During today’s class, I asked everyone to bring a new magazine article. What you will be writing today is a combination summary and list of defined keywords memo that helps someone know what topics are included in an article and how those topics are defined using a professional dictionary: the Oxford English Dictionary.
Imagine how such a document might be useful for informing a non-technical executive of jargon or training co-workers about useful terminology. Use Google Docs to create your document and copy-and-paste it into a comment made to this blog post. Remember that some formatting might get stripped out from the copy-and-paste operation, which is okay. Just look over your comment and make any final edits that you want before clicking “Post Comment.”
Your memo should follow this format:
Header block (to, from, date, and subject)
Introduction for memo (no more than 50 words, explain the memo’s purpose in your own words and include the article’s title and author’s name).
50-word Summary of Article. Include one quote or paraphrase and cite it parenthetically. For example: Google’s new mesh wifi router “will send statistics to the cloud so that Google’s servers can analyze your network’s performance” (Brown, 2017, p. 62).
Bullet-point list of 5 keywords or terms used in the article. Next to each keyword, quote a definition for that word from the Oxford English Dictionary and write a parenthetical citation after the quote. There is no word count limit for this section. For example:
- Cloud computing: “the use of networked facilities for the storage and processing of data rather than a user’s local computer, access to data or services typically being via the Internet” (“Cloud computing,” 2016).
Finally, write “References” and below this title write bibliographic entries for each citation (your magazine article and each bullet-point keyword defined by the OED). Organize your list of references alphabetically by the first letter of each entry. For example:
References
Brown, M. (Jan. 2017). Google wifi: mesh networking made easy. PC World, 35(1), 59-66.
Cloud computing. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
When you are done, copy-and-paste your work into a comment made to this blog post.
You may use the remaining class time to work on your resume lists discussed in our last class. Remember to bring these lists to our next class.
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Steven Rivera
DATE: 2 March, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing, Keywords Defined Memo
In this memo, I’ll be summarizing an article by Tom Biederbeck titled “Matchbox Studio”, and also defining industry jargon found in the article.
Tom Biederbeck describes and praises Matchbox Studio, a Texas based design firm, saying, “Matchbox may be a model for a design studio in our eclectic era.” (Biederbeck, 2017, p. 30) The studio is all about making their customers happy, by keeping their staff just as happy.
Acumen: “Sharpness of wit, quickness or penetration of perception, keenness of discrimination; (now esp.) the ability to make good judgements and decisions” (“Acumen,” 2011)
Minimalism: “The practice of using the minimum means necessary to achieve a desired result, esp. in literature, design, etc.” (“Minimalism,” 2002)
Passé: “No longer fashionable; out of date; superseded” (“Passé,” 2005)
Matryoshka: “More fully matryoshka doll. Any of a set of traditional Russian wooden dolls of differing sizes, each somewhat resembling a skittle in shape and designed to nest inside the next largest.” (“Matryoshka,” 2001)
Branding: “The application of a trademark or brand to a product; the promotion of consumer awareness of a particular brand of goods or services.” (“Branding,” 2004)
References
Biederbeck, T. (March/April, 2017). Matchbox studio. Communication Arts, 59(1), 30.
Acumen. (2011). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Minimalism. (2002). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Passé. (2005). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Matryoshka. (2001). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Branding. (2004). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Leonardo Calegare
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: Keywords defined memo, in-class writing
The purpose of this memo is to define some jargon to an audience that may not know the jargon from the article by Matthew Cooper called: “Resistance Isn’t Futile: Forget Democrats in Congress – Meet the Lawyers Leading the Real Anti-Trump Insurrection.”
The article focused on the legal challenges that President Trump is facing with his onslaught of executive orders that may inhibit federal agencies from “faithfully executing the laws” (Cooper, 2017, p. 15), and how lawyers, with more than 50 lawsuits in progress, are fighting the President with the US Constitution.
-Brief: “A summary of the facts of a case, with reference to the points of law supposed to be applicable to them, drawn up for the instruction of counsel conducting the case in court.” (“Brief,” 1888)
-Injunction: “A judicial process by which one who is threatening to invade or has invaded the legal or equitable rights of another is restrained from commencing or continuing such wrongful act, or is commanded to restore matters to the position in which they stood previously to his action.” (“Injunction,” 1900)
-Complaint: “The plaintiff’s case in a civil action.” (“Complaint,” 1891)
-Litigation: “The action or process of carrying on a suit in law or equity; legal proceedings.” (“Litigation,” 1903)
-Perjury: “the action or offense of willfully giving false evidence or testimony under oath.” (“Perjury,” December, 2005)
References
Copper, M. (February 24, 2017). Resistance isn’t futile: forget democrats in congress – meet the lawyers leading the real anti-Trump insurrection. Newsweek, 168(07), 12-15.
