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  • Lessons Learned

    Lessons Learned

    Several lessons have been learned through the beginning of the senior design project. We have learned team building lessons, including team interaction, organization and team roles, through many trial and error situations. Issues of project management also have taught me very important lessons that will help me in the real world when I must deal with administrative authority. As a team, we have never set specific roles for each team member, but rather naturally feel

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    Essay Length: 626 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • How Can Teachers Be Better Prepared for Rural Teaching and Learn to Overcome Professional Isolation?

    How Can Teachers Be Better Prepared for Rural Teaching and Learn to Overcome Professional Isolation?

    HOW CAN TEACHERS BE BETTER PREPARED FOR RURAL TEACHING AND LEARN TO OVERCOME PROFESSIONAL ISOLATION? Rurality as a concept is appealing (Henry, 1998, p.401) and is often seen as a pleasant disruption to the somewhat fast-paced urban lifestyle that we can become caught up in. However this perceived idyllic lifestyle may be coupled with visions of an outback hell (Sharplin, 2002) with teachers coming to terms with the professional and personal isolation of a rural

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    Essay Length: 938 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Language Development of a Child from Birth to 5 Years

    Language Development of a Child from Birth to 5 Years

    Introduction Language is a code made up of rules that include what words mean, how to make words, how to put them together, and what word combinations are best in what situations. Speech is the oral form of language. The purpose of this study is to find out the developmental stages the child goes through in the acquisition of language from birth to 5 years. Language is a beautiful gift. With it we can share

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    Essay Length: 908 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Tasha
  • An Analysis of George Orwells Politics and the English Language

    An Analysis of George Orwells Politics and the English Language

    My focus is upon a piece by Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian prince from the renaissance period who writes "The Morals of a Prince", and in an opposite vein, an essay by George Orwell, an English author and enemy of totalitarianism whose essay is "Politics and the English Language". Within these essays I have found a similarity in which Orwell illustrates that 'political writing becomes the defense of the indefensible, most political writing is bad, where

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    Essay Length: 1,203 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Top
  • Critical Thinking and Language

    Critical Thinking and Language

    Language can be a very powerful tool if used correctly. The critical thinker can use language to express thoughts more powerfully or create imagery that is greater than the original thought by the use of metaphors. The critical thinker will expand and know how to use the vocabulary of language to be a better communicator. The critical thinker can also use the power of language to persuade others to their way of thinking. The thunderous

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    Essay Length: 556 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Descriptive Language

    Descriptive Language

    Research Paper Descriptive language is a literary tool used by many great writers. We clearly see this in the stories “Boys & Girls”, “Cat in the Rain”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and the poem “A Far Cry from Africa”. Through the use of metaphors, imagery, similes and symbolism, the authors present their issues more effectively. We see that in all these stories, descriptive language is used to demonstrate how a characters identity predicament

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Bred
  • Body Language and Nonverbal Communication

    Body Language and Nonverbal Communication

    Body Language and Nonverbal communication Nonverbal communication is defined as “the conscious and unconscious reactions, movements, and utterances that people use in addition to the words and symbols associated with language.” Nonverbal communication is very important since 50 percent or more of the message were trying to get across is conveyed by verbal communication. The first verbal message to be aware of is facial expressions. The face is what people first focus on so it's

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    Essay Length: 718 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Nature of Symbolic Language

    The Nature of Symbolic Language

    The Nature of Symbolic Language In his essay Erich Fromm explores the very way in which we share personal experiences with each other through language. He makes clear distinctions between the three types of symbolic language, conventional, accidental, and universal, and he uses these distinctions to explain the reality behind an important part of our lives we don’t even think about. Fromm purposely uses language that makes his thoughts easier to understand which adds depth

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    Essay Length: 590 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Miracle Worker from the Point of View of Language

    The Miracle Worker from the Point of View of Language

    ‘The Miracle Worker’ from the point of view of language Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy because of a severe case of scarlet fever, is in danger of being sent to an institution as her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. Unable to communicate her desires, the isolated Helen flew into uncontrollable rages that terrified her helpless family. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends

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    Essay Length: 382 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • English as a Second Language

    English as a Second Language

    Bilingual education is a method used to teach language-minority students in public schools. The concept is that teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) partially in their native language will enhance their understanding of the curriculum and help them succeed in an otherwise English-based environment. The hope is that once ELL students are fairly proficient in English, they can continue their education in classes with their English-speaking peers. The question of whether or not these programs offer

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    Essay Length: 1,207 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Online Learning Pros and Cons

    Online Learning Pros and Cons

    Online Learning Online learning has many advantages and disadvantages. The advantages appear to outweigh the disadvantages by a significant margin. Each person is different and online learning may not be the best option for everyone but a large portion of the population; especially working professionals find that learning in an online format makes earning a degree easier and faster. The popularity of distance learning is increasing and online based classes are becoming an integral part

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    Essay Length: 538 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Language Arts 101: Introduction to Composition, Freshman Level

    Language Arts 101: Introduction to Composition, Freshman Level

    Language Arts 101: Introduction to Composition, Freshman Level Unit 3 Sweat By Zora Neale Hurston It was eleven o'clock of a Spring night in Florida. It was Sunday. Any other night, Delia Jones would have been in bed for two hours by this time. But she was a wash-woman, and Monday morning meant a great deal to her. So she collected the soiled clothes on Saturday when she returned the clean things. Sunday night after

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: David
  • A Frequent Misconception of Poetic Language

