grade‚ and I had been rejected. However‚ this time‚ I was more confident. I came to school‚ and I immediately started walking toward my locker‚ which was near the ASB room. As I was walking‚ I saw a paper messily taped to the dark blue door of the ASB room. I was certain it had to be the list of people who made ASB. Nervousness started creeping up my spine like a snake; however‚ I was wrong. It wasn’t a so-called “cut” list; it was just the schedule for when the
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During the VARK questionnaire that I took I scored an 11 on visual‚ aural‚ and read/write. The topic that I scored highest on was Kinesthetic and I scored a 12 on it. Kinesthetic is a learning tool that is hands-on approach. People that are kinesthetic are easily distracted by the activity that is going on. The difficult approach towards it would be sitting still for an amount of time‚ such as a lecture. I believe that Kinesthetic is a perfect fit for me because I believe that I do better when I’m
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James Kain wrote the essay “Why Literature” and from reading that‚ I got the various opinions about Literature from a Literature professor’s point of view. I really liked the quote "Students always ask why they have to read this stuff. I understand their position; they have been brought up in a culture that values eternal youth in a material world” (Kain). Throughout my years in school‚ I have never heard any teacher or professor that understands our pains and suffering of reading‚ analyzing and
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Garber Professor Debbie Mazzone Political Science 121 12/4/17 The Incredibly Entertaining and Wonderfully Invigorating Walnut Creek City Council Meeting When I attended the Walnut Creek City Council meeting‚ I was quite surprised to discover that people still do the pledge of allegiance. Not since my illustrious elementary school career have I heard the harmony of the pledge resound throughout a room‚ and I indeed thought the song was now dead. Yet to my surprise‚ there it was‚ being spoken in
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for me since the first SIM paper. I remember being so scared and daunted by how you described the assignments. But as we progressed further through the course‚ it became easier. But while it was easier‚ I still faced a lot of challenges as the semester progressed. I started to get overwhelmed with other classes‚ which began to take a toll on me. I started to fall behind in tasks and was not able to turn in big assignments on time. I felt more capable of doing a SIM paper at the end of the semester
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The Power of Words In 1946 George Orwell wrote the novel‚ Animal Farm. In this book‚ Orwell takes advantage of language and words to criticize the effects a totalitarian Russian regime‚ while some of his characters in the novel use the power of language and words to control a farm that at first‚ was a great democracy. In Animal Farm‚ language was a control mechanism‚ used to encourage‚ fool‚ and manipulate. Though language was mainly used for personal gain in this novel‚ Old Major used language
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Intellectual power or intelligence is defined as follows: “Intelligence includes the ability to reason abstractly‚ the ability to profit from experience‚ and the ability to adapt to varying environmental contexts” (Bee & Boyd‚ 2012‚ p. 167). Tests to measure intelligence were first developed in 1905 by Frenchmen‚ Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. The purpose of the tests was to measure these abilities to help children who difficulties in school. At that time‚ the French government began requiring
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Stef Valverde GNHU:115_03 Professor Miller 10/16/14 Influence of the Gods In Homer’s‚ The Odyssey‚ the gods play huge roles on Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca. In ancient Greek times‚ the gods had great power over the mortals. The gods generally wanted to help the mortals‚ but in certain instances‚ such as disrespecting a God‚ mortals were to be punished. The fact that the gods could actually do harm was the reason why mortals were also fearful towards almighty gods. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus
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New Media Reflection Paper Name Institution Introduction There is a distinct difference between analogue media and the digital media. Analogue media are the old media while the digital media is the new media. The main difference between the two is that‚ new media operates through processes that involve numerical representations while old media do not. Old media example includes use of paper‚ books‚ letters‚ as a way of relaying information to the population. New media includes use of mobile
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praxis in this class. This paper will give a theological analysis‚ while reexamining the focus of the themes in which I presented in class. I will also share and reflect critically on the feedback of comments and insights gleamed during the class discussions. Thirdly‚ I will explore and identify significant findings for my personal and spiritual development and future engagement in ministry. And finally‚ I will give my concluding theological thoughts about the readings‚ my site‚ my personal
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