Brief.(1888). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Complaint. (1891). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Injunction. (1900). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Litigation. (1903). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Perjury. (December, 2005). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Jozef Loderer
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, Keywords Defined Memo
This memo serves the purpose to introduce and define jargon to an audience that may be unfamiliar with the meaning of certain keywords. For said jargon I am using an article by Katherine V.W. Stone entitled “Unions in the Precarious Economy”.
In her article “Unions in the Precarious Economy” Katherine V.W. Stone discusses the dire need for workers in an increasingly on-demand work world to organize for collective bargaining power. Stone argues that “the rise of new types of work relations poses a challenge to our existing model of unionization” (Stone, 2017, p. 100).
Algorithm: “A procedure or set of rules used in calculation and problem-solving; (in later use spec.) a precisely defined set of mathematical or logical operations for the performance of a particular task” (“Algorithm,” 2016).
Ordinance: “An authoritative direction, decree, or command. In more restricted sense: a public injunction or rule of narrower scope, less permanent nature, or less constitutional character than a law or statute, such as a decree of a sovereign or (now esp. in U.S.) an enactment of a municipal or other local body (“Ordinance,” 2016).
Collective Bargaining: “collective piece-work (see quot. 1928); collective ownership, the ownership (of land, means of production, etc.) by a group of people or collective, or by the State, esp. in socialist theory (“Collective Bargaining”, 2016).
Precarious: “Esp. of a right, tenancy, etc.: held or enjoyed by the favour of and at the pleasure of another person; vulnerable to the will or decision of others. Also fig. Now rare or merged in other senses, exc. in technical use with reference to tenancies (“Precarious”, 2007)
Ad Hoc: “To act or respond on an ad hoc basis, rather than in accordance with general long-term strategies; to improvise (“Ad Hoc”, 2011)
References:
Stone, Katherine V.W. (2017, Winter). Unions in the Precarious Economy – How collective bargaining can help gig and on-demand workers. The American Prospect, Volume 28(1), 97-100.
Algorithm. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Ordinance. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Collective Bargaining. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Precarious. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Ad Hoc. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Jason W. Ellis
FROM: Zeeshan Ahmad
DATE: March 23, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing, Keywords Defined Memo
The purpose of this memo is to define keywords from the article “ LED Lighting Reduces Energy Consumption, Extends Installation Life, and Slashes Maintenance Requirements” by Henry Yu for the audiences that doesn’t know about these words.
In this article, Yu describes the advantages of LED over conventional lighting that LEDs are more efficient, consume less power, and last longer than other luminaries. Yu stated that LED can last 25 times longer than traditional bulbs (Yu, 2016, p. 9). Also, commercial outdoor LED provides surge protection and catastrophic failures.
Following are the bullet-point list of 5 keywords.
Efficacy: “Power or capacity to produce effects; power to effect the object intended” (“Efficacy”, 2016).
Luminaries: “A natural light-giving body, esp. a celestial body; pre-eminently applied to the sun or the moon” (“Luminaries”, 2016).
Transient : “Passing out or operating beyond itself; transitive; opposed to immanent” (“Transient”, 2016).
Fluctuations: “A motion like that of the waves, an alternate rise and fall. Now rare in physical sense” (“Fluctuations”, 2016).
Circumvented: “To encompass with evils, with malice, or enmity; to try to entrap in conduct or speech” (“Circumvented”, 2016).
References
Yu, H. (September. 2016). LED lighting reduces energy consumption, extends installation life,
and slashes maintenance requirements. EEweb Lighting Electronics, 8-13.
Efficacy. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Luminaries. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Transient. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Fluctuations. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Circumvented. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Leane Valor
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: In class writing: Key-terms definition
The purpose of this memo is to identify and to provide definition of terms used in healthcare profession for individuals outside of this professional field.
Elizabeth Gardner in her article “A Question of Identity” discusses how electronic health records and data sharing cause patient’s’ identification mixup and medical errors. She states that such errors “ promise to propagate more quickly with the rise of electronic health records and the spread of data sharing” (Gardmer, 2017, p.59).
Biometrics: “The use of unique physical characteristics (fingerprints, iris pattern, etc.) to identify individuals, typically for the purposes of security” (“Biometrics”, 2010).
Identifier:” A thing used to identify someone or something” (“Identifier” , 2005).
Gamut: “The full range or scope of something. Now freq. as the whole gamut” (“Gamut”, 2006).
