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Reflection and Effective Teaching PracticesReflection is an essential component of becoming an effective teacher as it acts as a catalyst for changing, refining and improving teaching methods. The concept of reflection is explored by providing a theoretical background revolving around four theorists with different views that all complement each other. Most literature on reflection is based on the works of philosopher, John Dewey (1933) who defined reflection in his early work as the "active, persistent and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in light of the grounds that support it" (p.7 as cited in Chetcuti, 1992, p.238). A key idea in Dewey's writings is the distinction made between passive 'routine' action and 'reflective' action (Killen, 2013). These ideas have been further developed by writings by Schön (1983, 1987) who proposes that there is a need for teachers to recognise the complexity of teaching settings and "reframe" their viewpoints accordingly (Hoban & Has |
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Father and Son Relationship in The Kite RunnerIn Khaled Hosseini's novel, "The Kite Runner," the father/son relationship between Baba and Amir is not always positive. The novel unravels the increasing strength of the relationship between these two key characters and Amir's constant struggle for Baba's attention produces positive results in the relationship. Amir is constantly competing for Baba's attention and often feels like an outsider in his father's life, a seen in the following passage: "He'd close the door, leave me to wonder why it was always grown-ups' time with him. I'd sit by the door, knees drawn to my chest. Sometimes I sat there for an hour, sometimes two, listening to their laughter, their chatter" (pg. 5). In the beginning, Khaled Hosseini gives the impression that Baba and Amir don't quite connect with each other. With Amir feeling that "Baba hated me a little" (pg. 20), and Baba feeling that Amir is one of those boys "who won't stand up for himself and becomes a man who can't stand up to anything" (pg |
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The Lovely Bones - Grieving the Loss of a Loved One"The Lovely Bones," by Alice Sebold, tells the story of a teenage girl named Susie Salmon who was raped and murdered by her neighbor. Susie watches from heaven as the Salmon's family mourn her death. The Salmon family has a difficult time coping with Susie's disappearance. However, throughout the story, Susie tries to help her family to move on, but unfortunately, things fall apart. Susie's family undergoes different stages of grief. By looking at three of the five stages of grief; anger, depression and finally acceptance, it becomes clear that grief plays an important role for the characters in the novel, in order for them to gain closure. One of the five stages of grief is anger. The author displays anger were Jack and Buckley plays the role of anger. Anger is an initial behavior of a person when he or she lost a loved one. Jack has difficulties overcoming the loss of his eldest child and his initial reaction is anger. To begin, Jack Salmon is one of the characters that Alice Sebol |
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Preschool Child Education and Growth AnalysisBackground/Introduction Section For the sake of the subject's confidentiality, I will refer to the child I observed as "Brandon"." I observed Brandon in one of the classrooms at Rainbow Kids Integral Preschool in Mira Mesa, San Diego. Brandon is five years old. The observation took place on Monday, March 10, 2014 in the early morning. I observed Brandon for a little over two hours. The classroom population consisted of one primary teacher, one teacher's aide, and 12 children ranging from ages 3-5. Throughout the paper, I will be discussing Brandon's activities during the two hours that I observed him. I will also describe his physical, cognitive, psychological/emotional, social, and moral characteristics. I decided to pick Brandon as my observational subject because he noticed that I was an unfamiliar face in the classroom and greeted me which I thought was adorable. Observation Section Physical Characteristics Brandon looks physically on track with his developmental progress in ter |
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense - A Letter to the EditorDear Editor, The recent publication of the seemingly anonymously written pamphlet, "Common Sense," has raised a certain level of concern from myself and my fellow colleagues. I have personally watched the people around me turn from loyal citizens of Britain into conflict hungry revolutionaries. I myself have fallen victim to the atrocities being committed to those opposed to the crown. My store that has been in my family for generations has been vandalized merely because I sell imported British tea. This is just one example of what I have seen going on, all because of the false idea that the colonies would be better fit to be successful in its own. Aside from this "Common Sense," which appears the be the match to light the powder keg, provides arguments that serve unintelligent readers as a foundation to their ideology are so transparent that even a partially educated individual should be able to see through it. Our colonies are under constant threat of Indian attack from the west, b |
