Ballerina

2. Assumptions about children’s learning 2.1 Children can develop vocabulary through picture book reading The primary way to develop vocabulary is through reading. When I was young, I was taught to look up words, copy their definitions from the dictionary and then memorize them. Teachers have dictation assessment regularly to check our words spelling. I do not want to teach vocabulary in this passive way as passive learners lack motivation to learn. Passive learners perceive learning, especially…

I. The Nutcracker ballet is one of the most famous ballets in history. For many, it is a yearly tradition to watch or perform this well-known performance. This story starts on Christmas Eve with two siblings, Clara and Fritz, being led to see their presents. Clara instantly falls in love with a nutcracker soldier. After deciding to play with the doll, Fritz accidently breaks its bottom teeth. Clara becomes mad and cares for the nutcracker in the playroom. The clock strikes twelve and she…

One film I watched is called The Big Lebowski. In the beginning a guy is opening a milk carton at the supermarket. I felt the leading character is a rebel because he does what he wants. If it were me I wouldn’t have imagine myself doing that. When the male character comes home and he ends up getting his head stuffed through the toilet. He happens to owe money to some guy and the “guy” end up peeing on his rug out of nowhere. I felt surprised of how the scene went from relax to serious tone.…

Yo, Do You Break? Homosexuals, snobs, stuck up people with inborn talent and funky artists portray the dance subculture to those who do not understand it. Conversely, an extensive dive into this creative faction reflects a whole new module that kindles the face of our society. Dancers are categorized from casual to professional. Telescoping into this class of people can hand out a division of persistence, creativity, inspiration, and healthy artists commonly noted as dancers. Dancers, while…

I don’t make speeches nor do I find talking in front of an audience appealing, I’m basically shy. I have wracked my heart and brain for what I ought to say to you today. I continually asked myself what I wished I had known before graduation, and what important life lessons to learn along the way. It has been 1389 days, 2,000,160 minutes, and 33,336 hours since we first stepped onto Newport Harbor’s campus, as freshman. Yes freshman! It feels like yesterday that we “little freshman” were…

The exposition of Harrison Bergeron brings us to the year 2081, a time in which equality of wits, physical strength, and every other human trait was the premier value of society. By way of the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States it was thenceforth decreed that all Citizens of the United States were to share a same and like physical appearance, intellect, and degree of athleticism. Taking charge over this totalitarian program was an official of the United…

shackles it shows up that the power of the government could not even hold him down that power doesn't really men anything as long as you put your mind to what you want they can’t stop you. 8.The simile the narrator used to describe harrison and the ballerina when they were dancing was¨ They leaped like deer on the mood” when he says that it means that it looks like they are just floating around and dancing back and forth like there want any problem. 9.Harrison's parents aren't emotionally…

Racism, discrimination, and oppression have been ongoing conflicts in the world for centuries. Racism, discrimination, and oppression all connect to an intolerance of a certain culture, ethnicity, or race other than oneself. Unfortunately, there is an intolerance for one’s own culture, ethnicity, and race and that intolerance is identified as colourism. Colourism, prejudice or discrimination based on the relative lightness or darkness of the skin, has birthed these manifesting ideas of hate and…

Did you yet “discover that you have two hands: one for helping yourself and the other for helping others” (Hepburn)? This woman strongly believed in this and spent her life to helping others until her death which was possibly caused because she forgot that she had another hand to take care of her own self. Despite her traumatic childhood, Audrey Hepburn was able to overcome the nightmare experiences through possessing strong morals and beliefs of her own and not only had a successful career as…

music started, I closed my eyes and bowed my head to say a quick prayer . I took a deep breath and released everything that worried me. Next thing I knew I was dancing swiftly and smoothly with my legs kicking gracefully in the air as if I was a ballerina. My pom poms glistening in the bright spotlight that shined on me as If were a star. I felt so relieved from everything and free as If I was born to do this. My performanced last for about 3 minutes , and when it finally came to an end I felt…