...different figure of speeches in one essay can embellish complexed sentences, as well as enrich the context, and one more important function is to emphasize the theme statement. Normally, author directly writes down his opinions. Sometimes authors are more willing to use some representative symbols to describe their thought. In our reading, “Birth-mark” and “A wall of fire rising”, writers use some representative symbols, such as the birthmark and the balloon, to show his theme statement. Symbolism is one obvious figure of speech using in the two articles. In those two articles, there are some similarities and differences between the function of symbolism. The different symbol methods result in various effects on readers’ feeling and understanding to the articles....
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...What are the favorite symbols in your life? Two of the main characters in this book are Bobby and Nia. Together they have a baby named Feather. These are the symbols of their lives. The first symbol I remember is on Bobby's birthday. Nia brought him a red balloon and it symbolizes that she is pregnant. Bobby didn't know it at the time but she did. The red of the balloon could also symbolize the pain and the trouble that these two teenagers are going to run in to. Next, we see that after Bobby left feather to go play basketball with K-boy & JL, he stopped and realized what he was doing. He turned around and went back to take care of his baby but when he set the ball down it rolls away like his childhood rolling away. As Nia and Bobby go to the first prenatal doctor visit, Nia imagines she's on a field trip. This means she is getting ready to have a baby and they will be parents and they don't know whether to keep the baby or put it up for adoption. So her pretending to be on a field trip is symbolizing her loss of childhood....
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...to the blistering hot and terribly humid weather that Memphis, Tennessee is known for, every kid in the school system starts to smile through the sweat because of one thing: miserable weather means that the school year is almost over and that the much awaited summer vacation is about to begin. This being noted even the daily sweat stains and frizzy hair can’t stop everyone on campus from enjoying this wondrous time of year. One of the best things about school this time of year is that the teachers are ready for their two months off just as much as the students. Years ago at my former high school the science department started a tradition to do class projects near the end of the school year that would count for a test grade. Although I’m not sure if the projects were for educational purposes or just because the teachers simply got lazy, I’m for sure am not going to be the one to complain about easy grades and fun classes. As I walk across the prison yard disguised as a high school into my eleventh grade chemistry class one Monday morning I am welcomed by a colored half-sheet of paper on my desk detailing the project I have been assigned. The paper was the vaguest description of an assignment I had ever received in my life; the paper literally had two sentences on it “Make a hot-air balloon. This is due Friday”. Since obviously the...
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...Today What is Linguistics? Descriptive vs. Prescriptive rules/grammars Linguistic competence vs. performance Readings: 1.2-1.3 LING 200 -- McGarrity 1 What is Linguistics? The scientific study and analysis of human language. LING 200 -- McGarrity 2 Core Subfields Phonetics: the study of the physical properties of speech sounds (acoustic phonetics) and how they are made (articulatory phonetics) e.g., Park the car in Harvard yard. [pܒϪѢk ᾩђ kܒϪѢ گn hϪѢvѢd jϪѢd] [pܒa⍧k dђ kܒa⍧ n ha⍧v᭣d⍾ ja⍧d⍾] LING 200 -- McGarrity 3 Core Subfields Phonology: the study of how speech sounds pattern and how they are organized (i.e., the sound system) e.g., brick is a real Eng word blick isn’t an Eng word, but could be bnick isn’t an Eng word and couldn’t be LING 200 -- McGarrity 4 Core Subfields Morphology: the study of the formation of words. e.g., unlockable LING 200 -- McGarrity un-lock-able 5 Core Subfields Syntax: the study of the structure of sentences. e.g., She hit the man with a hammer. LING 200 -- McGarrity 6 Core Subfields Semantics: the study of meaning in language. “Inconceivable!” -- Vizzini, The Princess Bride Pragmatics: the study of how linguistic meaning depends on context. LING 200 -- McGarrity 7 Linguistics is NOT… … the study of writing …the study of how to speak properly LING 200 -- McGarrity 8 Grammar Prescriptive grammar Prescribes rules governing...
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...be very irritating, severe, and sometimes even fatal. Some symptoms include, fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat, and inflamed eyes. These are some short term effects that the body could go through if it is affected by measles. Some long term symptoms/effects include Koplik spot’s (white, red, and bluish spots found in the inner lining of the cheek), skin rashes,...