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Willa Cather, Sexuality and My Antonia"The lesbian subject, variously defined, appears in a number of coded, indirect, and subversive as well as literal ways. Instead of a recognizable genre, lesbian literary narrative, is in reality, a disputed form, dependent on various interpretive strategies." Marilyn Farwell offers a detailed response to the complicated genre of lesbian literature. Farwell recognizes the need to "read against the grain" in order to establish the encoded meanings and forms in lesbian writing that are not clearly placed across a fictional tale. It is with this type of reading perhaps that a lesbian narrative space is created by Cather in "My Antonia." Cather illustrates a story of Jim Burden and his relationship with Antonia within a backdrop of events that can be appropriated as forming a lesbian narrative space. Cather's characterisation, with effective use of binary oppositions, a male narrative voice and critique of conventional gender/norms and roles allows this lesbian narrative space to be d |
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The Holy Sonnet - Batter My HeartI. The setting of the Holy Sonnet 14, "Batter My Heart," is assumed to be set during late 16th to early 17th century England. During that time, England faced the same afflictions as the rest of Europe; political, economic, and social tension made worse by religious division (England in the 16th and 17th Century). John Donne was offered the position of Anglican priest and shortly thereafter he wrote the holy sonnet "Batter My Heart" among other poems. In "Batter My Heart" the speaker uses the violent action verb "batter" which indicates an imperative need and personal struggle with his relationship with God. This short essay will briefly touch the subject of theme and point out some of the unique uses of metaphors, paradox and allusions of the poet's writing. II. Themes a. Love i. It would appear that the speaker desires God in a way of carnal desires; he seems interested in marital and sexual form of love. However, that is not necessarily the |
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Ireland and the Introduction of the New Companies Bill of 2012The Company Law Review Group is in the process of consolidating all previous company law legislations to form one single body of company law. There are numerous advantages to completing such a tedious task, with simplicity and time management being two of the most basic. Other examples are discussed below in more detail. Also discussed below is one major area that will be altered under the new Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill (herein after called 'the Bill') and that is the formation and incorporation of companies. There are changes to the documentation involved in such a process and the rules of such. The law as it stands at the moment is discussed in this paper including the flaws of current law and the advantages, if any, of the proposed legislation and the changes it brings. There is a great need to consolidate company legislation, advantages are plentiful and are discussed below. One clear disadvantage of present law is that the sheer volume of it at the moment means |
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Overview of Amazon.comAmazon.com is an international electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Jeff Bezos, previous vice president of D.E & Show and Co., a global investment firm, founded the company in 1994. Jeff left employment at D.E & Show to start Amazon.com from a simple setup in his garage. Bezos wanted to name the business with a name that began with the letter "A" so that it would appear early in the consumers search. Jeff Bezos settled on "Amazon," because the Amazon River was the largest river in the world - and that is what he wanted his business to be; the largest in the world. Amazon.com has grown with such great momentum that it is now the world's largest online retailer. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore but soon diversified into selling compact disks, digital versatile displays (DVDs), video home system (VHSs), software, toys, apparels, furniture, food and jewelry. The company produces consumer electronics like the Amazon kindle book e-reader an |
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Macbeth's Soliloquy - Act Five, Scene FiveIn Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Lord Macbeth's transformation from innocence and optimism to guilt and depression, is best displayed in his soliloquy in Act Five, Scene Five. Through Shakespeare's use of dialogue, the audience is given insight into Macbeth's thoughts as he reflects on his change in character and his new view of the world. Through this scene, Shakespeare issues a warning: do not be like Macbeth. As Macbeth commits transgressions he becomes numb to the world, realizes the brevity of life, and ultimately loses his desire to live. Macbeth arrives at his impassive state due to his numerous treacherous acts. Macbeth admits that at one point, he would have been startled by a scream in the night, but instead he "has almost forgot the taste of fears. He can barely remember what being afraid is like. Once frightened easily, Macbeth is |
