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		<title>Writing a Successful Admissions Essay</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing can be an arduous task at the best of times, but the writing of an admissions essay is particularly difficult. So much significance is placed upon the essay that sitting down to write it can seem overwhelming. Regardless of the program or posting for which you are applying (be it an undergraduate or postgraduate [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Writing can be an arduous task at the best of times, but the writing of an admissions essay is particularly difficult. So much significance is placed upon the essay that sitting down to write it can seem overwhelming. Regardless of the program or posting for which you are applying (be it an undergraduate or postgraduate university position, or a non-academic appointment), it is important to represent yourself in the best possible light-without appearing arrogant. Remember, the essay is your best opportunity to fashion a memorable, lasting impression upon those who will read it. Be creative and inventive, and write about something that will differentiate you and your essay from the numerous others the admissions officer will read.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As with any good piece of writing, it is important to create a solid outline before starting the actual writing process. Taking the time to construct an outline is almost always rewarded by a more polished final piece of work. An essay written specifically for admission to an institution, however, is somewhat different than those composed as course requirements. In her book, What Colleges Don&#8217;t Tell You, Elizabeth Wissner-Gross notes that &#8220;what&#8217;s most important about the application essay is not how well you write, but, rather, what you write.&#8221; Of course, you must always express yourself clearly and succinctly-but the admissions essay should chiefly be a personal revelation, a description of your values, achievements, or experiences. Make an outline that is topic- and detail-oriented, making sure to be specific about how you want to represent yourself.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">According to Donald Asher, author of Graduate Admission Essays, the topic of the essay is usually some version of &#8220;where are you coming from? Why are you coming here? Where are you going after this?&#8221; In order to best showcase your uniqueness, Wissner-Gross recommends first imagining the &#8220;stock answers&#8221; that you could anticipate in response to those questions-and then steer away from them. Instead, put yourself in the place of those who read through multitudes of application essays, and then think about how you can differentiate your essay and yourself from all those others. George Ehrenhaft writes (in Writing a Successful College Application Essay) that &#8220;when the admissions staff has finished your essay, they should have a vivid sense of your personality.&#8221; Allow the essay to function as a window into your mind and personality; it should reveal not only your uniqueness, but how your distinctive qualities would be suited to the institution to which you are applying. Show that you have researched the institution-that you have made an effort to demonstrate a convergence of your interests and its offerings. A final piece of advice is offered by Asher: &#8220;be confident in your writing. Assume that you will be admitted.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Top Ten Leading Forensic Science Schools</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Becoming a crime scene investigator is a very prestigious job. Many aspire to witness a crime scene investigation because they all think it&#8217;s a very cool job. But before you become an expert on forensic science, you need to have proper education which is dedicated to this field of study. And to have an idea [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Becoming a crime scene investigator is a very prestigious job. Many aspire to witness a crime scene investigation because they all think it&#8217;s a very cool job. But before you become an expert on forensic science, you need to have proper education which is dedicated to this field of study. And to have an idea on where you should enroll yourself and be assured of landing a very stable forensic science career, the list below shows the leading forensic science schools.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The following institutions will teach you what DNA testing is all about and how it is being conducted. Anything that you need to know about forensic science will be taught to you in the following schools, namely:</p>
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<li>University of Mississippi</li>
<li> University of Central Florida</li>
<li> Loyola University, New Orleans</li>
<li> Michigan State University</li>
<li> Arkansas State</li>
<li> Baylor University, Texas</li>
<li> Oregon State University</li>
<li> University of Central Oklahoma</li>
<li> Ohio University</li>
<li> Colombia College, Missouri</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">With the choices given above about the leading forensic schools, it doesn&#8217;t necessarily follow that the other schools are no good. There are schools that offer this field of study although in the most generalized curriculum. For those schools that offer preparatory study on forensic science, you can still avail of that and enroll at a school that specializes in this field later. That is to widen your knowledge.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although there are those who hire employees based on where he had studied, there also those who doesn&#8217;t really care as long as you know your job and you are qualified to do what you are required to do. Be it a school that is within your financial means or one of the expensive leading schools in the country.</p>