Propagate: ”To become more widespread; to spread or promote an idea, practice” (“Propagate”, 1940)
Identity theft: “The dishonest acquisition of personal information in order to perpetrate fraud, typically by obtaining credit, loans, etc., in someone else’s name; fraud” (“Identity Theft”,2008)
References:
Gardner, E. (The 2017 Edition) “A Question of Identity” U.S. News & World Report, 2017, p.59
Biometrics. (2010) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Identifier.(2005) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Gamut.(2006) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Propagate.(1940) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Identity theft.(2008) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Demi Huang
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing: Keywords Defined
The purpose of this memo is to define technical terms from the article “Citing Racist Testimony, Justices Call for New Sentencing in a Death Penalty Case” by Adam Liptak for an audience that does not know the jargon.
The Supreme Court ruled that Duane Buck, the defendant in a Texas death penalty case must be given a new sentencing due to a testimony given during the sentencing trial in 1997 that included “a particular noxious strain of racial prejudice” (as cited in Liptak, 2017, p. A19), suggesting that race is associated with future dangerousness.
– Defendant: “A person or organization against whom a legal action, claim, or charge is brought; a party that is prosecuted or sued in a court or tribunal” (“Defendant,” 2016).
– Hearing: “The listening to evidence and pleadings in a court of law; the trial of a cause; spec. a trial before a judge without a jury” (“Hearing,” 2016).
– Opinion: “A formal statement by a judge or other competent authority of what he or she judges or advises on a matter; professional advice; as a legal (also medical) opinion, to get an opinion of counsel, etc.” (“Opinion,” 2004).
– Prosecutor: “A person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone; a barrister or other lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court” (“Prosecutor,” 2007).
– Testimony: “Personal or documentary evidence or attestation in support of a fact or statement; hence, any form of evidence or proof” (“Testimony,” 2016).
References
Liptak, A. (2017, February 23). Citing racist testimony, justices call for new sentencing in a death penalty case, The New York Times, A19.
Defendant. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Hearing. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Opinion. (2004). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Prosecutor. (2007). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Testimony. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Win Naing
DATE: March, 2, 2017
SUBJECT: IN-Class Writing, Gorgon Memo
The purpose of this memo is to discuss about 5 technical words or gorgons find in the article written by Hal Stucker about Eresa Engle Schimer, one of the last standing black-and-white photographic printer. Her clients are the most famous iconic photographers in the history like Robert Capa, Garry Winogrand.
Schimer said, “My goal (is not)….to re-invent the photographer’s wheel, but to print the picture as if the one making the print. I’m the silent partner in that process” (Stucker, 2017, p66).
Dark-room: “A room from which all actinic rays of light are excluded, used by photographers when dealing with their sensitized plates” (“dark-room,” 1894)
Enlarger: “a piece of equipment used especially by photographers to make pictures or photographs bigger” (“enlarger,” 1891)
Negatives: “A developed image made on film or another medium (originally specially prepared glass) showing the lights and shades, and colour values, reversed from those of the original, and from which positive prints may be made.”(“negatives,” 1841)
Exposure: “The exposing of a sensitized surface to the action of actinic raysalso, the time occupied by this action. Also attrib., as exposure meter n. a device that indicates the correct time to allow a film, etc., to be exposed.”(“exposure,” 1826)
Overexposed: “Of a film or plate: that has been overexposed. Of a photograph, etc.: resulting from overexposure; pale, washed out.”(“overexposed,” 1869)
References:
Stucker, H. 40 Years in the dark. Popular Photography, (2017, March/April), 63-67
Dark-room. (1894). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Enlarger. (1891). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Negatives. (1841). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Exposure. (1826). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Overexposed. (1869). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Kazi Maoya
DATE: 03/02/2017
SUBJECT: In-Class writing, Keyword Jorgan
In the article “Tunneling toward tomorrow” by Jim Wrinn says about tunnels are an important of railroad infrastructure. There are three issue focuses on three unique stories.He also talked about how it will be benefit for the people,how living will be easy for people.
The three unique stories is,one that’s the longest and newest in the world,one that’s in the heart of the U.S. Capital,and one that has no business being so far south- hack ,almost Florida.Railroad tunnels are both friend and form.They enable passage through difficult terrain ,but also restrict the width and height of shipments.The purpose of this tunnel is to burying railroads to create new urban space and keeping running and getting land back for the people.The author also said that, “By installing industrial ventilation system on long tunnels like Moffat and Cascade out west.”
