patterns on the sand with my finger. I can hear him sigh. Will it really be okay? The sun is low in the bright orange sky‚ hues of red and yellow blending like on a ripe mango that I would climb the trees of my neighbour’s backyard to pluck as kept watch. I’d always been the more rebellious and adventurous one between us. On warm summer afternoons‚ when the
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Heafner‚ T. (2004). Using technology to motivate students to learn social studies. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education‚ 4(1)‚ 42-53. Using Technology to Motivate Students to Learn Social Studies Tina Heafner University of North Carolina at Charlotte Abstract Many teachers struggle with motivating students to learn. This is especially prevalent in social studies classrooms in which students perceive social studies as boring (Schug‚ Todd‚ & Berry‚ 1984; Shaughnessy & Haladyana
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Contesting the “nature” of Conformity: What Milgram and Zimbardo’s Studies Really Show. From the 1960’s to the 1970’s understanding of the psychology of tyranny is dominated by classical studies. Two such studies include Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment and Milgram’s research on obedience to authority. This research has revealed that many times people obey inactively and unthinkably to both roles that authorities offer as well as orders given to them. However‚ recently‚ this belief has
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"Terrorist‚ He’s Watching" by Wislawa Szymborska explores the anticipation of a real life terrorist bombing. The poem is narrated from a third person omnipresent point of view‚ in a very matter-of-fact tone. The scene described shows various customers entering and exiting the bar in the minutes leading up to the bombs detonation. A few of them that are close to death get away‚ and one man even escapes and the re-enters the bar‚ seconds before it turns into a fiery explosion. The author’s purpose
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not mean people will stay together. A family member supporting another will create a bond that connect each other. Stephanie Coontz‚ a professor on family‚ wrote about a life experience when she received support from her family in her essay‚ “What We Really Miss About the 1950s.” She mentioned a time in her past when a librarian denied her decision on borrowing a book because it was not age appropriate for a child’s mind‚ so her mother went to the library and provided the courageous voice for Stephanie’s
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I really enjoyed reading‚ “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. I felt that the characters that Williams presented were very strong and the story was very backwards‚ just like a lot of the other literature we’ve been reading. When reading this I was able to see how Blanche represented the South‚ and how Stella and especially Stanley in a way represented the‚ “New American Man and Woman.” Stanley represented the‚ “mans-man” and his character was very masculine. I feel that this story
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How well am I doing in school?Will I be able to pass my quiz monday? Is what your thinking to yourself while your lazily on your bed after a tiring exhausting day of school. Boredom is great due to its help to our brain‚ and lets us realize and enjoy doing nothing since we’re always active Believe it or not boredom is positive for our brains. As said in the article “Is Boredom Really That Bad”‚in scholastic scope.The author Kristin Lewis claims how studies show boredom is exceptional for our
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Flaws Like everybody else does. I live my life for myself not for your ignorant teenage games. Music is my therapy. I tend to question things in my life a bit too much. I’m absolutely clueless toward what the future holds and I hope to keep it that way I’m extremely sensitive. I’m a hypocrite. What can I say people love to talk about me‚ bad or good. I’m known from being hated and loved. I’m nice‚ and I’m a bitch. I’m respectful‚ and I’m rude. I am blunt‚ I am loyal. I’m not shy. I do whatever I
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Is The American Dream really dead? “I have a dream” - Martin Luther King. Some people say‚ that the american dream is dead. People can not get a job and they are not very wealthy and that is basically why the american dream is dead‚ but I bet the difference. I will say‚ that the American dream is alive and well. It is not hard to have a dream‚ it is hard to achieve it. What is your dream? And is it possible to achieve it? Those are the kind of questions you have to ask yourself. An example
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Freedom is the single most well known attribute of our great nation. But just how free are we really? I would argue that America is one of the freest countries in the world‚ though it could be freer. The rights and freedom described in the US Constitution‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ and the Bill of Rights‚ as compared with what current society actually allows creates many different pictures of freedom from several perspectives. The many documents that became the foundation of American “freedom”
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