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		<title>Online Pharmacy Degree &#8211; The Right Formula for Your Future</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting an online pharmacy degree can put you in the ninth best job, according to Money and Salary Magazine. An expected 25% growth and demand for pharmacists is expected in the next 10 years. There are several distance learning, or online, pharmacy education programs available that you can take advantage of, regardless of your geographical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Getting an online pharmacy degree can put you in the ninth best job, according to Money and Salary Magazine. An expected 25% growth and demand for pharmacists is expected in the next 10 years. There are several distance learning, or online, pharmacy education programs available that you can take advantage of, regardless of your geographical location, or previous obligations.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) degree is a 4-year professional degree. Prior to acceptance into a PharmD school, you are usually required to complete two years of pre-pharmacy classes. There are also transition programs that allow a pharmacist with an older BS in pharmacy to advance to a PharmD level.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The American Council on Pharmaceutical Education does the accreditation of colleges and universities that offer online pharmacy degree education programs. Make sure that the school you select carries this seal of approval.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The job market for a pharmacist is wide open. You can work in a clinical setting, pharmacy management, pharmaceutical sales, in a hospital or retail pharmacy, mail-in pharmacy or participate in research.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">With a potential annual salary of $88,000, a career in pharmacy is definitely an area you should explore if you like science. You will need to complete your degree and internship, and then pass the state exam (NAPLEX) in order to obtain your license to practice as a pharmacist.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Family obligations or work related obligations do not need to prevent you from entering into this robust job market. Online college degree programs allow you to complete your course work at your own schedule in your own home. Internships can be arranged in your geographical location. There is no need to move across the country to obtain your degree.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">An online college degree education website will provide you with the information you need to decide what school to attend. You can apply to the schools of your choice right at the online website. You can even find out about financial aid, and talk to a counselor if you need to.</p>
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		<title>Online Human Growth and Development College Courses</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, education and technology have merged to make higher education, such as diploma and degree programs, accessible and convenient. For many potential students, traditional day classes were not feasible. With the advent of online colleges and universities, tradition has been broken. There are many online colleges and universities from which to choose, each [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">In recent years, education and technology have merged to make higher education, such as diploma and degree programs, accessible and convenient. For many potential students, traditional day classes were not feasible. With the advent of online colleges and universities, tradition has been broken. There are many online colleges and universities from which to choose, each offering a variety of degrees and programs. Traditional colleges and universities are also utilizing online classes for many of their course offerings. One of the many courses available via the internet is Human Growth and Development. Online Human Growth and Development college courses are offered by both online and traditional colleges and universities. Even though online courses are not held in the usual classroom setting, time, effort, and organization are required to do well in online classes.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In general, those in the fields of Psychology or Social and Behavioral Sciences take Human Growth and Development college courses. For most online Human Growth and Development college courses the only prerequisite is that the student is able to read and write on a level that is appropriate for college coursework.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Online Human Growth and Development college courses range anywhere from 6 weeks to 15 weeks. In most cases, students have access to the entire course syllabus at the beginning of the class. Therefore, students may begin and complete their coursework ahead of schedule. Online Human Growth and Development college courses may vary in coursework and structure based on the educational institution. Generally, all coursework is turned into the professor via e-mail, and weekly contact with the professor, again via e-mail, is expected.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Examples of Coursework</p>
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<li> Weekly quizzes</li>
<li> Participation in discussion topics</li>
<li> Topical Questions</li>
<li> Practice tests and Multiple-choice tests</li>
<li> Essay paper</li>
<li> Midterm and Final Exam</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Online Human Growth and Development college courses have similar objectives to those of their traditional counterparts. Through these courses, students attempt to gain understanding of human development over the life span, which has three major developmental stages: child, adolescent and adult.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Objectives include, but are not limited to:</p>
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<li>the ability of student to describe development;</li>
<li>the ability of the student to analyze development based on theories of development;</li>
<li>for the student to learn and utilize developmental concepts.</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">To meet these objectives, courses may require textbooks, videos, and visits to campus. The methods used in online college courses to determine attendance, participation and overall grade differs from those of traditional classroom courses. Attendance for an online class may be determined by correspondence, which includes e-mail and online participation of discussion topics rather than actual classroom attendance. Similar to traditional classroom college courses, lack of participation can lead to a failing grade. To take any online college course, a student should: 1. be proficient in using a computer; 2. have the ability to navigate the internet; 3. be proficient in using e-mail; 4. be familiar with word processing software; and 5. in most cases, be familiar with WebCT.</p>
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		<title>Medical Science Colleges</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forensic science colleges specialize in the application of a wide range of knowledge, processes, and methods used to find evidence from a crime scene, These colleges train to aid law enforcers to bring the culprits to justice.
