Debates

In the age of the Internet personal liberty in speech and thought needs to be left with as little amount of censoring as possible. We see this increased call for censorship because as a society, you see a greater intolerance for truths that go against other people’s beliefs. Like John Stuart Mill, I believe that by maximizing personal liberty of speech we will create a greater society because we will all be free to discuss our views and hear the ones against us to further develop ideas and…

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks will further the discussion formed with Days of Gold and consolidate students’ understanding of greed as a positive quality. This nonfiction story will also shift our discussion of money motivated greed to a new topic: personal status as a motive of greed. An important idea in the story is benevolent deception and the belief that doctors could legally keep many things secret from their patients especially if the patients were poor or a minority. Students will…

1. What are your first thoughts when you hear Harris’ goals? Ans: Harris’ goals are unrealistic at this stage secondary to injury he has suffered which is T3 complete spinal cord injury and resultant paraplegia. Paraplegia is defined as complete paralysis of lower extremities and possible trunk region as well (Spinal Injury Network, n.d.). 2. What do you say in response? Ans: I will educate Harris’ on his injuries to increase insight to his deficits. I will handle situation very delicately.…

Roald Dahl and Ray Bradbury both wrote books for kids; Roald Dahl and Ray Bradbury both had kids and both were married. Roald Dahl and Ray bradbury died within the last 3 decades Roald Dahl was 18 younger than Ray bradbury when he died. Roald Dahl and Ray bradbury both have books that have been turned into movies. They both had a decent amount of writing styles in common like the both wrote fiction. When they were older they were both full time writers. Roald Dahl and Ray Bradbury both…

In the essay, Curriculum as Conversation, a quote by Kenneth Burke is proposed, to compare reading and writing to a conversation. In a section of this quote, about an ongoing discussion, Burke states that, “You listen for a while, until you decide that you have caught the tenor of the argument; then you put in your oar. Someone answers; you answer him; another comes to your defense; another aligns himself against you, to either the embarrassment or gratification of your opponent, depending upon…

LEARNING ANALYSIS WORKSHEET ACCRS: K.W.1 : Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book Steps Yes/ Not Yet What Happened? Accommodation/Modification 1. Read story to class as a whole. Y Random questions presented throughout to ensure comprehension. Allowed students additional time to look over photos of story if needed. 2. Decide who is the main character of the story. Y Most were able to identify…

Teaching controversial issues in the classroom through discussion is the most beneficial method for students to learn about these matters because it teaches them how to be open-minded, think critically about their own beliefs, and forces them to master their public speaking and interpersonal skills. The benefits of using discussions in classrooms to teach contentious topics are endless but the three previously mentioned have proven to be the most valuable by students, teachers, and parents…

Sarah You were a little quite on Wednesday in the first part of the IQ sessions but opened up more in the second half. However on Friday your participation was more even throughout. You did very nice board work; I liked how you engaged the entire group in labeling your drawing not because you did not know but because you wanted more people to participate in the discussion. Importantly, few times you went back to the case making connections between discussed material and patients symptoms…

Interview Analysis The mock interview assignment really helped me identify different strengths and weaknesses in interviewing. This document will be a discussion of my mock interview. I will discuss my strengths during the interview as well as my faults and what I will do in the future to adjust those. I will apply what I learned in this experience to interviews in the future. Perhaps one of the easiest weaknesses to identify in my interview was in my appearance, specifically my hat I forgot…

At the beginning of junior year, I decided to pursue my love for public speaking by joining my school’s Mock Trial team. After successful performances at the Los Angeles Superior Court, I was awarded the Most Valuable Participant Award by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. Our team, however, did not move on to the second round. That was not a surprise, since only nine teams out of a hundred move on each year, and Clark Magnet’s team had never made it past the first round. For me, Mock Trial…