religiously, convinced that the white man hid knowledge of past African greatness. This will be a series of posts on Refuting Afrocentrism, with each successive piece focusing on a different part of the Afrocentric narrative. I’ve had an interest in Mesoamerican history since I was a kid. I was reading adult level books when I was 10 years old. I got this book, The Mayan Prophecies: Unlocking the Secrets of a Lost Civilization, which talked a lot about Maya history, as well as where they came…
Topic: The Aztecs and their creation myths. /////////////////////////////////////////// Interest, Motivation, and Knowledge in the Topic: The Aztecs were one of the most powerful, advanced and popular civilizations in America; therefore, I think this is important because they have several different myths and ideas which we are able to learn and a different prospective of our lives. My motivation is to do a deep researching on those myths and ideas, focusing on the myths of their different gods…
PEOPLES AND CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS, 600-1500 I. The Mayan Mesoamerican civilization (Northern Central America and Mexico) a. Complex language i. allowed for records of historical events to be made b. Competed for resources c. Diverse and productive agriculture d. Cities that rivaled Roman ones II. Classic-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica, 200-900 a. Mesoamerican Civilizations i. Unified by religion, culture, and social structures ii. Had different languages iii. Had many…
Recently, Dr. Harvey has been unresponsive to many questions asked of him in class and has been exhibiting a “selective hearing” behavior in regards to certain conversation topics. The behavioral funnel will be used to assess Dr. Harvey’s behavior and the appropriate responses. According to Hawkins (1979), the behavioral assessment is similar to the shape of a funnel. The beginning of the assessment should be broad and consider all possibilities while having a narrow scope of the behavior.…
What is a Community of practice? Etienne Wenger informs us that a community of practice is a “Group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better”. Given these points, we all have a community of practice. In which we can relate to having a significant event that has helped us identify ourselves as experts, within our community. In my case, my community of practice involves my number one hobby which is playing the violin.…
The informative speech I gave on Wednesday about “GM Foods” did not go better than I expected that I could have done because I felt time pressure to organize a verbal outline as closer to written outline. On the topic “GM Foods”, my rhetoric was mainly to inform audiences about negative impact of GM foods on human health. The most difficult part of this informative speech for me is the topic selection. Going through the struggle of finding the topic of large public/audiences interest which can…
Parker J. Palmer is an author, educator, and citizen-activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He is also the founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal. He has authored several books including, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation The Courage to Teach The Active Life A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life, and Healing the Heart of Democracy. “In There Is a Season” originally published in 1999…
It begins with the night of the incident and an explanation of whites versus the non-white population’s interactions and from there follows a loose chronology of the incidents after it, along with relevant commentary of the social climate of Hawaii at the time. Rosa includes quotes from outside sources not directly a part of the case, related incidents, descriptions of the local people, the US military…
Imagine being in the library at the early hours of morning before your final exam. You are thinking to yourself as you are studying why “did I wait last minute to study all this material”. Does this sound familiar to you? Well if so, you are not alone. Many college students find themselves having to cram for exams the night before. According to a poll taken by The Hawk Eye, 99 percent of college kids have reported that they have found themselves in the situation where they need to cram for an…
Lennox was born on June 16, 2014. He weighed 8 lbs 4 oz. He lives in Tallahassee with his mother and sister. He was born at 39 weeks gestation. He had the diagnosis of albinism and nystagmus. He is now a physically healthy young boy. He attends Bud Bell Early Learning Center five days a week. He receives monthly services from a vision coach. Vision coach uses the Oregon Assessment and reports he scored at or slightly above his age level on all measures. He has seen his physician for well-baby…