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Aquinas' 5 ways,

Aquinas’ 5 ways,
700-1000 words (2-3 pgs).

For this paper you may pick any assigned reading that you have not yet written on. You will explain the main points of that reading, then write your own philosophical response. (You may also pick a topic that we discussed in class, but did not read for; however, if you do so, you need to get the topic approved before writing).

Your paper should have 3 sections (clearly label when each section begins in your paper):

Section 1, Intro (~ ¼ page): Brief summary of paper, and thesis statement. (In the intro, make sure to briefly and clearly state the main points you will address in paper; for example, could look something like “I will claim x, for reasons x, y, z”)

Section Two (1/2+ pg): Briefly, but clearly describe the key argument/s from the chosen reading.

Section Three (1-2 pgs): (Main section, spend most of paper on this). Give your response. Make sure you stay on topic. Some possibilities: you may critique the argument, defend the argument from possible objections, explain how you would change the theory, discuss the strengths and weaknesses, etc.

TU100 TMA 04 audio/video transcripts

Fitbit One
Published on 16 October 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py8VYg2tY38
Transcript

Speaker
Achieving better health and fitness can be challenging especially when your life is busy. Get fit and sleep better with the help of one little device, the Fitbit one. Its compact design fits easily in your pocket, belt or bra. It tracks steps, distance and calories burned encouraging you to walk further. It even tracks the floors you climb to challenge you to do more. It automatically syncs computers and selects smartphones so you can set goals, track activity trend, earn badges and compete with others to keep you motivated throughout the day. You can even log food to help you make smarter decisions during the day. It’s also rain, splash and sweat proof and wirelessly and instantly syncs to your mac or pc so you can gain deeper insight from your personal dashboard where you can see charts and graphs, badges earned and your leader board. One also monitors your sleep, showing you how long and how well you sleep plus it can gently vibrate to wake you up and not your partner. Turn your everyday life into a path to fitness with Fitbit One.

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Text description of video

This video lasts 1 minute and 24 seconds. It is made up of 9 short scenes.
Captions are available.

Scene 1 – opening screen with images of Fitbits from the front, back and side: Text on screen – Get fit. Sleep better. All in One.

Scene 2 – man walking in a busy street on the left. On the right he is in bed asleep.

Scene 3 – man is shown walking with Fitbit slipped to his trouser pocket. He clicks through the different displays.

Scene 4 – man is holding iphone and synching his Fitbit.

Scene 5 – man is taking food from fridge and logging this on his iphone.

Scene 6 – man is shown running on treadmill and then synching information with his laptop

Scene 7 – Fitbit dashboard displayed on laptop.

Scene 8 – man is a putting wrist band on with Fitbit attached before he goes to bed. He is then asleep in bed.

Scene 9 – closing scene images of Fitbits from the front, back and side. Text on screen –  Get fit. Sleep better. All in One.

End of video.

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Always On: Unboxing the Fitbit One
Published on 11 December 2012
http://www.cnet.com/uk/videos/unboxing-the-fitbit-one
Transcript

Speaker
Inside this box I have the Fitbit One which replaces the Fitbit Ultra. Don’t be fooled by this gigantic and somewhat dangerous looking box. The Fitbit is tiny and you wear it on your body when you are exercising. Ok let’s get it out of here – wasteful packaging! So you may remember last year and I may have mentioned earlier when I tested this guy against the Nike fuel band? There were a few things that I didn’t love about it. One was its lack of wireless charging unless you were within a few feet (10 feet I think from the base). That is fixed in this version and also gets sweat proof and water proof protection which I think is a huge improvement, water resistant. It comes in black and burgundy, we got the black – it is small! At first flash it is very obviously smaller than the initial Fitbit. This guy just fits onto your clothes somewhere and you where it all the time, when you are walking, when we are working out, when you are sleeping. It’s pretty much a fitness data point. Not loving this packaging – nothing hip or cool about this plastic junk. It’s like a child’s toy. Here you have your guide to the Fitbit hieroglyphics. I feel  that these favourite things about it is that the feedback mechanism is completely baffling, you get a flower that grows the more activity you do and then look when you press these buttons you get a series of different numbers totally different from the other ones.

Inside the box is a sleep arm band, you just tuck this into the band and you wear it while you are sleeping and it can actually tell when you are in a deep sleep or not, when you are moving around. You can use it to get data about how well you sleep. That is a cool nerdy feature that a lot of people like and I personally think that sleep is a much overlooked component of your overall health. There is a new little case for it with a clip. That is probably why it is now water resistant because there is now a rubber case for it. There is a charging cable for the dock. This is much nicer and tidier and smaller than it used to be, it’s a small cable. There is no power adaptor in here so you will just have to plug it into your computer and charge that way. So let us get the actual Fitbit out. I was stalling because it appears to be attached by many many annoying little plastic things, not so bad. Fitbit – oh so tiny, see if it will come on. Man this is small, I know that is a plus in some ways but one of the things that happened a lot to me with the original Fitbit was that I left it places or lost it. It is a little more easier to keep track of when it is in this little thing here. There you go; it already wants to measure my steps. Look it’s taken 248 steps since it was born, it’s like a baby giraffe. Right lets go through the specs.

The specs on the Fitbit are pretty straight forward. I mentioned that it comes in two colours, black and burgundy, it has this OLED display, battery life is great, five – seven days before you have to charge this guy. You can get Fitbit software for both PC and MAC. When you sign up at Fitbit.com you can track your log your activity, your food, your sleep, your water intake, your body mass and your weight. When you push the button the front of the Fitbit you change the display, the cycle goes through steps, distance, calories burned, floor climbed (this is just an estimate) and of course the flower that grows or shrinks based on your activity. There is also a handy little clock. Wireless thinking with the Fitbit One has improved, there is also Bluetooth syncing with IOS or your computer. Unfortunately that is not yet available for Android. And like the Fitbit Ultra the Fitbit One automatically syncs whenever it is within 20 feet of its charger. So the Fitbit One costs $99, there is also a new version called Fitbit Zip which is a little cheaper, about $60. I would think you might want to look into that one rather as I am a little concerned about the size of this as I am a little concerned about the size of this and the fact that it comes with two separate pieces although look if you are into tracking every single element of your personal life, your activity, your workouts, your sleep, you are never going to get more fun data for it than with the Fitbit One. I also like the fact that it does wirelessly sync over Bluetooth and it is available for IOS and Android which Nike fuel band cannot say. I don’t know – Fitbit has its fans, I want to love it but it’s just not my favourite.

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Text description of video

This video lasts 5 minute and 22 seconds. It is made up of 5 scenes
There are no captions available. The video is preceded by an advert.

Scene 1 – opening screen titles –  Unboxing the Fitbit.

Scene 2 – female presenter sat at a desk unboxes a Fitbit One – removing it first from a square box and then from its packaging which is the size and shape of a video case. She shows the individual components including the display panel.

Scene 3 – two Fitbits (black and burgundy)are displayed on the screen. The displays and information available on smart phones and laptops are shown. A person clicks through the different displays. Different views are shown and the Bluetooth synching facility highlighted.

Scene 4 – female presenter is sat at desk holding a Fitbit and talking about pricing, The Fitbit Zip is displayed.

Scene 5 – closing screen titles –  Unboxing the Fitbit.

End of video.

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