| PROJECT BASED LEARNING | SMART HOUSE/HOME | | Foundation in Computing | March 2011 Intake | This document contains the requirements for the Foundation in Computing March 2011 intake’s Project-Based Learning initiative. It is a group project assignment that covers certain aspects of the coursework assessment for the following subjects: Introduction to Computing (COMF 0314)‚ English 1 (COMF 0013) and Practical IT Skills (COMF 0324). The project contributes 15%‚ 20% and 20% to the final
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A Deserted House The house had not been occupied for several years after the death of its owner. For some reason no one liked or cared for the owner. Therefore‚ when he died‚ he was not buried. His death remained in his bed until it was reduced to its skeleton. One evening a traveler was passing by this house when it suddenly began to rain heavily. Looking for shelter‚ he ran into this house‚ where‚ to his surprise and terror‚ he saw a human skeleton. But the rain had not stopped and it was
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Empathy and Danger Sam Richards discusses on “A radical experiment in empathy” while Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie on “The danger of a single story”. This paper looks into their discussions answering different questions in regards to their topics of discussions. Part of Richards’ sociological thought experiment/exercise on empathy that stood out the most includes some of his examples with the Chinese and the coal as well as the Arab Muslims soldiers in Iraq trying to defend their homes. These examples
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Fiction January 21st 2013 How Helping Helps Humans: The Whitcombs’ Journey to Self-Improvement In every person’s life it is natural to want to aid people in their problems. People like the idea that they make a positive imprint in a person’s life especially in times of struggle. A theme that reoccurs in multiple works of literature is when people are lost in their direction of life‚ they turn to assisting others. Even many celebrities will give donations to charity because they feel that their lives
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My Dream House If I were able to build my absolute dream house‚ there would be one thing that would have to be true: it would be in my original hometown: London‚ England. Any place would be finding‚ but this is my dream house. My dream house would be located somewhere on the River upon Thames. There are many areas that are on the banks of the River upon Thames‚ but my ideal location would be in the Richmond upon Thames district. It is a very quiet and countryside area‚ but is not seemingly cut-off
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A haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property. Parapsychologists attribute haunting to the spirits of the dead and the effect of violent or tragic events in the building’s past such as murder‚ accidental death‚ or suicide. More scientific explanations for the perception that a house is haunted include misinterpreting noises naturally present in structures
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In the old downtown area of Beijing‚ the traditional courtyard houses are quite impressive for the unique charm of the northern Chinese folk residence. The architectural ornaments of the courtyard houses are of distinctive features‚ with some brick carvings or wood carvings dotted on the prominent places such as the screen walls and the lateral walls of the door. The porch‚ flowers-hung gate (chuihua gate‚ the second gate which separates the outer court and the inner court)‚ drum-shaped bearing stone
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House Cleaning Kelly P Kay GEN/200 March 14‚ 2001 Lynn What House Cleaning Keeping a house clean is a problem quite a few single working parents have‚ between taking care of children and working a full time job‚ house work seems to get the short end of the stick. Activities can be hectic upon the return from work and school for the parent and children. During preparation of dinner and completion of homework‚ vacuuming the carpet doesn’t seem that important. Too often homes fall into disorder
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Species The average amount of carbon dioxide produced per minute was compared between two different species of crickets‚ the field cricket and the house cricket. It can be seen from the results that the field cricket produces more carbon dioxide per minute than the house cricket. Since the two different species differ in natural habitat‚ the difference in temperature can be said to have an affect on the amount of carbon dioxide they are able to produce per
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18th century the local barber’s duties included dentistry‚ blood letting‚ minor operations and bone-setting. The barber’s striped red pole originates from when patients would grip the pole during an operation. 4. The US nickname Uncle Sam was derived from Uncle Sam Wilson‚ a meat inspector in Troy‚ New York. 5. The living does not outnumber the dead: since the creation about 60 billion people have died. 6. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. 7. The European Union has banned more than
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