Does Your Language Shape How You Think? Seventy years ago‚ in 1940‚ a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest intellectual fads of the 20th century. At first glance‚ there seemed little about the article to augur its subsequent celebrity. Neither the title‚ “Science and Linguistics‚” nor the magazine‚ M.I.T.’s Technology Review‚ was most people’s idea of glamour. And the author‚ a chemical engineer who worked for an insurance company and moonlighted
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Applications What is your EQ? Lucas Ward 1. Imagine you’re on an airplane and it suddenly begins rolling dramatically from side to side. What would you do? (It would not be rolling. It would be pitching from side to side) answer- c. a little of A and B. 2. Imagine that you expect to earn an A in a course you are taking‚ but you get a C on your midterm exam. What would you do? Answer- A. Develop a specific plan to improve your grade‚ and resolve to implement
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Strategy formulation Strategic formulation is a combination of three main processes which are as follows: Performing a situation analysis‚ self-evaluation and competitor analysis: both internal and external; both micro-environmental and macro-environmental. Concurrent with this assessment‚ objectives are set. These objectives should be parallel to a time-line; some are in the short-term and others on the long-term. This involves crafting vision statements (long term view of a possible future)
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If you are working hard and putting in time and overtime away from your number one responsibility (which to me is family) and are not getting noticed‚ then you only have two decisions from my point of view. You can either A) continue to work hard and hope that it is recognized or you can B) Look for another job. Slacking off can guarantee you fired or negative attention. If you get the negative it is too late to show the positive so you are not going to get promoted anyway. Rolling your eyes
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being submitted on April 27‚ 2014‚ for Tosca Grimm’s EC100 Foundations of Child Development class. John Watson and B.F. Skinner John Watson and B.F. Skinner There are several theories out there on child development‚ but I’d like to share with you the theory that I believe in and connect with the most. This theory is called Behaviorism and Social- Learning and can be attributed to a psychologist named John Watson (1878-1958) and B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) Watson using classical conditioning which
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Is your generation wiser than your grandparents’ generation? This question has been asked about numerous times in the past and yet with so many people pondering and contemplating about it‚ there’s no definite answer to this question. It all comes down to how you look at it. From my point of view‚ I think that the current generation is becoming more and more of a ‘book smart’. There is a clear divide between a ‘book smart’ and a ‘street smart’. Being ‘book smarts’ means being smarter
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why should we feel any embarrassment in admitting that we attempted to achieve success? At the very least we tried‚ for the worst failure of all is the failure to try. That is the first rule towards achieving your ambitions. Moving past the ‘no‚ I just can’t.’ attitude and realizing that you can. That the possibility is there‚ and no matter how minute that chance is‚ the fact that it is present is all you really need. In the words of Beth Hamilton‚ ‘You don’t need easy‚ you just need possible’
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Ten ways to fight your fears Practical problem solving Whatever it is that scares you‚ here are 10 ways to help you cope with your fear and anxiety: 1. Take time out It feels impossible to think clearly when you’re flooded with fear or anxiety. A racing heart‚ sweating palms and feeling panicky and confused are the result of adrenalin. So‚ the first thing to do is take time out so you can physically calm down. Distract yourself from the worry for 15 minutes by walking around the block‚ making
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Empowering Your Organization Introduction Organizations are about people. People are the most valuable asset that an organization can possess to create success. The development of these people and the ability for an organization to retain talent can be complex. An organization must be organized to communicate and provide the structure necessary for growth and development. They must also have the people within the organization understand their ability to grow and the directions available
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Raylah Williams Stake your claim. With unemployment rates remaining high‚ jobs are hard to find in the current economy. Even if people can find work‚ this does not automatically provide an escape from poverty. In 2007 of economy significantly declined and still has not returned to what it has used to be. People setting up camps in our neighborhood shouldn’t be such a bad thing but a chance for us to give back to our community. I’m not saying open up your homes to them but helping them in every
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