...Rationale: In this essay I will be writing a biography about Ishmael Baeh a child soldier from Sierra Leone that wrote the book ‘A long way gone.’ I have chosen a biography because we were reading this book in class for a very long time and that’s how I got interested in the life of Ishmael. In my essay I have tried to get on a personal level with Ishmael which makes the essay more interesting. I’ve done this by writing in a lot of detail. In my essay I also talked about the child soldiers that are active now, because of the main topic in the book ‘A long way gone.’ This essay is aimed at people that read on of the books of Ishmael or are willing to read a book of him, with this essay they will understand the writings of him better because they know more about his personal life. The challenges I got during this essay was the research about Ishmael because there wasn’t much information available of him from after he left Sierra Leone. I solved these problems by searching for newspaper...
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...completed, put in the correct notebook or folder, and packed to take to school. To find them easily the next morning, backpacks and anything else needed for school should be kept in the same place. Children do better in school when families eat dinner together. This time allows family members to discuss the day. Dinner is an excellent time to talk about worries or problems and think about possible solutions. Your child will benefit from open communication during this family ritual. The night before a school day provides more time to lay out clothes for the morning. Doing this helps avoid rushing to get dressed and eat breakfast before school. Parents especially need to be firm about going to bed and getting up on time. Older children should use alarm clocks and be held responsible for waking up and getting ready for the day. Share Information with Teachers and School Staff Teachers need to know that parents are interested in their child’s education. Parents should show this interest at the beginning of the school year. Become acquainted with your child’s teacher and other staff. Attend school events as much as possible. These activities provide opportunities to ask questions about teaching methods and what your child will be learning. A school’s web site will assist you keep track of specific school events and provide you with general, yet important, information. Ask your child’s teacher about the best way to communicate with her. Most teachers have an e-mail address,...
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...Traditionalism Vs. Individualism Education; it has been around since the beginning of time. Whether children were taught by their parents, or they were privileged enough to be able to attend class, schooling has always existed. By law, today’s school system forces children to attend school till they reach the age of sixteen; many continue much longer. The traditional public school system was created during the industrial revolution and is the backbone of today’s school structure and functionality. This system is filled with state standards and core classes that students are obligated to take year after year. This creates a strict, recurring “cookie-cutter” system. By squandering its student’ individualism and creativity, the modern day school system leaves its students helpless in the real world. To contrast this, structure of primary schools should be altered to form a collegial-style structure, which allows and supports individualism and creativity. When first entering school, children are unique individuals with open minds and vast ideas, but the education system treats every child the same, ignoring their individual needs. They are unable to learn what they are personally interested in, and instead are forced to take dull standard classes. Students also learn very young that there is one way to do well in each of these subjects; one way to write an essay, and one way to solve a math problem leaving little room for new ideas. Learning this lessens student’s creativity, because...
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...analyzing every word in the book. As children age, their response towards reading and writing tends to be more negative rather than positive. Why is it that so many five year olds turn out to be young adults who cringe when “reading” and “joy” are utilized in the same sentence? One could say that a reason would be a teacher’s, mainly a language arts teacher, teaching style. One’s teaching style can impact how a student learns and grows. Forcing a student to read or do a reading assignment that they do not enjoy can make them hate reading, rather than improving on any literary skills. In The Norton Reader, John Holt, author of “How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading,” says that teachers put too much focus on having their students understand everything about what they’re reading. He asks “Why should children understand everything they read?” (359). Reading should be done...
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...Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet (Essay 1) | Heron121's Weblog Dragon Branch Ad Heron121’s Weblog Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet (Essay 1) Ten years ago, the Internet was practically unheard of by most people. Today, the Internet is one of the most powerful tools throughout the world. The Internet is a collection of various services and resources. The Internet’s main components are Email and the World Wide Web. Actually, there’s a lot more to the Internet than Email, search engines, celebrity web sites, uptothe second sports scores, and chat rooms full of discussions. The Net also ranks as one of today’s best business tools. Almost all households contain the Internet; however, before people connect to the Internet, they need to be aware of its disadvantages and advantages. Many people fear the Internet because of its disadvantages. They claim to not use the Internet because they are afraid of the possible consequences or are simply not interested. People who have yet connected to the Internet claim they are not missing anything. Today’s technological society must realize that it is up to them to protect themselves on the Internet. Children using the Internet have become a big concern. Most parents do not realize the dangers involved when their children connect to the Internet. When children are online, they can easily be lured into something dangerous. For example, children may receive pornography online by mistake; therefore...
