Swot Analysis of Railway Transportation

1. 1 Study objective * To satisfy the necessity of this module, Introduction to Land Transportation and Railways mode * The goal of this examination is worried about recognizing Analysis of Railways Transport. * To increase additional information on Land transportation that will help me now and later on. 1. 2 Scope The initial step worries of presenting Land transport and Railways mode. Second step is indicating the Strength and Weakness Analysis of Railways at that point examine in subtleties on Strength and Weakness focuses. 1. 3 Introduction We utilize different items in our every day life.But do we realize where are they created? A large number of them are created at better places far away from our area. So how would we get them? These are carried on from every one of those spots through rail, street or air and are made accessible to us at our territory. You more likely than not seen trucks, rhythm, bullock trucks; and so on. Those would convey items and crude materials from a sp ot to another. Additionally, you likewise more likely than not seen individuals making a trip starting with one spot then onto the next by transports, trains, vehicles, bikes, carts, cycles, and so on. This development of merchandise and people is significant in business.Because of this, crude materials arrive at the spot of assembling, completed items arrive at the spot of offer or utilization, people move around to deal with the business, and so forth. In this exercise, let us figure out how merchandise and travelers move starting with one spot then onto the next. 2. 1 Mode of Transport Basically transport is conceivable through land, air or water, which is known as the various methods of transport. Ashore we use trucks, tractors, and so forth , to convey merchandise; train, transport, vehicles and so on. to convey travelers. In air, we discover planes, helicopters to convey travelers just as goods.Similarly in water we discover ships, liners, and so forth , to convey products and travelers. All these are known as different methods for transport. Let us examine about different methods of transport. The methods of transport can be comprehensively separated into three classifications: Land transport, Water transport and Air transport. 2. 2 Land Transport: Land transport alludes to exercises of physical development of products and travelers ashore. This development happens on street, rail, rope or channel. So land transport may additionally be partitioned into Road transport, Rail transport, Ropeway transport, pipeline transport.Let us know the insights regarding Rail Transport. 2. 3 Rail transport Transportation of products and travelers on rail lines through trains is called rail transport. It possesses a significant spot in land transport arrangement of our nation and is the most trustworthy method of transport to convey products and travelers over a significant distance. Other than significant distance, nearby vehicle of travelers is additionally given by n eighborhood trains or metro-rail in some metropolitan urban areas. Rail transport is accessible all through the nation with the exception of some sloping or rocky districts. In India two sorts of trains are found.One is traveler train and other is merchandise train. While traveler trains convey both people and a constrained amount of merchandise, the products trains are solely utilized for conveying products starting with one spot then onto the next. These trains are driven by rail motors and they use steam, diesel or electric capacity to move. Let us presently talk about the SWOT Analysis of Rail Transport. Figure 1: SWOT Analysis of Rail Transport 3. 1 SWOT Analysis of Rail Transport in Malaysia There is some quality, shortcoming, openings and dangers have been found in the rail transport arrangement of Malaysia.Malaysia primary rail framework was mange by Kereta Api Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) since the 1940’s, the railroad organization deal with an aggregate of 1,699km of tracks in the Peninsular Malaysia. The following are the SWOT investigations for KTMB 3. 1. 1 Strength * Cheap The passages offer by KTMB are moderately low cost, hence it is reasonable by people in general in Kuala Lumpur. Tolls from 1 station to another are beneath 5 Ringgit Malaysia, model Station Tasik Selatan to Mid Valley Station just expense about RM2. 40 for a grown-up. * Eco-Friendly Since the vast majority of the train worked by Malaysian Railway was controlled by overhead electric wire, no carbon emanation was produce.Therefore by utilizing the train, air contamination was limits. * Large Capacity Since train can be long by including cart or carriage and will have a gigantic limit, it is conceivable to deal with a lot of cargo transportation and furthermore travelers to one spot to another. In KTMB, trains are able to deal with enormous measure of cargoes and up to 300 travelers for each outing. * Long Distance Trains are structure for either short or significant distance of voyaging. Starting with one point then onto the next, present day train can be quicker than vehicles to arrive at a destination.Since KTMB has a long track of 1699km, it is simple for voyager from the north of Perlis to venture out toward the south of Johor effortlessly. Accordingly without sitting around idly, exertion and cost, explorer can unwind by going on train. * No Road Congestion Road clog is a significant issue in each city around the globe, investing energy in street blockage are frequently disappointing and exercise in futility. Since rail transport can go on its single track absent a lot of obstruction, it is liberated from street clog. Publics in Kuala Lumpur regularly take KTM Commuter to function as a method of transport to evade the substantial traffic in pick long stretches of Kuala Lumpur. . 1. 2 Weakness * Crowded Although train are liberated from street blockage, it is outlandish for individuals to maintain a strategic distance from the jam-packed circumstan ce in the carriage during top hour. It is most exceedingly awful when the cooling framework was coming up short or the individuals around are perspiring or grimy. In Malaysia, during the morning when individuals are answering to work or schools, early afternoon during lunch hour and night when everybody is hurrying home will be the most noticeably awful an ideal opportunity to be ready on a passenger train. * Delays Rail transport can cover and arrive at numerous urban communities, thusly appropriate time the executives must be implement to forestall delays or late arrivals.Unfortunately for KTMB, delays are the most widely recognized sight in their stations, at times it can postpone as long as an hour or more. This defers regularly pressing the station and furthermore the carriage much progressively swarmed, KTMB clients frequently need to trust that couple of train will pass by before they even can get into a packed train. * High Maintenance Cost One of the shortcomings that can b e found in each railroad organization will be the high support cost. Railroads Company needs to go through a ton of money during train update, track upkeep, electric link substitution and numerous more.While on account of Malaysian Railway, money was spend on support of the track and renovation in the vast majority of their old bearers while bringing in for the new electrical train to show up from Mitsubishi Electric and Rotem. * Low Flexibility Train are configuration to run distinctly on steel tracks, in this way the train goal and refueling break are fixed decreasing the adaptability of decision of goal. With the constrained decision of goal it will be difficult to satisfy the requests in specific territories. In this manner, it is significant for the organization to choose where to assemble a station to satisfy the requests and not building it for a waste.KTMB stations in certain zone are old and some of the time excessively near another station, most noticeably terrible the qua ntity of individuals getting down the station was less. While in specific zones the interest was high however the clients may need to walk or take transport to come to the closest station. * Sound Pollution Sound was produce from the motors sound (diesel power motors), the steel wheels running contact and furthermore the horning sound. While the tracks for the train to run on were frequently close to the lodging territory, this regularly disturbs the occupant in the areas.The track for KTM some were fabricate only not many meters from their lawn, consequently the sound of each train pass by can be boisterous and irritating during rest hour. 3. 1. 3 Opportunity * Development of Public Transport There’s tremendous zone accessible for advancement in broad daylight transport in Malaysia. Open vehicle framework in Malaysia are serving general society around a normal score just, in this manner, it is obvious that rail transport can be prospect or to be a key friend in need to impro ve and build up the open vehicle framework. For KTMB, it is being talked about of building a railroad line for superior slug train to serve the public.With this, it will be a preferred position for explorer from neighboring country’s to reach Kuala Lumpur very quickly. * Advertisement (Income) Carriage or cart frequently had dispersing on the outside accessible for paint works or publicizing purposes. Subsequently, by leasing this scattering to the market for business reason will be a favorable position to procure extra pay for the organization and decrease an opportunity to time painting cost for the carriage or cart. KTMB can lease all the more dispersing for publicizing rather than simply keeping up it with the yellow, blue and red shading. * Social ServicesPeople with handicap regularly made some hard memories going with other method of transport, for example, jumping on a transport or a taxi. Hence, with rail transport, Railway Company can structure their station for han dicap cordial and set up an exceptional area for the incapacity to enter the train. KTMB can assemble slants and visually impaired guide’s floor for the nearby OKU (Orang Kurang Upaya) in each station. The organization can likewise utilize a teacher on the ground to control this individuals into the train. * Increase Employment Rate Managing a railroad organization requires numerous laborers to make it a success.Therefore, railroad organizations, for example, KTMB can utilize individuals to deal with the railroad track, train, electrical cables, planning of train and a lot more occupation position. * Technology Improvement Since innovation around the globe are improving, it can likewise assist with improving the innovation apply on the train. Train in certain nations has begun to run on magnet power. Along these lines, it has a gigantic hole of innovation in Malaysia to be improved. KTMB should begin to change and improve their innovation on tracks as well as their station an d tagging framework. 3. 1. 4 Threat * Losing Market Sh

