History of Liberia

As time goes on and our knowledge of technology grows, so things will change. How we live will change. How we learn and grow and think will change. We live in the 21st century, we can’t be stuck in the past. It doesn’t matter how we, as a culture, used to do things. Technology has made things easier for us, whether some people like it or not. Without the technology we have today, we wouldn’t be able to treat diseases and disorders. People would die from small pox while we hang the autistic kid…

Exposure to Reality As Jennifer Elisabeth said in her book Born Ready, “I feel a resurgence of my 6-year-old self…that little warrior, goddess of a girl reminding me of who I was when I was little, before the world got its hands on me.”In other words, society has corrupted our way of living in our culture. Our own personal culture that we are familiar with and a part of can shape how we view ourselves very deeply. It gives us a defining sense of self and can dictate what our values become.…

Art is based on influences and creative works, having the ability to visualize outside influences while manipulating them in the artist’s own imagination is truly stunning. Henri Matisse along with Pablo Picasso are few of many that could use that outside “influence” and depict it in a beautiful and subtle way. African sculptures and tribal masks caused a vast effect on both artists, and so each artist adopted the use of this non-Western art form in different ways. African art was introduced to…

A woman’s silhouette is seen through barred frosted windows. The camera cuts to a surveillance camera and zooms out to reveal that woman in a skin colored bodysuit stretched out on a moss green sofa like a marble sculpture. She appears to have no contact with the world outside except through the intercom and dumbwaiter. Her room is populated by reproductions of Louise Bourgeois’ fabric works created by ripping apart the dresses in her closet that she refuses to wear, and covered by texts that…

Curiosity killed the cat is a common cliché alluding to a negative connotation for questioning. However, everyone dies so is questioning really an awful thing? To the Athenians against Socrates, yes, but Socrates opinion is the exact opposite. Things must be questioned , but the intention for questioning is equally as important. This is where people may have been confused with Socrates which lead to his indictment. Indeed, Socrates claim is true and with the right intentions, it has the…

Rhetorical modes are a way or a method of presenting an argument through writing or speech. In making arguments, there are three major rhetorical modes, as outlined by Aristotle: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Ethos is an appeal to ethics and a way of showing the author or speaker’s credibility, Pathos is the appeal to the reader or listener’s emotions, and Logos is the use of logic and reasoning. In “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” Equiano, who is the main character and…

American Public Education VS Public Education of Finland When asked who has the best education programs around the world, who is the first thought? At one time the United States was easily always said to be the top of everything. Today however, the United States does not even make the top ten in the education standings. In fact according to a chart from Pearson website during “[2012 and 2014 the United States ranked 17 and 14]”. When the US is compared to Finland who in the Pearson chart…

In the news article “Northern B.C. town deprived of internet for at least a month” by CBC news is describing the situation of a small town called Stewart, in British Columbia, which will not have internet connection for a few weeks, due to the fact that the only internet provider in that town has shut down, and the new provider is unable to get things running until a few weeks. In which the reality for the town would be that they would have no access to internet, which would put a halt to…

The stage is set for graduation. Prospective teachers in America walk across the platform to receive their diplomas in 2014. As a graduate’s name is called out at the University of Minnesota, the crowd cheers as the student also receives a grade-based honor. Getting an honor is a big deal, and 30 percent of all graduate students at around 500 universities do get one. Meanwhile, 44 percent of our nation’s upcoming teachers receive an honor, which is 14 points above the average (National Council…

Like a house we need a foundation. Without the foundation, like a house, we will fall apart at any chance we get. The foundation is the genesis of any product. I like to think of Kindergarten and Elementary school teachers as the foundation placers. These are the people who lay down the necessary tools to guide and instruct many children to be the future of this world. Giving them the knowledge to the unavoidable things in life. I have known I wanted to become an educator since I was in…