Ocean of Knowledge with Victor

<script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"></script> Pexels-photo     IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO CRITICALLY ANALYZE FICTION BY VICTOR First of all, let me define and look at the difference between fiction and non-fiction. According to Learning Easy English, a YouTube channel that teaches English language and literature, fiction "refers to plot, settings, and characters created from imagination" (Learning Easy English, 2020, "Fiction vs Nonfiction", [1](^1^)). Fiction movies or cartoons aim at captivating us. On the contrary, non-fiction is based on real people and the real life stories. Non-fiction movies or materials aim at giving us information and being educational. (Learning Easy English, 2020, "Fiction vs Nonfiction".    It is important to know that there are four main literary genres: drama, fiction, non-fictio

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<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> I am a member Young African Leaders Initiative    In this lesson, will gain an understanding of what community engagement is, and why it's important, become familiar with different ways an NGO or a Team can foster community engagement, and learn some of the benefits and challenges.     NGOs exist to serve the public good, to make people’s lives better and communities stronger. Too often, we think of community members only as people in need of our help. Pexels-photo      Community engagement is about involving the people you serve, not just as beneficiaries of your projects, but as partners in accomplishing your mission. Almost everyone whether young or old, rich or poor, with or without formal education, they all have something they can contribute to an NGO’s Or a team's work. Some might have sp

 <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> I am a Young African Leaders Initiative member  In this lesson we will learn: why it’s important for you to know your community and its needs before you inspire them to act; how to overcome apathy or lack of interest from community members; and how to build and maintain momentum once you’ve started a project.    Knowing your community and its needs.      It is critically important that you get to know your community intimately. What are its greatest issues and challenges? Why do they exist? Do your research and learn about the causes of the problems. Become an expert on the issues and then ask yourself, “What would it take to solve these problems?” Think big, and think creatively. People are inspired to act when there’s a clear vision and they believe you have a plan of action. Do your homework; come u

 <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> Presenter: Jeff Franco, Vice President and Executive Director of City Year Washington, DC [Video]    In this lesson, we will discuss how to motivate volunteers to join. We will explore how to create a fulfilling and positive volunteer experience; then how to collect feedback so you can make improvements and see what you’re doing well; and finally, how to keep the volunteers engaged after they have been in your team.    Why do we need volunteers?   Volunteers help us make an even bigger impact. Many of  institutions simply would not be able to survive without the support that volunteers provide.     In order to attract people who are willing to invest their time, we have to first learn what inspires them to serve with us. What are they hoping to accomplish? Once we know their expectations, we must live

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> I remember holding Nuru in my arms after her birthday. It felt like the Lord was entrusting me with a precious soul and asking me to care for her until he returns. From that day on, I promised the Lord to live a life that would make my baby see Christ in me. A wise man once advised me to live a life that would make my wife, baby, family, and world love God more. I know my baby Nuru will aspire to marry a missionary or a pastor because I am setting a good example. My calling should not be a burden to them, but a blessing, especially to my wife and Nuru. And I thank God because it is a blessing. Happy birthday, my girl, and blessed is the womb of your mother that carried you for nine months. I believe you will love her even more when you grow up and hear more stories about what your mother, Dorcas, went t

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> CREATING AND MANAGING A TEAM Learning Objectives: 1. Develop a deep pool of team members from which to recruit. 2. Select team members. 3. Develop a collaborative and productive work environment.]     In this lesson we will learn how to develop a deep pool of potential team members from which to recruit, select team members, and develop a collaborative and productive work environment.    The question is: How do you create and manage an effective team? As a leader you must have team members who are highly motivated and mission-driven. Be clear about your team members’ roles and responsibilities. Most importantly, be very deliberate on how you select members and how you integrate them into the team.    So there are a number of ways that you can recruit new team members. You can advertise your positions th

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script>   <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE MANAGING SITUATIONS Learning Objectives: 1. Distinguish between leadership and management. 2. Understand the importance of management in problem solving. 3. Identify the four skills required for effective management.] This session is about management.     Learning objectives include: one, distinguish between leadership and management. Two, understand the importance of management in problem solving. Three, identify the four skills of planning, putting the plan into action, influencing and deciding — required for effective management. iStock-Photo      It’s common for people to confuse the

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE Leading People and Change Learning Objectives Describe leadership as the process of helping create positive change. Describe how leadership can occur anywhere individuals find creative solution to problems. Explain the four factors that all leaders need to understand.] What is a leader?    We have three learning objectives in this session. First, describe that a leader is someone who helps creates positive change. Two, describe how leaders are not only those at the top of the organization, but leaders are those individuals who help to find creative solutions to problems. And three, explain the three factors that all leaders need to understand.    Leaders are everywhere. At all corners of the globe, in all types of organizations, doing all types of work. Anyone who seeks

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<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script>    The University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution. It is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited, online university. Dedicated to opening access to higher education globally, UoPeople helps high school graduates overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from college studies. UNESCO estimates that by the year 2025, there will be nearly 100 million young people unable to find seats in traditional universities. UoPeople believes that access to higher education is a basic right which promotes world peace and global economic development; and it is committed to providing those young people a quality higher education – tuition free.      UoPeople was founded in 2009 and accredited in February 2014. The University offers certificates,

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> INTRODUCTION Figure 44.28 The burning of fossil fuels in industry and by vehicles releases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. (credit: “Pöllö”/Wikimedia Commons) OpenStax -Photo     Let us start by asking ourselves a question about threats to biodiversity, what are they? To start with, let me mention it to you that every activity we do locally, has got the ability to bring global impact. (California Academy of Sciences, 2014). EVIDENCE FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE     Since scientists cannot go back in time to directly measure climatic variables, such as average temperature and precipitation, they must instead indirectly measure temperature. To do this, scientists rely on historical evidence of Earth’s past climate.    Antarctic ice cores are a key example of such evidence. Thes

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<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5632014805880740"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-KK3RM426QN"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-KK3RM426QN'); </script>     google() // Google's Maven repository     classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.3'  Google -Photo  ADAPTATION IN ANIMAL KINGDOM I would like to begin by quoting the famous philosopher Heraclitus, who said “the only thing constant is change” 1. We can see this in the animal kingdom, as they adapt to different conditions. They change or evolve to fit in the new environment that is different from the one they were used to.