Islamic Mullah

Islamic Mullah Mullah is the name givenâ to instructors or researchers of Islamic learning or the pioneers of mosques. The term is typically a sign of regard yet can likewise be utilized in a critical way and is basically utilized in Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and the previous Soviet republics of Central Asia. In Arabic-talking lands, an Islamic priest is called an imam or Shaykâ instead. Mullah is gotten from the Arabic expression mawla, which means ace or the one in control. All through Southern Asias history, these leaders of Arabic drop have driven social transformations and strict war the same. Notwithstanding, a mullah is general a neighborhood Islamic pioneer, albeit at times they ascend to national noticeable quality. Use in Modern Culture Regularly, Mullah alludes to Islamic researchers knowledgeable in the holy law of the Quran, in any case, in Central and East Asia, the term mullah is utilized on a nearby level to allude to mosque pioneers and researchers as an indication of respect.â Iran is a special case in that it utilizes the term in a disparaging way, alluding to low-level ministers as mullahs on the grounds that the term gets from Shiite Islam wherein the Quran calmly specifies mullah on various occasions all through its pages while Shia Islam is the predominant religion of the nation. Rather, priests and strict pioneers utilize elective terms to allude to their most regarded individuals from the faith.â In many faculties, however, the term has vanished from present day use but to deride the individuals who are excessively ardent in their strict interests - a kind of affront for perusing the Quran to an extreme and accepting oneself the Mullah alluded to in the hallowed content. Regarded Scholars In any case, there is some regard behind the name mullah - at any rate for the individuals who respect those knowledgeable in strict messages as mullahs. In these cases, the shrewd researcher must have a firm comprehension of everything Islam - particularly in accordance with the contemporary society wherein the hadith (customs) and fiqh (law) are similarly significant. Customarily, those viewed as mullah will have remembered the Quran and the entirety of its significant lessons and exercises - however generally since the beginning uneducated regular society would incorrectly name visiting pastors mullahs as a result of their huge information (nearly) of the religion. Mullahs can likewise be viewed as educators and political pioneers. As instructors, mullahs share their insight into strict messages in schools called madrasas in issues of Shariah law. They have additionally served in places of intensity, for example, the case with Iran after the Islamic State took control in 1979. In Syria, Mullahs assume a significant job in the progressing strife between rival Islamic gatherings and remote enemies the same, esteeming the security of Islamic law while fighting off Islamic fanatics and endeavoring to reestablish majority rule government or cultivated type of government to the war-torn country.

