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Teaching Balanced Literacy in the First GradeAs an educator, my mission is to provide a supportive, all inclusive curriculum, develop partnerships with parents, and respect cultural diversity, while encouraging students to learn through interaction, exploration, and experimentation. Among these things, I plan to teach balanced literacy in my first grade classroom. My classroom will be student centered, encouraging my students to be active participants. They will be encouraged to explore and seek out new things on their own. Inclusion is very important in my classroom, as it should be in any classroom. I will make sure all of my students feel that they are a part of the class. For example, if I have a student who does not speak in my classroom, I will always try to incorporate something into the lesson where he can show me his answer, whether it is by picture, by sign, or any other means that he can express himself. I will also make sure that he is included in groups. For instance, he would do partner work just like the other stu |
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Spectatorship Alfred Hitchcock's Rear WindowAlfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window", is a self-reflexive allegory of the cinema which utilizes voyeurism thematically to underscore the nature of film spectatorship. Voyeurism is the practice of deriving pleasure from secretly observing an objectified other engaged in a private act, generally of a sexual nature (Thompson 102). The principal voyeur and protagonist in "Rear Window" is L.B. Jefferies. He is placed as the viewer-surrogate, whose preoccupation with his neighbors mirrors the spectator's fascination with the narrative unfolding on the screen. As the viewer-surrogate, Jeff's point-of-view is dominant throughout the film and unites his voyeurism with the curiosity of the cinematic audience (Perlmutter 55). Through this, Hitchcock explores the position of the spectator, and the pleasures and anxieties which arise from such a position. Hitchcock employs symbols which point to icons of cinema to convey the parallels between film spectatorship and voyeurism. The character of Jeff emb |
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Rousseau, Hobbes's and Arabs SpringsThomas Hobbes, the famous author of "Leviathan", (1651), was a theorist on the law, the state of nature and the concept of social contract, and as such, one of the founders of modern political philosophy. He argued that both the law of nature and social contract provided the basis of sovereignty. Traditionally, Hobbes is seen as a defender of absolute monarchy, a government system where the power is held in the hands of one man, the Monarch. Rousseau was a contributor to the Encyclopedia and a major philosopher of the French Enlightenment. His thought encompasses various fields (social criticism, political theory, ethics, theology) and is expressed in many literary genres such as speeches, novels...The complex freedom of man's original state of nature is the main focus of Rousseau's Social Contract upon which political freedom is based. Rousseau's Social Contract's purpose is always to uncover freedom and to fight against what denies its existence a |
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Outliers: The Story Of Success"Outliers: The Story Of Success", by Malcolm Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. Gladwell examines why the majority of professional Canadian ice hockey players were born in the first few months of the calendar year, why Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates achieved his extreme wealth, why The Beatles became one of the most successful musical acts in history, etc. After reading "Outliers", I know what success is and what it takes to be successful. Success is a process - developing our potential and turning ourselves into an outlier in a specific area. Success requires practical intelligence, practice and opportunity. Many people think IQ and success go hand-in-hand and assume that people with high intelligence will be the ones to achieve great success. Gladwell proves that this theory isn't true. There are many factors that contribute to success. General intelligence is IQ that indicates how well our brain works - understanding, processing, memory |
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Outliers: The Story Of Success"Outliers: The Story Of Success", by Malcolm Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. Gladwell examines why the majority of professional Canadian ice hockey players were born in the first few months of the calendar year, why Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates achieved his extreme wealth, why The Beatles became one of the most successful musical acts in history, etc. After reading "Outliers", I know what success is and what it takes to be successful. Success is a process - developing our potential and turning ourselves into an outlier in a specific area. Success requires practical intelligence, practice and opportunity. Many people think IQ and success go hand-in-hand and assume that people with high intelligence will be the ones to achieve great success. Gladwell proves that this theory isn't true. There are many factors that contribute to success. General intelligence is IQ that indicates how well our brain works - understanding, processing, memory |
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Being a Film EditorI never intended to get into film editing. Four years ago, I was interested in graphic design and traditional animation. One day, I was asked to make a short animated film and it was during the process of doing that when I first discovered editing. As an editor, it's my job to help directors realize their creative vision. I'm also able to put my own ideas into the film, helping shape the story and the pace of a film. In some cases, I start editing to sound effects and music tracks, for instance, in the "Telling Lies"" project, I cut shots to the rhythm of music, allowing music to provide formal and rhythmic continuity between shots. However, this concept isn't suitable for every film; the typical starting point in understanding the pace of a film is working alongside the sound production team in order to sync the tracks. A number of things need to be done at the beginning of a film edit. "Syncing up" is a first step in the process because the shots are often taken separately from t |
