Nguyen.CompEssay4
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Ability or opportunity? (blog 6)
Ability is not the sole factor responsible for women’s success in the fields of math and science. Other variables such as social environment, interests, and support system also count towards their success. I believe gender difference in cognition is …
NguyenU.CompEssay3
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An endurance run
“At the current pace of change, it will take 100 years for women to reach parity in the C-suite”, said Sheryl Sandberg on the issue of women at work on September 30, 2015. Women are still underrepresented in the U.S. corporates according to a study…
Revised Comp.Essay 2 Uyen
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Ability and Environment (blog 5)
In the article “Taking Science Seriously: Straight Thinking About Spatial Sex Differences”, Nora S. Newcombe discussed gender difference in spatial ability, a factor underlying mathematical performance. Newcombe suggested that spatial ability could…
Sex, Math and Science
Worldwide attention, especially from females, turned to Marissa Mayer when she announced in early September 2015 that she only took 2-week maternity leave. Young women startled at her decision because the short leave is unusual for women after giving b…
Comparative essay 1 (before revision)
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Can great effort truly lead to greatness?
I’d like to believe that if people put in 10,000 hours of effort into perfecting their skills, they can achieve their desired level of performance. The message which I took away from the book Outliers: The story of success by Malcom Gladwell motivate…