The Best Books We Read In February, 2015

The Best Books We Read In February, 2015 We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, and much, much more- there are book recommendations for everyone here! Some are old, some are new, and some aren’t even out yet. Enjoy and tell us about the highlight of your reading month in the comments. ____________________ Being Mortal by Atul Gawande In this book, doctor and really excellent medical writer Atul Gawande tackles “how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.” The book is so very smart when talking about how the medical establishment is structured and how those structures affect end-of-life care. It’s also important in the way it addresses the values we have as we age. But the book is truly excellent in the way Gawande opens up about the end of his father’s life and how deeply personal and difficult these choices are. It’s such a stunning, emotional book that I am going to push on a bunch of people. Kim Ukura The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison I promised I would read it in my Book Riot post, and so the great Toni Morrison binge was started in February. Interestingly enough, I thought I would read this one quickly because I responded so well to the sentence structure it has a pace to it that’s comfortable for me. But, then again, despite the pacing, I was surprised to realize that this book needs digestion. I needed to slow myself down to understand and appreciate the character of Pecola. I can say she’s on my thoughts when I’m not reading the book even hours later. My reaction: I’ve got her other novels lined up and I’m still angry with myself that I haven’t soaked in Morrison until now. This book is simply so good, so entrancing, so important.   Jessi Lewis Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi I loved her earlier Mr. Fox, but after finally reading Boy, Snow, Bird, Oyeyemi might be my new favorite author. Watching her play with traditional conventions of narrative is like watching a cat play with a wounded mouse: playful yet sinister, and taking her time to toy with the reader before dealing a final and deadly blow.  Reading on the metro, I kept looking around at other people on the train, thinking, “What thecan you believe what she just did there?!  How can you just sit there staring blankly into the distance as if the world wasn’t just torn wide open?!” Minh Le Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales by Ray Bradbury After rewatching the carnival X-Files episode, I remembered Something Wicked This Way Comes. After reading that again, I went on a huge Bradbury binge, which culminated in reading all 100 of the stories in the mammoth Bradbury Stories, without getting distracted by any other books during the reading. He had a peerless imagination and took such joy in writing. This book is an absolute treasure, and will serve as a perfect way to revisit (or discover) his best short work. Also, if you’re a Bradbury fan, Sam Weller’s Bradbury-bio-via-Bradbury-interviews is worth a read. Josh Hanagarne The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande My never-ending quest for efficiency led me to this previously-overlooked classic, The Checklist Manifesto. Or at least it should be a classic, if it’s not already. Gawande takes something as seemingly simple as the checklist and reveals its complexities, its pitfalls, and its benefits. Turns out, they can not only help you remember your groceries but guarantee stable buildings, save lives in operating rooms, and land disabled planes without casualties. They can also be ineffective and unwieldy; it’s all about how you use them. He balances the practical with the personal so well; the case studies keep the book interesting, as well as provide usage tips that are invaluable. For anyone/everyone looking for solid productivity tools to use for work (or your personal life), this is a must-read. Jenn Northington Citizen by Claudia Rankine I finished this book in one sitting and I get chills from just thinking about it.  Rankine writes in a very blunt but vivid style when she describes the microaggressions that African-Americans face.  On the one hand, the accounts sound so nightmarish, but they are real and that’s the terrifying genius of it all.    had to grapple with wanting for Citizen to be fiction but to do that would be to downplay the day-to-day experiences I face.  It’s a fantastic read and I urge anyone, especially those who think people of color are too sensitive, to read it. Morgan Jerkins City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer A city exists at a bend in a river. It was once settled by odd grey people but conquerors killed them off and took the city for their own. Weird fungi grow in all corners of the city, and large mushrooms appear suddenly in the street, where you are sure the street was clear that morning. Can mushrooms really grow that fast? Did it… move? This city is called Ambergris, and the only way to get here is by placing a book by Jeff VanderMeer in the inside pocket of a large overcoat and getting on the #5 train from Chicago to Vernon Hills (though, of course, you won’t find a #5 train listed). You will not be getting back. City of Saints and Madmen has 4 novellas (and a few atmosphere-adding stories in the back) that tell of the history and people of Ambergris, and falls squarely in what some call “the new weird.” If you like China Miéville, you’ll like this collection. I certainly did. Johann Thorsson Devil in Denim by Melanie Scott Contemporary sports romances are my thing. Enemies-to-lovers is also my thing. Two adults who have their crap together is definitely my thing. It really was a no-brainer why I’d like this book, but I honestly didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. Set in the world of baseball, Maggie dreams of inheriting her father’s team. It’s what she went to college for and it’s all she ever wanted. Though with the team hemorrhaging money, her father is forced to sell to self-made millionaire and corporate raider, Alex Winters. The romance is relatable and realistic as it unfolds, but the banter and playful antagonism between the main characters keep things at the peak level of sexiness. The book also has a diverse cast of secondary characters, which is something I love to see in romance novels. Hell, one of the baseball players wives is a smart-as-a-whip, Asian-American woman who did a stint in the Olympics. I’m almost saddened she’s already married because I’d love to see her star in a romance novel of her own. I can’t wait to read the next installment in the series, Angel in Armani, and Melanie Scott is easing her way onto my auto-buy list. Amanda Diehl The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma (April 14, Little, Brown) This book is astonishing. When I decided to give The Fishermen a try, I honestly didn’t really expect to make it past the first few pages (it’s not the sort of plot I usually get excited about). But then all of a sudden I was halfway through and could barely catch my breath. There’s just so much that’s fascinating, surprising, and exhilarating about the book. The narrator is an observant but not excessively precocious nine-year-old. The story follows the disintegration of a family in small-city Nigeria. The focus is on a group of brothers whose brutal cleaving drives and haunts the plot. The mood is both abstractly mythic and concretely physical. The writing is perfectly tuned, lyrical in places and bracing in others. The characters’ shifting multilingualism (Igbo, Yoruba, English) plays an intriguing role. The narrative structure has the past float to the surface of the present, then recede, then reappear. And the whole thing is much, much more than the sum of these parts. Derek Attig Funny Girl by Nick Hornby This was my first Hornby, and I’m so glad I finally picked up one of his books. Barbara from Blackpool is a beauty queen with her sights on something bigger. She sets out for London, hoping to become a TV actress hoping to become Lucille Ball, really and she manages to land the perfect role for her. With fame comes intrigue, media attention, network pressure, and romances (even back in the 60s). This novel is a love story and a comedy, but also a look at what it means to be an artist, on and off the camera. At the forefront of Hornby’s book is the acknowledgement of Work:   writing, revising, trial and error, and being true and organic to character and self. This book made me laugh and made me cry and made me pause to reflect on artistry, on being genuine, and on the chasing of dreams. Dana Staves Girl in the Dark by Anna Lyndsey (March 3, 2015, Doubleday) Going into Anna Lyndsey’s memoir, you kind of don’t know what to expect. She suffers from a light sensitivity of unknown origin at first, the sensitivity is slight, only her face reacting to the glare of a computer screen. And then more severe, a burning sensation like “a blowtorch” against her skin. She is driven out of her job and into her boyfriends spare bedroom as the impact becomes worse and worse, getting to the point where she spends weeks and months ensconced in a pitch black room, with foil taped to the windows and fabric pressed to the crack under the door. As terrifying as her story is, the beauty of her memoir is not in the things she’s lost, but in the small moments that she can appreciate. She has brief moments of remission, where she can be outside during dawn and dusk, and the simplest of things the smell of roses in a garden after dark, the sensation of standing in a rain shower these are the joyful and heartbreaking moments in her story. As she tells h er beautifully-written story, you want there to be a happy ending, you want her to recover from this, but at the same time, you know that this is an unlikely conclusion. The resolution is not so much in a cure; the resolution of her story is a reminder to the reader to savor and appreciate those parts of our world that we normally overlook. How satisfying the crunch of snow under our feet, the sting of the winter wind, when the alternate is a lightless prison in your own skin. Rachel Manwill Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum (March 17, Random House) “A bored woman is a dangerous woman.” Anna Benz knows this. Her psychoanalyst says it to her repeatedly. It’s how she ended up having an affairand then another, and another. She told herself the dalliances distracted her from her worries and helped her deal with the problems in her marriage. Anna is lying to everyone in her life, including her therapist, and she knows she’s not far from going off the rails. But she can’t stop. We see Anna at home, Anna with her lovers, Anna with friends, Anna in analysis, Anna alone. This is a remarkable novel about an unapologetically flawed woman whom it would be all too easy to judge and condemn. But Essbaum is more interested in exploring and understanding the less camera-ready aspects of marriage, family, and infidelity than she is about making grand moral pronouncements, and the result is a fascinating, satisfying, wholly human story. Rebecca Schinsky Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future, edited by Ed Finn and Kathryn Cramer Born from a conversation between Neal Stephenson and Arizona State University’s Michael Crow, Project Hieroglyph is an attempt to create an opportunity for collective brainstorming between science fiction authors and scientists. It’s a fascinating premise that was fully realized in this short story anthology. Each story was surprisingly good, with a good mix of shorter flash fiction and longer novella length pieces. Personal highlights were a fantastically creepy story by Elizabeth Bear, a Western-themed near future piece from Bruce Sterling, an achingly beautiful story about connection and loneliness from Vandana Singh, and stories from Stephenson himself, as well as David Brin and Cory Doctorow. It’s the book I could not stop talking about all month. Nikki Steele Infandous by Elana K. Arnold This tough, gritty, and unflinching story about girlhood and womanhood and “coming of age” in a very specific, very female way, is fearless. Infandous is the story of Sephora growing up in the rough part of Venice Beach with her beautiful mother, a horrific secret of what happened to her haunting the back of her mind. Between the chapters of her story are dark, un-Disneyed  fairy tales and myths about the ways men have raped and pillaged women for their own benefit. These are ugly, brutal stories, and the perfect metaphor for Seph’s own life, where what looks like it should be nice and glistening on the surface is anything but. Arnold’s novel, which weighs in at just over 200 pages, is much more a study in character than it is plot driven, but the way she explores gender dynamics and sexuality is knock-out good. Fans of Francesca Lia Block’s weaving of the magical and fantastical with reality will eat this up. Kelly Jensen Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll (May 12, Simon Schuster) Ani FaNelli is a gorgeous, successful writer at a fashion magazine. And she’s about to marry Luke, a rich, handsome businessman. So why does she feel like she’s living a lie? As the big day approaches, Ani must face events from her past if she has any chance of a happy future. Told in alternating chapters flipping between Ani’s past and present, Luckiest Girl Alive is a suspenseful, compelling read. And dark ooooo, is it dark! I loved it. I thought that Knoll deftly incorporated contemporary issues facing teens and young women, and she perfectly teased out the big reveal about Ani’s past. And the book did not end the way I was guessing it would it was even better. Liberty Hardy The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon The Mime Order is the second book in Samantha Shannon’s The Bone Season series, a dystopian urban fantasy series set in the British Isles of the mid 21st Century. I was looking forward to this one, having enjoyed the first, and I definitely feel that my anticipation paid off. The Mime Order is full of beautifully imaginative world-building of a world to be found in the very familiar streets of London. I love novels that are full of description and imagination while still having a driving plot, and The Mime Order gave me all of that, plus a frustratingly good cliffhanger. Shannon is 23  years old, which makes me all the more excited to continue following her writing. Rah Carter The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae Rae’s essay collection is a romp of self-deprecating wit relating the anxiety-ridden life experiences of a trilingual, fashion-deficient, Stanford-educated, Halfrican millennial. Rae’s stated intent is to entertain and instruct by sharing the uncomfortable moments that shaped her. But her book’s appeal goes far beyond those modest ambitions. It succeeds most dramaticallyand comicallyin presenting an appropriately complex representation of black womanhood in all its quirky splendor. We, as a society, need more authentic representations of black women to push us beyond the usual stereotypes and caricatures. Rae succeeds in sharing a portrait of a well-educated, creative, entrepreneurial woman. Yet she sidesteps the damaging pitfall of presenting a flawless front to bolster respectability and approval. Instead, she jokes about experiences most would edit out of their public profiles, such as of catfishing at eleven and getting blocked on Twitter by a disabled stripper years later. She’s giving us her humanity, warts and all. Maya Smart Moby-Dick by Herman Melville You don’t so much read Moby-Dick as experience it. That might sound utterly pretentious, but halfway through, in the thick brine at the centre of the book when the chapters’ subject matter careers from the natural history of whales to their place in art history to a how-to manual on gutting them to their theological significance to a boys-own adventure I began having fever dreams about whales. Like a storm in the Sea of Japan, it overwhelmed me, but in a very, very good way. Melville throws so much at the reader, drenched in such florid language, it leaves you punchdrunk. Many give up, stagger away, cursing its refusal to rest in one genre. But channel your inner Ahab and persevere. A great, if incredibly odd, book is at hand. It gets under your skin, creeps into your dreams, infects your language. I wanted to use the word ‘unctuous’ a lot. Thar she blows, indeed. Edd McCracken My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga I’m going to be talking a lot about this book in the coming months, Rioters. Deeply moving, often funny, and incredibly unique, My Heart and Other Black Holes blew me away. It was a book that was at the top of my list for titles I couldn’t wait to pick up this year, mostly due to the charming name and the promise of a main character smitten with science and physics. But ah, the book is so much more than a charming title and endearing character. Depression and suicide are not easy to write about, and Warga does it in a way that makes you want to reach out and help the characters you’re reading about. And what an important thing to instill in young readers. The story, and the wonderfully complicated and wounded characters, will stick with me for a while. Eric Smith The Night of the Gun by David Carr The recent, untimely death of the New York Times columnist David Carr has provoked much somber reflection from peers and admirers alike (I would particularly recommend King David, Ta-Nehisi Coatess heartfelt meditation at The  Atlantic). It was therefore with some embarrassment that I realised I was more familiar with Carrs reputation than his actual work. Nevertheless, I doubt I am the only one who has found reason to recent days to pick up The Night of the Gun, or to belatedly realise what all the fuss was about. I generally have little time for memoirs of addiction. As a semi-permanent cottage industry within publishing, their style is often familiar; equal parts crass voyeurism, cheap moralizing and, most unforgivable of all, bad prose. The Night of the Gun is a welcome antidote. It does not reinvent the genre, but simply does it very, very well, which is perhaps the more revolutionary achievement. Reflecting on his years as an alcoholic and cocaine addict, Carr is not only ruthless in his self-criticism most former junkies are but unfailingly journalistic in how he goes about it. The personal becomes professional, and vice versa. Carr was not the first to point out how the insular worlds of newspaper journalism and drug addiction may clash or compliment each other, but the conclusions he drew are among the most eloquent, and the most honest. Sean Bell Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen This was a reread for me, and much-needed one! I don’t remember getting half the jokes and humor in this book as a teenager that I did now. Northanger Abbey is simply delightful, but by far the best part of the book is MR. TILNEY! (His can only be pronounced in a squee.) He is the actual best. So handsome and charming and smart and nice (except when it’s very necessary not to be nice). He’s like if Benedict Cumberbatch and T Hiddles had a baby in Regency England. Mr Tilney is by far my favorite of all of Austen’s heroes, even more so than Mr. Darcy. Oh, and all those amazeball Jane Austen quotes about reading? “The person who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid,” etc. etc.? Come from this book. Tasha Brandstatter On Immunity by Eula Biss Despite the fact that this book has been deemed one of the best non-fiction books of 2014, it completely took me by surprise. By combining historical information and personal essays, Biss takes on the hot button topic of vaccinations and brings it to a level that can appeal to anyone. Plus she is able to take the idea of vampires and our cultural history with those creatures and integrate them into our current cultural fear of vaccinations. Without shaming people who may be wary of vaccines and providing her own personal stories of motherhood, Biss does a really fantastic job explaining how we have vaccines, what they can do compared to what we think they can do, and why they are so important. Rincey Abraham Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian Ohanesian’s novel audaciously and articulately examines the complexity of transgenerational grief still looming from the Armenian Genocide. However, what truly marks the author’s fearlessness is her ability to view history from multiple perspectives. Orhan’s Inheritance illuminates two sides of a horrific and tumultuous era, revealing a century’s worth of fallout with tact and sincere passion. This is an important book arriving at a pivotal point in Armenian history.   Aram Mrjoian Re Jane by Patricia Park (May 5, Pamela Dornan Books) A re-telling of Jane Eyre set in modern Queens with a Korean-American protagonist? I jumped all over this with undignified fervor. Jane is an orphan who lives with her super-strict Korean uncle and his family, working in his grocery store while trying to fit in despite being half white and essentially an outcast. In a fit of rebellion, she leaves to be a live-in nanny for a women’s studies professor and her husband, the latter with whom she falls quickly in love. Tragedy strikes (not the one you’re thinking of, if you’ve read the original), and Jane flees to Korea- and here’s where Re Jane swerves away from the original in really interesting ways, becoming an examination of family, prejudice, immigrant culture, youth, and individualism. This is both a must-read for Jane Eyre-ites and a wholly new, original thing that stands firmly on its own story-telling legs. Amanda Nelson Schizophrene  by Bhanu Kapil   Bhanu Kapil’s beautiful, haunting books push the boundaries of what it’s possible to do with language, asking big and small questions about identity, diaspora, and loss. Each of her books is a hybrid, living somewhere between poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction, and you can feel your own world getting bigger while you read them. (A handful of writers including Kate Zambreno, Sofia Samatar, and Jenny Zhang recently discussed her work over at the Believer.) Sarah McCarry The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore If you want a non-fiction read that’s weird and wonderful and KINKY, look no further than The Secret History of Wonder Woman. William Moulton Marston, the inventor of Wonder Woman, was a progressive suffragist and feminist with a penchant for BDSM and a secret polygamous family. One of his wives was the niece of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger. Oh, and he also invented the lie detector test, as one does. The whole book is beyond fascinating, but most of all I loved reading about the badass ladies of the early birth control movement.   This is one of those books that will have you nudging everyone within elbow distance to say “Holy shit! Did you know… ?” Rachel Smalter Hall The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson So, yeah, I read this twice this month, in two different formats. 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Jesse Doogan Shatter Me/Unravel Me/Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi I loved this series in spite of myself, in spite of my years of YA series fatigue. LOVED. IT. Juliette’s voice is incredible, and feeling her progress as her voice strengthens and stabilizes makes for an amazing reading experience. In a nutshell: she’s in an asylum because of a terrible accident resulting from the fact that her touch kills, but she gets out and becomes a badass. I absolutely adore how, despite the fact that there’s a (very hot) love triangle and so many other YA dystopian/romance tropes, this series stands out for the uniqueness of the voice and style. A friend who teaches high school said she’d been put off by the covers, which I’ll admit to loving despite the fact that they are a little cheesy. The coolness of the colors sets the tone perfectly. I haven’t invested in a heroine the way I invested in Juliette in a really long time. Loved, loved, loved these books; how many more times can I possibly say that? 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Chris Arnone Tesla: A Portrait With Masks by Vladimir PiÅ¡talo, translated by Bogdan Rakic and John Jeffries I’ve always been fascinated by Tesla, and it had been several years since I read Margaret Chaney’s biography of the brilliant inventor, so when I heard about this biographical novel by the Serbian novelist Vladimir Pistalo I HAD to read it. And I wasn’t disappointed. Drawing on Tesla’s own letters, interviews, and other personal papers, Pistalo created a world as seen through Tesla’s eyes. We learn that just prior to some of his major breakthroughs, Tesla would see brilliant flashes of light and sometimes feel intense disorientation. At times, the narrative veers away from third-person omniscient to Tesla-focused stream-of-consciousness, and it’s done beautifully. A Portrait with Masks is perfect for anyone interested in this gifted and visionary man, or with the War of Currents during the late 19th century. Rachel Cordasco War Ink I’ve been reading/listening/looking through WarInk.com, a virtual art exhibit that tells the story of California war veterans, mostly from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, through their tattoos. It’s a story I probably would never have gravitated to, normally, but the art is so beautiful, the tattoos just waiting for you to click and hear their origin stories. It’s like a time capsule of mini-memoirs, all wrapped around the themes of war, family, and home. And it’s something that can be a shared reading experience-anyone who happened to look at my screen while I was on the site was instantly captivated too. Alison Peters ____________________ Get a box of YA books and bookish goodies in the mail every quarter with our new YA Quarterly Box! Sign up here.

