AlmoutasemAljahdli

Mahmoudaboaljadaiel

Apps and Mobile Connection for Academic Research

Internet andthe communication technology the likes of smartphones, tablets and hand heldmobile computing devices have significant changes how people work. The effectsof the disruptive technology are extensively felt in the academic world aswell. integration of technology for learning, education and academic researchis a new concept which has been invested heavily upon by Universities and Research organizations like Harvard University, MIT and AC Nielson.

With the easeof access provided by the world wide web and its integration with smartphoneand tablets academic researchers find it increasingly convenient to connect toacademic resources. Online libraries of journals and other academic publicationlike Harvard Online and EBSCO Host provide specialized mobile applicationswhich can be installed on android and iOS based mobile phones and tablets. MIT's WorldCat Mobile is a similar application designed specifically to accessacademic publications like books, while PubGet is a search engine which allowsresearchers to access peer reviewed journals like PubMed and Jstor to read inPDF version on their hand held mobile devices and smartphones.

Using mobileapplications for academic research enables users to be more efficient with theresearch process becoming more convenient. The integration of technologies andindustry-academic collaboration helps in providing new avenues of academicresearch that can proliferate advancement in the academic field presently thereare a number of mobile application and connections to registered academicresource databases which allow end users to create their profiles and haveaccess to customized services from the comfort of their mobile phone.

Chapter One:
Valerie Mattson,
Almoutasem Aljahdli,
mohammed asiri
abdulhakeem alabbad

• Orphanage
• Food
• Hospital
• Child trafficker, Golkka

Summary:

     The entire reason Conor Grennan begins his volunteering adventure in Nepal at an orphanage is to impress friends, family, and women in bars.  He does not realize there actually is a war going on because he assumes the brochure, from which he learns of this opportunity, is exaggerating.  He had previously worked in Prague for eight years but wanted to do something both challenging and impressive as an excuse to travel the world.  The first place he goes to in Nepal is Thamel, which is a tourist region.  The first night is spent with a host family.  The little daughter, Susmita, teaches Conor a little bit of Nepali.  He spends his first night outside gazing at the stars.  This is the moment he realizes Nepal is going to be a completely different experience from anything he had ever encountered.  He then travels to the Little Princes home in Godawari, which was founded by Sandra.  By spending time with these children, he gains new insight into Nepali culture.

     He learns how once a person has touched his or her food, it is considered “juto”, or unclean.  Also, trash and environmental concerns are difficult topics to understand and consider in third world countries because they are primarily concerned with the welfare of the people themselves.  He learns it is a custom to call older males “brother” as a sign of respect.  He also discovers the people of Nepal consider time differently than citizens of the United States do.  This is because no one punches in a clock for work, nor do they attempt to impress others by working through lunch.

     One day, as Conor is trying to help the children get ready for school, the Maoists instigate a strike, which is known as a “bandha”.  During this time, everything, even school, closes.  There are people desperate enough for money they drive taxis anyway, even though they could be physically assaulted for not respecting the “bandha”.  As a result of production being forced to stop, there are food and kerosene shortages, which is dangerous for an already impoverished nation.  In Nepal, children actually enjoy school; however, teachers are not paid a lot by the government, so it is common for them not to come to work, which results in school often being closed.  Conor realizes the school system is flawed when he sees the answers to Anish’s homework is wrong, but the teacher does not mention it as being incorrect.  Education is not the only flawed system.

     When he takes Santosh to the hospital, he realizes how unsanitary all of the beds and medical equipment are.  After this event, he meets Golkka, who is a child trafficker fromthe poor region of Humla.  Humla is also the home of the children of Little Princes.  Golkkacommits this terrible act because he is able to receive a cheap source of labor from these children, which is otherwise difficult to accomplish in the poverty struck nation of Nepal.  As Conor rides a bus through Nepal, he notices a dark-skinned man on the side of the road.  This man lives in horrible conditions because he is at the end of the economic scale.  In Nepal, they consider the Caste System to be in control of economic affairs; therefore, if people are dark skinned, they are considered to be at the bottom and are untouchable.  They are often born into this judgment.  When Conor returns, Sandra decides to go on a hike.  She is captured by Maoists and forced to return, which makes her realize how powerful these rebels are.  Before leaving Little Princes, Conor Grennan tells all of the children he will return in one year.

Analysis:

     Conor Grennan begins his journey to Nepal because he feels he needs to do something challenging to impress all to whom he speaks.  Initially, he does not want to go to Nepal to actually help these children.  He just wanted to do something adventurous because he feels his routine has become boring.  Volunteering at an orphanage does not sound selfish and is the perfect excuse to travel the world and use his money in less responsible ways than he could be.  He does not realize how much this journey would impact him.  Right away, he realizes Nepal is a completely different country than the United States.  This impacts him because he has never realized how wasteful he is.  When the volunteers at the orphanage take the children out to bathe, Conor accidentally gives a child too much shampoo.  In the United States, this is about the amount most people use every day.  The child acts crazily with hysteria and excitement because he has received a lot more than he normally does. After this moment, Conor realizes how resourceful the children are because they are able to do a lot with just a little amount.

     When they are eating dinner, Conor becomes full and does not want to finish all of the food that is on his plate.  He is unable to give it to the children, however, because he knows how once food is touched by someone, it is considered untouchable.  He begins to think about all of the times he threw away trays of food back in the United States.  The more he spends time with these children, the more he realizes how wasteful and ungrateful his and other people’s behavior in the United States.  Although a lot of the behavior is flawed in the United States, there is a custom in Nepal that Conor finds disturbing.  This is the caste system.  Conor finds it disgusting how a person can be born into a never-ending cycle of poverty and cannot do anything about it.  This is something about Nepal he has never been able to forget.

