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Critical Reflection

During the first week of class, I have set 2 goals that I hope to achieve by the end of this effective communication module which are to improve my writing skills and be able to speak fluently during presentations. In my past presentation experiences, I was always too nervous and had a bad habit of speaking too fast and stuttering. With more practice and feedback given by Prof Brad and my peers, I noticed that my pace of speaking has improved greatly even though sometimes I still speak a little fast but I will continue to work on it.  To improve my writing skills, I started borrowing books from the library such as Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell which is similar to the Cinderella tale but the main character has a hobby of creating mechanical gadgets. Learning the proper way to write emails, letters, citations, and technical reports in class together with the feedback received from Prof on introduction letter and my summary reader response has also helped me improve my writing skills. I...
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Summary reader response draft #3

Summary:  According to the article “A Little Robot That Cleans the Beach, One Butt at a Time” (2021), Gonderman explained how beaches can be kept cigarette litter-free with the use of BeachBot (BB). BB is a battery-powered Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot created by Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart. It uses two claws to pick up cigarette butts and disposes them into its internal storage before someone discards them. BB first launched in September 2020 on World Cleanup Day at Scheveningen Beach where it picked up "10 cigarette butts in 30 minutes”. BeachBot is essential as “chemicals and microplastic from cigarette butts” are toxic to sea creatures due to the reaction between seawater and cigarettes, which causes it to release a load of chemical compounds into the sea. Therefore, BeachBot aims to protect marine life by reducing water pollution. Gonderman also reported that “by training its image-detection algorithm”, BeachBot can identify more pictures of cigarette butts and grasp ...
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Summary Reader Response Draft #2

According to the article “A Little Robot That Cleans the Beach, One Butt at a Time” (2021), Gonderman explained how beaches can be kept cigarette litter-free with the use of BeachBot (BB). BB is a battery-powered Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot created by Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart. It uses two claws to pick up cigarette butts and disposes them into its internal storage before someone discards them. BB first launched in September 2020 on World Cleanup Day at Scheveningen Beach where it picked up "10 cigarette butts in 30 minutes”. BeachBot is essential as “chemicals and microplastic from cigarette butts” are toxic to sea creatures due to the reaction between seawater and cigarettes, which causes it to release a load of chemical compounds into the sea. Therefore, BeachBot aims to protect marine life by reducing water pollution. Gonderman also reported that “by training its image-detection algorithm”, BeachBot can identify more pictures of cigarette butts and grasp what t...
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Summary Reader Response Draft 1

According to the article “A Little Robot That Cleans the Beach, One Butt at a Time” (2021), Gonderman explained how beaches can be kept cigarette litter-free with the use of BeachBot (BB). Artificial Intelligence is going to be advantageous in tackling pressing environmental challenges such as reducing litter on beaches and parks by having robots such as BeachBot to aid in cleaning up. Cigarette butts impact the environment greatly as they can cause marine pollution or pose a risk to animals’ health if they had mistaken it for food. Firstly, cigarette butts are the main source of pollution in the sea and oceans. In a study published by NBC news in 2018, cigarette butts are a more harmful source of pollution compared to plastic and for 32 consecutive years, they are the most collected waste on the world’s beaches with a total of more than 60 million cigarette litter picked up over those 32 years. Cigarette butts thrown on beaches can easily find their way into rivers, seas, and oceans...
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Summary Article Draft #2

In the article “ A Little Robot That Cleans the Beach, One Butt at a Time ”(2021), Monica Gonderman explained how beaches can be kept cigarette litter-free with the use of BeachBot(BB). BB is a battery-powered Artificial Intelligence(AI) robot created by Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart. It uses two claws to pick up cigarette butts and disposes them into its internal storage before someone discards them. BB first launched in September 2020 on World Cleanup Day at Scheveningen Beach where it picked up "10 cigarette butts in 30 minutes”. BeachBot is essential as “chemicals and microplastic from cigarette butts” are toxic to sea creatures due to the reaction between seawater and cigarettes, which causes it to release a load of chemical compounds into the sea. Therefore, BeachBot aims to protect marine life by reducing water pollution. “By training its image-detection algorithm”, BeachBot is able to identify more pictures of cigarette butts and grasp what to look for. To aid BB in its se...
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Summary Draft #1

In the article “A little robot that cleans the beach, one butt at a time”(2021), Monica Gonderman explained how beaches can be kept cigarette litter-free with the use of BeachBot(BB). BB is a battery-powered Artificial Intelligence(AI) robot created by Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart. It uses two claws to pick up cigarette butts and disposes them into its internal storage before someone discards them. BB first launched in September 2020 on World Cleanup Day at Scheveningen Beach where it picked up "10 cigarette butts in 30 minutes”. BeachBot is essential as “chemicals and microplastic from cigarette butts” are toxic to sea creatures due to the reaction between seawater and cigarettes, which causes it to release a load of chemical compounds into the sea. “By training its image-detection algorithm”, BeachBot is able to identify more pictures of cigarette butts and grasp what to look for. To aid BB in its search for cigarette butts, TechTics are working on creating little associates ro...
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Self Introduction Letter

Subject: Self Introduction of Pey Jamie Dear Professor Brad,  I am Pey Jamie from T3 of your Effective Communications Module at Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and I am writing to tell you more about myself and share the goals that I would like to achieve at the end of this module.  I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma in Biomedical Engineering in 2021. My interest in engineering heightened during my internship in polytechnic where I was once given a task to assemble exercise equipment which was fun and it made me curious to explore more in other areas of engineering. Mechanical engineering seemed like the best and safest choice for me as there are many different pathways I could choose from when I graduate, even if I would like to get back into Biomedical engineering in the future. One of my strengths in communication is that I am able to present infront of a group of people as I had experience in leading the school for the national anthem during mornin...
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