Johnny Appleseed

There is a common occurrence amongst people of the misperception that folklore and mythology have the same meaning. These two words are believed to be a synonym for fairytales. They are nothing more than stories told to represent the entertainment used for people of olden times; however, their meaning holds a higher value that society tends to overlook. It is also good to note that mythology, and folklore represent their own meanings respectively. The reason why some people may not have…

how I view food in my everyday life. A common fruit I find almost everyday is the apple. In the documentary Botany of Desire, author Michael Pollan talks about the evolution of the apple in America. He outlines its growth in early America from Johnny Appleseed and apple cider to the monoculture of today. Pollan describes the market today for apples as being only a few varieties, “Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and the Macintosh”. He goes on to state how we got into this sticky situation. Back…

mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition” according to Webster Dictionary. Christopher Phillips is an intriguing person who has a mission for life. The National Public Radio named him the “Johnny Appleseed of Philosophy”. He travels around the world hosting conversations in coffee houses, senior centers, elementary schools and universities. His main goal is to bring forth conversations about questions that are important to the people. His…

My classroom observation hours were completed at West Valley Christian School in Goodyear, Arizona. In order to meet the requirements of this class I was instructed to spend my time observing social studies and was asked to develop and carryout a social studies lesson in an elementary school classroom. This reflection essay will reflect on the lesson plans content, and execution, as well as the teaching strategies used in the classroom. In creating the lesson plan, I wanted to reflect…

Elementary Education Task 1: Planning Commentary TASK 1: PLANNING COMMENTARY Respond to the prompts below (no more than 9 single-spaced pages, including prompts) by typing your responses within the brackets. Do not delete or alter the prompts. Pages exceeding the maximum will not be scored. 1. Central Focus a. Describe the central focus and the essential literacy strategy for comprehending OR composing text you will teach in the learning segment. [The central focus of this three-day learning…

I was not incredibly surprised when I learned that Matt’s “real” name was John Doe, and his friends were named Johnny Appleseed, Peter Pan, Willy Wonka, and Nigel Thornberry. Equally unsurprising was when each of their identification numbers started with a nine, when all University of Connecticut identification numbers begin with either a one or a two. At this point,…

without lecturing. The details in the story stay in our memory, making it much easier to remember the morals the tale exemplifies. Every culture has their own tales that tell their history or beliefs. For example, we have all heard the story of Johnny Appleseed, the man who walked around America planting apple trees all around the land. Now the story is supposedly true, but stretched a little depending on the version you hear, but in the end it does not matter what version you hear, you…

The American socio-political climate is an ever changing landscape in which different cultures compete for normality in a state system founded upon the equality of all men. Although these truths are held to be self-evident in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, certain groups continually find themselves disenfranchised by changing laws and technology which deem their way of life obsolete and are forced to conform or perish. Nowhere is system of conformity anthologized than in Jack…

At the University of Connecticut, located in Storrs, Connecticut, all first-year students are required to live on campus. The University provides several housing options, including thematic communities like Honors Program housing or Business Connections Learning Community housing, gender-inclusive housing, and standard co-educational, non-thematic options. Regardless of a student’s housing selection, the student will live in a community that is maintained by Resident Assistants. Depending on the…

troop go from Northern Italy into Austria. John Adams is the first president to live in the White House. 1803 Louisiana Purchase was made. Tsar Paul I is assassinated. The Cumberland Road was made to improve western transportation. Johnny Appleseed start teaching pioneers how to plant apple trees. In 1800 Lewis and William Clark expedition began in 1804. Robert E. Lee attends the first West Point Academy with Ulysses S. Grant. Charles Willson Peale establishes the Pennsylvania…