...01/09 Nothing Gold Can Stay Why do things change? In “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, the theme of the book is that “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (77). This means that things do not last forever. Johnny, Ponyboy, and Randy all learn this lesson in different ways. Johnny learns “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (77) in many ways. First, it states, “I never noticed colors and clouds and stuff until you kept reminding me about them,” (78). When Johnny took the time to think about colors like Ponyboy had mentioned, he realized that “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (77). The colors of the clouds were seldom golden, and when it was it lasted only but a short period of time. Before Ponyboy showed Johnny the good he saw in sunsets and colors, he was just another greaser boy who lived by the stereotype. After Pony pointed out to Johnny all the interesting things he thinks about, not only was their relationship stronger, but Johnny’s thoughts were too. Next, it...
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...What Life Lessons Can We Learn? What life lessons can you learn in an extraordinary time in your life? During the novel The Outsiders Ponyboy learns numerous life lesson, and also learns multitudinous thing about the people he is closest to. In this essay we will explore three different life lessons Ponyboy learned and how they influenced him. The first life lesson is nothing gold can stay. Johnny gave Ponyboy his copy of Gone with The Wind before he died. Inside was a note were Johnny told Pony to stay gold, and not to let the world change who he is. This changed Pony because he finally understood what the poem meant, and realizes that he should stay the way he is and not let someone else change him. Johnny also told Pony to tell Dally...
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...What to Do Before an Earthquake * Make sure you have a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, a battery-powered radio, a flashlight, and extra batteries at home. * Learn first aid. * Learn how to turn off the gas, water, and electricity. * Make up a plan of where to meet your family after an earthquake. * Don't leave heavy objects on shelves (they'll fall during a quake). * Anchor heavy furniture, cupboards, and appliances to the walls or floor. * Learn the earthquake plan at your school or workplace. What to Do During an Earthquake * Stay calm! If you're indoors, stay inside. If you're outside, stay outside. * If you're indoors, stand against a wall near the center of the building, stand in a doorway, or crawl under heavy furniture (a desk or table). Stay away from windows and outside doors. * If you're outdoors, stay in the open away from power lines or anything that might fall. Stay away from buildings (stuff might fall off the building or the building could fall on you). * Don't use matches, candles, or any flame. Broken gas lines and fire don't mix. * If you're in a car, stop the car and stay inside the car until the earthquake stops. * Don't use elevators (they'll probably get stuck anyway). What to Do After an Earthquake * Check yourself and others for injuries. Provide first aid for anyone who needs it. * Check water, gas, and electric lines for damage. If any are damaged, shut off the valves. Check for the smell...
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...while pursuing their studies. These challenges can keep students from being successful online students. According to the article “Self-regulation of motivation when learning online: the importance of who, why, and how,” Online students will need to display certain characteristics in order to be a successful. In order to be a successful online student one must learn and maintain motivation to learn. (Cite Article) For this paper I will explore some of the main points of the article, I will reflect on the points of the article, and discuss how to apply some of these points to my own life. The article that I chose to use for information is entitled “Self-regulation of motivation when learning online: the importance of who, why, and how.” This article discusses a few characteristics of successful online students. One of the main points the article uses is the idea that “successful online students must learn the material & must maintain motivation to learn the material on their own.” (Cite Article) In addition to making the point that successful online students must learn the material & must maintain the motivation to learn the material on their own, the article also states there are “2 kinds of motivation that are essential to be a successful online student. Those two types of motivation are a “goals defined” (the value and expectancy of learning) motivation and an “experience defined” (whether interesting) motivation (Cite Article). The article also states “the more that students...
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...Football is a great sport, it is the most popular, the most talked about, and the most played sport, so why take that awayat such a young age? Kids should be allowed to play tackle football before highschool, because it helps kids learn how to build charater traits as they get older, it also helps kids stay in shape, And lastly, Kids need to learn how to properly tackle at a young age. Building good character traits is taught at a young age. Contact football helps with that. It helps kids learn disapline but also helps them learn how to work with a team. If kids are learning these skills at 14 or 15 years old then it's already too late. Kids need time to develop these character traits. Dr. Gloria Julius says if kids grow up learning good...
