Penmanship

Summary: Brain Rules, by John Medina, explains how the brain works and how we affect it throughout our lives. The book is divided into 12 chapters, each explaining one “rule” of the brain, or the tendencies the human brain has. Rule 1: Exercise boosts brain power (Exercise) Exercise is critical to our health, both physical and mental. Exercising not only lowers your risk for physical and mental disease, it improves your ability to think as well. Exercise helps blood travel to the brain,…

Soon, I packed my suitcase days prior to my departure. But, as I rifled through my clatter, I came upon a letter dated on 1958, the year I had departed for England. I could make out my father’s penmanship and his scrawny cursive. On the front it read, “To My Son, Mohan Bansal.” Quickly opening the letter, I began to read. “Dear Son, I write this on the day you ran away. I am not surprised at your bold decision to explore a different country even…

Huey Pierce Long Jr., also known as The Kingfish, was born in Winnfield, Louisiana on August 30, 1893 (Jeansonne 1). At the age of seventeen, Huey was a traveling salesman from, Louisiana, to Texas, to Tennessee (Simkin 1). At the age of twenty- one, Long went to get his college education from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. In 1918, Huey started practicing his law career in Shreveport, Louisiana. He presented small plaintiffs against large businesses (Life & Times 3). Long made a…

decided I should apply for college and begin with a new outlook on education. As for Malcolm X, he started his “Homemade Education,” (142) by copying the dictionary word for word. While doing so, he learned a little bit about history and improved his penmanship (Malcolm X, 144). This helped time go by fast while Malcom X was in prison and his vocabulary broadened. Baca had taught himself how to read and write while in prison. It was difficult for him to get the materials he needed so he had to…

Charismatic Communicators There are many charismatic communicators around the world. Many are now dead and left a legacy of being a charismatic communicator and others well they are on their way. The definition of Charismatic is “Spiritually endowed; divinely inspired or having power to command” (The Readers Digest Great Encyclopedia Dictionary622). Another definition of charismatic is “A spiritual gift or talent regarded as divinely granted to a person as a token of grace and favor and…

Clara Barton was a woman of incredible stamina and valor to whom America as a whole owes much. Her efforts in the Civil War are well remembered and well documented. Her bravery in helping wounded soldiers on the battlefield set her apart from other women of her time, initiating her social work for years to come. The skills she learned as a child she used for the good of humanity. The far reaching influence of Clara Barton’s tireless work helped to drastically improve the healthcare of the…

The American Revolution certainly is a breathtaking era in God’s unfolding story. Friction between England and its colonies emerged most notably after the Seven Years' War. Before the war, the British government had undertaken minimal contact with or interference in the internal affairs of their settlements, aside from passing the Navigation acts that dictated the shipment of goods(Marston, 2003). However, the price of war racked up a hefty debt that made the country see an error in their…

and exclusion. Held by the majority of public during most of the literatures publication. Authors such as William Apess, Olaudah Equiano, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln depict the battle between a nocuous lack of morality and righteous penmanship. The ideals of American identity have been epitomized by an imperfect nation’s struggle for equality and the procurement of true freedom. William Apess, epitomizes the arguments against the prejudice…

The commencement of this venture began by reading Camille Saint-Saëns by Brian Rees , a secondary source material. Rees does an admirable effort in creating a seamless biography that places different periods of the Saint-Saëns lineage in perspective. Moreover he dedicates a few pages regarding Saint-Saëns Franco-Prussian war experience in his chapter: “Devastation, Seed Corn and Harvest.” The chapter briefly recounts the political climate of France months prior to the war and indicates various…

This lesson was a few days into the unit practicing multiplication story problems. These story problems included multiplication problems that were more advanced. So, I wanted the students be able to solve word problems that involve multiplying three or four digit numbers by one. Or, two digit numbers by two digit numbers. I also wanted them to demonstrate and practice proper group work expectations since Ms. Bell has been working diligently to establish positive group work in their lessons.…