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The use of technology has increased in classrooms over the past few years. Children used to have excitement on the days where they were going to go to the computer lab in elementary schools but now there is such a demand for the use of technology in all classrooms that most are equipped with smart boards and other technological devices. The schools that are lacking funds have class sets of laptops available for use when needed that are shared through out all the teachers. If there is not a need…

conclusion of the music and the movement. Written English There is almost no written communication between student and teacher. A student will possibly communicate to the teacher with a thank you card. The teacher will occasionally write out some shorthand notes to assist a student with mastering a sequence. This written code can be taken home and referred to by the student as they practice. In the dance school, the majority of written communication is between teacher and parent. The presence…

The daily activity of texting has slowly taken over the lives of this generation. Some say it is a useful tool and some say that it is detrimental. The debate brought upon by the article is whether or not texting translates into daily writing. The author, Michaela Cullington, discusses this question in her article “Does Texting Affect Writing?” In the article, the author portrays what texting is and what has come out of it. She constantly uses words like anywhere, quick, easy, and convenient,…

vampires would cause and considers her a woman who has “naught in common [with those] devils of the Pit!” (Dracula 48). Harker’s epitome of Mina is challenged by the Mina revealed in her letters to Lucy. Mina is a schoolmistress; she can type and use shorthand and is learning how to use a stenograph. All of this is done for Jonathan, she wants to “be useful to [him]” (49) when they are married, which determines her domesticity as a dutiful wife…

I don’t like to read, I only like to read books that I have to read if its work related, or for school. Growing up as a child my family did not read to. When I become older I had to do a lot of reading on my own. Like reading magazines, books, and the newspaper to be informative about things that I needed to know to be educated about in life. I don’t have any children at this moment but I hope to have children one day. And to be able to read books to them from a very early age in their lives. In…

entertaining. This story resonated with me the most and not because of the plot but because of the rich character's, that felt relatable and real. The connections I made to the short story was the connection between being African American and getting the shorthand of the stick. My favorite character would have to be the narrator because he honestly reminded me of myself, I also had a first love that I wanted to dance with as a kid. My least favorite character would have to be the narrator wife…

The main idea discussed throughout the reading was the important role that culture plays in our lives. The first few pages include varying definitions of culture, yet the one I found to be most relevant was that, “culture is casually used shorthand for many things, ranging in meaning from innate biological tendencies to social institutions, and everything in between” (75). I found this to be most accurate because culture really does encapsulate so many aspects of our life. It is such a key…

A shorthand way of referring to Jesus life, death, and resurrection is the paschal mystery. This term is derived from the word paschal or pertaining to the Passover. Mystery comes from the Greek word for sacrament itself. It refers to that which is not immediately…

J.S. Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was born on the twenty-first of March in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. Bach’s music is regarded as one of the finest in history and he is also credited of being a major musical influence during the Baroque period. Born into a musical family, Bach was introduced to music early on his life and became widely versed in many genres. With continuous musical training, Bach learned the organ and violin. He went on to shape the Baroque period with his unique structural and…

Is Complex Language As Necessary As We Think It Is? Practically every millennial, especially of American descent, has fully experienced the simplifying of language as a part of pop culture and slang. When examining 1984, a dystopian novel written by George Orwell, a similar phenomenon (known as “Newspeak”) occcurs, but in very different circumstances. While these changes may be interpreted as good or bad by a variety of critics, how do they fit into the improvement or degradation of society…