What is a discourse? Describe two competing discourses of childhood and suggest the ways that they can have an impact on children’s lives. The concept of discourse is the key to understanding a social constructionist approach to childhood. A discourse is an independent set of interrelated ideas held by a particular ideology or worldview. The social constructionist approach tries to describe the different ways in which knowledge of children and childhoods are constructed. Different discourses of childhood
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1 Assignment 1 Essay Descartes’ Discourse on the Method Part IV 1 In 1637 Philosopher Rene Descartes set out on a mission to apply mathematics and logic to understanding the natural world. In his search to confirm the truth about God and his existence‚ he uses principles that were already known but tries to verify them using truths. In part four of the "Discourse" Descartes takes away all sensory knowledge such as sight and hearing; these senses can deceive all
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the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics‚ classroom discourse‚ the “purposeful exchange of ideas through classroom discussion‚ as well as through other forms of verbal‚ visual‚ and written communications” (NCTM‚ 2014‚ p. 29)‚ is a core practice of effective‚ high quality mathematics instruction. While it is a teacher’s responsibility to create a learning environment that encourages productive or meaningful discourse‚ that is discourse that promotes mathematical understanding (Anthony & Walshaw
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patterns between the two‚ we start to realize the specific disadvantages. Throughout‚ humanities existence on Earth we can see and witness throughout history how much race‚ class‚ sexuality‚ and gender have shaped modern society. Throughout‚ this critical analysis I will shine a light on the modern day society and how the gender‚ race‚ and class have shaped and continue to shape our society. “Gender is rooted in social institutions and results in…the relationships between women and men…giving them differing…advantage
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Oral and written communication within a discourse community goes beyond plain academic language‚ it rather involves a detailed understanding of how a community works which includes its values‚ goals‚ jargon‚ and protocols. As a college student‚ knowing these elements in a particular discourse community can considerably help to determine proper ways to move effectively across a discourse community‚ have a successful communication and better career development. I identify myself as a member of the
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Framing Obesity: Perspectives on Discourse Over the years‚ my perspective on obesity has been informed by education in the fields of public health‚ family therapy‚ and feminist theory. While obesity may appear to have a clear definition‚ BMI of 30 or greater‚ speak this word in any of the three aforementioned disciplines and you will receive some opposing views. My goal for this report is to outline some key terms surrounding obesity based on field and argue for a more inclusive‚ interdisciplinary
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starvation‚ malnutrition‚ or famine. Their efforts caused them to learn to defend themselves‚ grow food‚ hunt‚ and create their own local government‚ which all created a feeling of separation and independence from Great Britain. George Percy‚ in A Discourse on the Plantation of Virginia‚ addresses how the men were killed. He says that they were “destroyed by cruel diseases […] and by wars‚ and some departed suddenly. but for the most part they died of mere famine”. When the settlers arrived in Jamestown
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Nation’s Restaurant News‚ 37(33)‚ pp.41-46. LEADERS IN LONDON‚ 2009. What Strategy Is. [online video]. 18 March. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibrxIP0H84M. [Accessed 24 November 2012]. MARKETLINE‚ 2012. Aramark Corporation SWOT Analysis. Marketline‚ pp.1-7. MICHAEL‚ S.P.‚ 1989. The Machinery Question: Can Technological Improvements Reduce Real Output? Economica‚ 56(222)‚ pp.215-224. NEUBAUER. J.‚ 2003. Five Pillars for Leading the Client- Focused Organization. Leader to Leader‚
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In a Discourse of Inequality‚ Rousseau tries to understand where inequality falls in nature. To examine such‚ one must first comprehend the nature within men that is the true essence of man. Rousseau examines man at its purest form‚ to differentiate between the natural inequalities established by nature‚ and the moral inequalities established by mankind itself. Rousseau argues that mankind’s downfall began with the departure out of man’s natural state of nature‚ but it is freedom and time together
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26 June 2013 NS3100 English Reading Response 5 What is a discourse community? To be completely honest‚ I have never actually heard of a discourse community before I read this article‚ so this is quite new to me. According to John Swales‚ a respected written communication analyst‚ a discourse community is described as a group of people that have the same goals or purposes‚ and use communication to achieve these goals. In addition‚ “A discourse operates within conventions defined by communities‚ be they
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