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The Minimum Standard of Solar Energy Energy sources are the center of political debates at state and local levels of government. When communities, organizations, and political entities give their opinions, there will be issues arising from many directions. Choosing the most appropriate energy source, in terms of sustainability, cost efficiency, and economic prosperity is a complex task. Choosing what to incentivize and what to get away from is a more realistic approach. For the state of Colorado…

Introduction This report is going to study the differences between orthodox medicine and complementary therapies for the treatments of conditions that affect different systems of the body. Next, the attitudes of the population towards complementary therapies will be analysed, as well as their psychological effects and contra-indications. The sources of information that claim the benefits of complementary therapies will be evaluated to know their reliability. Finally, it is going to be evaluated…

Home schooling should be the main method of schooling, because it is safer for kids, is a more effective learning style, and produces healthier children. Traditional schools have become dangerous places where kids viciously bully the weak and crazy people are going on shooting sprees, only lazy parents would send their kids to traditional school. Home schooled kids are smarter, healthier and much safer. Schools are not the safe havens they use to be; they have turned into a miniature prison…

Education: Which method is better? One of the biggest decisions a parent has to make for their child is what method of education will benefit their child the most. Some parents think that their child will learn the most if they teach them themselves, but other parents are either working, or know that they do not have the ability to teach their child. Because students spend a good amount of time in school, it is extremely important for parents to choose a method of education that fits their child…

That is why hydro-power is influential in supporting a movement towards using renewable energy. Solar Power Solar power is a form of renewable energy that is beneficial to the consumer. The government is well aware of the public’s concern to reduce high energy cost while the overall need for energy has increased. It is argued that switching to solar power will cost the consumer more and also be more of an embarrassment for them to have bulky technology attached to their homes. However, this…

You are aimlessly staring at your professor while they give their hour and a half long lecture. At the end of it all you wonder “Well what did I get out of this? I just know what I think I need to know.” Here you have two cases in one example. According to The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire this is a common practice of “the banking concept” in effect. On the other end, according to hooks’s Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, this is an example of a “passive…

Dewey & Freire: An Experiential, Social Approach to Early Childhood Education When connecting the philosophical theories learned in class with my future pedagogical practices, I am naturally inclined to focus on those philosophers whose ideas resonated with me the most. As a believer that the purpose of education is to raise active members of society and that education can indeed change and improve our social system, I selected John Dewey and Paulo Freire as the two pillars of my teaching…

to spin the wheel.” (Bateman, 2015). Renewable energy is synonymous with sustainable energy. It is hard to believe that the world’s reliance on fossil fuel runs so deep within our cultures and societies. Wind, Water, even solar technologies are not likely to replace our traditional fossil energy sources alone. The solution may be found by combining these alternate sources into a collage that together can pave the way to a fossil-fuel free world. One source of sustainability energy is found…

Having just reviewed homeschooling types and curriculum, I want to now examine socialization. This is a big topic for many people both for and against homeschooling. There is a widely held belief is that homeschooled children lack socialization skills, commonly labeling them as socially isolated. This common view may be oversimplifying, homeschooled children actually have greater opportunities to get to know, work with and meet people of all ages and backgrounds. They gain socialization skills…

Antonio Ovalle HIST-1301-270 Meaghan Steffek 11/7/17 Essay 1 The typical childhood of a Puritan was controlled by their parents and anyone with high authority from England before traveling to the New World known as Massachusetts in the 17th century. The children were taught about religious, modest and obedience. The parents were to raise their children the way they were taught by their ancestors. The Puritan childhood experience was very different from the childhood of this modern time.…