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"Linden Hills", by Gloria Naylor"Linden Hills", by Gloria Naylor successfully creates a chilling argument against oppressive patriarchal societies and families. She vividly exposes the implications of what can happen to a society when cultural traits, morality and close family and neighborhood ties take a backseat to the attainment of material things and status become the driving force for people. "They eat, sleep, and breathe for one thing - making it."" (Naylor 39). This quote is from Lester in a conversation with his friends, summing up the people of Linden Hills, of which he begrudgingly is one of. Although he lives on the outermost circle of Linden Hills, he feels nothing but disgust and contempt for the neighborhood as a whole. This scene early in the book Linden Hills lays the groundwork for a journey through the neighborhood with Lester and his friend Willie that reveals the negative impact when a society focuses on things and status and loses touch with it's sense of community and family. We will see how Wi |
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What it Means to be an American CitizenEvery citizen in America should be very thankful to be living here. Not only does America give us equality and diversity but it also gives us many rights - ones that all humans should be able to experience. To make sure that our rights could not be taken away, we wrote them in the Constitution and they are called the Bill of Rights. One right that all Americans have is the freedom to practice any religion they choose. This right is important because without it America would be like other countries where the government forces everyone to practice a certain religion and gives consequences to those who don't listen. The ability to vote in an election when you are eighteen or older is another right we have. This allows us to express our opinion as far as who we want our leaders |
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Communication: From Caves to Cyberspace1. In "Homo Loquens"," Marshall Poe describes his theories on speech communication. Within his ideas, he points out disadvantages in speech, and how society tends to interpret it. One disadvantage that Poe pointed out was the idea of privacy, and how with speech, nothing can ever be private. "You have to be pretty good with masks, makeup, or false mustaches to fool anyone looking right at you, and most of us aren't (Poe 39). This quote is interesting because the masks, and the makeup are metaphorically relating back to voice, identity, and disguise. Poe is trying to explain that someone's voice gives away identity, and there is nothing that can cover that up. No matter how many times you look at something, say your credit card, you probably do not remember ever number and its order, but it takes only once to match a voice to a face. Speech, and voice provides no privacy. Another disadvantage of speech is that it is not permanent, you say one thing, and it's gone the next. "You can't s |
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Namesake by Mira NairIt is the dream of every immigrant to live a worry free life in a new country that can offer so much; a place where one can work for suitable wages, can raise their children free of the problems plaguing their previous country and a place where they can grow spiritually and socially. While some people might believe that an immigrant's struggle ends when they come to America, filmmaker Mira Nair, argues against this statement by demonstrating the struggle of immigrants over the decision of assimilating into the "new" identity and society's beliefs, clinging on to past cultures and lifestyles, and in some cases with the thought of returning back to their country." Immigrants constantly struggle with the difficult decision of living in one culture, yet belonging to another. The film "Namesake" by Mira Nair clearly illustra |
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Family and Early Childhood EducationRogoff (2003) argues that humans are biologically cultural: "people develop as participants in cultural communities. Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."(p. 3-4). According to Gonzalez-Mena (2003) understanding cultural differences can be confusing and no one can possibly know all about the culture of every family who might come into early childhood centers so does that allows the educators to throw their hand and give up. She suggested that the answer is to seek to understand cultural difference by exploring broad themes and organizing concepts. As an early childhood teacher, our role is to become conscious of how our attitudes and action are culturally-based so that we can work together effectively with families to keep children successful in their culture. Everyone's activities are from their "universal social-ecological community. Their social relationships, political influenc |
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Family and Early Childhood EducationRogoff (2003) argues that humans are biologically cultural: "people develop as participants in cultural communities. Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."(p. 3-4). According to Gonzalez-Mena (2003) understanding cultural differences can be confusing and no one can possibly know all about the culture of every family who might come into early childhood centers so does that allows the educators to throw their hand and give up. She suggested that the answer is to seek to understand cultural difference by exploring broad themes and organizing concepts. As an early childhood teacher, our role is to become conscious of how our attitudes and action are culturally-based so that we can work together effectively with families to keep children successful in their culture. Everyone's activities are from their "universal social-ecological community. Their social relationships, political influenc |
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Family and Early Childhood EducationRogoff (2003) argues that humans are biologically cultural: "people develop as participants in cultural communities. Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."(p. 3-4). According to Gonzalez-Mena (2003) understanding cultural differences can be confusing and no one can possibly know all about the culture of every family who might come into early childhood centers so does that allows the educators to throw their hand and give up. She suggested that the answer is to seek to understand cultural difference by exploring broad themes and organizing concepts. As an early childhood teacher, our role is to become conscious of how our attitudes and action are culturally-based so that we can work together effectively with families to keep children successful in their culture. Everyone's activities are from their "universal social-ecological community. Their social relationships, political influenc |
