Academia

The field of music education requires many skills outside of teaching techniques and understanding of fundamentals of music. As a music educator, it is imperative that I am able to communicate professionally with my school faculty, parents and other professionals that will play a role in the learning process for my students. Professional communication through writing is a skill that I must continue to work on so that I may be adequately prepared to facilitate the learning process for my future…

I was weighed down by the transition into high school, I was stressed and feeling out of place. I picked up lacrosse during my freshman year, a sport that I would never have thought would play a role in helping me through high school and later in life. Despite the small amount of teams in America’s high schools, it is the fastest growing sport in the country, and despite being unpopular, it is carried by strong hearts, literally and figuratively. Lacrosse is an old fragment of the Native…

Why did I choose Idaho State Univeristy? My academic journey at Idaho State University has consisted of great vicissitudes mentally and emotionally. The time I have spent at ISU has allowed me to develop as a professional, grow as an individual and discover my talents as an academic. So the answer to the question, ‘why did I choose Idaho State University?’ is a simple one, but comes with a lengthy and vigorous journey. I fell in love with ISU and everything it has to offer on a professional and…

I am a white, straight male from the small town of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, located on the border of Pennsylvania and New York. I’m eighteen years old and both my parents have attended college for four or more years. Growing up in a small town where everyone knows each other was a great experience for me, as I was able to understand the struggles others went through in their daily lives. When I was sixteen, I met someone who changed my life forever. When I was a sophomore in high school, our…

When I first heard about taking a college English class I was a little hesitant knowing that I am not a very strong writer. I was worried that a college class would be much more fast paced and difficult than the high school classes I had become accustomed to, I was concerned with the class being online, and not having any face to face communication, and I was afraid I would not be able to keep up and I would fall far behind, however this was not the case. While I did struggle some in this class,…

still being analysed by students in many universities around the world. There may also be some who may have been inspired greatly by the ‘Captain’ in this poem. This ‘inscribed reader’ is, in my opinion, the most important element for this text. The existence of such a reader depicts how effective the author’s intent was; that is the success of the author. FORM The form of a text influences the way it is interpreted to a large extent. As I had mentioned before, Whitman is considered to be…

The thesis statement is a very, very important part of the essay. In their book entitled, Writing: A College Handbook" James Heffernan, John Lincoln, and Janet Atwill clearly explains the following: "A statement of thesis answers your exploratory question and expresses the main point of your essay my making a precise, specific assertion about the topic. A thesis statement expresses your unique insight or way of explaining a subject and often forecasts how you will develop and organize your text…

The first sentence paragraph can be an effective tool that can illustrated the core message of the essay. The purpose of beginning paragraph is illustrate the core message of the topic; its either informative, descriptive or narrator. Once the purpose has been set, next the author must illustrate to audience the thesis/theme; which is usual done with a sentence or two. In this article the author decide to use a one-sentence to paragraph as both the introduction and as the thesis/theme. The…

There have been many philosophers throughout time who’ve had ideas and opinions about the purpose and proper structure of the education systems. Two major examples would be Alfred North Whitehead and Wilhelm von Humboldt. This paper will present a succinct version of both of their thoughts on the integration of research and education within the system of universities, as well as a juxtaposition of their positions. In “Universities and their Function,” Whitehead writes that “[t]he universities…

A systems theorist would say that Creighton’s Admissions office is complex and multifaceted. They would go on to describe how the system they use has many different subsystems or departments just within the admission office that works and encounter issues individually to provide knowledge to prospective students as well as collaborate with one another to provide an enjoyable and top rate idea of Creighton and the values and systems that make us greater than other similar institutions. The system…