Street Smarts over Book Smarts Gerald Graff is a Professor of English and Education in the University of Illinois at Chicago. In Graff’s essay‚ “Hidden Intellectualism”‚ Graff compares street smarts to book smarts. Graff debates the common belief that having book smarts gives one an intellectual advantage over other forms of intellectualism. Gerald Graff supports this belief by telling a personal story‚ explaining where the education systems fails‚ and stating that people stereotype intellect with
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be an oversupply of senior living options‚ leading to increased competition and pressure on occupancy rates. Unexpected health issues can lead to higher care needs and costs‚ potentially exceeding the services covered by a resident’s contract. In summary‚ while CCRCs offer numerous opportunities and advantages for both residents and investors‚ they also face significant challenges and risks that must be carefully managed to ensure the sustainability of the communities and the well-being of their
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1 The Smart Car In 1991‚ Nicolas Hayek‚ chairman of Swatch‚ announced an agreement with Volkswagen to develop a battery-powered "Swatch car." At the time‚ Hayek said his goal was to build "an ecologically inoffensive‚ highquality city car for two people" that would sell for about $6‚400. The Swatchmobile concept was based on Hayek’s conviction that consumers become emotionally attached to cars just as they do to watches. Like the Swatch‚ the Swatchmobile (officially named "Smart") was
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Eugene Sychugov 2nd 4/12/13 Brain Essay/Summary Charles Hillman explains that not all jocks are dumb‚ but are smart. He did an experiment with third and fifth graders to see if they became smarter by exercising before doing something academic. Charles measured all the kids body mass index which is a number calculated from a person’s height and weight‚ and tells how much body fatness you have. After he had all the kids work out he had them take a state wide standardized test. He then checked
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24 January 2013 SMART Goal Reflection My SMART goals were to have my binder organized‚ always‚ and to take more effective‚ organized and neater notes. Every day‚ when I got home after school‚ I would organize the loose papers I would shove into my backpack at school when I was in a hurry. For my notes‚ I would write down the main points‚ and do more research on the topic‚ and take notes on that. And if I had to take notes from a textbook‚ I would take my notes on my laptop. I chose these two goals
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INDUSTRY Classification and definition of the industry The relevant industry for Smart Car is worldwide automakers because the target audience will be cost-conscious Americans. In 1999‚ the American car market was filled with many foreign imports that directly competed against and in some instances beat American domestic car producers. Analysis of existing competitors Today there are other low cost automobile manufacturers marketing to the United States. None‚ however‚ produce anything
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The Smart Medical Home is the result of work across several disciplines at the University of Rochester‚ New York. Housed at the Center for Future Health‚ the home showcases medical technology in a home setting. The Smart Medical Home at first glance looks like a regular apartment with a dining room‚ living room‚ bedroom and kitchen. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ you can see the adjoining room filled with high-tech computers and gadgets that are meant to help us live a healthier and happier future
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When it comes to scenes of scintillating sexual proclivity‚ author Susan Eglington has got the knack. And with her newest release‚ She’s Got the Jack‚ the fourth installment in her erotically charged romance series‚ The Kate and Robert Chronicles‚ she once again brings readers to the pinnacle of lust‚ exposed within a narrative‚ that challenges the sensibilities as well as continues the provocative love story of sexually-adventurous‚ married couple Robert and Kate Beckham. Encompassing the common
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Abstract- A smart home is an application of computing to the home environment and it is monitored by ambient intelligence to provide services and facilitate remote home control. This paper presents an overview of previous research on smart home as well as the related technologies. A brief discussion about smart homes and their interrelationships is presented here. It describes combined information about sensors‚ communication protocols‚ multimedia devices‚ and systems‚ which are widely used in smart home
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Timely Specific - A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific goal you must answer the six "W" questions: *Who: Who is involved? *What: What do I want to accomplish? *Where: Identify a location. *When: Establish a time frame. *Which: Identify requirements and constraints. *Why: Specific reasons‚ purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal. EXAMPLE: A general goal would be‚ "Get in
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