What is Education? Answers from 5th Century BC to the 21st Century The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things‚ not simply repeating what other generations have done. -- Jean Piaget‚ 1896-1980‚ Swiss developmental psychologist‚ philosopher An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory‚ or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don’t.-- Anatole France‚ 1844-1924‚
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Saturday is a day I try to spend in the nature’s company. I like the cool breeze when the day is sunny and warm. I looked at the sky. It seemed so blue and so close‚ and just by climbing the little hill in front of me‚ it seemed I could reach the sun‚ which looked no bigger than the ring on my hand. After a few hours of walking over the hill‚ the sun seemed to be the same distance from me‚ and it was the same size‚ just like the moon that soon replaced it‚ surrounded by thousands of little stars
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I had about my upcoming surgery on my knee‚ I was terrified because in the dream I had they messed up and cut the wrong muscle and told me I might not be able to play football anymore and there wasn’t anything they could do about it! I didn’t know what to do so I told my mom to cancel the surgery and I’ll just play through the pain and promised not to complain about it‚ but she got mad and told me to just relax and were doing the surgery sadly. The day of my surgery I walked into the hospital and
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The Blind Leading the Blind The Short Story “Cathedral” is a literary work written by Raymond Carver and told by a narrator who is apprehensive about a visit from his wife’s blind friend. The narrator’s wife has been touched by Robert‚ the blind visitor‚ and he helps the narrator sketch a “Cathedral” which symbolizes his wife and teaches the narrator how to see‚ esteem‚ and touch her. By and large‚ the presumably sighted narrator focuses on his guest’s blindness and outward appearance‚ but Carver
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“Legally Blind: Why I’m Against Legalizing Marijuana” is an internet article on the Huffington Post’s website written by Dr. Howard Samuels. Dr. Howard Samuels is a licensed therapist who is currently the CEO of The Hills Treatment Center‚ a substance abuse treatment facility in Los Angeles‚ CA. He holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Marriage and Family Therapist‚ specializing in addiction (Samuels). His article‚ “Legally Blind: Why I’m Against Legalizing Marijuana”‚ is to be presented
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College is the first step into adult hood. You are no longer forced to listen to instructions and do homework. But of course not doing so‚ can result to consequences. These years for me were like a roller coaster. The highs‚ lows and standstills made me learning responsibility‚ because I had no one to blame‚ everything that went wrong was all on me. Despite the challenges I made the best of every situation and pushed forward. With my college challengges I can relate to Cox‚ Green and Bellafante on
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some people work for the same organisation all their working life. others think that it is better to work for different organisations. discuss both views and give your own opinion A人们为同一个组织工作 B熟悉环境 熟悉同事 C 办事效率更高 A 人们为不同组织工作B接受不同的任务C能力更全面 A 在同一个公司上班 B有稳定的收入来源 C生活压力小 Some people argue that working for different companities can create some benefits for their career advancement‚ but I believe that working for the same organisation is more likely to have a positive effect on their lives. If people work
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When I came back for a camp I was accompanied by my sister (Sam)‚ who was bragging about what she got while I was gone. It was really annoying and unfair‚ I was outraged. I’ve learned that life isn’t always fair. I went away on a school field trip to camp tamarack for 3 days in fifth grade. In those three days Sam got ice cream and donuts. Sam kept rubbing it in when I got home. That is when I went to my mom and said “that’s not fair.” My mom said “ well not everything is fair.” And I kind
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Burris 09/16/2008 Topic of Choice English 1010 Some People Are Born Winners A simple definition of the word winner is somebody that is successful. In our society we have constructed an unwritten classification of who we consider successful‚ and since the words success and winner have the same meaning‚ we therefore also have an unwritten classification of who we consider to be winners. This is something that most people know‚ but have those people actually taken the time to look deeply into others
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“The National Anthem Isn’t a Pop Song” by Mark Corallo Critique For many reasons‚ Mark Corallo’s article on Christina Aguilera’s performance does not fulfill its purpose in any great extent. His assumptions were not all accurate. He claims her singing on kick- off Sunday night was an embarrassment to herself and everyone else. It also states mostly how she didn’t even have the right lyrics to the song. The article drew a lot of attention to Christina and how she was the wrong person for this position
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