Critical period

Everyone has his or her own understanding of “justice” and their meanings of the word are shaped by different characteristics like culture and personal experiences. In today’s world, “justice” is a vague term with potentially biased notions since it is difficult to set up a perfect and universally acceptable criterion that describes ultimate justice. For the purpose of this essay, a more flexible and practical definition of justice should be employed. Upon examining the social realms across…

Q1.The factors to be considered when approaching the scenario. The factors that must be considered by me as an ECCE practitioner when approaching the following scenario fall under three categories. The categories to be considered are the importance of my social location, verbal communication and non-verbal communication. 1. Social Location My social location is an important factor I must consider about myself as I approach the following scenario. My own social location plays a large role in…

Belonging: English Assessment Task 4 Created by: Celina Supurnami Yaputra 11.1 Sense of belonging. Like all human qualities, it is an abstract concept since no one could describe the meaning of belonging perfectly. The meaning varies from one person to the next but we all struggle in the same problem, and that is finding our real identity. For me, having a sense of belonging is the basis for emotional growth. With an identity, I am endowed with unique values, way of thinking and expressions…

Swearing is a part of language and a natural part of life. According to Timothy Jay, Professor of Psychology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and leading psycholinguist in curse research, "when scholar disregard or dismiss it as irrelevant to a complete understanding of language, we are left with a polite or sanitized and therefore a false science of language" (Jay 2009, 157; Jay and Janschewitz 2007; Potts 2007). Furthermore, ignoring this aspect of language also creates an artificial…

Literary Essay Criticism is usually viewed as someone judging another on something they are doing. In the story Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, the writer of the story is an international student who struggles in French. The professor is very harsh on her foreign exchange students, throughout the story he disliked how the professor criticized him, which pushed him to work harder and study for most of his night. Without motivation it is difficult to accomplish anything, especially when…

When an argument is made it is best to use a rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals to effectively execute the point. A rhetorical situation provides the reader with all the information needed to infer insight on the discussion. A rhetorical appeal can persuade an audience into accepting a new opinion or at least consider it however, once an appeal is made by the rhetor it cannot be withdrawn. “Gun Smoke and Mirrors” is an option piece from The New York Times, a noted liberal newspaper. It…

Characters, as defined by Forster (2010:102), are not real people, but they become alive and interesting as good authors make them act and speak. Whereas flat character does not surprise us with their actions (Foster, 2010:102). Extraordinary masters of writing manage to create unforgettable characters (Gerrig & Allbritton, 1990:382). We meet such characters in the work of Bolt, Shakespeare and Coetzee. Bolt’s play born the existential hero of Sir Thomas More, the Lord Chancellor to King Henry…

Many people may think minor characters don't contribute at all to the structure of a book. But much of the importance of a minor character comes from the way they help shape other major characters. Along with forming these elements, minor characters also help develop and establish new themes throughout the book. They support the progression in the plot while giving additional understandings about major characters. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a complex novel that gives insights into…

ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room film reflection According to Ritzer, (2004). “The process of rationalization causes society to put a great deal of emphasis on efficiency, predictability, calculability and control”. Progressive rationalization can actually result in some irrational consequences. ENRON was superior at energy deregulation and became one of nation's ten largest companies. However, its collapse affected thousands of employees and bankruptcy left investors with worthless…

What is play in humanity? In the excerpt “Reclaiming the Power of Play”, the author Stephen T. Asma has an overall claim on humanity’s perception of play, he has an opinion that the stakes for play are higher than what people perceive it to be. He then makes three subsequent claims to support his main claim. It is apparent that the excerpt can be broken up into three segments. The first segment consists of the opinions of philosophers on the topic of play. The second segment on the other hand,…