The Transcript

In “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” Ken Robinson talks about how the current education system is killing the thought of creativity in the children. Robinson says that children back then weren’t afraid of being wrong or making mistakes. For example, he talks about a little kid who was in the “Nativity II” play with his son and how he changed the line of the play and wasn’t afraid. He later mentions that we “grow out or rather, we get educated out” (6:06) of creativity and the education system is…

In the article, “Decline in Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Function with Aging in Humans” by John Waterlow, the study of whether aging results in increased DNA oxidation damage and reduced mtDNA abundance and mitochondrial function was tested. The study was done to determine whether or not reduced muscle mitochondrial function could contribute to age-related muscle dysfunction. This study relates to human evolution because the results will help scientist determine if there is something humans can…

Students’ entire high school career is unfairly summarized by a single assessment: the ACT. The final year of high school is consumed by college applications and scholarship essays. Many students prepare for a significant milestone – starting college – starting before high school. College admission offices and scholarship committees do not consistently contemplate all that students offer; instead, the ACT is used as a measurement of which students will succeed in the college environment.…

How is language is used in gymnastics commentary? Introduction Artistic gymnastics has been a part of the summer Olympic Games since they began in 1896; it has seen a major increase in popularity in recent years, especially in the UK due the success of the Great British team at the London 2012 Olympics where we won one silver and three bronze medals. There was a 99% take up of the tickets for the artistic gymnastics as people watched one of the nations most popular sports. At 2.98m from…

Online vs classroom education Dropout rates in the United States is a big issue, but how can someone can prevent that from happening? Giving students the opportunity to take online classes can really help. The big issue here is why hasn 't regular face to face classroom learning helped students out. It 's the teachers not doing their work or does this have to do with the students? We can see the behavior of students if it has to do with a personal problem or they just don 't like school at…

The transcripts of the volunteers were analyzed in two stages the first being the Wmatrix (Rayson, 2003, 2008) which compared the parts of speech with surrounding context, “The Wmatrix linguistic analysis tool was used to examine parts of speech and semantic content…

CANADA PROMPT PAYMENT ACT UPDATE: SENATE HEARINGS LEAD TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS In an effort to lead reform in the construction industry, the Canadian Senate introduced prompt payment legislation under Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act (the “Bill”) which, if passed, would apply to construction contracts and related subcontracts made with the Federal Government. After passing its second reading last November, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce…

During high school, most students don’t even think about what they are going to do after graduation. To help prepare myself for the future it is important to analysis any accomplishments I have made. Over all, my high school experience has been good; I have reached many of my goals. I am very excited for graduation, to start progressing toward my ultimate life goals. In the future I would like to graduate from Kansas State University, and become a Veterinarian. Analyzing my strengths and…

Before reading the podcast’s transcript, I acknowledge the fact that people will see you as a threat if they feel you are disrespecting them, especially if you disrespect their religion. There has been several occasions that people have felt this, more so between Muslims and Christians…

The Watergate Scandal forever ruined the nation’s trust in the Presidency. Although the United States was doing well and had just made it out of the unpopular Vietnam War, the nation almost impeached Richard Nixon for his unacceptable actions. After the Watergate Scandal, there have been many more outrages from other well-known politicians. The Nation has reached a point where it can no longer trust the past and present presidents because of their actions. During a warm, early morning on June…