Half-Life 2

Free Response Grading Sample 1: The student was asked to define core-periphery, distance-decay and child migration in part A. One point for each definition could have been awarded to the student. Sample 1 student did not receive a point for the definition of part A number one because the student solely focused on the financial well-being of specific countries rather than the unequal distribution of cultural, political and economic power. Spatial distribution should have been mentioned, a…

English I only went to the volleyball game to watch my brother. There are boys everywhere. Is that boy looking at me, how do I look? Did I remember to brush my hair this morning? Do I have anything on my face? What does he see when he looks at me? Does he think I look okay? All these thoughts running through my head, part of me is thinking they are can only be judging me on my looks, ahh, what is their final judgment? I guess I can’t get too mad because I’m doing it as well, Number 6 looks…

that annoy me every day. - Yes there might be more than 1 and yet it has to begin somewhere. 1. 2. 3. Will annoyance number 1 make a major difference in my life next year? If the answer is yes, what differences will it make? Will annoyance number 2 make a major difference in my life next year? If the answer is yes, what differences will it make? Will annoyance number 3 make a major difference in my life next year? If the answer is yes, what differences will it make? Here is an actual…

drawing 11 circles, which is what I saw. When asked to explain what he did, he said that he first drew 2 circles and then 9 more. He then added them together by counting them all to get 11 pennies, which is the answer. When solving the problem, he adds them by counting from 1 to 11, and he seems to have drawn 2 circles and then 9 more, following the time sequence. However, I never saw him count 2, 9, and then all of them, I only saw him count 1 to 11. Placement within Carpenter’s framework:…

Specifically, I observed Ally’s number recognition ability. Ally is currently five years old and is in her seventh month of Kindergarten. Ally lives at home with her mother, father, and older brother Mathew. Ally’s parents are very involved in her school life. They attend celebrations, meetings, and other events. Ally comes from a Russian family. Her parents both speak Russian and English. Ally is a fun loving student who enjoys coming to school and learning with her peers. Ally rarely has…

entertaining, sport that is similar to the death-defying feats of circus tightrope walking, minus the balancing pole. The act of balancing while walking on a length of rope has been around for centuries, but only in the last few decades has it taken on new life with those who are looking for an exciting form of exercise and concentration, without the fear of long falls without a net. There are numerous places to go for professional slackline setups, but if you’d like to have a line to walk in…

is to look at the glass as half full. Which, I mean, I understand the idea, but shouldn 't we be a little more specific about the contents of the cup? What if the glass has arsenic in it? Regardless of whether it 's half full or half empty, if you take a sip you 're going to die -- and who is drinking from this class anyway? I guess the assumption is you drink from your own cup, but the scenario completely changes when someone else gets involved. If I drink a glass half full of arsenic -- that…

When I was in tenth grade, in my marine sciences class we had a group project, in which we had to build three boats. It was the first project of the year, and it was a big part all of our grades. The boats could only be twelve centimeters by twelve centimeters at the most and could only be comprised of the materials provided in the class, tinfoil, two popsicle sticks, straws, tape, paper, etc. Each boat had to serve a different purpose, sail straight, hold thirty dice, or survive waves, and the…

chose another article from USA TODAY entitled, “Respect at School in Decline, Survey Shows” by Greg Toppo from 2014. Because I had seen so many of the movies under the teacher/student relationship section of Dr. Slattery’s list, I rented the movie Half Nelson. The short synopsis reads: Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a history teacher at a Brooklyn school. Though well-liked by his students and colleagues, he secretly spends his evenings hopping bars and getting high. A female student named Drey…

Photographs are the treasured memories of our life experiences. It reminds us of the beautiful things we observe, perceives, adore and complete or achieve. The question is what it takes to capture creative and quality photos? On 1902, Ansel Adams a well-known American photographer was born in San Francisco California with the passion in photography and natural environment. His passion leads his way to creatively photographed and captured his California life experiences and deliver grand images…