Tears

In “Handwriting Without Tears®: General Education Effectiveness Through a Consultative Approach,” author Denise K. Donica examines the value of Handwriting Without Tears® (HWT) program for use in general education kindergarten classroom. Traditionally, the HWT curriculum is implemented by the occupational therapy practitioner in one-on-one treatment sessions with students. For the study, HWT was introduced into two consecutive kindergarten classes with the teachers, instead of OT practitioners,…

As Abdul Katam once said “Let us sacrifice our today so our children can have a Better tomorrow”. In “Trail of My Tears” a family struggles and makes sacrifice to have a better life as US citizens. Sun uses flashbacks to help us understand what they went through. The author uses these to show how you need to appreciate what you have. Sun establishes a societal conflict by showing us what their family went through. This conflict occurs many times in this piece. For example when they found out…

The War of Tears The Civil War began on April 12th, 1861, and lasted for four years, one month, and one day, officially ending on May 13th, 1865. The conflict of The Civil War was between the Northern and Southern states of the United States of America. The Civil War is commonly known as “The War Between the States,” and was known to put brother against brother. This caused tension and division, not only among the states, but in many families as well. The northern states, also known as, “The…

The trail of tears was were they moved all of the indians on this trail. The main indians that they talked about moving on this trail is the chippewa indian they were moved from georgia to west of the mississippi during the trip many of the old people died because it…

who always looks put together with her expensive makeup and un-wrinkled clothes feels like ripping out her immaculately coiffed chignon and raging like the Hulk every now and then. Today I present to you: 10 Things to Remember When You're Ready to Tear Out Your Hair 1. The same child who just colored on the wall with nail polish also gives the best hugs, the sweetest voice, and tells you they love you in a way only they can. 2. God gave us an amazing immune system. Yes, children shouldn't eat…

Andrew Jackson may have been one of the most controversial presidents, because of the great and terrible things he did during his presidency. Some people believe that he was a villain. They think that he was a barbarian that wasn’t fit for the presidency. On the other hand, there are those who believe Jackson did great things for our country. They believe that he improved our country as a whole. The truth is that Andrew Jackson was guilty of degrading the office of the presidency, for he…

1830, east of the Mississippi, you are a little Indian boy in the midst of playing with his friends on a nice clear day. Suddenly, white soldiers pour into your territory. Those men abruptly pushed you out of your home along with your family. Amongst the yelling of the white soldiers, you hear gunshots echo through your camp. Fellow tribe members fall to the ground, buried in their desperateness to keep their homes. This was called the Indian Removal Act. However, what was the big reason to…

Indian Removal In 1976 Mr. Marvin J. Sonosky, Mr. Reid Chambers, and Mr. Harry Sachse established a Law Firm for the sole purpose of representing American Indian tribes. Sadly Mr. Sonosky passed away in July of 1997 due to heart failure. Mr. Chambers and Mr. Sachse continued his work and added partners to the Firm and continued to help and support American Indian Tribes (Reid Chambers & SCSE&P, LLP.) Growing up surrounded by people who have dedicated their lives to making other people’s…

culture. Although they did exactly what they were expected to do, Andrew Jackson and a few states had trouble grasping onto their assimilation. Jackson went through with a historical event that to this day in American History is known as the Trail of Tears, due to the substantial amounts of deaths that were sprung from it. Jackson had no thought of whether he was doing the right or wrong thing, because to him it was all driven by the desire for more power from the people who elected him. The…

My perspective of boredom has changed since I took Write 100 Bored to Tears. Initially I thought boredom was only an emotion you felt when you had nothing to do, but it is deeper than that. According to Peter Toohey, author of Boredom: a Lively History boredom is "confinement" and an emotion that is felt when you are put in "predictable or repetitive" situation. It also "generates imaginative vitality" (Spacks 1). Boredom can be both a beautiful and dangerous emotion. At the beginning of a he…