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The Olympic gold medal represents the greatest achievement for athletes in modern day Olympics. The winning athlete receives a personal victory for their physical abilities and training, and it is also a victory for their family and country. The successful athlete catapults to another level of great honor, and duly earns respect for their victory when engaged in Olympic competition. Pindar’s epinician poetry celebrated Greek ethos during ancient Olympics. The victorious athletes of Pindar’s time…

Galileo was a person of imagination. Throughout his life, he came across different things that provoked him with new ideas and create innovative thoughts. Starting from his childhood life, Galileo created his own world without even perceiving what was going on around him. Although he was an introvert, the knowledge he held within him was beyond imaginable. He started to see things that others couldn’t even fathom. Sure enough Galileo’s actions and thoughts established himself as an outsider. In…

Could you imagine a world without tests? I know I would love one! Having a world without tests is something I think the majority of students would like to have, but sadly it is not possible. In school we learn a vast amount of material for each class, and there has to be a way for teachers to determine if you know a material or not. If you ask me, I do not like tests, but I do feel it is necessary for schools to have them. Now, I do not think that all of the tests in the world are necessary.…

His point of view about political philosophy had greatly influenced the political system. For example, he was a diplomatic representative during the disagreement between Florence and Pisa about the conflict of military. He comes into contact with some of the powerful rulers, which allow him to observe their ways for gaining and maintaining political authority. Later on, he wrote a book called “The Prince,” discussed his philosophy about…

Self-efficacy has three dimensions: magnitude, the difficulty level of the task a person believes to attain; strength, the conviction regarding magnitude as strong or weak; and generality, the degree to which the expectation is generalized across situations (Redmond, 2016). Studies show the predictive and mediational role of self-efficacy beliefs in performing mathematical tasks successfully (Dullas, 2010; Galla & Wood, 2012; Guolao, 2014; Liu & Koirala, 2009; Pajares & Miller, 1994; Zimmerman,…

1. Teacher perceptions of the school counselors’ role Teacher perceptions of the school counselors’ role (2011) • There is a daunting array of challenges in schools created by the socio-cultural and economic changes of the 21st century. • Due to the challenges there is a need that the guidance counselors explain their role in education to the public. • There is an increased need for guidance counselors in schools to show evidence of their effectiveness in transferring life skills. • The level of…

Introduction: The main purpose of this assignment is to explain about the European region and the consequences that affect the climate change and how does it impact the country. Europe is a continent, which is the second smallest in the world. This continent has a surface area of 9,938,000 square kilometers and contributes to 6.8% of the earth surface. Besides that, the continent also consists of 47 countries. The largest country that is located in Europe is Ukraine, which has an area of…

KS4 students are a heterogeneous group, with a diverse range of needs, personal beliefs and socio-cultural factors that influence locus of motivation and academic achievement (PISA, 2009; DfE, 2014). The). Bronfenbrenner’s ecological validity (1989) gives reason to the diverse individual needs and experiences of individuals at KS4. Like SCT, it determines that the environment has influence over a learners ' behaviour. Though…

It is quite obvious that the quality of an American education has fallen. As of 2014, American students were ranked barely above average in the world on the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA exam, and have been jumped by several countries in the past decade with far fewer economic resources. (Resmovits, 2014) The major educational issues within the United States have been scrutinized by academic scholars such as Jonathon Kozol, John Hattie and the authors of Too Many Children…

The Italian Renaissance, a term used to mark the time period where innovation, art, and learning became increasingly relevant in society. While the exact date of the Italian Renaissance is controversial to some, most believe that the Italian Renaissance started in fourteenth century, and ended roughly around the seventeenth century. As the name states, the Italian Renaissance began in Italy, mainly for two reasons. The first being that Italy became disconnected from major powers, due to the…