discussions of plagiarism, one controversial issue has been whether plagiarism is an academic issue or an ethical issue. Susan D. Blum, the writer of the article, “Academic Integrity and Student Plagiarism: a Question of Education, Not Ethics,” argues that they, their teachers, need to teach and show their students what they are asking them to do in order to avoid plagiarism. Stanley Fish, the writer of, “Plagiarism Is Not a Big Moral Deal,” and, “The Ontology of Plagiarism: Part Two,” also agrees
Valedictorian Speech 2009 Burnley Graduation Jenny Bear Professor Rick Roush, School Dean, Professor Nigel Stork, Head of Department, Professor Snow Barlow, Occasional Speaker. Members of staff past and present, Guests, Families and friends, Fellow graduates. Had I known in 2005 that I might be standing here today as your valedictorian, I may have been tempted not to try so hard! Stage fright notwithstanding, I am greatly honoured by this privilege and I hope that I can do the moment justice. Although
and pay the bills he takes up the job of a music teacher at a local high school thinking that the teaching job would give him enough ‘spare time’ to work on his composition. Life, however, does not turn out to be the way he had planned. It is only after stepping into this profession that he realizes not only the fact that teachers hardly ever have any free time, but also how much of the teacher’s efforts and sacrifices go into making each student shine his brightest and the joys that each little
Standing here today, I now know that I was wrong. I admit, I still have no clue on what exactly I want to do with my future and I have accepted that that’s okay. I have the rest of my life to figure all of that out. To all incoming freshmen and the students we’re leaving behind: Just know that high school is like the movies- a horror movie. Just kidding. When you’re in high school, everything feels like it’s the end of the world: not getting that mark on a final exam, snapchatting the wrong person,
from high school was an unforgettable moment because I have benefited from high school in the following ways: first, I learned how to struggle with difficult problems, second, I learned how to make a plan, third, I gained respect from my family and teachers, and last, I learned how to become an independent person. Before graduating, I was nervous because I had to struggle with a bundle of hard problems, including math, physic, and chemistry problems. There were some uncomfortable homework assignments
The Soul of Wit: Brevity in Hemingway’s Style and his Journalistic Influences Table of Contents: 1. Introduction a. Brevity and Shakespeare 2. The Development of a Style a. Elements of Hemingway’s style b. ‘Ice-berg Theory’ c. Hemingway’s struggle 3. Hemingway’s Journalistic Influence a. WWI and its effect on Hemingway b. Kansas City Star c. The KCS style guide and its relation to Hemingway’s style 4. Hemingway and His Legacy a. Hemingway’s suicide b. Hemingway studies
Windfall and New Selected Poems, 2000 BY ALDEN WAITT Today’s teachers bemoan the fact that their students, immersed in a media culture, appear to be uninterested in reading works typically assigned in traditional language arts classrooms. However, the incorporation of young adult novels has served to engage even reluctant learners with their young adult protagonists dealing with familiar themes and settings. Yet what about marginalized students, those from rural areas in Appalachia? This paper explores
The American Revolution ended British rule of the American colonies and created a new United States of America. The Revolutionary era was both invigorating and disturbing; it was a time of progress and disruption. According to dictionary.com revolutionary means radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc. As a result of the Revolution events are as diverse as the planning and approval of the Constitution of the United States of America to the revolt of slaves
star student, Mitch, who has become disillusioned by the popular culture. climax · Morrie is visited by Mitch for what will be the last time, and finally, after years of trying, gets Mitch to cry openly. themes · The rejection of popular cultural mores in favor of self-created values; Love or perish; Acceptance through detachment ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Character List Mitch Albom - Morrie's former student at Brandeis
Fighting for your “turf”; gangs; kites Learning Activities 1. Read the story in portions. Read to a designated stopping place, and ask students to record in writing their predictions of what they believe will happen next. Continue reading and stopping for predictions at three or four natural breaking points. At the conclusion of the story, have students reflect on the progress of their predictions. Was the outcome the outcome they expected at the first stopping place? The second? Third? Fourth
As I Lay Dying: The Oprah Book Club Lectures by Robert W. Hamblin In 2005 Professor Hamblin led the Oprah Book Club's online discussions of As I Lay Dying for Oprah Winfrey's "Summer of Faulkner." Those discussions included a number of video-taped mini-lectures on the characters, themes, structure, and context of the novel. Teaching Faulkner is pleased to offer the transcribed texts of those lectures to our readers. Autobiographical Elements Almost all writers incorporate their own
AS History: Unit 1 Civil Rights in the USA AS History: Unit 1 The 19 Century th 2 Black Americans in the 19th Century Africans in America: The Development of Slavery What was the attitude towards black slaves in the early days of the United States? The first Africans arrived in America in the 17th century - 19 Africans arrived on a ship that was off course and in need of food. By 1640 Africa slavery was an established part of North America's economy. Slaves were brought to North
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The Platonic Concept of Love: The Symposium by Dr. David Naugle Pondus meum amor meus; eo feror quocumque feror. St. Augustine, Confessions, 13. 9. 10. Because of the centrality and power of love in human experience, men and women throughout the ages have felt the compulsion to sing songs, to write verse, and to tell stories about this ineffable and mysterious force which leads them to the peaks of felicity, and to the depths of despair. Love indeed is an ultimate, if not the ultimate, human concern
Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. Unit 1 – The Creation of American Society (1450 – 1763) Which of the following 'was true of a married woman in the colonial era? (A) She would be sentenced to debtors' prison for debts incurred by her husband.
village of Marygreen in Wessex. He is bound for Christminster, where he intends to take a university degree and then be ordained. He is helped in his preparation by Jude Fawley, an eleven-year-old boy who has been his student and who admires him. Phillotson has given the boy a book as a farewell gift, and the schoolmaster tells Jude to look him up if he ever comes to Christminster. After Phillotson leaves, Jude stands thinking of the schoolmaster at the old well, to which he has come originally to draw
Table of Contents: Unit 1: Early Exploration and Colonization p. 1-5 Unit 2: The American Revolution and Confederation p. 6-10 Unit 3: The First Presidents p. 11-15 Unit 4: Coming of the Civil War p. 16-18 Unit 5: Civil War and Reconstruction p. 19-21 Unit 6: The West and the Industrial Revolution p. 22-23 Unit 7: Progressivism p. 24-26 Unit 8: Imperialism and WWI p. 27-28 Unit 9: Depression, New Deal, and WWII
AP United States History Vocabulary list: 1. second great awakening. men like finney running around preaching christianity. they are great orators and as a result, people feel like they are worth something. 2. communal experiments. numerous groups rose up in attempts to create a utopian society. although they all basically failed in one way or another, it increased Americans' confidence that they could change the world and make it a better place. Some communal experiments included the shakers
scholarship and classes in ancient epic. And a super-special thanks to Renato, Patrick W., Alex, Adam, Patrick D., Richard G., Peter, Mikey, and Derrick (my first Achilles) for their unbounded enthusiasm for the ancient world! Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the reproducible pages from this book for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical
"It has been a strange life, really, and a very romantic one." - Victoria Ka'iuani Cleghorn. For the last 100 years, Princess VictoriaKa`iulani Cleghorn may have been known as tragic because she died young, and was never permitted to serve the office for which she was trained, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands[->0]. It’s difficult to know why, but for unknown reasons, the story of her heroism has been forgotten. We’ve seen her as a shy, quiet but beautiful little girl who lived a melancholy life. Few