By: Martin Beauchemin BOOK STUDY JOURNAL - “FROZEN IN TIME” Before you read questions: 1. What did you know about this book before you read it? I’ve never even heard of this book before. 2. What do you want to learn? What the book is about. 3. Why did you choose this book? Because it had the coolest name and it has an airplane on the cover. And I like airplanes. So it was the logical choice. 4. What did you know about the author before reading the book? I’ve never heard
Premium Boeing 747 United States Coast Guard Aviation accidents and incidents
I try to remain productive in my spare time‚ using it for self-betterment whenever I can. Life is competitive‚ so even though I try to relax and enjoy the time I have to myself‚ I do things that help me develop useful skills and healthy habits. Reading is a great passion of mine. From fiction to biographies‚ my tastes are eclectic and span many genres‚ all of them useful. Biographies reveal the flaws and merits of successful people‚ which are invaluable for reflection. Fiction allows one to enter
Premium Personal life Exercise Leisure
do so much that I don’t have time for my assignments. Learning how to overcome that obstacle will lead me in the right direction as it ties in with my professional obstacles as well. I will have to learn to tell my supervisors that I can’t work overtime if I have homework to complete or a class to attend. What are two specific time-management strategies you can use to help maximize your time during this class and reach your educational goals? One specific time-management strategy would be
Premium English-language films Study skills Learning
What is professionalism? There are many different forms of professionalism depending on whose opinion of professionalism it is. I will go with my opinion of professionalism. For the thirty years of my life I must say‚ I have learned a lot about my experiences in life. I’ve learned from myself‚ I have learned from my friends‚ and I have learned from mere strangers. I have seen people succeed in their goals. I have seen people fail in their goals. Failing doesn’t mean that you can’t try again
Premium Time Personality psychology American football
Adventure Time (originally titled Adventure Time with Finn & Jake[2]) is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada)‚ a human boy‚ and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio)‚ a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo. Along the way‚ they interact with the other main characters of
Premium
papers and a TED Talk presentation reflecting on how the accelerating pace of life and the distractions/noise in form of new means of communication are affecting our concentration and vanishing our “sanctuary” where we can dedicate time for thoughtful reflections. * “No time to think: Reflections on information technology and contemplative scholarship”‚ David M. Levy. (2007) * “Speed and the Unsettling of Knowledge in the Digital University”‚ Ray Land‚ (2011). * TED Talk “5 ways to listen better”
Premium Digital Psychology Distraction
5 main leaders of Mongolia: Genghis Khan (1206–1227) Tolui Khan (as Regent) (1227–1229) Ögedei Khan (1229–1241) Töregene Khatun (as Regent) (1243–1246) Güyük Khan (1246–1248) Genghis Khan (/ˈɡɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/ or /ˈdʒɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/‚[5][6] Mongol: [tʃiŋɡɪs xaːŋ] Chingis/Chinghis Khan; 1162? – August 1227)‚ born Temujin‚ was the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire‚ which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of
Premium Genghis Khan Mongolia Mongol Empire
the moon‚ or even another galaxy could be skipped by taking a shortcut. Now imagine time as a ribbon with ripples. The same idea could be applied to time. What if you took the ribbon at the base of two ripples and joined it? The longer distance between those two points in time‚ now out in a loop‚ could be skipped by passing where the ribbon touches. There are a few problems though. When travelling through time‚ one can only travel forward. Travelling backward seems impossible because changing
Premium Universe English-language films Earth
The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon. Back Cover. Four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust into a hostile world they long ago abandoned for the safety of the convent. Unwittingly they become pawns in a battle between the charismatic Jaime Miro‚ leader of the outlawed Basque nationalists‚ and the ruthless Colonel Ramon Acoea of the Spanish Army. FOUR WOMEN -AND THE MEN THEY ARE FORBIDDEN TO LOVE MEGAN the orphan‚ who feels an overpowering attraction to Jaime Miro LUCIA the fiery Sicilian
Premium Prime minister Francisco Franco Spain
nAME: id: * * 1. Find the future value of $10‚000 invested now after five years if the annual interest rate is 8 percent. * * a. What would be the future value if the interest rate is a simple interest rate? * * * * * * b. What would be the future value if the interest rate is a compound interest rate? * 2. Find the present value of $7‚000 to be received one year from now assuming a 3 percent annual discount interest
Premium Compound interest