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Locals Only It was Saturday, the starve for sleep continues. It was nice out considering it was March on the island. I look outside and the sunrise was as pink and purple, it rained, you could tell by the clouds. I open my phone March 13, 80 degrees, 7am, Saturday. I tie my hair in a loose braid and slip on my bodysuit and grab a board out off the porch. I walked down the steps onto the grass then onto the sand. There was a warm breeze and it felt different, I set my board down then sat on the sand. I watched the sunrise finish then I got into the water, it was quiet. I paddled out and there weren t any waves, only some shore break. I paddled for 30 minutes then the waves came in, clean and firing. I caught some choppy waves to warm up†¦show more content†¦It s 4, their flight leaves at 6. I hear a knock at my door, it s Teagan, he wants to go back out to surf one more time before sunset. I got up and we went outside, the sun was going down slow, we had at least two hours to finish up the waves. I see Mom and Dad try to get our attention to paddle in but I ignored them and I didn t tell Teagan. 3 days later†¦ March 16th , 8am, 82 degrees, Tuesday. We are on break this week and I forgot. Me and Teagan wake up around the same time and we eat breakfast. The surf didn t look good today so we sat inside. Dad and Mom are supposed to come home by 4 o clock tonight. Teagan was super excited, me, not so much. It s kind of weird since we haven t heard from them since Sunday night. I think it s just the time difference. They should be fine. All the sudden I get a call from Dax. He says they had just landed in Kauai, it s only 2. I m confused. Something doesn t sound right on the phone. Dax seems slow and unhappy, not himself. I tell Teagan that they landed and he was excited. I wait, sitting on the front porch, nervous, uneasy, I could tell something was wrong. 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Sample details Pages: 3 Words: 968 Downloads: 8 Date added: 2019/10/30 Category History Essay Level High school Tags: Battle of Gettysburg Essay Did you like this example? Introduction The Battle of Gettysburg, involving the Confederate and Union forces, and fought from the 1st to the 3rd of July 1863, is considered to be, by far, the most crucial and significant engagement in the history of the American Civil War .The war is regarded as the largest and bloodiest clash ever witnessed in North America, involving the highest number of casualties in the history of the American Civil War. The battle of Gettysburg was characterized by the end of Robert Lees Confederate forces after the Army of the Potomac defeated them as they unsuccessfully tried to invade and take over the North. The Battle of Gettysburg was the most influential battle of the American Civil War and certainly its turning point, as shown by the manner in which it breathed new life into the efforts of the Union war and the Americans in general. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "A detailed description of the battle of Gettysburg" essay for you Create order This paper gives a detailed description of the battle of Gettysburg and shows how important it turned out to be in the history of the United States. The Gettysburg clash began when the Confederate and Union forces collided at Gettysburg as the Confederates tried to invade Gettysburg. This altercation came to be two months after Robert Lees Confederate Army had stunningly defeated the Army of the Potomac, led by Joseph Hooker, at Chancellorsville, Virginia .Buoyed by that victory, Lee believed it was a perfect time to invade the North and, therefore, made strategic and bold plans to move northward, through Pennsylvania. On the other end, the Union Army had made changes to their top leadership, with George Gordon Mead replacing Joseph Hooker as the Major General. George Gordon Meade immediately changed tactics and set up the Army of the Potomac to pursue Lees army that had already crossed into Pennsylvania. Lee learned of their pursuit by the Army of Potomac and gathered his army at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. On the morning of the first day of the battle, one division of the Confederates came into contact with two Union cavalry bridges that had arrived the previous night just outside Gettysburg, resulting in a brawl that attracted other units into the region, and by midday, the antagonism was raging . John Reynolds, Unions General, was killed in the early hours of the battle just before the First Corps of the Army of the Potomac had arrived to provide reinforcements for the Union cavalry bridges. Almost immediately, the Federal Eleventh Corps arrived at the field and aggravated the battle even further much to the displeasure of Lee who resorted to committing his full army to the clash at Gettysburg .The move proved crucial as the first day of battle ended in a Confederate victory, successfully managing to push the Union and Federal forces out of their positions. However, the Fed eral forces managed to move to a much stronger defensive ground which eventually worked in their favor while more Union troops arrived overnight to strengthen its positions defensively. On the second day of the battle, more Federal troops were deployed as the Union forces strengthened their defensive position by assuming a fishhook shape on the southern part of Gettysburg. Despite being advised on attacking the Federal troops, Lee opted to attack the left flank of the Union army, which he believed was not well protected, and at the same time, ambush the end of the right flank in a move that was aimed at rolling up the Union flank . Nevertheless, Lees plan was not executed as he had hoped with one of the troops getting to its end much later than initially planned. One wrong move by the commander of the Third Corps of the Union Army, Daniel Sickles, altered the defensive lines of the Union Army and led to an ambush and a bloody shootout with the Confederates . However, thanks to the rapid thinking of Brigadier Warren, the Union forces managed to hold their lines despite suffering significant losses. On that day, the Confederates came very close to a triumph, nearly breaking the Union lines, after they had carried out several insistent attacks that were brought to a close by the onset of darkness. 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The designer who creates designs for several manufacturers, is called a High fashion or name designer Stylist- designer Freelance designer The secondary level of the fashion industry is composed of: Is composed of growers and producers of the raw materials of fashion Ђ Is the ultimate distribution level Is the retailer Is composed of manufacturers and contractors of finished apparel Is the level that functions with all other levels simultaneously The primary level of the fashion industry is composed of: 5. True or False Licensing is a legal arrangement whereby firms are given permission to produce and market merchandise in the name of the licensor for a specific per 6. True or False Lines encompass an entire seasons production from a designer 7. We will write a custom essay sample on Fashion Fundamentals Test Review or any similar topic only for you Order Now True or False odd of time. There is no difference in price point or market location between a line and a election. 8. True or False A knock off is a copy of an original designer garment. 9. True or False An anchor piece for a collection is a piece that sold well at retail therefore it is re cut/ remade in new fabric for the current season. 10. Spring I is shown (circle one) October and November January February March None of the above 11. Resort is shown (circle one) 12. True or False Merchandisers are the links that hold the entire product development process together. They are the link between the design staff, production facilities and the sales staff. True or False The manufacturer does it all from sales, product development to shipping product. He final In stage four of the production process garments are shown to retailers Cutting involves (circle 3 of the below) Making a marker Grading a pattern Spreading the fabric on a cutting room table Bundling the pattern pieces Finishing involves (circle 3 of the below) Sewing on buttons Dyeing Attaching labels Washing to prevent shrinkage Floor ready procedures include (circle 3 of the below) Labeling cartons Adding sales tickets / bar codes to garments Completion of shipping documents Packing properly with correct hangers Private labels are owned by a retailer and only found in their stores. Specification buying is when the retailer tells the manufacturer their standards before they place an order. Offshore production is the practice of producing goods within the country of origin. Manufacturers/ designers produce product only within their category. (For example: a coat manufacturer only produces coats/ outerwear) Designer price zones are considered: The highest price point Bridge price point Moderate price point Budget price point Please select the price point for product that is sold in the moderate market (Guess, Esprit, Levi Strauss is examples) The major market centers are: (circle 2) New York Houston Dallas Chicago Marts consist of exhibition spaces that house wholesale markets Haute Couture losses money itself but creates profitability through licenses, pr ©t a porter lines and franchising. Pr ©t a Porter is fashion that is â€Å"custom made or made to measure† Semi Annual â€Å"Prà ªt† shows are held in the below capitals: (circle 3) Paris Milan London Geneva Rome Which European fashion market city is known and respected for its luxury textiles, handwork, leather goods and accessories. 30. Compare and contrast the roles of the designer versus the merchandiser? They both research trends, colors, and fabrics using forecasters. Designers sketch the piece while the merchandisers figure out the right prices, places, quantity, etc. 31 . How does a Job ber differ from a manufacturer? The Jobber handles the designing, planning, cutting, selling, and shipping, but not the sewing 33. What is a chargeable? Retailers way of financially penalizing the manufacturer for late, incomplete, mistaken, or wrong ticketing issues on garments 34. What role do factors play in the fashion industry? Fund the deals by purchasing accounts receivable or lending money 35. What are the six stages of the product development process? 1 . Plan line 2. Create design concept 3. Develop design 4. Plan production 5. Produce 6. Distribute 36. Name the major market centers in the USA. Miami, New York, Dallas, Los Angels, Chicago 37. Name the major market centers in Europe. London, Paris, Milan How to cite Fashion Fundamentals Test Review, Essays

