26 July 2005 – A usual day at junior college when I was day dreaming through another lecture. In the background I could hear heavy rains lashing down. The skies were remarkably dark for even a monsoon day in Mumbai. I checked my clock there were just another 15 minutes to the lecture. After the lecture‚ I and my friend Sahil left for Matunga station to take a local train home. Now my college is about 15 miles from where I stay and we usually travelled by the local trains to and fro. As expected
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1. Comment how your personal teaching and learning philosophy and beliefs influence the way you see teaching and learning. I have always considered that the place where learning and teaching occur has to be a safe environment for the students and teachers in order to achieve the established goals. I believe teachers have to be aware of students’ needs‚ interests‚ conditions‚ and age. For instance‚ as Brown (2007) explains‚ different age groups require different dynamics and activities to learn the
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Self Identity Shaped by Traditions The identity of one’s self can largely be defined by one’s culture and heritage. Family makes up the most part of your culture as well as the place you call home. To fully understand yourself you have to investigate all the cultures you are comprised of through your family and heritage. In “Everyday Use” Alice Walker takes a deeper look at the concept of heritage through the conflicted relationship of Mamma and her two daughters. The story shows was heritage
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My cultural background is Native American‚ Scottish‚ Irish‚ and Canadian; I have been taught a lot about our cultural background throughout my life. I have also been lucky in the area I grew up. I grew up in a very culturally diverse area. Many of my friends from elementary school through high school were from many different cultures. I grew up eating food at friends house that to this day I still cant pronounce. I feel as if my up bringing has led to me being very open about other cultures and has
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Personal Cultural Background A person’s identity is unique and has a foundation of various sources. These sources may be different for every person‚ ranging from a person’s upbringing to a person’s religion. This paper will define cultural background and examine the multiple sources that make up my own personal cultural background that helped mold my individual identity. Furthermore‚ the paper will speculate on the extent to which my current identity has been molded by assimilation‚ acculturation
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| Finding Your Identity | Essay | | Course: ENG 2000Instructor: Dr. Mark Tjarks | 4/6/2012 | | In this unit I have seen a variety of different types of stereotypes taken forth‚ although the discussion that caught my eyes is the story “Raisin in the Sun.” This represents the characters identity also a group of members in stereotype. In characters we have Walter Lee Younger‚ who is the man that always wanted dreams of making money‚ and Lena Younger (Mama) who always wanted to
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are you? Sometimes I even question my own self that‚ asking what’s my cultural identity. Culture is what defines you. It’s whom you are why.it shows how you grew up and the way your family does things. My culture reflects who I am. My cultural identity is a unique one based on the influences of traditions‚ education‚ and food. My influence is off of my traditions. Your traditions are almost what seem like rules that your family goes off of. It can be on certain day‚ or just random days. My
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Music. How has music shaped my identity? To begin with‚ music plays an important role in shaping one’s identity. Without it‚ one would not be a whole person. Music has helped several people shape their personality and has made them take control of the person they want to become. In the present day‚ music has played a major role in influencing our society and culture. Music has become difficult to escape from because we are not only exposed to music via the radio‚ but also tapes‚ CD’s‚ television
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Your Personal Sales Letter - The Cover Letter The need to accompany a professional resume with a cover letter is as basic as offering a handshake‚ signing a card‚ saying thank you or the greeting at the beginning or end of a phone call. All may be taken for granted as a common courtesy‚ but you can be assured that by omitting any of the above‚ you will miss an opportunity to generate a positive and lasting impression. A cover letter sets the stage by enticing the reader with a personal connection
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Your “Personal Brand” Is More than Just Your Job In today’s climate‚ Medical practitioners are changing gear to differentiate themselves from their colleagues and competitors. They step out of their comfort zone and considering their practices as a business practipreneurs (or practitioner’s entrepreneurs) by Personal Branding. Personal branding is the process whereby people and their careers are marked as brands. The process is further defined as the creation of an asset that pertains to a particular
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