Response to Schoolsville My first thoughts after reading Schoolsville‚ by Billy Collins‚ as a whole‚ were of the movie {proof}. {proof} is about a mathematician who‚ as he grew older‚ slowly lost his mind. After reading the first few stanzas I thought either the person in the poem is Schizophrenic or simply reminiscing. However‚ when I came upon the second to last stanza‚ I understood the story. The second to last stanza reads; Needless to say‚ I am the mayor. I live in the white colonial
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Creative Writing: The Chase from the view of the chased Leaving the jewelry store at a rather accelerated pace‚ a common‚ plain- clothed man with a parcel tucked under his arm jumped into his white‚ slightly dirtied Ford Bronco. He then hurriedly concealed the package under the front passenger seat making certain to prevent it from being seen from people passing by. He then tore out of the parking lot attempting to avoid drawing attention to himself or his accompanying bundle. He knew it would
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Creative Writing 2. She lay there in a pathetic huddle of glass and blood‚ whimpering softly as the overwhelming stench of betrayal seeped out of the bundle of bones which had become her body. She certainty knew how to draw a crowd in. He watched them watching her; the do-gooders‚ the neighbourhood watch‚ the office workers; even the man from the corner shop snaking around her fragile‚ vulnerable body. Each of them carried a concerned look‚ muttering words of sympathy‚ occasionally
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Motivation is response Motivation ± the internalised drive towards the dominant thought of the moment. You cannot motivate anyone ± you can only create a situation to which individuals will respond because they choose to. The ingredients of motivation are within each. When we are awake the motor is running and our motivation for action is responsive to three signals ± neutral‚ forward or reverse. With stimulus‚ both internal and external‚ everything is believed to be possible. But what is happening
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Famous Creative Thinkers William Bice PHL/458 21 August 2014 Dr. Eric Jackson Famous Creative Thinkers This paper is about famous creative thinkers‚ to include two individuals from a list provided for this assignment. When I reviewed the list I was disappointed to find included in the list at least one individual who was or is nothing more than a common criminal‚ others on the list merely activists‚ television writer‚ and film directors to mention a few. Some of these individuals being
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The Creative Strategy Business Overview: Nike is a global sports apparel‚ equipment and footwear company that prides itself on innovative design and inspiration for the athlete in you. In 2011‚ Nike had a revenue (in Austrlaia) of $182‚ 218‚000. That same year‚ Nike had an employee listing of 354 employees‚ which included employees from subsidiary companies (IbisWorld Report‚ article 1 & 2‚ 2011) (http://clients.ibisworld.com.au/car/default.aspx?entid=6346) It is a foreign-owned company
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How are the female characters in The Importance of Being Earnest presented and in what ways do they conform to the Victorian ideal of passive women. Victorian England made a clear division between gender roles of men and women. The life of a conventional Victorian woman was focused on marriage and family in which her upbringing was based on this. Young girls were brought up to perfectly innocent and sexually ignorant. The typical Victorian woman was seen to be weak and passive‚ she was taught to
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"The Importance of Being Earnest" has been playing to packed audiences for over a hundred years. Why do you think it has remained so popular? "The Importance of Being Earnest" was first performed in 1895. The year marked the beginning of Oscar Wilde’s "disgrace". Lord Alfred Douglas’s father‚ the Marquis of Queensbury‚ began his campaign against Wilde. He was to die in 1900. One of the main reasons that the play has been so popular for over 100 years is because of the plot. This situation comedy
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Creative Writing I jump back as a black feline shoots across the path in-front of me. I catch a glimpse of its matted fur; a screeching hiss pierces the night air as it encounters a mammal in the undergrowth. They say a black cat at night is bad luck‚ but I honestly doubt my luck could get any worse in light of recent events. “Get out‚ you don’t belong here anymore”‚ “Just looking at you makes me sick. Leave now and get out of our lives”. It’s funny how the ones who are meant to love you the most
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same data illustrates that a student may be at risk of failing in an academic area‚ a team of educators should create a documented intervention plan that helps that student to be successessful and to prevent them from failing. This plan is known as Response to Intervention (RTI). Although this process was introduced in the 1070‚ s (Ortiz‚ 2006)‚ it has been reshaped and reintroduced as a best practice to meet the needs of students today. Many educators
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