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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“Life is strange” (by Fidan Veliyeva) Once upon a time there was a famous group which was known “LR”. However‚ nobody knew who they were. It consisted of 4 people who saw how their parents were killed by mafia. It is about one dark night. Carmen was over the moon. Mother was carrying a cake with overjoyed and saying “Happy Birthday Carmen!”. Father joined song. Then the boy blew off candles. When the father gave Carmen his gift‚ suddenly the door knocked and was broken. 5 people entered the
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This reading has to do with reliquaries and the artist that surrounded them as well as their sometimes strange shapes. When talking about reliquaries no one ever mentions how it actually came about. When reading this excerpt it mentions how patrons would usually make their own workshops for specific works of art and hire artist they thought would be good for the job. The patrons seemed to be very involved in the creation of these pieces of art even though they didn’t physically make them. It seems
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Matthew Wong P. 6 12/1/14 Luis Javier Rodriguez: “You ‘Will Never Believe it” Luis Javier Rodriguez is a well-known American poet‚ novelist‚ memoirist‚ journalist‚ critic‚ columnist; his work also includes short story writing and children’s books‚ but before his writing career‚ he was an active gang member during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Born in the United States-Mexico border city of El Paso‚ Texas‚ Luis grew up with diligent and honorable parents. Luis’ father was a high school principal‚ while making
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Strange Fruit Music has been very important part of people’s life since long time ago. Throughout the history‚ we could observe how people at those days used music as part of their lives. People became happy when they sing and listen to music. People were comforted by music when they were in deep sorrow. Furthermore‚ people sang music when they work‚ harvest‚ and worship god. We could see how our culture is closely interrelated with music. “Strange Fruit” is the music that was composed to reflect
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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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these dreams as inspiration for his poetry. One image plagued his dreams‚ which was the idea that war was a sort of "mouth of hell‚" and it was this image that inspired Owen’s poem Strange Meeting. Owen’s poem is also reminiscent of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s The Revolt of Islam‚ which also depicts a journey through a strange land. Wilfred Owen’s main objective when writing his poetry is to shed light on the gruesome and horrific reality of being a soldier‚ which counters the nationalistic propaganda that
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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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A child who is securely attached to its mother will explore and play freely while the caregiver is present‚ using her as a ’safe base’ from which to explore. The child will engage with the stranger when the caregiver is present‚ and will be visibly upset when the caregiver departs but happy to see the caregiver on his or her return. The child feels confident that the caregiver is available‚ and will be responsive to their attachment needs and communications. Securely attached children are best
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First Strange Experience at Boot Camp Boot camp can be a scary and interesting experience. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was go to boot camp. I was so afraid of being around so many new people‚ but I decided that I should experience new things and see the world. I also thought it would be good mentally and help me succeed in Life. What I didn’t expect was that it would make me a secure person. New people always make me kind of shy and my first day was no exception. It was around
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