Forensic science originated from Latin, which means &#8220;before a forum&#8221;. Most scientists are employed to verify and testify evidence [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Forensic science colleges specialize in the application of a wide range of knowledge, processes, and methods used to find evidence from a crime scene, These colleges train to aid law enforcers to bring the culprits to justice.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Forensic science originated from Latin, which means &#8220;before a forum&#8221;. Most scientists are employed to verify and testify evidence in court litigations. People who master in forensic science mostly begin as laboratory scientists doing research and experiments. They are perhaps allured into the law enforcement support functions for the thrilling experience of deciphering the mysterious, the baffling, and almost insolvable crime stories. Lawyers, policemen and journalists may enroll in colleges to augment their skill sets. There are numerous science colleges and universities that offer science as an elective. Short courses are also offered online for graduate students.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Why to Enroll in Forensics in a Medical College</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Forensic science students can get degrees in any of the Forensic Science disciplines, including criminalistics, engineering sciences, jurisprudence, odontology, pathology, physical anthropology, behavioral science and psychiatry, questionnaires and toxicology. Admissions to forensic science colleges pave way for students to choose from a vast array of technical or medical job opportunities.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">How to get admitted in a Medical Science College for Forensics</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To get admitted in these colleges follow the below mentioned steps:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Start young with your goal in forensic science. Choose PCM or PCB combinations of subjects in your high school classes. Students need to have a extensive knowledge in chemistry, biology, physics and psychology.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Take a list of the names of renowned medical science colleges, seat availability and cut-off percentage. Also take into consideration the accreditation of the university.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Fill in the forms for entrance tests in multiple medical science colleges and specialized forensic institutions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Take crash courses before the science college entrance exams and strive to get good grades. Participate in some science clubs to keep your knowledge of the subject updated. You may also participate in mock sessions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Top 10 Medical Science Colleges for Forensics</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Find the top 10 Medical science colleges to enroll and pursue study of forensics:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">K.J. Somiya Medical College<br />
Christian Medical College<br />
Lady Hardinge Medical College<br />
Maulana Azad Medical College<br />
Calcutta Medical College<br />
All India Medical Institute<br />
Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research<br />
King George&#8217;s Medical University College<br />
Armed Forces Medical College<br />
Sri Ramachandra Medical College &amp; Research Institute</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Students are advised to prepare and enroll for PMT entrance and other state organized medical entrance tests after graduating from any science college to specialize in forensic science.</p>
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		<title>Pharmacy Technician Schools Play Important Health Care Role</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmacy assistants play an important role in health care, and you can qualify to take on this role with good training in pharmacy technology. There are a number of good schools for pharmacy technicians throughout the US and Canada, where you can become certified and learn to assist pharmacists with dispensing prescription medications and keeping [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Pharmacy assistants play an important role in health care, and you can qualify to take on this role with good training in pharmacy technology. There are a number of good schools for pharmacy technicians throughout the US and Canada, where you can become certified and learn to assist pharmacists with dispensing prescription medications and keeping pharmaceutical operations running smoothly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although the pharmacy technician is not the same as a pharmacist, many of the duties are shared, with assistants taking on the bulk of the everyday, routine tasks. Pharmacy technician schools can teach you to perform general administrative duties, as well as to prepare prescription medications under the watchful eye of pharmacists. You will learn to screen calls from medical offices and from patients; assist patients in submitting prescriptions to be filled; recommend medicines and other health care products; submit forms to HMOs, insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid; fill and label prescriptions; and enter patient information into a pharmacy database.