PT#3: Patterns of Development

Members:
● Rondina, David Blend
● Raboy, Kyle Annika
● Suarez, Joshly
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Title: The Differences Between iOS and Android: A Comparative Analysis

Author: Momentum Suite

Pattern of Development: COMPARISON - CONTRAST

iOS and Android are the two major mobile operating systems that power smartphones and
tablets. While both systems are designed to perform similar functions and provide similar
features, some key philosophical and technical differences set them apart. This article will
explore the philosophy and differences between iOS and Android.

The first and most obvious difference between iOS and Android is the philosophy behind
their design. iOS is developed and owned by Apple, and it is designed to provide a seamless and
integrated experience across all Apple devices. Apple controls the entire ecosystem, including
hardware, software, and app store, which results in a more closed and controlled system. On the
other hand, Android is developed by Google and is open-source, meaning that other companies
can use and modify the operating system. This results in a more open and customizable system
with a wider range of devices and price points.

Another key difference between iOS and Android is the user interface (UI). iOS has a more
minimalist and streamlined UI, focusing on simplicity and ease of use. On the other hand,
Android has a more customizable UI with a wider range of options for personalization and
customization.

When it comes to apps, iOS and Android have different app stores. iOS apps are exclusively
available on the App Store, while Android apps are available on the Google Play Store and other
third-party app stores. This can result in some apps being exclusive to one platform or the other.
In terms of app quality and curation, the App Store is more selective and strict with its app
approval process, while the Google Play Store has more lenient guidelines, which can result in a
wider range of apps with varying quality.
 Another difference is the level of control that users have over their devices. iOS devices are
more locked down and restricted, while Android devices are more open and customizable. This
means that iOS users have less control over their devices and are more limited in terms of what
they can do with them, while Android users have more control and can customize their devices
more easily.

In terms of security, iOS and Android have their own security features and protocols. iOS is
known for its strong security and is considered more secure than Android due to Apple’s strict
app guidelines and the closed nature of the iOS ecosystem. However, Android has been making
significant improvements in security in recent years, and it is now considered more secure than it
once was.

In conclusion, iOS and Android are different in terms of their philosophy, design, and
approach to mobile operating systems. iOS is a closed and controlled system focusing on
simplicity and ease of use. At the same time, Android is an open and customizable system that
provides a wider range of options for personalization. Both systems have their strengths and
weaknesses, and the choice between them will ultimately depend on the user’s preferences and
needs.

Source/s:

The differences between iOS and Android: A comparative analysis | Momentum Suite. (n.d.)
MomentumSuite.https://momentumsuite.com/software-testing/the-philosophy-and-differences-bet
ween-ios-and-android-a-comparative-analysis/#:~:text=iOS%20devices%20are%20more%20lo
cked,customize%20their%20devices%20more%20easily.
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Title: World War I

Authors: History.com Editors (Amanda Onion, Missy Sullivan, Matt Mullen and Christian
Zapata.)

Pattern of Development: CHRONOLOGY/PROCEDURE

World War I, also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until
1918. During the four-year conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman
Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania,
Canada, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). Thanks to new military technologies
and the horrors of trench warfare, World War I saw unprecedented levels of carnage and
destruction. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers had won, more than 16 million
people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

World War I was the first major conflict to harness the power of planes. Though not as
impactful as the British Royal Navy or Germany’s U-boats, the use of planes in World War I
presaged their later, pivotal role in military conflicts around the globe.

At the dawn of World War I, aviation was a relatively new field; the Wright brothers took
their first sustained flight just eleven years before, in 1903. Aircraft were initially used primarily
for reconnaissance missions. During the First Battle of the Marne, information passed from pilots
allowed the allies to exploit weak spots in the German lines, helping the Allies to push Germany
out of France.

The first machine guns were successfully mounted on planes in June of 1912 in the United
States, but were imperfect; if timed incorrectly, a bullet could easily destroy the propeller of the
plane it came from. The Morane-Saulnier L, a French plane, provided a solution: The propeller
was armored with deflector wedges that prevented bullets from hitting it. The Morane-Saulnier
Type L was used by the French, the British Royal Flying Corps (part of the Army), the British
Royal Navy Air Service and the Imperial Russian Air Service. The British Bristol Type 22 was
another popular model used for both reconnaissance work and as a fighter plane.

Source/s:

Mullen, M. (2023, August 11). World War I: Summary, causes & facts. HISTORY.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history
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Title: Book Review: Planet of Slums (2006)

Author: Mike Davis

Pattern of Development: DESCRIPTION

Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (2006) is a startling, terrifying, and honest exposé of the
world’s poorest big-city slum dwellers. The book explores the future of an unstable and
impoverished urban world, and provides a thematic overview of the rise of slums and urban
poverty in the Global South.

The book delves into the factors accelerating the rate of global slum growth and examines
historical and modern processes such as colonialism, pirate urbanism, slum-removal and other
various state-related legacies that actively contribute to increasing urban poverty.

Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (2006). Although perhaps overly pessimistic, the book is
nevertheless a comprehensive and breathtaking read, clearly conveying its underlying message
that slumdom is the result of systems of self-interest and ‘First World’ selfishness linked to
economic adjustment policies, globalization, capitalism and colonial legacies.

The pessimistic Davis describes slums, in many ways, as lost causes. They are products of an
excess surplus of laborers driven out of the rural countryside in search of better lives, only to find
themselves living in poorly built, unhygienic, derelict squatter settlements.

