End zone

learning and teaching process. Vygotsky’s theory advocates that learning is a process where participation in socially mediated activities is essential. This theory argues that social interaction precedes development, consciousness and cognition are the end product of socialization and social behavior. Vygotsky’s theory is one of the foundations of constructivism. (Vygotsky, 1978) According to Vygotsky (1978 cited Lantolf 2000) the sociocultural environment presents the child with a variety of…

to college was tough, being alone was even tougher. Leaving my comfort zone and meeting new people, I managed to move past the transitioning state and build a future for myself. It wasn’t until my second year, that I started enjoying my major classes and became involved in extracurricular activities. I’ve realized the only way to become successful and accomplish the ambitious goals I had in mind, was to move past my comfort zone. I joined Muslim Student Association, an organization on campus…

She also wants to provide safe zones so that Syrians don’t go flooding out of Syria like some have already. She also thinks that the US should make it very clear that to Putin to be in Syria wreaking havoc. She also believed that the US was not the lead in the war in Benghazi but provided…

garbage to be present. Another use of pathos evident in the article is the use of vivid descriptions which help enhance the visualization and emotion of certain arguments. For example, instead saying that water ends up back in the ocean, Jamail integrates a quote: “Every tear you cry … ends up back in the ocean system,” which increases the emotion and reality of the situation. Jamail also appeals to the reader’s humanity when he mentions that “Probably every sea turtle on the planet interacts…

television, and even in our real lives we see the age-old trope of blaming someone else for everyone else's problems. Some of the more famous examples lie in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the Red Scare fueled by Joseph McCarthy, and the Twilight Zone episode The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street. Those who are scapegoated usually don’t fit into society’s conforming ways, which makes it believable that they have truly done something wrong. Scapegoating has always existed- mostly to ease…

If I Die In A Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien If I Die In A Combat Zone is a memoir that depicts the horrors of Vietnam through the eyes of Tim O’Brien. Tim’s story is not told in chronological order, but his life before, during, and after the war are all depicted by the end of the book. Although the book is brief, it shows the development of Tim as he is forced to participate in a war that he disagrees with in its entirety. Although he originally plots to abandon the Army, he believes that doing…

Based on the understanding that self-awareness is increased by positive change experienced through participation, adventure-based learning (ABL) is about building interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship skills (IIRS) (Sutherland, Ressler, & Stuhr, 2011). Several integral themes including, but not limited to, mindfulness, cooperation, trust and risk-taking have emerged from ABL. With positive emotion at the core of the ABL experience, mindfulness is essential to the success of the program.…

of loss and pain. A “dark room” is where a photographer develops his photographs but in this case it could take on another meaning and could have connotations of death. In particular, the death of a man who was murdered in front of his eyes in a war zone. This man is revealed from the “spools of suffering” as a “half-formed ghost”. This metaphor has connotations of a haunting and the photographer is haunted by the terrible image of death and suffering where he still remembers “the cries of this…

must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it." Fear is a huge component that inhibits people from leaving their comfort zones and accepting the call of adventure. While there are some people who are daring enough to accept this call with open arms, most people choose to send adventure straight to voicemail. The reason some do this is that their fear of failure, danger,…

After World War II, it was a state of military and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, called the Cold War. The origins of the Cold War vary between the duplicity and expansionism of the Soviet Union and the global ambitions of North America. United States crafted a foreign policy to contain the communism from expanding; Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill knew that an allied victory in Europe was inevitable, recognizing that a victory over Japan might require a…