Pen pal

Implementation Plan As a sophomore at Dordt College I am being called to pursue a degree in education and eventually become a Christian, education teacher. Through this education course of learning environments I have learned much about what it means to be a teacher and more importantly, what it means to be a Christian teacher. God has called me to purse the field of education, not only as a occupation, but as more than that, Van Dyk describes in the book, The Craft of Christian Teaching, ways…

According to the Institute on Disability (2014), in the Fall of 2012, Hawaii had the lowest percentage of students enrolled in a special education classes, at 6.3 percent. According to the Hawai`i’s Department of Education School Status and Improvement Report (2014), in the same year, 14.5 percent of students at Castle High School were in special ed. This is more than the highest percentage in the United States, New Jersey, which is placed at 11.6 percent. In 2013-2014, it increased to 15.4…

The “Death of a Salesman” is a tragedy play that portrays the last days of the main character Willy Loman. The play revolves around Willy actions and the other character’s reaction towards him. Willy relations with others bring out his emotions and inspiration. The story merges the past and the present demonstrating the lies and denials that the Loman family has. Throughout the play the idea of denial, abandonment, and mental disorder is connected to the characters, setting, and plot. The major…

. The reports about what happened on June 4, 1989 in Tiananmen Square vary so greatly that it makes it nearly impossible to know what actually happened. It is clear that the writers all had different perceptions of the events. I know my perceptions would have influenced the way I saw the events, as well. In turn, it would have affected the way I wrote about the events that took place. One of the things that would color my perspective and affect the way I would write about the events that…

Just like Hannibal, St. Petersburg’s summers were full of circuses, revivalists, and minstrel shows. Tom and his playmates attended these and also took a steam ferryboat to the site of a cave, which they then explored (Twain 161, 203). Twain and his pals came to many of these events and wandered through caves as well (“Mark Twain Biography”; Ward, Duncan 6). Mark Twain did say in the preface of his book that most of the adventures he wrote about, such as these examples, actually happened (Twain…

(“Cade was an insensitive, selfish, arrogant jerk.” Pg. 138 Kasie West, P.S. I Like You.) It isn’t until much later that Lily discovers who the man behind the letters is. (“Cade couldn’t be my pen pal. He couldn’t.” Pg. 138 Kasie West, P.S. I Like You.) This is but one of the signs of a true romance. West displays true brilliance in creating a unique story in which the main character falls in love with the mind of her soul mate before she even…

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) is better known as a scientist all over the world. He studied physics and aerospace engineering and dreamt to be a part of the Indian Air Force as a pilot of fighter jet. Unfortunately he did not get the chance to fly in the sky. He had to compromise with his childhood wish. He became a scientist and started working with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He…

Mr. One Man Band Legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is a two-time Grammy nominee and one of the greatest musicians in the world today. His love and dedication to the guitar, shows why he is one of the greatest players in the world. Emmanuel’s professional career has been going on for over fifty years and he continues to play over three hundred concerts a year. It is no small fact that this man is referred to as being the greatest acoustic guitar player alive with musicians such as; Steve Vai,…

produced a circle around me during a display of my novel dance moves! I adored the interest at first, but it grew to a point where I felt like a dancing chimpanzee. My classmates’ peer pressured me to perform for our fourth grade teacher by jabbing a pen towards my neck. She actually desired to see it. So I acted a fool for my teacher. Most of the people just said I looked hilarious and laughed at…

Science In the 2nd through 8th century AD, the emperor of china had demanded that the six china confucianism classics be engraved in stone so that the people of China would have a real version of the china confucianism stories. As a result of the engraved texts, Confucian scholars placed black pieces of paper on the engraved sculptures and rub charcoal or graphite on the paper to have white texts against a dark paper and the emperors carved texts in a raised form before applying ink to the…