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Question: Discuss about the Product Supply chain of Amcor Limited. Answer: Introduction The main discourse of the study aims to explain the stages of the product supply chain of Amcor Limited from procurement of the raw materials until it arrives to the consumer. The main process of the company is related to the recent purchase of the raw materials required for packaging. The discourse of the study also explains the relationship among the suppliers, customers and the level of inventory where it is held. The explanation of the problems and the suggestions are seen to be taken into consideration as per the improvement which can be made in the supply chain (Jacobs, Chase and Lummus 2014). Company overview, product overview, major competitors Amcor Limited is responsible for developing and producing high quality packaging products for variety of food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical-device, home and personal-care and other products. Henceforth, the main produce of the company is discerned with packaging material. Some of the main form of the competitors of the company is determined as Georgia-Pacific LLC and Silgan Holdings Inc. (Christopher 2016). Stages of the product supply chain The first stage of product supply chain is acknowledged with planning of the appropriate operations strategy. Secondly, the company sources the components and the Raw materials at the best possible price, in the right quality and at the right time. The third stage is considered with scheduling of the production activities, testing of the products, packing and release. The company is also considered to manage the rules for the performance, storing of the data and maintaining the regulatory compliance. The fourth stage involves delivering the processes to the customers and making the necessary enquiries to select the distribution and the transportation strategy. The fifth stage relates to manage the returns for the defective products. Some of the other considerations needs to include recognizing the product condition, sanctioning returns, scheduling product shipments, replacing defective products and making provision for refunds (Hugos 2018). The relationship between suppliers and customers The customer supplier relationship is considered with product quality, services, handling and making complaints. In terms of the customers viewpoint the relationship is based on timely payments, flexibility, personalization of the relationship and sharing of information. The customer supplier relationship is understood with great importance in quality management across organizations which needs to be maintained in all the levels of supply chain. The inventory level is held for this consideration which is based on Second Stage which related to Inventory Planning. Explanation of any problems and suggestions for further improvements The key challenge for the company in inferred in terms of the supply chain along with the globalization aspect. This problem needs to be addressed with reducing the cost across the supply chain and lowering the labour costs, lowering taxes and overall cost of the raw materials. The changing market environment put forward with technology is considered as another challenge. This needs to be resolved by maintaining an agile supply chain responded with the spikes and dips in demand and production needs (Stadtler 2015). Conclusion The important assertions as per stages of the product supply chain of the company is well-thought-out with the data needed for planning, sourcing, scheduling, delivering and making provisions for the returns. The relationship between suppliers and customers is measured with various aspects such as product quality, services, handling and making complaints. The most evident challenge is based on globalisation and changes in the technology. References Christopher, M., 2016.Logistics supply chain management. Pearson UK. Hugos, M.H., 2018.Essentials of supply chain management. John Wiley Sons. Jacobs, F.R., Chase, R.B. and Lummus, R.R., 2014. Operations and supply chain management (pp. 533-535). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Stadtler, H., 2015. Supply chain management: An overview. InSupply chain management and advanced planning(pp. 3-28). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Johns Hopkins University admits 3,133 to the Class of 2021

Are you going to be a Johns Hopkins Blue Jay? Check your emails, because decisions are out! Johns Hopkins University has offered admissions to 2,542 students to the Class of 2021 this spring. JHU has consistently received large volumes of applications, but didn’t see explosive increase rates in applications like other universities this year. They received 24,644 applications just a little less than last year’s number of applications, resulting in a 10.3% acceptance rate for their regular decision. They joined the enrolled 591 early decision students who are already members of the Class of 2021. Late last year, 1,934 student applied ED, marking a 30.5% acceptance rate. This makes the total admits 3,133 students and an overall acceptance rate of 11.8%. For the last 4 years, JHU have been increasing the proportion of women in every graduating class. This year follows the upward trend with 54% female in the Class of 2021. Jonhs Hopkins had an enrollment rate of 41% last year, so we should expect to see the same for the fall of 2017. JHU already have 23% committed from being accepted to the ED program, so we’ll see how many regular admitted applicants decide to enrol. Don’t let your application essays and materials go to waste. Turn your success into insights for future applicants bycreating a profile. Plus, you get to earn some extra money!

