Learning To Really Learn: Through Oral Communication
.... surroundings and it is the role of the parent to be the first teacher of the child in sufficient speech production. There are many factors that can contribute to the quality comprehensive listening and speech production in the child depending what he/she may learn in his home environment. When school begins so does the self-consciousness of the child start to be affected; the child may not even know how to express him/her self effectively in an out of home setting. (Children and oral communication) Thi .....
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Fables
.... a foolish boy you are! Now how did you get into such difficulties? Surely you knew that the water was too deep for you. Did your dear father and mother never tell you not to go into deep water until you could swim? Now if you were a strong swimmer like me, and so he went on preaching at Tom until the poor boy was almost drowned. But Tom managed to find a place where the water was not so deep, and was able to scramble to the bank. Lesson of this fable is, A helping hand is better than a sermon. .....
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Fear Of Life
.... These questions haunt me till I enter sleep, a time where I let me fears aside and take part in a fantasy only to be interrupted 5 hours later. Unlike some, my dreams are my solitude, I take great pleasure in sleep, a time to relish on the life I may never have, the women I may never have, and the beauty I may never see. Thank you for these dreams.
It is slowly killing me. I feel my soul and life falling and receding like my hair, or so I imagine. Another fear of mine, hair loss. Funny ho .....
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Academic Attitude
.... her knowledge active, the student is able travel past the surface and explore the information in a deeper sense. In doing this, learning does not become a habit. Rather, instead of memorizing material to perform well on a test, or regurgitate it into a paper, the pupil synthesizes the information presented, relating it to other things, hence, learning about the subject. Information, then, is no longer strictly exchanged from teacher to student. It allows the learner to open her mind, liberalizing it, .....
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Antigone: Summary
.... punishment and he sends Haimon away. Antigone is then locked up in a chamber and left to die.
Haimon, feeling helpless, couldn't live without Antigone so he killed himself. Haimon's mother, Eurydice, learns of his death and she too kills herself, leaving Creon alone and unhappy.
Characters -
Antigone - Haimon's fiancé and daughter of the former king.
Ismene - Antigone's sister.
Creon - King of Thebes and Antigone's uncle.
Eurydice - Haimon's mother and Creon's wife
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The Tapestry
.... the group. To the right, eyes and ears are blessed by the ivory keys of the large hi-tech keyboard, and with the beauty of a precious female voice. On the left, sounds of two male voices mixing with the strings of a few guitars. At the feet of the guitarists, two small monitors reproduce their sound to maintain synchronization and the right key. Behind the three vocalists, soft, yet driving percussive tones provide a foundation for the beautiful sounds created by the use of their talents. Behind al .....
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Should The Driving Age Be Lowered To Sixteen?
.... made on the licenses for example in New Zealand 16 year olds with a license are not allowed to drive any later than 10.00pm and no earlier than 8.00am.The safety programs could also be a lot thougher.
Not only should teenagers be taught how to drive but also taught about safety, matenence and how a car works so they are fully aware of any types of hazards and can learn to take responsibility. It should also be the parent’s role to help their child overcome all hazards and continue to build their drivin .....
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The Howl Of A Generation
.... serve as a thematic statement for a poem that offers a new way of thinking, a sense of hope of escape from the "Molochs" of society. The story of the poem’s history serves well as an account of the birth of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg’s life leading up to the writing of "Howl," the actual creation of the poem, its legendary first reading, and the aftermath of its public debut all figure prominently into the history of the literary movement. One can understand the impact of the poem on the Beat Gen .....
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Why Do People Fight Wars
.... die just because we can't "discuss matters" anymore.
Sometimes i wonder is this "do or die " method going to be our only way of communication. Will we ever get to know the meaning of the word peace again or is humanity cursed to suffer forever.
All these thoughts and questions were generated by just a simple question by a little innocent soul.A soul which will have to grow up in a war field and be either an enforcer to it or a victim of it .A hard choice of either becoming heartless or lifless, and t .....
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Graduating From High School In New York
.... only requires one credit of high school physical education for graduation, whereas New York requires four. A similar comparison is true for many other courses. This fact alone shows the higher standards by which New York State students learn, but there is more.
Along with extra requirements in core courses, New York also has Regents exams. The Regents tests, state standardized, are long, difficult, and competitive. Students compete for Regents awards and scholarships. In addition, passing these t .....
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Life And Sacrifice
.... his good reputation in Salem. Such a decision demonstrates his impulsive characteristic, which he has never considered the possible consequences to his family as a result of his suicide. His decease has only brought feelings of sorrow and sadness to his family, which turns out to be an unnecessary sacrifice. Reverend John Hales remarkable comment on Protor's decision; " Life is God's most precious gift, no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it." (Miller, P. 132), indeed is .....
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Beowulf: The Three Monsters Of The Middle Ages
.... them apart and eating them. Grendel is “the creature of evil, grim, and fierce, was quickly ready, savage, and cruel, and seized from their rest thirty thanes.” He killed the Danish warriors for twelve winters, and was incapable of feeling any remorse for what he had done. Grendel does not feel guilty for his wrongdoing, instead his “heart laughed” at all the men he thought he would eat. Grendel wore “God’s anger,” and he was simply deprived of any joy whatsoever. He was motivated by some kind of “evi .....
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Mother Nature Strikes Fear And Excitement
.... force" (315) Dillard uses similes to tell the reader of her fear.
Dillard uses diction to show her excitement about the flood. Action verbs portray the excitement of flood. "The flood has ripped away a wedge of concrete; the water hurls in an arch; It smashed under the bridge; It hurtles down … it lurches round the bend, filling the valley, flattening, mashing, pushed, wider and faster, till it fills my brain" (315). Dillard switches from the past tense to the present tense to show that she has be .....
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Convicts And Australia
.... response to penal dilemmas . The majority of convicts were sent from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and comprised mainly working class men and women . The typical age of the British convict sent to Australia was 26, and single . The proportion of females transported was relatively low, initially compromising only 11 percent of those sent . Contrary to popular belief, most of the arriving convicts were healthy and fit with the majority of females categorized within a child bearing age. Duri .....
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College Essay
.... sports, my other interests are computers, engineering, and technology. Everybody is always asking me for help, whether it is to install, fix, or set up their computer.
I would like a career in the computer field. I think I would do well in both the software and hardware fields because I like a challenge and I think I can understand the concepts of both fields. A college degree would open many doors after I graduate. I know that with all the fast changes in computers you need a good college .....
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