Why did Negroponte do what he did? Why was this necessary? The idea of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) was born in 1999‚ as Professor Nicholas Negroponte was visiting a Cambodian rural village school previously established by him and his wife. By letting children play with some Panasonic “Toughbook” laptops‚ Negroponte experienced the power of change that could be brought about by laptops. He was impressed by how “it changed their lives in several ways‚ improving self-esteem and empowerment and fulfilling
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Number of purchase orders | 25% | Materials processing | Number of square feet | 50% | Sales | Number of sales orders | 25% | The number of activities for residential and business is as follows: | Residential | | Business Total Total Overhead | Number of purchase orders | 700 | | 500 1‚200 75‚000 | Number of square feet | 4‚000‚000 | | 2‚000‚000 6‚000‚000 150‚000 | Number of sales orders | 400 | | 100
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Dominican order Dominican order was called order of preachers before the 15th century is a Roman Catholic religious order and it was founded by Saint Dominic in France. In 1215‚ Dominic and his six followers lived in a house that was given to them by the president of Toulouse. He and his six companions were in monastic rules of prayer and penance. Then they got permission from bishop Foulques to preach all around Toulouse. The order was approved by Pope Honorius III in 1216. There were nuns‚ active
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Mary Parker Follett discusses the psychology and human behavior behind giving and receiving orders. There is so much more that goes into giving and receiving orders than meets the eye‚ and is not as straightforward as one would initially think. Follett begins by explaining that human beings are complex creatures‚ and that we are the sum of all of our past experiences‚ emotions‚ beliefs‚ desires‚ habits and trainings. This means that people respond in different ways‚ and most have formed certain
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military orders from higher ranking military officials that may be unethical has been a disturbing and controversial issue over many years and decades. Many soldiers and service members in general have been put into a situation where they were given in order‚ knowing well that the situation isn’t right but cannot disobey. The leader giving the order in all likelihood may threaten or set out stiff punishment on to the individual who did not follow the order or hesitates to follow out on the order. It
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ways to pick 2 crimes order does not matter out of the total 150 crimes:- = 150 = 150. 149. 148 = 22‚350 = 11‚175 (150-2) 148 (2.1) 2 Number of ways to pick 2 crimes where order does NOT matter and both are violent = 82 = 82. 81. 80 = 6‚642 = 3‚321 (82 – 2) 80(2.1) 2 = 3‚321/ 11‚175 = 0.297 = 29.72 % 2. Accuracy in taking orders at the drive-thru window
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addresses the issue of what‚ exactly‚ necessary causation is‚ its importance to our epistemology‚ and whether or not we are able to truly understand it. While Hume’s argument concerning necessary connection is strong there are flaws in it regarding necessity‚ what exactly Hume is arguing‚ and contradictions regarding his argument. Hume begins his discussion of necessary connection by suggesting that there are no ideas in metaphysics as obscure as the idea of necessary connection. He states that‚ “it
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LAW IS A NECESSARY EVIL A law is “a rule of conduct or procedure established by the Custom‚ Agreement or Authority” by which a society is governed. Law is different from the other type of rules which govern certain types of behavior. Rules in regards to the Sports or other Games could not be treated as Law. This is principally because not everyone is governed by the Rules of the Sports‚ only those who participate in the Sports are governed by such Rules. The existence Law in a society means that
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Birth order and how it impacts personality Personality is said to be moulded by ones experiences in life; this can be further derived to personality is based on the environment in which one grows up in. The environment in which one grows up in is influenced a large number of factors. One such factor that has a dominant effect on the environment is birth order. Birth order is the theory that one’s place in their family birth order (e.g oldest‚ youngest) indirectly affects ones personality via
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post only when properly relieved. I will obey my special orders and perform all of my duties in a military manner. I will report violations of my special orders‚ emergencies‚ and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief. The Eleven General Orders are common to all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is best to learn these BEFORE boot camp: you will be expected to know these by heart‚ in any order‚ after a few weeks in basic training! 1. To take charge of
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