TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN FROM: Gloria G. Early DATE: October 30‚ 2014 RE: Letter of Intent Below is my account of what is motivating me to pursue a doctoral degree‚ my vision of the outcomes and what I hope to achieve from the degree and lastly‚ my plans to commit the time and resources necessary to complete a doctoral degree. What has motivated me to achieve a doctoral degree? To earn a doctorate degree is one of the highest honors of academia one can achieve. Yet‚ on the other hand‚ it is a
Premium Doctorate Academic degree Doctor of Philosophy
I viewed the most beautiful artwork I had ever seen‚ observed interesting non European/North American art‚ was alarmed by the most disturbing works ‚ explored a breath taking exhibition‚ and actually found work that I would actually take home with me. To begin‚ from the many pieces of artwork I was able to view at the Miami Art Museum‚ I can honestly say that I chose a very distinct piece as the most beautiful. In my opinion‚ the most beautiful piece is an art work made mainly from wood and some
Premium Art Arts History of painting
meaning‚ one of compassion and selflessness. In the story‚ “A Visit of Charity” the true act of charity seems to be missing. It is as if the main pieces of the puzzle are missing. The story has framework but lacks the compassion and selflessness needed to bring it to life. The reality is‚ charity never came to visit. The story is about a young teenage girl‚ Marion‚ who in order to gain points for her Campfire Girl Club must visit the Old Ladies Home. By simply buying a potted plant and taking
Premium Old age Middle age Gerontology
Identify which one is the most likely egoist option and explain why you think this is the case Option C is the most likely egoist option. This is evidenced by the words "this just means less people competing with me for scarce opportunities and resources" (Eccles‚ N. 2013)‚ which indicates that the person in the scenario is concerned with his/her own wellbeing first and foremost‚ and that is what egoism is all about - "a tradition which is based on ’self-interest’ rather than some idea of the
Free Ethical egoism Egoism Altruism
The Importance of First Impressions Even though we have been taught by school teachers or society not to “judge a book by its cover” which means not to make judgments about an individual based on appearance‚ a research about first impressions at Harvard University concluded that we make an in-depth and long-lasting impression in a mere 2 seconds. Perhaps more surprising‚ the first impression is seldom subject to change. Another research indicated when you meet someone face-to-face‚ 93% of how
Premium Attention Human Psychology
Visit Malaysia Malaysia is a country that is located in Southeast Asia. Malaysia observes tropical weather but the best part is it is never too hot. On some days it is quite warm and nights are pretty cool in Malaysia. Needless to say‚ there are a lot of attractions in our country. Malaysia is made up of three main races. There are Malays‚ Chinese and Indians. In Sabah and Sarawak‚ there are a variety of ethnic groups with their own unique culture and heritage. All these
Premium Malaysia Barisan Nasional Borneo
tourism also provides widespread employment. Tourism is backbone of hospitality‚ aviation & transportation industry. Tourism has unique characteristics that differentiate it from other industries which have their own distinct products or services. Like other fields‚ tourism involves both goods and services‚ but the service component is relatively high. Tourism has been a major social phenomenon of the societies all along. It is motivated by the natural urge of every human being for new experience
Premium Tourism
establishment of social norms for equitable and respectful participation in classroom discourse and climate that values‚ reciprocity in the respective exchange and challenging ideas. (Steven Khan 2011). Effective teaching is based on an ‘ethic of care‚’ which involves not only politeness and compassion for the student‚ but creating good relationship with your students. The teacher must have a vision or a goal to develop their students and themselves. On the other hand‚ they must be able to teach so that
Premium Learning Education Educational psychology
curtain of smoke The capital city of Mongolia is called Ulaanbaatar. Although Mongolia has very beautiful nature and fresh air‚ according to the latest available statistics‚ Ulaanbaatar is considered to be one of the most polluted cities in the world (Time‚ Walsh‚ Sept. 27‚ 2011). Both the global warming and the pollution can cause the weather condition to deteriorate (. Moreover‚ our capital has denser infrastructure and greater population in comparison with other cities. The capital’s population
Premium Management Strategic management Marketing
cultural sensitivity‚ and an awareness of the complexity of our world. Committed to helping students become independent learners (rather than regurgitators of rote answers)‚ I must confess to being a bit skeptical of service-learning courses which appear to me to have the singular objective of helping "the other." Consequently‚ I responded to a funding opportunity offered by Project Pericles to design a course that encouraged social responsibility and participatory citizenship. Much to my delight
Premium Poverty Social class Agriculture