The Use of Blogs in Education Roberth Fallas Segura Universidad Latina de Costa Rica The Use of Blogs in Education Nowadays‚ there are three ways in which blogs can be used in the learning process‚ such as to keep a journal of your tasks in order to see your improvement in all the subjects‚ to help with grammar‚ and as an interactive tool for the students. The main reason for the implementation of blogs in schooling is because our world is entering in a new era where technology is a necessary
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Any written work‚ such as all stories and dramas‚ that has ever been written comes with the potential to make a change‚ at least a small change‚ in the world or just in a person. Trifles‚ a drama‚ and “Everyday Use”‚ a short story‚ are two very short and small impacting works. Both these works seem to have plenty in common‚ like the theme‚ even though they may appear to tell two distinct stories. They both tell of a change in history. The drama Trifles was written in the early 18th century by Susan
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In the short story‚ "Everyday Use‚" by Alice Walker teaches lessons on true inheritance; what it is and who can receive it. Two hand stitched quilts become the center of conflict in the story. They are also used to symbolize the true inheritance. Like a quilt‚ a person ’s world view is made up of events‚ circumstances and influences that shape how they see and respond to the world. "Everyday Use" is a story of two worlds in conflict. Mama‚ acting as the narrator‚ guides us through the interaction
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Both Mark Edmundson (“On the Uses of a Liberal Education”) and Gary Saul Morson (“Empathy with us”) see that college students have become lazy and seems to receive “an education worthy of the name.” Although both authors have some similarities in their ideas‚ they also have their own outlooks on what college students’ attitudes and practices show towards the liberal education. Edmonson’s views on college students is that they are lazy and really only want to take the classes that are easy with
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The basic conflict of “Everyday Use” was that Dee has a secret competition going on in her mind. Portraying that she is better than her family based on appearance and being smarter as far as expressing herself better than her sister‚ not realizing that family/sisters don’t compete or look down on one another no matter the circumstances. Walker’s tone in the story sounds as the tone of someone trying to speak for Maggie. Walker knew exactly what both her daughters felt and what they were thinking
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That’s just the way it is ‚things will never be the same. From generation to generation socio cultural communication and ideas shift. Some are born ready for change while some are complacent with their standard regard in society. In ’Everyday Use" by Alice Walker we see how nurture v.s nature ‚ how were we come from doesn’t necessarily deter where we find common ground.The narrator is a conventional southern African American mother ‚in the late 60’s early 70’s ‚ with two young daughters who share
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and daughters have an interesting relationship. Throughout the years and in many cultures‚ mothers and daughters have had a symbiotic‚ co-dependency. Some are close relationships; others have a love/hate relationship . In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ the mother narrates this story about a conflict between her two daughters‚ Dee and Maggie‚ and herself . Mama describes herself as a hard worker that was able to do the work of men. She works all day outside. Mama mentions that she only went
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The everyday use by Alice Walker was a good story. I thought that the characters were well described. The mother trying to make honest work. Almost belittling herself on what she can do because of other people don’t do it themselves. Almost modest at some points. The daughter Maggie being shy but did what her mother told her to do. I liked the mother. The other sister Dee very selfish. Kind of thought her as not liking what her mother did for a living‚ didn’t care about the heritage. But made
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People are people no matter when or where they live‚ they still have the same problems Alice Walker reveals Maggie’s character by revealing her actions‚ strengths and weaknesses and priorities. In the story “Everyday Use” First‚ the story shows Maggie’s actions. Maggie is shy around her sister because she mistreats her. According to the story “Maggie will be nervous until her sister goes” (109). That lets the reader know that Maggie gets nervous around her sister. The fire changed something in Maggie
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that creatively captures the fundamental juxtapositions between Dee and her little sister‚ Maggie‚ and how these differences aid in conveying the author’s message. The two characters are foil characters who embody polar opposites of progression‚ education‚ aesthetics and appreciation of heritage-both personal and broad. Although both characters portray several negative attributes‚ they each have redeeming features. Through these characteristics‚ the author is able to express to the reader the importance
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