Austin Phung English 3P Mr. Loewen October 5‚ 2012 American Success: The Unending Influence of Puritan Values American success has always been built on this idea that hard work itself is a good thing and will be for many more centuries. We as young Americans see hard work as a sign of good character and we admire these people who work hard for success. Those successful people are our inspiration and role model in this society of hard work. Because of the “Puritan” work ethic in us‚ students
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1. What do you make of "Our Secret"? When I first started to read “Our Secret‚” I didn’t understand the relevance of what was in front of me. I didn’t understand the words she was using‚ or why she was using little quotes throughout the beginning of her essay. But as I continued reading‚ I came to understand that she was using quotes to not only relate her story to something else‚ but to also show the progression in realization that she had throughout the paper. What I also make of this essay
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LEARN EXPLANATION/DEFINITIONS OF TERMS: Outcomes Are the results of learning. Can be classified as critical outcomes‚ learning outcomes‚ developmental outcomes and specific outcomes. Critical outcomes: Critical outcomes are generic‚ cross-curricular‚ broad outcomes that form the basis of learning on all levels of education and refers to the learners’ ability to apply knowledge‚ skills and attitudes in an integrated way. • identifying and solving problems and taking decisions by using
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Can theatre enable people to tackle the oppressions to which they are subject? Compare and contrast the work and approach of two applied theatre practitioners and companies in order to explore this question. According to Oxford Dictionary Online‚ oppression is defined as ‘prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority’ (2014). Within theatre‚ oppression is a powerful subject to tackle. Not only it is used as the subject of many productions‚ it is also a key part of many rehearsal exercises
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Essay #2 Arts of the Contact Zone During a recent English Literature class we were asked to read and learn about the Arts of the Contact Zone by Mary Louise Pratt. This essay opened up a whole new concept for me. The new term “Contact Zone” appeared and Pratt defined it as “social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or the aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the
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Although the educational system in America has largely been associated with the idea of assimilation‚ one can see the beginnings of a desire for multiculturalism in the history of American education. One can look‚ for example‚ at the work of Jane Addams‚ the co-founder of Hull House. This establishment catered to European immigrants and offered many social‚ educational and artistic programs. Although Hull House was tasked with assimilating these immigrants‚ it did provide a forum in which these immigrants
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Indeed‚ sitting in school for prolonged periods of time takes away from actual learning time. And I feel like it happens much too often. Of course‚ it is not possible to perfect education‚ but to adapt it to become the best it can be. After analyzing Mary Roach’s “A Head is a Terrible Thing to Waste‚” Eudora Welty’s “Clamorous to Learn‚” Paulo Freire’s “A Pedagogy of the Oppressed‚” and Frederick Douglass’s “Learning to Read and Write‚” it is apparent that a having a good education lies in the way
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Cited: (2009) 182-91. Academic OneFile. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. Freire‚ Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum‚ 2000. Print. House‚ Reese M. Martin‚ Patricia J. "Advocating For Better Futures For All Students: A New Vision For School Counselors." Education 119.2 (1998): 284-91 Complete. Web. 14 Apr
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Part One Sue and Sue’s Chapter 14 Counseling African Americans spends a great deal of effort exploring cultural particulars and corresponding clinical implications while working with African Americans; factors such as family dynamics‚ educational orientation‚ spirituality‚ and the pressures and stress of racism and marginalization. This offered me perspective through a lens much broader than my own somewhat narrow‚ predominantly white‚ and fairly privileged way of relating to the world. Before
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how teachers “fill” up their student’s minds with knowledge without any questions. This method‚ Frerie believes‚ limits the student’s capability to think for them-selves that leads for students to constantly rely on information from their teachers. Freire then proposed a solution for the banking concept called “problem-posing concept”‚ a method that challenges student’s mind when being educated. The problem-posing concept creates a communication between a student and the teacher‚ where they can both
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