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Investigate the various types of assessment, and how they impact the Design Technology classroom Introduction Investigate the various types of assessment, and how they impact the Design Technology classroom IntroductionBibliography]Related Introduction In the essay I explore the contribution that assessment makes towards learning. I investigate the various types of assessment, and what impact they have on the learner, drawing upon my own experience in the Design Technology classroom. In particular, I review the summative and formative ways of assessing and conclude that formative assessment is more beneficial to the learner as they gain new knowledge and skills to inform their learning, with the feedback given through this process. Conversely, summative assessment can sometimes cause problems within the classroom as children try and ‘be the best’. To bring the essay to a close, I discuss ideas for the future regarding assessment in Design Technology and what I think should happen. The term ‘assessment’ â€Å"is how pupils recognise achievement and make progress, and how teachers shape and personalise their teaching.† (QCA, 2009) In the past assessment was â€Å"seen as something distinct from learning;† (Chater, 1984, p4) contrasting this view in a recent review on assessment Daugherty (2002) found it to be: One of the most powerful educational tools for promoting effective learning†¦ the focus needs to be on helping teachers use assessment, as part of teaching and learning, in ways that will raise pupils’ achievement. (Daugherty, 2002) Daugherty, a member of the Assessment Reform Group, is raising a well-founded point, as he is well researched into ‘assessment,’ making government policy but also works closely with teachers and local education authority staff to advance understanding of the roles, purposes and impacts of assessment. Teachers planning should include strategies to ensure that learners understand the goals they are pursuing and the criteria that will be applied in assessing their work. OFSTED reports can often be seen as biased and its independence questioned, being dubbed the â€Å"Governments ‘poodle’ during a Commons committee hearing† (Stewart, 2009) and inspections seen as an â€Å"instrument of state control† forcing teachers to follow politicians’ agendas.† (Shaw, 2009) Nevertheless, this report raises good points to be considered by teachers who strive to use assessment in their teaching, hence the citation. This type of on-going assessment described in the report is known as formative assessment. It is common for assessment to be divided into either formative or summative categories for the purpose of considering different objectives for assessment practices, although they can overlap. Summative assessment is generally carried out at the end of a course or project. In Design Technology, summative assessments are typically used to assign students an end of topic grade. Formative assessment is generally carried out throughout a course or project and is used to aid learning. Summative assessment is the assessment of learning and in Design Technology it provides evidence of student achievement for reporting and accountability purposes.   Its main purpose is to make judgements about performance. An example of this is the norm-referenced tests (NRT), which classifies students. NRTs draw attention to the achievement differences between and among students to produce a dependable rank order of students across a continuum of achievement from high achievers to low achievers (Stiggins, 1994). Schools use this system to place pupils in ability groups, including Gifted and Talented. However, it is argued that â€Å"Assessment should be a powerful tool for learning, not merely a political solution to perceived problems over standards and accountability.† (ATL, 1996) This is reinforcing Daugherty’s idea, as it perceives assessment as a tool, a working progress- formative assessment, not an end product- summative assessment. Formative assessment is Assessment for learning and in Design Technology it helps to inform the teaching and learning process by identifying students’ strengths and weaknesses.   Its main purpose is to gather information. Diagnostic assessment, which helps to identify specific learning strengths and needs, can fall into both categories. It determines learning targets and appropriate teaching and learning strategies to achieve them. This is important because: Many learners have higher-level skills in some areas than in others. Diagnostic assessment happens initially at the beginning of a learning programme and subsequently when the need arises. (QIA, 2008) Therefore; it can be summative, as it results in a grade and the student is placed in an ability group on what they already know. However, this â€Å"information is used to make links to progression routes and prepare for the next steps;† (QIA, 2008) thus becomes formative, as they discover the gaps in their knowledge and learn how to fill these gaps. A type of formative assessment is a criterion-referenced test which determines, â€Å"what test takers can do and what they know, not how they compare to others.† (Anastasi, 1988, p102) Assessment for Learning ensures that pupils understand what they can do, but are also informed how to improve on what they find difficult, and what type of learning process they must take to achieve this. This formative assessment: Forms the direction of future learning and so the requirement of formative assessment is that the feedback given back to the learner helps the learner improve, but more importantly that the learner actually uses that information to improve. (Marshall, 2002, p48) Feedback for learning in Design Technology is vital. The teacher will take pleasure in rewarding students with praises; however, there is more valuable feedback that they should receive, as Black Wiliam found: Pupils look for the ways to obtain the best marks rather than at the needs of their learning which these marks ought to reflect†¦ They spend time and energy looking for clues to the ‘right answer’. (Black Wiliam, 1998) In Design Technology, a subject in which there is seldom a ‘right answer,’ it is essential that â€Å"we focus on promoting learning instead of encouraging students to seek the easiest way to get the best results.† (Branson, 2005, p76) This indicates that the summative assessment is preventing the student reaching their full potential through learning, as they want to be the best in the class; therefore, will rote learn and be ‘taught-to-the-test’ to achieve this top grade. This could mean that student is not learning, but remembering facts for the test, and once the test is over they will not retain much of the knowledge. Nevertheless, the summative results could be used as part of a formative assessment (Black Wiliam, 1998) if the correct feedback was given to them instead of just a grade. This feedback will only be effective if the quality of teacher-pupil interaction is high and provides, â€Å"the stimulus and help for pupils to take active responsibility for their own learning.†(Black Wiliam, 1998) To create effective feedback we must â€Å"teach less and talk about learning more.† (Branson, 2005, p77) This is known as meta-learning which draws upon goals, strategies, effects, feelings and context of learning, each of which has significant personal and social dimensions: Those who are advanced in meta-learning realise that what is learned (the outcome or the result) and how it is learned (the act or the process) are two inseparable aspects of learning. (Watkins, 2001) If students practise these skills they will be able evaluate work successfully, apply their assessment criteria to their work and their peers’ work. Through this greater understanding of their own learning, the students will have the â€Å"ability of the performance† (Marshall, 2002, p57) and be able to apply the knowledge and strategies they have acquired to various contexts, transferring their skills to suit the situation. Good day-to-day indications of students’ progress are tasks and questions that prompt learners to show their knowledge, skills and understanding. What learners say and do is then observed and interpreted, by teacher and peers, and judgements are made about how learning can be improved. These assessment processes are an important part of everyday classroom practice and involve both teachers and learners in reflection when talking about new targets. The questions posed should be open-ended, allowing the student to fully express themselves and ensuring that they will not ‘lose face,’ as there is not a right or wrong answer. If a student finds answering a question difficult, a peer can step in and help, which can have a positive effect on the class as there are â€Å"things that students will take from each other that they won’t take from a teacher.† (Marshall, 2002, p48) In turn, peer assessment helps develop self-assessment which promotes independent l earning, helping children to take increasing responsibility for their own progress. An example of good practice I have seen in an Design Technology classroom is ‘PEN marking’ Positive, Error, Next Time, in which students would pen mark their own work and assess each others work looking for two good aspects about the piece, and an improvement. This way the students are praising each other; therefore, they are not scared to suggest an improvement. Through assessing their peers work, they also find ways to improve their own. This is subjective as it is my own opinion, but does relate to what Marshall’s theory- that they will take from each other that they would not from a teacher, as several ‘wishes’ from the students sounded harsh but I found that in their next piece of work they had tried harder at it. However, the work may also have improved if the teacher had said it, so this theory is not infallible. The OFSTED report states that: Many pupils were still not clear about what their strengths and weaknesses were or how they might improve. (OFSTED, 2009, p14) Assessment for learning states that for effective learning to take place students need to understand what it is they are trying to achieve, and want to achieve it. Understanding and commitment follows when they have a part in deciding goals and identifying criteria for assessing progress. Communicating assessment criteria involves discussing them with the students using terms that they can understand, providing examples of how the criteria can be met in practice and engaging learners in peer and self-assessment.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   I think the problem of pupils not being cle ar about their strengths and weaknesses can be solved with the introduction of Assessing Pupils’ Progress (APP) into schools. The school where I am doing my placement is using the APP process for the first time this year, and so far are finding it successful.   APP is a ‘systematic approach to periodic assessment that provides diagnostic information about individual pupils’ progress and management information about the attainment and progress of groups’. (DfCSF, 2008) A key purpose of APP is to inform and strengthen planning, teaching and learning. This aspect of APP can have a direct and positive impact on raising standards, and can assist in the personalisation of learning. Based on the assessment focuses (AFs) that underpin National Curriculum assessment, the APP approach improves the quality and reliability of teacher assessment. My school have simplified the APP focuses and levels into student speak so they can fully understand the concept and purpose. All students in KS3 are now fully aware that they will have an APP assessment in Design Technology at the end of every half term. The assessment will be based upon the scheme of work studied over the half term. For example the last assessment was to write a character description: the scheme studied being fiction. The Design Technology teacher has an expectation that every individual child should attain two sub-levels a year; the student is also aware of this. Before the student completed the final assessment they assessed a Character Description supplied by the teacher, using the same AF’s that they were going to be assessed on. This allowed the students to see exactly what they had to do to ach ieve a Level 5, as one pupil pointed out that, â€Å"Even though they’ve put their ideas together in order Miss, they haven’t used paragraphs so they can’t get a Level 5 for AF3†. This process of evaluation helps the student progress in their work, as they can see clearly what they have to do to improve. Ultimately, I think that the contribution of assessment has a huge impact on pupils’ learning; with well focused feedback, including thorough marking that identifies clear targets, students can progress and become independent learners, a foundation preparing for their independent life.   I think that APP alongside Assessment for Learning is a good way for the student and the teacher to gauge progress, as the objectives are clear, and the ways to achieve them are made obvious through ‘pupil speak’. This does not mean that I think summative is an incorrect way of assessment, as I echo the thoughts of Black Wiliam (1998) in that if a summative assessment is used to inform the student for progression then it can have a positive effect. When I start NQT year, I hope to be employed in a school that uses APP, and if not I will try and implement it, as I think it benefits students as much as it does the teacher. Bibliography] Anastasi, A. (1988). Psychological Testing. New York, New York: MacMillan Publishing Company Association of Teachers and Lecturers. (1996). Doing our Level Best. Black, P. and Wiliam, D. (1998) Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment, Kings College London. [Online] Available from: www.kcl.ac.uk/education/publications/Black%20Box.pdf [Accessed 20th October 2009] Branson, J. (2005) ‘Assessment, recording and reporting’. In: Goodwyn, A Branson, J. (eds). Teaching English: A Handbook for Primary and Secondary School Teachers. London: Routledge. Chater, P. (1984) Marking Assessment in English. London: Methuen Co Ltd. Daugherty R. (2002) Assessing for learning insides. [Online] 2002. Available from: assessment-reform-group.org/AssessInsides.pdf [Accessed 21st October 2009] DfCSF. (2008) Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) In English. [Online] Aug 2008. Available from: http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/16051?uc=force_deep [Accessed 21st October 2009] Marshall, B. (2002) ‘Thinking through Assessment: An Interview with Dylan Wiliam’. English in Education, 36 (3) p47-60. OFSTED. (2009) English at the crossroads. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. QCA. (2005) A national conversation on the future of English. [Online]. 2005. Available from: qcda.gov.uk/libraryAssets/media/qca-05-1835-playback-web.pdf [Accessed 21st October 2009] QCA. (2009) Assessment key principles- National Curriculum. [Online]. June 2009. Available from: http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/assessment/Assessment-key-principles/index.aspx?return=/key-stages-3-and-4/assessment/index.aspx   [Accessed: 20th October 2009] QIA. (2008) Initial and diagnostic assessment: a learner- centred process. [Online] 2008. Available from sfl-sw.org.uk/userfiles/files/Initial%2520and%2520Diagnostic%2520assessment%2520a%2520learner-centred%2520process.pdf [Accessed 21st October 2009] Scriven, M. (1991). Evaluation thesaurus. 4th ed. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. Shaw, M. 2009. ‘Ofsted inspections are means of state control’. Times Educational Supplement, 15 March. p.7 Stiggins, R.J. (1994). Student-Centered Classroom Assessment. New York: Merrill. Watkins, C. (2001) ‘Learning about Learning Enhances Performance’ in National School Improvement Network Research Matters 13, London: Institute of Education. William, S. (2009) ‘Ofsted accused of being ministerial poodle over school report cards’. Times Educational Supplement, 10 July. p.33

