"Michael Fullan" Until this assignment was given to us‚ I had never heard the name Michael Fullan. After browsing the Internet and looking through our textbook‚ I understand the need for us to have an idea of who he is and the need for us to‚ more importantly‚ have an idea of all the work he has done to reform education internationally. I noticed in our textbook that he is‚ damn near‚ the author that is most cited. It seems that he has had major input/influence in all of the areas and fields
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Michael Faraday was the third son of a London blacksmith. He became a self- taught scientist whose greatest discoveries concerned electricity. In 1831‚ Faraday proved that magnets can be used to produce an electric current. This discovery enabled him to build an electric generator. It was a forerunner of the giant dynamos that keep the modern world supplied with power. Faraday was born on September 22‚ 1791‚ in Newington‚ England. When he was five‚ his family moved to London
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way of interpreting science has changed. Plato (428-348 B.C.) used the ‘Allegory of Cave’ illustrated the theory of ‘Ideas and Forms’ in Republica : there are world of forms and sensible world. “The senses are chains that tie us down; the route to knowledge is through philosophical reflection” (Lindberg 14). Truth is changeless‚ eternal (Lindberg 13). Inside the cave is considered as sensible world; outside the cave is consider as world of forms. What we see is visible realm “visible realm it produces
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Haiku The shinning hot sun Was right on us all day long We had sunburn skin Fish in a big bowl Swimming around and around Do not jump out please It is time for sun Swimming in the pool is fun Splash in the water Splish‚ splash rain is here Something to bring life to all It is needed soon. Limerick There was a boy named Mike‚ Who loved to go on long hikes. He could jog along‚ Singing a jolly song‚ With his big dog named Ike. There once was a
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Assessment #2 1) How does Michael Morpurgo evoke sympathy for refugees in his novel shadow? Michael Morpurgo evokes sympathy for refugees in his novel shadow by utilizing emotive language to express the cruel conditions the refugees experience whilst travelling to Tehran in the back of a big pickup truck. The refugee’s situation is very partitioned because whilst their home country is at war‚ Refugees are forced to flee the horrible living conditions and seek safety. Michael Morpurgo uses emotive words
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Michael Porter’s Value Chain and Gaining a Competitive Advantage The more value an organization creates‚ the more profitable that organization likely will be and by providing more value to your customers‚ the organization is gaining a competitive advantage. Understanding how your company creates value and looking for ways to add more value are critical elements in developing a competitive strategy. The concept was first introduced by Michael Porter in his 1985 book “Competitive Advantage.” A
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Nick Cave: Soundsuit‚ 2012 “Wow! This is beautiful”‚ I thought to myself seeing Nick Cave’s artwork titled Soundsuit. I loved each detail about the artwork at first sight‚ from the different rectangular patterns poised together to the glamorous shine it gives‚ standing at a human like shape. Looking at the Soundsuit gives me a higher level fancy feeling. This artwork reminds me of a cartoon character. This sculpture was precise with details and made me wonder what was the sculptures meaning‚ what
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In his allegory‚ the cave is a representation of the world humans live in and the sun a representation of the true world‚ the world of the forms. Plato‚ through this‚ shows that man will not be able to rush into understanding truth‚ but will first start with what is familiar‚ then move to seeing things in a different way‚ but not an uncomfortable way; then looking at a closer version of the truth‚ and finally having the ability to look directly at the truth and see the beauty in it. Plato claims
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of the Cave” Plato contends that sense experience cannot lead to knowledge‚ but in fact knowledge can only be found in ideal models—Forms. I will argue that though false premises and problematic justification of the immortal soul exist as severe challenges to Plato’s epistemological view‚ Plato’s arguments ultimately cannot be concretely proven incorrect nor
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MACBETH ______________________________________________________________________ Two truths are told‚ As happy prologues to the swelling act Of the imperial theme. I thank you‚ gentlemen. This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill‚ cannot be good. If ill‚ Why hath it given me earnest of success‚ Commencing in a truth? I am thane of Cawdor. If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid
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