...* Alphabetical idioms - lists A : * list A1 : abbreviated piece of nothing → (hold all the) aces * list A2 : achilles heel → alarm bells * list A3 : all along → all the rage * list A4 : all sizzle and no steak → apple of your eye * list A5 : (upset the) applecart → at all costs * list A6 : at this stage of the game → (have an) axe to grind * Alphabetical idioms - lists B : * list B1 : (leave someone holding the) baby → in bad shape * list B2 : badger someone → whole new ball game * list B3 : ballpark figure → battle lines are drawn * list B4 : battle of wills → beat a dead horse * list B5 : beat a hasty retreat → before your very eyes * list B6 : beggar can't be choosers → beside yourself * list B7 : best bet → beyond any reasonable doubt * list B8 : beyond one's wildest dreams → bite the bullet * list B9 : bite the dust → blamestorming * list B10 : blank cheque → blow away the cobwebs * list B11 : blow a fuse → above board * list B12 : in the same boat → bored to tears * list B13 : born with silver spoon in your mouth → all brawn no brain * list B14 : know which side your bread is buttered → a breeze * list B15 : bricks and mortar/bricks and clicks → pass the buck * list B16 : kick the bucket → burning question * list B17 : bury your head in the sand → by degrees ...
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...My journey toward pursuing an honors education major in elementary education has been deeply shaped by two pivotal experiences: working in a karate studio with children and engaging in honors education during high school. These seemingly disparate endeavors have intertwined to ignite within me a profound passion for education and a commitment to academic excellence. In this essay, I will reflect on how these experiences have influenced my aspirations and shaped my path forward. My immersion in the world of education began when I took on a role at a local karate studio, where I worked closely with children as they embarked on their martial arts journey. What initially started as a job soon evolved into a transformative experience that fueled my passion for working with young minds. Interacting with children of various ages and backgrounds, I witnessed firsthand the impact that positive mentorship and guidance can have on their growth and development. Beyond teaching them self-defense techniques, I found myself imparting invaluable life lessons such as discipline, perseverance, and respect. Working in the karate studio provided me with a profound understanding of child psychology and pedagogy. Each child brings forth unique challenges and opportunities, necessitating adaptability and creativity...
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...Name: Ramlah Binte Eesah Student ID: K1571682 Course Title: BA English with Psychology Assignment Number: TMA02 Should the Singapore MOE continue to conduct overseas learning journeys even after the incident of the Sabah Earthquake? One of the best ways to broaden our minds is to travel and be exposed to the world. Schools in Singapore provide overseas learning journeys to encourage students to learn not only through the classroom but also through experiential learning, giving them the chance to break out of their academic routine. Students should be encouraged to embark on overseas learning journeys provided by their schools as it develops their leadership skills, gives them a greater sense of independence and confidence, and allows them to become appreciative and altruistic individuals (Ministry of Education (MOE), Para 1, 2014). Overseas learning journeys have allowed students to develop their leadership skills. The Member of Parliament, Dr Lim Wee Kiak, highlighted that “For many of the students, the experience of having to overcome the physical and mental challenges to conquer Mount Kinabalu was a metaphor for learning to conquer themselves and future challenges in life” (MOE, Para 7, 2015). Such trips have enhanced students’ social competence, allowing them to go beyond their comfort zones and confront challenges that may befall them. These experiences have been beneficial to students as they learn to resolve issues and make independent decisions without family...
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...‘Torch of Learning’ journey starts from Delhi Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit, flagged off the ‘Torch of Learning’ initiative which was inaugurated by Shri Salman Khurshid, Hon`ble Minister of External Affairs. Govt. of India ‘Torch of Learning’ is an initiative by Mount Litera Zee School (MLZS) to spread the message of inclusive education The ‘Torch of Learning’ bus will travel across India, with a demo classroom, to bring awareness about the different styles of learning identified within the child November 23rd, 2012, New Delhi: ‘Torch of Learning’, talks about an innovative approach towards education development in India, was launched in Delhi today. As part of the campaign, the ‘Torch of Learning’ will travel across India for over 3 months to spread the message of inclusive education. Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi, flagged off the bus from Delhi for its national journey. The bus has a demo classroom, to give an experience to students, parents and educators, about the ideal classroom setting as per each students learning style. Speaking on the occasion, Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi said, “’The Torch of Learning’ by Mount Litera Zee School is a good initiative. It is definitely encouraging and laudable to be part of an initiative such as this.” The bus will be traveling across 35 cities in India to create awareness about different styles of learning. Lauding the effort, Mr. Salman Khurshid, Hon’ble...
