CALM

The Newsela article, "Parents Angry over Schools Use of Isolation Room to Calm Down Students," explains why many people are outraged by the idea of schools using isolation rooms as a punishment for misbehaving students. Isolation rooms are where some schools send students who are out of control or a threat to others. A trained staff member would bring the student to the room and be next to them at all times, unless they are a physically dangerous, then the staff member has the ability to monitor…

Familiar with the phrase, “calm before the storm?” In the short story titled “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, this phrase holds true. It is a story of villagers in a small town and their annual tradition of having a lottery. Throughout the story, Jackson effectively uses story elements to set the “calm” and unexpectedly shock the readers with its “stormy” ending. In addition, the characters add to the plot to thicken the surprise. Therefore, “The Lottery,” with its misleading beginning and…

The artifact chosen for this analysis is a “keep calm” image. It is not the typical keep calm message encouraging people to stay strong and “carry on”. In fact, it is the complete opposite. The image states, “Keep Calm and Don’t Eat.” The message for women to eat less, be smaller, and do not be seen is what makes women powerless. Not only is this picture promoting anorexia, but it is also telling women what to do. Eating disorders in females have a direct correlation with their lack of power in…

review is on the book Soothe: How to Find Calm Amid Everyday Chaos by Grammy Award nominated pianist Jim Brickman. This book of wonderful stories, tips, and useful advice is a result of Brickman’s personal experience with an overload of stress and anxiety during his busy tours combined with an honest realization of how much true relaxation is needed in life. He reminds us that in our busy schedules, we need to take a deep breath, enjoy life, and find calm amongst the chaos that constantly…

marijuana. One stakeholder, Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM), a local Political Action Committee (PAC), is destroying every act of legalizing marijuana with the use of their highly dedicated group of individuals. According to the mission of CALM, they “take the position that Federal laws against the use, cultivation, and transportation of marijuana should be maintained and enforced and should not be relaxed or softened.” (CALM Homepage) The other stakeholder, National Organization…

the most important parts to getting away with an act, is to remain calm throughout the entire ordeal. In a tense situation, one's emotions can get out of hand if they are not carefully controlled. In the short story “Lamb To The Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, Mary Maloney deals with this exact scenario. After her husband tells her he wants a divorce, she ends up killing him in a moment of anger; the story centers around how she kept calm and went about her day, calling the cops and acting like a…

sudden, a lady realizes there is a cobra in the room and stays perfectly calm. Some women scream and some men scream, but the man thinks he has yet again won the argument when an American points out that the lady who was the hostess stayed calm the entire time. This shows that the theme of the story is everyone reacts to a frightening scenario differently. The native boy contributes to the theme of “The Dinner Party” by staying calm. In the text, he hears that the snake is in the room from the…

Keep Calm and Keep Calm Again Assignments due, finals week, and wishing they were home with their family; those are all things first semester college freshmen stress out about. College is very stressful, but there are many ways a student can stay calm and not stress out over the little things. Although some might say that being a first semester college freshman is stressful no matter what, others would say that with the help of being organized, going to their classes every day, and making time…

Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost is no exception, for this poem, which speaks of a very calm evening, was also written for a specific purpose. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” uses many devices to portray a man stopping by snowy and calm wood, a place where in that moment all is calm, well, and beautiful. This poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, has the purpose of portraying a calm and serene tone through the use of hyperbole, alliteration, and rhyme. The first way…

available to help educators keep students in the classroom and teach students to self regulate. Learning occurs best when a child is calm, focused and alert, yet children continually dealing with various levels of physical, emotional, cognitive and social stress that can make it difficult to attain or maintain this state. A child who is able to return to a state of calm is much more likely to learn, form healthy relationships and be self-motivated. Creating a safe space in the classroom is a…