Dexter

Pedagogical and instructional decisions are made using district curriculum maps that align with Common Core Standards. Bloom’s Taxonomy is referenced when crafting learning objectives and when structuring today’s lesson, which moves from a whole group discussion to small group collaborative learning, a theory by Kenneth Bruffee. The initial discussion is designed to increase comprehension of a text. This can be seen when students respond to questions about the plot (4:36), take notes (4:44), and…

From the psychology classes that I took last year, I am able to define psychology as the study of the mind and its processes. However, because psychology looks at something that cannot be measured and observed at all times, there are many theories that sprout from the topic. Freudianism, behavioral and biochemistry are just a few examples. Biochemistry focuses on the theory that biological and chemical factors directly affect one’s psychological state while Freudianism looks at the unconscious…

From Josh Berman and Allie Hagan comes Notorious, ABC’s newest legal drama. Based on the real relationship between Larry King Live producer Wendy Walker and celebrity defense attorney Mark Geragos, Notorious stars Piper Perabo as Julia George, a “tough as nails” cable news producer of Louise Herrick Live, and Daniel Sunjata as shifty lawyer Jake Gregorian. Together the pair shapes the news and the public’s sentiment by deciding which stories to air and how they air them. The premise sounds…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X fought for equal rights for all African Americans across the United States. King and Malcolm X were both influential in the civil rights movement, but they actually only met once and exchanged just a few words. Martin Luther King Jr. with the bible in one hand and nonviolence in the other. Malcolm X was the opposite with the Quran in one hand and violence in the other. Both men would become known for their styles; the good, the bad, and the ugly. From the…

“And in my first memories/They shot Kennedy/And I went numb when I learned to see.” These are the lyrics to the song Civil War, made in 1991 by Guns ‘N’ Roses. John F Kennedy had such an impact on society since before 1960, when he was elected president that even decades later, there are songs, art, and even movies about him. He was greatly appreciated for his accomplishments during presidency, such as NASA, the Peace Corps, the New Frontier, Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The most…

not abide by the rules of his game by not giving the victims the chance to live. She is this type of villain because she doesn’t have a backstory that makes her sympathetic to the audience. In “No Sympathy for the Devil”, the author argues that in Dexter, the television show, he became sympathetic when the audience saw his backstory (Havrilesky 466). Amanda does not have a compelling backstory and simply wants to torture people. When Kramer gives her the freedom to be in charge of one of his…

Stephen Greenblatt's introduction to Much Ado about Nothing in The Norton Shakespeare (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ISBN 0-393-97087-6) at p. 1383. Gordon Williams A Glossary of Shakespeare's Sexual Language (Althone Press, 1997 ISBN 0-485-12130-1) Dexter, Gary (13 February 2011). "Title Deed: How the Book Got its Name". The Daily Telegraph (London). Look for the red text to track where Nothing appears in: Act 2, Scene 3, Act 2, Scene 3, Act 2, Scene 3, Act 2, Scene 3…

Predator control programs have killed hundreds of native animal species in hopes to benefit livestock producers and to enhance game populations. However, the animals they are killing, beavers, wolves, and many other carnivores, are important benefactors of ecosystems. Bradley Bergstrom said in his article “License to Kill” that “leading ecologists have concluded that many of the world’s pandemics, irruptions of undesirable species and collapses of desirable ones, and destabilization of…

Research Paper In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan supporting a newly elected communist government that was being threatened by traditional Islamic government officials. In 1981 Osama Bin Laden the son of a wealthy Saudi businessman crossed the border into Afghanistan to support the cause against the Soviet invasion. Bin Laden young member of the Islamic Brotherhood which believed in traditional Islam blended with 20th century government. In the beginning Bin Laden helped by raising…

“Another African American man accused of rape and murder”, a quite often used headline in the 1980’s. Clarence Brandley was wrongfully accused of the rape and murder of 16 year old Cheryl Dee Ferguson in 1980. Brandley was a custodian at Conroe High School in Conroe, Texas. Him and another custodian, Henry Peace, found the limp body in a loft above the auditorium. At age 29, Brandley was wrongfully convicted and punished with the death penalty. This case survived as a rather eye-catcher case to…