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...celebrate your successes and envision your future. Watch this video as you prepare your letter to your future self. | Part 1: Letter to My Future Self | Write a letter to your future self and include the following in 3 to 5 sentences for each section: * Introduction: Remind yourself why you started this journey * Paragraph 1: Celebrate your academic successes during your journey * Paragraph 2: Recall what you have accomplished personally throughout your journey * Paragraph 3: Share where you are in your career and the next steps on your journey * Conclusion: Close with some words of wisdom to yourself as you continue your journey | 7/1/2015Dear AngelicaAs I sit here and think to myself its been one lengthy journey these last couple of months. I’ve had my ups and downs and have struggled a bit to stay committed to my education but when I think about why I started it makes all sense in the world as to why I need to get back in gear and push to finish strong. The real reason I decided to go back to school and pursue my education with a medical background was because I wanted my son to have a better life and myself as well. Through this journey I have finished a lot of my classes strong and some well I’ve struggled a bit that is...
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...Poverty is a temporary stop on life's journey Leo Mack University of Maryland University College UCSP 615 Poverty is a temporary stop on life's journey I believe, that poverty is temporary stop on life’s perilous journey and not your final destination. Many of us were dealt a bad hand, the day we were born in poverty. This, I believe was not punishment for sins committed by my forefathers, but instead was the harsh reality of my world at birth. I was born in a little village in the Caribbean island of Jamaica, and was raised by my mother with six siblings. Life as I remember it was very difficult for her as a single parent to provide for us, but she never gave up and did whatever she had to do to see us through. The harshness of life was not apparent to me because our situation was not unique, many of my friends and neighbors were in similar position. My perspective on life changed when I entered high school and realized that my norms were totally different from a lot of other children. I had two pairs of uniforms that I wore interchangeably each week, for some of us that was normal for others that was repulsive. Buying lunch was never a luxury I could afford, so I brought whatever was available from home, others would buy their lunches from the school cafeteria and off campus. I often ask myself why was I born in such poverty, and the only conclusion I could come to, was the lack of money and education in my family. My mother was a factory worker and my father, who...
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...hoping for a better paying job, a better education, or better health care. Immigrants would have the ability to give themselves and their children a better education than they could get from their own countries. Many immigrants are tired of getting paid less when they can go to the United States to earn a better wage. In the homeland of immigrants, they have poor health care compared to the United States. Similarly, the protagonist Lourdes, from the novel Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, faces the difficult choice of leaving her family and immigrating to the United States illegally. The prospects of obtaining a better paying job, allowing an individual’s child to continue his or her education, and the opportunity provide a better life for one’s family exemplify reasons why struggling individuals immigrate to the United States. The first reason why immigrants come to the United States is to search for better paying jobs. In the article by Daniel Stein, he states that the presence of a large illegal workforce discourages Americans from seeking those jobs. This allows the immigrants an opportunity to achieve a better paying job. Many immigrants were professionals back in their countries. Immigrants would get ahead of themselves and believe that the United States would provide better paying jobs, but they were wrong. Immigrants become desperate to find a decent job to send money back home, such as clothes and food. The novel Enrique’s Journey, Lourdes states “she fills a wooden box...
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...Why I Pursued my MBA February 8, 2010 MGT/521 Richard Bowman In choosing to pursue my masters in business management (MBA) I never imagined the journey that was ahead of me. The choice to earn my MBA was strictly goal orientated. To stay on task and be focused, I had to set smaller and more attainable goals to help prepare for the end of my journey. When deciding to obtain my MBA it was understandable that there were going to be several obstacles in my way. I found it was easier to start the journey with smaller obtainable units that would reward and keep me focused on the end of the journey and the prize. The journey of obtaining my MBA has been enlightening, revealing and harder than any one person could have ever described. I have had to be driven to achieve my goal for an education. My desire, my determination, obtainable goals, mentors and support have all helped keep me on the road to the prize. Personality tests can be a useful tool to show attributes, preferences, weaknesses and can assist a person or give them a better insight as to this person’s behavior or work style. Personality tests can incorrectly label a person or incorrectly categorize a person. After taking the Jungian 16-Type Personality tests, it was surprising to find that some of the analysis such as defining me as a Type A personality was dead on. The personality tests viewed me as ENFP which was a shock to me. The description and job suggestions matched were nothing...
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...Literature: Symbolism of a Journey Tracy Locke ENG125 Karen McFarland October 7, 2013 Reading a story, a poem, or a play introduces you to an imaginary world (Clugston, W.R. (2010). When reading literature we must enter the imaginary world; enter the world the author is creating. The story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty in 1941 and the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost in 1916 both use the theme of journey to symbolize life decisions. One speaks of a “Path” the other a “Road” the theme that each of these writings share is presented differently throughout the piece of literature. These two pieces of literature symbolize a journey, through using content, form, style, symbolism and imagination, although used differently in many ways they both are symbolizing a journey through life. The theme in a story is a representation of the idea behind the story (Clugston, W.R.(2010). In the pieces of literature I have chosen, the theme is speaking of journeys, one journey for love and the other life, but both having to make life decisions. The authors took different approaches in showing the reader the journey, the life decisions that had to be made. Both works have characters making a journey. In the poem “The Road Not Taken”, the narrator has been traveling and has reached a point where the road divides. The narrator is a traveler. Likewise, in the short story “A Worn Path”, the main character is on a trip to town. She is travelling from home through the pines...
