Han Bin Kim Comp II‚ Class B Assignment 2‚ Draft 1 February 23‚ 2013 John McWhorter Interview Over the years I have interviewed a good number of people‚ but there has never been anyone quite like John McWhorter. Upon reading the article “The Cosmopolitan Tongue: The Universality of English” as published in the 2009 Fall edition of World Affairs‚ I found myself delighted by the mellow but powerful tone and the writer who could use it with such ease. Here was a man with brains‚ consideration‚ and
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BIOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS IN CONRAD’S HEART OF DARKNESS Conrad wrote in his author’s note to Heart of Darkness that the novel was "authentic in fundamentals" and that it represented "experience pushed a little (and only a very little) beyond the actual facts of the case." In fact‚ many details and even characters in Heart of Darkness come from real life and also from some pages of Conrad’s Congo diary. Conrad started his career as a sailor on a French ship. In 1878 when he was at the age of 20
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1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth – 19 years. 0 – 3 Months Physical development Many babies who are under three months old cry a lot. From birth‚ a baby’s reflexes will allow them to turn their heads and to suckle when you touch their cheek. Their sucking and grasping reflexes will develop. They can flex and extend their fingers‚ arms and legs. By about 4 weeks their eyes can follow a moving light‚ although it may only be for a few seconds. By
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Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (Known as Albert) was born in 1905 into an upper middle class family in Manheim‚ Germany‚ although his family relocated to Hiedelberg in 1918. He grew up in a household “lacking of love and warmth ”. As a child Speer was active in sports and was a natural mathematician. Speer followed the footsteps of his father and grandfather and studied architecture; initially‚ due to the hyperinflation of Germany in 1923‚ at the University of Karlsruhe‚ a “lower class” university
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Outline the concept of holistic development and how it can be promoted through a Forest School programme Holism is the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and holistic learning is based upon engaging all aspects of the learner - the mind‚ the body and the spirit. The concept of holistic development has influenced many pioneers of progressive education‚ from Johann Pestalozzi‚ Francis Parker and John Dewey to Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner. The American Transcendentalists
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Week 1 & 2 – Unique Child - Junk Modelling Aims for children: • To explore colour‚ texture‚ shape in 2 and 3 dimensions. • To express and communicate their ideas‚ thoughts and feelings in a personal and unique way. • To use a wide range of materials‚ suitable tools and own imagination to make objects. Week 3 – Relationships – puppets Aims for children: • To work in small groups and show confidence in linking up with others for support and guidance. • To select a range of resources
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“Child and Young Person Development” Support Teaching and Learning in Schools‚ level 2 Karolina Piera Loughton 24th November 2014 Child and Young Person Development “Child development is not a matter of a single topic‚ but progresses somewhat differently for different aspects of the individual”. (Wikipedia‚ Child development) Children and young people’s development is not just a single issue. It encompasses the whole range of interactions between adults and children and between
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1.2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important The difference between the sequence and rate of development is: Development It is series of change or growth that process undertakes‚ normally to improve on that process‚ leading to a mature stage. Sequence It is when one event follows one event after another‚ secession‚ and the events that happen after a previous event has taken place are normally dependent of the previous
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American novelist and Nobel Prize recipient‚ William Faulkner‚ was born on September 25‚ 1897 in New Albany‚ Mississippi. He was the first of four children‚ where his family was deeply influenced by their home state and the overall culture and lifestyle of the American South. He experienced many different fields of literature through his career in media allowed him to write many essays‚ poems‚ novels‚ and stories. Many of his stories take place in Yoknapatawpha County‚ based on the Lafayette County
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Playing computer games is now a vogue among the young‚ especially students. Whether it is a heartening phenomenon or an alarming omen is still unsettled. Since everything has its good and bad sides‚ playing computer games is no exception. It is instrumental in handling computer adroitly‚ training the abilities of thinking and operation and so on. However‚ the positive effects should be mentioned with caution‚ because the insidious effects far outweigh the direct effects. Playing computer
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