Wrinn,J, III. (February 2017). Train Tunnels. Trains backs Santa Fe Alco PA p.60
Terrain: “Standing-ground, position”.(“Terrain”, 2016)
Cascade: “Usually, a small waterfall; esp. one of a series of small falls, formed by water in its descent over rocks, or in the artificial works of the kind introduced in landscape gardening”.(“Cascade”, 2016)
Infrastructure: “A collective term for the subordinate parts of an undertaking; substructure, foundation; spec. the permanent installations forming a basis for military operations, as airfields, naval bases, training establishments, etc”.(“infrastructure”, 2015)
Heck : “The lower half of a door; also, an inner door; = hatch n.1 1. north. Dial “.(“heck”, 2016)
Bury: “A manor-house, or large farm; a specialization of the Old English burh, byrig ‘an enclosed or fortified place’ which still survives in many local names”.(“Bury”,2016)
References
Terrain(2016)http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/199501?redirectedFrom=Terrain#eid
Cascade(2016)http://www.oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=Cascade&_searchBtn=Search
Infrastructure(2015)http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/95624?redirectedFrom=infrastructure#eid
Heck(2016)http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/85327?rskey=VKAFhm&result=1#eid
Bury(2016).http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/25159?rskey=EOX4M5&result=1#eid
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Daniel. O. L
DATE: March 3, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing, Keywords Defined Memo
The following memo is to reveal and aid in the populus understanding for certain jargon, words or expressions used by a particular profession, based on the following article.”A Farm Designed for the Desert” Emma Bryce” (2017, March 17). Wired.
In Southern Australia the first Sundrop farm was revealed after a six-year pilot test. It uses the intense sun guided by solar panels to crops also underneath pumps seawater through a pipe spanning over 5km.” Our farm grows more than 15,00 tonnes of tomatoes each year” (Sundrop CEO Saumweber.P, 2017 p26)
A few jargon terms
Hydroponically: “The process of growing plants without soil, in beds of sand, gravel, or similar supporting material flooded with nutrient solutions.” (“hydroponics” 2016)
Turbine: “Originally applied to a wheel revolving on a vertical axis, and driven by a column of water falling into its interior, and escaping by pipes, channels, or apertures, so arranged as to press by reaction on the periphery of the wheel, and cause it to revolve in the direction opposite to that of the escaping water. Now applied to any kind of machine in which this principle (sometimes combined with that of direct impact) is used or developed; the modifications and developments are very numerous, many of these being of highly complicated structure, in which neither the horizontality of the wheel nor the motive power is retained. (“Turbine” 2016)
Arid: “Dry, without moisture, parched, withered.” (“Arid” 2016)
Hectare: “In the Metric system, a superficial measure containing 100 ares, or 2-471 acres” (“Hectare” 2016)
Desalination: “the removal of salt” (“Desalination” 2016)
References
Emma Bryce (2017, March 17).”A Farm Designed for the Desert” Emma Bryce”. Wired.
Hydroponically , Turbine, Arid, Hectare, Desalination (March 2017) Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Doneek Drumgo
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: In-class writing, jargon words memo
The purpose of this memo is to find and define jargon words from the article ’Willis Carrier:One Super Chill Dude,’ by William Gurstelle. I’m using the Oxford English Dictionary to define the jargon words. Also the purpose of this memo is the summarize the article I read.
The article’ Willis Carrier: One Super Chill Dude,’ by William Gurstelle discussed the building of the first air conditioning system designed by Willis Carrier. Air conditioning systems were now apart of offices, theaters, etc.Gurstelle said’ Summer was often a time of heat-induce doldrums.’(Gurstelle,2017,p.70)
Jargon word definitions
Submersible: ’capable of operating under water for short periods.’(“Submersible,” 2012).
Latent: ’Of a material thing: hidden, concealed; not visible to the naked eye.’(“Latent,” 2015).
Refrigerant: ’that reduces the temperature of the body or a part of the body; that tends to allay heat or fever. In later use: that chills or freezes part of the body, esp. to produce anaesthesia.’(“Refrigerant,” 2009)
Doldrum: ’A condition of dullness or drowsiness; dumps, low spirits, depression.’(“Doldrum,” 1897)
Awl: ’A small tool, having a slender, cylindrical, tapering, sharp-pointed blade, with which holes may be pierced; a piercer, pricker, bodkin.’(“Awl,” 1885)
References
Carrier, W. (February 2017/March 2017).Willis Carrier: One super chill dude. Make:, 55,70.
Submersible. (2012). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Latent. (2015). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Refrigerant. (2009). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Doldrum. (1897). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Awl. (1885). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
To: Professor Ellis
FROM: Kangyi liu
DATE: 03/02/2017
SUBJECT: in-class Writing Assignment, Keywords memo
To define five Keywords from “Gas Meter” without look at the article. I found the keywords Diaphragm, Crank, Gasket, Valves, Linkage in the article “Gas Meter” which worte by Hclellan. Hclellan described about a disassembled Gas Meter in his article.
