Observations of an Apple The assignment was to observe a fruit or vegetable for at least an hour. I thought it was crazy and pointless but not so ridiculous that I would not do it and earn a bad grade. Before I started‚ I read Samuel Scudder’s essay “Learning to See” where he talks about having to do a similar type of assignment but with a fish. He eventually became engrossed in the fish and so I became determined that I was going to try to find all I possibly could about my apple in the hour
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Running Observation (Day one) Time Observation Comments 4:06 p.m. Plays with toy and stares a TV‚ but pays more attention toward TV. He seem more attended to the TV‚ because his facial expression seems calm. 4:14 p.m. Lays by the couch on floor and quietly watches the movie. His form of his body looks relaxed and calm because he lies with one hand above his head. 4:24 p.m. Child lies on couch with father and holds a laundry basket in his hand by the rim‚ and side talks to father. It
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the Elderly Population Alcohol abuse among the elderly is a widespread problem through the United States. It is hard to discover by physicians and medical providers‚ because many of these people have been abusing alcohol secretly for years. The population is extremely unlikely to admit that they have problems with alcohol‚ especially during a routine health care visit. As many as 15% of the population over 65 may be heavy drinkers‚ although this number is hard to pin down. Elderly people
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Child’s Name Peter Age 4 Observation (Developmental Area) Physical/Motor (fine/gross) Date March 2‚ 2015 Time of day 8:15 am Child was independently sitting alone at a table playing with play dough. Child utilized both of his hands to open the jar and to roll the clay substance on a mat. He was able to utilize different tools‚ such as‚ a rolling pin and plastic spoons and knives to create different molds of the clay. Child appeared to be distracted by his peers‚ evidenced by his eye movement towards
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Method & Media Used: Narrative‚ Pen and paper Time: Started 1.00pm Finished 1.10pm Number of Children Present: 4 Number of Adults Present: 2(including myself) Ages of children observed: 2:6 years 2:8 years 3 years 6.5 years Aim & Rationale of observation: My aim while carrying out this observation was to observe a group of children‚ specifically the 2nd youngest child‚ aged 2yrs 8 months and his cognitive response to an activity involving numeracy. The type
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NURSES ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ELDERLY The world is aging; however chronological age may have little relation to the reality of aging. When caring for this group of people nurses must consider culture‚ ethnic and racial diversities. Elderly clients will expect that the nurse render culturally competent care and one major aim is to help promote independence and help client maintain or restore activities of daily living. The age 65 becomes the boundary of old age. Why does the age group
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Properly conducted classroom observation is a powerful tool in the continuing professional development of teachers. The revised performance management arrangement for teachers‚ which came into force on 1 September‚ 2007‚ clearly set the expectation that classroom observations are to be developmental in nature and multi-purpose in usage. The Education ( School Teacher Performance Management) Regulations 2006 state that the total period of classroom observation allowed per performance management cycle
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Since food and drinks were not allowed in many places of the library‚ those who wanted to have food would come here. These people usually shared the same pattern that they would read books or stare at their computers while eating. During the observation‚ seven people went straight forward to the newspaper shelf‚ picked up their favourite copy‚ found a seat and began to read. They usually came in alone and knew exactly what they wanted to read. There was another group of people who regarded the
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Why you should volunteer for the elderly ENG-126 Oral Communications Term: 135 June 12‚ 2013 You’ve read the newspaper stories and have seen the reports on TV: an elderly person is physically‚ emotionally‚ or sexually abused – how about the one that was financially exploited by a family member or most recently here locally patients in a long-term care facility are being victimized by staff members. Fact: According to the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (Tennessee.gov)‚ in 2012-
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Hiring the Elderly: an Ethical Dilemma Abstract The purpose of this report is to examine the topic of hiring the elderly in Latvia from a business ethics point of view. Since there are several tendencies‚ like ageing population‚ lack of labour-force‚ a shift towards western values and standards of company conduct‚ etc.‚ that are observable in Latvia‚ the authors believe this complex issue to be of significant importance and controversy. While putting forward the principle-based
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