The past is also a valuable resource for the future, in that by studying past cultures and their customs I can gain valuable insights into human nature. ... Instead it is useful to have an understanding of many cultures and societies in order to relate to a variety of people. ... I have gained insight to these things from this class, which helped my significantly in understanding the children whose lives I play a crucial role in shaping. ... By understanding this, I know to be easier on them than I normally would be, and to allow this socialization to occur to a healthy degree. ... Sinc...

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It was here that I gained much of my teaching practice. ... PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING I believe that it is absolutely vital to have patience and understanding to be a successful teacher. ... Another important skill that a teacher must possess is that of understanding. ... I think that my immediate experience as a student struggling to stay focused on school while facing a challenging and difficult situation at home will make me much more understanding of students and any problems which they may face. ...

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Second, F-1 students must be allowed to gain part time jobs because they will gain hands-on experience. Students spend their time studying to gain their dream. ... Finally, F-1 students must be allowed to gain jobs because students gain new skills from work. ... However, jobs help students to gain new skills. ... However, these opponents fail to realize that classroom knowledge is not enough to gain a complete understanding of their career. ...

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Now that I have increased experience in Information Technology scenarios, I would like to apply this wisdom of data to my academic understanding. ... I have dedicated many long hours in Microsoft and Cisco certifications to better serve the user community and maintain an updated understanding of technology and information directly relating to my field of choice. ... I will gain great satisfaction by participating in the promotion of excelling at my studies. ...

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It is derived from the Latin word intelligentia, meaning understanding (Barnhart 393). ... School is where many gain their knowledge. ... The world offers many opportunities to gain knowledge (Prochner 625). ... People and surroundings influence much of the knowledge that a person may gain. ... Those people who strive in life will gain more intelligence. ...

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The Merriam Webster dictionary defines acquisition as "the act of getting or acquiring something: such as the act or process of gaining skill, knowledge, etc". This means that you can read and repeat all you want, but you are not gaining the skill or full knowledge of this new language. When learning a new language we also need understanding. According to Krashen, 2003, 2001, "we acquire language and develop literacy primarily from understanding what we read and hear, that is , when we obtain comprehensible input". ...

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I hope that after reading this you will have a better understanding of just a few of my goals. ... I know that this is not a very specific goal, but I believe that any knowledge gained is not wasted. ... I believe that with increased levels of skill and knowledge that I gain by attending the University of Phoenix I will have an easier time finding a new career when the time comes. ... I hope that after reading this you have a better understanding of my goals. ...

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They also recognized that as a result of the program they also gained experience in multicultural settings. Although they seemed to have gained experience, it did not help them to feel comfortable in a new and different cultural setting. ... The data indicated that understanding the cultural norms of a community is more relevant than knowledge of skills. ... The results did seem appropriate and I do agree with the idea that understanding cultural norms is more important than instructional skills. ...

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Creativity in the DAP teaching method is well accomplished because giving the children their choice of reasoning let's them gain the leadership and strength to share ideas with every other child and to higher their creativity skills. 3. Every developmentally appropriate teacher should have different types of strategies to help them understand every child's skills and understandings. ... This allows the children to go within their own concepts and understandings of things. ...

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Some art projects are integrated in lessons to help develop a better understanding of the material to be learned. ... A child learns through interacting with others, gaining and sharing information and accomplishing things either on their own or with another classmate. ... This teaches the child to have patience in order to gain success. ... The children develop an understanding that words represent ideas. ... Through experimenting on their own, the class learns the process and develops and understanding for the assignment so they will be able to accomplish it on their own. ...

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Once he gained education however, this cover was unveiled and he could see what he had been shielded from. ... Douglass no longer feels like a brute after this incident and gains his bravery back. ... This gain of knowledge itself it key in Douglass" journey towards freedom because he now knows that education is what he needs so education is what he is going to get. ... His new spiritual understanding pushes him farther above knowledge of slaves and closer to being a free man. ... Without his education he would never have gained it. ...

