Sandra Cisneros is described as an "adolescent playing at being an adult" because as a creative writer her mentality is similar to that of a child (McCay 1). ... For Cisneros this artistic gift was writing. By using writing as her outlet, Cisneros was not only able to cope with her suppression, but she was also able to sublimate inappropriate wishful impulses/phantasies into a socially acceptable form. ... These traumatic experiences had determined her vocation as a writer because "a strong experience in the present awakens in the creative writer a memory of an earlier experienc...

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Based on his experiences, this paper examines the roots and influences of Hemingway's unique writing style. ... Brevity in speech and in writing is a quality that was recognized by a supremely talented wordsmith and the preeminent practitioner of English writing, William Shakespeare. ... His writing has become such a prevailing influence in American writing that it is something a writer finds he or she has to be either consciously emulated or completely avoided. ... On the snippet, Hemingway prefaced the James quote "The war has used up words " by writing "on the debasement of words b...

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Engage in self-care through a creative outlet such as: scrapbooking/ crafting/ decorating my planner?... In order to address these in my self-study, I break up the tasks and deadlines I had set for myself throughout the week, creating multiple mini deadlines for myself i.e.: rather than writing "Do 12 discussion posts" on my weekly to do list, I set of deadline of completing the first 3 posts on Monday, posts 4-6 on Tuesday/ Wednesday, posts 7-9 on Thursday, and the final 3 posts on Friday/ Saturday. ... Decorating My Planner I opted to include "decorating" my planner as...

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Beginning piano study with Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch at the young age of six, Robert almost immediately started writing music; with his father's encouragement, he began composing small pieces at the age of seven. ... Eight months later he finalized his decision by writing again to his mother, "I have arrived at the conviction, that with work, patience, and a good master, I shall be able within six years to challenge any pianist."" ... This new duty and a new love interest in Wieck's student Ernestine von Fricken, helped restore his emotional well being which in turn helped his self...

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Beginning piano study with Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch at the young age of six, Robert almost immediately started writing music; with his father's encouragement, he began composing small pieces at the age of seven. ... Eight months later he finalized his decision by writing again to his mother, "I have arrived at the conviction, that with work, patience, and a good master, I shall be able within six years to challenge any pianist."" ... This new duty and a new love interest in Wieck's student Ernestine von Fricken, helped restore his emotional well being which in turn helped his self...

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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), while living a life of seclusion, was very audacious mentally, revealing a complex psyche struggling to press her inner conflicts, which she interprets through the creative and reflective act of language. Writing about sex, (the) human body, many other "taboo" subjects and common objects and people, Whitman and Dickinson address the larger matters of life, namely death and religion. Although they often deal with the same themes, their approaches differ and both pioneered their own unique style of writing. ... There is a close connection between letter-wr...

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THE PROBLEM RATIONALE High performance in every test is one of the major goals of every teacher and every learning institution. But most of the mathematics teachers, especially the researcher, failed to achieve these goals. During the seminar, the researcher had an informal interview with the other mathematics teacher, teaching Grade 7, in the district. Based on the interview, the researcher found that most of the students, especially those who belong to lower section, perform slowly and poorly in mathematics. Students do not have mastery even in fundamental operations. ...

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However, in order to locate "the nonlinguistic material world" in Thoreau's writing, Newman draws upon an ecocritical literacy that remains ironically illiterate in its critical assumptions. ... I begin with Emerson's exploration of the nature of metonymy in his later work to locate Emerson's poetics of nature writing beyond Nature. ... Emerson proposes metonymy as the primary figure in his new scientific poetics, a natural-analogical basis of all writing, all thinking, and life itself. Emerson's "metonymy," I argue, figures a more empirical, if not ecological, way of think...

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Mary Shelley's life, personal affirmations, friends, and family all contributed greatly to her personality and beliefs, which also transcended onto her writing in Frankenstein. In Anne Mellor's work, "Approaches to Teaching Shelley's Frankenstein," published in 1990, Mellor states: Above all, Mary Shelley associated her modern Prometheus with Percy Shelley, who had already announced his desire to compose an epic rebuttal to Aeschylus" Prometheus Bound when he reread the play in 1816, although he did not begin writing Prometheus Unbound until September 1818, after Franken...

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Byron considered Alexander Pope--an important satirist in the Age of Reason--as a model for him and his writing, thus influencing his own satirical style. ... The spirit of Napoleon served as a "spur to Byron's own ambition, his dissidence, the glamour of his arrogancethat permeates his writing" (MacCarthy vii). Napoleon's sense of flamboyance and his overall image fostered Byron's "own creative strain of mockery" (MacCarthy vii). ... Byron is truthfully cruel in his writing while maintaining the romantic thought. ... By writing, he also encouraged people to...

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Phonics and Whole Language Instruction Abstract Two primary styles of elementary school reading programs, Phonics and Whole Language, are examined. A discussion of the origins of each method provides insight into the ongoing battle being fought within the educational community concerning the most effective reading program of the two. A description of the programs and review of the problems and attributes associated with each follow. An evaluation of data, found within numerous articles and two books concentrating on the issue of phonics versus whole language instruction, indicates th...

