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Since biblical times, children have been taken in by families as though they were the couple's own child. They are treated as biological children are, with love and a care. As parents are not supposed to have favorites, biological children are not favored over the child that was taken in. In the novel, A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, by Michael Dorris, Ida takes in Christine as her own child and loves her as one as well. When Ida has a biological child, Lee, she treats him no differently than she…

The novel, Beloved, by Toni Morrison is a multi-lane story which aims to highlight female identity, and especially black female identity, through the use of elements such as history, magic and the transformation of the self under the encompassing idea of motherhood in the context of slavery. The novel incorporates supernatural events as a manner of contradicting reality with the unnatural, and maintains this supernatural element in an often too close for comfort, realistic world. However,…

At the beginning of the novel Savannah moves from Denver to Phoenix, because her friend, Bernadine lives there. Savannah has just landed a new job in Public Relations at a television station and has taken a pay cut just to leave the miseries of living in Denver. Savannah's mother, which Savannah greatly helps financially, does not understand why Savannah cannot find a man or a job that satisfy her. Her…

Sethe is a victim of her past, throughout the book Sethe begins to regain her life by discovering that she has a future with Paul D “ Sethe... me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.” Through Paul D, Denver and the black community, love can heal and teach her to let go of the terrible history and once again live. The rusted tin tobacco box represents a heart of trapped feelings and memories from long ago entrapping the people from their future. A rusted…

I am interested in becoming a teacher in DPS because I have worked very closely with DPS throughout my licensure program. I love the challenges I have faced along the way with my work at closing the achievement gap. I have never wanted to work anywhere else since realizing I wanted to become a teacher. I anticipate that some of the challenges I will face in the classroom are those I have began to see in Student Teacher Residency already such as language barriers having to be overcome with…

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Injuries have always been a part of sports; it is the risk athletes take. Injuries are just a part of life that athletes have to deal with. Especially with the increasing size and speed of the players (Carroll and Rosner 42). By playing, they acknowledge they could break bones or tear ligaments. But many do not know that their brain could be severely damaged. Over the past decade, head injuries have become the biggest problems facing sports, especially the National Football League (NFL).…

roll over when expected? Can the child walk appropriately? Finally the child would be tested on his language. Can the child speak or make appropriate sounds? Does the child understand verbal commands? Does the child use language appropriately? The Denver Developmental test is used more widely than other tests as it takes into account a growth curve as well as comparing the child’s development with over two thousand other children. It takes into account the gender and race of a child. The…

Herb. Pot. Grass. Weed. Whatever word you may use for it, Marijuana, is a very relevant and largely debated topic in our country. During this past election a lot of changes have been made on certain states’ stances on the use and sale of Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana. Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia all have legalized the use and sale of Recreational Marijuana, while several other states have legalized the use and sale of Medicinal Marijuana. After the…

My Biggest Accomplishment By Carston Miller My name is Carston Miller and one of my biggest accomplishment is when I was invited to play for the South Dakota United soccer team. I’ve been playing for this team for about 2 and a half years and have gotten to know everyone on our team. Some of them are from Huron, Sioux Falls, and Watertown, but the majority of them are from Rapid. There’s only two of us from Pierre, me and another in the high school. I am also one…