Food Prices Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words

Food Prices - Essay Example There are many reasons for this sharp increase in the prices of food especially and a valid economic justification may not be provided to accurately outline the factors behind the increase in the food prices. Development of alternative fuel i.e. bio-diesel, low crop yields due to bad weather in major commodity producing countries as well as the higher demand from developed as well as emerging countries, all resulted into food inflation. Besides, the recession in US economy, one of the largest importers of commodities, is also cited as one of the major reasons behind the sharp increase in the food prices as there has been substantial crises being faced by US economy over the period of almost two years. The increase in food prices can be traced back to last two years as FAO food Index rose by 9% in 2006 and 23% in 2007. (IFAD, 2008). This sharp increase suggests that there is a great increase in the prices of food items all over the world and many important factors are at play which is pushing the prices up. In order to make an economic analysis of this increase, we will outline and discuss different factors causing the prices to go up. (The World Bank, 2008) There is a general increase in the concern being shown over the impact of greenhouse gases over the environment of the world. This, coupled with depleting oil resources of the world, has forced many developed nations to look for alternative sources of energy to fulfill the future energy needs of the planet. Bio-diesel is one such alternative which has been advocated as the potential replacement of oil as a source of energy. However, this shift towards finding alternative sources has greatly increased the demand for the food items especially rice, sugarcane and corn -the commodities which are now heavily used in producing bio-diesel. This increase in quantity demanded for rice and sugarcane especially have seen a great deal of increase due to increase demand from developed countries. (Economist, 2007). It is also important to mention that increasing subsidies on ethanol in developed world have increased the overall demand for sugarcane because it's now being used for producing ethanol rather than sugar. (Buntrock, 2007) It is also important to note that due to greater demand from developed world, developing countries, which are considered as the suppliers of basic food items in international market, started to export most of their produce resulting in strong shortage of the food commodities in their own countries. This shortage of essential food commodities, in developing countries, also put strong pressure on the prices to rise upward. Reduced Output According to IFAD, the available stocks of the cereals at the start of the year were very low. This, coupled with the reduction in the overall output level of major cereals by 6.9% in 2006, suggested a reduced supply of essential cereals in the market. (IFAD, 2008). This has been mainly attributed to the bad weather in major producing countries i.e. Brazil, Thailand, India etc causing acute shortage of cereals in the market therefore putting pressure on prices to go up drastically in such short span of time. Removal of Farm

Excessive Police force In america Research Paper

Excessive Police force In america - Research Paper Example When the officer was being tried for killing, the jury was told to consider the following verdicts: second degree or involuntary manslaughter. The juror decided to charge him with involuntary manslaughter even after substantial evidence was provided. This kind of judgments also contributes a lot to police officers become brutal to their citizens. Even after congress had passed Violent Control and Law Enforcement Act, they have neglected their responsibility to continuously provide the necessary funds for its enactment. There is no need for the police to keep and criminal records since the legislations can handle this matter. It is quite unfortunate that the legislation department does not hold police officers responsible for their criminal acts and the violation of human rights. When police officers murder innocent citizens in America, they are most of the time charged with involuntary manslaughter. The definition of this term in legal terms is the unlawful killing of person that was done unintentionally (Alexander, 2005). May states in the world do not even have the proper definition of this term, thus many people go unpunished for the criminal act they have committed. Many people who are brutally murdered by the police officers rarely get justice. Even after a police officer is found guilty, his sentence is reduced. Some p olice officers are even released on parole when current fracas reduces and people have forgotten about the incident. When the court does not hold police officers accountable of his actions after committing a crime, citizens start demonstrating. The same police officers mishandle the citizens by arresting them in large numbers even if they are holding peaceful demonstrations. The citizens are disconnected to the police officers because of being handled heavily and brutally (Alexander, 2005). Families that are not served with justice after one of them is murdered are

