is a sample parent letter‚ and the third is a sample recommedation for an award. * Please note that pseudonyms were used for all student names. Elise’s Learner Narrative: “I like reading‚ but I don’t like chatter.” School/Classroom/ Background Elise attends the fourth grade at Wallingford Elementary School‚ which is located in the Pennsylvania town of Wallingford‚ a predominantly upper-middle class community. According to the school’s website‚ “ ‘Just the facts’ does not cut it here. Students
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What is a Stereotype? It is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. A stereotype is a judgment made towards a person or group‚ it is also a particular image giving to a person. A thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. These thoughts may and may not accurately reflect in reality. Self-categorization‚ people change their stereotypes of their in groups and out-groups to suit the context
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Roman Sexuality: Roman Attitudes toward Homosexuality A popular topic of discussion‚ when referring to historic Roman culture‚ is the topic of sexuality. Even more specific is the subject of Roman attitudes toward homosexuality. During the time period of 753 B.C. to 476 A.D. the Roman Empire was arguably one of the most powerful and advanced empires of its age. With such a powerful empire of citizens that were fixated on their pride and‚ for the males‚ masculinity‚ one must wonder what their
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“Satisfied” by Lin-Manuel Miranda‚ and Renee Elise Goldsberry confronts the topic of regret. “Satisfied” starts out by Renee‚ who play Angelica Schuyler‚ toasting her sister Eliza and her husband Alexander Hamilton’s wedding. Angelica then remembers the night she introduced Alexander to Eliza and regrets that she introduced them and how she wished she kept him for herself. “Satisfied” communicates a theme about how sometimes you need to do things for yourself or else you’ll regret it. In the song
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as a part of OIS (Orientation for International Students)‚ a Yale program designed to make the transition into American culture as easy as possible. The program is certainly a necessity‚ as last year‚ non-American scholars made up 18% of Yale’s student body‚ according to a 2014 census by Yale’s Office of Institutional Research. Now‚ some of those students are helping the new ones settle into the campus and learn about the surroundings. Devansh Tandon‚ a rising sophomore‚ is an OIS councilor this
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MBUSI to create and validate 1800 orders per hour. FDRS also automatically generated material requirements and Bills of Material1 for 35‚000 vehicles per hour. The Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution that made FDRS possible was based on Lotus Domino2 and IBM Netfinity3 server4. Analysts felt that with its innovative use of the new program‚ MBUSI not only managed to improve its customer relations by providing the best service‚ but also demonstrated its commitment to customers by making them
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The Negro Evolves Bethany Verrillo Slavery by definition is the captivity and states of bondage the Negros were placed in daily. This was a long and hard battle black people fought in order to achieve a greater position in life. As the struggle continued‚ the drive for social acceptance‚ equality and a desire to contribute their culture to be remembered throughout history became the goal of many. The Negro race has greatly evolved from the struggle of inequality to the desire for his/her freedom
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Fixed plants are held in place by their roots which grow in the water-bed. The Water Lily and Lotus are such plants. Their stems are long‚ hollow and light. These stems reach the surface of the water. The leaves and flowers‚ which grow from the top end of the stems‚ float upon the water. The leaves are broad with stomata on the top surface so that the water does not block them. Lotus The roots of lotus are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom‚ while the leaves float on top of the water
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Coastal Erosion Coastal erosion is a naturally occurring phenomenon resulting from the continuous action of wind and water. Both act to remove small pieces of land from one location and deposit them elsewhere. Weather events such as hurricanes and nor’easters speed the erosion process‚ as do tidal waves. Currently‚ rising sea levels resulting from melting polar ice decrease available land as well. While erosion has always been a factor of coastal living‚ increasing populations along the worlds
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The Cyclops In the section of the Cyclops‚ Odysseus and his men stop to rest on an island inhabited by the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. The crew discovered the Cyclops’s cave and decided to stay‚ not knowing it was Polyphemus’s cave. When the Cyclops returned to his cave Odysseus expects Polyphemus to present him with gifts or else Zeus will rain his wrath upon Polyphemus. Consequently‚ Polyphemus becomes angered‚ snaches two of Odesseus’s men and devours them for dinner. The cyclops rolls
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