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...Playing a computer game every day can have more negative than positive effects on children. Do you agree or disagree? Video games are developing rapidly, and many children like playing them. Unfortunately some of children play them all day without taking a break or speaking with other people. This essay will describe the negative and positive effects of playing computer games every day on young people, and then compare them. The young can learn educational subjects from playing games. For example, they can learn problem-solving skills. If they cannot finish a stage in a game, they have to think of how to play it to finish the stage and to try it again. If they still cannot finish the stage, they have to think of another method. Furthermore, some computer games are for education and through playing these games, children can learn math and spelling. However, negative effects of playing computer games every day are often researched and discussed. Firstly, playing games every day for a long time is unhealthy for the young. In my opinion, children should play sports outside, which make them healthy. Subsequently, playing games every day may cause bad eye sights. Moreover, playing games may make adolescents aggressive. Young people are developing and don’t have appropriate moral values. Children enjoy the sense of accomplishment when they kill a character, then they can become violent or might not recognize the differences between real and virtual worlds. I Japan...
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...to type out short, quick assignments that could easily be written out by hand. While this isn't much of an issue for older students, it is an issue for the younger students who are just learning to read and write. Regardless of how much we're coming to rely on computers, printing and handwriting are a necessary skill to have. But typing out assignments has an effect on more than just the ability to print4. It can also negatively impact their spelling and grammar. While most programs now have spell- and grammar-check, they are not infallible; they cannot differentiate between homonyms and will often times suggest corrections that are not, in fact, correct. Furthermore, information is often more easily and accurately remembered when children have to spend a little time writing it out by hand, rather than a few quick minutes typing away at a keyboard. Because of these factors, computers in school should be...
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...St. Aubin PHL 102-004 November 10, 2016 Commentary In the essays “Famine, Affluence and Morality” by Peter Singer and “Poverty and Parenthood” by Stuart Rachel, both authors argue on their different viewpoint of what is morally right when it comes to preventing suffering and what hinders us to prevent or reduce that suffering. They both agree that donation to charity to reduce suffering is a short term solution, while reducing the population on the planet is a permeant solution to the suffering of starvation. They argue that it is our individual duty to make reasonable choices that will help prevent the suffering, but their view on what these choices are differs. In his essay, Perter Singer argues that affluent nations have the duty to prevent avoidable poverty and death in poorer nations. He states that our negative actions towards the suffering caused by poverty and death are not justifiable. By ignoring the suffering, we as a society are taking life for...
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...Renting an Apartment versus Buying a Home Composition II / 156 March.20, 2011 Outline for my Essay Why should we buy a home vs. rent an apartment? There are a lot of factors to consider for both. There are a lot of steps to finding out what you would want if you buy a home and if you rent an apartment. The factors can be overwhelming and yet very important. So the first thing you need to do is get all of the information that you are looking for and put it down on paper. Then you need to weigh the pros and cons of them. Just to make sure you understand what it is you have gain and give up for each type of dwelling and how you want to own it. You also want to look at the financial part of it as well. Make sure you can afford what you are looking for or look for what you can afford. In the end you will be able to logically decide on what to do with your dilemma. So there are many factors however there are also the benefits and what you want to be responsible for and not be responsible for. So the choice is up to you and only you can make it happen. I am just giving you the information to make an educated decision. I rented for years before my husband and I decided to buy a home. It came years after and when our daughters were elementary age. I enjoy being a homeowner however I also enjoyed renting cause of not having to worry about doing all the stuff the apartment complex had to do because I paid rent. This is just a scratch on the surface of the renting...
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...ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 1. GENERAL ADVICE a. READ the title of the essay carefully and make sure that you understand it. If necessary, underline key words in the title. REMEMBER: if your essay does not cover the topic(s) proposed in the title, your mark will be very low. b. WRITE AN ESSAY PLAN. You can do this in English or in your mother tongue – but remember that you must be sure that you can express your ideas easily in English. In your essay plan you should note down specific vocabulary related to the topic. You should also write down any appropriate CONNECTORS (linkers). At first, you will find writing an essay plan difficult and time-consuming, but with practice it will save you time in the end and will also help you to organise your ideas in coherent paragraphs. EXAMPLE OF AN ESSAY PLAN: What are the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones? 1. INTRODUCTION: Now everybody has a mobile. What happened in the past? There are pros and cons. 2. PARAGRAPH 1: Advantages Immediate contact with family and friends. Good in emergencies. Many news uses – technology is developing. 3. PARAGRAPH 2: Disadvantages Bad for our health; addictive. Not sociable? What happens in schools? 4. CONCLUSION: Good and bad aspects. My opinion. KEY WORDS: technology, technological, developments, to keep in touch with someone, text messages, (on) the Internet, health, healthy, unhealthy, good//bad manners, to be banned. POSSIBLE LINKERS: Contrast...
