2. 2Authoritarian Teacher The preceding section has depicted the figure of “authoritative teacher” as a de jure and de facto authority within the teachercentred approach. It is now turning to a discussion of the “authoritarian teacher”. The word “authority” has negative connotations with “conformism” and “unquestioning obedience” (Wilson, 1977), leading to the unpleasant impression of … Read more
Out of all of the strange, funny, or even controversial advertisements and pictures plastered all over the internet, Victoria’s Secret has had their fair share of controversy surrounding their advertisements. In this Ad, Victoria’s Secret is trying to promote the different types of bras they offer and how they supposedly have one for every body … Read more
10. Africa and the International Community The continent of Africa has faced and continues to deal with many problems due to its geography, colonialism, and economic exploitation. Africa contains roughly 1/3 of the primary commodities in the world, yet it is one of the poorest regions. Geography on the African continent is diverse from deserts … Read more
Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher, had a theory of trying to simplify the task of arguing by dividing and classifying arguments into three types. The three types are called Logos or logic-base, Pathos or emotion based, and Ethos or credibility based. The two classic essays, “Life Boat Ethics” by Garrett Hardin and “A Modest Proposal” … Read more
Cell phones: Educational Tools or Disrupting Agents ? Cell phones have become omnipresent. Everyone use them everywhere. Specifically, they are very popular among students during school, where they should be learning and interacting with other students. The allowance of cellphones in school has been on debate during the last years. Although cell phones can be … Read more
Introduction to the Chapter: The focus of this research study is the influence of social media on mental health and psychosocial development. Media multitasking, usually with social media, has been linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety and overall decline in mental health. This study will evaluate current research theories and findings about the effects … Read more
At the end of A Doll’s House, Nora decides that she hasn’t been herself throughout her and Torvalds marriage and she decides to leave him and her children. Nora tells him that she no longer loves him and that the maids know what to do because they now more about the house and her children … Read more
Being a health education specialist serves an important role in business, health care, and non-profit organizations. Working in these settings, “there are currently more than 66,200 health educators promoting healthy lifestyles, conducting and evaluating health improvement programs, advocating and implementing change in health policies, procedures, and services (Sophe. org, 2010). To complete these tasks effectively, … Read more
In William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, Faulkner takes the opportunity to talk to the “young men and women,” who are also dedicated writers. Faulkner explains to the “young men and women” what valuable writing is. Faulkner implies that man cannot write about physical dangers? man must write about the universal truths. Faulkner defines what … Read more
Pop culture is transmitted via the mass media and aimed particularly at younger people. Pop culture can be expressed through many different ways such as fashion, music, television, movies, cars and sports. Pop culture was targeted at teens for many reasons. These reasons were that teens cared how they appeared and were influenced by the … Read more
“Did you attend the Christmas party at the orphanage with the National Honor Society last Friday? ” asked Angelica as she walked with Jacoya to lunch in the cafeteria. “I did,” Jacoya confirmed with a nod of the head, “but I didn’t expect to have as much fun as I did. The kids were actually … Read more
In his book Human Rights and Global Diversity, Robert Paul Churchill aims to identify and emphasize the universality of human rights, arguing that “human beings everywhere have the same human right” (Churchill xi). Churchill proposes that crosscultural negotiations must be implemented to bridge the gap between cultural differences and gain international consensus of The Universal … Read more
The first time I walked into my practicum classroom, I was so nervous. The students introduced themselves and I introduced who I was, then the student’s asked me all sorts of questions. The questions consisted of: what is your major, do you have pets, and who was your favorite elementary teacher. I told them my … Read more
Water is one of the many things that all human being need in order to survive. Considering the vast amount of water that is on the planet, it is reasonable to believe that there is more than enough water for everyone to have their fair share and more. Yet this sadly is not the case, … Read more
Personal authenticity can be defined as having a real true and an honest relationship with oneself and others. To have an authentic relationship two people must have a genuine and strong bond with each other. The theory of authenticity is expressed by Sherry Turkle in her argument titled “Alone Together”. In Turkle’s argument she strongly … Read more
“Please, don’t do this!” She pleads with tears falling down her eyes, her voice becomes hoarse, and cracks. The men give looks like a hungry beast waiting to hunt prey. The wind picks up and the waves roughen up slamming into the boat. “Storm is comin’ now” The captain says. “I Told yar father a … Read more
