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Constructivist Learning Theory
Words: 530 - Pages: 2.... because one will emphasize the role of cognative processes and the other will emphasize
culture and social interaction in the role of meaningful learning.
One, however, may wonder how to go about enforcing these approaches. One method is
through scaffolding, providing a student with sufficient information to be able to complete a task on his own or, to present a gradual decrease in the amount of help availible allowing the student the
capacity to work independantly. Situated learning will present the student with a set of learning tasks
placed in realistic contexts. This will include the abilities to use knowledge in a functionin .....
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Internet Relationships
Words: 1522 - Pages: 6.... ones through this meduim.
How can someone start an online relationship and have it feel so deep and intimate so fast? Online affairs shift the emphasis in a relationship from outward appearances and superficail conversations to inner thoughts and feelings each person has. When the only thing you can do is communicate, things can get deep quickly. Many times people cannot share the superfical things because they don't share those things. You cannot complain about your friend and have them know that person. One cannot speak of your boss and his stupidity. You can speak of those things, but the other person does not get the whole story, onl .....
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The Challenge Of Writing An Essay
Words: 737 - Pages: 3.... in doing homework so that I would have time to be with my
friends while maintaining good grades in school. Without it the world
would be a disaster. What if instead of declaring war after the Pearl
Harbor bombing Roosevelt decided to wait until the mainland was being
bombed to declare war? I would be writing this from Virginia, Japan, and
it definitely wouldn't be written in English. Effective time management is
the key to success.
Being open to other people's ideas helps in writing essays as well
as every other aspect of life. On many occasions I have asked my parents,
teachers and peers for ideas to help me to write essays, and othe .....
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Aristotle- Thoughts And Philos
Words: 1851 - Pages: 7.... Barnes p.2)
Aristotle felt that to fully be a man, one must imitate the gods, or immortalize themselves. This will free one from the restrictions of mortal thought. According to Aristotle man possesses a natural want for knowledge. Immortalizing oneself aides the desire for knowledge and self-realization. Self-realization leads to happiness. We can find similar theories in modern day psychologists like Maslow. In his theory of hierarchy, Maslow places self-actualization as the last achievement before reaching true happiness.
At heart, Aristotle was a teacher. He believed that knowledge and teaching went hand in hand, and regarded teac .....
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The Art Of Raising A Child
Words: 856 - Pages: 4.... and play quietly". Suddenly, we have created well-mannered, soft-spoken, and gracefully striding creatures.
Have we really? Or are we creating the opposite of what we intended?
The most important rules of parenting are often unknown, or overlooked:
1. Respect Your Child. Treat your child the way you want to be treated. The fact that Tommy's body is smaller doesn't make him less of a person. He has feelings, concerns, and opinions. Value, don't invalidate them. No child is ever too small to deserve your respect.
2. Grant Your Child the Right to Own. Once you have given Tammy the doll, it is hers--irrevocably! Let her toss it, drown it, .....
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The Sir Thomas More Circle
Words: 606 - Pages: 3.... painting and sculpture and more on a program of practical reform in a wide range of areas, including religion, education, and government. Yet, as More's Utopia makes clear, the humanists' interests in practical reform were in tension with the humanists' positions as members of the political establishment. They were also courtiers. Nevertheless, let me turn briefly to the humanists ideas for reform as these were put forth by members of . You might at some point wish to consider More's Utopia in this particular historical context.
First and foremost, perhaps, the members of the More circle vigorously supported the general humanist trend away f .....
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Marijuana And Hemp, The Untold
Words: 4533 - Pages: 17.... marijuana and hemp were effectively banned in 1938. Recently, hemp has been rediscovered as a natural resource that has great economic and environmental potential. Marijuana for medicinal use is also gaining renewed recognition. Ironically, as will be explained shortly, it is possible that the real reason marijuana was banned was to prevent hemp from ever becoming a major natural resource. What follows are many astonishing facts about marijuana and hemp-facts that will shock most people.
HEMP: THE WORLD'S MOST BENEFICIAL NATURAL RESOURCE?
AMAZING FACTS ABOUT AN AMAZING PLANT
· On an annual basis, 1 acre of hemp will produce as .....
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Australopithecus Afarenis
Words: 400 - Pages: 2.... who found the invaluable ”Lucy.” Forty-seven bones of Lucy were found in Hadar, Ethiopia. The skeleton was 40% done--the most complete hominid skeleton found. Through radiocarbon dating, scientist discovered that Lucy lived 3.2 million years ago.
Lucy, with a height of 3.5 ft. and a weight of 60lbs, was a full-grown adult. She had a wide face that resembled an ape more than a human did. Her forehead was low with a osseous browridge and a level nose. The hominid had a forward prominent jaw with broad canines and incisors. Lucy is thought to have an omnivorous diet of mostly meat. The angle of her hips showed specia .....
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Words: 1891 - Pages: 7.... the nation’s founders meant to include when they wrote that there shall be “no law” abridging the freedom of speech or press. Today the U. S. Supreme Court blindly inches its way across the tightrope of censorship. Laws prohibiting obscenity and indecency have been successfully incorporated and public sentiment has historically served to curtail the over-zealous journalist. However the moral fiber of society has degenerated from its once prim and proper past, and the press now vulgarly oversteps the boundaries of decency with little retribution. In the words of Chief Justice Warren Burger, “The First Amendment should not be inter .....
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Who Is Raising The Chindren
Words: 488 - Pages: 2.... to their children.
Parents are having to rely on other resources to develop their child’s mind. All too often, television has become the new baby-sitter for today’s youth. This generation of children is watching more hours per day than any generation before it. In order to achieve higher ratings and a larger audience, television is pushing the limits of behavior and morality. When children are left with television as their main influence, a child does
not receive a proper sense of reality. The examples of adult behavior they see are distorted. Violent behavior, disrespect for others, and authority are glamorized by the ent .....
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