mathematics where we recognize numbers as 1‚ 2‚ and 3‚ their numbers consisted of dots (•). For example‚ the number one would be expressed through a single dot‚ “the numbers 2‚ 3‚ and 4 were represented by two‚ three and four dots‚ respectively.” (Ortiz-Franco) The larger numbers such as 5‚ 10‚ 20‚ 100‚ 200‚ 300‚ 400 and 8000 were represented by symbols. For example‚ a straight line or five dots would most commonly represent 5; a diamond shape or ten dots represented 10; a flag‚ shell or vase with
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The Mozart Effect Does classical music really help you study better? Many recent research studies show that music idoes in fact improve cognitive thinking. In 1993‚ researchers at the University of California at Irvine discovered the so-called Mozart Effect - that college students "who listened to ten minutes of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major K448 before taking an IQ test scored nine points higher" than when they had sat in silence or listened to relaxation tapes. Other studies have
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Gender View of War Comparing Richard Lovelace’s poem “Song: To Lucasta‚ Going to Wars” and Judith Ortiz Cofer’s poem “The Changeling” is almost like comparing apples to oranges because the poems are written by poets from different eras‚ countries‚ and genders. Lovelace’s poem is written from a young 1640’s Englishman’s point of view whereas Cofer’s poem is from a young 1990’s Puerto Rican girl’s perspective. Although the poets are from two different cultures there are still congruent conceptions
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In her poem “Quinceanera‚” Judith Ortiz Cofer illustrated a teenage girl who had just turned fifteen years of age. Also‚ as the author suggested‚ the poem’s speaker was the girl‚ narrated through her own voice and perception. Was she dreading the fact that she was about to transition to being a young woman and will have more responsibilities as an adult? On the other hand‚ was she excited and looking forward to being regarded as a more mature individual? Consequently‚ the former was precisely accurate
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Life in the Age of the Mimi’s and El Olvido Have you ever forgotten a tradition? In the texts “Life in the Age of the Mimi’s” by Domingo Martinez and “El Olvido” by Judith Ortiz Cofer show that breaking tradition isn’t always good. In “Life in the Age of the Mimi’s” the theme was “changing one’s identity can cause rebelling against one’s tradition.” The theme for “El Olvido” was “it can be dangerous to forget tradition and start rebelling.” These themes are similar because they both are saying a
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RESEARCH TOPIC: The effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems Wild‚ C.‚ Hoegh-Guldberg‚ O.‚ Naumann‚ M.S.‚ Colombo-Pallotta‚ M.F.‚ Ateweberhan‚ M.‚ Fitt‚ W.K. Iglesias-Prieto‚ R.‚ Palmer‚ C.‚ Bythell‚ J.C.‚ Ortiz‚ J.C.‚ Loya‚ Y.‚ and Van Woesik‚ R. (2011). Climate Change impedes scleractinian corals as primary reef ecosystem engineers. Marine and Freshwater Research‚ 62.2‚ 205-215. The article researches the effects of climate change on primary reef ecosystem engineers‚ such as
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In the essay‚ “The Myth of the Latin Woman: Just Met a Girl Named Maria; Judith Ortiz Cofer describes three experiences about racist stereotypes‚ towards Hispanic and Latin women‚ happened in her daily life. In fact‚ stereotypes are common to see throughout the history of human development. When asked about how can we solve this problem indeed‚ people are always silent and lack of ideas. As an educated one‚ Cofer can at least have a voice for defending herself and the group of Latinas. For myself
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Female Ageism in the Philippines: on Media and Television A Formal Paper in Broadcast Communication 10 Abstract Ageism is a social disease that stereotypes the older people with the younger‚ or sometimes preference with the younger. Television and media has a responsibility in shaping this thought. This paper will explain how beauty is perceived as a factor for ageism‚ as well as gender discrimination. Two senior citizens were interviewed on what are their thoughts and feelings on how their
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com/downloads/TheQualityTrilogy.pdf Lagrosen‚ S 2&clientId=20655&RQT=309&VName=PQD Martin-Castilla‚ J.‚ (2002‚ Aug.) Ortiz‚ C. (2006‚ April). All-out kaizen. Industrial Engineer‚ 38(4)‚ 30-34. Retrieved from http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=1017577631&Fmt=2&clientId=20655&RQT=309&VName=PQD Power‚ D.‚ Schoenherr‚ T.‚ & Samson‚ D Ruiz-Carrillo‚ J.‚ & Fernandez-Ortiz‚ R. (2005‚ Jan.). Theoretical foundation of the EFQM model: the resource-based view undefined. (2002-2011). History
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Drugs‚ Cheating‚ and the Purity of America’s Pastime Most children who have grown up in an American household have at one point in their lives looked up to sports figures as heroes. Whether it was your grandfather telling his stories of watching Babe Ruth become a legend‚ your father’s stories of Mickey Mantle and the legendary Yankee teams of the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ or your own memory of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chasing the home run record‚ the feeling of wholesomeness that baseball provides
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