Librarian

Unpatriotic people have been around for decades. People have always rebelled against governments, whether the government is in the wrong or not. When these unpatriotic acts occur, something bad usually follows whether it be a riot or an individual feeling sick because of the actions of an individual. As Armstrong Williams states, “Chabot has a point. Watching someone burn the flag sickens me. It provokes feelings of anger and disgust. But punishing citizens for using their personal property to…

1. Introduction Something I didn’t expect myself to say in my entire life was, “I want to be a high school english teacher when I grow up.”. In the past year, I’ve gone from wanting to be a chef, as I love cooking, to a psychologist, as I love helping people to understand their feelings and recover from depression and other mental diseases, to, finally, a high school english teacher. I love helping people learn and I’ve gotten to help many since most school subjects come to me easily. I…

Introduction The human world is in a constant state of flux. In fact it might be safe to say that change is the only constant that we humans can expect. No matter where you look something is shifting, whether that be our physical environment or the technological world of which we are part. Technological developments happen so rapidly that at times they can make more familiar components of our lives, such as libraries, seem outdated and antiquated. However it is the pairing of the two,…

Is it fair to have a book that many people consider a must read to be taken off the shelves of bookstores and libraries everywhere because it made some people upset? Many people think that taking books off the shelves is a violation of a person’s first amendment right, their free speech. Lois Duncan’s Killing Mr. Griffin has been challenged countless times by many groups of people who feel that the book’s plot and language should not be something that people are reading about and the authors…

Identity The media has brainwashed many people through their deceitful ways and lies. While they would never admit this, the media is the most racist ‘platform’ on earth. The media can consist of many news platforms such as Fox News, CNN, BBC, Wall Street and much more. social media is also another platform where you can share your life and treasure memories, but many individuals and news platforms use it as a way to directly influence others. There is a saying that one shouldn’t believe…

Why Donate to Book Aid International? We Americans for the past few years have enjoyed the benefits of our still advancing technological age. We have gotten so use to checking our phones, tablets, and laptops that the act of picking up a book and reading seems more like a monotonous chore rather than an enjoyable luxury. The organization Book Aid International accepts donated books and ships them to the less fortunate countries of South Africa. With the state of poverty and illiteracy…

inquiry is a different way of thinking. Students in elementary school now are taught science a different way than when we were taught. Guided inquiry is a way to offer inquiry, planned, and guided instruction by a team of teachers and a school librarian allowing students to gain a deeper understanding of a subject area curriculum content and information…

an educator and scientist, was especially encouraging in Maria’s educational endeavors, making her a teaching assistant in his classes and teaching her astronomy using his telescope. After finishing school, she accepted a job in 1836 as the first librarian of the Nantucket Athenaeum, where she would work for 20 years (Mitchell 2003, ch 1).…

A children’s book should capture the imagination of the people who read it. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, four siblings walk through a wardrobe and into the fantasy land of Narnia. Pembroke Meadows Elementary school needs engaging books to fill their Little Free Library, which is a neighborhood book exchange. C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe deserves a spot in the Little Free Library because it builds children’s character, because it is a timeless classic, and because…

Denis Diderot was born in 1713, in France to a well known cutler. He was educated by the Jesuits, and attended University in Paris although it is unknown if he attended Collège d’Harcourt or Lycée Louis-le-Grand or even both. He received his bachelors in master of arts in 1732 from the University of Paris. He went on to study law in the office of Clément de Ris, but found himself more interested to languages, literature, math and especially philosophy. For awhile he was drawn to a religious…