Piano"‚ childhood is presented in a very idealistic way. The poet is remembering the good old times when he was sitting under the piano
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Do any selfless people exist? Flannery O’Connor opposes this notion through the utilization of the short-story The Life You Save May Be Your Own. Throughout the plot of O’Connor’s story‚ many instances illustrate the notion that people appear more kind and selfless than they actually are. Author O’Connor utilizes details‚ symbolism‚ and allusion to convince readers that although people may appear kind and selfless; people live extremely selfish lives. To commence‚ writer Flannery O’Connor provides
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1.0. CROSS CULTURAL EXPERIENCES 1.1. INTERNSHIP Back in 2010 when I was still a student at Singapore Polytechnic‚ I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to serve my internship at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). I must emphasize‚ that the 6 months spent was one of the most memorable life experience I have had. Personally it opened my eyes to what I’ll call the ‘real’ working environment‚ as the previous jobs I held were mainly serving as an assistant in retail (part-time). I termed
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I chose the country of China for my out of body cultural experience. China is a very diverse country with 56 recognized ethnic groups (Globeaware 1). The majority group of people is the Han Chinese. Other groups of people include the Mongols‚ Manchus‚ and Turik Uighurs. Each group of people has their own unique history and social values. China’s history dates back thousands of years. It is difficult to do a short paper and presentation on Chinese culture because there are so many different
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Using the two articles‚ “Labels‚ Clothing‚ and Identity: Are You What You Wear” and “Fashion& Social Identity: A cultural Phenomenon” show the connection between one’s identity and fashion choice. The two articles reveal how people’s choices of fashion define who they are in terms of gender‚ race‚ nationality‚ culture‚ and ethnicity. In my own case‚ I have noticed that these fashion markers of who I am are deeply related to the context (time and place) and are often used to present more prominently
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he or she plays in a group with just his or her friends‚ peers‚ choir‚ or work? Or what does or she stands out in the group? Until today in class‚ the assignment was assigned to reflect back on a group experience‚ I immediately thought of my friends and how our bond is with one another. Next thing was on my mind was how we even got to know one another. I decided to add another group to the paper to show how I am in each group and to compare them. The second group comes from my recent job. The first
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Socio-Cultural Analysis South Korea has been commended worldwide for having an education system that supported it to transform the country and rapidly grow its economy over the past few decades. Based on the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report‚ they stated that South Korea holds the highest tertiary rates at 97.97 % for the total population‚ and it was higher than any country in the world (UNESCO‚ 2014) . Furthermore‚ according to the latest OECD education
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Derek Zdanowski Significant Experience "Fight on‚ push till you have nothing left‚ never give up even when you are an inch away from defeat." These are the words of my hockey coach before our championship game‚ which would make or break our season. This was the first year our team has ever made it to the final game‚ and we were prepared to give it our all out on the ice. For this would be our teams last game together before we all went our separate ways in high school. We gathered in the locker
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