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    the lesson are. I had the opportunity to use an activity plan with students in the classroom, which allowed me to gain experience with second graders. After watching the video of the compass rose activity, I can now prepare for future lessons. First, I reviewed the content information over the compass rose and I seemed to do a decent job of covering the necessary…

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    impact the exploration had. Content Covered: During this lesson, students will identify the continents, oceans, accurately draw a compass rose, and trace their explorer’s route. These skills will help them to examine the exploration in North America by looking at the major land and water routes used by the explorers. Lesson Objectives: • Students will identify the continents and oceans • Students will accurately draw a compass rose • Students will accurately…

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    Although the design of a compass has changed over time it has always had the same four needles including North, East, South, and West. The first compass was simply a magnetized needle attached to a piece of wood or cork like thing. The middle card in the middle shows the directions. As the needle would settle, the marked end would point toward magnetic north. But as engineers and scientists did more research about magnetism in conclusion to that the combination changed into fleur-de lis design,…

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    Christopher Columbus in discovering a faster route to China, India, and the Spice Islands. Using dead reckoning, the astrolabe, the magnetic compass, and other various navigational instruments, Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola, believing it was the Asian coast. Dead reckoning was Columbus’s primary method of determining location. This technique uses the course and distance already traveled to verify the current position of the ship. Another common tool, the astrolabe, calculates the…

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    Mercury or Drake was always trained to treat people in a terrible way by bullying them and annoy them, so the other person would faint. Drake was poisonous because it was a naturally occurring element and that it is found in air, water and soil. It is also highly toxic form (methylmercury) which builds up in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish. Now when Drake meets gold or Ivory his life may or may not change. That you will find out as you read on. One day Drake was at his house, when he…

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    Flowers beautify the world and bring joy to those in it. Some people become inspired by flowers and write, sing, and talk about them. All of the literature that comes from flowers evokes many different emotions and touches on many different topics. Sometimes the writings can stem from sadness, enjoyment, forgiveness, or jealousy. Many of the greats of literature have written about flowers and used them to explore topics and themes that others may not touch upon. The poems “Asphodel, That Greeny…

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    height for a 16 year old, maybe a little more scrawny and immature. I could feel the dust that my hair was collecting after every five seconds of brushing the dust off. As I walked through the doorway to my right, I realized that this must be the formal dining room. An old, Victorian style table with eight elegant chairs was obviously the focal point of the room, resting on a beautiful green, gold, and red toned carpet. The hardwood flooring around it coordinated flawlessly with the elegant…

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    The red roses throughout American Beauty represents the desire for love and freedom. Even though red roses are a symbol of love and passion; in American Beauty we get to see that there is a lack of love and compassion for another. The burn ham family has forgotten what love feels like, all the family members are estranged from each other. But throughout American Beauty, we see red roses or the color red, and in those moments its when the character needs love the most. For example, the front yard…

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    The next morning came it was December 26, 2004 in just a couple of hours we will be laying my dad to rest. We had to be at Corpus Christi Funeral Home at 9am for the viewing. Following around 11am we would go in recession to bury my dad. When we got to the funeral home there were so many people. I saw some of my aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family. I went inside to see my dad and when I walked into the room it was so quiet there was no noise. He had an American flag laid over the bottom…

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    redemption occur many times, but especially through the symbols of roses and rosebushes. Hester Prynne, the main sinner, is represented by these roses bushes when she walks out of the jail and a rosebush is flourishing. Through the novel Pearl and Hester are both referred to as “a wild rose-bush” at some point (Hawthorne 46). Unlike her mother, Pearl is not a sinner, but merely a symbol of Hester’s sin. Pearl also is represented by the rosebush outside of the jail, and she is also represented by…

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