Astronomical Cycles and Their Effects on Planet Earth By Harry Mowat The orbit of the Moon around the sun The Moon orbits around the Earth every 27.3 days. The Moon’s orbit around the Earth is not a circular orbit but more of an eclipse and the orientation or the orbit is not fixed but differs in time. The Earth and the Moon are both actually orbiting the sun (the Moon at a much faster rate) but in the process of that orbit the Moon orbits Earth. This process is the main cause of tide formations
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2010 Disaster Management Cycle Disaster Risk Management includes sum total of all activities‚ programmes and measures which can be taken up before‚ during and after a disaster with the purpose to avoid a disaster‚ reduce its impact or recover from its losses. The three key stages of activities that are taken up within disaster risk management are as follows [pic] INITIATIVES TAKEN [pic] Figure 1. Three phases of disaster management cycle 1. Pre Disaster Phase
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Reflective Essay: This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development‚ Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development. Vygotsky is a theorist who believed that
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What Is a Reflective Essay Paper? A reflective essay is a piece of writing that basically involves your views and feelings about a particular subject. The goal of a reflective essay is to not only discuss what you learned‚ but to convey the personal experiences and findings that resulted. Writing a reflective essay is your chance to reveal and talk about your personal insight about a topic. Reflective essays are used as a self-assessment measure of sorts; they allow you to address your experiences
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What is a Reflective Journal? A reflective journal is a way of thinking in a critical and analytical way about your work in progress. It shows how different aspects of your work interconnect. The journal can record: • where your inspiration comes from • how you make use of your ideas to develop your work • your awareness of the cultural context (setting) in which you work This context includes: other artists’ work and their ideas; the ideas of critics and theorists; social‚ political‚ aesthetic
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Reflective Practise Feelings – what are my feelings I had a really good feeling about the numeracy practise what I did with kids. Because they found it really entertaining‚it was good fun for them too and if they can enjoy what they doing‚it’s always lovely to work with them. They showed me such an enthusiasm and I felt great afterwards. Evaluation – what was good and what was bad They learned importance of shapes and patterns as well to have a fun in same time.So that is definitely
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Reflective Essay This essay aims to critically review my strengths and weaknesses as a self-regulated learner‚ in relation to key skills which demonstrate my ability to use reflective practice. Also‚ the essay will identify and implement the learning skills required to complete the modules in Year 2 of the programme. It will produce and make use of individual learning plans that reflect how I could improve upon my interpersonal skills and implement a personal development plan. Furthermore‚ a demonstration
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and Assessment in Practice module which requires me to produce a critically reflective account of my experience mentoring and assessing a student in practice. The areas that will be discussed through the assignment are (1)‚ student learning styles‚ (2)‚ communication and (3)‚ confidence. I will initially talk through the first meeting with my student‚ followed by my reflective account covering all three areas. The reflective model used for the assignment will be Boud et al (1985). What? Mentoring
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Reflective Practice Reflective practice is important because it gives us a chance to identify which areas of the setting need improving‚ and enables us to assess our own performance personally and what we need to improve on; reflecting on these things helps to identify what training we may need to take. It gives the staff the opportunity to reflect and exchange ideas then use the knowledge we have acquired to help us with future planning. Most importantly‚ reflective practice allows us to
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THE CARBON CYCLE According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)‚ the increase in anthropogenic CO2 emissions has led to the increase in global temperatures in the past century . Because of the preponderance of evidence linking greenhouse gases and climate change‚ governments worldwide are developing policy to reduce CO2 emissions. CO2 can enter the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels‚ in manufacturing processes‚ and other energy-reliant activities. However‚ not all emitted
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