Geologists believe that between 280 million and 225 million years ago, the earth’s previously separate land areas became welded into a landmass called Pangaea. About 120 million years ago, they believe, this landmass began to separate. As this happened, the Atlantic Ocean formed, dividing the Americas from Africa and Eurasia. Over the course of the next several million years in both the Americas a

Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. This is a well-known memory device learned in grade school that does not begin to tell the whole story. Columbus’ discovery of the New World led to both triumph and devastation. These two words best describe the situation even though they completely contradict one another. There are always two sides to a story, and in this instance the perspectives are that

Introduction Introduction Christopher Columbus who was born on 1451 and died on 1506 was an Italian navigator and explorer. His grand dream was to reach Asia by sailing to the west across the Atlantic ocean to reach the far east where he would find Asia. In his four voyages to the Americas he failed to reach Asia but opened the western hemisphere to the European exploration and colonization. Alth

The team writing process gives each individual a specific part of the paper to write while at the same time giving the individual writer the experience and feedback from the entire team. With a collaborative writing process, the team has the ability to give group feedback while making changes that are mutually agreed upon to make the paper a well rounded and organized piece of work. The writer can

The steps I would take will be to ensure the committee members the cafe will do the job for DigiFast. I would explain the cafe will deliver a low cost service offering healthy foods and drinks. Promoting healthier food and drinks will make employees happy. Telling the board members having unused chairs, tables, and computers from the conference room, works station room, and break room will help t

Appendix H Comprehensive Grammar CheckPoint Answer Form Enter the correct answer for each item by typing either a or b in the second column. Provide an explanation for each choice in the Rationale column. The boxes expand to accommodate your text. Item Correct Answer (a or b) Rationale 1. A The subject “a famous animal rights activist”, is referring to a single person. The answer would

Throughout history, there have been many forms of body modifications practiced by civilizations around the world. Women in parts of Africa as well as in Thailand, coil heavy brass wire around their necks in the belief that in lengthening their neck, it makes them more beautiful. In other tribes in Africa, the women will cut a slit in their lower, and sometimes upper lips, then insert wooden, or c

Dangers of Plastic Surgery Axia College of University of Phoenix  Anyone who has looked at themselves in the mirror can find something wrong with themselves. Whether it is weight, wrinkles, chest size, or even the amount of hair found. However, the question remains, is plastic surgery an option' Even though less than 1 out of 200 surgeries has had complications, plastic surgery can lead to pa

Negative and Positive Effects How many individuals are electing cosmetic surgery' The number of individuals electing cosmetic surgery is growing rapidly each year. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in 2009 almost 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed (Press Center, 2009). Since 1997, the Aesthetic Society has collected stati

Tattoos and Piercings Throughout the course of our lives we see fads come in and out of style. From groovy bell bottoms to bright colored skinny jeans. As the years pass by so does clothing. One trend that I have never seen goes away or change is tattoos and piercings. Some people may say that tattoos and piercings are a trend or a fad, but throughout history, tattoos have always been aro

What are you doing to ensure you remain an ethical and honest student' To make sure that I remain an ethical and honest student I make sure I know and abide by the most current rules of the University. I give myself plenty of time to do my school work so that I do not have to resort to cheating. If I come across something that I feel is hard or challenging I am comfortable in knowing that I can

Carlos Diaz Com 155 5/12/13 Week 1 Assignment Purpose, audience, tone, and content are factors that are needed to be identified when writing an academic paper because it’s the reason why you are even writing in the first place. They help determine what the paragraphs will be about. Academic writing always needs a purpose, a purpose is why/ what

Beyond Scared Straight Airs Wednesdays on A&E The children were never so scared about jail before this show. Beyond scared straight made the children quickly realize what life is like inside a federal prison. They were nearly in tears watching as inmates yelled and lectured children their ages about naughty habits. The children on the show were suddenly realizing the life choices they were makin

Associate Level Material Appendix E Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources |Source |What makes the source credible or what does not make it |Explain in at least two to four | |Vegans for the long run |credible' Consider the following when addressing the |sentences what information you can | |American Fitness, Jan/Feb2012, |sou

Social Security and Retirement Planning Is retirement planning necessary or will Social Security take care of everything' Some people believe that Social Security will cover all of their after retirement expenses, but there are others that believe exactly the opposite. Retirement planning is important because Social Security is a pay as you go system and pays only a fraction of one’s average m