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The health of patients depends on accurate dispensing of prescribed medicines, and it is up to the pharmacy assistant to verify the accuracy of filled prescriptions. Training will include instruction in ordering bulk medicines; preparing chemotherapeutic agents; compounding oral solutions, ointments, and creams; and prepackaging various medicines, nutrition solutions and intravenous mixtures; and much more. Your training will include many subjects relating to pharmacology, such as biological sciences, health sciences, natural sciences, medical and pharmaceutical terminology, basic anatomy and physiology, and mathematics.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Pharmacy technicians are required to have a minimum of an associate degree, with a focus directly related to the duties of the pharmacy assistant. You can get a degree in the field from various schools, colleges, vocational schools, and even online schools. Upon graduation, you will be eligible to take the P.T. Certification Board National Exam to become a certified pharmacy technician.</p>
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		<title>Medical School Applications Can Be Filled Out Online</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting into a good US Medical School can be an overwhelming process but now you can fill out your medical school applications online. This means that from one central website, you can fill out medical school applications for several of the schools at one time. You do not have to sit and fill out form [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Getting into a good US Medical School can be an overwhelming process but now you can fill out your medical school applications online. This means that from one central website, you can fill out medical school applications for several of the schools at one time. You do not have to sit and fill out form after form anymore. Many students are relieved to have a place to go and fill out the paperwork in one place.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Once you have completed your undergraduate studies and completed your medical school admissions test, it is time to submit your applications. Hopefully you kept a high class rank, studied the sciences and did well on your medical school admissions test. The American Medical College Application Service is located on the Internet. From this website you can fill out your applications for one or even several schools of your choice. The majority of the US medical schools accept applications through this service. Your information is stored and you do not have the arduous task of filling out applications over and over.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The American Medical College Applications Service is not the only place on the Internet to fill out your medical school applications. You can also go the websites for each of the medical schools and find their application forms on the Internet. Typically there is a filing fee or processing fee for the forms but this can be paid online as well. One option to save time is to store all of your information in a word processing file on your computer. This way you can just simply copy and paste your repeated information such as demographics, personal information and so forth into the forms. You will find that the majority of the forms ask for the same information.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Part of the medical school applications require that you write a personal essay. Put some thought and time into this essay. Write it in a word processing program that will check for basic grammar and spelling errors. Prior to submitting the essay have a friend, co-worker or relative read the essay and offer suggestions. You can also hire someone to proof-read the essay and fine tune it for grammar and punctuation. It is important that the essay submitted is tight and demonstrates your command for the English language as well as show your uniqueness and qualifications. Once you are satisfied with your essay, save it on the computer and make a back-up copy as well. You do not want to have to start from scratch if something happens to your computer. You can then copy and paste the same essay for each of the medical school applications that you submit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Take advantage of filing your medical school applications online. This will save you a great deal of time and make the entire process less overwhelming. Additionally, go ahead and type out information that is asked for repeatedly so that you can simply copy and paste into the forms. Have someone review your essay and help you make it the very best that you can. Following these tips will make the entire process much easier for you.</p>
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		<title>Ten Point Plan to Choosing an Online High School</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you choose an online high school? Some would tell you that this is:
