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One of the theoretical foundations for this study is the notion that books are cultural products and impact individuals and society by influencing intergroup relations and perceptions of different groups of people. According to Collins, the “images and discourse used throughout media outlets provide a framework with which its consumers may construct representation of the world in which they live” (2016). In this way, books can influence consumers’ perception of the world they live in, in part by…

Introduction: Hunting is a past time enjoyed by friends and family. Hunting gives people, a sense of adventure, accomplishment, fun and bonding; however, does hunting question the morality of how humans treat the lives of other living species? Should hunting animals be put to a stop for the brutality of the nature or be continued for the better and inevitable death of the animals? Kelley & Rule (2013) talk about how hunters use two types of patterns. The two different patterns are love and kill.…

In what ways can the work of Martin Boyce be seen as an act of memorializing? INTRODUCTION This essay will serve to analyze four different aspects of Martin Boyce's work which can be interpreted as acts of memorial. It will explore methods of production, the context behind the work, materials used and the aesthetics of his installations. Insight from relevant theorists and critics, such as John Berger, Walter Benjamin and Nicolas Bourriaud, along with Boyce's own words, will be utilized and…

January McConville is missing. Her boyfriend, Flynn Doherty, has not seen her in almost a week. The last thing they did was fight, and January broke up with him. The reason that January broke up with him was because he was hiding something from her. He was hiding the fact that he was gay. Flynn had no idea that she had gone missing. Flynn and January had started going to different schools the start of their sophomore year in high school. January went to a prestigious, private school called Dumas…

At 29,029 feet (8,848 meters), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world in terms of altitude. However, the tallest mountain is actually Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which measures 33,480 feet (10,205 m) from its underwater base to its peak, according to Guinness World Records. (Most of Mauna Kea is underwater.) Everest is located at the border of Nepal to the south and China or Tibet on the north. It is over 60 million years old. Everest was formed by the movement of the Indian tectonic…

Classroom Setting One of the first things I noticed when walking into Mrs. Curl’s classroom was how pleasant a place it was. Not only was it clean, neat, organized, and colorful, but it also possessed a fun, child-friendly element that made it look like a place any kid would enjoy spending long periods of time in. Mrs. Curl would play music softly in the background at the beginning of her class when the children were doing educational busy-word to keep them occupied until everyone arrived and…

The first chapter of Transformed into Fire is titled “The Call to Communion”, which seems to be the main focus of this chapter. Hougen (2002) shares a couple of people’s stories through this chapter, each person’s story showed that they wanted to feel God’s love, not just hear/learn about it. She talks about the head and the heart; the head is about performance, and logic, while the heart is about experience, and feeling. She begins to explain the difference between communication, and communion.…

Throughout history civilizations have used physical objects to help solve everyday math problems. In Southwest Asia they used counting trays; wooden or clay trays covered in sand that the user drew symbols in as a tally chart. The ancient Romans then modified these to create the world’s first abacus. The Mayans, Aztecs and Incas all had different versions of knotted strings. The first true manipulatives were invented in the late 1800’s, they were maneuverable objects that appealed to several…

Journal Entry #1 – Self-Assessment During class, on September the sixth, the class I was in was to fill a self-assessment questionnaire. The questionnaire had sixty-four questions dealing with how we operate on a daily basis. Our answers ranged from zero, meaning the question is completely false or ten meaning the question is entirely true. I wishing to sell my book back at the end of the year scored my questions on a separate sheet of paper. Afterward, we were to total our scores on a…

specific behavior was exhibited. However, for many instances, especially fighting scenes, they went on for a prolonged period of time, which could not simply be represented by one notation of the behavior. We attempted to control for this by giving a tally per five seconds of these behaviors, but our results still may slightly be…