Life at sea was difficult. They had little food and had to sleep on the hard boards on the deck. Eventually, many men in the crew staged a mutiny, or rebellion, against Magellan (Background Document). Many could argue that he was not a good leader and was not worth defending, or fighting for, because of the mutiny, but there are many reasons why he was a good leader. Magellan was worth defending because he was very resourceful and could navigate well, he had good disciplined leadership skills, and he was motivated and never gave up.
Taking Responsibility For Education Students rely on a number of things in their pursuit of a higher education; teachers, accredited institutions, and textbooks containing correct information. James Loewen, who wrote Lies My Teacher Told Me, brings up concerns for students stating US History lower-learning textbooks are not equipped with factual information. In Loewen’s text he brings to light some very significant US events he believes are not factual. When we think of studying history we think about learning specific dates, events, or wars that impacted our country. Not many people stop to question if the information they are reading or being taught is factual.
However, a recent review of research found surprisingly little experimental evidence to support this hypothesis. Despite having a strong belief in the cycle of violence, there have been problems in previous studies that have made it difficult to get conclusions about the long-term consequences of early childhood victimization. These problems include the lack of a control group against which the abused and neglected group could be compared. Another problem is the retrospective design of the studies, requiring the researcher to rely on ability to remember details about their early childhood. Improving on past work, this study (done by sociology professors at Carleton University) included a relatively clear definition of abuse and neglect; a prospective design in which the development of children was followed rather than traced backward in time; a large sample group; a control group matched as closely as possible in age, sex, race and approximate social class background; and an assessment of the long-term consequences of abuse and neglect beyond adolescence and juvenile court and into adulthood.
Be all that you can be. After all, look at what the United States has accomplished.” (Loewen page 387) The history books leave out facts that do not paint our forefathers in a good light. The authors seem to try and mold the minds of the young people into believing that everything that has happened in United States history is moral and just. We would never believe that these “first settlers” would have been as cruel as to not only take advantage of the suffering of others but to also celebrate it. The Pilgrims did not happen upon Plymouth Rock.
Some of the stories were just plain weird, and i did not really understand what was going on no matter how many times i read them. Things just did not seem to make sense until i heard some of my classmates' thoughts, and Kens too. It was not that they were difficult reading, just more or less they had ideologies behind them that i did not pick up. For example, with 'Good Country People,' i still do not understand what the point of that story was. It was just about a guy who became what he thought people expected of him to get what he wanted.
He brought up a good point that a lot of people wouldn't have thought of in terms of a student’s education. Now I do kind of disagree with Bruno with the fact that as the students who lag behind in high school will later lag behind in college. It's not like the students were told not to push themselves or to take the easy route, they decided to go down that road. Do homework for a hour and really make their paper great or rush it before class. A simple choice like that can make a total difference in whether they really learned something or if they cheated themselves.
But alas, I must attempt to interpret this song. The Beatles opened their minds up to the world (“So we sailed up to the sun”) and capitalized on their knowledge through their music (“Til we found the sea of green”). Unlike the wavering beliefs of individuals, which are represented through the waves, they stayed true to what they believed in (“And we lived beneath the waves”). Though they received a lot of attention (bright yellow), The Beatles were the ones looking out at the people (“In our yellow submarine”). They needed each other to maintain the power they achieved (“As we live a life of ease, Everyone of us has all we need”).
Autobiographies and memoirs are commonly misinterpreted and can sometimes be not very insightful for students, but the truth is that most of them are very insightful for a student of history. They offer a look into the past from their perspective. History students cannot truly just look back into textbooks and just see what happened. Students need to look more closely at memoirs or autobiographies. These pieces offer the insight to the past, that help explain the often troubled or misinterpreted times that students need to understand what really went on in the past and see what shapes our world today.
As well as “The making new friends” challenge. I mean why bother making new friends if you are going to lose them each year? But in the other hand, you should expect (and accept) the diversity of people. What to expect from college is not really something to specific. For example, many of us weren’t really use to studying during high school, mainly because it was so unchallenging.
Although more and more students use peer feedback in English writing classes, they do not really understand the details, the purpose, and advantages of peer feedback. The paper report aims to understand whether the value of peer feedback is high or low to students’