a. very simple; or b. very hard; or c. both I think it is possible to apply a simple formula to the selection process. Following this formula will greatly improve the possibility of choosing the right online high school for you. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">How do you choose an online high school? Some would tell you that this is:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">a. very simple; or b. very hard; or c. both I think it is possible to apply a simple formula to the selection process. Following this formula will greatly improve the possibility of choosing the right online high school for you. This formula amounts to a ten point plan for success.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 1: Is the school accredited or recognized by a governmental agency? At one point, I used to say that the only acceptable choices for online high schools were those that were regionally accredited. I have now expanded my thinking on the topic (but only for high schools; colleges do not get this option). Some states do have a reasonable authorization process. Likewise, some school districts are offering real programs. It may be that neither is currently accredited. They are still reputable. Where you need to be careful is places like Florida that has its share of online high schools, but the approval process is non-existent. It amounts to a license to do business. By the way, there are almost as many fake accreditors as fake online high schools. Real accreditors are CITA and those accreditors listed at CHEA.org and the Department of Education website.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 2: Does the school have a reasonable length of operation? This point is difficult to measure. What is reasonable? You do have some leeway here. There are some &#8220;schools&#8221; that have been around a long time that are fake. If it is a newer school, what is the experience of those running the school. Reputable schools will either have this on the website or will be happy to tell you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 3: Is it listed at a reputable source? With some humility, is it listed in the book below and/or the website below? While I will leave it to others to decide if those resources are valid, they have both had many readers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 4: Is the school reasonably priced? Here&#8217;s an oddity for you: Reasonably priced schools are either free or are in the couple thousands of dollars (more or less). Not reasonable are programs that are $295 (with a discount for cash) or something similar. Clearly, there is no doubt this is a fake school. A number of states now have programs which are free. That is a reasonable price. Likewise, there are the commercial programs like Laurel Springs School, Penn Foster High School, or Keystone National High School that are also reasonably priced.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 5: Does the instructional methodology match your preferred method? Some online programs are still very much tailored to an independent study format. Other online programs are very much tailored to a more traditional classroom setting. Both are acceptable and it is a matter of personal preference. You will want to know which a particular school does before paying any money! Analyze yourself and decide which is best for you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 6: Does the instructional scheduling match your preferred method? Aligned with Point 5, some schools schedule course times and others have you work on your own. Both are acceptable and it is a matter of personal preference.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 7: Does it have a believable website? You absolutely cannot get a real diploma in seven days. Or seventeen days. Or one month. No, you absolutely cannot get a high school diploma for $300. Any site that is making amazing claims is not a good source of information on online high schools.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 8: Does it have a professionally-made website? Professionally-made sites look nice; they have a professional appearance. They list staff members. They offer complete contact information. Take a look at the website for Laurel Springs Academy for the Gifted &amp; Talented as an example.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 9: Does the curriculum appear to be similar to what you would experience in a traditional school? Absolutely, there should be some room for innovation. Having said that, you really do need to have some courses that look like World History or Algebra (and that probably use those names). Remember that part of the deal is that you want to use this diploma for other purposes like college or employment. Confusing those folks is not a good idea.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Point 10: Are you able to contact the school in multiple ways? A real school will have telephone access. A real school will have a fax number. They will not be the same number. A real school will have an email address and a website.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Should a reputable school hit all ten of these points? Yes. These are minimum standards. Schools should feel free to exceed these points, but potential students should be wary when schools do not live up to them.</p>
