The Day After

Imbolic is in Feburary 1-2 ,Imbolc has traditionally been celebrated on 1 February. However, because the day was deemed to begin and end at sunset, the celebrations would start on what is now 31 January. This holiday is also known as Candlemas, or Brigid's Day or Groundhog's Day. this is also another one of the fire festivals. this is time when the Goddess changes from crone to madien. This is also the time when we know that spring is here. On Imbolic it is customary to light up every house if…

address the class whether it was for academic instructions or disciplinary reasons, she addressed her students as “friends”. This simple act promoted a sense of community and friendship between the teacher and the students themselves. After my first initial day of observing the classroom environment, I focused on aspects that affected school culture. The most obvious to me was the difference of race and how it affected the individual students learning experiences. This is the most diverse…

Veterans Day Past and Significance Veterans march down the street, American flags peaking out from the ground, firerucks and sirens wailing and people cheering. Ceremonies are held to honor those who served in the Armed Forces. Veterans Day, also known as remembrance day, originated with a document to end World War I. World War I left the country stunned with its remarkable toll on human life. Untold millions were killed. Germany was running low on men and supplies so they agreed to sign an…

of Veterans Day as a day off from school or work, well they are wrong. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S Military Veterans. It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also the anniversary of the end of World War I (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went to effect.) Veterans Day is not…

‘How Three Young Toddlers Transition From an Infant to a Toddler Child Care Classroom: Exploring the Influence of Peer Relationships, Teacher Expectations, and Changing Social Contexts’ - 2012 This study by Recchia and Dvorakova (2012), followed three infants over a nine-month period at Columbia University based childcare centre in the USA. The age of the children began of at 19 months old (Demetri), 21 months old (Amy) and 23 months old (Jeremiah). These three children were all beginning…

could happen in daycare centers. I have seen my self as I stated In my previous sentence that in one particular day care center that I worked at I saw one child that was being abused and any abuse that a teacher see’s that they have to report to CPS. Which is child protective services. In the facility that I was working at the director of the school didn’t report the incident…

Prenatal Development The day I found out that I was pregnant was a day of unmatchable joy for both my husband and I. Our joy was continued throughout the pregnancy until the doctor had offered us possible test to see if the baby had any problems. I didn’t want to know until the baby was born, but my husband insisted. The doctor conducted a maternal blood screening, as well as a noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (Santrock 2014, pg. 52). The tests came back positive for Down syndrome. At that point…

change the date of Australia day? This has been a heated argument that’s risen over the past couple of years, with many aboriginal and Torres strait islander people claiming that its celebrating the date (26 January) which began the long destruction of the indigenous people and their culture. Aslam Mr. Debono and fellow students. This speech will state arguments to why Australia should change the date of Australia day. Australia Day, Australia day is the official national day of Australia.…

Diá de Muertos, otherwise known, to you Americans, Day of the Dead. Even though people say it's the same thing as Halloween in America, it's so much different. People are actually honoring their ancestors that have passed away. One of my favorite things about Day of the Dead is the symbol. The symbol for Dia de Muertos is a Mexican Sugar Skull. It's a symbol for Ancestors who have passed are represented by clay molded sugar skulls. However, they have a different meaning to me. What they mean to…

It was very very perfect sunshiny day on Wednesday November 11, 2015. I woke up at my house in Middletown and getting ready for my mom to take me to my orthodontist appointment in Muncie. On the way there we talked the whole time about life, well just about anything really and of course we were jamming out to some toons. It went from a great fantastic day to the worst day of my life. On November 11, 2015 was veterans day, it’s a time to remember who gave their all for their country to protect…