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, is an autobiography that opens in 1931, Stamps, Arkansas, and follows Marguerite Johnson (Maya Angelou) throughout her years of growing up. Starting when she first arrived to live her grandma, to when she moved to San Fransisco to be reunited with her mother, She encounters … Read more
Nursing Formal Lesson 1 Subject: General Nursing Topic: Haemodynamic monitoring SANC R 2598 (h) Taking vital signs Date: 04 August 2015 Time / period: 40 min Number of students in the group: 6 Emfuleni Mediclinic Lecture Room Target group First year, second semester. For education and training as Auxiliary Nurses leading to registration (R169), 22 … Read more
Many people want to have courage; maybe because courage is an asset of survival during the toughest times like the Holocaust. According to Dictionary. com, courage is, “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc. ; bravery” (Dictionary. com). Having courage means that you are able to … Read more
Cosmetic surgery has been performed on many people for decades. Nowadays, people all around the world want to look younger. Body image has recently become a huge part of society and a numerous amount of people are not fond of their bodies. Everyone wants to have the perfect body so they are not labeled as … Read more
Lao-tzu is one of the most famous philosopher and writer in Chinese history. Also, he was known as the father of Taoism, who wrote the philosophical document “Tao-te Ching”. According to Lao-tzu, the main theory of “Tao-te Ching” is “Tao”. The term “Tao” is not that easy to define which not only simply mean “the … Read more
Similar to other students, each of my five strengths has a significant influence on my life at Grace as well as my studies. First of all, being an achiever clearly empowers me to pursue my dream of becoming a teacher. A few of the characteristics of an achiever are great stamina, productive, and a hard … Read more
Perhaps, the single most important text that I have ever encountered is Pink Floyd’s The Wall. The album has been constantly listen too, thought about and felt throughout my childhood; and now my adult life. I cant quite remember why I found the album attractive in the first place. I started listening before I could … Read more
Albert Einstein, the man who would later be known as the most influential physicist of the 20th century was born in 1879 to his mother Pauline and father Hermann Einstein in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany. Young Einstein attended elementary school at luitpold gymnasium in Munich. At the age of five Albert received a compass and became … Read more
What is happiness? Marketing and media have brainwashed people’s brain into believing that happiness means to own possessions such as cars, big houses, or brand new devices among others. Unfortunately, this overstated fable is far from real. In fact, most people misunderstand that happiness is a choice that lies inside them. Weather to be happy … Read more
The National Football League (NFL) Pro-Bowl Fun Run Experience is a fundraiser event to raise money for NFL charities. The fun run would include the following: the kids’ fun run, a Super Fan 5k Fun Run, and the Ultimate Fan 10K Fun Run. This event takes place annually and the day before the Pro Bowl … Read more
Chioma Mogbo Lysistrata — Formal Essay Assignment “I don’t intentionally go: ‘Ooh, what is provocative,’ and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: ‘Ooh, that’s provocative. ‘ Maybe because sometimes I’m super-ignorant – and sometimes they’re super-ignorant. ” This quote by Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam conveys the same reaction that the reader … Read more
Statistics show that today there are over 1. 7 billion members of the so called “consumer class”- half of them being in the developing world (2011, the World Watch Institute). Being part of the consumer class myself, I believe it is crucial to dispense a great deal of money on goods and services to better … Read more
One of the biggest yet most overshadowed issues or arguments of today in the business world is probably Corporate Personhood. Observing many cases that rule in favor of corporate personhood, history reveals that the problem derives from times as early as the 1800s. Looking at the Constitution, the document that grants rights to all people … Read more
Trophy hunting of lions is a sensitive topic with controversial undertones due to the players involved. Most of the world’s lions can be found in Africa, and it is here that these hunting safaris take place. Large portions of the people that participate in these expeditions are American citizens, and the trophies are exported back … Read more
The Mission: Film Review The Mission was released in 1986 by producers Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam assisted by director Roland Joffe. Some of the actors consisted of Robert De Niro as Rodrigo Mendoza, the main protagonist, and Jeremy Irons as Father Gabriel. The movie, as a whole, I enjoyed very much. The character development … Read more
In the Tibetan Plateau, in a region of Asia, reside some of the last nomadic pastoralist families whose rich culture and traditions are beginning to vanish as globalization works its way into some of the most remote areas of the world. Such tribes are collectively known as the Tibetan Tribes or drokpa, the native word … Read more
I am spending my time volunteering at St. Marks United Methodist Church (St. Marks UMC). This church is an open community, working to create a comfortable atmosphere for anyone and everyone in and around the area. I work specifically with the youth of the church and I reach out to students who are my age … Read more
