Self-directed‚ intrinsically motivated‚ active learners take responsibility for their learning. They are able to take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it to their personal lives‚ or vise versa. They often posses leadership abilities. Personally I find myself not to be self-directed. I find myself needing outside approval for everything I do. However‚ I am getting better at pushing myself to trust my own instincts. Because of this I will have to say my two strengths are the ability
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our backs‚ now it’s time we stab theirs. Only seems fair‚ right? They had doubted us that we would come. It was denial. They knew we were coming. We don’t get defeated that easily unless of course‚ someone is disloyal‚ but by now I think we have learned our lesson. They were going to pay for what they did to us. We arrived on their streets at noon‚ so everyone would know we are here. To frighten them. We walked
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In Felisa Roger’s article How I Learned to Love Football‚ Roger discussed how her dislike for sports changed all together with when she had a reason to care about it more. She provided a great background when explaining why she changed her mind about disliking sports‚ and used a great variety of detail while explaining it. She talked about how as she was growing up she had a strong dislike of all sports. She talked about how she was never good at playing any sports in gym class and always hated
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Irony and Metaphors: William Blake’s hidden talents In William Blake’s “A Poison Tree”‚ he takes on a simple approach at describing the different aspects and consequences of anger. The poem starts off by saying‚ “I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end” (Blake 1‚2). Which is a very simple poetic way of saying he was angry‚ but he felt better after confessing his true feelings. When Blake continues‚ he explains how he cannot confess his anger to a foe‚ and goes on by creating
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It’s always a lesson well taught when you learn on your own. Doing something new is always a great experience especially when it came to me. Being that it was my first year at Strafford High School I decided to play basketball and I remember it like it was yesterday. It wasn’t my first time playing basketball but my first time playing on a team. When basketball season came along‚ I decided to get in shape and get fit playing a sport. Although I was chunky I did well. I tried out for freshman girls’
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are born with at least some (innate) knowledge? Innate knowledge is knowledge that is already in the mind without experience. This is the view taken by rationalists‚ which contrasts against the empiricist view that the mind starts tabula rasa‚ and all knowledge is gained through experience. Plato argued that all ideas or concepts are innate and that when you gain knowledge‚ it’s merely recollecting what you already know innately. The view that we are born with innate knowledge supports the existence
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D. Louis The article titled “Uncommon Talents: Gifted Children‚ Prodigies‚ and Savants”‚ explores and analyzes the social‚ physiological‚ and psychological mechanics involved in different kinds of “giftedness” in children. The article opens with the author describing a musical event she had attended in which she observed the child looking at the musical score that was being played at the concert. Not only was the child looking at it he was humming with the music in perfectly. The author later
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Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Branch‚ laid its foundations while playing a significant role in combat operations throughout the Korean War. Like any war new weapons and tactics were developed to meet these new ever evolving threats. The lessons learned in this war would change the face of combat for years to come. The Korean War was against international communism itself.
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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a small town lawyer and a single parent raising two children. Atticus is a strong‚ intelligent‚ white male in his forties. He was raised in a Christian home and believes in treaty people fairly and with respect. Even though Atticus is a lawyer‚ he does not make much money in the town that he lives. He is not necessarily poor but he does not have much money either. His life revolves around his children and he loves them dearly
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Business Concepts 1 Learned Business Concepts from “In Good Company” Monica Howell LED 603 Organizational Leadership Business Concepts 2 Abstract Evaluating and developing effective leadership styles and techniques is invaluable within an organization. Many lessons and developmental principles can be learned by reviewing potential successes and failures within companies. Understanding these lessons and proper use business concepts is imperative to the overall growth and development of
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