Coming into this class I thought “what have I gotten myself into?” I got into the Middle College program because my counselor thought I should take it‚ meaning that I had no idea what classes I would be taking. When I found out that public speaking would be a class in this program‚ I was instantly anxious and wanted to get out as soon as possible. I thought everything in this class would be horrible because I’m not an outspoken person. My mindset soon changed when I realized that I have taken a quarter
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as to be meaningful to the person who receives it. This approach to information‚ like most human-centered approaches to information‚ leads one to emphasize the meaning and use of message‚ ``what the message is about?" and ``what is known already?" over the information carrying messenger and the message itself (Bob Losee‚ n.d.). Kuhlthau (2005) depicts the information-search process as a sequential set of intellectual stages: becoming aware of the lack of knowledge or understanding identifying a
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Over the last two decades‚ digital technology has become an essential part of people’s daily life and has caused an enormous influence on how the communication occurs. According to the research of the International Telecommunication Union(ITU)‚ there were only 500 million mobile users in the 2000‚but ten years later in the 2010‚this number reached 4.6 billion(2010).Digital technology is a base two process‚ because the digitized information is recorded in binary code which is the combination of the
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Moises Alvarez Robert Dongell English 52 July 25‚ 2013 Profiling Say you are walking down the street and a police officer pulls you over and attempts to search you. His only reason for doing so is that the area you happen to be walking in is known to have gang involved robberies and you just happen to fit the race. Is it fair to be stopped and searched for the color of your skin? Is it even right to judge someone by the way they dress‚ walk‚ talk‚ or even move? Maybe in some cases it
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for decades‚ that could be furthest from the truth”‚ however‚ I had to examine what I have been accused of. Throughout my life my friends were Black‚ White and Latino‚ teachers included. But this accusation I had to take seriously. Growing up‚ my mother encouraged me to educate myself on African American
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Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Youtube are just a few social media outlets that along with 24-hour news gives the opportunity for people to see what’s going on in communities all over the world. Increased media attention chronicling incidences of police brutality on unarmed blacks has increased visibility‚ awareness‚ and subsequently sparked outrage in minority communities in the United States (U.S.). The 16-year-old Spring Valley high school student dragged out of her desk and slung across a classroom by
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Why has the value of cash increased over time? * Thomas W. Bates Arizona State University Thomas.Bates@asu.edu Ching-Hung (Henry) Chang Arizona State University Ching-Hung.Chang@asu.edu Jianxin (Daniel) Chi University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Daniel.Chi@unlv.edu First Draft: January 2011 This Draft: December 2011 Abstract: The value of cash holdings by U.S. non-financial firms has increased significantly over the past three decades. An additional dollar of cash holdings is valued at $0.61 in
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criminal profiling. Some psychiatrists‚ criminologists‚ and psychologists believe there are specific traits‚ psychological factors that will separate a person from the rest of society. This thesis will explain that criminal profiling will help narrow the list of suspects from rape and homicide by formulating the type of person whom the investigators should be looking for. How long does he or she think criminal profiling has been used in law enforcement? Criminal Profiling Criminal
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Profiling and Security Screening at US airports Since 9/11‚ security has become a major issue in the United States. For the last ten years security has become one of the top priorities of the US government. Airports‚ sea ports‚ government departments and even private institutions have planned and implemented security programs all over the country to ensure the protection of the citizens of the US. Airports are the main gates used by most of the travelers to enter a state from abroad or to travel
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Essay DNA Profiling Breakthroughs in DNA testing have brought success to what would have otherwise been unsolved cases. DNA profiling is a technique used by many scientists and police to match DNA samples found at the scene of a crime with their respective counterparts generally found on their database. DNA profiling has helped match blood and semen samples found at the scene of a crime to the perpetrator‚ managing to sometimes solve cold cases that have been closed for decades. The introduction
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