Slate

are supposed to. They only had one wood stove to heat the room when it was cold out. The teacher had a desk, and a chair, and her books to help teach the kids. The kids had desk or bench and tables for the students. Also blackboards, chalk, brushes, slates, and books for them to learn out…

epidemic? Then there were sufficient rooms to isolate patients. The roof was one of the identifiable features of the federation house. The roof was steeply pitched meaning that its slope was approaching perpendicular and originally fabricated from slate or corrugated iron until the Wunderlich Brothers introduced terracotta roof tiles from France towards the mid 1900s. The federation roof also consisted of two small triangular gable vents on either side of the roof that provided air circulation…

In the essay “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” by Zora, the author has recounted her own story of racial discrimination which she had to face since she was an African American. The author did not have to face any discrimination in her home town but as soon as she was moved to another town for her education, she was judged for her black color and African creed by the entire school (Hurston, 2013). The author has referred to this event as “being colored”. However, the author has depicted that she…

It is an inspiring tale of a school teacher who, despite unadorned odds, strained to make learning fun. It establishes, what a teacher could do when a chance is given and a little help. In the early 1920 's, Gijubhai could sense the futility of textbook. He wanted a first-hand practical experience to shape and form his ideas, so, approached the Education Officer and requested for a primary school class for his experiment. He manages to get a post in a primary school after having a conversation…

Trying to change someone's opinion is like trying to sell someone a car. You need to sell them on your argument and prove that it is better than its competitors. A good salesman knows that they have to use; informative facts, shocking statistics, riveting stories and most importantly persuasive language. A persuasive writer is basically a salesman in disguise. Similar to selling a car, a writer has to sell the reader on their arguments and personal writing style. Ultimately, they can have all…

the importance of education in shaping virtuous attitudes towards leadership and governance. From an individual level people are seen as blank slates who are born with good intentions, through early educational interventions people are shaped into virtuous…

York” really opened my eyes to the amount of creativity that is found in everyday life. To me, a blank slate is a new start. It is moving away from where you are and living in a completely new environment. It is leaving someone who is negative in your life to better yourself and your future. It is like getting the chance to show someone who you can be and not who you are or were. A blank slate is important in society and we face them almost everyday.…

philosopher after Plato. His philosophies are exceptional and he justified many documents and ideas. John Locke began his philosophical influence when An Essay Concerning Human Understanding was published in 1690. Locke’s emphasis on the mind as a blank slate, tabula rasa, and on the centrality of liberty were large contributions to the Enlightenment and are the biggest influence that he left on our world today. Locke’s ideas and writings contributed to the Enlightenment through his influence on…

The Lovely Bones; the first murder novel I ever opened. The gruesome story hooked my attention immediately. I could not look at people the same. After that story, I have always had a strange passion for investigating murders and crimes; hence why, when I was given the novel In Cold Blood, I was nothing but excited. Truman Capote, the author and investigator of the Clutter family murder, is an outstanding novelist. He spent hours interviewing suspects and local townspeople trying to piece…

environment influences behaviors the child was raised in; children who were raised in households were swearing was not allowed probably do not swear, for example. Some psychological studies surrounding this claim children are born as “blank slates”, and fill up these slates with knowledge and experiences gradually throughout their lifetime. (McLeod, S. 2015) People are what they experience and what they learn; behaviors are thus a reflection of the environment they grew up in or the household…