Play Time

including using our imagination to create worlds. Imaginative play, or pretend play, has been described as transforming the present moment in which a child exists (Garvey & Berndt, 1975). It usually involves maneuvering one’s perception of reality creating a pretend world within the mind of the child pretending (Garvey & Berndt, 1975). Though the purpose of imaginative or pretend play is not completely clear evidence suggests that play may help children to develop cognitively, emotionally,…

Lynn Nottage’s play Ruined takes place in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The play opens in a bar that is run by a woman named Mama. A man named Christian arrives, offering Mama several goods he has acquired. He also leaves Mama with two girls, Sophie and Salima. At first Mama refuses to take in Sophie because she has been sexually assaulted so many times that she is “ruined” (Nottage, 12). However, Christian pleads with her because Sophie is his niece. Sophie and Salima work at the bar, along…

Back in Medieval times, threes were considered extremely unlucky. It was often considered the "unlucky trinity" that brought about unhappy events. This is no different in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, where unfortunate events occur every time the number three is seen. To begin, every time the number three comes up in this play, a hapless event is sure to follow. Macbeth starts with the appearance of three witches. These three come up time and time again to toy with Macbeth. In the very beginning,…

it. As parents, we spend more time working to bring home money and at the same time dealing with the stress of keeping the job. Consequently, we spend less time with our family, especially with our children, to play with our children or read them a good story. Taking the Human Development class allows me to study more about children and the role of play in their growth and development. As one of the assignment, we were sent to the daycare center to observe children play. I went to One Hope…

who understands where we are, WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen said. "Our job is the same going into game seven as it was going into game one. You have a week, you prepare all week and you practice hard to get yourself in a position to play on Saturday and then go play. "Our guys like where they are, based on what people are saying or the attention, I can assure you has no impact on them whatsoever to how today’s practice is going to be and what they are going to do to prepare to win the game this…

players that one gets for a matchup. Rather, the opponents are the scum of the game using their inferior tactics that ruin the game for everyone else. A user may enjoy an easy game against one of these predictable play styles, but no one truly enjoys facing these opponents time and time again. The “Run N’ Gunner,” the “Milker,” and the “Cheeseball” will always exist believing their tactics will forever work. The player that does not know, nor care what a huddle is, can be referred to as the…

Kathleen Berger (2014) refers to play as, “timeless and universal.” (p. 207). My interpretation of this quote is that play can be timeless due to the fact that its so fun for children that they tend to lose track of time. Its like time doesn’t exist for the time being. Play is also universal due to it being know in every country and continent on this planet. Children use this as a release just as adults use other activities as a form of release. This also helps with development of learning…

passion came from my neighbors. One is a sophomore at Ridgeview and the other one is a 7th grader. At that time I just moved in and didn’t really have any friends to talk to or play with. One day I was throwing out the trash, and my neighbors who were playing basketball asked me if I wanted to play with them. I instantly said yes and quickly ran into my room, put on my shoes, and ran back outside to play with them. They taught me everything about basketball. From…

emphasizes why it is important in their learning. It discusses about how child-directed play is efficient and is a vital role to build up many different aspects of the child. The first point that was being brought up was that play allows children to build on previous experiences based on the teacher’s scaffolding, allowing them to recall and solve problems. Child-directed play also allows bountiful opportunities and time for the children to explore and use their language skills through the use…

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…