Grandpa The Hero I Hardly Knew It is often in life that you do not learn how to fully appreciate something until it is gone. This was the case with my grandpa Gordon Preilipp, who passed away on the 26th of March 2001. He looked to be a vivid image ... Read More
I am originally from India and lived in a very small village namedMahil Gahilan. On a regular summer day, the sun is beaming. I am runningaround with my friends in the scorching sun. It's really windy and the dustis flying over my face. My friends and I go and play ... Read More
There are two things that are useful to assessing the childs behavior. The first is how to observe. To do this, you can use measureable or observable behavior. Observable behavior can be measured through your senses such as being seen, heard, tasted, smelled, or touched (Observable and Measurable Behaviors, 2013). ... Read More
I have been in school for 10 years all of the people who have taught mehave been wonderful. However, there was one that stands out above therest and that in Mrs.O'Hara my 7th grade core teacher. Mrs.O'Hara is myfavorite teacher because she helped me so much thorough out the year,and ... Read More
The teacher that I observed is Mrs. Lavender McDonald, my former7th grade history teacher. I did see Mrs. McDonalds lesson planwhich included the Alabama Coarse of Study objective onMesopitamia and the five parts of a civilization. All teachersare required to have a copy of the Alabam Coarse of Study intheir ... Read More
Failure is the root of success I must admit, had to suck it up and getover it. Yes, these are words that came from my mind. Seeing that I havepersonal experience with failure, just as well as success. I have failedmultiple times, im only human. However, my success is way ... Read More
Im a city girl at heart the night lights and day drama always grabbed hold of me as I walked the streets of East Orange, New Jersey. On the other hand, North Carolina never gave me the adrenaline that New Jersey offered. I went to school in North Carolina, andI ... Read More
New Media AssignmentAs a member of todays young adults, Id consider myself to be a connoisseur of social media. I, as well as many of my peers, have created a variety of identities to be displayed online, each one different from the next. For the purposes of this paper, I ... Read More
Weather 72, or 88. 44 or 68. We will not let exam results decide our fate. Spoken Words artist Suli Breaks seamlessly illustrates the tug of war game that is my life. Somehow weve come to believe that were only as good as the number that defines us. The prevalence ... Read More
After taking the quizzes in Carol Dwecks book, I found that I am a mix between the two mindsets, but lean towards a growth mindset. Having a growth mindset means that I believe my intelligence can be developed with persistence and effort (Ricci, 2013). The opposite of this would be ... Read More
Walker Junior High Live Performance ReviewOn May 20, 2015, my friends and I visited Walker Junior High School, presenting a choir show entitled Through the Decades. We decided to visit as a memory of being part of Walkers choir. In addition, my boyfriend went along with us as well. Although ... Read More
From my first steps, when my mother dropped me off at Preschool on my first day to the final steps Ill take across the Altria stage at my high school graduation, I have grew so much, and truly become someone I can look up to. But what has truly transformed ... Read More
Starting high school is hard for almost anyone. It is a new step in every teenagers life. It becomes even more difficult when young adults are switching high schools as an upper classmen, especially senior year. It is hard to leave where you belong, but just as hard to transition ... Read More
Middle school is the time when a person starts to find themselves. Kids go through different things such as break ups with friends or a boygirlfriend, things with family members, and also dealing with death in the family. The good thing about middle school is that a person can become ... Read More
Leadership ExperienceLeaders dont just pop up over night, it takes time and years of experience to become a true leader. I wasnt always a leader, I use to be what most would call a follower. I didnt have much confidence in myself and always felt like I belonged at the ... Read More
Anthropology and the Twenty First Century To study anthropology is to study humanity-physically, socially, and culturally. All this knowledge can help us in the 21st century because we are interacting with humans every day. Anthropology helps us relate to family and friends and coworkers, helps us understand communication with other ... Read More
Knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organization of facts.Discuss this statement in relation to two areas of knowledge.Knowledge can be acquired through any way of knowing in any area of knowledge. To claim that knowledge can never be anything more than a methodically structured list of things that are ... Read More
The 7th grade students are in math class. The topic today is ratios. Ms. Teacher has already gone over how to solve ratio problems and the students are doing practice problems. They begin with a mad minute. They are given 100 math problems and have four minutes to complete all ... Read More
Self Respect Self respect is known as a person's individual attitude towards himor her self. It involves a quality that is extremely important for thedignity, confidence and personality of an individual. Some people believeself respect is all about having to do with approval of others whileothers believe it is thought ... Read More
Reflection PaperIts hard for me to describe who I am or where I am from. Since I grew up in a military family, Ive moved all over the United States since the day I was born. I was born in Oklahoma whereas my two older brothers were born in Mississippi ... Read More
All through my childhood into my adolescence I was a very open and free talking person. If I had an opinion on anything my voice would be heard whether it was something big or small. Drama queen everyone would call me, all because I had a voice of my own. ... Read More
Picture spending an entire summer in a hospital bed. Imagine learning to walk for a second time. Doesnt sound like fun right? Well this is what I experienced the summer I turned 13. I had just finished 7th grade and was looking forward to a great summer with my best ... Read More
I was not sure what to expect when I was told that I would have to take a college level English course. I was homeschooled after the 7th grade, and I was not assigned very many essays. After a few years of homeschooling, I participated in GED classes. All of ... Read More
Communication Assignment 1When I was in 7th grade, I played little league baseball. I was not the best player on my team, and I always felt like I had something to prove to my teammates. As a result, I always played with all the effort I possibly could and tried ... Read More
Conformity GlorifiedThroughout my childhood and even today, I have been accustomed to societys views of romantic love and physical beauty, expressed through the media and even my peers around me. Back in 7th grade, I remember my friends and I having a crush on a girl named Victoria, who was ... Read More
Unlike the overwhelming majority of children in the United States today, I was home schooled for a number of years. To this day, I have very mixed feeling about the effectiveness of my home schooling. When reading Democracy and Education, by John Dewey, the advantages and disadvantages of being home ... Read More
The Age of DreamsStarting in 7th grade, I decided that I would go into a science related field when I grew up. My strengths had always been in science and math and I loved science. In 8th grade, I decided that I wanted to be a chemist and research different ... Read More
Mindsets Fixed or Growth? Carol S. Dwecks Brainology Transforming Students Motivation to Learn will change the way you think about learning. Dwecks Brainology article emphasizes the mindsets of kids and how they can either be hardworking adults when they grow up or become lazy and feel the need to avoid ... Read More
The Human Papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States (US) and will affect the majority of sexually active men and women at some point in their lives (Rhode Island Health Department, 2015). The majority of HPV strains will produce no symptoms and given enough time ... Read More
Ever had your confidence crushed by a failing grade? Come on, show of hands. I know I have, and I dont think Im alone. I vividly recall the time my 7th grade art teacher gave me a C for the class because my work didnt fit her insane standards. I ... Read More