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The Reflective Essay
President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan during World War II
Introduction
The United States remains the only country in the world that has ever made use of an atomic weapon against another country during a war. In 1945 the U.S. bombed two Japanese cities – Hiroshima and Nagasaki – in what effectively informed the surrender of Japan during World War II. It is important to note that over time, the use of an atomic bomb by the U.S. against Japan has been debated widely.… Continue Reading...
Reflective Listening
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Feeling: Regret/remorse
Empathic response: “Sometimes it’s not so important that we go back and try to change things, but rather that we look forward with that same desire. Use that regret to make the rest of your life better. It’s actually a good thing to feel that way. It shows that you are aware and have developed a deeper understanding of things. A lot of people don’t attain that level of awareness.”
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Feeling: Frightened/anxious/traumatized
Empathic response: “The important thing to remember is that you’re here now… Continue Reading...
such as tests, quizzes and exams. I felt that the more varied your assessment methods, the more reflective of the student’s overall abilities the score at the end would be. Student self-assessments allow students a chance to review their work on their own and judge their performance; it promotes active engagement with their work instead of passive engagement with whatever assessment the teacher gives. Portfolio assessments are good because they allow the student to gather the best work over a period of time and see how they are developing. Observational assessment is good for developing a sense of the student’s skills in an informal way, the student’s… Continue Reading...
of the good judgment side of an effective leader. Good judgment stems from one who is reflective, who is thoughtful about what goes on around him, who considers the viewpoint of others, including all stakeholders, and who listens so as to better understand the facts. Good judgment helps a leader to make an accurate assessment of a situation, to gather all the relevant information and data, and to read the layout. Good judgment enables a leader to then decide on the right course of action, to try a procedure that makes the most sense given the information presented. Together, boldness and good judgment form the heart… Continue Reading...
it -- it is funny, honest, poignant and reflective of what everyone goes through when he or she is clumsily looking for an identity or looking to shape the one they have.
The power of representation is a real force to be reckoned with primarily because it allows one to project onto a screen or onto a page an idea. That idea goes from being mental or intangible to being tangible -- seen, felt, heard, possessed. The representation becomes in a way more real than the subject being represented. The Indians, for instance, actually existed and did battle… Continue Reading...
reflective narrative.
When Memory Speaks is divided into nine chapters, starting with one that introduces the principle premises of the text. In Chapter One, “Memory’s Plots,” Conway wonders whether women can wrestle autobiography from patriarchal social structures and institutions, including the language itself. The author invokes postmodern theory and feminist theory alike, referring to issues like the male gaze (Conway 4). Yet Conway does not celebrate the legion of female writers, nevertheless female autobiographers, who have used their command of language to convey the need for social justice. Readers will… Continue Reading...
to the weather. They assume that when it is excessively hot, this is reflective of a shift in the global climate and when it is cold, this is a sign that global warming is not really as bad as it might be. However, this is far from the truth. While changes in weather may still be present during our era of global warming, climate refers to sustained and prolonged shifts in temperature. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), although the earth has always experienced periods of cooling and warming, the current trend has a probability of a staggering 95% to… Continue Reading...
are often reflective of community concerns and an awareness on the part of the firm of what is important to the community (Luo & Bhattacharya, 2006). A firm that shows its interest in the community’s interests and needs is one that is more likely to be respected by potential employees. Most employees tend to seek incentives and want to be employed somewhere where they feel that their organization is supportive and has their interests at heart (Lazaroiu, 2015). A firm that does pay attention to a community’s interests is more than likely… Continue Reading...
has over nature.
The styles of the two writers differ as well, which is partly reflective of the fact that the audiences are different and partly reflective of the writers themselves. The differences reveal that Matthew is more focused on revealing the mystery of the Person of Christ: he has the disciples wonder aloud, “What sort of person is this that even the winds and sea obey him?” (Matthew 8:27). Mark’s style has less flair and asks with a basic logic, “Who then is this that the wind and sea obey… Continue Reading...
In the second stage, the learner reflects on the experience (reflective observation). The learner then -- in the third stage -- draws from theories and concepts to gain a deeper understanding of the experience (abstract conceptualization). In the fourth stage, the learner uses the experience as a basis for responding to similar occurrences in future. In this paper, I describe an experience I extremely felt motivated. I then analyze the experience based on Kolb's model.
Concrete Experience
At my place of work, the department I work in recently got a new manager. The new manager was recruited after his predecessor… Continue Reading...
processing to distinguish between self-referencing and mother-referencing. The authors found "striking similarities" between the different conditions, implying that self-reflective analysis actually does not differ when reflecting on an intimate other like a mother. The implications for the study of consciousness are tremendous.
