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When looking at an individual and deciphering if he/she can be classified as a gifted person, there are several criteria that one needs to take into consideration. For identification purposes, educators and other professionals no longer solely look at one’s fixed intelligence but other aspects that when stimulated and nurtured can grow a person’s talents whether cognitive, intuitive/creative, or motor/sensory expressions. “Growth of intelligence depends on the interaction between our…

In public places, we are often told to be wary and cautious. We are told that we never know who the person sitting next to us actually is. For all we know they could be a wanted criminal or a very important person. So we usually mind our business then talking to others or helping them. In the story ‘Gate A-4’ by Naomi Shihab Nye, Naomi’s plane is delayed and she decides to help a palestinian woman in a wary and cautious situation at airport gate. This shows that we should be kind and caring to…

formed groups that are mostly criminals and or people who “hate life”. In contrast he references the opposite extreme for tribe number five, their name in this case was “life is great” whom make up the majority of the leaders within our society. As a person can imagine the groups in between make up a combination of the two extremes. The point of this TED Talk was not to classify individuals but…

Prior to Camp TEAM I have only had minimal opportunities to work with persons with disabilities but every experience had helped in some form during camp. My grandmother’s brother for example is mentally disabled due to a nasty fall he took when he was very young and I have memories as a young child watching and learning from how my grandma and grandpa at the time interacted with him and most of the time it was positive but I was also watching Rick. I could see noticeable differences and man oh…

class were so broad, but so narrow. Obesity and income inequality. Two things that I have seen my whole life. I grew up with an overweight Nana, and a single mother that…

A Lacking Conversation While watching the Ted Talk by Celeste Headlee there were multiple points that the viewer can take away when watching this. Not only does she cover the “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”, but she also gives examples that may or may not be familiar to some people. Personally, I can now tell based off these theories Celeste makes I am already having a bad conversation with basically everyone I speak to. I am now realizing that I do not actually listen to who is…

is such a beautiful thing. These are some decisions every person faces: Faith or Doubt Fear or Courage Love or Hate Empathy or Sympathy Action or Inaction Life or Death Joy or Sorrow Please understand that these decisions have little to do with your emotions, although your emotions can certainly have an affect on the decision you make. Joy, for example, can be present whether you’re deeply depressed…

Marriage is a relationship between two people in which they can start to create a family, there are many different rules for marriage and every religion has its own rules and beliefs, and this relationship must be built on faith and loyalty. Marriage between different nationality helps people to know about other’s cultures, habits, break bonds between countries. On the other hand, some religions have rules on marriage from other countries or regions, for example Muslim women can’t marry other…

which also responds to physical pain. (Kross et al., 2011; Lieberman & Eisenberger, 2009) Another point to take into consideration in regards to psychology is the concept of how we process and remember information. There will be instances where one person remembers an event or situation differently than someone else. This is the primary reason the science of psychology put more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and…

A Thousand Splendid Suns and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale put forth the idea of overcoming adversity. The authors recognize that some ordeals may be too difficult to overcome; however, in order to effectively deal with such difficulties a person must have three key elements: courage, belief, and sacrifice. Courage can be used at the expense of emotion, denying the oppressor’s satisfaction…