SYNOPSIS: This video case talks about new technologies that allow for instant meetings around the globe called telepresence. How these technologies can be used to eliminate barriers that are location and distance. Large companies like CISCO who has locations all over the place can interact simultaneously with all the other branches around the world all in the same meeting. Talks about how this telepresence can make efficiency and productivity go up in the business world. It is an advantage that
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6 Bones and Skeletal • Human skeleton is initially made up of cartilages and fibrous membranes as early supports – These are replaced by bone as we grow – The cartilages found in adults are in places where flexible skeletal tissue is needed Skeletal Cartilages • Contain no _______ ________ or ______‚ and consist mainly of water • Dense irregular connective tissue girdle of perichondrium (around the cartilage) contains blood vessels for nutrient delivery to cartilage – Nutrients
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Another name for operant conditioning is instrumental learning‚ introduced by Edward L. Thorndike 1913. Thorndike began studying “animal thinking”. Cat experiment: cat would perform a specific response‚ such as pulling a wire or a lever and was rewarded food after each escape. “law of effect” behavior is influenced by its consequences First book published‚ the behaviour of organisms 1938. Skinner demonstrated that organisms tend to repeat those responses that are followed by favourable consequences
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Attitude: How one feels about something in general (I have a positive attitude towards basketball). Balance theory: the theory that people try to maintain balance among their beliefs‚ cognitions‚ and sentiments. Cognitive dissonance theory: the theory that inconsistencies between a person’s thoughts‚ sentiments‚ and actions create an aversive emotional state (dissonance) that leads to efforts to restore consistency. Effort justification: the tendency to reduce dissonance by finding reasons for
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Chapter 6 Summary – Friends Chapter 6 is all based the strengthening of friendship between the characters of Caitlin and Bill and of Old bill and Billy. In the section Comfort Bill talks about how he hated school and didn’t have any friends. The repetition of the negative quotes in the section emphasises how Billy did not belong in his old environment. “I never talked to girls‚ I hardly talked to anyone. Sure‚ I answered questions from teachers and occasionally I’d talk to some guys I’d know
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Niccolo Ammaniti’s novel I’m not scared demonstrates how a lust for something greater‚ the quest for greener pastures can lead one to disregard their morality‚ yet at the same time it illustrates how a strong character can overcome such desires in order to achieve a higher sense of rectitude. The secluded impoverished hamlet of Aqua Traverse and the adults that inhabit it are representations that portray the flaw within the human spirit‚ the flaw of an overriding need for something greater. In a
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Activity #6 Summary APPLICATION: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 Read and complete the following: 1. Review any/all the Companion material for this Chapter at the Cengagebrain Web site. 2. Review the Presentation for PowerPoint Chapter 1. 3. Review any/all material available at Microsoft PowerPoint Online. 4. Chapter 1: Creating and Editing a Presentation with Clip Art‚ pages PPT 2 through PPT 54. 5. “In the Lab 1”‚ pages PPT 59 through PPT 60. 6. “In the Lab 2”
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Niccolo Ammanitis ‘I’m not scared’‚ illustrates the life of a young boy named Michele Amitrano who has to deal with issues that are not a common occurrence for a 10-year-old boy. Throughout the story we witness Michele journey from childhood innocence into a maturity beyond his years. This is evident through Michele’s ability to stand up to his fears in order to support what he believes in. Throughout I’m not scared‚ Michele has to face many fears‚ both childish and real in order to stand for what
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Unit 6 Chapter Exercises NT 1430 Tyrel Cain (19103625) Tyrel Cain NT1430 4/23/2015 Unit 6 Chapter Exercises Chapter 13 2. Which command would you give to update all installed packages using yum? # yum update 3. Why would you build a package from its source code when a (binary) rpm file is available? Most packages have options that are specified at compile time. The person who builds the rpm file sets these options to commonly used values. You may want other values; if you do‚ you need
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In chapter 6 of Children and Their Art…‚ the author highlights the importance of age-appropriate media use to introduce art to K-12 students. Art can be very beneficial to students when introducing in the correct way. Drawings have been known to help children explore the types of media‚ create symbols‚ develop themes‚ and solve visual problems. Art can be used to explore a child’s point of view or their own free spirit ideas. It allows they a way to express themselves. The book states‚ “drawings
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