Good Teaching A Matter of Living the Mystery By Parker Palmer Good teaching is an act of generosity‚ a whim of the wanton muse‚ a craft that may grow with practice‚ and always risky business. It is‚ to speak plainly‚ a maddening mystery. How can I explain the wild variety of teachers who have incited me to learn--from one whose lectures were tropical downpours that drowned out most other comments‚ to one who created as arid silence by walking into class and asking‚ "Any questions?" Good teaching
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Bulimia nervosa anoreksia nervosa A gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia‚ typically from the islands of Java and Bali‚ featuring a variety of instruments such asmetallophones‚ xylophones‚ kendang (drums) and gongs; bamboo flutes‚ bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included. For most Indonesians‚ gamelan music is an integral part of Indonesian culture.[1] The term refers more to the set of instruments than to the players of those instruments. A gamelan is
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Chris Radley (458656) Superflat Graphic Design BA(Hons): Part Time CCS200 ● 1800 Word Essay January 2010 “Any engagement with Murakami’s catalogues more profound than a rapid skim is liable to leave the Western art consumer (at least one old enough to be unaffected by the current Western youth fad for all things otaku) floundering in a sea of unfamiliar signifiers‚ feeling hooked‚ intrigued yet vaguely ill-at-ease‚ not unlike Bill Murray’s character in Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation
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Westerners‚ upon viewing popular male Japanese musical artists such as Gackt‚ T.M.Revolution‚ and Psycho le Cemu‚ are often struck most by one aspect of these artists’ appearance -- Their apparent femininity. Yet Gackt and T.M.Revolution are unquestionably heartthrobs in Japan‚ attracting mostly female audiences. These men are considered "dream guys" to these women‚ a model of the ultimate man. However‚ these men are often perceived to have feminine characteristics by Western audiences‚ in some cases
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A full audience bustles into Mallory Hall on a rainy December afternoon with anticipation for the thrilling sounds of Nicholas Pappone (violin)‚ Grace Mei-En Ho (cello)‚ and Candace Chien (piano); all of whom are seasoned veterans of The Mallory Concert Series at Rutgers University: Camden. The expectation is obvious with the lack of seats available that the concert will be captivating. As the air turns to a silent empty hum‚ we are ready. Personally notable movements from the first piece of
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Name Asuna Ayaka (Hero Name: Phantom Hacker): What is your character? Superhuman (A young human woman with the power to manipulate technology with her mind) Hero/villain Hero Description – what it looks like‚ wears‚ personality (in a paragraph) Asuna is a twenty-one-year-old woman who can manipulate technology by looking at a device and affecting it with her mind‚ similar to psychokinesis. She has long brown hair that she likes to wear down‚ teal eyes‚ and often dresses casually in hoodies‚ tank
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regular plain books a lot when I was younger‚ until I read my first graphic novel (The Walking Dead). They’re just more interesting and I find myself losing interest in regular books quickly. Another one of my hobbies is well… watching television shows/anime! I love both live action and cartoon shows‚ like Mythbusters‚ The Walking Dead‚ American Horror Story‚ Black Butler‚ Invader Zim and Adventure Time. And sorry this paragraph is so long. Bare with me! D: Okay so quickly I’ll say that I absolutely love
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However‚ the concept to spread content via multiple mediums‚ can be traced back to the early 1960’s in Japan. ‘Otaku’ is a sub-culture which initiated the ‘rise of a massive entertainment industry producing manga‚ anime and video games’ (Azuma‚ 2009‚ p7). This culture gained much popularity by managing to disperse content amongst these multiple platforms (Jenkins‚ 2006). In 1983‚ Ithiel de Sola Pool published a book‚ ‘predicting’ the future changes within the media
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ASAN 100 31 January 2013 Shunga The Japanese word Shunga means “Image of Spring‚” which is a nicer common way of saying sex. The word Shunga is a contraction of‚ shunkyu-higi-ga‚ and the Japanese pronunciation for Chinese sets of the twelve sexual acts that the crowned prince had to conduct as an expression of yin yang. But Shunga‚ as it is more commonly known‚ is really a word for Japanese works of art‚ specifically Japanese erotic paintings that were made from the 16th and 18th centuries‚ by
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Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi. It centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (RPGs)‚ but includes motion pictures‚ anime‚ printed media‚ and other merchandise. The first game in the series‚ published in 1987‚ was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned sequels. The video game series has since branched into other genres. Although most Final Fantasy installments are
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