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...Do you think that the best way to learn a language is to study abroad? Nowadays, many people feel a deep need to learn English with more globalization; for example, some Japanese companies made English the official language. In other cases, some companies require a certain level of TOEIC scores for promotions. Though all of us strongly feel that we want to improve our English skill, most of us are struggling with it. I think one of the reasons is we don’t have much opportunity to use English in our daily life, so we feel awkward when we use it with someone. However, using the target language as frequently as possible is essential to master it. Once I learned German when I was a university student, I experienced the same. I took one-on-one lesson with a native teacher once or twice a week at a language school. After six months I finished the basic course, so I planned to go to another branch school in Germany. However, my first trip to abroad was full of troubles; airplane delay, missing a chance to my host parents at the airport, and getting panics with no idea how to use pay phones. I totally lost confidence with my German because though I studied so hard, no one word or...
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...finally in 6th grade. That means that you are probably confused and not sure what to do. This is my third year here so I can help you out. I will be telling you all the things you need to know to have a great time in middle school. You better pay attention because this will help you. You will want to learn, stay organized, and socialize. So first we will talk about learning. The main reason you are going to school is to learn. If you don’t pay attention then what is the point of you going to school. So the first step to surviving middle school is paying attention in class. Also, you can not procrastinate. If you do you will get behind then get stuck doing homework at one in the morning. And if you do procrastinate still do your homework. If you don’t do your homework, which you are to not suppose have, you’ll get a detention and that's no fun. If you do get a detention still be respectful to your teachers. That's very important to do in class. You need to respect your teachers in bible class, math, English, all your teachers. Speaking of the bible in that class you need to keep an open mind and keep your mind on God, but overall do your best and stay organized....
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...[ 1]What were the outcomes of your My Foundations Lab Path Builder? After I completing the writing learning path and builder and the foundations lab,it suggests what the next steps for me after I would be and my further expand my knowledge in the further expand and my area I going to do well and I have mastered all the available topics I mastered writing and sentence skills;I learn an additional stay with punctuation,mechanics , and my spelling. I will use the My Foundations Lab Path Builder to assist me by learning to do my writing skills if I need help on it. The Tutor Services, and a Help section for general help questions that help me out a lot because at first I didnt understand it at all. My outcomes o my foundations lab path builder I am very surprisingly more easy for me and went I first planned , and I have to refreshed my memory in learn more about writing,spelling,and take a lot of note. [2] How do the skills apply to your academic life?I have to learn how to stay focused,by stay balanced, and make the most of my time in the online classroom. The perfect academic complement to my college experience, studying abroad can be the highlight of my time in school. From what it costs to how it can help my career after i graduate, make sure you've thought and planned everything through before boarding the plane. When considering how to my life skills with my academic programs, it is important to understand my various abilities. College is one of the most exciting times...
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...Weinerman) and “Adult learning styles and on-line educational preference” (McGlone). The articles describe multiple aspects of how an adult learns compared to a child and what life experiences adults bring into their educational environment. Adult learning theory is based on the way to adult learners comprehend and learn as they are older adults and not children. This theory also studies how adults learn when studying online. Newer adult learners bring learning styles and life experiences that provide a more critical foundation. Online learning is now the new basis for adult learners. To understand how adult learning theory works, the teacher must first understand andragogy, which is an advanced field of psychology in which the age of the learner, is studied. An andragogy study is a process-focused approach and was not studied until the 1960s and 1970s. Before that, only pedagogy was studied, which is the way that children learn. Children and adults learn completely different. In recent research, it is shown that adults learn best with a self-paced learning environment, which means instruction from the teacher and all of the guidance done solely by the students. Most adult learners are more eager than traditional students to learn since this is normally their second chance at a good education. Most adult learners are more eager to learn and stay goal oriented than traditional students because they have reached a certain level of maturity. In today’s society, most adults who make...
