Tips for a Good Conference Talk Jennifer Widom‚ May 2005 Here’s some advice I sent to the SIGMOD ’05 conference speakers (I was PC Chair). Some of the points were inspired by a SIGMOD 1995 note-to-speakers from that year’s PC Chair Mike Carey‚ who in turn attributes Marianne Winslett and Catriel Beeri. Plan very carefully what you can cover in the allotted time. You have 25 minutes‚ and a conscientious session chair will ruthlessly cut you off if you attempt to exceed that limit. Design your
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were faced and affected by racism‚ poverty‚ and love. This paper will also briefly summarize the stories and depict the feelings of the characters and how they were treated. The two literary works are “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker. Country Lovers is a story of a forbidden love on a South African farm. (Clugston‚ 2010). The main characters in this story are Thebedi and Paulus. Paulus was the son of a rich white farmer and Thebedi the daughter of a poor
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BACKGROUND Mathematics is one subject that pervades life at any age‚ in any circumstance. Thus‚ its value goes beyond the classroom and the school. Mathematics as a school subject‚ therefore‚ must be learned comprehensively and with much depth. The twin goals of mathematics in the basic education levels are Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing‚ applying‚ analyzing‚ synthesizing and/or evaluating
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HSV COUNCIL PHIPPS‚ W 10/07/10 Have you ever seen someone somewhere and said‚ “Where do I know that person from?” On September 23‚ 2010‚ my classmates and I attended a Huntsville City Council regular meeting held in the City Council Chambers. I expected to see businessmen‚ politicians and other white-collar individuals from around the city. I expected to be bored and not hear anything interesting. One thing I learned very early was always judge first-hand. Do not go on what you think. I
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July 19‚ 2010‚ 9:30 pm‚ Cam was listening to music before he went to bed. Around 10 Cam went downstairs to get some water. His mother Judie was downstairs also getting a drink. Cam was only 10 and it was past his bedtime. “Why are you still up Mr.”‚ Judie said angrily. “I’m thirsty mom”‚ Cam said quietly. “Ok‚ please got to bed soon” she said. “I will” Cam said. Cam returned to his room. Cam’s mom came into his room to say goodnight. “It’s hot in here” she said. “Open your window and turn on your
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Look Back: This week for clinical we were in the hospital setting on the medicine floor. I was able to revaluate my clinical thinking along with my problem solving abilities throughout the experiences of my first day on the medicine floor. Examine: The experience I am reflecting upon in for this journal was when my partner and I were helping to transfer a patient to the bathroom. Upon first examination of the patient and with the information given by the daughter who was with patient we discovered
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Croydon Council Planning Committee Meeting‚ Thursday 2nd April 2009 6.30 pm The following is a report that will give information on a Planning meeting organised by Croydon City Council. The report will show three main items. These are: * The main advocates of the meeting‚ their roles and how they influenced the meeting * How the committee deals with planning applications * What happened at the meeting to allow public speaking and the process involved The report will also give
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My amazing American Revolution paper There were many factors that led to the American Revolution‚ such as the stamp act‚ French and Indian war‚ and the Townshend Acts. Even though each of these causes were very important the Stamp act was the most important and ultimately overturned the American government of that time. The Stamp act was this important because it caused the Boston tea party and led to the intolerable acts. I will be explaining these factors from the economic‚ cultural‚ and psychological
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In Martin Luther Kings “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression” speech argues that acquiescence‚ physical violence‚ and non-violent resistance are the three routes that people generally take to deal with oppression. King emphasizes acquiescence and physical violence as being wrong. He explains how acquiescence is when oppressed people “adjust themselves to oppression‚ and thereby become conditioned to it.” (lines 3-4)‚ and how its detrimental to accept circumstances of oppression because it displays
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Meeting At Night/ Parting At Morning – Appreciation Meeting at Night and Parting at Morning‚ composed by Robert Browning‚ are two poems that represent the personal morality and paradigms associated with an individual living in the early 19th Century. Meeting at Night tells the tale of a young lover travelling a long distance to meet up with his lover whilst it also metaphorically recounts a sexual encounter. Browning chooses to represent society’s repressive nature by portraying a secretive
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