Ways of Seeing

kicked the red ball too far out, and it went above the young grade of children. I stood in the line, unknowing of my fate of meeting that very ball. I awaited the time whenever we would go outside, the fact that I forgot my jacket added to my impatient ways. I looked up, unsuspecting. Then all of a sudden, I felt something collide with my face, a sharp pain rushing through my nose. Tears…

Using books that are not super long academic journals will keep this research interesting and not feel so much like a long drawn out paper. Using books is one way I can make sure to keep my research unique and applicable to my life. I have started to read The Telomere Effect, a novel coauthered by Elizabeth blackburn, and Elissa Epel. This book is full of scientific terms, explained, and lots of knowledge about…

This chapter is centered around the idea that science is a subject matter that is able to incorporate all other subjects into it yet it is not emphasized enough. “Science is a way of thinking; it involves doing, acting, investigating, gathering, organizing, and evaluating. Active teaching promotes learning and it is through science activities and experiences that students do, act, investigate, gather, organize, analyze, and evaluate information” (p.132). It is hard to imagine that through all of…

This way your pooch has a place to go to escape the summer sun. • Check the weather and the current conditions. You never want to take your dog out in rough conditions. Even in choppy water your dog could be propelled overboard. • Some dogs can get sea sick, so keep your trips short at first. By doing it this way, you can expose your dog to the rocking and rolling of a boat in smaller increments, and work up…

In “A Technological Cloud Hangs Over Higher Education” author Keith Williams states that technology in the classroom today is totally different than the past. Because there are easier ways to get notes, PowerPoints, and lectures simply by downloading them from the internet. Whereas, before the internet, the student had to actually take notes during class. Williams asserts his statement by giving examples throughout the essay about not having to use hot projectors anymore to do lectures. Also,…

something I am passionate about because I love helping people, no matter of their sex, race, or social status. I believe that everyone has equal right to be able to give and receive to one another. This may not come in place of money, but it can come in a way of volunteering. This is an opportunity for me and everyone else to show our love to the community and to let them know that we care that we are part of the community that we are belong here. Please describe a time when you have…

a level up from the fair I have known and conquered, it had to be perfect, it had to be my best. I used water color for my base, next I drew a black and white grandfather clock onto the washed over page. Once the most difficult part was out of the way I put all my focus on the wave of numbers and modern clocks that flew from the old grandfather. For the wave I used sharpies and prismicolor pencils. I was not aware of how long the drawing took because I was too busy to stop and notice. When done,…

the High 5! Comprehension Strategy. There are five steps in the High 5! Comprehension strategy. The five steps are: 1) activating background knowledge; 2) questioning; 3) analyzing text structure; 4) create mental images; and 5) summarizing. The best way to teach The High5! Comprehension Strategy is through explicit instruction. Explicit instruction begins with the teacher modeling one strategy at a time for whole group instruction. The teacher can use a think-aloud to describe the why, when,…

In realizing the weaknesses of the control theory during my internship at the VWU, I would have to say that the power and authority that looms over many people’s heads in the court house is strikingly identifiable. The way in which the courthouse runs is what I would call “not user-friendly” to the average person. The parking is obviously set up for the elites (lawyers, judges, advocates, etc.), the “normal” people have to use the parking deck a few blocks away, if we were lucky to get a spot,…

Exercise 4: Gesture and Gaze in Conversational Storytelling In order to make their narrative more plausible and detailed, many will use more than just a verbal account to illustrate their stories. Instead, they use gazes and gestures. In conversational storytelling, which is a collaborative event, gestures have meaningful functions that are tied to the description of the story. Simply defined, a gesture is the movement of the body that expresses a thought or feeling. In the video-recorded…