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Family and Early Childhood EducationRogoff (2003) argues that humans are biologically cultural: "people develop as participants in cultural communities. Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."(p. 3-4). According to Gonzalez-Mena (2003) understanding cultural differences can be confusing and no one can possibly know all about the culture of every family who might come into early childhood centers so does that allows the educators to throw their hand and give up. She suggested that the answer is to seek to understand cultural difference by exploring broad themes and organizing concepts. As an early childhood teacher, our role is to become conscious of how our attitudes and action are culturally-based so that we can work together effectively with families to keep children successful in their culture. Everyone's activities are from their "universal social-ecological community. Their social relationships, political influenc |
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The World War II BlitzAs we look at present day London, we see a beautiful city in the great nation of the United Kingdom. But if we press the rewind button and take a look to the year 1941 we will see a London vastly different than it is today. That was the year, most if not all the bombing stopped from German planes. The hellish ordeal that many Londoners felt was over as well as a proud victory between the British over the Germans during the battle of Britain. One cannot talk about one of the darkest times in Britain's history without talking about the battle that precedes it. The Battle of Britain between Britain and Germany was a very intense and hard fought battle for both countries. According to Mackay in regards to the battle of Britain, Britain was the only country standing in the way of Hitler's complete control of Europe. They mentioned that Hitler turned his attention from fighting a military objective to bombing the cities of Britain to destroy the morale of the British. Mackay also states t |
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Academic LiteracyAcademic literacy can be thought of as a quality that a "great"" student possesses. It involves having an extensive knowledge of simple to complex standards of writing. (Hocking & Fieldhouse, 2011) Characteristics of an academically literate student are obtained through repetitive practice of all the elements involved in writing, and are attained from a combination of different learning strategies (Baines, 2008); allowing the student to excel in their writing at a higher caliber than others. Students with a high academic literacy caliber incorporate organization, argumentative nature, being a critical reader, a high standard writing quality and grammar, as well as plan, draft and edit their work to avoid plagiarism. These elements help produce a high quality piece of work relevant to their target reader. In order to write in a high standard and pick credible sources, one must learn the skills of becoming a critical reader. The process involves previewing, summarizing, responding and analyzing the material you are reading to ensure an accurate understanding of research. They look at the source writer scope |
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Marilyn Monroe - Behavior and Personality AnalysisRunning wild in a cage, suffering from beauty, and alone in her popularity throughout her entire life, Norma Jean Mortenson had as much struggle as success. One may more easily recognize her by her later stage name, Marilyn Monroe. Her heart was silently yelling for help through her many roles on screen searching for approval and a stable happiness. Moving from guardian to guardian as a child, Marilyn felt as though her wild imagination was being held captive. This feeling of restraint continued when her physical attractiveness became the focus of her roles while her dream was to become a serious actress. Despite all the people in her life, Marilyn only had few she could count on. She tried to love others so she could love herself but it only worsened her loneliness. Through her inferiority complex, the psyches and the hierarchical needs model the theories of Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud and Abraham Maslow uniquely and respectably explain the seemingly self-contradicting behaviour and p |
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Nature Versus NurtureSince the dawn of modern psychology, the nature versus nurture issue (the controversy over the relative contributions of biology and experience), has been deliberated and debated a great deal by psychologists (biological and behavioral), geneticists, and philosophers alike. Given the complexities of the human organism and the abstractness of the mind, it's almost foolish but also necessary to engage in such an exchange. I believe that human differences are the result of genetic and environmental differences. This paper will hopefully put the rest the notion that the cause of depression is singular. I challenge those in the field of psychotherapy that believe that the nature of depression as a disease and affliction is rooted in only biology, chemistry, or behavioral or environmental conditioning. By using the results of research and personal testaments by leaders in the field, I will affirm that t |
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Advertising: An Exploit of Values and BeliefsMedia has become an integral part of human life. Humans use and rely on the media daily to obtain and communicate information with each other. One big part of the media is advertising. Advertising is how companies introduce their products to the general public. Advertising has become a huge part in how companies can sell their product to the public. It has also become a huge part of economy stimulation by creating thousands of jobs. Because advertising has become such a huge industry, it has the power to influence and change many people's perspectives. Advertisements use family values such as picking a house to raise offspring and women's desires to look young and beautiful and exploits these beliefs to get consumers to buy the companies' products. The first advertisement shows a family of three in front a suburban house, indicating that this house can possibly be their new home. Although this advertisement is selling the services of the real estate company Better Homes and Gardens, t |
