Static and Dynamic Knowledge Static knowledge is the learning of isolated facts normally through rote learning. Rote learning focuses on the memorization of information with the hope that the more one repeats the information the more one will learn. On the other hand‚ dynamic knowledge is the actual learning and putting into action that which has been learned. In the movie‚ Herbert (Herb) Stemple and Charles (Charlie) Van Doren both exhibited a vast array of static knowledge. Though Charlie
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[pic] Info about when country was founded and how it happened: Columbia was first discovered by Spanish explorers. It became a Spanish colony after its discovery in the early 16th century. It remained a Colony of Spain until the 1800’s. However‚ there were several rebel movements during this time against the colonization of the Spanish rule‚ however‚ these movements were not successful. However‚ the eventual liberation of Columbia was a result of a similar rebel movement that spread all around the
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Neil Simon. Marvin Neil Simon was born on July 4‚ 1927‚ and grew up in Washington Heights at the northern tip of Manhattan. He attended New York University briefly (1944-45) and the University of Denver (1945-46) before joining the United States Army where he began his writing career working for the Army camp newspaper. After being discharged from the army‚ Simon returned to New York and took a job as a mailroom clerk for Warner Brother’s East Coast office. He and his brother Danny began writing
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academic‚ and activist‚ and author‚ public intellectual‚ and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. The son of a Baptist minister‚ West received his undergraduate education at Harvard University‚ graduating with his bachelor ’s degree in 1973‚ and received his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1980‚ becoming the first ever African American to graduate from Princeton with a Ph.D. in philosophy”. wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornel_West “The bulk of West ’s work focuses on the role of race‚ gender
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She then died in 1904. Zora left home in 1915 to work as a maid for a traveling theatre company. She then found her way to Maryland‚ where she worked as a waitress. She completed high school and then studied literature and philosophy at Howard University. Hurtson published her first short story “John Redding Goes to Sea.” She then moved to New York with “$1.50‚ no job‚ and a lot of hope.” Hurtson sought out and charmed the Harlem elite with her personality and soon achieved success as a writer
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distinct characters‚ such as his wife‚ and his three imaginary people‚ Herman and Marcie. William Parcher‚ head of the Department of Defense. Charles Herman his roommate at the University‚ later on in the movie‚ Charles niece‚ Marcie. All of which end up being figments of his imagination. John attends Princeton University; his goal at this time is to come up with a great original mathematical theory. He thinks is to help the United States find a bomb‚ supposedly being built by the Soviet Union. He
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In 1999‚ U.S news and world report listed Dewitt Clinton high school as one of the 96 out standing schools in the country ‚ but today the board of education has given the school an F deeming it a failing school. They are many points that can be proven to indicate that the school is an outstanding school. They are the alumni‚ the numerous programs that allow students to be successful‚ help from teachers and counselors. Statistics show that the school has been improving. According to Dewitt Clinton
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As college tuition increases‚ it’s harder than ever for families and students to afford college. Studies have shown that over 10 years‚ colleges have made the change from need based aid to merit based aid. Colleges are competing for students who achieve more‚ as stated I the wall street journal. The most effective way to use college money is need based aid. In the article‚ in the Wall Street Journal‚ “Yes: It gets the biggest bang” by Mark Kantrowitz it states that‚ “The six year graduation rate
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Mother Teresa once said‚ “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” In J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ always felt the he was completely alone. After Holden was kicked out of his boarding school for failing all but one classes‚ he decided to run away. He spent days in New York‚ with nothing but his red hunting hat. Holden’s hunting hat is a symbol of protection for Holden‚ and he wore it whenever he felt sad or lonely.
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Lessons In Life When comparing "Mother To Son" with "Mending Wall" the message given is that with hard work‚ either manual or emotional life gives rewards. In "Mother To Son" the mother wants to pass her knowledge of life to him‚ that nothing is free and with hard work you will receive the feeling of accomplishments. The mother speaks of her hardships in life‚ but even with those she has always had hope. Even during the darkest times in her life she never gave up. What greater gift can a mother
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