A STUDY ON THE PREFERRED TEACHING STRATEGIES OF THE MAPUA PROFESSORS A Research Paper Presented to Ms. Czarina Labayo Mapúa Institute of Technology In partial fulfilment Of the requirements in English for Academic Purposes 2 (ENG11) by: Ian Gabriel M. Sebastian Mara Millicent L. Ong-Tan Maria Angela R. Sesperes Aljame M. Erese November 2011 Abstract The researchers decided to research about the teaching strategies used in MIT-Makati branch‚ by doing this‚ the group aims
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GOTTLEB FREGE- Summary of Lecture by Professor Priest In the beginning of the lecture‚ professor Priest introduces to the audience the contributions of a German mathematician‚ logician‚ and philosopher‚ Gottleb Frege. Priest begins with a brief story of an encounter in 1903 between two philosophers‚ Gottleb Frege and Bertrand Russell. Russell sends a letter to Frege‚ critiquing his findings in his second book‚ The Foundations of Arithmetic. Russell argues that even though he was impressed by Frege’s
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster will not grant you some innate capability to comprehend complicated texts‚ and it will most definitely not establish your position in society as a“professor.” Coincidentally‚ Foster’s novel demonstrates an essential quality of Literature: placing the reader fast asleep. However‚ that is not to say the novel isn’t good; the novel is simply not a “joy read.” The book not being particularly enjoyable has nothing to do with the manner in which
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In chapter 12‚ of How to Read Literature Like A Professor‚ Thomas Foster describes how a writer might symbolize almost everything in a novel: starting with a simple object to the most complex characters. According to Foster‚ not everyone will find a symbol; those that eventually do however will not interpret the meaning of the symbol the same way as others do. Some writers use direct symbols‚ but some let us use our imagination to find the true hidden meaning. In addition‚ Foster explains how if
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In the broader context of Professor Hertz’s lecture on Math Anxiety (MA)‚ the fear of apprehension of Math‚ a persons’ performance and level of MA are inversely related. Hertz points to how Social Transmission might be a cause of this anxiety when we view the effects on adolescents. I want to question why and how society’s beliefs and modern culture could impact MA and performance‚ and what a good test might be. In today’s culture‚ the false stereotype that “men are better than women at Math” might
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In Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley uses symbolism and allegory to depict the actions of the main characters and what their actions truly mean. In How to Read Literature Like a professor‚ Thomas C. Foster asks his readers what you think a symbol stands for‚ Foster also writes “[whatever] you think it stands for‚ it probably does." (ninety-seven) Frankenstein contains many symbols‚ however there is only a few symbols that truly support our findings the whole nine yards. There are six specific symbols and
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Why should you be concerned with retirement and estate planning? To start with‚ giving definition of the two will make them to be easily be understood. Retirement planning is the accumulation of wealth to provide income and financial security in retirement. Estate planning focuses on wealth preservation and wealth transfer. The reason with have to be concerned with retirement is because it is unavoidable but a reality of things at one time in life you will no longer have energy to keep on working
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor Introduction: How’d He Do That? Conventions in stories: Types of characters Plot rhythms Chapter structures Point-of-view limitations Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) The reason for a quest is always self-knowledge The stated reason is never the actual reason to go on a quest‚ the real reason for a quest is self-knowledge. Most of the time‚ when a piece of literature involves someone going somewhere and doing something‚ it
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The primary virtue of How to Read Literature Like a Professor is it’s "duh’ factor. Take this trick question: In a lake‚ there are a patch of lilies‚ which double in size every day. If this patch of lilies take 48 days to cover the entire lake‚ how many days would it take for the patch to cover the entire lake? Maybe you think you know the answer. Maybe you have no clue. But then you hear the answer. That it takes 47 days for the lilies to cover half of the pond. It’s that feeling - that the knowledge
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In “How to Read Literature like a Professor” Foster conveys new insight to books and movies. He explains about literature that isn’t just on the surface. He explains how the author chooses the correct season to put the movie in. Foster talks about the true meaning of flight. He also tells of what water means. The movie The Longest Ride connects with chapter 20. The movie is set at the end of summer about to be the start of summer. An art student‚ Sophia‚ is about to graduate from college and
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