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Yeezus by Kanye WestTo listen to Kanye West's latest album is to experience the provocative vision of a man who no longer cares. This is him at his most sincere; an album with no radio-friendly songs, messages too politically edgy and vulgar to be quoted, and a sound unlike any other in the industry. "Yeezus" sounds like nothing West he has ever created: a move that immediately alienates his fans and a large part of his audience. Gone are the soulful boom-bap instrumentals and humorous quips Kanye West was so famous for. In its place are sounds of distress and emotional pain, the cries of a man who has reached the apex of success with only his empty soul to show for it. In a ten-track, forty minute affair, we are given a window into see what truly lies within the brain of Kanye West. A popular view of this album is that it's "minimalist"; as if a single word, much less one that inherently reduces the work it describes, could convey the musical brilliance of Kanye West. While an argument can be |
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Internet Security and WiMAX TechnologyIntroduction No network is 100 % secure. The notion that someone can hack into your personal network and use your credit card information or steal important data from a bank or a company is a very real threat. Therefore, the internet network and its security are considered as the most concerned issue in the telecommunication world. The internet technology can be defined as the world-wide network of interconnected computer networks, and it becomes the most significant basic demand in the world. As the activities of business, industries, and governments on the internet grow, the demand of high speed internet technology consequently increases, and that led to which called broadband communication. Broadband communication means high speed internet technology that offers high bandwidth through wires such as digital subscriber lines (DSL) and fiber optic cables. However, consumers are not only seeking for functionality, but also are looking for usability. So, the wireless-Internet technology |
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The Spotted HyenaIntroduction The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is a predatory mammal, closely related to civets and mongooses, and are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Their lifespan in the wild extends to about 25 years, and they generally weigh from 110-190 pounds. [7,9] They live in clans of up to 90 members, of unrelated males and closely related females. The clans are female dominated and rank is inherited along maternal lines. Spotted Hyenas show great social complexity that is comparable to primate societies. However, perhaps the most remarkable characteristic of the Crocuta crocuta, not seen at all in the other two species of hyena, is the hyper-masculinization of the females. Spotted Hyena females are about ten percent larger than the males, and are considerably more aggressive. Females also have an enlarged clitoris that is fully erectile, with labia that are folded over and fused in such a way that resembles a scrotal sack. Thus, the external genitalia are difficult to distinguish bet |
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The Catcher in the Rye - Holden Caulfield and WomenIn the book "The Catcher in the Rye," by JD Salinger, protagonist Holden Caulfield meets a variety of different female characters. Holden does not respect women as much as he should, and there are many examples of this throughout the novel. The rebellious teenager has a different type of relationship with nearly every woman he meets. There are two mainly categories which Holden divides the women who surround him: the women who he is close to emotionally, and the ones who he is distant from. First, whenever he is around the women he is close to emotionally, he is usually sober and sensitive. One of them is Phoebe, Holden Caulfield's little sister. He describes her as a smart and funny kid, and he makes it clear that he truly loves and admires her. When he gives his red hunting hat -right after he cries for a long time- to his little sister, Holden shows appreciation and love for Phoebe: "Then I took my hunting hat out of my pocket and gave it to her" (Salinger 180). Holden |
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Machiavelli's The Prince and God the KingThe Machiavellian Ruler The Machiavellian ruler is one that is sly, cunning, and secretive. He is to mask his true intentions all the while avoiding inconsistency and often acting against mercy, faith, humanity, frankness, and religion in pursuit of the preservation of the state. The prince is one that uses the innate fear in every person as a method of subjection through intimidation. A successful Machiavellian prince acknowledges that the commitment to honesty and virtue is impossible for a successful leadership. "According to the famous formula of 'The Prince,' "good laws and good armies' are the principal foundations of all governments." In the final analysis, then, force, prudence, and justice are the foundations of the political order." In "The Prince," Machiavelli states "hence it is necessary that a prince who is interested in his survival learn to be other than good, making use of this capacity or refraining from it according to need." Feared or Loved The attribute of a succ |
