Jean Rhys

Track 2 (“Baby Be Mine”): This song starts with percussion and synthesizer sound effects. The lyrics begin at 0:20. I noticed that the percussion highlighted the second and fourth beats of the measure. The song was a legato sounding pop song that sounded like some of the songs on the top 40 radio stations. Background singers entered at about 0:58; they shocked me because I did not expect something like that in this song. About that time there was an interesting hollow sound that I enjoyed. I was…

Throughout Jean Rouch’s filmic career he experiments with cinema, pushing the boundaries of ethnographic film, showcasing a range of styles. Chronicle of a Summer embarks on the simple journey of asking strangers if they are happy in order to explore how camera’s change behavior. This film epitomizes Rouch’s exploration of cinematic truth, however, I am left questioning if it is the camera or Rouch who provokes his subjects into performance. Rouch’s exploratory career can be tracked through…

Nature versus Nurture has been one of the major controversies in all of time. Whether inherited genes or environmental influences can affect one’s personality, behavior, development intelligence, and ability. While nature is mainly characterized by physical attributes inherited from generation to generation, nurture is mainly in control of a person’s character and manner. Either Adam, the monster, could have been born with his savage ways or he could have acquired these ways from society. Nature…

Introduction There is no doubt that early childhood experiences have a tremendous effect on all aspects of development of a person. This essay looks at the role of nature and nurture in the cognitive development of individuals using case studies of two feral children and the psychological impact of the Holocaust for the children who survived it. 1. Examination of the role of nature and nurture in cognitive development of a child using Isabelle and Genie case studies It is generally agreed that…

“Look, you, sir, a school ahead. The schoolroom is not quite deserted. A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.” (Horovitz p. 760). This is one of the many importants parts of the drama, The Christmas Carol. The Christmas Carol is a story of an old miser that cares nothing of Christmas, until an old friend of his warns him of the terrible things that might happen if he doesn’t change his ways. He also warns of three other being that will be visiting him throughout the…

25, 2018 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: The Power of Influence INSERT CONTEXT HERE Dr. Frances Jensen, a neuroscientist at Harvard University, proclaims an adolescent’s mind to be “a brain that’s all revved up not knowing where it needs to go”1. Here, Jensen articulates that children are very impressionable during their adolescent years. Therefore, influential figures play a crucial role in shaping the minds of children. In Muriel Spark’s novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Miss Brodie, a…

Parenting Manual Erikson’s Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt (ages 3 to 6 years) Description of the Stage According to Bjorklund & Blasi, this stage of development includes the years of early childhood ages three to six years old. Children in this stage seek more independence in activities and begin to use their imaginations more. According to Ramkumar, in early childhood children make decisions and then carry them out while they are playing (2002). They also feel more empowered during for the…

Introduction Imaginative escape is creation of images in the head, like remembering how your young life was. Visualization of the past happenings is eminent in these stories. Imagination is much eminent in the story of Araby. The narrator is filled with thoughts of his friend’s sister though the girl knows little about it as the narrator doesn’t talk much with the girl, he fears expressing his secret love to her. Physical escape is simply to put what you have imagined into action. It is…

Case Study Five (5) Outdoor Play with the Nursery children; 4 years old. From my perspective, I think that learning extends beyond classroom. I believe that outdoor play is a form of learning that actively encourages children development. The three principles that I have chosen based on the case study: • Holistic Development to development and learning • Children as Active Learners • Play as a medium for learning Holistic Development to development and learning Holistic development in…

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher most famous for his deontological ethics, also known as Kantian ethics. Kant believed that whether an action was right or wrong did not depend on the consequences, but on whether they fulfilled our duty as rational beings. Kant’s ethics are guided from the philosophical concept that is the Categorical Imperative, a wholly binding rule of morality that is justified as an end in itself. In the spelunker case, Kant would ultimately have the choice of killing…