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History Coursework - World War One 1) Sources A, B and C are war recruitment posters published by various governments with the aim of influencing more people to volunteer for armed service in the war. Sources A and B are an earlier type of source, depending on the patriotic fervour that swe...

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In turn, the author's creative "premeditation" susceptible to all unexpectedness, is problematised by aleatoric act of the hero. ... Since these "instants" before the reader's eyes, at his interested partnership as he is involved and willingly gives himself to involve in discussion of variants of development of a plot, the aleatorica of the novel is unwrapped, supported by author's references on Alan Rob-Grije, Rolan Bart and other theorists of the "writing". ...

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Research and Critical Reflection In 2010, OFSTED produced a report about creative approaches to teaching and learning with a focus on raising standards. ... Where creative approaches to teaching and learning had the biggest impact and the greatest improvements shown was in schools that were considered to be in challenging circumstances: "(schools) with a higher than average proportion of pupils eligible for free schools meals, low attainment on entry and high rates of pupil mobility ̶ showed the greatest improvements in: pupils' ability to draw discerningly on a range of data and ...

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The copyright protects the form of expression rather than the subject matter of the writing. For example, a description of a machine could be copyrighted, but this would only prevent others from copying the description; it would not prevent others from writing a description of their own or from making and using the machine (Managing). ...

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This can be deduced from his reference to creative interpretation and he goes as far as comparing law to what he refers to as a 'chain novel' onto which other judges, with their judgments and legal opinions, add onto as the authors of the novel (Antaki, 2012: 8). ... Albie Sachs, in writing of how he, as a judge, tried to imagine himself as Hercules, described this Herculean judge that was suggested by Dworkin as a judge who "heroically refuses to be led into judicial temptation, rejects false arguments and arrives at the one correct answer that, theoretically, each legal probl...

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Literature is a creative act. ... He described literature as, "imaginative writing in the sense of fiction" (Eagleton 1). If one then believes that 'writing in the sense of fiction' is the meaning of literature then who is it that decides what is true and untrue - and thus ultimately, literature? ...

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Much research has been done to identify the factors that contribute to marital dissolution. Identifying these predictors of divorce can help better understand marital relationships and can help prevent divorce. The causes of divorce discussed in this paper include, equity of housework and its relationship with two-income families, the Exchange theory and financial problems, Role Specialization Theory, age at marriage and premarital sexual activity and cohabitation. All these factors are very important and have been applied to varying degrees to the two case studies. One is the case of the...

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In early childhood, children require some considerations to growing socially, emotionally and intellectually. One of these considerations is to evaluate each child individually and create activities appropriate to his or her developmental level. The most important areas of development that must be emphasized are social, personal and emotional skills, as well as academic skills such as mathematics, literacy, expressive arts, and design. In this essay I will be discussing the E219-15J module themes in relation to the Telegraph article written by Liz Bayram. I will be discussing some of the c...

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What was the Harlem Renaissance? What is a renaissance? A renaissance is a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. There was a famous renaissance in Europe during the transition from medieval times to modern times that is still taught today. The Harlem Renaissance wa...

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Pope Alexander VI was the most corrupt Pope to have ever lived. His corrupt political policy as Pope was a large precursor to the beginning of the protestant reformation in 1536 and in many ways his corrupt reign also directly influenced the beginning of the Protestant reformation. He was condemned by many for disregarding his priestly vows of celibacy and by placing political goals over his spiritual leadership. Pope Alexander VI also shocked many people during the 1500's by openly announcing the fact that he had several illegitimate children. Pope Alexander was additionally widely accla...

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As stated by McKenzie (1992), this form of education was by no means creative or interesting, but it served a purpose and was made for the environment it was used in. ... Students were drilled in their education of reading, writing, arithmetic, history, geography, English grammar and composition, object lessons, vocal music, elementary science and drawing (The Education Act, 1877). ...

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Abstract Reading Comprehension research has a long and rich history, when examining the process of reading comprehension and the effective instruction of it. What comprehension is, how comprehension occurs and how to teach comprehension have driven hundreds of research studies in the last 30 years. Most of what is known has been learned since the early 1970's. Reading comprehension and how to teach it, is probably the area of literacy about which we as educators have the most knowledge and most consensus. However, it is also probably the area that receives the least attention in th...

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Since the 1970s, Mexican-Americans in the United States have been identified as apathetic, indifferent, and disinterested in the process of attaining an education. Many Americans point to the high Mexican-American drop-out rates and the low number of Mexican-American professionals as a confirmation of this stereotype. This Latino group has struggled to dispel the characterization. In response, Mexican-Americans, as well as Anglo-Americans, have searched for ways to counter such misinformation. As a result, many communities have adopted bi-lingual programs, in order to help Mexican-American...

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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: What is attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Is it a learning disability? A learning disability is a disorder that inhibits or interferes with the skills of learning, including speaking, listening, reading, writing, or mathematical ability. Legally...

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