Category Archive: Research

Feb 27

I LOVE (and Need) All of My Gadgets

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February 27, 2013

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Everyone who knows me also knows that I am a true “Gadget Girl”…I work with a desk full of computers, tablets, and smartphones. I use Mac OS, iOS, and Android (sorry, Windows and Blackberry, I quit you both a long time ago).

Today, I am editing the literature review for a dissertation proposal for one of my PhD student/clients. I LOVE (and NEED) to use three of my gadgets to speed up the process.

In the middle of my deskspace is my MacBook Air, on which I am using Word for Mac to do the actual editing.
On my left is my iPad2, where I am checking the list of references that I uploaded into my Dropbox account.
On my right is my Samsung Galaxy Note, with which I am checking the references on the Chrome browser.

I save time because I don’t have to switch back and forth between apps and tabs on my Air. I save paper and printer ink because I don’t have to print out lists or copies of documents. Everything is uploaded to the Cloud.

Now do you see why I LOVE (and NEED) all of my gadgets?

After I finish editing this literature review, I will be happy to assist you with the editing of your academic documents. Contact me right away so that I can put your project on my schedule. I look forward to putting my gadgets into service for you!

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Nov 11

Veterans Day and Memorial Day

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News and Views, Research

November 11, 2012

The observations and celebrations of the two holidays set aside to honor veterans of the United States Armed Forces has evolved over the last two centuries. Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day seem similar, but have distinctly different purposes.

Veterans Day began as “Armistice Day” to commemorate the signing of the armistice treaty that officially ended World War I. It was signed at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. In 1926, the U.S. Congress officially recognized the end of WWI with a resolution that November 11 would be designated as a legal holiday. The day was officially named “Armistice Day”in 1938–the day was still a recognition of the end of hostilities for World World I, “the war to end all wars”. In 1952, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, himself a decorated general and veteran of World War II, issued a proclamation declaring November 11 as “Veterans Day” to honor all veterans of all U.S. wars. Although Veterans Day was initially part of the 1968 Uniform Holiday Bill to make it one of four 3-day holidays, by 1978 it was declared that the holiday would be continue to be observed on November 11 no matter what day of the week.

Memorial Day was originally a remembrance for Civil War veterans and called “Decoration Day” because several women’s groups in the South decorated the graves of Confederate soldiers. There were separate celebrations for decorating the graves of Black soldiers in the South. In 1868, General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, first observed Decoration Day at Arlington National Cemetery; however, the South refused to celebrate with the North until after World War I. Originally celebrated on May 30, Memorial Day is now celebrated as a 3-day holiday on the last Monday in May, although there has been a bill pending in Congress since 1999 to restore the observation date of Memorial Day to May 30.

Memorial Day is specifically designed to honor members of the Armed Services who died in service to our country, while Veterans Day is reserved for all honorably discharged veterans, whether their served during peacetime or war time, and whether or not they gave their lives in conflict.