3. One personal real-life example of an occurrence that supports the implications of social learning on our behaviors and beliefs occurred when interacting with some friends at a party. Even when applying the anonymity principles in the AERA Code of Ethics, it is clear that the role of emotions is critical and that feelings of joy or anger are both integral to the processing of memory… Continue Reading...
to finish—and the whole time management was unhappy.
Reflective Observation
I behaved somewhat upbeat because to be honest I was not under a lot of pressure. I had to handle the social media coverage, but I felt my time was doing well and we had the figures to prove it. The others on the team were facing different issues. Michelle had personal and professional issues that really needed to be addressed—but they weren’t being addressed and the added pressure of this project just made it that much harder for her to contribute. Dodd had basically checked out because… Continue Reading...
and reflective of the lack of development or sense of human rights that was typical of the era. Such a defense does not properly acknowledge the devastation of enslaving an entire group of people. However, in the book Lies My Teacher Told Me the author James Loewen explains that during Columbus’s rampages, butcher shops were set up throughout the Caribbean selling Indian bodies for dog food: “There was also a practice known as the montería infernal, the infernal chase, or manhunt, in which Indians were hunted by war-dogs. These dogs?—?who also… Continue Reading...
and so forth. These skills are reflective of the toddler’s developing sense of autonomy and independence (Austrian, 2008).
Between one and three years of age, if the toddler has overly controlling or criticizing parents who don’t accord him/her a chance at self- assertion, the toddler will start doubting his/her ability of surviving independently, not trust his/her abilities, and start becoming over- reliant on other people (Thomas et.al 2000).
Piaget believes an individual’s first exposure to language comes when still in fetal form, during the initial few months – babies typically familiarize themselves with their parents’ voices… Continue Reading...
from within. Any criteria can help the company to become more introspective and reflective on how it builds relationships among workers, between workers and managers, how it motivates employees, what type of incentives factor into performance goals being met and so on.
The company sets itself up in a position to excel by using criteria to assess its organizational culture. The company essentially states that it desires to know itself better and to see behind the curtain of operations to understand why the company behaves, performance-wise, in the manner that it does. It is no different from a couple going to marriage counseling… Continue Reading...
reflective balance between ethical judgments and theories (i.e., models of intuition) developed for explaining them (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2016).
DNR or ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ decisions are often reached within the hematology and oncology care settings, with nursing professionals and doctors experiencing associated moral quandaries. Ethics has been regarded as a fundamental healthcare competence; within the healthcare setting, it has been described as the capability of dealing ethically and satisfactorily with a particular task posing a moral predicament. One ethical competence model for healthcare workers involves the following three key… Continue Reading...
thinker, according to French (2011), often acts “in a passive, reflective and even single-minded manner…” Jing appears to be the voice of reason in the group and has a collected and calm demeanor. As a matter of fact, she is the only member who came to the first meeting with suggestions after having gone through the agenda.
Communication among participants in a group setting ought to be effective. In the case study, group members do not communicate in an effective way. The common code of etiquette when it comes to interpersonal relations was constantly ignored. Being the group leader, Denson… Continue Reading...
doubt reflective of a certain portion of society. While this ruling did occur in the mid-1980s (and not say the more archaic periods of the court that characterized the 1950s), it still clearly demonstrates that to think that homosexuals don’t have a right to express themselves in acts of intimacy, was popular in the era. The rulings of the Supreme Court generally express a certain portion of the overall population, one could argue, looking at history.
In this case, the Supreme Court decided to rule with the more antiquated and bigoted… Continue Reading...
Chapter 1: Introduction
The epigraph above is reflective of the views of many special educational needs teachers. Indeed, innovations in technology in recent decades have created a wide array of new opportunities for helping special needs student achieve their full academic potential. These trends are especially noteworthy today because tens of millions of young American learners are struggling with their academic pursuits due to their special educational needs. In this context, the term “special educational needs” can be defined as “children who have learning problems or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most… Continue Reading...
some attempting to build systems and structures of governance that were largely indigenous and reflective of their specific situations and needs. Neocolonialism took form during this post-colonial period.
In essence colonialism could be defined as “a structured relationship of domination and subordination… where the relationship is established and maintained to serve the interests of all or part of the dominant group” (Trifonas, 2003, p. 12). In that regard, therefore, colonialism resulted from a foreign ruling state’s total political dominance over the dominated country. Towards this end, the political power of the society was monopolized by the ruling state and legal structures were established to… Continue Reading...