In the article “Gas Meter,” Hclellan says, “ The two-diaphragm meter was invented in 1843 which is still found on most home.” (Hclellan, 2016, p.26-27). A AC-250 gas meter is a reading gas flowing machie. During gas flows both in and out, it measures the amount of gas passed through.
Diaphragm: “A thin lamina or plate serving as a partition, or for some specific purpose; sometimes transferred to other appliances by which such purpose is effected,” (“Diaphragm,” 1895)
Crank: “A portion of an axis bent at right angles, used to communicate motion, or to change reciprocal into rotary motion, or the converse.” (“Crank”, 1893)
Gasket: “A flat, shaped sheet or ring of rubber, cork, metal composite, or other relatively soft material inserted between adjoining metal surfaces in order to make the joint airtight or watertight; spec. one fitted between the cylinder head and the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine.” (“Gasket”, 2012)
Valves: “One of the halves of a hinged shell; a single shell of similar form; a single part of a compound shell.” (“Valves”, 1916)
Linkage: “The condition or manner of being linked; a system of links. Also, a link; an association or correlation; the process of linking or connecting.” (“Linkage”, 1903)
References
Hclellan, T. (2016, OCT.). Gas Meter. Popular Mechanics, 193, NO. 9, 26-27.
Diaphragm. (1895). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Crank. (1893). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Gasket. (2012). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Valves. (1916). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Linkage. (1903). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
To: Professor Ellis
From: L. L. Vasconez
Date: Mar. 2, 2017
Subject: In-Class Writing, Jargon Words
The purpose of this memo is to define 5 words that are not common to everyday use. Words most people wouldn’t know their background. The words i will look for their roots come from the article, “Making Big Data Manageable.” by Larry Hardesty.
In the article, Hardesty explains how researchers came up with and solution to make big data of information to consume less space in the internet. The new solution will be a “Reduction algorithm begins by finding the average value of the subset of data points…that it’s going to reduce. (Hardesty, 2016, p. 43).
Latent: “Of a quality, force, phenomenon, present or existing, but not manifest, exhibited, or developed. Opposed to patent.”(“Latent,” 2016).
Inclusion: “The action or an act of including something or someone. The fact or condition of being included, an instance of this.”(“Inclusion,” 2015).
Matrix: “An array of symbols representing truth values, giving the result of all possible assignments of truth values to components of a propositional form or proposition.. Also: that part of a truth table which is an array of the total truth-possibilities (see quot. 1965); a set of basic truth tables for a particular system of logic.”(“Matrix,” 2001).
Winnow: “To separate (the valuable part from the worthless); (now esp. with out) to extract, select, or obtain (something desirable) by such separation.”(“Winnow,” 2000).
Hypersphere: “In substantives in which hyper- has the sense ‘the analogue in a space of four or more dimensions of (what is denoted by the second element) in ordinary three-dimensional space.”(“Hypersphere,” 2016).
References
Hardesty, Larry. (2016). Making big data manageable. MIT Technology Review, 41-45.
Latent. (2015). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Inclusion. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Matrix. (2001). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Winnow. (2000). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Hypersphere. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
MEMORANDUM
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Sonja Goulbourne
DATE: March 6, 2017
SUBJECT: The purpose of this memo is to define jargon used in an article written by Mandy Oaklander, titled “The New Science Of Bacteria.” The definition of jargon will be geared toward an audience unfamiliar with verbiage used in the field of Forensic Science.
Summary: This article explores the advantages and the limitations of a the new scientific method being studied, where analyzing bacteria at a crime scene vs the use of D.N.A. could one day lead to the identification of suspects. George Duncan, a D.N.A unit manager at the Broward County sheriff’s office, underscored the main objective for the use of forensic science in criminal investigations when he stated, “The criminal-justice system is always looking for one thing: they’re looking for probable cause, any kind of thing that can give them information about a possible suspect.”
•Forensic Science: “The application of scientific knowledge and procedures in criminal investigations.” (“Forensic Science,” 2015)
•Bacteria: “Any of several types of microscopic or ultramicroscopic single-celled organisms very widely distributed in nature, not only in soil, water, and air, but also on or in many parts of the tissues of plants and animals, and forming one of the main biologically interdependent groups of organisms in virtue of the chemical changes which many of them bring about, e.g. all forms of decay and the building up of nitrogen compounds in the soil.” (“Bacteria,” 1865)
•D.N.A: “A generic term for any of the nucleic acids which yield deoxyribose on hydrolysis, which are generally found in and confined to the chromosomes of higher organisms, and which store genetic information. Also called deoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid.” (“D.N.A,” 1972)
•Probable Cause: “Reasonable cause or grounds (for following a particular course of action); esp. reasonable grounds to believe that a particular person has committed a crime, especially to justify making a search or preferring a charge.” (“Probable Cause,” 2007)
•Suspect: “Regarded with suspicion or distrust; that is an object of suspicion; in early use also, exciting or deserving suspicion, suspicious.” (“Suspect,” 1918)
References:
Oaklander, M. (2017). The new science of bacteria. Time, (26-29.)
