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This term I read 2 books. School of Fear, by Gitty Daneshvari, a fiction novel, and Counting by 7’s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan, a realistic fiction novel. School of Fear was a just right book for me. I knew almost all the words and understood the plot. Counting by 7’s was also a just right book for me. I could relate to some of the characters, comprehended the words, and understood what was happening throughout the story. Counting by 7’s was my favorite book this term. 2. Write a quote (with…

Friedrich Fröbel also known as Froebel was born on the 21st of April 1782. He died on the 21st of June 1852. He was a German pedagogue. Friedrich Froebel is best known as the originator of the ‘kindergarten system’. (Smith, 1997.) The meaning of the word kindergarten is a garden for children. He developed a system which focus on play as a way of learning. He believed that child would learn better through play using toys such as shaped wooden bricks and jigsaws. This type of learning was known as…

music played by the duo including “Cello Sonata, op. 6)by Samuel Barber, “Pohadka” by Leos Janacek, “Klid Lesa, op. 68” and “Rondo for Cello and Piano, op. 94” by Antonin Dvorak, “On an Overgrown Path” by Leos Janacek, “Dos sonetos de amor” by Jeremy Gill, and “Cello Sonata” by Miloslav Istvan. For the most part, the performed pieces were a mixture of both extremely uplifting pieces and rather serious somber pieces. Together, these pieces resulted in a very enjoyable performance…

Almost every person has left a digital footprint on the internet, most being on social media sites. According to Merriam-Webster, social media is “forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content.” Internet started with the first dial up internet system in 1978. The first social media website was founded in 1997, sixdegrees.com with over one million users (Bennett). Today, there are over 200 well…

messages, ads, movies, and posters that are presented by the different media platforms. The messages passed long through the media can and have been influencing the manner in which the society perceives different genders and their roles in the society (Gill, 2007). It is for this reason that it is very important that the media takes into consideration not only the influence that they want to make the choices of an individual, but they also have to make sure they view this from a larger point of…

conflict of the Order’’ . The term Order refers to the Patricians and the Plebeians group of the Roman citizens. To resolve the power conflict between the Orders, Patricians gave up some of their privileges but retained religious and vestigial ones. ( Gill N.S. 2017). The Plebeians were virtually poor with little or no political right; ultimately this led to what would become the Plebeian revolt against Patricians. This essay will…

positivism and interpretivism. The positivism assumes the stance of the natural scientist and emphasizes the use of a highly-structured methodology to facilitate replication and quantifiable observations that lend themselves to statistical analysis (Gill and Johnson). The interpretivism philosophy advocates the necessity for the researcher to understand the differences between humans in their role as social actors (Saunders et al…2007). Under this philosophy, the researcher adopts an empathetic…

Pan’s Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo (gill-yea-mo) Del Toro, is a visually striking, dark fantasy film compiled of a range of equally gruesome and intriguing scenes that address the grim realities of 1944 fascist Spain through a child’s perspective. Del Toro does not delude nor pacify the cruel reality of the narrative where he displays a society that glorifies a corrupted male-dominated society. In the ‘Final Task’ scene, Del Toro’s intertwining of the camera techniques, colour scheme,…

Arab Open University Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) FACULTY OF LANGUAGE STUDIES AA100A TMA COVER FORM (First Semester 2014-15) Branch: Jordan Program: English Language and Literature Course Title: Arts of Past and Present Course Code: AA100A Student Name: Nour Nadim Ayi Section Number: 1 Student ID: 2130520 Tutor Name: Dr. Ola Kittaneh The Dalai Lama Essay There are a lot of different religious and believes in this world. Today in this essay we will discuss in specific the Buddhism…

“Fortune sides with him who dares.” -Virgil (“Virgil Quotes”). This is one of Virgil's most famous quotes. Virgil devoted his life to poetry. He wrote about his family and friends, and peace in Rome. He is known as Romes greatest and most influential poet. Virgil's poetry was inspired by three main things: the places he lived at and traveled to, peace in Rome, and Homer. The first things that inspired Virgil were the places he lived at, and travel to. Virgil was born into a modest farming…