Sparks

has become a label that defines children now days, that is why cool has become the dominant theme of children's marketing. As mentioned in the article, "Part of cool is having something others do not. That makes a kid feel special. It is also the spark that drives kids to find the next cool item." On the other hand, marketers are pushing the limit with what is consider cool. For instance,"ads are now portraying kids with attitude,outwitting…

The essay "Does Texting Affect Writing" gets into the issue of texting and how it affects students writing in school. Text messagingan is a form of electronic communication, that is sent and received by mobile phone and a large portion of the students use this form of writing. Text messaging has become very popular amongst the youth and has seen to have many affects to their writing. Michaela Cullington discusses different views of the issue in the essay and is able to put in the matter into her…

adults in college to drink more after being watching to them? Theory Priming Leonard Berkowitz and his associates did a series of experiments to show that when violent people watched media violence, they were “more likely to behave aggressively” (Sparks, 2013). Berkowitz and his colleague Eunkyung Jo realized…

We are in the dark ages of learning. There is an insufficient focus on creativity in school. Integrating more arts into the education system would aid students in feeling more involved in their education, It should be made mandatory that students choose at least two. There must be a balance of all subjects so that they are less likely to become disinterested. We are all being taught to think identical instead of thinking differently, or at least we are all taught the same. Barber asserts “more…

What if I told you, you could get over 100 combined miles per gallon in your vehicle? This is true if you acquire the Hyundai Ionia electric. Technology has allowed this to be feasible for us, but there are many differences between hybrid cars and fossil fuel cars. Some differences are how they operate, how their engines, energy sources and batteries work ,and the emissions they produce. After all we do view both types of vehicles on the road, but don’t you want to know how they are different?…

pixels and AI, they’re programmed with a lot more than just code. Designers, programmers, and the rest of a video game’s staff spend months or even years assuring that their game appeals to emotions in one way or another. Even a mobile phone game can spark joy within their players. Don’t believe me? Believe science. According to a study conducted by Doug Hyun Han, M.D., video games share a link with dopamine: a chemical in the brain used as the brain’s reward system. Dopamine is known to…

Having the ability to know one’s self is important when entering a relationship; the individuals have developed a base-line of self-identity. For the purpose of this assignment, I would believe that I agree with Erickson’s theory, as an individual enters into a relationship they do make changes due to growth with another individual. In my opinion, I feel that an individual, who has developed their sense of self, knows their occupation, lifestyle and what type of person they are looking for have…

that society’s government. Since Fahrenheit 451 and Pleasantville have both books and television censored we find that it is more valuable when our protagonists who once loved their part in their new society, in fact turn against their old ways and spark a rebellion to preserve what is considered outlawed.…

it was taught in English and there was no explanation about where the song came from.” Most of the interviewers and interviewees thought that the different cultural music in classrooms was a great idea. Not only does it get the kids attention and spark creativity, but they also learn about the different cultures of the world…

Roberto Clemente, I witnessed a teacher giving out a STRONG ticket to a student who was working hard and volunteering to answer questions aloud. Roberto Clemente’s acronym of characteristics for students to emulate reminds me of the SPARK students introduced in The Prize. SPARK is an acronym for Seek knowledge, Pursue justice, Act as a team, Reach for excellence, Keeping Going (Russakoff, 2016). Correspondingly, STRONG stands for Successful, Team player, Respectful, Optimistic, Nice to…