Good discussion questions and answers for the Ottoman Empire?
'Why did the Ottoman Turks want to Capture Constantinople?' (which they achieved in 1453,NOT 1422) It linked up existing Ottoman posessions in Anatolia and southeast Europe It gave them control of the city where the major trade routes between Asia and Europe met It finished off the Byzantine Empire - a long term,traditional enemy of the Ottomans - for good. 'Why Did the Ottoman Empire go into Decline After the Death of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1566/' Subsequent Sultans weren't nearly as able as Suleiman European powers had caught up with the Ottoman military in terms of organization and weapons technology The Ottoman empire stopped expanding The Janissary infantry corps - the elite of the Ottoman army - declined in quality and began meddling in imperial politics.
What are some good discussion questions concerning the Death Penalty?
Any discussion about the death penalty has to include the risks of executing innocent people. This is a real risk. The system can make tragic and irreversible mistakes. In 2004, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Texas for starting the fire that killed his children. Modern forensics has shown that the fire was accidental. Willingham was innocent. There wasn’t even a crime. Over 130 other wrongfully convicted people sentenced to death have been exonerated. DNA, rarely available in homicide cases, isn't the solution. Obviously, if someone is convicted and later found innocent you can release him from prison, but not from the grave. You can talk about whether the death penalty prevents others from committing murder. (It doesn't seem to- homicide rates are consistently higher in states with the death penalty than in those without it.) You can talk about costs. (The death penalty is much more expensive than life in prison, mostly because of the legal process which is supposed to prevent executions of innocent people. And the largest part of the costs are upfront at the pre trial and trial stages.) You can talk about whether the death penalty makes life easier for families of homicide victims. This is not a cleacut question. Many families of murder victims have said that the death penalty process actually makes it harder for them, because of the extended legal process. For a list of issues about the death penalty you can check out www.deathpenaltyinfo.org. On the left side, go to Issues.
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Many changes have been seen lately in both I/O and memory. What are some of the newer technology innovations you have seen in regards to I/O and Memory? What are the different types of Memory and how much is recommended?
What are some good discussion questions regarding love?
I have to "teach" a lesson on love to my high school freshmen (I'm not a teacher by the way I'm a student) and I wanted to know some good questions that could spark some good debate. Ex: Do you believe in love at first sight? Thanks =]
Help with discussion questions from IT/business professionals?
I'm taking a systems analysis class to complete my business/IT core requirement for college. This week in the reading there were two "food for thought" questions that I don't really know the answer to in-depth but I figured that actual IT professionals could tell me the importance of the issues brought up by the book. I want to have more to contribute in class because I'm one of the only non-business majors and I don't necessarily know these things off the cuff. I understand the readings and discussions but I'd like to have more to contribute so hopefully you guys can give me some good discussion on this topic to research before the next class meeting. I'd love to hear about this especially from people who have maybe experienced what the book is talking about and your solutions. This is the 1st one: The vice president of accounting says to you, the IT director, "This systems development life cycle stuff takes too long." She tells you that her people know what they are doing and that all systems requests coming from her department are necessary and important to the organization. She suggests that the IT department bypass the initial steps for any accounting department request and immediately get to work at the solution. What would you say to her? This is the 2nd one: Directives from top management often trigger IT projects. Suppose that the vice president of marketing tells you to write a program to create mailing labels for a one-time advertising promotion. As the IT manager, you know that the labels can be prepared more efficiently by simply exporting the data to a word processing program with a mail merge feature. How would you handle this situation?
What are the best IT/Technology-related forums with questions and answers/discussions that you know?
Stack OverflowHot Questions - Stack Exchangethe front page of the internethttp://quora.com
How have you utilized technology in the classroom?
I make quite a bit of use of a fairly low-tech piece of technology: a document camera. The camera sits up on an arm attached to the podium, and can project whatever is put beneath it onto the screen in the classroom.The way I use it is in connection with small-group exercises or discussion questions. I’ll give a problem for students to work on in groups of 3 or 4 during class, and ask them to write their answers on a half-sheet of paper. After the students have had a chance to work on the problem, I’ll collect the sheets and review the answers with the class using the document camera. I won’t necessarily go through every answer, but will generally cover enough to see the range of variation in the answers.Some points:I use half-sheets of paper so as to approximately match the aspect ratio and field of view of the camera.Having small groups work in parallel gives many more people a chance to speak in class than if I just ask questions while lecturing.The answers are presented anonymously, so that students don’t get nervous about them being shown to the full class.
What are some good questions for a non-technical job applicant to ask in an interview with a tech company?
It doesn't matter what role the person is applying for. When I'm interviewing I look for 3 attributes, spirit, ethics and skills. I usually ask 5-10 questions and give them a small task of their choice, in relevance to the post they applied for. The whole process takes about 1 hour and usually both parties have fun.For questions you could ask things like:1. what do we do at this job? why are we here? -- This is just an ice breaker. A friendly discussion, which helps both parties have a clear understanding of the JD and related things. I avoid common questions like "Tell me about yourself, etc."2. business and work scenarios to assess the 3 attributesFor example:"what was the recent major challenge you faced and how you solved it", "give me an example of a time when something you tried to accomplish and failed","describe a time when you set your goals too high (or too low) and what did you learn", "tell me about a recent situation where you had to deal with a very upset customer"3. skills based questions(depends on the position)
If you were attending a "Women in Tech" panel discussion this winter, what topics or questions would you like the panel to cover?
Do women need to act like a man to be a successful Women in Tech.How to get inner voice out, without negative self talk. This is something that I face 2/5 times. When I am struggling to get voice in my head out, in a meeting room with 10 other men. I believe getting rid of this obstacle is a must for a successful and satisfied career.What would be the biggest challenge for the next generation of women and how can we be a strong role model for them.What advice do you have for women who are in the field of technology experiencing imposter syndrome.