peasant girl who led soldiers into war. Mirka was an eleven-year-old orthodox Jewish girl who dreamed of slaying dragons. Both of these women‚ one a fictional character and another a historical idol‚ have become points of inspiration for women. ‘How Mirka Got Her Sword’‚ by Barry Deutsch‚ is about a young Jewish girl who dreams of slaying dragons. She endures a magical pig‚ a witch‚ her step-mother‚ and fights a troll to make the people of her town believe that she actually isn’t insane and that she’s
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“The Secret to Raising Smart Kids” by psychologist Carol S. Dweck is a scientific research article focused on encouraging parents and teachers to promote growth mind-set rather than fixed mind-set to allow students to be successful in school and life. A challenge many teachers and parents are facing today is due to society’s stigma that innate intelligence produces success. Teachers and parents are praising the intelligence of kids rather than valuing the process of learning to be successful; as
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“Got Milk Campaign” In the fast paced world of today‚ advertisers have to keep up with the times. One of the best ways they do this is through the “Got Milk” advertisements. Milk is a part of everyday life. The "Got Milk" campaign is seen in all types of magazines from sports to beauty‚ featuring many different kinds of celebrities selling their product. By putting familiar faces on magazine advertisements and using interesting television commercials‚ the company sell their products. It
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The theory that is mentioned in the article‚ “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids”‚ consists of three elements. These elements include the following: the belief of inherited intelligence‚ the concept of a fixed mindset and growth mindset‚ and the method of praise. The first element that consists of the theory is the debate of intellect. Some people believe that the base amount of intellect of an individual cannot be changed‚ thus creating a fixed mindset. Others believe that intellect can be refined
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The author is trying to persuade and inform us. I know this because in “How Smart Are Animals” on line 9 it states “She leapt over the five-foot fence and rushed to Andrea’s side”. So that is informing us about how dogs leap into action‚ but after that it states “But some people think her action was unthinking‚ after all it is a instinked and dogs have evolved from wolves who are highly social animals”. So all of that information are explanations. They tell us all of the pros they can do‚ then
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Teaching Smart People How to Learn Chris Argyris A Chris Argyris James Bryant Conant Professor Harvard Business School 4 © 1991 Harvard Business Review. Distributed by The New York Times Special Features/Syndication Sales. ny company that aspires to succeed in the tougher business environment of the 1990s must rst resolve a basic dilemma: success in the marketplace increasingly depends on learning‚ yet most people don’t know how to learn. What’s more‚ those members of the organization
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All of the Smart Briefs I have been choosing I realized have focused on subjects similar to that of our assignments in this class and my choice for this Smart Brief is no different. The Smart Brief I chose is titled “The Secret to Resume Success” and was written by Romy Newman‚ President and Co-Founder of Fairygodboss‚ on huffpost.com. Now all of us have applied for jobs in the past‚ are currently applying for jobs‚ and or will in the future. In my 22 years of life I have applied for several jobs
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document title] [Type the document subtitle] [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] 2012 PaIn [Type the company name] 7/26/2012 SMART PHONES * What is a Smartphone? A smart phone is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than regular phone. The first Smartphone’s
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Umair Zia Houghton English June 30th‚ 2013 Book Smart vs. Street Smart In the article‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Gerald Graff discusses the topic of book smart versus street smart. Being street smart means having interest in other activities more than in school work‚ while being book smart is the complete opposite of that. Graff believes that having the personality of a street smart person can benefit society if one knows how to channel their potential correctly. He persuades his views
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"Got Milk?" This advertisement was found in the October issue of Cosmopolitan. "Got Milk" advertisements are seen in all types of magazines from sports to beauty‚ featuring many different kinds of celebrities selling their product. The product being sold in "Got Milk" advertisements is‚ of course‚ milk. They are trying to reinforce that the calcium in milk keeps bones strong and helps prevent osteoporosis. In this advertisement for milk irony is it’s secret weapon to get the point across.
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