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...The Process The specifically calibrated red light is going through the skin and causes the fat cell to open. It then causes the contents of the fat cell to slowly drain out into the lymphatic system and its contents are then processed through the liver. Whatever the system does not use for energy, it will then send the contents of the fat cells to the digestive system to process and eliminate through the bodily waste when you go to the bathroom. The liver is what processes alcohol, regular medications, caffeine etc. If someone has had alcohol within the last 3 days, the liver will be working on the alcohol, meds, or caffeine before it works on the contents of the fat cells trying to drain o If the liver is backed up contents will have to wait to be processed and will cause a temporary bloating effect that will normally go down with in the next 24 to 72 hours. (That’s how inches can go up) o If someone has not had alcohol, meds or caffeine or if they have a highly functioning liver, lymphatic system, and digestive system, we can visually see and measure a change as the contents of the fats cells drain into the inner lymphatic system. (That’s how inches can go down) Someone will not actually “feel the difference” in density until they have actually eliminated (by going to the bathroom) what is draining out the fat cells. That is why they do not feel different after getting off of the table (they need to eliminate) Now that the process has been...
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...patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Ultrasound has been an exceptional tool in assisting physicians with selection of coronary balloons, and stents for percutaneous coronary interventions. As a critical piece of data collection, ultrasound measurements have emerged as a frontrunner in evaluating vessel diameter and intra-lumen irregularities. This measurement and visualization has become paramount in the cardiac arena, when choosing proper sizing for stent selection. The influence of ultrasound in cardiology has shown...
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...-Answer five of the following questions. 1. Why do you think Esperanza describes herself as “a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor”? (What makes her feel this way?) (9) She feels like she’s held back because of her sister. Her sister is her best friend, so she is the anchor, holding Esperanza back from sharing her secrets with somebody. 2. Explain this image: “She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow.” (Who is it describing? What is the point Esperanza is making?) (11) It is describing her great grandmother. Esperanza has the same name as her great granmother, but she doesn’t want to have the same life as her because her life ws boring. 3. Esperanza says, “I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees.” Why is Esperanza dissatisfied with her name? Do you think a name is this important? (Can a name impact who you are or how others perceive you?) Explain....
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...Linear Functions Unit Plan Part 2 – EDCI 556 – Week 2 Darrell Dunnas Concordia University, Portland Linear Functions Unit Plan Part 2 Mr. Dunnas decides to change the graphing linear equations lesson into a problem-based lesson. This lesson is comprised of three components. Component number one is to write the equation in slope-intercept form (solve for y). Component number two is to find solutions (points) to graph via t-tables and slope-intercept form. Component number three is to graph the equation (connect the points that form a straight line). In mastering this lesson, all components must be addressed. In teaching, all learners how to graph linear equations, one must create a meaningful context for learning. First, the lesson must be aligned to the curriculum framework (Van de Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2013). Graphing linear equations is a concept found in the curriculum framework. Second, the lesson must address the needs of all students (Van de Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2013). The think-aloud strategy and graphing calculators will be used to graph linear equations and address the learning styles of all learners. Third, activities or tasks must be designed, selected, or adapted for instructional purposes (Van de Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2013). Lectures, handouts, videos, and cooperative learning activities will be used in teaching the lesson. Fourth, assessments must be designed to evaluate the lesson...
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...14 December 2014 Blood and Guns The world of Forensic Scientist is an amazing and fascinating place. There are so many aspects that go into forensic science but in this paper we are only covering bloodstain spatter patterns. Bloodstain spatter patterns are not solely used to solve crimes but I do feel it is one of the most important. Bloodstains never lie. A bullet is traveling at its fastest speed when it leaves the barrel of the gun. Bullets traveling after firing is said to be using kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy the bullet has due to its motion from the firing pin striking the gun powder causing an explosion that forced the bullet to discharge from the barrel. Now this bullet possess kinetic energy and will do harm to anything lying within its targeted path. (Kinetic Energy website) The kinetic energy given to bullets fried from rifles will be a higher velocity then that of a pistol or shot gun. Rifles barrels are longer and constructed to with stand more pressure and thus leading to a greater velocity of kinetic energy on a bullet (Warlow 67). Death can occur from firing a bullet straight up in the air. When the bullet is returning to the earth due to the gravitational pull it will pick up velocity. However the bullet can return either base or head side up (89). Powders also have different burning rates for different guns. When you have a longer barrel your burning rate of powder will be longer but if your barrel is shorter then you will have a faster...