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...Should Kids Play Competitive Sports? Do you play competitive sports? Do you believe all kids should play competitive sports? If so, why do you believe that? According to dictionary.com, competitive sports is a contest held to determine the best athletes and teams and greatest achievements in sports.Kids should play competitive sports to stay in shape, but millions of kids get hurt every year playing competitive sports. Kids need sports to maintain their weight, but people can get injured and never recover from it. Kids should play competitive sports because there are many health benefits. Some health benefits are keeping a healthy heart, maintaining weight and building strong and healthy muscles. (Sport and children - Better Health Channel.com)...
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...Is it Important for Senior Citizens to Learn Technology? Second Industrial revolution was the period of new inventions, also known as technological invention's time period. Technology has marked its value and significance in every occupational field. It has changed the way people live and proceed. Modern school life to an occupational career university, to a common resident in United States, technology has been overcoming from past years. For many senior citizens, technology is the way of making social connections and engaging themselves in productive and informative activities. Senior citizens are slow to new technology but they are facilitated with them. Use of computers and mobiles are very common, it helps them to spend their time joyfully at the age of life when they have time for others, but other people are busy and do not have time for them. According to a writer at New York times, most of the people don't know how to use technology, the use of internet, phones and laptops are like foreign language to them (Span 1). Many people are not interested in learning and using technology, but others are very curious about new technical inventions and their use, as that all is their primary source to surf time in their old ages. New technology keep seniors busy, socially connected and mentally active. There are so many new technologies that are helping senior citizens every day, with their routine works, important payments and fees to submit, and also online assistance for...
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...How do you feel about a later school start? All these ways can make students healthier and make it easier to learn, the information will stick in their brain when they are learning, if they are more awake. Schooling should be the most important thing to kids nowadays because it all depends on what the future is going to look like. If I could plan my ideal school, I would start school later in the morning, keep a long summer vacation, and teach career based- information. People go to school so we can learn how to make decisions when we get older to get jobs and have a family. We go to school to go to college to see all the knowledge we have, then we use that knowledge to get employed. The ages I think, to start and end school should be begin...
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...lesson will be learned through each body and experiences. It is believed that a person’s soul will learn and experience new things throughout each cycle. The cycle a soul passes through is called “Samsara.” This cycle is not limited to just humans. A person’s soul can be reincarnated as anything that “lives.”...
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...daycare; but some do not, because their parents do not put them into a daycare when they are younger. It is not fair, some kids get that chance, and others do not. Nowadays, parents want to stay at home with their kids instead of going back to work after their maternity leave is over. Kids should only stay at home with either their mother or father for the first couple months of their life, and then they should be put into daycare. Studies have shown that it is better for your kids to go to daycare rather than stay home with the mothers, for multiple reasons. For many mothers it is very difficult to send their children off to daycare, but it will be more beneficial for the children and the mothers; if they get put into daycare facility....
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...lot and that makes me headache. My thought change by the time when I get my touch with the kids. In 2014 summer, I get a job in a kids learning center. At first, I do not like to stay with the child, they are very small. Some of the child would cry when they get to the center. I would feel very annoy. As the time past by, I begin to love stay with the child, and I find out they can make you feel better. I still remember one little boy name Tony, he is the first student I am helping for in the class. When I first work in the center he can not write by him self. He need people to stay with him all the time, even when the teacher teaching lesson. Every day, teacher tech him how to write, how to spell his name. He can learn things very fast.He is the most quiet one the the class,but he is the one would help his classmate and his teachers too. When he leave the center he understand how to write and read. He was sad about that he have to go to public school, because he can not see his teachers any more. Zheng 2 The most important lessons I find out is that when you help the kids to learn news things, you can see how they learn, step by step to write their name, or stop crying in the class. When they learn some thing from you, you will feel very proud for them. The children I teach, they help me to make my feature, because of them I want to be come a early childhood teacher. Thanks for the...
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