the hosts of the Invisibilia radio show on an episode entitled “How to Become Batman”. The first bit of this episode begins by discussing Bob Rosenthal’s famous rat study. In this study‚ participants are told that their rats are either “smart” or “dumb”. Then‚ after interacting with the rat‚ they have them run a maze. Interestingly‚ the rats that were labeled‚ and treated‚ as “smart” performed better. This effect has also been found in the classroom‚ where teacher’s expectations of students translates
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The very title given by translators varies each from other. Rat is the first word in the Urdu original‚ has been rendered as as ‘Last Night’ by Kiernan‚ Shiv Kumar ‚ Sarvat Rahman and Vikram Seth‚ as ‘tonight’ by Imdad Hussain‚ and as ‘At night’ by Agha Shahid Ali. The word given by Agha Shahid Ali seems to be more accommodative for the source word ‘Rat’‚ which can consist both ‘last night’ of Kiernan and ‘tonight’ of Imdad Huassain. Translating the word
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When reading Superstitions About Rats by Lesley Emmanuel‚ the reader will notice a distinct focus on the portrayal of the female characters in the short story. The women in Lesley Emanuel’s Superstitions About Rats are portrayed in such a way that one cannot label or identify them without referring to their relationships with other characters or the settings that serve to characterise them. It is also quite obvious that each of these characters has an influence on the main character‚ Anniline‚ in
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youth‚ to go out in a blaze of light‚ than to have your body worn out and old and illusions shattered” (“Ernest Hemingway”). Many famous authors wrote about their ideas how World War One impacted the people of America. The novels The Great Gatsby and Rats Saw God both show how a lost society can relate to people back then and people today. Many historical and political events have taken place during and after World War One‚ which caused a countless number of Americans to be overcome with a sense of
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Section 1: Introduction This report aims to use industry statistics‚ theory‚ and literature of management to outline key aspects of the boutique hotel chain‚ Zahra. It will specifically look at Zahra‟s mission statement and goals based on an analysis of the country‚ industry‚ and firm environment; as well a reflection on corporate citizenship‚ and company ethics. Additionally‚ this report will look at how senior managers of Zahra will work together to resolve the problems that arise when running
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Vital Qualities Paper Logan Rapp Ohio Christian University CM300- Christian Excellence Professor Wolfe February 17‚ 2011 According to most of the people in the world‚ one of the biggest problems that we face is not the failing world economy or the growing civil unrest in the Middle East. Instead most people in the world believe that we are the main problem‚ before any of the other struggles that might be going on. A better way of saying it would be that we as humans are the cause of the
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Virtual World with Endless Possibilities Amanda Runnels INF 103 Instructor Egelko April 14‚ 2013 Imagine a place where all things are possible. Where an adventure is just a step away. Where anything you can imagine could come true. Where is this? In virtual reality
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CTU Virtual Campus (Learning Labs & Virtual Commons Clubs) Joshua Riddle INTD111-0803B-57: Creating Academic and Professional Success Abstract It is the purpose of this discussion post to explain how Carrie can easily get acquainted with the CTU Virtual Campus. Specifically to explain how Carrie can participate in various learning labs as well as join the Criminal Justice and Parents Clubs that are a part of the CTU Virtual Commons. The easiest way for Carrie to navigate the Virtual Campus
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ABSTRACT This report explores recent literature in the fields of E-Learning‚ Technology in the classroom and modern theories in learning strategies and recent developments in virtual classrooms in order to inform the research question: How effective is the use of a virtual technology to improve the learning of key educational groups? Although there has been much debate into the positive and negative aspects of the use of technology in the classroom and the effect on students‚ there seems
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Managing Communication within Virtual Intercultural Teams Christine Uber Grosse Thunderbird‚ The American Graduate School of International Management Abstract As global companies rely more on virtual teams to conduct short and longterm projects‚ business students need to be prepared to manage the communication of intercultural teams. Communicating across cultures using technology can be a difficult task. Best practices in managing the communication of virtual intercultural teams are identified from
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