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...SIMPLE SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS HANS JURGEN PRESS 1. Astronomy Image of the Sun Place a pair of binoculars in an open window in the direct path of the sun’s rays. Stand a mirror in front of one eyepiece so that it throws an image of the sun on to the opposite wall of the room. Adjust the mirror until the image is sharp, and darken the room. You would risk damaging your eyes if you looked directly at the sun through binoculars, but you can view the bright disc on the wall as large and clear as in the movies. Clouds and birds passing over can also be distinguished and. if the binoculars are good even sunspots. These are a few hot areas on the glowing sphere, some so big that many terrestrial globes could fit into them. Because of the earth’s rotation, the sun’s image moves quite quickly across the wall. Do not forget to re-align the binoculars from time to time onto the sun. The moon and stars cannot be observed in this way because the light coming from them is too weak. 2. Sun clock Place a flowerpot with a long stick fixed into the hole at the bottom in a spot, which is sunny, all day. The stick’s shadow moves along the rim of the pot as the sun moves. Each hour by the clock mark the position of the shadow on the pot. If the sun is shining, you can read off the time. Because of the rotation of the earth the sun apparently passes over us in a semi-circle. In the morning and evening its shadow strikes the pot superficially, while; it midday, around 12 o’clock...
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...Here, Esperanza is introduced to the hierarchal structure separating men and women even at a young age. She realizes that outside of the home society enforces judgment on the males for communicating ideas with females. Her brothers are willing to sacrifice their communication with their sister outside of the home in order to not be looked down upon by society. Esperanza expresses how she feels about this within her concluding statement, “until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor” (Cisneros, 9). Esperanza means by this that until this structure breaks she is held captive to this oppression. She could ask her brothers a question outside of the home for hours on end and they would not respond to her. She feels trapped and silenced in this structure. The next vignette is called “My Name” (Cisneros, 10). Here Esperanza shows a wanting for an individual identity all her own as she describes the story about her name. She says: In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing. It was my great-grandmother’s name and now it is mine. She was a horse woman too, born like me in the Chinese year of the horse- which is supposed to be bad luck if you’re born female –but I think this is a Chinese lie because the Chinese, like the Mexicans, don’t like their women strong (Cisneros, 10) …my great-grandmother, a wild...
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...Big Bang Theory - The Premise The Big Bang theory is an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. Discoveries in astronomy and physics have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that our universe did in fact have a beginning. Prior to that moment there was nothing; during and after that moment there was something: our universe. The big bang theory is an effort to explain what happened during and after that moment. According to the standard theory, our universe sprang into existence as "singularity" around 13.7 billion years ago. What is a "singularity" and where does it come from? Well, to be honest, we don't know for sure. Singularities are zones which defy our current understanding of physics. They are thought to exist at the core of "black holes." Black holes are areas of intense gravitational pressure. The pressure is thought to be so intense that finite matter is actually squished into infinite density (a mathematical concept which truly boggles the mind). These zones of infinite density are called "singularities." Our universe is thought to have begun as an infinitesimally small, infinitely hot, infinitely dense, something - a singularity. Where did it come from? We don't know. Why did it appear? We don't know. After its initial appearance, it apparently inflated (the "Big Bang"), expanded and cooled, going from very, very small and very, very hot, to the size and temperature of our current universe. It continues to expand and cool to this...
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...Icebreakers/Mixers You can find many icebreakers on the Internet by using a search website such as Google. Here are some others: -Bingo: Have a bingo type game where you have a grid and you write different things in each box like "has green eyes", then go around and have to find a person who fits that box and have them sign it. When you are through with the boxes (usually about 15 boxes) you end up knowing a lot of weird facts about the other people. -Silent Identification: Each participant is asked to either write words or draw pictures that describe themselves. This is done silently. Then they pin the picture on their chests, walk around and have everyone look each other over. Pictures are then shuffled and participants are asked to identify the person to which the picture belongs. -Pairs Game: Make up pairs or groups of people that go together (Mickey Mouse/Minnie Mouse, Barbie/Ken). Give each person a card with one of the group or pairs on it. The pairs or groups must find their match. When they find each other, they must discuss the best program (or class) they have been to and the qualities that made it a good program (or class). Then they turn the card over, find their new pair and then go through the same process. -Name Game: Sit in a circle. One person starts by using an adjective starting with the same letter as their first name, followed by their first name (i.e. Clever Claire, Kind Karen) The next person and following has to repeat the first person's adjective...
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...Surgery day There are many different items in my room that have a lot of sentimental value to me, but the one thing that stands out the most is my monkey I woke up to after my first surgery. When I was born, I was born with something called a strawberry hemangioma. It is basically a “bubble”, but it is just skin. They are usually this bright red color and come in different shapes and sizes. Mine was a perfect circle on my right cheek. My mom took me to the doctor one evening, and he said it should eventually go away. Eventually, it got lighter in color but it stayed the same size. I was told, in the middle of sixth grade, that I was going to get two separate surgeries. So far i have only had one. When i woke up, I was surrounded by my family, flowers and stuffed animals. The monkey that my dad gave me means the most to me because it was the first stuffed animal my dad has ever got me, and it was basically the only time he has been there for me. My monkey doesn’t have a name. He is very soft and dark brown fur and eyes. He is wearing a white hospital gown with red polka...
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