Play from scrimmage

After attending the performance of “Margo Vail”, I did not know what to think. From previously watching “Richard III” a couple of weeks ago, I felt that I would be better at following a University’s production of a play. However, I am not really sure what was going on in this play, which does not mean I did not like it, but I was in awe/confused most of the time. The reason why this production was so different because its not one of those classics like Shakespeare’s “Richard III” where you know…

what we are today. Habits are what build our life and character. Habits are different from person to person. Some people have good habits; some have bad ones. The problem with our brain is it is not smart enough to differentiate between good habits and bad habits. However, the good news is by understanding how habit works,…

The play “Spring Awakening” is directed by Shelly Elman and is originally based on Frank Wedekinds play. The a few characters struggling to transition to adulthood. The personal strife of the characters differs through desire, confusion, frustration and many other effects. Nonetheless, the characters all end up with the drastic questions: Who am I? And what does it all mean? When I first heard about the play in class I had no idea what I was actually going to be looking at. The day of the play,…

respect child’s play, which makes a playing child “a head taller” than his or her actual height (Vygotsky, 1980) “(Berger). Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, physical, and emotional strength. Play is important to healthy brain development. Through play, children at a very early age engage and interact in the world around them. There are two different types of play, Pretend play which occurs when the child is alone, then there is also social play.…

the two children around the same age being of different sexes because I wanted to see how they would play together, I also wanted to see what I can learn from them both. In this paper, I want to discuss who Ryker and Athena are. Then I want to talk about I will describe what I observed when I watched the two kids at the playground. Next I will talk about my theoretical impressions that came from the book. Finally, the concluding with my personal reflection…

Miller created a unique play - "Death of a Salesman", which is still very popular in different parts of the world. According to the play, the action takes place in Brooklyn, in the postwar years, at the end of the 1940s. The play tells us about the 60 years old, unhappy salesman Willy Loman, his family, and his misunderstanding of achieving the American Dream. We see four main characters: Willy Loman - the father of the family, Linda - his wife, Biff and Happy - his kids. The play begins with…

She demonstrated intrinsic motivation. When she was with a friend she would go play by herself. She would dig holes in the sand, dump water in the hole, go back and do it again. There was no method to what she was doing and there was not going to be an end result. She just did it because she wanted to and felt compelled to because…

girls play organized sport in the united states (Statisticbrain.com). Families in the American society place a significant value on sports and many of their lives revolve around it. From attending professional sports games to a child’s little league practice, it is so important that it cannot be missed. My view on sports is very similar to the functionalist point of view. I place a high value on the concept of competition, achievement, fair play, and individualism. The roots that stem from my…

Child lead learning and child participation was a common theme that emerged from my elicitation. Monk and Silman (2014) suggest that this is because it was a hand on exploration activity that got the children involved in their own learning. My findings and the literature highlighted the positive impact adopting this approach has on child development (Glaserfeld, 2007). Differently, the teaching style from the observation adopted both behaviourism and social constructivism, and this is primarily…

Origins: Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) was first established in 2005 at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. The creators, Brad Sappington and Chris Weed, made the game free under a Creative Commons license, allowing suborganizations all over the world to play. Humans vs. Zombies is now played on six continents. Rules and Objectives: Humans vs. Zombies at its core is a game of tag. In the original rules, one player is chosen to be the "Original Zombie" and then tags as many human players as they…