Berliner

The holiday of Columbus Day has kindled an irrefutable amount of controversy in recent years. One side of this bilateral argument asserts that Columbus opened up a global trade network while the other declares that his travels led to the decimation and abuse of the Native American population. One argues that Columbus Day should exist, while the other calls for its removal. However, this argument, along with the current Columbus Day, is overly simplified. To extract the true meaning of Columbus…

Repeatedly, various researchers and scholars (Anyon, 2005; Anyon, 1980; Berliner, D. C., 2013; Hill, 1999; Rodriguez & Fabionar, 2010) have reported that the presence of classism in schools is simply an indication of and a reproductive instrument of oppression. D. C. Berliner (2013) reported on the continued downturn in education related to the social class of the child. His work revealed that social class is not only influencing…

more often: supportive communication, formal collaboration, beginning teacher seminars or classes, and common planning time (Kang & Berliner, 2012). Three practices were found to influence teachers’ decision to remain in their current teaching assignments: seminars or classes for novice teachers, common planning time, and extra classroom assistance (Kang & Berliner,…

Christopher Columbus’ journey to find a sea route to Asia in 1492 changed the way we see the world. Not realizing that there was an expansive land mass west of Europe, in between Spain and Asia, Columbus landed in the Bahamas only to be greeted by the indigenous Arawak native tribe that had been on the island for decades. Columbus saw this encounter as an opportunity to pay back Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain for his voyage, ships and crew. Columbus then set off, sending thousands of natives…

Just recently on the television I heard about how several schools in Kansas will have to close early this year due to funding cuts. While I am sure that starting summer break early excites many children, it made me wonder how teachers were planning on cramming the end of the year subjects into a few weeks. Also a concern of mine was how families in poverty would handle this change as, children in poverty rely on more than just education from their schools. As a substitute teacher and a parent I…

Does a hero have to be perfect? Does he have to be the poster boy of everybody, who everyone wants to be? Does he have to save people every day, and risk their lives every day. Though many may not think of Mikhail Gorbachev as a hero, he saved Europe. Had he not been the leader of the Soviet Union, Germany might have still been divided. A Wall might have still existed in Berlin. The Cold War would have continued to get worse and bring diplomatic conflict, and nations that had always been allies,…

return to the German city for a longer stay and have finally achieved this goal. I'm spending a week in what was once East Berlin visiting many of the landmarks I know from my university history studies including the old Stasi Headquarters, the Berliner Dom, Checkpoint Charlie, and the Palace of Tears. There's also time for the Berlin Wall Memorial, which stretches along a suburban street that became the front line between East and West when the communists "anti-fascist protecting wall" went…

Heinous sexual crimes against women and children have persisted in our country and have caused a moral panic within society. Social and political forces in the 1990s were increasingly advocating for victim’s rights, child welfare and the women’s movement. Along with the media these movements caused legislators to become fixated on “sexual predators” (Jenkins in Wayne). In response legislators “extended the government’s physical control over sex offenders, both by means of significantly enhanced…

The Local and Worldwide Effects of The Berlin Wall Ever since the beginning of humanity, people have tried to govern themselves in manners. Humans have already tried various economic systems, such as communism and capitalism, along with many different types of government, such as democracies and oligarchies. (history.com) Around the world, each country has their own preference in government and some strive to make it popular. The political rivalry between capitalist and communist nations during…

relativity low.He was a well liked president having a 53% average approval rating. Rhetorical devices used in Ronald Reagan speech “Tear Down this wall”,Reagan says “Every man is a Berliner forced to look upon a scar”, Reagan uses this Metaphor calling “the wall” a scar and also he unify them by “saying everyman is a berliner”. A second rhetoric devices is calling the wall a scar which shows tone of voice which is the one of negativity towards the wall and how he feels the people's feedback…