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		<title>Mathematics is the Science of Patterns</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science has been a way of Man interpreting his environment and making an acceptable law that those who were interested to look in to these things could follow on and add their own experience. Art on the other hand has always been seen as Man&#8217;s way expressing himself abstractly without any particle constraints and is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Science has been a way of Man interpreting his environment and making an acceptable law that those who were interested to look in to these things could follow on and add their own experience. Art on the other hand has always been seen as Man&#8217;s way expressing himself abstractly without any particle constraints and is often deemed as the opposite of Science. But I have come to see the effects of both being felt on the other. This is so based on the fact that I am an intellectual that has been deeply rooted in the Sciences but yet I am also a man who loves to express himself in deep thought or discourse, poem, song or otherwise. To go one step further, my area of expertise and physical gifting is both in the area of Mathematics. As much as I have been gifted and have succeeded academically in Mathematics, my love and fascination has always been on one of the most intriguing tools Man has been able to fashion, The Computer. I have always seen this tool as the perfect marriage between Science and Art! It allows the most complex patterns to be printed on fabric and other materials that ordinarily would be unthinkable to do so, such as glass and plastic. Not only does this tool allow such complex replication such as printing which is not Art (the artist may say) but they are having the ability to analyze the same replicated patterns not only with respect to how they are seen (the most used form of conscious human perception) but other factors that human perception could never fathom conscious or unconscious. It is also no strange coincidence that the Computer is based on the fundamentals of Mathematics. It is worthwhile to go into some detail about how Mathematics the fundamental element in Computer Science, that which motivated the Computer allowed us to encapsulate from the very basic to incomprehensibly complex.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The very structure of Mathematics is based on patterns formed in and around Man&#8217;s own existence. Mathematics is its earliest forms is equivalent to Logic and Reasoning and the concept of quantity is not the obvious, but is the only way that Man has been able to make a strong case for Logical Statements and Reasons why things are the way they are. Strange is it? But it is true the concept of Numbers has opened the senses of Man to interpret, predict, encapsulate, simulate and demonstrate almost all forms of Nature. Art on the other hand is by no means inferior, since the natural expression that comes from Artistic sculpting, painting, writing, dreaming and imagination can never be reproduced or encapsulated by Science and specifically the Science of Numbers. It gives us a timely reminder that Man is definitely unique and lord of his domain as far as his environment is concerned. And yet with the advances of the Pattern Finding Tool he can come really close to doing so.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Computer Science is linked to Mathematics through basic pattern of counting. This system that has help the computer conquer some of the most complicated phenomenon such sounds, artistic printed designs and evolved to include animations (a mass improvement to Technicolor give what we know as Computer Generated Images), receiving these sounds, pictures (advanced scanning and machine reading in character recognition or machine sight), texture to in detail analyzing movement and position. The use of the basic &#8220;Black and White&#8221; Binary Number Pattern is the crux of the whole matter that allows us to see color of our computer screen. Binary is also pattern that Man used to conquer Reasoning where the 1 and 0 became equated with &#8220;True&#8221; or &#8220;False&#8221;. Computer Science is based on the whole Mathematical Logic along with the advances in Silicon Chemistry and other semiconductor designs extend that functionality to include millions, billions and even Trillions of Bits of information to be considered thus enhancing the picture so to speak. The advances in Nuclear Technologies have been interestingly merged with the Computer&#8217;s Analytical Reasoning capabilities to produce very precise Actuators and Sensors in the discipline of Robotics and Automated Theory. All this analysis, accuracy and acceleration seen in a computer system is basically attributed to the Binary Number Pattern platform. We take each number of this system to recognize one of two states: &#8220;On&#8221; or &#8220;Off&#8221;. And from this rationale, we got basic components of computing called switches. Electronics also took a path of its own to further tame electricity with the use of relays. However the ultimate training of the natural phenomenon of flowing electrons came which the discovery of the Transistor. This has since then gave over the Silicon Age and we have much fast and more capable machines being able of processing Trillions of pieces of information of one particular subject.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But my appreciation of Mathematics as in the form of Computer Science Advances is not based on the academic success that I have had but on that of my own physical limitations. What fascinates me most and I hope I have also drawn your attention to it as well, is how remarkably well our own brains work on this concept of Black or White. I believe that what Man has only been able to do quite recently with the computer has been hard-wired into humans from the beginning. Being male, not that personally feel there is any correlation, I have some difficulty distinguishing, remembering and naming colors. Contrastingly so, I am gifted with most immaculate photographic memory! I can recall strings of numbers, from phone numbers, ATM PINs, ID numbers to just random numbers I see I can recall them. I can do the same with words, positional directions (eg. if I go on a bus ride, I would be able to drive back the way we came in the bus without using the map and from only being on the route one time) and colors believe it or not. I recognized my deficiencies as motivation to prove how well our brains work and at the same time show how impossible it would be to mimic even though based on the same basics we use in Mathematics and Computer Science.