    A Frequent Misconception of Poetic Language

    A Frequent Misconception… A frequent misconception of poetic language is that a poet always seeks the most beautiful or noble sounding words. What they really seek are the most meaningful words, and these vary from one context to another. Language has many levels and verities, and poets may choose from all of them. Their words may be grandiose or humble, fanciful or matter-of-fact, romantic or realistic, archaic or modern, technical or conventional, monosyllabic or

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    Essay Length: 286 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • The Rotational Apporach to Learning

    The Rotational Apporach to Learning

    1. Introduction 2. General Information about ADD and ADHD 3. Frequently Asked Questions 4. THE TUTORING CENTER’S 4-Step Program to help children with ADD/ADHD INTRODUCTION Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder in children. This booklet has been developed to educate parents regarding the causes, symptoms, and issues associated with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to give you detailed information on how THE TUTORING CENTER can help your child academically. How many students have

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    Essay Length: 9,961 Words / 40 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • Prelinguistic Language: The First Year of Communication

    Prelinguistic Language: The First Year of Communication

    Running Head: Prelinguistic Prelinguistic Language: The First Year of Communication Abstract Communication before one is able to speak is referred to as prelinguistic communication. In typically developing infants, this stage is from birth to twelve months. Prelinguistic communication has three major milestones; the first being recognization of sounds and deciphering phonology. Infants then begin to “coo” and babble, using vowel sounds, and occasionally consonant sounds. Gestures also play a role in prelinguistic development because

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    Essay Length: 1,088 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Max
  • Critical Thinking and Language

    Critical Thinking and Language

    Critical Thinking and Language Part 1: A metaphor is a "figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness between them" (California Reading, n.d., pg. 1). The following are examples of metaphors towards my son, Louis. 1. My sons mind works as a sponge. 2. He grows like a weed. 3. The love and trust we share

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    Essay Length: 457 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Kevin
  • On the Design of Foreign Language Curricula

    On the Design of Foreign Language Curricula

    ON THE DESIGN OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE CURRICULA Discuss the steps involved in planning a general English language course. In designing a syllabus for a group of Greek learners in a public secondary school what factors would you take into account in its development, how would you go about developing it, what would the nature of this syllabus be and why? Planning a general English language course can be very interesting as you are creating

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    Essay Length: 2,319 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Steve
  • English Language Learners

    English Language Learners

    racie Allen of the comedy team of Burns and Allen was once asked how one should speak French. She replied, "Well, you speak it the same way you speak English; you just use different words." When trying to assist in instructing English language learners, they usually have many concepts and language abilities that they need to master, as do the teachers that are trying to teach them. With the incorporation of the concepts and approaches

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    Essay Length: 599 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: July
  • Personal Learning Style

    Personal Learning Style

    PERSONAL LEARNING STYLE Who would have ever thought taking a college course would require one to learn how to learn? It is a good concept we normally undergo at a very young age. At the pre-school age one will find children learning their strength and weakness through their playtime. As adults we almost forget we have to learn how to learn to continue growth in our workplace, school, and in life. In our second week

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    Essay Length: 779 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Max
  • Learning Styles

    Learning Styles

    THESIS: Learning Styles are different approaches or ways of learning. Although there are many types of learning styles, I am an Auditory and Visual learner, which means I must hear things and see them for me to be able to comprehend a topic sufficently. A. Different learning styles 1. Visual- relate most effectively to written information, notes and pictures. 2. Auditory- relate most effectively to the spoken word. 3. Kinaesthetic- learn effectively through touch, movement

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    Essay Length: 509 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Monika
  • What Is Inborn and What Is Learned?

    What Is Inborn and What Is Learned?

    What is inborn and what is learned? The discussion as to whether nature or nurture were the driving force shaping our cognitive abilities, was for a long time considered interminable. In the 18th century, Locke and the English empiricists claimed that individuals were born with a tabula rasa and only experience could establish mind, consciousness and the self. On the continent, Leibniz envisaged the self as a monad carrying with it some knowledge of a

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    Essay Length: 491 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Java Programming Language

    Java Programming Language

    INTRODUCTION Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by James Gosling and colleagues at Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Unlike conventional languages which are generally designed to be compiled to native code, Java is compiled to a bytecode which is then run (generally using JIT compilation) by a Java virtual machine. The language itself borrows much syntax from C and C++ but has a much simpler object model and does away with low level

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Bred
  • An Approach to the Development of a Quality Metric for Electronic Learning

    An Approach to the Development of a Quality Metric for Electronic Learning

    Education is life long learning endeavor. It is a process of constantly elicitating, acquiring, organizing and integrating specialized knowledge into a single whole that can be used to help improve one's thinking skills. It is an exciting, relevant and vibrant process. The taxonomy of educational objectives can be found in Bloom (1956). He described the order of sequencing the content of the subject and assessing the learning progress based on the learner behavior. Educating, nevertheless

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    Essay Length: 2,657 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • What Is Language?

    What Is Language?

    Language is a process every human being learns from birth. It is a system of by which we as humans communicate. We use this form of communication to express emotion, convey thoughts, and generally �think’ abstractly. We do so through a system of signs, using speech, in a conventional manner as human beings. Language is most importantly a system. We use this system as a blueprint to form words. These words, or terms, all have

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Learning to Drive a Stick

    Learning to Drive a Stick

    Learning to Drive a Stick Learning to drive a car with a manual transmission is much more difficult than learning to drive a vehicle with an automatic transmission. There are several steps to learning how to drive. You will need to pay close attention to the steps below to be able to become a safe and defensive driver. . The first step to learning to drive is to identify all the important parts. In

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike

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