Jessica Vandeventer Literacy Project March 31‚ 2016 Literacy Project Book 1 Title: Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry Author: Cindy Neuschwander Number of pages: 29 pages Should allow 20 minutes to read book. Grade(s) the book is most suited for: First and Second Grade Topic(s) covered in the book: Geometry: Identifying Shapes Summary of the book: Mummy Math is about twins named Matt and Bibi’s adventure into a mummy’s tomb. They craw into the tomb and find themselves stuck in the tomb
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found in The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ author Malcolm X attacks his illiteracy while imprisoned for battling the white man. Malcolm in his conversations with other prisoners realized he wasn’t the most articulate hustler any more as he used to be in the street. Bimbi a fellow prisoner in Charlestown Prison would take over conversations because of his vast vocabulary and knowledge from reading. Malcolm was not only impressed but aspired to be as intelligent. Malcolm explains “Bimbi made me feel envy
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A barcode (also bar code) is a machine-readable representation of information (usually dark ink on a light background to create high and low reflectance which is converted to 1s and 0s). Originally‚ barcodes stored data in the widths and spacings of printed parallel lines‚ but today they also come in patterns of dots‚ concentric circles‚ and text codes hidden within images. Barcodes can be read by optical scanners called barcode readers or scanned from an image by special software. Barcodes are widely
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In chapter “Wilma Derksen”‚ Malcolm Gladwell talks about different way of using power. There are two words that important to understand the chapter are “crime” and “repercussions”. The first word is crime; this word means an offensive action that may be prosecute by state. This chapter talks about the limit of power through the ways that people uses to react to crime. We can see this word repeats all over this chapter. The second word is repercussions; this word means a bad consequence occurring
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Mr. Lemuel Ritchie Cervantes BSTM BAR TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS Cocktail or Traditional Shaker- A metal shaker with a tight-fitting top covering a strainer which fits onto a bar tin. Cocktail shakers are available in many stylish designs and are perfect for use in the home bar. Boston Shaker- This shaker serves a dual purpose because it is comprised of a 16 ounce mixing glass and a larger‚ flat-bottomed bar tin. The glass can be used alone for stirring drinks over ice and
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The narrative visions of Malcolm X and that of "The Tea Party Conspiracy theories are created to explain events in the history labeled as “accidents” or “coincidence.” Social movement leaders use the “showing distrust” argument to persuade their followers of the existence of “something wrong” or “something that doesn’t fit” in the government and the organizations in charge of the public affairs. In the early 21st century‚ U.S. political movement that arose in reaction to the economic crisis of
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Chilis Bar and Grille is a family dining restaurant specializing in southwestern recipes. Like many other restaurants Chilis strive to provide the best customer service along with quality food and a inviting atmosphere. What sets Chilis apart from other chain restaurants is their extensive on-boarding training and the family atmosphere within the company. With such a close knit staff‚ Chilis employees are able to integrate this quality into providing the best customer experience for it’s patrons
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1964‚ in Cleveland Ohio‚ a notorious man by the name of Malcolm X recited his Ballod Or Bullet Speech. One of the purposes of his speech was to help blacks realize the corruption of white Americas political leadership amongst black societies. The other purpose was to persuade blacks to stand up for themselves and create their own government. The title of his speech exemplified what politicians were trying to do in black communities. Malcolm X mentions that white politicians relay fake promises in
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For someone who has the word “glad” in his name‚ Malcolm Gladwell did not manifest an inkling of gladness in his article. I felt more of a disgruntlement towards the U.S. healthcare crisis as a whole. General medical coverage‚ accessible in the greater part of the Western world‚ is not accessible in the U.S. on account of the wrongly named‚ "moral hazard". Main Claim: Gladwell’s arguments are send the message that a trip to the doctor is not to do so at one’s liberty. Gladwell provides evidence
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Summary of Lectures for Business Ethics Christian Chamorro-Courtland Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is an ethical theory which argues that the proper course of action is one that maximizes overall "happiness". Jeremy Bentham: “It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong”. Bentham is criticized for lacking a principle of fairness embodied in a conception of justice. Jeremy Bentham • Utilitarianism therefore contends that something
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