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...accessible by many, and more easily organized. Many teachers have turned to digital portfolios -- or "e-portfolios" -- for their students. These digital portfolios have caused a huge shift in how teachers assign, collect and assess student classwork and projects. Technology and Electronic Portfolios Traditionally, portfolios have been stored in boxes and three-ring binders. Although this format works fine for paper and other print-based materials, it misses many other ways of communicating ideas. Continuous developments in education technologies are accompanied by diverse methods and applications in education. The process starting with computer-assisted learning is now in a different dimension via increasing internet possibilities. Another important factor in this issue is that learner centred approach has been accepted widely and become widespread. Transition from portfolio to e-portfolio is one of the current examples to be given about changing process in education technology. E-portfolios also help to foster an independent and autonomous way of thinking, according to Strivens.This is in large part because people must focus on their collective work, think about how it will be portrayed, and what the work says about them as an individual. The individual is then in charge of their learning and the choice of where to demonstrate their proficiency. People are also forced to reflect on what they have learned and how they plan to build and improve in the future. This helps people to become...
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...you give up a good education in order to prove something? There are people who did this such as Christopher McCandless and Adam Shepard. These two young men both gave up their education to prove something. Chris and Adam both came from wealthy families and they both graduated college. Chris came from a family that was having problems. His parents would always argue and they were in an unstable relationship. Growing up he would read books from authors such as Tolstoy, Thoreau, and Emerson which inspired him in a way to see things differently. He was a caring young man and he helped many people throughout his adulthood. Although he was very humble and kind, he still was feeling terrible and trapped. On the other hand,...
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...CLB 9003 Cross-cultural Studies of Children's Fantasy Literature (1st Term, 2013-14) Term Paper “Compare children’s images in Western and Chinese children’s fantasy literature” Name : So Lok Ching Student ID :4028177 Instructor : Dr Tong Man The development of Western and Chinese children’s fantasy literature varies a lot. Western children’s fantasy literature has a much earlier development process. In Ancient Greece and Rome, there was no distinction between children and adult’s literature, children and adults shared the same literature. Until the 18th century, a remarkable French philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, believed that every child has a unique value and children should not be seen as immature adults. He also emphasized the importance of moral development in his writing ‘Emile’, in which he believed it could be performed by living a simple life. Rousseau’s ideas had a major influence on the development of children’s literature. People raised awareness about children and children’s fantasy literature was flourishing in the 19th century. In this Golden Age, different varieties of children’s fantasy literature were written to entertain children, such as modern fantasy stories and adventure stories. The naughty image of children could be shown in many adventure stories as well, such as ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ (1876) by Mark Twain and ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ (1883) by Carlo Collodi. Up to the 20th century and recent decades, Naughty main...
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...around the human experiences of facing and overcoming challenges, as you are already well aware: is the prescribed text: ‘Educating Rita’ by William Russell and the world-renowned accompanying, related novel: ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ by Melina Marchetta. In Educating Rita, Russell has created the sophisticated character of Susan White a woman driven by a sense of incompetence, who struggles for an education that will take her beyond the ongoing restrictions of class and culture; her self-discovery. This notion of an individual’s search for ones own identity and so a regarded lifestyle is reflected throughout the text, Rita’s determination in not allowing herself to be bound by the expectations and limitations of others is evident through Rita’s dialogue, “I’m slightly out of step… See I wanna discover myself first.” It is her disposition to remain stoic in the face of these challenges that keeps her on her path to finding her identity and interesting enough keeps us on the edge of our seats. On the surface the play seems to deal with the larger more apparent issues of Education,...
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...Through pushing away from the feminine and seeing marriage as a trap, Frederica and women can continue her journey and her education through traveling and moving through her hardships and finding success within herself. In Still Life, the heroine Frederica learns that she will be going to college at the University of Cambridge and traveling to France before the start her semester. While this is a continuation of the rejection of the feminine, it is also the beginning of hardships. Hardships according to Murdock the part of the journey that the heroine realizes that it is not easy to become equal in societies eyes. She will constantly battle the stereotypes of females and with each success she becomes stronger in her own character. As she...
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...dedicated to the growth and success of students, faculty, and community. Their philosophy is that rather than being just a school, they are a learning community and a parent friendly environment. From the front office to the PTO, Navarrete Elementary School thrives on parent involvement and support and encourages participation from the whole community. Year after year the Parent Satisfaction Survey rates one of the highest in the School District. All Navarrete teachers are highly qualified and consistently participate in professional development classes and programs to provide individualized education and enrichment for students. Training in Common Core standards and the implementation of the Accelerated Math Project, the teachers are continually learning and applying current research. Academics are supplemented with interactive activities that support programs such as, Character Counts Education and OLWEUS, a bully prevention program. The mission statement holds a powerful meaning for students at Navarrete. It states that, “Navarrete Elementary will provide a safe and nurturing environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated with respect. Navarrete will consistently strive to empower students to become positive, independent, lifelong learners and critical thinkers by having high school-wide expectations, while using innovative instruction, diverse discipline and a creative implementation of the curriculum” (Navarrete’s Mission, 2013). The school holds strong values...
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