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This portion of the statement discusses the need for students to learn the history of other cultures and societies in order to be understanding of people from different backgrounds. ... Rodriguez also affirms in his essay, "If I rehearse here the changes in my private life after Americanization, it is finally to emphasize the public gain. The loss implies the gain- (350). He realizes that although he is giving up his more intimate "private language-, the gain of having English allowed him to communicate publicly and ultimately lead him to great things in the American culture he learned to l...

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This statement depicts a clear understanding and acceptance by the Narrator of her trials. ... Although it may be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the tough roads of everyday life lead to a better place of understanding. ... These lessons are critical to molding points of view, reaching maturity, and gaining wisdom....

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Eventually, he is provided a window of opportunity to not only learn dates and a sense of time, but also gain a general feel for knowledge as well. ... When this open door of knowledge was permanently closed, Douglass said "it was a new and special revelation, explaining dark and mysterious things, with which my youthful understanding had struggled, but struggled in vain. ... As he gains more and more knowledge, his want of knowledge and curiosity grow, and as he is satisfied in this aspect, his desperate want of freedom grows. ...

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Some other requirements may be learnt in further education after senior high school, such as understanding laws of defamation, contempt and copyright. ... The other alternative is undertaking a three year cadetship to gain experience and training under supervision of senior journalists. ... Even though the income for journalist is appealing, the main reason for interest in the career would be the knowledge gained in job. ...

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THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT THEORIES PRODUCED THAT GIVE SUGGESTIONS ON UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE PROCESS THE INFORMATION THEY COME ACROSS. ... THE PROCESS OF GAINING DATA BEGAN WITH EXPLORING THE POSSIBLE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES THAT APPLIED TO MYSELF. ... WITH THIS I GAINED INTERPRETATION TO THE SKILLS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE ATTENTION, AND THE ONES THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER IMPROVING. ...

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Upon reading Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, I initially thought that human virtue was to be happy, to achieve happiness. The ultimate end, the final cause, according to Aristotle would be to achieve happiness in one's life. On gaining a better understanding to Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, I'...

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A relational understanding of geometry incorporates aspects of measurement for determining properties such as area, volume, perimeter, etc. Fractions are used in geometry for understanding geometric equations such as the area of a triangle (A= ½ b*h) and in determining ratios between various geometric objects or shapes. ... As previously mentioned, it is important to meet the students where they are at in terms of geometrical understanding. The van Heile levels break geometric understanding into three levels; 3 levels. ... Teacher observation with a checklist can reveal if students ha...

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This student has an understanding of the natural world around them. ... They have an understanding for animals behaviors and needs. ... A persons learning style is the method though which they gain information about their environment. ... Understanding these intelligence's will help us to design our classroom and curriculum in a way that will appeal to all of our students. ...

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This will allow me to gain the new perspectives that I feel like I have been so longing to find and which are so crucial to the field of media. ... I think that this will be the key to relating to my colleagues, and will only promote cooperation and understanding between all of us. ... Not only in my field, but in relationships with people, my understanding of travel and the world, and most importantly of myself....

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In learning to know, students should be able to gain know learning things. ... They should be taught how to cooperate and develop an understanding of other people and appreciation of interdependence since we live in a closely connected world. ...

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I want to go back to school to upgrade my current skill set and attain a better understanding of business. To enable me to place the experiences that I have accumulated in my career into the proper context, to acquire new perspectives on how to evaluate situations from a business perspective in addition to the technical one, and to gain experience in communicating my thoughts and conclusions in a manner that people with a diverse background can identify with and support. ...

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Career Concepts Thinking as defined in the chapter one hand titled "Thinking," states that "successful thinking enables us to solve problems we are continually confronted with, to make intelligent decisions, and to achieve the goals that give our lives purpose and fulfillment." It also goes on ...

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Holt sees that not everyone is interested in the same things and that the only way to really get children to gain knowledge and retain things they are not necessarily one hundred percent interested in is to make learning interactive. ... Holt tells us to "Throw it all out, and let the child learn what every educated person must someday learn, how to measure his own understanding, how to know what he knows or does not know"(88). ...

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In the story, "A Lesson before Dying," by Earnest J. Gaines, the lessons Grant learned throughout the story would affect his life continually. Ironically, he learns lessons by teaching lessons. He teaches a man a lesson before dying. This story takes place when segregation was occurring in the late ...

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