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hard and seriously. Betts wrote, “I studied Spanish for three hours every day by working through one of the textbooks I found at the library, writing every page in longhand, then doing the assignments and giving them to another inmate to grade. […]” (229). We can say that, studying and practicing another language like Spanish is all about a strategy that learning and practicing on how to speak Spanish takes time for him to develop and understand its target language in order to understand its…

mesmerize outsiders with what men of Christian faith look like. The “flowering white” imagery of the beard is then traced when Baligant, the incredibly powerful emir of Babylon, is introduced “like a true knight: He has a beard that is white as a flower” (229: 3172-73). Charlemagne’s image with the white beard depicts him as the ideal Christian, similar to that of Jesus, who desires to spread the richness and wisdom of Christendom to outsiders. This connection between the “flowering” white…

John Keegan and Peter Arnade record the accounts of the Battle of Agincourt and the Army of Flanders press against the Low Countries during the Dutch Revolt, respectively, in Keegan’s Agincourt and Arnade’s Beggars, Iconoclasts, and Civic Patriots. In fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe, military conflicts ranging between the English and the Spanish to the Spanish versus the general population of the Low Countries were governed by the emotions of the persons that participated. Understanding…

“You never know the connections between things, people, places, ideas. But there are connections” (100) Good morning everyone! It is a privilege to speak to you today about the prominence of positive psychology in my latest novel, The Street Sweeper. Now, as I am sure you are aware, I am no psychologist and will admit that my focus in The Street Sweeper is society’s interconnectedness with history, not so much ensuring characters start the day off with a smile. However, I do base my characters…

speech, he created a new mission or discourse as the mission for nowadays’ Long March, which includes the revival of Chinese nationality, the strong military that equals China’s status in the world, and the Chinese dream.[ Xi 2016, line 132 ~133, 228~229] It seems that Xi cares more about the mass, the nationality and Chinese dream, the new discourse created by Xi. It is possible that, by putting emphasis on the mass and Chinese Dream, it could make people feel they…

Essential oils come from natural products – but they are powerful! If you are taking any medication, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, please check with your doctor before you use essential oils. Some people have very sensitive skin or they may develop allergic reactions. So please do a skin test on the inside of your arm or on your leg (not on your face or neck). Remember that essential oils are very concentrated. For example, it needs 65 pounds of rose petals to get one single 15ml…

endurance is well exhibited when he says, “‘I long for home, long for the sight of home. If any god has marked me out again for shipwreck, my tough heart can undergo it. What hardship have I not long since endured at sea, in battle! Let the trial come.’” (229-233). As seen in this quote, Odysseus is very committed to his goal of getting himself and his men back home. Odysseus seems to always try and stay determined and focused on his destination no matter what obstacles may come his way. In book…

killed someone and has to be accountable for that. Paul struggles to find what to say to a group of Jamis’s friends, but he tearfully says: "Jamis taught me . . . that . . . when you kill . . . you pay for it. I wish I’d known Jamis better” (Herbert 229). The isolation of the desert forces Paul to confront the obstacle within him of accepting and addressing all that it takes to become and live as the…

Technology is becoming more prevalent in education. Technology can be used as a great resource in the classroom. There are many studies today about the effects on technology on student learning. There are also many studies on peer feedback in student learning. Yu-Fen Yang and Wen-Ting Meng from Nationals Yunlin University of Science and Technology wrote an article called, “The effects of online feedback on students’ text revision.” This article goes through a research study to see if explicitly…

The key factor in this novel is the use of the vampire. Both of the female characters, Mina and Lucy, are rebellious and use their vampire forms as a way to express their New Woman behavior. As they transform into vampires this dual side of them can be shown clearly and the male characters begin to see it throughout the novel. For example when Lucy is in her vampire like state she becomes more flirtatious and request Arthur to kiss her.Dr Seward writes:” Arthur oh my love, I am so glad that you…