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The Basics of IntegrityIntegrity is defined as the adherence to moral and ethical principles, the soundness of moral character and honesty. It is also known as the state of being whole or undiminished. (1.def) In other words, integrity is a basic human trait that is within us all. Many choose to exercise or use this trait on a daily basis. To be known as a person with integrity, you have proven to be reliable and truthful. People tend to dismiss the importance of having integrity whether it is in the workplace, relationships or just daily interactions with other people. While researching the word "integrity", I realized that this is a trait that is greatly lacking in America. For instance, society is losing faith in big business and the g |
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Preference and Narrow HedonoismHappiness is arguably as the most important aspect to achieve in everybody's life. However its definition and understanding is varied for each people. In defining happiness, hedonism is one of the most important school of thought in philosophy. It can be useful to define happiness, especially the nature of happiness that is always quite debatable. There two types of hedonist theories of happiness; the narrow hedonism and the preference hedonism. Both of the theories although have some basic similarities but also have some differences that will be discussed on this essay. Later, it is argued that preference hedonism is a more plausible theory compared to narrow hedonism. Hedonism is brought by some well-known 19th century British philosophers; Mill Bentham and Sidgwick who were part of classical utilitarian tradition. Utilitarian principles see the life through the measurement of pleasure and pain. Thus in order to gain a good life, the pleasure should be maximized and pain is minimum. |
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An Essay on HamletG. Wilson Knight, in his "The Embassy of Death: An Essay on Hamlet"," from the book, "The Wheel of Fire", suggests that Hamlet, in his inability to choose a sure course of action, and remembering only one of the Ghost's commands, has made himself no better than the evil he sought to destroy. Hamlet tries to live up to two different ideals; one that calls for immediate action against the king (revenge) and the other necessitated by living in a structured society. This tug-of-war between two ideologies slowly tears Hamlet apart as the story progresses. He is unable to successfully accomplish what either ideal calls for because he is unwilling to entirely forsake the other, and he "lives in death" "(handout), attempting remain in limbo, waiting for fate to step in and end it all. "[Hamlet's] acts are a commentary on his negative consciousness" "(handout), bred by his contempt for the living in his new-found living death, loathing the life that introduces the inevitability of death to |
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When America Entered World War IWorld war I officially started on June 28th, 1914, when the Archduke and heir of the Australia Hungary throne, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sofia were assassinated. World War I was known as the European war but soon, countries beyond Europe's border became involved in the upheaval. America was not supposed to be involved - in fact, in the beginning, the war wasn't a threat to America. Woodrow Wilson was the President at the time that World War I started, and he decided that it would be best if America stayed neutral. President Woodrow Wilson knew that the causes of the war weren't black and white and that the European conflict was an intricate and complicated issue. America stayed neutral for these reasons and America would be safe from any harm. As America watched the war from the sidelines for about two years, President Wilson was trying to create peace between Britain and Germany. President Wilson was very upset to hear that the Germans decided to unleash the use of U-boats. Germa |
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President Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. He was an only child born to James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano, both of whom came from very wealthy and respected families. His mother was his biggest influence as he was growing up. After graduating from Groton High School he went to Harvard College in 1900. Four years later he graduated from Harvard at the age of 22. On March 17, 1905 Franklin D. Roosevelt married Eleanor Roosevelt. In attendance was former president Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor's uncle who stood in place of her deceased father. They had five children together although their marriage wasn't very stable due to Franklin's extra marital affairs with his wife's secretary, Lucy Mercer. Soon after, Roosevelt graduated from Columbia Law School. Then, in 1910, he was elected to |
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteThe primary and most basic narrative feature of Jane Eyre, published firstly as an autobiography, is the novel's first person narration, given by the eponymous character. Obviously, in presenting this narrator as a woman, Bronte creates from the outset a sense of defiance of Victorian societal convention, but in telling the story through one character, Bronte is also able to give a reality and vitality to the story, as well as to manipulate the time-frame of the narration, and control and direct the reader's impression and understanding of other characters. Sandra Gilbert sees Jane Eyre as "a distinctively female Bildungsroman", in which Jane "struggles from the imprisonment of childhood toward an almost unthinkable goal of mature freedom". Although this representation of the novel is true as far as the main body of the narrative is concerned, the issue is complicated by the intervention of the mature Jane in the sentiments of the child she is describing, in sentence such as "such dre |
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