Water Resources in Malaysia

Water Resources in Malaysia Abstract Malaysia is a island around with ocean. It seems that there are lots of fresh water can be obtained. And I found that Malaysia received an abundance of rainfall per year. And they are rich with water resources. Also, Malaysia have bottled water in anywhere. The government often provides many bottled water to poor people and dry place. the size of bottled water is large and large in Malaysia, and then, each family all possess some bottled water at home. Finally, I want to suggest the factors and use other ideas to further support the solution. Introduction First, I found some information about fresh water in Malaysia. There are lots of solutions online. Although, Malaysia is surrounded by ocean, and it received an abundance of rainfall. They also rich with water resources. The   south of Malaysia and north of Malaysia are all need more water. And there are many sewage sources, like lots of industry and garbage in the country. So, many river would become very bad, likes there are many green points covered the river, you will smell bad and you cant use this water. In Malaysia, the supply of water is inadvisable for our. They do not have perfect protection of system. If one river be polluted, other rivers also be polluted. Because of this, many aquatic animals will be died. Likes whale will be disappointed in the world cause the ocean be destroyed. Therefore, I mean that the system of water resources should be improved. Methodology From the internet, I find that some websites about the supply of water in Malaysia. And I saw many bad things about bad environment in Malaysia. This means that there are lots of problem in Malaysias water system. They have many sewage sources into river because of many chemistry industries, likes sewage treatment plants, manufacturing industry, animals industry etc. and I also saw the other strategies, that is bottled water using. Its really reliable for peoples life. This is an ideas from unknown author. And I saw a website published by that author. He is famous person, so, I believe that very will. In the internet, I spent more times to research the different topic.and they can give me different ideas. Therefore, I know what is different topic. Findings From the internet, I found the chart of water resources about Malaysia. And the chart describes the number of river is dirty or clean. From the chart, we know that the situation of river is becoming better and better during 2005 to 2012. Cause government express they has the rule about protect the fresh water. And they also purchase the water from china. And the part of slightly polluted also become better and better. In the final, the part of polluted is becoming smaller and smaller. And from the internet, I know a lot of problems about water resources. But now, they can use bottled water to keep working and living. And the water environments situation will not become bad. Discussion In findings, there are one issue that I can talk. From above, I can know the China hold lots of fresh water, so Malaysia purchase the fresh water from china is right. And the Malaysias water system is becoming better during 2005 to 2012. The pollution start to become a little condition, people can possess the clean place to live. On the other hand, I think Malaysia can save the fresh water by themselves. They can built many techniques to survive the water.they can do it without others help. And other countries also have enough water, its better for Malaysia to life. They can acquire these water from other place. But, they should take out some ideas for their water resources. Also, the government should protect the river by all citizen. Someone think that Malaysia government should award some strategies for water environment. I agree with it, I also think bottled water use is right choose. Therefore, I support the strategies to use and keep. Conclusions and Recommendations       Overall, in my view, the alternative of bottled water use and protect the water environment are all right. But now, I think protect water environment is right for us. Because its the basic reason for improve their water environment. To solve this problem, the water system will go original situation. And now, they should purchase the bottled water from other countries. That also is a big problem now, it will cause other pollution for the world. However, I think that they should balance the water use and environment protection. Only do this, their water resources can be keep streaming. References List of the fresh water in Malaysia(1993), available from:http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/T0800E/t0800e0a.htm [Assessed 5 may] Water supply in Malaysia(1989), available from: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/18072/[Assessed 14 oct] Malaysia need o reduce water consumption(2015), available from: https://m.malaysiakini.com/letters/323856[assessed 18 dec ]

Evil Paper: Abraham Lincoln Assassination Essay

Thesis: The Abraham Lincoln Assassination was a horrible and tragic event, and the way the country was so strongly divided up at that time affected the way the events of the assassination played out before, during and after the evil event. Topic Sentence: Much before the assassination, the Union and the confederacy were strongly divided in the country and shared many different viewpoints of how the country should be run, and the reader can see how easy it would be for a member of the Confederacy to feel the need to plot a plan for the murder of the Union leader, Abraham Lincoln. Context: John Wilkes Booth and his fellow Confederate sympathizers wanted to plot a plan to capture the president and take him to the Confederate capital of Richmond in a plan to demand peace or the release of confederate soldiers. Example: â€Å"That means nigger citizenship, now, by God, I’ll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever make†(Hamner). Analysis: Booth is expressing his hateful emotions after the speech he just heard from Lincoln. The speech Lincoln stated included the idea of getting the country united as one, and giving the right for literate African-Americans to vote. Booth did not like either one of these ideas Lincoln had in mind (more so giving the African-Americans the right to vote) and stated that he will put him through, and this will be the last speech that he will make. Booth is foreshadowing his murder of Abraham Lincoln. Topic Sentence: After a very well thought out plan with his fellow Confederate sympathizers, John Wilkes Booth was ready to complete the task he vowed to finish; to kill the President of the United States. Context: John Wilkes Booth and his fellow Confederates had tried numerous times to take out the president, though none of the plans worked. However, on the night of April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth was excited to hear the news that Abraham Lincoln would be attending a play nearby the area that Wilkes was at that time. On that night in Ford’s theatre, at 10:15 p.m. Booth snuck into Lincoln’s private box, pulled out his .44 caliber pistol and shot Lincoln in the back of the head. Wilkes somehow escaped the theatre with a broken leg, and left everybody in the theatre in awe of what had just occurred. Example: â€Å"Sic semper tyrannis!†(John Wilkes Booth Biography) Analysis: This statement was said by John Wilkes Booth just moments after he shot the president in the back of the head. Although this was said in Latin, in English this quote means â€Å"thus always to tyrants†, which was the Virginia state motto at the time. Lincoln was not considered to be a tyrant of the time, but that didn’t mean that Booth didn’t think that way. This quote can be translated to â€Å"this is what happens when you are a tyrant.† This shows that Booth had a very true hate for the 16th president of the United States, did not believe in his moves as a president, and most importantly wanted the Confederacy to dominate the Union. Topic Sentence: This horrible event put many Americans in a state of shock and uncertainty, and in the aftermath of the assassination many Union members seek to go after and kill everybody involved in this gruesome act. Context: The search for Booth was one of the largest manhunts to take place in history, as many as 10,000 federal troops, police officers, and detectives were attempting to locate the trail of the assassin. After Booth fled the capitol, he was met by David Herold, who would help him cross the Anacostia River into Maryland. Booth stopped by Dr. Samuel Mudd’s house on the way, where his leg was treated (Mudd’s assistance of Booth gave him a life sentence in jail). Booth was then assisted by Confederate agent Thomas A. Jones, who helped him cross the Potomac River to Virginia, where Booth and Herold would hide for the time being. Nearly two weeks after the assassination, the union soldiers located Booth and Herold in a farmhouse, to which the soldiers set fire. Herold surrendered, but Booth stayed inside. As the fire got worse, one of the soldiers shot Booth (the sergeant claimed that Booth raised his gun like he was going to shoot). Booth eventually crawled out and three hours later was pronounced dead. All four of the Confederates who assisted Booth in the plotting of killing Lincoln were executed by hanging. Example: â€Å"Useless, useless!† (Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination) Analysis: Moments before Booth died, Booth stared at his hands and shouted â€Å"useless† because he was referring to his inability to do anything for the last three hours of his life (as he was paralyzed from the shot he took in the barn). Booth wanted to go down with a fight and was unable to due to his disability, making Booth very mad at himself. Works Cited â€Å"Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination.† History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. . -This article provided by history.com provided a good description of the assassination from the plotting of the assassination to the aftermath. The website also provided some videos that proved to provide meaningful information for the sake of my research paper. Overall the best source I had, and I was able to really get a good idea of what the assassination was all about. Hamner, Christopher. â€Å"Teaching History.org, Home of the National History Education Clearinghouse.† Booth’s Reason for Assassination. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. . -The author of this article, Christopher Hamner seems to have a good idea of the assassination, and is very successful at giving me information about Booth’s reasoning for his murder of Lincoln. Hamner is a very qualified historian, and he teaches at George Mason University. Hamner gave me detailed information of the assassination, which will be very beneficial for my paper. â€Å"John Wilkes Booth Biography.† Bio.com. A&E Net works Television, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. . -Biography.com does a very good job of giving me quotes, videos, and a good text reference of the assassin, John Wilkes Booth. My paper was focused mostly on Booth and his actions throughout the assassination, and biography.com helped give me a good portion of my information that I used in this paper.