Madison Farmer Mr. Bergmann Sophomore English P2 10 October 2016 School Sports “Ty Gorman is at the twenty yard line… now at the ten… is he going to make it?” announces the man in the speakers box. Your heart races as you watch him run as fast as his body will allow him to. With only thirty seconds left in the game, Ty Gorman was able to win the championship. The crowd yells with joy and there are occasional hugs with excitement and happiness. The atmosphere of not only a football, but any…
My cooperating teacher uses five main technology artifacts daily in the classroom. These technology tools assist her in classroom instruction, classroom management and communication. She makes use of these technology artifacts as much as possible. These technology tools also assist in creating an intricate learning experience for all students. Incorporating technology daily into the classroom instruction and management assures all children are receiving the best education possible. The first…
To be able to create a computer which will be more like a human, the humans should be focusing on developing some input devices for perception, processor and memories to be able to store information like a human, software to perform, output devises to replace human hands and feet, permanently storage device and network for communication. Just creating all of this wouldn’t be enough. Inventors should be more focusing on a human sensors and perception which is very hard to program into a computer.…
This article is a descriptive review because it is focused on the leisure and social participation in children diagnosed with Down syndrome. The purpose of this study was to describe leisure participation for school-aged children with Down syndrome and to investigate how factors, classified by the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, influence their leisure participation (Oates, Bebbington, Bourke, Girdler, & Leonard, 2011, p. 1881).…
Sean Covey’s “ 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens,” is helping many teens fix their life. In this book I have learn to make better choices. The main purpose of this book is to maintain your lifestyle and your choices. By reading this book you can overcome many obstacles in your life. I believe Sean Covey wrote this book because when he was a teen he was trying to overcome obstacles in his own life. Habit one: Be Proactive. Being proactive is basically taking responsibility for your life. In…
The inspirational book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey gave many useful pieces of advice. The book consists of 7 guidelines for being a happy, successful teenager. They list, in order including the two habit charts: The personal Bank Account (PBA), Habit 1-Be proactive, Habit 2-Begin with the end in mind, Habit 3-Put first things first, The Relationship Bank Account (RBA), Habit 4-Think win-win, Habit 5-Seek first to understand then to be understood, Habit 6-Synergize, and…
As time’s clock runs its course, we often find ourselves nostalgic of times that could have been or were. Staring out across an ocean, laughing around a table filled with close friends, or taking a long walk at night humans seek reflection and question if we have proven ourselves worthy. Similar to Walcott in his poem, people begin to reflect when faced with reminders of their past. The magnitude of the narrator’s experience is clearly portrayed in his nostalgic tone and repetition of…
Freedom is something that many people have sought and continue to look for on a daily basis, and the characters in Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, demonstrate a search for freedom from various aspects of life. Some characters want to be free from the social roles that have been established by the time period, others look to be liberated from monetary obligations they have, some want to be rid of the reputations surrounding them, and others want to be free to have control over their lives.…
In many cases, knowing about something can make life a little better, however knowing, can also make someone's life turn upside down. In the texts “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes and the biblical story “The Garden of Eden” the author shows that people who are not as intelligent as most, such as Charlie, Adam, and Eve, lived happier when they did not notice the troubles of the world. These texts portray the theme of ignorance is bliss, meaning not knowing about it leads to not worrying…
The definition of value differs by circumstances, feelings, or experiences. Perhaps someone thinks that community is valuable, and perhaps another suggests that family is valuable because people’s preference can characterize in various ways. Although Malcolm Gladwell’s “Marita’s Bargain” depicts that Marita focuses on education rather than her life, “A Walk to the Jetty” by Jamaica Kincaid illustrates that Annie’s family and her own memories are essential to her. In spite of the differences,…