Systems thinking is a view of how humans view and interact with the world. Systems thinking takes into consideration distinctions‚ systems (mechanical)‚ relationships (cause and effect) and perspectives. All four of these play a role in how we gain knowledge and interact with the world. Understanding the entanglement of every action or thought is key to systems thinking. Having awareness of these effects leads to sustainability. Sustainability is when actions meet the current standards of living
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To anyone who has ever walked across the stage‚ in a cap and gown costume‚ announcing to the world that you have just overcome tweleve trechearous years in school only to… (be able to answer…..the NOW WHAT???!!! Question of what to do with your life.) At this age there is not much you do not know; or so you and your educators have convinced yourself to believe. Until now‚ you may have been able to answer every essay question‚ multiple choice‚ etc. kind of test question out there. This is why
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Section 2 Introduction- In this assignment I will be summarising the key aspects of current legislative requirements and codes of practice relevant to the teaching of beauty and holistic therapies in post-16 colleges. ‘’These can be grouped into generic‚ i.e. relating to your role as a teacher‚ and specific‚ i.e. relating to your specialist subject.’’ Gravells (2011:15) Specific Legislation and Codes of Practice include- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1999) - The employer
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Weekly Case-studies for Small Group Seminars Semester 1‚ 2012 Week 2 case study Deciding what legislation means Case-study: The toxic waste Late in the afternoon on 1 December 2009 Alex Demetriou‚ who owns a waste removal business‚ collects a truckload of contaminated soil from excavations at a building site in Melbourne. He drives the full truck back to his company’s yard in Werribee. He leaves it parked there overnight‚ intending
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contractor who had over- all responsibility for constructing a building or remodeling it. But they could also bid on projects independently‚ especially in the public sector. By May 2006‚ John and Jean had successfully grown J&J from a company of three electricians to one of fifty-four employees. They took the company to 2005 revenues of $5.22 million‚ a 75 percent growth over revenues of $2.98 million in 2001. J&J prid- ed itself on its reputation for good customer service as reflected by John: Our most
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needs of the people. Organizations such as American Federation of Teachers began in 1916‚ during the time of the Progressive Era. Interest groups like American Federation of Labor‚ founded in 1881‚ focused on skilled workers (such as painters and electricians) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (early 1930s) advocating the organization of workers in the basic mass-production industries (such as steel‚ auto‚ and rubber). A lot of the people‚ on the frontline‚ in this progressive movement were women
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carwash! Figure something out until I get there.” And the line goes dead. Figure something out? How in the hell does he expect us to just figure something out? We were hired as cashiers and service attendants‚ NOT mechanics and electricians. After a long and unsuccessful round of troubleshooting‚ we are beyond frustrated. Just as I begin to question whether I truly need this job or not‚ my relief‚ Payton‚ walks in. “Maaaan‚ today has been a day from hell.” I say. “There’s this weird
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position at the SFLC-ESD-ELEX division I review and approve Maintenance Procedure Cards (MPCs) that are assignable to either ET or IT depending on the force complement on board the vessel. This is very reminiscent of the longstanding argument between Electricians Mates (Ems) and Machinery Technicians (MKs) of electrical verses mechanical. To reiterate my point of the mast‚ I have vetted multiple MPCs that call for that very thing. Talking to units out at the fleet they often just task the MPC to the ETs
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in the top quartile. What this means is that the parents annual income is certainly not enough to afford to send their children to college. Therefore leaving these children with two options. Option one is to take on a blue collar job working as electricians‚ plumbers‚ mechanics etc. Or the other option is to take out loans and attend universities or colleges. The only problem with option two is the child must have the proper
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To understand how one’s work is related to one’s community‚ it helps to understand what a community is and why they form. There are basically two parts to the definition of community. The first part of the definition states that a community is “A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.” The second part of the definition describes a community as “A group of people having common interests. To me‚ this means that along with the two definitions‚ there are mainly two
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