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1. What are your top three site choices, and why did you select them? Please be specific. (Suggested word count: 300-800 words) I was immediately struck by the "Free Bird" experience. Free Bird would be nothing like anything I've experienced before, and that is why I am so taken by it. I come from somewhere between urban Kansas City and rural Kansas plains, so I've always felt that I have lived between lifestyles. My uncle raised cattle when I was little so I was exposed from a young age to the "farmer" lifestyle. By the time I was old enough to participate, my uncle's kids had grown up and out, the cattle had been sent to market and the barn was grown over. I always wished that I could have experienced a hands on connection with these farm animals. I also am really interested in widening my range of experiences and would be fascinated to participate in the workshops available in Salem, as well. I believe that exposing myself to different varieties of living would be very rewarding for me. "Dog Days Are Over" would be such a blast. I volunteered at a no-kill animal shelter for a few years as a child and always wished that I had the time to truly understand the implications of running a shelter. At twelve, I did learn a few things. Volunteering at a shelter was more than playing with kittens and taking dogs for walks (though that was definitely a perk!). Along with doing the dirty work, volunteers created relationships with the animals and became invested in their wellbeing.…

have access to a computer or laptop at home. For me, I was once a student who utilized these services tremendously and was able to see how staff in a computer lab were able to service the student. Half a year ago, I obtained the unique position of being able to work for Oakton Community College, and after being on the end of receiving service, I was now in the position to facilitate and give service instead. Being that I had the ability to be a student and now, a worker for the college, I have…

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. Nowadays, all the educational organizations are trying to use a variety of learning support system to ensure that the students get the best education. In this day and age, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is one of the best universities in the education industry. In addition, ERAU has provided a collection of learning supports such as computer labs, tutoring, and a variety of studying places. Indeed, the level…

impossible in the music industry. Innovation and creativity are what drive the industry forward. Berklee graduates are helped guided for careers as entrepreneurs in the fast changing music business. Entrepreneurialism is fast paced and is the most valuable asset for students to enhance in the competitive music environment Recently Berklee has launched a project that will help foster the creation of a new service/project/business that will help some the major issue revolving around the music…

In the first place let begin by saying what is the (LRAD)? It is The Long Range Acoustic Device. Which is a loud megaphone/microphone or speaker to convey important messages to individuals who makes loud noise and disturb the environment. Certainly, the LRAD is not a less lethal weapon. Of course, the LRAD is used to get the attention of a large crowd or a criminal is about to break the law by disturbing the peace. The LRAD once in operation will get the attention of the troublemaker, prevent…

as the Internet and virtual communities, tackles these questions in his work “How to Recognize the Future When It Lands on You” (2002). In this essay, Rheingold discusses the different implications of new technologies, whether positive or negative, which ambiguity he coins in the term of the new “smart mobs”, which are the groups of people who have access to these new resources. Rheingold also talks about the fact that technology should be used in a “balanced manner”, for it to be a progressive…