"Michael Fullan" Until this assignment was given to us‚ I had never heard the name Michael Fullan. After browsing the Internet and looking through our textbook‚ I understand the need for us to have an idea of who he is and the need for us to‚ more importantly‚ have an idea of all the work he has done to reform education internationally. I noticed in our textbook that he is‚ damn near‚ the author that is most cited. It seems that he has had major input/influence in all of the areas and fields
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Michael Faraday was the third son of a London blacksmith. He became a self- taught scientist whose greatest discoveries concerned electricity. In 1831‚ Faraday proved that magnets can be used to produce an electric current. This discovery enabled him to build an electric generator. It was a forerunner of the giant dynamos that keep the modern world supplied with power. Faraday was born on September 22‚ 1791‚ in Newington‚ England. When he was five‚ his family moved to London
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The poem‚ “Jabberwocky” written by Lewis Carroll is known as “one of his most famous‚ and included made up words that have slipped their way into English dictionaries (Shaw‚ 2004).” The poem is about a father and his son‚ and the father warns the son of an evil beast called the Jabberwock that is living in the “tulgey wood (Kirszner & Mandell‚ 2012‚ p. 629).” The son is curious of this evil beast that his father is talking about‚ and embarks on an adventure to find the Jabberwock. In my opinion
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C.S. Lewis According to author‚ scholar‚ and Christian apologist C.S. Lewis‚ “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles‚ but to irrigate deserts” (this is what Lewis said when he wrote The Abolition of a Man). By this‚ he says a teacher should not change what his students know‚ but guide them in areas of weakness. He learned this technique throughout his life. **SEGWAY** As a child‚ Lewis was a Christian. Then he became an atheist at the age of 15 because he lost his way and was
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Safe Exchange Coin (SAFEX) The Safe Exchange Platform allows the creation of digital assets and contracts‚ cryptographic data-storage and transfers. Users can define an item’s attributes and then later offer that item in a contract to a marketplace where others can discover‚ scrutinize‚ and fulfill the terms of the contract autonomously without the necessity of a trusted third party. SAFEX’s Core Development Team is composed by Daniel Dabek‚ Founder of Safe Exchange‚ and Lead Rust developer and
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Pacific Ocean . During the trip‚ we found a land called Spirit Mound 6 miles north of the river. Lewis and Clark took several men and hiked a few hours north of the river. Their goal was to investigate an isolated hill on the prairie rumored to be inhabited by fierce spirit people who were 18 inches tall. They had remarkably large heads and could through shafts across a great distance to kill. Lewis and Clark took several men and hiked a few hours to get there The land also had
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Michael Porter’s Value Chain and Gaining a Competitive Advantage The more value an organization creates‚ the more profitable that organization likely will be and by providing more value to your customers‚ the organization is gaining a competitive advantage. Understanding how your company creates value and looking for ways to add more value are critical elements in developing a competitive strategy. The concept was first introduced by Michael Porter in his 1985 book “Competitive Advantage.” A
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Purchase to be mapped out. Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to do this for him. Lewis wrote to his friend and former Army colleague‚ William Clark‚ and invited him to join the expedition as co-leader. Clark‚ then living in Kentucky‚ wrote back: “This is an undertaking fraited with many difeculties‚ but my friend I do assure you that no man lives whith whome I would perfur to undertake such a Trip.” The journey began as Lewis left Washington D.C. on July 5‚ 1803 and ended
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four men‚ Lewis and the other men capture a gun and a rifle‚ but they do not use either. Instead they bury the shotgun with the one mountain man and throw the other in the river. Keeping the guns would give them an advantage‚ but they discard any ties with civilization for the sake of the test against nature. This is a test of manhood; in order for this test to have validity‚ the trip must have danger Lewis‚ the strongest of all the men‚ has also been defeated but by a different force. Lewis has been
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Abolition of Man Response Paper In the book‚ Abolition of Man‚ C.S. Lewis illustrates how the lack of objective values affects the human race and its progeny‚ using the philosophical theories proposed by The Green Book‚ an elementary textbook on English. Lewis goes on in his series of lectures to explain what such theories mean‚ and the ramifications of adopting such philosophies. What struck me the most‚ however‚ was the prevalence of these ramifications in today’s society; Lewis’s conclusions and
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