Ben Mason Eng.1001 sect. 38 9/26/12 The Voting Playground: Play it safe? Or swing? This is a concern that arises for presidential candidates every four years as we approach presidential elections. First‚ there are two terms to be recognized: “safe state” and “swing state”. In a “safe state” the presidential candidate of a particular party has the vast majority of support of that state ’s voters‚ regularly‚ so that he/she can safely assume the favorable outcome of the state
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the joys in teaching children is seeing your kids grow and learn right before your eyes. Aside from the academic benefits‚ this is also a good way to bond with them. I love helping my kids with their homeworks for it refreshes my memory too. I instill in their minds the importance of good study habits early on‚ so that they will very likely learn to study independently when they are already in the middle school. When I say I am helping my kids in their assignments‚ it means that I am guiding
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My piece is on Butterfly kid (girl) and this can be found at The Baltimore Museum of Art. This piece is surrounded by many types of information how it depicts one person covered with butterfly wings. It stands tall at about 6-7 feet in height. There’s so much to talk about the uniqueness of Butterfly Kid and why it stands out to me the most when I went over to the Baltimore Museum of Art. Getting the descriptions of the Butterfly Kid just right is a challenge in it of itself. This piece was released
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Throughout the story‚ David Sedaris‚ socially compares himself to the popular kids. This is evident by the way Sedaris talks about the popular kids. His idealization of the popular crowd is so profound that when he overhears the other kids at the Labor Day celebration he did not realize that there are other popular groups out there. His social comparison is that of an upward social comparison. An upward social comparison occurs when a person compares his or her social worth to people who they think
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Excessive materialism makes children spoilt Nowadays‚ you often hear older people say ‘These kids today – they have everything’. Of course‚ they are referring to material goods such as clothes‚ electronic equipment and so on. Is it true that today`s young people are spoilt by having too much given to them? To begin with it would be worth focusing on what do we mean by a spoilt child. A short description could be as follows undisciplined‚ manipulative‚ and unpleasant to be with much of the
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Happy Marriages‚ Happy Kids On a sunny day‚ a father wants his family to go mountain climbing‚ but the mother prefers to go to the mall to buy shoes for the kids. Even though it is a very normal conversation in a family‚ the way parents solve this conflict could make a big deal to the kids. Siegel‚ author of “7 Essential Lessons Your Kids Learn from Your Marriage‚” states that “how you and your husband talk to each other‚ how you listen‚ and how you work out your differences shape the beliefs
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What happens when someone can’t see the sun revolve around them. Well in the book Diary of ja Wimpy kid‚ Greg can’t see that anyone but himself matters. In the book Greg has to deal with going to camp and doing community service but he doesn’t deal with it in a good way because he doesn’t like doing anything but playing video games and he only worries about personal gain. The theme of this story is that it’s hard to really ever enjoy anything when you only think of yourself. My first piece of
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really know what it’s like to be the new kid when you’ve been one. Being the new kid is like being a fish out of water‚ and I know that for a fact. It may seem easy to some‚ but transitioning from your old life‚ where you were comfortable‚ to a whole new life is a pretty big deal. It’s scary‚ tedious‚ and hard. You don’t know what to expect. Everyone wants to fit in‚ and you can’t deny that. Everyone wants to be liked and wanted. When you are the new kid‚ you have to start over and gain that all
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An article called “Violent Media is Good for Kids‚” that was written by Gerard Jones‚ a renowned comic- book author‚ is arguing that violent media can be helpful for children‚ rather than be harmful. He talks about how parents don’t take the time to look at how helpful violent media can be for their child. Violence can encourage children to learn how to reach for their own inner power that they may have never been able to find before. Children as they grow up can learn the positives and negatives
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Swing to Bebop: Inherent Social Changes The 1920’s and 1930’s were a period for unprecedented African American contributions to the music world. The twenties‚ which have now been termed "the jazz age"‚ laid the foundation for jazz as a marketable mainstream fascination. Throughout the twenties and thirties‚ dances such as the Charleston‚ Lindy Hop‚ and Jitterbug helped to secure the big band profession in entertainment. Swing emerged as a genre formulated on a swinging 4/4 beat with live performances
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