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College in the 21th century should have general version of majors, and when a person gets their masters or PHD when they get more specific. But there are different opinions from Liz Coleman a speaker on a TED Talk video, Walter Kirn a personal story of his journey for knowledge and Aristotle giving the reader three Rhetorical Appeals and Minerva a new age college, as well as mission statements from different colleges. The way Liz Coleman summarizes her argument is that she wants a broader…

McClelland, Edward. “The “Middle Class” Myth: Here 's Why Wages Are Really So Low Today.” Pg. 92-94 in Focus on Social Problems: A Contemporary Reader, edited by M. Stombler and A.M. Jungels. New York: Oxford University Press. Edward argues that wages are low because technology and immigrants are willing to do jobs that should require higher pay to be done at lower wages. He talks about how Americans would do certain jobs and that people from Mexico would because they do the same thing from…

erupting volcanoes, light-pierced landscapes, and Egyptian-looking Scientology symbols evoke a peculiar science-fiction-meets-self-help vibe. Zipping towards me, a uniformed female attendant offers help, and soon I’m looking down at Scientology’s Oxford Capacity Analysis personality test. A battery of 200 often strangely worded questions, ask how I “feel RIGHT NOW” about a disparate range of issues. "Does an unexpected action cause your muscles to twitch? " "Do some noises ‘set your…

on the importance of learning agility, why they should adopt it and how it can be used to a student’s advantage. Definitions of Learning Agility Oxford dictionary defines ‘learning’ as “Knowledge acquired through study, experience, or being taught” (Oxford University Press, 2015), whereas ‘agility’ is defined as “Ability to move quickly and easily” (Oxford University Press, 2015). However, ‘learning agility’ as a phrase has never been definitively defined, but only discussed in literature.…

Writers often use weather to highlight important moods of their novels. Oxford Royale defines this use as a pathetic fallacy; “A literary device in which human emotions are attributed to aspects of nature, such as the weather” (Oxford Royale). Pathetic fallacies are often utilized in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, to help highlight important scenes. Fitzgerald uses the weather to both reflect and emphasize the interactions between Gatsby and the other characters to help the…

Portfolio piece 1: Auckland housing crisis (Argument Piece) Statement of Intent: For my first English Portfolio piece, I intend to writing my views on the housing crisis in Auckland. My intended audience for this argument are going to be teenagers mostly around my age (16-18) whom in the future would like to own a home. This essay will argue on the possible difficulties and complications upcoming adults may face while buying a house. I want to argue this to them so they can know the…

of the Troubadours. 1st ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Print. • Bricard, N (2002). Moussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition. Alfred Music Publishing • Brown, H (2016). The Quest For The Gesamtkunstwerk And Richard Wagner. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Print • Calvocoressi, M (1978). Mussorgsky. London: Dent. Print • Galeazzi, F (1796). Elementi teorico-practici di musica as translated to English in Rita Steblin, A History of Key Characteristics in the Eighteenth and Early…

The Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (bureau) received a state complaint from Megan Collins, Esquire, on August 26, 2016, alleging that the Leon County School District violated federal and state laws relating to the education of students with disabilities. The complaint did not contain all of the required components. During a telephone conversation on September 19, 2016, the complainant provided the facts that supported an IDEA violation. Specifically, the issues are: ISSUE…

Patricia Jordan, long-time Buck Hiller, passed away on October 10th. Born in Brooklyn to the late Estelle (Sanders) and I. Jerome Riker, and the sister of the late Stanley Riker, Pat was educated at the Berkeley Institute, The Packer Collegiate Institute, and Columbia University. A writer and the author of a humorous book “Under the Dryer,” she married the love of her life in June 1950 and began her family. Pat discovered Buck Hill in the 1960s when she was looking for a place close enough to…

Attendance: Wyatt attendance is great at Arthur Edwards Elementary. He has been present 29 days, absent___ days since Aug 25, 2015. Past and current grades : Differentiated instruction 2nd grade level and modified grading: Current Grades: Reading /Language Arts --%, Math --%, Writing N, Social Studies --%, Science --%, Conduct N Work samples: Reading: Wyatt does not willingly participate in reading activities especially when his has to read a text and writing a response about what he has read.…