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Color is a fascinating concept that has meaning to us only because of the receptacles of the eyes and the processing power of our brains. Without our eyes and brains we have no idea how this world would look. Our eyes are the sensors of our bodies and our brains the computer. We know from science that white light reflects differently and is refracted when passing back through certain molecules of matter however the many different spectrums of light that can be seen can be encapsulated by the theory of Black and White. I love to always relate this classical experience I had (several times might I add), that motivated me to prove this using Machine Sight specifically identify certain colors. The first time I realized this phenomenon I was at a conference where two of my colleagues whose specialization was in Computerized Learning tested my ability to observe color changes. It was the then Windows Vista logo of the flag in the screen saver. When they asked me what color is square of the flag had I honestly could not see any differences between any of the frames. But when they started to point out each color was different the color seemingly looked dissimilar. I recognized then that my problem was not observing color but distinguishing it. To my eye color is not as fancy as many artistic types may make it with all the several naming schemes like light, dark, off, etc., etc. not to mention special names that mean the same thing like purple and violet. But these naming schemes are useful for Machine Learning of colors, but confuse the appreciation of colors in reality. When I look at a color I tend to classify it based on the Black or White Principle or as one would say a Light Color or a Dark Color and that is it! If someone asks me what color it is unless it is from the basic set of White-Black+RBG and subsequent combinations that we are taught in elementary school and up: Yellow, Green, Brown; I say I do not know. If some gives me a &#8216;heads-up&#8217; I remember. So I say am not color-blind just color-lazy. But aspect of Color-Laziness where one does not implement color sorting faculties other than the basic Binary of colors, to implement and improve on this laziness using Computer Storage and Processing Power. My second and all other noticeable experiences of motivation further brings me to another aspect I will use to implement Computer Color Awareness, that is off Relative Color. For instance, when asked to borrow a pen that had a blue casing, I automatically assumed that the pen was also a blue-inked pen, also I asked for a blue-inked pen, I wrote with the pen assuming it was blue. However looking further back in what I was writing I noticed that the ink changed color from when I started to write with the new pen. I was totally unaware that the pen indeed was a black-inked pen in a blue casing only until I compared it with previous writing. Still, my Color-Lazy brain still needed convincing and it was only when I compared both colors on the White Paper (we usually write on). You may ask what is so special about the White Paper comparison, I will say it is necessary for a color-lazy brain where even the simplest of colors are skimmed over, they can only compare colors when they have a base-background and they compare colors by focusing on the base either white or black or for less lazy brains a contrasting color. My postulation is a computer who only has its database is Color-Lazy when its subroutine for color recognition is not running. It has the ability to have the wavelengths of light to be sensed by its sensor but without analysis it has not comprehension of that color.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So my plan of implementation gives us hope to process this life of fancy assorted cashews to make sense of how we observe color. I plan to do the same for Texture awareness. How you say? Go Figure!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mathematics is the Power being physically aware and reasoning by taking record of what is and what is not as far you can be aware with respect to sight, sound, smell, touch and taste.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I Taught Mathematics at University and College level for over 5 years. My interests are in Computer Technologies that merge Mathematics and Computer Science, viz. Systems Science, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning. My areas of specialization are Object Oriented Programming, Statistics and Systems Science. Mathematical Pattern Recognition is also a natural ability that I possess. I spent also a brief time enrolled in a Master&#8217;s Program for Electrical and Computer Engineering with focus on Mathematical Modeling and Optimization of Analytical Transducers for the Oil and Gas Industry. My next project will include a Systems Science focus on Machine Sight. A pet programming project that is based on my photographic memory is to code a WordFinder Object that can solve all the possible word combinations: uses, phrases, colloquialisms, grammar structures and elements for different languages and disciplines based on missing and misplaced letters.</p>
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