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...Target Market Baby Boomer Or Muppies Marketing Essay As a parent, they are worry about many things which they give to their child. Such as, what should they feed, which school should they send him/her to, or what kind of toys able to help in educating them, give them extra knowledge. They might also worry about the toys which they bought are suitable for their children. If the child is newborn between age 0 to 2, parents must make sure the toys are safe enough, and it should be large enough to avoid choking hazards. Therefore, they are willing to buy good quality toys which are really safe to their children. For example: the truck toys which the color will not fade easily as the child might accidently swallow the colors. Product In the exchange process, many benefits obtained by consumers that having a good services with a tangible and intangible attributes. Products in marketing mix are separate into two types. That is internal considerations and external considerations. Internal considerations are when we are producing the product, we need to know about what are the costs of developing, producing, distributing, and selling. Firstly, we must have a plan to avoid wasting money. External considerations are after produced the product, producer need to think what of the best product serves consumption patterns for the target segment. Is the packaging can attract consumers; how about the transportation, usage, and disposal of the product. The consumers will like to compare the...
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...How to Write a Thesis Statement What is a Thesis Statement? Almost all of us—even if we don’t do it consciously—look early in an essay for a one- or two-sentence condensation of the argument or analysis that is to follow. We refer to that condensation as a thesis statement. Why Should Your ILP/Research Project Contain a Problem/Thesis Statement? • to test your ideas by distilling them into a sentence or two • to better organize and develop your argument • to provide your reader with a “guide” to your argument In general, your thesis statement will accomplish these goals if you think of the thesis as the answer to the question your paper explores. How Can You Write a Good Thesis Statement? Here are some helpful hints to get you started. • How to Generate a Problem/Thesis Statement • How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement from a Weak One [pic] How to Generate your Problem/Thesis Statement Your problem/thesis statement needs to answer a question about the issue you’d like to explore. Your job is to figure out what question you’d like to write about – this is your topic selection. A good thesis statement will usually include the following four attributes: • take on a subject upon which reasonable people could disagree • deal with a subject that can be adequately treated given the nature of the assignment • express one main idea • assert your conclusions about a subject Let’s see how to generate a thesis statement...
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...Much Needed Technology The article “Can You Hear Me Now” by Sherry Turkle talks about this generation’s obsession with technology. In my essay I will be talking about how adults and kids today always need to be using their phones, iPads, iPods, etc to get through their daily routine. We are so used to having technology at our fingertips, what would happen if we got it taken away? Would we be able to function? In Turkles writings the article states “We spend hours keeping up with our e-mails… “I look at my watch to see the time. I look at my Black Berry to get a sense of my life”(273). I agree with what Turkles is saying because we need to learn how to not be dependent on technology like it used to be. Technology does not have to be everything to us; it just needs to help us along the way. Today technology has essentially taken over; you can find anything you need for your everyday routine. From grocery stores, social networking, email, games, stocks and also the newspaper. In an article by Clay Shirky called “Traditional Newspapers are Becoming Extinct” states that “the problem newspapers face isn't that they didn't see the internet coming”(opposing viewpoints). Newspapers used to be such a big thing but now that the internet has arrived things like that are slowly disappearing. The world of technology is basically telling everybody that to get these things they need to have a piece of technology like an iPad, iPhone, laptop, or a regular desktop computer to just get these...
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...Kesha Farrington Wilbraham English 070 February 25, 2015 Compare and Contrast Essay Major League Baseball Greatest Two of the world’s greatest baseball players were Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth. Both of the men established a career in a game they both truly loved. Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth have accomplishments that will remain a part of life’s history in the spirt of baseball. However both are known as baseball legends, they offer their differences and similarities amongst not only by their careers but by their personal lives. Throughout my essay I will explore their history and career also what makes them legends that they are today. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. Robinson was the youngest of five siblings. Jackie attended Washington Junior High School, and enrolled at John Muir High School, recognizing his talents Jackie oldest brother Frank inspired Jackie to pursue his interest in sports. In 1936 Robinson won the junior boys championship in the annual Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament, earned a place on the Pomona annual baseball tournament All Star Team. After attending Muir High School, Robinson went on to Pasadena Junior College where he continued his athletic career. Toward the end of Robinson’s term, Frank Robinson, Jackie’s oldest brother whom he felt closest was killed in a motorcycle accident. The incident motivated Jackie to pursue his athletic career at a nearby...
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...Influences in the Teaching Environment In this essay I will identify ten negative classroom conditions and disruptions that will influence the teaching environment. There are so many conditions that interfere with how teachers teach and how the students learn. In the paragraphs below I will discuss some of the many distractions that interfere with our children’s success in school. Classroom size can be a powerful factor in the teaching environment when there are too many students in one room, it is impossible for the teacher to meet the needs of every student. Teachers are responsible for teaching a large number of students and when they get off track the teachers has to be the one to get them back on track when this happens she has to interrupt the students who are actively engaged in learning to deal with the students who are disruptive. Excess talking can also be a environmental factor when students talk to other students are talk out of turn it is difficult for the teacher and the other students in the classroom to concentrate. We encourage our students to ask questions and to participate in classroom discussions, but some students tend to be disruptive by asking unrelated questions or arguing with the teacher. Tardies can also be a disruption in the classroom because when students come to class late, the classroom suffers because the teacher will acknowledge the late students and disrupt the flow of the class she has to make accommodation for the late...
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