Gravel was crunching under his feet as the wind raced past his ears‚ screams and shouts of ‘SKINNY FAT BOY’ from the people ridiculing him added more energy to his feet as he ran even faster to get away from them. Tears running down his cheeks became a part of the wind‚ his pain taking a physical form. As he was slowing down‚ the gravel underneath him started to sink slowly to the ground. He could still hear all the shouting from behind him as he was limping due to injury. As soon as he reached his
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What I have learnt from the observation of my peers and the experienced teachers about effective teaching. From observing my peers and experienced teachers‚ I have seen that effective teaching can be delivered in different ways yet still has certain key aspects. Perhaps the most important aspect of effective teaching is good planning. If it is well planned‚ the aims of the lesson will be clear to both the teacher and the students. A good example of this was a lesson by DL‚ which I observed on
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Don’t Be the One While out late with a bunch of friends on a Friday night‚ David is ready to leave. He is starting to see double of everything and can’t interpret others speaking. His mind is jumbled. The only thought still lingering in David’s mind after having 12 Budweiser’s and 20 shots of liquor‚ was his bed. David only wanted to go home to his nice cozy bed where his pregnant wife would be waiting up for his 1 a.m. arrival. As David stumbles through his crowd of friends‚ many of them stop
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Last of Us The Last of Us is a video game for the Playstation 3 and 4‚ created by the game company Naughty Dog. It follows the storyline of two characters in a post apocalyptic world. “What is the disaster?” you ask. A zombie outbreak‚ once again. However‚ this one has a new spin on things to keep it fresh: it is based on a real infection called cordyceps created by plants‚ using fungus spores. The spores infect ants and other bugs that may be threatening the plant ecosystem. The Last of Us is a fantastic
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How effective were the tactics used by the US during the Vietnam War? The US used many tactics during the war with Vietnam and the tactics used were usually for one of two purposes: to destroy the Vietcong or win over the peasantry‚ which was what the population of Vietnam generally consisted of. However‚ some tactics proved to be more effective than others‚ and they were inter-related as one often wouldn’t work without the other. The US Army‚ alongside the South Vietnamese Army (the ARVN) found
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The Child That Changed Everything What do you think that you could learn from raising a child with autism? I can say from experience that it has been one of the greatest learning adventures that I have ever partaken in; therefore‚ the most influential person in my life is my daughter Cathrine because she taught me to never give up and how to be truly happy. Watching my daughter learn how to talk has taught me to never give up‚ even in the face of adversity. It was not all that long ago that Cathrine
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Innovation of Educational Tools Playing video games and watching TV shows are beneficial types of popular culture. Conventional wisdom would argue that new media is a bad influence and that the only way to be intelligent is by reading. In the book Everything Bad is Good For You‚ author Steven Johnson‚ argues that even though our popular culture seems to get dumber‚ it is actually getting smarter. Johnson proves his arguments by comparing and explaining the benefits of the complexity of modern video
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Criterion A: Rationale and Preliminary Research Every religion seems to have a leader that proclaims the message of their particular faith. I realized that Buddha is a very significant figure to many people around the world. I was shown a video in religion class about heaven (Heaven Where is it? How do I get there?) and the different viewpoints about it. The Dalai Lama was featured in the video and it is believed that he is the fourteenth reincarnation of Buddha. Since I was shown this video‚ I
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Basil used the promised troops that Vladimir sent to him to end the civil war in his favour. The scholars still debate what happened next‚ it can be stated that Vladimir did attack the Byzantine city of Cherson in the Crimea. It was from here that Vladimir demanded that Basil send him his promised bride. It is a questionable matter as the matter took place after the agreements‚ Vladimir may have even attempted to force Basil to keep his word‚ but the evidence is inconclusive. Indeed‚ Basil was no
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The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19‚ 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address which the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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