Forensic Science. (2015). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Bacteria. (1865). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
D.N.A. (1972). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Probable Cause (2007). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Suspect (1918). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Steven Mathieu
DATE: March 02, 2017
SUBJECT: Retrieve a list of jargon words and summarize an article of your choice.
An article “Back to Basics Corner” by John Baldwin, stated that“ In Learning electronics, it is good to know typical levels to expect in different types of equipment, connectors utilized, along with input sources and output device” (Baldwin, 2017, p.22). Thur my readings, I came across several words that were a bit jargon such as:
Squelch : “a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver if the signal strength falls below a certain level.” (“ Squelch”, 2016 ).
Logarithms: “a quantity representing the power to which a fixed number (the base) must be raised to produce a given number”. (“Logarithms”, 2016)
Spectrum: a band of colors, as seen in a rainbow, produced by separation of the components of light by their different degrees of refraction according to wavelength. (Spectrum, 2016).
Amplifiers: ”One who enlarges, who adds to the extent, capacity, or dignity of anything.”(Amplifies, 2016).
Decibels: “The usual unit (equal to one-tenth of a bel) used in comparing the power levels in two electrical communication circuits (or two parts of the same circuit) or the intensities of two sounds; freq. used to express a single power level or sound intensity relative to some reference level (stated or understood). Also used loosely in non-technical contexts.” (Decibels, 2016).
References
Baldwin, John. “Back to Basics Corner”.highTech News January/February. 2017: 22 Print.
Squelch (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Logarithms (2016).In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Spectrum (2016).In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Amplifies (2016).In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Decibels (2016).In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Jose A. Jimenez
DATE: March 2nd, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing, Keywords Defined Memo
The purpose of this memo is to define five uncommon words found in Bethany McLean article: “Wall Street Diversifies Itself” from the magazine The Atlantic.
In this article, Ms. McLean talks about how women have started to enter to the senior committee in Wall Street thanks to ETFs, even though these are positions held mostly by men. In some part of the article Marie Dzanis an employee of a company said: “My boss was a woman, and her boss’s boss was a woman, and her boss’s boss’s boss was a woman!”
1. Prominent: “That stands out so as to catch the attention; notable; distinguished above others of the same kind; (of a person) well-known, important” (“ Hesitation before Birth,” 1989).
2. Tarnished: “Having lost purity or lustre, faded; also fig. sullied, dishonoured” (“Hist. Eng.,” 1855).
3. Merely: “Without any other quality, reason, purpose, view, etc.; only (what is referred to) and nothing more. Often preceded by not, with contrast usually expressed by but” (“Maria X,” 1798).
4. Entails: “The settlement of the succession of a landed estate, so that it cannot be bequeathed at pleasure by any one possessor; the rule of descent settled for any estate; the fixed or prescribed line of devolution” (“ Hist. Amer. Revol.,” 1852).
5. Vanguard: “The foremost division of an army; the forefront or van” (“Minor Tactics vi. 76,” 1875)
References:
1-Bethany, M.. (2017, March). Wall Street Diversifies Itself. The Atlantic, 319(2), 20-22.
2- Prominent. (1989). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
3- Tarnished. (1855). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
4- Merely. (1798). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
5- Entails. (1852). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
6- Vanguard. (1875). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Chauncey Dumaguing
DATE: March 3, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing, Defined Keywords Memo
The following memo focuses on Douglas Starr’s article, “Sky Net, The hugely ambitious, mostly illegal plan to take down potentially dangerous drones.” The article, taken from Wired magazine, will be summarized, and within the article, five words will be taken and defined from the Oxford English Dictionary online.
