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John Dewey, who was born on October 20, 1959 in Burlington, Vermont, was a twentieth century American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. Dewey preached the idea of pragmatism, which rejected customary perspectives of epistemology and mysticism. Pragmatism “considers practical consequences or real effects to be vital components of both meaning and truth” (Pragmatism). Pragmatism was founded by a “Metaphysical Club”, consisting of philosophy students from Harvard University…

IV. For Nullification Based on the tacit allowance of jury nullification that is present today, and the stated allowance of it in death penalty cases, jury nullification should be brought out of the darkness and instated as a right in trials. The benefits of jury nullification are clear, and include the fact that juries can respond to unanticipated circumstances in the moment that laws cannot and that they can look at exigent circumstances and choose to grant a defendant freedom when those…

From double black diamonds to moguls, and glades. I can ski almost anything. However, it wasn’t always like that. Here is how I began my skiing career. In March of 2010, my brother Alec, got on a plane to Massachusetts, so we could visit our dad for the holidays. After a long plane flight, our father drove us to his house, but it was late, so we had to immediately pack my Dad’s blue Ford Explorer, and go to bed. The next day we hit the road early in the morning while it was still pitch black…

of the rise of Bernie Sanders. When most old white men are associated with maintaining the status quo, you might be forgiven if your passing glance at American election results has left you puzzled as to why Sanders, a 74-year-old Jewish man from Vermont, has grabbed the attention of youthful voters across the USA. Offering a policy platform of democratic socialism – in a country where using that particular…

Common Core Testing is Not Beneficial to Students Core Connection The administrators stuffed in suits strut through our school clenching clipboards, nod plastic smiles| Speak words like “common core,” like “standards” & “benchmarks”. But those of us who live in these rooms, who know each other's stories & share apples and granola bars because there was no food in the house after dad was arrested– We nod & smile back– Our secret knowing: Core is community Core is complex Core is connection.…

They actually become silent, distraught, and uncomfortable with Walt’s actions. Yet, in Walt’s view, it was an act of affection extended to the girl. In the U.S. patting a child’s head is considered to be a friendly or affectionate gesture (Vermont Department of Health, n.d.). However, it is considered to be inappropriate by many Asians to touch someone on the head. The head is considered to be a sacred part of the body. Sue’s kin believed that the soul of a human being resided in the head,…

was to embedded school in the society and not isolate from it. Dubois vision was to create a strong and well educated African American Society. Therefore, both worked and study hard to see their vision fulfilled. John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1859. Being raised in a small community and influenced by his mother, Dewey…

Waseem Alkakoz April 30, 2015 ECOL 379 Where is the US Healthcare Heading To? The health care system in the United States has been a contentious issue in the last decade. The rising costs and unsustainability in the system has resulted in much higher costs of health care, and yet the life expectancy is lower than most countries like Canada, Germany, and Japan (Wallace 2013). The US has the highest healthcare costs in the world, and it is estimated that about fourteen percent of health care…

veteran's hospital after the war, he meets fellow veteran Eliot Rosewater and discovers the science-fiction novels that will help him escape from his awful life for the next 30 years. And when Billy is recovering from his plane crash in a hospital in Vermont in 1968, he first begins saying the name "Tralfamadore"…

do not have the best reputation when it comes to honesty or loyalty. Bernie Sanders is the minority in this case. Sanders is now known as the longest serving independent in U.S. congressional history. Being such a successful Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, led him to become an even better representative for Vermont’s at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, Senate, etc.; he has always won because of his popularity votes. He is also known as “the progressive voice on…