Portfolio

Dr James Hansen’s argumentative essay, “A Solution to the Climate Problem,” discusses his premise that it is imperative for humankind to deal with carbon dioxide emissions, which he believes needs to be phased out by the mid-21st century. He begins with the current paradigm in government efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and claims that so far it has been a lot of talk and action in the other direction. Dr Hansen argues that while governments pay lip service to agreements such as the Kyoto Accord, they are going full steam ahead with projects that will result in increased carbon dioxide emissions, such as going forth with coal-fired power plants, coal-to-liquids, hydraulic fracturing, and tar sands oil extraction. Dr Hansen believes

An urgent issue, climate change is undoubtedly a sweeping global dilemma of paramount importance. Though most people are aware of this fact, many either choose to ignore it, or acknowledge it, but take no action against it. Those who do choose to take action usually attempt to combat climate change by using the methods that are most commonly discussed: becoming more energy efficient, recycling, and reducing emissions through using more sustainable transportation. Though these actions are helpful, they are not the most efficient way to counter climate change.

Of the various assignments completed in this portfolio, four of them were the most meaningful to me. The “First

This portfolio has show my progress in many different ways. The biggest way is my rhetorical knowledge has been increased because of the sources we have had to read especially in this last unit when we had to use the UW database. The scholarly articles and journals pushed my reading and analyzing to the limit, but it really helped me for the future. Because of my ability to analyze the sources well, it has helped me increase my writing, because I have been able to really find good credible quotes to use within my work.

The first piece I chose to put in this portfolio was my narrative piece. The reason I chose this was because it was the first paper I wrote for this class back in early October. The piece may not be perfect, but looking back on it I can see the improvements I have made into my more recent pieces or writing.

There are number of projects that I could include in my professional portfolio, but I have narrowed it down to three artifacts that I think would stand out. The first artifact that I choose is DD report, which I conducted in intro to motor behaviors class, the second piece is a fact sheet epidemiology and the third piece is a virtual child project from developmental psychology. The reason why I am choosing each of these is because they all are from different departments and areas of study. One project is from my major class, one is from my minor and the last one is from an elective class.

Portfolios that are reviewed to gain greater understanding of a professional’s personal growth and development in his or her field can lend further insight to the understanding of philosophies and foundations in said field. Professionals who practice in a way that adheres to theoretical rationales can be believed to practice more thoroughly than those who do not understand the reasoning for what they do. A portfolio

Portfolios are more than just a folder of student work. Portfolios are samples of student work assembled to “a particular purpose” (Arter, 1990). Portfolios can be used for assessments and instructional purposes. Students can have choice when it comes to what pieces are showcased in the portfolio. Drafts can be included

All the contents in this portfolio are evidence of growth in my writing, and it also identifies the areas I need to improve. With the original drafts, my theses are not strong as expected and there are many questions I didn’t address. After receiving the feedback from my instructor, I revised my paper according to all the questions raised and improves my thesis. I believe my weakness in writing the four papers is that I failed to make a strong thesis, and was unable to connect the body

reduce our carbon footprint and carbon emissions to stop global warming and lessen it’s impact on

The idea for the portfolio was not clear to me at the beginning. I did not know why I should write about the assignments I have done and prepare lists of my client for levels 2, 3, and 4.

The purpose of this portfolio is to demonstrate my abilities acquired during my studies at Blue Ridge Community College. As a professional in the education field and through my experience in the classroom, I am able to implement my skills in the guidance of young children. In this portfolio I am able to demonstrate what I have learned about all the stage of children's developmental areas such as language, literature, art, science, math, social and emotional as well the physical area.

I first started this project by going to Walmart to buy the necessary supplies to create this portfolio. I bought the portfolio itself and the stickers. While I was walking through Walmart I was thinking about what I was going to include. I was thinking about the inside and the outside information part, and what I think I would like to share.

Each of these 3 articles highlight important aspects that we as media strategist should understand. The first article refers to good practices for portfolio websites such as sharing visual content along with a backstory. This point was extremely helpful because it did make sense to provide high-quality visuals along with a description. Although, I was never completely sure if showing your process on a portfolio piece would’ve been a good idea. The author also provided the following saying “Simplicity in the interface and visual design of your website will push your work to the surface, where it should be.” The main learning curve from this point was how complex

My portfolio is more about my everyday life, my opinions, and a little bit of history, it is also something I wrote to have fun before leaving this class. It may not make a lot of sense at first but once I finish I hope you guys understand my purpose. The reason why I choose a roller coaster for my cover page is because senior year can have its ups and downs and it’s going to end sooner than you think, so you can either have your hands up and have fun or you can be scared. There is no point in closing your eyes and being scared when we will all end up at the same place.