In Douglas Starr’s, “Sky Net, The hugely ambitious, mostly illegal plan to take down potentially dangerous drones,” he talks about two inventors, Ross Lamm and Dave Romero, and their work on testing drones. While testing their drone, Starr mentions, “Almost immediately after the drone lifted off, Lamm and Romero’s radar detected it.” (Starr, 2017, p. 38)
Drone: “a pilotless aircraft or missile directed by remote control” (“Drone,” 2016)
Radar: “a system for detecting the presence of distant objects, and determining their direction, distance or motion, by transmitting pulses of radio waves or microwaves and detecting or measuring the return of the waves after they have been reflected by the objects” (“Radar,” 2008)
Algorithm: “a procedure or set of rules used in calculation and problem-solving; a precisely defined set of mathematical or logical operations for the performance of a particular task” (“Algorithm,” 2012)
Software: “the collection of of programs essential to the operation of a particular computer system, typically (in early use) being provided by the manufacturer” (Software.” 2016)
Camera: “a device for capturing moving pictures or video signals, typically through the storage of a series of images in quick succession on photographic film, videotape, or digital form” (“Camera,” 2010)
References
Starr D. (2017, March). Sky net. Wired, p. 38-43.
Drone. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Radar. (2008). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Algorithm. (2012). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Software. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Camera. (2010). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Adrian Valarezo
DATE: 3/2/2017
SUBJECT: Keyword Define MEMO
For this MEMO i will use the article name “Shaking up the criminal justice system.” by Jim Dwyer. I will summarize this article, i will also find and define five non common words, or jargon for the audience who might not understand these words.
“Shaking up the criminal justice system.” by Jim Dwyer is an article about how the discovery of DNA revolutionized the criminal justice system. “A test for a small string of DNA had just become available… that made it possible to prove that some people were serving prison terms, facing execution, for crimes they did not commit.” (Dwyer, 2016, p.4).
DNA: A generic term for any of the nucleic acids which yield deoxyribose on hydrolysis, which are generally found in and confined to the chromosomes of higher organisms, and which store genetic information. Also called deoxyribose nucleic acid, desoxyribose nucleic acid. Abbrev. D.N.A., DNA. (“DNA,” 1972)
Prosecutor: Law. A person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone; a barrister or other lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court. (“Prosecutor,” 2007)
Appellate: Appealed to; taking cognizance of appeals. (“Appellate,” 1885)
Criminal Law: the branch of law concerned with defining crimes and with prosecuting and punishing offenders; the body of law relating to crime; contrasted with Civil Law. (“Criminal Law,” 2010)
Culpable: Guilty, criminal; deserving punishment or condemnation. (“Culpable,” 1893)
References
Appellate. (1885). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Criminal Law. (2010). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Culpable. (1893). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Dwyer, J. (2017, January). Shaking up the criminal justice system. TIME, 4-6.
DNA. (1972). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Prosecutor. (2007). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Shirley Adelson
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 100-Word Summary Memo- Jargon Words
This memo is to help define five keywords also known as jargon to readers who are unfamiliar with said keywords in an article by Virgil Dickson named “Doctors, payers may dislike changes to primary-care model”.
There have been a lack of providers who are unwilling to join or participate in the medicare programs because of the low reimbursement payment on medicare plan. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services come up with a incentive program called Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC), hoping to improve health outcomes, and lowering cost. In conversation with Virgil Dickson, Paul Ginsburg says, “ changes will make federal attempts to evaluate CPC Plus stronger, but will lead to less participation” (Dickson, 2017, p. 6).
Incentive: “Of or pertaining to a system of payments, concessions, etc., to encourage harder work or a particular choice of work” (“Incentive,” 2016).
Public policy: “policy, esp. of government, that relates to or affects the public as a whole; social policy; (b) Law the principle that prospective injury to the public good is a basis for refusing to enforce a contract which would otherwise be valid” (“Public policy,” 2007).
Medicare: “A program, usually government funded, for providing health care; spec. one providing medical insurance for the dependents of members of the U.S. armed forces (the earliest scheme); one administered by the provinces in Canada, begun in Saskatchewan in 1962; one providing health insurance for the elderly in the United States, established in 1965” (“Medicare”, 2001)
Primary care: “Designating or relating to health care provided in the community, esp. by the staff of a general practice, for routine patient care and for those making an initial approach for medical advice or treatment”(“Primary care” 2007)
Deductible: “The amount of a loss which must be borne by the policyholder in the event of a claim upon an insurance policy.
References:
Dickson, V. (February 2017). Doctors, payers may dislike changes to primary-care model. Modern Health, p.6-10
Incentive. (2016) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Public policy.(2007) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Medicare.(2001) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Primary Care. (2007) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Deductible. (2016) In OED Online Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Sandra Huerta
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: In-Class Writing, keywords Defined Memo
The purpose of this memo is to define a jargon without having read the article or understand the article.
The article I choose is Practical paperless by Zach Warren, this article was published by Legal Tech News. The author’s purpose is to inform legal professionals that there is a possible change in the way documents are handled in legal offices, times are changing and it might be the start of a new paperless era.
