Understanding

Understanding Characters During this learning center the students will use a jenga set labeled with character traits. For each block they pull the students will have to describe one example of the character trait on the block they have chosen. If the tower collapses during the student’s turn they will have to name two character traits describing their partner. Another way this game could be played is for each character trait labeled block they pull the student will have to name a person who…

The book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Men by Marshall Mcluhan discusses a rather "old fashioned" view to the way that Americans use and view technology. The author describes how at the time the newest inventions such as TV and Phones are quickly shaping our future. When I read this I realized that I was pretty dated. The opinions in here probably would have stayed the same if revised there would probably would have been just a more in depth study into all of the different social media…

Neurological disorders Understanding neurological disorders requires us to first look at the definition of the disease. According to Feldman, Neurological disorders are a disorder within the body's nervous system (Feldman, 2014). Certain disorders that fall into this category are: Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy, Cerebral palsy, Attention Deficient Disorder, Muscular dystrophy, and movement disorders (2014). There are more than 600 diseases of the nervous system ranging in severity from mild to…

Personally, I think understanding the ACE's influences my knowledge about adolescents and young adults in a big way. When we see children who are sick, we might assume that they have a cold or were born with a disease. When we see a child who is withdrawn, we might assume they are shy or have a problem socializing with their peers. When we see a child that is all over the place, we might assume they are energetic or ADHD. However, because of the ACE's we now know that these factors could be the…

During this course I hoped to learn more about my own religion as well as others. I wanted to better understand the theology and history behind the beliefs of those in other cultures. I hoped to gain a new understanding about Islam and how it is related to Christianity. I needed to learn why people believe that they are such different religions. Religion is a subject that is difficult for people to talk about because they fear ridicule or judgment, which is why bracketing is such a good skill to…

Understanding Intercultural Communication Intercultural communication primarily focuses on how people from differing cultures, background, beliefs and/or communities communicate across different cultures When attempting to further understand communication across cultures, it is important to understand that cultural differences stem not only from different languages being spoken or individual origins being different of ones own birth country or region; cultural differences can appear from those…

your mood, thinking and behavior which include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. It is important that we understand what mental illness is so we can help recognize and treat it. Another good reason why understanding what mental illness is because there is an alarming amount of people committing suicide nowadays. Especially our youth that is being bullied, abused and otherwise mistreated. They display signs of either suicide or on the flip dangerous…

Understanding Schizophrenia Does one really know what schizophrenia is? Some have this prejudice idea of how all schizophrenics behave; that they’re all insane and live in mental hospitals or on the street. Over all this is simply not true; schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as…

been effective but it is important to explore other options. Many of these treatments achieve a relief in symptoms on patients with heart failures but what if we can treat these patients with fewer side effects or increase their survival rate? Understanding Heart Failure Before exploring some of the latest research it is important to understand what heart failure is. Heart failure (HF) is an abnormal heart syndrome that involves the inability for the heart to pump and/or fill in a sufficient…

process. Therefore, I am very familiar in the idenfication and selection process that a principal has to have to be a highly effective leader. By taking the time to evaluate my own leadership style through self-assessments, I have gained a deeper understanding…