Post-structuralism

GNP per capita has increased along with levels of education, literacy levels, and the average life expectancy. As a result, consumers have a higher purchasing power and are doing more research before deciding where to spend and what to spend their money on. There has also been a rise of women as the primary breadwinners for families (Rampell, 2013). This trend created an evolving family dynamic and shifted the roles of the traditional household (Darroch, 2015). While women are still more likely…

Thomas, John, Wilfred Waluchow, and Elizabeth Gedge, eds. "Case 3.3 Discontinuing Force Feeding of an Anorexia Nervosa Patient. "Well and Good -Fourth Edition: A Case Study Approach to Health Care Ethics. 4th ed. New York: Broadway, 2014. 131-135. Print. This is a case study of a patient who suffers from anorexia nervosa and has been force fed for 4 years in order to keep her alive. No improvements in her mental state have been made in this time, despite the many types of therapy have been…

such as The red convertible car and the red river which impacts the two brothers journey. The Journey in which the both brothers part take in, brings us through their quest or also known as their happy times, the Vietnam war years, and finally the post war period. During the two brothers quest: happy times, they were at their best moment as one. Lyman from a young age loved the idea of working and making not only his own money,…

In elementary school, spending some time on an art project is one of the most exciting things a child gets to do. It’s something everyone can enjoy, no matter how good or bad they are. But as they get older, they lose interest. This disinterest combined with the sheer cost of such programs makes the arts an easy target when money needs to be saved. However, keeping art programs can be very beneficial. The arts have been proven to increase academic performance. They also give students a creative…

Piet Mondrian was one of the founders of the Dutch modern movement De Stijl. This movement is recognized for the purity of his abstractions and methodical practice. Beginning in 1904 he had become a landscape painter. He was influence by Jan Toorop and caused him to paint in a Symbolist manner. Mondrian worked in series, which allowed him to focus on one object at a time. “Mondrian was drawn toward the syncretic and universalizing ideas of Theosophy. Theosophy combined aspects of Christian and…

Connect and Engage: Text-to-Self 1. Student Outcomes: Students will distinguish important information from interesting details when reading narrative nonfiction. 2. Standards: a. English Language Arts: Fluency: 2.1) Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. [RL.2.1] b. Social Studies: Living and Working Together: 2.2) Identify national historical figures and celebrations that exemplify fundamental democratic…

One experience that people commonly face is insecurity. This insecurity may stem from physical appearance and impact one’s self-esteem. One article from The Huffington Post briefly touches on this: “Teasing About Weight May Put Children At Risk Of Binge Eating Disorder.” This article from The Huffington Post explores the effects of teasing about weight through the introduction of Haleigh’s experiences, and highlights one key fact: being critical of children’s weight and bodies simply increases…

When i was a youngster my grandma and I were very close. She used to be my best friend and going to her house on the weekends was a trip for me. We would congregate around the front porch and enjoy the beautiful weather or be inside cooking up some new recipes she acquired from one of her friends. In 2009 I forever lost her to cancer. At the time I was young and frankly kind of confused. But most of all I was hurting and I was, and still continuing to, doing everything i could do to repress…

In the late 1880s Georges Seurat and Paul Signac began a painting technique called pointillism. The technique relies the human brain’s ability to merge individual marks of color into bright smears and smudges—forming objects, conveying ideas, and narrating stories. From far away, each speck is part of something bigger than itself—a shadow, an umbrella, or a woman’s hat. Each speck of oil paint the pointillist marks onto his blank canvas is different in shade, texture, size, and purpose. Specks…

1 Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte: George Seurat, 1884 George Seurat, 1859-1891, was a very young French artist who revolutionized the art world. The artists of the day were impressionists but this young artist used what is now referred to as pointillism or divisionism, by using tiny dots and strokes. As part of the Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection this large oil on canvas painting, measuring 81 ¾ x 121 ¼ was created in 1884. From a distance the painting looks as…