Although it is inconvenient to save client data and legal documents in offices there are many challenges that prevent attorney’s from being able to just use an electronic database to share documents since in a simpler world everyone would be using the same data base, As Kevin Elbe says “rather than this person using Adobe, this person using Nuance PDF, this person PDF Docs” (as cited in Warren, 2016, p. 43).
5 terms used in the article are the following
· Gravitational: Of, pertaining to, or caused by gravitation; employing the principle or law of gravitation (“Gravitational,” 2016).
· Ingrained: Wrought in the inmost texture; deeply rooted, inveterate. (“Ingrained,” 1990).
· Implementing: To complete, perform, carry into effect (a contract, agreement, etc.); to fulfil (an engagement or promise). (“Implementing,” 1999).
· Paramount: Of a person, people, nation, etc.: highest in rank, power, or jurisdiction; supreme. Also: pre-eminent, leading, or most notable. (“Paramount,” 2016)
· Articulate, verb: To formulate in an article or articles; to set out in articles; to particularize, specify. (“Articulate,” 2008)
Warren, Zach. (August.2016).
Gravitational. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Ingrained. (1900). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Implementing. (1999). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Paramount. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Articulate. (2008). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Isaiah Emanuel
DATE: March 2, 2017
SUBJECT: Project 1, In-Class Writing, Keywords Defined Memo
The article entitled, “Subway Deaths Haunt Those at Trains’ Controls’”, obtained from The New York Times website is about the trauma experienced by Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Train Operators after fatal train accidents. Some Train Operators lose feeling below the waist, other Train Operators can not sleep after fatal accidents. Ms. Moore a Train Operator, 45, from Staten Island, said “I was always seeing it, you know?” (as cited in Matt, 2013, para 4).
Harrowing: “That harrows or lacerates the feelings; acutely distressing or painful” (“Harrowing,” 1799).
Perish: “to do a perish: to reach or be in a state of extreme privation; to suffer hardship; to die, esp. of thirst” (“Perish,” 1823).
Desensitization: “To reduce the sensitivity to light of (a plate or film)” (“Desensitization,” 1904).
Macabre: “Characterized by or suggestive of the gruesomeness of the danse macabre; grim, horrific, repulsive” (“Macabre,” 1889).
Upended: “To set (something) on its end; to turn end upwards; dial. to set (also refl., to get) on one’s feet” (“Upended,” 1823).
Desensitization. (1904). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
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Harrowing. (1799). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Macabre. (1889). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Matt F. (2013, Jan 3). Subway Deaths Haunt Those at Trains’ Controls. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/nyregion/subway-deaths-haunt-those-at-trains-contPerish. (1823). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Upended. (1823). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
TO: Professor Ellis
FROM: Ronald C. Hinds
SUBJECT: In-class writing jargon memo
DATE: March 23, 2017
The purpose of this memorandum is to define some keywords to make them familiar to reader(s). They are apropos to“reinforcement learning” and help in understanding an application of artificial intelligence or AI. This particular application, demoed in Barcelona, allows computers to learn like people, and without explicit instruction.(“Reinforcement Learning” Knight,Will).
Knight posits, in his article, titled, “Reinforcement Learning” that this technology can best be observed in self-driving cars “where you will probably most notice this software’s remarkably humanlike behavior” (Knight, 2017, p35). Researchers figured out a way to get computers to play video games at high levels and how to drive automobiles including merging of traffic in complicated maneuvers.
Demoed: “To display and explain the merits, operation, etc., of (a product) to prospective buyers; = demonstrate” (“Demoed,” 2016).
Artificial Intelligence or AI: “A pioneer in the subdiscipline of artificial intelligence known as natural language processing” (“Artificial Intelligence,” 2008).
Algorithm: “In Arabia this mystical system preceded the simple and essentially natural, though happily conventional, system of enumeration and notation long known as algorithm (or algorism)” (Algorithm,” 2008).
Pixels: “Each of the minute areas of uniform illumination of which the image on a television, computer screen, etc., is composed; (also) each of the minute individual elements in a digital image” (“Pixels,” 2006).
Reinforcement: “Augmentation of strength or force; the action of strengthening a person or thing in any way” (Reinforcement, 2006).
Learning: “The action of receiving instruction or acquiring knowledge; spec. in Psychol., a process which leads to the modification of behaviour or the acquisition of new abilities or responses, and which is additional to natural development by growth or maturation; (freq. opp. insight)” (“Learning,” 2005).
References
Learning. (2005). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.o
Algorithm. (2008). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Artificial Intelligence. (2008). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Demoed. (2016). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Knight, W. (2017, March/April). Reinforcement learning. MIT Technology Review, Vol. 120|No. 2, 32-35.ed.com
Pixels. (2006). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com
Reinforcement. (2006). In OED Online. Retrieved from http://www.oed.com