Owning a Home Is Better Than Renting COM 156 Owning a Home Is Better Than Renting Have you ever wished that the people living in the apartment directly above you would refrain from herding elephants through their entire apartment at 3:00 a.m.' Have you had the overwhelming desire to rip down that gaudy 1970s purple, yellow, and red paisley wallpaper

Syllabus Axia College/College of Humanities COM/156 Version 4 University Composition and Communication II Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course builds upon the foundations established in COM/155. It addresses the various rhetorical modes necessary for effective college essays: narration, illustration, description, proc

Six Cultures and Students’ Perceptions Concerning Nonverbal and Verbal Communication COM 200 Instructor Jennifer Lloyd February 28, 2011 Six Cultures and Students’ Perceptions Concerning Nonverbal and Verbal Communication Language gives humans the ability to transmit their culture, adapt to the cultures as changes occur, and even to promote change within these cultures. We all have heard t

Axia College Material | Appendix I | | | | | | Building a Medical Vocabulary | | | | | A. Use the word bank below to build the medical word that corresponds to each definition in questions 1-15. Provide the whole word for example heredit/o + -ary = hereditary | | epi- | ab- | thalam/o- | -or | sacr/o- | -cyte | | oste/o- | gustat/o- | -al | hypo- | pronat/o- | -ic | | -

“Marijuana contains over four hundred different identifiable constituents such as steroids and Vitamin A.” Constituents are defined as things that make up something. Also a study done at UCLA in May 2006 says “that they found that there is no association between lung cancer and marijuana, and that marijuana may have some protected effect on people.” So even though many people do not want to legali

Amanda Harris June 11, 2010 COMM 220 Assignment for Sunday. Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources Noteworthy information must have one of several criteria to be worth including in a research report. Being published, even in a credible, relevant source is far from enough to ensure the material is valuable for a specific purpose. Critical analysis is required to sort out the notewor

Week One Discussion Questions Posted: Thu 03/17/2011 03:15 PM , by: Geryl Winterowd ( gerylw@email.phoenix.edu ) Red(High) Yellow(Medium) Blue(Low) View/Print Flag Message Mark as unread Week One Discussion Questions            Think about someone in your workplace whom you consider to be an effective communicator. What about this person's communication style causes you to think they ar

The section on dispute resolution is lacking the proper channels; the learning team should follow in the event of a dispute. The team charter outlines the common goal of the team. The team charter ground rules and guidelines are not focused toward dispute resolution. The team charter template leaves the team members the task of organizing the dispute resolution channels. When the proper channe

Intercultural Communication Intercultural communication occurs when people interact with at least one person from a different culture. Communication within different cultures varies in many ways. The sense of security one believes exist when communicating within one’s own culture is not the same when speaking to people in different cultures. The level of comfort and certainty that disting

One advantage of the collaborative writing process is the ‘two heads are better than one’ principle. When you have a variety of people on your team then a variety of knowledge also exists with that group. A second advantage is that a group offers a wider expertise and skill set for the project at hand. The project leader can sort out tasks based on the various skills and expertise to help get

Different kind of messages The proposal is to add a copy center, in to the buildings lower level. With this proposal the committee may wonder why I want to add a copy center. May not understand that there are many people looking for a place to go to make copies themselves or have copies made for them. Acquiring the ability to make different size copies for customers, maybe cause con

The History of Tattoos and Body Piercings NAME Axia College Often times people are ridiculed for having a couple tattoos and body piercings. People have been given mean looks, been treated badly, and have even been turned down for things simply because of their choice to express themselves through body art. Some people look

In this course, I will learn how to use the writing process to construct an expository essay. The expository writing process is different because it is use to inform or expose to the readers about a particular topic and help them understand my point of views towards that topic along with supporting facts. The writing process I normally use are business like communications that are normally brief

Axia College Material Appendix D Sentence Correction and Changes in Writing Review the following sentences. Some of them are correct, whereas others contain an error with a commonly confused word. Identify those with errors by marking each of the errors in bold. Make the correction in parentheses after the error. For those that are correct, write correct at the end of the sentence.

Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. |What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to |Medical (Suboxone) Based Addition Treatment | |compare and/or contrast' |