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. Shakespeare’s plays and poetry have been translated into every language and have been performed all over the world. Shakespeare’s plays have remained at the center of the theatrical repertoire through periods … Read more
‘Consideration’ style however showed positive relationships with the staff and low level of grievances but this meant performance levels were much lower. Fiedler put forward his situational theory in 1958. He proposed that leadership was dependent upon the situation and assumed that all leaders are affected by an inherent set of leadership behaviours, which he … Read more
Fermat’s last theorem Currently holding the world record for longest standing math problem ever, Fermat’s last theorem went unsolved for 365 years. Fermat’s last theorem was one of the largest white whales in the study of math. Over the centuries, thousands were puzzled by the impossible problem. From its conception to its solution, Fermat’s last … Read more
In Lord Byron poem, She Walks in Beauty; the poet admires the beauty of a women. However, he does not pay attention to the external appearance of the women but extends his adoration onto the internal features of her; which make her more beautiful and admirable. In the first stanza of the poem, Byron describes … Read more
Subcultures are seen as groups which have traditionally occupied an underground or marginal status in society. Subculture can be identified as a set of cultural arrays of behaviour conceded by a segment of the population in one country. This paper seeks to answer the question of whether subculture is relevant to understanding the youth in … Read more
Monopolies and competitive markets can be seen throughout Australian society. Monopolies exist when there is a sole supplier selling unique goods (Pass, 2005), whereas competitive markets have many buyers and sellers competing against each other. This essay will focus on the difference between monopolies and competition, exploring the positive and negative aspects for both. Additionally, … Read more
Snap chat & Facebook Over the past few years snap chat had witnessed rapid growth among teenagers and adults. On the other hand, Facebook had been witnessing growth over a longer amount of time than any other social media network. Teenagers and adults at younger age loved the idea of snap chat and the new … Read more
An Audio Engineer makes various contributions to many styles of projects, performance pieces and products. Roles that an audio engineer can contribute to include: studio and live Recording, Live Performance, Broadcasting, Film and Television, Acoustics and/or Forensics. The engineer must uphold to technical, creative and interpersonal skill sets in order to maintain professional and reputable … Read more
Directed by Robert Luketic, Legally Blonde is a film about a stereotypical valley girl, born into a rich family, used to getting everything she wants, and then breaking molds to prove she can rise above society’s expectations of privileged kids. Elle Woods, the main character and heroine of the story, is a wealthy and beautiful … Read more
For most commuters, driving had become a daily occurrence. According to the American Safety Council, approximately fiftysix percent of men and forty four percent of women report of having road rage on a daily basis (Safemotorist. com). Road Rage is defined as anger and aggressive behavior by a driver who is upset by how another … Read more
It was finished. At the local Kansas City Zoo there was a new exciting exhibit. Being told it was going to be for the majestic penguins. Not many foresaw the radiating shine of the Moon jellies swimming in their glimmering tank. Their unique resplendent glowing bodies propelled smoothly through the water. At sudden first glance … Read more
How Gender Roles in Media Affects Gender Inequality Everywhere we look social media, TV, Radio and even in our everyday lives, our gender identity and roles are determine by societies rule. Since the day we are born, actually it goes as far as the day our sex is discovered. Since sex and gender, specific roles … Read more
A Midsummer Night Dream is a play written by the late William Shakespeare. This play is about a love triangle how one loves the other when the other does not like them until finally it all ends in a resolution, as they have a secret fairy world looking over at them, this play is almost … Read more
I live in a country full of rich resources. Our weather is like a bittersweet lotion that replenishes the skin. People from all over the world come to my land for these things called “vacations”. Vacations bring in nothing but good memories, smiles, and family. A vacation is a fairytale here in Columbia. The beautiful … Read more
My whole life I have been a leader, the rule maker, the boss, a take charge and a “get stuff done” type of person. These qualities I attribute to being the oldest sibling, raised by a strong mother, and a stepfather determined to raise another man’s child as best he could. I thrive in situations … Read more
The purpose of this lab is to use staining techniques and biochemical testing to identify an unknown bacteria using Bergey’s manual. Bergey’s manual of Systematic Bacteriology is a dichotomous key primarily used to identify a bacterial species. Biochemical tests are used to differentiate different species of bacteria. These tests are effective in determining the characteristics … Read more
Why are some people highly motivated than others? I think about this question often because I have some coworkers that are driven like myself whereas others lack ambition. I specifically chose articles that focused on psychological needs and individual differences within an organization because I wanted to understand the motives behind my behavior as well … Read more