If You Have to Ask

1. How does it feel teaching today compared to when you first started? Throughout the years, did you learn any new teaching methods? If so, which one was the most efficient? What has been your favorite aspect of teaching all these years? There is a lot more challenges and expectations related to the students. For example, I’ve noticed that children have more needs nowadays than years ago when I first taught. I have to teach a lot more using different modalities and do a lot of small group…

Ch.1 Finally, it’s Friday. That means two days of freedom from the demons of Dieruff high school. I honestly can’t wait to get into bed which is scary because i’m always dying to get out that hell hole I call home. Normally on Friday’s nights, I could count on mom and dad being out having their precious date night, but that hasn 't happened for a couple years since we’ve moved to Asheville. Tonight the house will either be dead silent or so loud with their screaming that you’d think we were…

difference between the unilateral, “undiplomatic” recourse to strength, and the coercive diplomacy based on the power to hurt. (Schelling, 3) In other words, brute force is simply taking what you want, whereas coercion is making your enemy either want to give it to you, or have no other choice but to give it to you. Another unique factor of coercive diplomacy is that, unlike brute force, which can only work when it is used, it is more effective when it is held back. Schelling goes into more…

It is God’s desire for us to become whole in life. In the book Keys for Living Single, the late Dr. Myles Munroe says, “until you are a separate, single, unique and a whole person, you are not ready to marry.” The process of becoming whole starts once you establish a relationship with God. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, Wholeness is defined as the condition of being sound in body and the quality or state of being without restriction, exception or qualifications. The Biblical…

time for ourselves? One thing that I have noticed is people not suffering from Bipolar Disorder, don’t understand how truly draining it is. They make seemingly simple demands on your time and then are confused or even upset when you can’t follow through. I want to give a glimpse into the Bipolar brain to explain why that is. First of all, if you have Bipolar Disorder, you probably spend the majority of your time noticing it. You have to. The last thing you want is mania or depression to take…

Apocalypse A zombie apocalypse just hit town, what do you do? Well if you don’t know what to do then you came to the right place. You will always need the essentials like water, shelter, food and weapons. But there are other things that many people forget like transportation and communication. Finding the right resources for your materials and the steps you have to take are crucial. The first step you need to take is finding the spots where the zombies have influenced the most. So if there…

American history are very much connected to the influence of American literature and what it has become today. The effects of the world around him/her mostly gather the inspiration that a writer needs, and this is how the geography and history of America have made an impact on American literature. When beginning to read From the Private Journal of a Journey by Sarah Kemble Knight I learned that it was a private note she had wrote in her journal which was later on published. I learned that Sarah…

convinced someone or some group is out to get them. If you are in a military unit then offensive and defensive strategies are a part of life. Orders come down to defend your position or take a position currently occupied by the enemy. In the civilian world, you are mainly in a defensive position. Your home has alarm systems, fences, walls or other barriers designed to keep people out. You are not roaming the countryside attacking others in their home. No, you are home waiting to defend your…

something they are meant to do with their lives. Charles Bukowski, author of “so you want to be a writer?” believes that if you have got it, you got it. We should look for our natural talent instead of doing something we do not have a passion for. In his lyric poem, which is a lyric not because of its sound but because of its emotion, Bukowski expresses the themes of natural talent and that if it is right, you won’t have to try. We should not do something we do not enjoy, but something that…

Which of you is the pot, and which is the kettle? //He 's less of a kettle, and more of a little teapot Some character screws up, or the speaker is threatening pain to someone, etc: “I don 't know. It 's never been done before. We 're breaking entirely new ground, here. It 's rather exciting.” //e.g. You 're in for a whole new world of pain. We are like two intrepid explorers; you, the well-meaning but unintentionally racist [/repugnant] explorer, me, the friendly native guide. [leading you to…