Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Paul Gauguin is known for being one of the world’s greatest painters‚ although he was not much appreciated at his time. His work seems to tell stories of his life. In his series of painting done in Tahiti‚ we can see the many wonders that Gauguin himself explored. Today Gauguin’s painting run for millions. For example; Paul Gauguin’s Maternite (II) done in 1899 was sold for $39.2 million. That wasn’t the case back when Gauguin first started
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A Literature Review of K-12 Virtual Learning Communities Virtual learning environments‚ often referred to as online learning or e-learning‚ have proliferated both at the K-12 and the adult levels. Formal virtual learning communities (VLCs) at the K-12 level however‚ are relatively new phenomena. Traditionally‚ literature regarding online learning has focused largely on technology and learner-computer interaction. These isolated computer-mediated environments where the need for community and human
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Homework. Everybody has it. it’s just a fact of life for any middle school student. You go to school‚ and you work. You come home and you work some more. Work at home. Homework. it’s been given out and policed for so long that no one really questions it anymore. But now we are. Homework doesn’t help; it hurts. Middle schoolers in particular should not be assigned homework. First of all‚ most teachers give out homework because they believe the practice will help kids understand and learn more easily
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In the beginning of “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚” Mel’s talk about spiritual love meant the most to me. I have always been very strong spiritually‚ and very strong in my faith and love with God. Throughout the conversations in “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚” there are three main types of love discussed. Mel has stories trying to pinpoint true love‚ Nick and Laura are newlyweds that think they are in love‚ and Terri looks at love from an abusive standpoint. Mel makes
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Is abortion really a choice? This is a free country‚ so why must women with rights be subjected to judgment about their own bodies? Is it fair for us to be criticizing someone when we know nothing about how it feels to be in their situation? The decision to have an abortion should be supported without criticism or judgment. Women should feel accepted‚ no matter their choice; there are many reasons why women choose to abort. These reasons‚ among others‚ include health implications‚ moral issues‚ and
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Chapter 12 12.1-12.2 1. What is an intentional tort? List three examples in your answer. An intentional tort is a person deliberately causing harm or loss to another person. Examples are trespassing‚ causing a nuisance and defaming are intentional torts. 2. Why do many potential tort actions not result in legal actions? A certain amount of interference with individuals’ right occurs on a daily basis and is considered acceptable in a busy‚ interactive society. 3. Why might a young child not
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The Twelve Apostles What is an apostle? The word apostle means “one who is sent out.” In the New Testament‚ there are two primary usages of the word apostle. The first is in specifically referring to the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The second is in generically referring to other individuals who are sent out to be messengers/ambassadors of Jesus Christ.1 What is the difference between apostle and disciple? Disciples were essentially students of Jesus during his existence. An apostle‚ along
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America is supposed to be the nation of the free. We are allowed to protest‚ to speak‚ to believe‚ but what happens when all this is taken away? How can one survive in this country when there are wars that occur every day? These wars are unknown to most. They occur on the streets were rape‚ drugs‚ murder and kidnap could be found. There is one way to survive in this country where hate is found that is to find freedom within thyself and within others who accept you. This was accomplished through 150
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Is the author really dead? “The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.” – Roland Barthes Must the author be dead to make way for the birth of the reader? In his essay “The Death of the Author‚” Roland Barthes asserts that the author is dead because he/she is no longer a part of the deep structure in a particular text. To him‚ the author does not create meaning in the text: one cannot explain a text by knowing about the person who wrote
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sacrificing so much of themselves in rallies and demonstrations – for what? Things weren’t that bad here; other countries were in worse condition. If some people were finding life difficult‚ it was just too bad. That was the way the system worked and they simply had to adjust. Why other kids my age bothered about these people’s problems were beyond me. Did they expect to save the world? Some of them even called me “unpatriotic.” What right did they have to do that? Just because I wasn’t willing to
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