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The Benefits of Fixed Fee Audit EngagementsThere's a debate in the accounting world concerning the use and speculation of fixed fee audit engagements; when an auditor and a client agree to a fixed fee before performing the audit (5). Many people believe that these type of engagements can be beneficial both to the firm and the client, as breaking free from hourly billing potentially shows signs of a firm's confidence in the engagement. While there are others who still believe that fixed fee engagements can lead to a series of issues in an audit engagement such as the fee being inadequate to properly perform the audit according to procedures as well as slandering a firms integrity. After doing some research on the topic, I believe that fixed fee audit engagements can be beneficial to the firm as well as the client if done correctly and with the utmost of integrity. Many of times audit engagements are chosen by clients through a bidding process. The bidding process consists of multiple firms who compete in a "price war " to perf |
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Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching = GMPLSINTRODUCTION Conventionally, transport networks were configured and redesigned manually. This process might be time consuming and in order to get the network operate smoothly careful network planning was required which might also include network downtime in some cases which was very critical. Reconfiguring services was also slow and painful because any mistakes could affect other services in the established network. It is obvious that due to more sophisticated transport networks, provision for control plane and hence traffic engineering will be easier. As interest grew in providing efficient control plane to the transport networks, one choice was to develop a new set of protocols from scratch for all kinds of transport networks: one for WDM networks, one for TDM networks, and so on. The advantage of such approach would be that every control plane can be designed to be very economical for the target network. But at the same time the obvious disadvantage to individually configured cont |
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A River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter by Ezra PoundIn "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter," the adaption by Ezra Pound of a Chinese poem, the speaker is a young married girl who recalls her regrets of not spending enough time with her now-absent husband. The poem is melancholic, beautiful, and pleading. Throughout the poem, the sorrow of the wife stresses her longing for the return of her husband. While the original poet, Li Po, writes it with proper poetic form, Pound uses a different tactic to align the context. He refrains from using meter patterns and rhyme, and writes the poem in free verse so that it feels more like a genuine letter to her husband. Doing so allows Pound to draw the reader directly into the solitude of the wife without having to overcome the barrier of an overly structured presentation. In the midst of long sentences, the two shorter ones draw significant attention to the emotional impact that nature has on the speaker. When speaking of the changing season, the falling leaves and the paired butterflies, the speaker remarks, "They hurt me. I grow older" (Poun |
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The World Health Organization and Indigenous AustraliansThe World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health is not only the absence of disease but also a state of physical, social and mental well being. The definition and concept of health varies in relation to the individuals/community morals and values and often reflect the background of the people. Health perceived by Indigenous populations have been defined as not only physical health but the social, emotional, cultural and spiritual well-being of the whole community. This definition describes a complete view of life in a repeating cyclical concept (life-death-life). The WHO has also declared the social determinants of health and how the states of these social determinants correlate with the general level of health in a society. The WHO also states that the health of the indigenous populations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders) of Australia has become a major health priority. Research has shown that Indigenous Australians continue to suffer an inequality of health and a |
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Homophobia - Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan LewisThe song "Same Love," by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, discusses the struggles of being gay and coming out of the "closet." Its starts with a newborn named Ben, who is raised in a very masculine manner. However, as he matures, his sexual preference starts to change and becomes harder to tell his parents. As Ben is locked up in his room crying, his mother attempts to communicate with him. Years later after coming out, Ben finds a partner. Still, the situation has not become easier for Ben. It has actually become harder for him due to discrimination against gay people. He cannot even walk down the streets without being reminded of his sexuality. In the end Ben breaks the barriers that keep him from being happy thus, marrying his partner. This story makes us realize the positive and negative consequences of conforming to gender and sexuality expectations due to the ideals of society. This song challenges the traditional understanding of gender and sexuality. The video challenges what |
