Clapping

Introduction Problem Description: One only has to do a quick Google search or look in the local news to see that there has been a large number of barn fires in the recent months. These fires have caused huge economic losses, not only in the buildings lost, but also the animals that perished. Because of these recent incidences in such a short amount of time, many questions have been raised regarding fire management and prevention on farms. Many highly competitive horses are kept stabled for…

very calm, possibly staring off into space. This is because PCP also acts as a hallucinogen. The transition from peaceful to aggressive and violent can be triggered by even the most minute action to a sober person. These triggers could be someone clapping, slamming a door or even just turning on the lights in a…

Personal Statement When I was twelve, I was a master on the piano. I was probably not on the level of Beethoven, but my fingers dazzled up and down keys effortlessly. Vividly, I remember the radiant faces, the slow dance and sway of the crowd that accompanied my blues style of playing. The drummer started to pick up the tempo as I looked at the singers for visual cues. The crowd began to dance vigorously to the increased tempo. In the controlled chaos, the musician next to me accidentally…

Although separated by the second largest ocean in the world, the Americans, Europe, and Africa all display an infusion of all three cultures dating back to the beginning of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Out of the three societies, Africans felt the greatest impact of shift in culture. Not to be considered one distinct group, each new wave of a new African tribe, along with the American influence altered the preexisting cultures of Africans in the Americas creating a new creole identity within…

Motivation with Music When I began teaching language arts, I thought, how in the world I would motivate middle school kids to be interested in learning to read and write better? I even went so far in my thinking to wonder if I could even stir a passion within them for at least some of the elements of this class. I began looking within myself and thinking of the things I was passionate about at their age and the one thing that kept coming to mind was music. Even this initial thought moved my…

A Nervous Song Rhys stepped out of the car and looked up at the sign on the wall. “Wirlpana’s Retirement Home,” he read out loud. How had it all come down to this? His mind turned to the hours and hours of practice, of the agony of stiffened fingers, a voice that could only croak after the long rehearsals. But all of the pain fled his memory, as the day was finally here. He took a deep breath and made his way to the door. With each step he took he became increasingly nervous, gripping his…

I remember I was sitting down at my desk when the teacher clapped a pattern, the entire class replicated the clapping pattern and suddenly she had our united attention. She asked us this, “please raise your hand if you live with only mummy or daddy at home?” I remember I was a bit confused, as by that age I was quite aware of the stigma in our society around being…

Throughout this semester I have had the privilege to observe and work with the students at Kensington day care. This experience has allowed me to plan my own lessons and interact with the children on a weekly basis where they would take the material taught to and expand these ideas. The children were taught a new item or learned about a new experience for each mini lesson that I taught. The basic lesson planned for the children that occurred every morning would subsume explaining the weather,…

Splat. Splat. Splat. The water softly rained down from the sky, hitting the schoolboy’s black sweatshirt. His head hung low, his feet shuffled, and his backpack dragged him down. The people around him rushed by, trying to get out of the rain. The cars zoomed past, headlights blazing against the tall buildings in the city. He was used to walking back to his dad’s apartment from school. It may have been a few miles, but he enjoyed the solitude. Besides, it wasn’t like his dad was going to pick…

General Background Information: Samuel (Sam) is under the Special Education team (Alison Jones, Early Intervention) who provides therapy and support regarding his needs and a learning plan. Sam attended the Child Development Team (CDT) with his Dad Lyle this morning. Please see Dr Grangaard’s report (dated 23.03.15) further background information. Developmental Profile: Sam was assessed using a developmental screening assessment - the Schedule of Growing Skills (SOGS). This explores areas of…