     At one point during his time spent at Little Princes, he tries to commit a kind and charitable deed by purchasing toys for the children; however, the toys brake, and the children continue playing with toys Conor did not consider to be in good condition, but the children love them because these toys are considered to be their personal possessions.

     These children teach Conor to become a better person, and he develops a loving relationship with them which then results with him promising to return to Nepal.  The ultimate meaning behind all of this is Conor realizes how American culture is more wasteful; however, there are many problems with a poorer culture, such as trash.  Ultimately, Conor will learn more about himself and become a better person through this experience with the children at Little Princes.

I have problems with particular parts of a paper -- introductions, thesis statements, conclusions.

Mahmoud aboaljadaiel.

Faisal Alsultan.

Group#8

 

 

How to write introduction, thesis statement and conclusion.

Introduction:

An essay’s introduction is usually a single paragraph that introduces the reader to the essay’s subject matter. Also an introduction it must be the “first paragraph (or paragraphs) of any written work” (Leo). A good introduction has many features.  The first of these is the "hook" which draws the reader into the paper.

 

The introduction does the following:

·         Grapes the reader’s attention

·         Introduces the reader to the essay’s topic

·         State the essay’s thesis

 

 What goes on in an introduction?

·         Hook sentences

·         Supporting sentences

·         Thesis statement

 

 

 

What is the Thesis Statement?

 

The thesis statement is a sentence (or sentences) that state the main idea or argument in the essay. Also the thesis statement is not the title and it must be a complete sentence that explains in some detail what you expect to write about. However, the thesis statement provides the point to prove, presents the argument your essay in a concise form and gives the structure the essay will follow.

 

 

Types of thesis statement: there are two types of thesis statements.

·         An Open Thesis does not contain the body points.

Example, everyone should drive a hybrid car

·         A Closed Thesis includes the points.

Example, everyone should drive a hybrid car because they pollute less, they get better mileage, and they help reduce gasoline costs.

 

 What is the Conclusion?

As we learned the conclusion is the last paragraph in the essay that includes the main point and summarizing the whole body paragraphs. Also, it could state the opinions, suggestions or wishes of the writer. According to Uni learning website “the conclusion is the function of the essay’s conclusion is to restate the main argument”.

 

 

Little Princes

Little Princes by Conor Grennan is an inspiring story of love, compassion, and self- sacrifice. The book is a true story of the man Grennan who left his day job to volunteer in a children’s home in the war stricken Nepal. Grennan was planning to make a trip to see the world but felt inclined to begin his adventure by volunteering in an orphanage. However, shocking revelations changed his life as he discovered that the children were not really orphans, instead they were trafficked. Children traffickers were conning parents in the war zone of Nepal promising to take care of their children from the chaos in exchange for a large sum of money. Most of these parents were poor and sacrificed a lot to get the money to save their children. The children traffickers took the money and abandoned the children in streets where many were put up in the orphanage (Grennan 26).

This was a disturbing realization for Grennan, and this began his mission to protect these children and even reunite them with their families. He suffered and risked his life trekking through the mountains in Nepal, dealing with the threats of the bloody civil war. He suffered injuries but he pushed on searching for the children families and bringing them together in a fulfilling mission. The processing of searching for the families was painstaking, chaotic, and full of danger while he had to deal with the language barrier. However, witnessing the joy of the children after seeing their parents who believed they were dead was rewarding (Grennan 273).

Grennan tells his story in honestly stating that he had initially only volunteered to the orphanage as an excuse to begin his yearlong trip. He was even reluctant to work there since he believed he did not have the skills required. The first pages of the book are discouraging, as Grennan appears immature, obnoxious, and arrogant and while working to please the women. However, as the book proceeds he writes with a lot of humility and compassion of the connection he developed with the children. The story is written in a pleasant manner as we realize that Grennan was ready to sacrifice everything for the children he had come to love. It is an enjoyable book to read in a smooth flow of dramatic adventures to get across the village in search of families. Grennan narrates a genuine story that captures emotions while sharing credits with friends and acquaintances that assisted him along the way (Grennan 15).

Grennan has included pictures in the book, which make the book more real and appealing to the reader. He has put up pictures of the children and the moments they shared together. There are even pictures of the children family members and his friends who helped him in the painstaking search. It is an amazing story of how love and compassion for children can drive a man to greater heights and then to the creation of the Next Generation Nepal (NGN). NGN is the organization that Grennan formed and still exists to connect children with their families when they are separated. This is a book I would recommend to anyone with the desire to read about love, compassion, and hope in dire situations. It is truly an inspiring story that lightens up with joyous moments shared with the children (Grennan 17).

Hi all,

      There are 3 people who have recieved full marke. The first one is Mohmmed Alamer. Mohmmed gaves us such a wonderful information about him, his family and background. That clear information about Mohmmed make you feel like you know him for long time.


       Abdulalhameed Aljahdli,  he also, gaves us a little information about him. it was very clearful information. He has almost no grammar mistake which is something very good. So, he was very orgnanizeing his ideas and street.



       Valerie Mattson is the best one in our class. she tells everyone about her and her family. she also, mentioned that what she likes and what she always do. she does not have any grammar error or spelling mistakes.


       
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