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The Booming of India's Birth RateIndia, the second largest population on the planet, is predicted to overtake China with its booming birth rate. The years 1980 to 2011, saw India's population grew by 50%, the highest by any nation. According to the a study conducted by the French Institute of Demographic Studies, India's population is set to reach 1.6 billion by 2050. India is on the cusp of either a new chapter in its progression or at the beginning of economic doom. I have chosen three recent media articles from the (i) East Asia Forum namely by Ranjit Goswami titled 'India's population in 2050: extreme projections demand extreme actions', (ii) by Raymond Zhong and Saptarishi Dutta in the Wall Street Journal titled 'As Growth Slows in India, Rural Workers Have Fewer Incentives to Move to Cities and (iii) by Jinoy Jose P from The Hindu newspaper titled 'India's growth model is a disaster'. This essay provides a synthesis followed by critical analysis of each media piece. Ranjit Goswami sheds some light on the dimin |
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Air Pollution and Our Right to BreatheAsthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs, which is characterized by increased sensitivity of the airways to a variety of triggers. It is generally an episodic disease, i.e., acute attacks followed by symptoms free periods. Though most attacks are generally short lived, sometimes-serious conditions occur in which severe Asthma is unrelieved for many hours or even days. The exposure to air pollution affects humans with asthma. The evidence of harmful effects of current air pollution on human health has increased throughout the years. Even though there have been improvements in the air quality of many regions in the word, pollutants from traffic transportation and fossil fuel combustions continue to remain as a particular concern (Rage et al. 2009). Asthmatics are predominantly sensitive to the oxides of nitrogen that are produced by vehicles. It affects predominantly nonwhite p |
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To a Solitary Disciple by William Carlos WilliamsIn the poem "To a Solitary Disciple"," by William Carlos Williams, a male is speaking to his disciple. Here, this man is observing and describing the changes that dawn brings; to the moon, the sky, and a church. In this poem, imagery is created through the colors and shapes used to describe their view. The setting is described in a progressive manner as the speaker described his view as of the sky, the moon, the sepal, and the church. The use of enjambment and punctuation such as the dashes, help the idea presented in the poem to be extended throughout each line and stanza. The speaker is a wise and observant person. He is speaking to his disciple, this disciple of his is a female as he refers to her as "mon cher" in the first line; in French "mon cher"" means "my love." He has a gentle and passive tone as he speaks to the her. He speaks to her because he is telling her to observe and see the world around her differently. The theme of the poem is to look at the world differently a |
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A Terrorist Point of View - United Flight 93"Flight united 93 to Boston...now ready for boarding..." At that moment, my heart stopped. I turned, caught my brother Ahmed looking at me with a less than subtle fear in his eyes. He nodded and I nodded back, meaning it was time to go. I made one last call to my wife to tell her I love her; telling her that everything was going to be ok - knowing that wasn't truth. As we were making our way down the boarding tunnel I took note of the fellow passengers, keeping mental notes of targets that might be of some trouble: A young man no older than 24 in good physical conditions. An older man in his late 40's who I overheard talking about being in the army and some female passengers also. Half way down the boarding tunnel I heard a sudden rise in chatter, I feared the worst, but then my nostrils flared and I knew what the talk was about, some airplane fuel must have leaked out of a pipe outside, sending the gut wrenching fum |
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Sex Education Reform in TexasThe lack of sex education classes in Texas is a problem. As a student who has passed through every grade level of the Texas public education system, I find the need to challenge public high schools to implement effective sex education courses which will accomplish three things: teach students how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, teach students how to properly use contraceptives, and teach students how to access resources regarding their sexual health. Students need to know how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, which are becoming more common, every year, in students from age 15 to 19. The number of congenital syphilis cases alone has increased from 68 in 1999 to 127 in 2008 (Collins). The only reason this increase is occurring is because Texas public schools are not required by law to offer a sex health education class, and often, the schools that are actually teaching sex education are teaching with an abstinence only approach. While ab |
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