English 1302.003 6 July 2010 “Miss Brill” Discuss In Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill‚” a middle-aged woman is confronted with the reality of being old. The story details her usual Sunday afternoon in the park‚ which she spends walking and sitting in the park‚ wearing an old but beloved fur. She sees the world as if it were a stage‚ and enjoys watching the people around her‚ often judging them condescendingly. However‚ she then overhears a young couple’s cruel remark about herself‚ and the story
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Breaking Katherine Into Submission Imagine a woman who is publicly insulted. Abusive‚ outspoken and bitter‚ she is shunned from society for going against her prescribed social role. Her only option is to change; she must submit completely to men‚ accept her inferior role‚ and relinquish her opinion if it contradicts her husband’s. William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew illustrates the consequences brought on women who went against their social roles and suggests that women must be submissive
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CURRICULAR LESSONS Life Sciences Activities For students who are visually impaired in the science classroom: Life Cycle of Frogs‚ Dragonflies and Butterflies Overview In this lesson‚ students learn the concept of metamorphosis in an organism’s life cycle by studying the growth and development of butterflies‚ frogs‚ and dragonflies. Objectives • Understand that all animals have a life cycle that includes being born‚ developing into an adult‚ reproducing‚ and eventually dying • Understand
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Katherine Boo’s Expectations describes the challenges and successes of Superintendent of Denver Public Schools Michael Bennett’s ambitious education reform plan to in 2006. Bennett’s reform aimed to prepare the majority of the Denver’s public school students for college by establishing the toughest graduation requirements in the state. Bennett’s key component for achieving this goal was to close the worst performing schools and shift their students to better ones. The initial target of Bennett’s
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was to see them snap at her again from the red eiderdown!’” (Mansfield 4) Miss Brill imagines the fur coming to life when she gives it a “voice and emotions‚ when in reality‚ it is an inanimate object.” (Veleveteen 28). Mansfield uses this to reveal that she does not have any other friends or acquaintances in which to socialize with when she carries the fur with her all day‚ pretending it is her pet. Throughout the story‚ Mansfield allows the reader to connect to Miss Brill by using her lonely
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Katherine G. Johnson is a mathematician who calculated the trajectories responsible for launching the first American into space. Katherine was born on August 26th‚ 1918 in White Sulfur Springs‚ West Virginia. As a child‚ Katherine loved to count and had a strong interest in numbers which led to her profound knowledge of mathematics. Her passion for numbers showed through her interest in advancing her education‚ she graduated from the eighth grade by the age of ten; then graduated from high school
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past twelve weeks have flown by and have been filled with memories‚ some were happy‚ some were sad‚ many of them taught me a lesson and others filled me with gratification watching each and every member succeed in their own way. I know that many of you have gotten to know me very well throughout my time here and for all of you I would like to give you one last memorable lesson‚ so I hope that the words I am about to share with you are based on true knowledge and ripened with wisdom. As many of you
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Ever since I was little I loved singing whether it was in the car to the radio or in a choir class. Whenever I step foot in a choir room that’s when I can just feel like I’m at home‚ it’s almost like choir room is my second home. No matter how much people could try to hold me back nothing can keep me from my love of music. I always sang my heart out in elementary music class even though most kids would rather be in P.E. I didn’t care I just wanted to sing. It wasn’t until 5th grade when I was the
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Module 3 Discussion 1-My Body Parts: PPP There are many things that I will be looking at in this discussion. I will start by giving an outline before describing how I would teach body parts using the PPP Lesson. Some of the methods/approaches that I have used in this lesson plan include: a) The Direct Method- In the form of oral drills and repetition. b) Natural Approach- To create an atmosphere that will lower the students filter effect. c) Total Physical Response- Using ice-breakers/warm ups
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Home Practice Teaching Learning Episode 4……………………………. Getting to Know the Classroom Routines Practice Teaching Learning Episode 5……………………………. The Journey Begins with the First Step Practice Teaching Learning Episode 6……………………………. Writing My “First” Lesson Plan in My Second Home Practice Teaching Learning Episode 7……………………………. Preparing my IM’s Practice Teaching Learning Episode 8……………………………. My First Assessment Tool Practice Teaching Learning Episode 9……………………………. Designing the Classroom Bulletin
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