Reprinted in the Best American Science Writing 2004‚ edited by Dava Sobel. HarperCollins‚ 2004) On Explaining Science 1. The question is not "should" you explain a concept or process‚ but "how" can you do so in a way that is clear and so readable that it is simply part of the story? 2. Use explanatory strategies such as . . . - Active-voice verbs
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midday‚ and after that‚ well‚ after that - in the evening‚ after 5 o’clock. All employees and vendors‚ students and doctors‚ housewives‚ businessmen and cleaners pour out into the streets at 2 pm and disappear in their homes or restaurants to dine heartily‚ drink a couple of glasses of wine and merely relax. All the streets are very quiet at the time. The youth seems to be contented lying on the grass in the park or taking a nap on a bench. People who consider themselves more imposing cluster in the
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Explaining hypertension to a 63-year old man with an 8th grade education: Hello sir‚ the doctor wanted me to come in and talk to you for a minute. I understand that u have just been diagnosed with hypertension. I want to make sure you understand what that is and what goes along with it. Hypertension is just our fancy word for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood is putting on the walls of your arteries. Now most people don’t even realize they have high
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Why is it important to utilize developmental theory to explain children’s development? It is important to utilize development theory to explain how children grow over the course of their childhood. We have heard many different theories so to speak from our parents and grandparents as to why children behave and socialize in certain ways. These ways of thinking goes back centuries ago. In the past people thought of children as little adults. Developmental theories conducted by scientist and researchers
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The Yield Curve is very similar to the term structure except that it is based on coupon bond yields whereas the term structure is based on only pure discount bonds. In looking at the current Yield Curve we can see that the general shape is that of an upward-sloping structure. In relation to anticipated future inflation this curve indicates that inflation is expected increase which is evident by the increasing size of the inflation premium wedge that is causing the overall curve to slope upward
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Why would a parent choose to handicap their child‚ hinder and obstruct their well- being‚ or diminish their future quality of life by spoiling their special child? To spoil means to do harm the character nature or attitude of something or someone by over solitude‚ over indulgence‚ or special praise. So why do so many parents spoil their children? Most parents will argue that they spoil their children out of love and to avoid hurting their feelings. Some parents give their children what they want
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How I would handle a zombie apocalypse is when it all starts to happen when everyone goes crazy. I would first go to a grocery store and get as much as food cans as possible. From what I have watched of The Walking Dead you do not want to be in town because that is where all the zombies will be. So I would probably go out to Concordia‚ Kansas where we have land and live with my grandpa if i’m with my dad. If i’m with my mom then I would go to my grandma’s house right outside of Concordia or with
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Employee Orientation “A good employee orientation helps everything to make sense. When things make sense to us‚ (i.e. when we understand) we feel more confident. Confidence‚ in turn leads to a positive attitude. A positive attitude increases our capacity for learning and it is infectious and therefore is self-reinforcing.” (Troughton) "Employee orientation should be an on-going learning process"‚ according to the Novia Scotia‚ Canada government‚ which employees thousands of employees. The
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“People’s behaviors are largely the results of their experiences with stimuli in their immediate environment”(Ormrod‚ 2014. P. 265. And due to those experiences‚ it is important that as teachers we remember that students’ past and present lives environment can have a big influence on the way they behave ( Ormrod‚ 2014). As Marla expressed to the teacher she gets antsy (anxious) and it happens during the teacher-led instruction. I would address Marla’s behavior by paying close attention to Marla
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Intrigue with the death of a clown‚ living with a baboon. People hiding behind truth and suspicion. Ancient cults lurking in the shadows as some hide in plain sight. There are many odd scenarios to the story “The God of Dark Laughter”. When reading the story one has to think like a detective and try and explain the underlying mysteries to the murder of the man dressed in the mad suit of orange and purple velour. As the story proceeds you come to the understanding that the murder victim was
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