Slum clearance only leads to the displacement of millions of poor dwellers who are evicted by
governments and private estate developers who have determined that their neighborhoods are
slums filled with crime, disease, filth and poverty.

Source/s:

Lee, Florence. "Book Review: Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (2006)." Inquiries Journal/Student
Pulse 8.02 (2016). <http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/a?id=1371>
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Title: Effects of Political Ads on Television on the Choice of Presidential Candidates among
First-Time Voters of Liceo De Cagayan University (2012)

Authors: Henry J. Abellanos, Kaye Hazel N. Abao, Nalyn I. Luis, John Ivan Obsioma,
Cayetano Paderanga lv, Ana Camela Taafedo

Pattern of Development: CAUSE AND EFFECT

The study determined the effects of political advertisements on television on the choice of
presidential candidates among first-time voters of Liceo de Cagayan University. In context, the
study sought to answer the following aspects of the problem: (1) the frequency of political
advertisement exposure of the respondents on television; (2) the political ad components which
influence the most and the least the respondents in their voting decisions; (3) the extent of
influence of political advertising components among first time voters in Liceo de Cagayan
University; (4) the candidate’s political advertisement which influence the most and the least the
respondents’ choice of president; and (5) the significant relationship between the political ads
components and the decision making of the respondents when they are grouped according to age,
gender, course, and religion. In the treatment and analysis of data, frequency counts, percentage
distribution, weighted mean and Pearson Correlation were used. The result of the study showed
that the majority (87%) of the respondents watch political ads on television in the evening.
Moreover, the majority (59%) of the respondents sometimes watch political ads. It was also
found out that campaign platforms influenced the most (59.2%) the respondents while campaign
endorsers (32.8%) fell on the last spot of the survey.

The findings showed that political ad components, namely: campaign platform, jingles,
endorsers, and campaign themes moderately influenced the first-time voters. It was also revealed
that Noynoy’s political ad influenced the most the voters in their choice of presidential candidate
as he won in the past election and got the highest votes. Lastly, the statistical tests showed that
there is no significant relationship between the components of political ads and the decision
making of the respondents when they are grouped according to age, gender, course, and religion.
The significant relationship only exists between the campaign platform and its influential effects
in terms of gender. The results suggest that political advertisements should focus more on their
campaign platforms rather than on campaign jingles and endorsers which have lesser influence
on audiences. The voters should also choose their political candidates based on his background,
capacity, experience as well as his campaign platforms. Moreover, political advertisers should
always take into consideration the gender of their audiences. In relation to this, a political
candidate may propose programs or projects intended for a particular gender and political
advertisers should introduce effective and realistic platforms through their political ads in order
to influence the voters.

Source/s:

Effects of Political Ads on Television on the Choice of Presidential Candidates among First-Time
Voters of Liceo De Cagayan University (2012) ejournals. ph:
https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=5531
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Title: Solutions to Poverty

Author: Isabel V. Sawhill

Pattern of Development: PROBLEM - SOLUTION

First, I strongly believe that reducing poverty requires a focus both on what government needs
to do and on what individuals need to do. We need a combination of responsible policies and
responsible behavior.

Second, although there are many things that might be done to reduce poverty in the U.S., I
want to argue for a focus on three priorities: getting a good education, not having children before
you marry, and working full-time. Government should expect people to make real efforts to
comply with each of these norms. When they do, then government should reward such behavior
by making sure that those who play by the rules will not be poor. The analysis we have done at
Brookings shows that individuals who play by these rules are much less likely to be poor than
those who don’t.

Third, one of the most effective policies we could put in place to ensure that everyone gets a
good education would be to provide very high-quality early education to all children from
low-income families. Many people believe that education in the preschool years only affects
young children. In fact, the evidence from both neuroscience and from carefully done program
evaluations shows that preschool experiences have long-lasting effects and may be the most
cost-effective way to insure that more children are successful in the K-12 years, graduate from
high school, go on to college, and earn more as adults. The federal government could further this
goal by providing matching funding to states that are willing to invest in high-quality early
education for those living in low-income neighborhoods, starting in the first year of life.

Fourth, too many of our teens and young adults are having children before they are married
and before they are ready to be good parents. In my view, the solution to this problem resides as
much in the larger culture-in what parents, the media, faith communities and key adults say and
do-as it does in any shift in government policy per se. However, government can help by
providing resources to those fighting this battle in the nongovernmental sector, by insuring that
its own policies do not inadvertently encourage childbearing outside of marriage, and by
supporting programs that have had some success in reducing early, out-of-wedlock childbearing.
 Finally, encouraging and rewarding work is also very important. I support the idea of work
requirements in welfare, and perhaps in other programs as well, but I fear that the kind of
increased employment we’ve seen among welfare mothers will be a Pyrrhic victory if we don’t
find ways to provide more assistance in the form of a higher minimum wage, a more generous
EITC, and additional child care and health care assistance. In my testimony today-at the
suggestion of your staff-I will focus especially on preschool education and on the need to
decrease childbearing outside of marriage and increase the share of children growing up in
two-parent, married families. But I have written elsewhere about the importance of providing
additional work supports for low-income working families.

Source/s:

Sawhill, I. V. (2007, April 26). Solutions to poverty. Brookings.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/solutions-to-poverty/