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    Questions for Discussion 1. One way to read Richard Rodriguez’s essay is as a discussion of two discrete educational philosophies. What are they? The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him

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    Banking Concept or Problem-Posing‚ Which is the Better Choice? Paulo Freire proposes two styles of teaching: the banking concept and problem-posing education. Through Freire’s lens‚ Richard Rodriguez would be seen as a banking student‚ but could later be seen as a problem-posing student throughout the course of his life. Both styles are still viewed today in teacher-student relationships. Freire describes the “banking” concept of education by saying that “Education thus becomes an act of depositing

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    rodriguez versus harris

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    Samatina Essay on “Complexion” by Richard Rodriguez and “Life Principles Integration” by Bill Harris. In the essay‚ “Complexion”‚ Richard Rodriguez describes the effect of his dark complexion on his self-image as he grew from a child into a man in order to heal himself‚ understand how his dark complexion became the governor of his existence and also to help readers interpret their own beliefs regarding their own metaphorical “complexion.” He uses a surprisingly light tone to describe his feelings

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    Losing a Job

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    Losing a job Work is extremely important to anyone who needs money. For me‚ I like to work every weekend here in America. I have two jobs‚ one in the hotel another in restaurant. When I was living in Saudi Arabia with my family‚ I had been working with my father in his company. I was the manager in one section there. I was not feeling comfortable because sometime I worked for free. When I asked my father about my money; he always said no money between son and his father; otherwise‚ this

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    losing intimacy

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    11/8/2013 Basic Composition Final Draft 4 Losing Intimacy People yearn for relationships in order to experience intimacies and relate with others. It is in their nature to connect with other people to share emotions to try to‚ ultimately‚ avoid the feeling of being lonely. People desire relationships so they can have someone to share their interests with‚ confide their feelings with‚ and share experiences with. In earlier times‚ relationships primarily involved in-person interactions with one

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    Monsters Culture and Fear Monsters are a creature that cause fear and harm by their appearance‚ they are cruel‚ they have bad behavior‚ and cannot be controlled.The monsters are not going away like our fears. The monsters lived in humans mind‚ it’s a part from human culture and we should study it‚ it help you to learn what it means to be human and how to avoid dealing with your fear. Also the monsters have a negative influence on humans. They are human creation. They combine animal and human forms

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    winning and losing

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    Winning and Losing To win and lose. They are mere words that define so much in this world. Defining the inevitable path one takes through the rules of competition‚ these rules depict the outcome of the choices a man or woman makes through life – to win or to lose. The term to win originally/ morally symbolised triumph in a persistent effort that usually stood for goodness and belief in the term ‘work before play’. In which‚ to win taught a valuable lesson to ‘keep trying’ and

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    Christ and Culture‚ authored by H. Richard Niebuhr in 1951‚ is a book which discusses how a Church or a Christian is to interact with ones culture. Niebuhr systematically answers this question by placing the church into the following five categories they have utilized through history to answer this question: "Christ against culture‚" "the Christ of culture‚" "Christ above culture (Christ synthesizing with culture)‚" "Christ and culture in paradox‚" and "Christ the transformer of culture." Reading

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    Losing Weight

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    Regular Exercise and Healthy Eating Habits in Losing Weight “Diet is about weight. Exercise is about health” (Dr. Robert Lustig) Long-term results are consistent factor to keeping healthy lifestyle. Dieting in order of losing weight is consistent of healthy eating habits daily. Regular exercise not only helps lose weight. It also prevents individuals from chronic disease. Losing or maintaining weight can be a challenge for many of us. It gets hard to juggle so many things in your life and stay

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    Richard Rodriguez and Paolo Freire write of education as the core factor in one ’s life. They feel that education itself lends people to either "achieve" greatness or fall into the majority of "bankers." "The Achievement of Desire" by Rodriguez and "The Banking Concept of Education" by Freire greatly resemble each other; however‚ they also differ on some points. Despite their differences‚ both texts come to the same conclusion – education makes a person who he/she can become. Rodriguez and Freire

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