...mind-set. Dweck (2009) states that “in the fixed mind-set, students care first and foremost about how they'll be judged; smart or not smart. Repeatedly, students with this mind-set reject opportunities to learn if they might make mistakes” (p.181). Students that are told they are smart automatically think that this is a natural ability for them. They believe that they should not have to try because everything should come easily without much effort. So,...
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...What does Literacy mean to Alexie? It all started out with a comic book; a superman comic book that opened up three year old Alexie’s eyes to success. Along with learning to read by himself by looking at comic books and trying to associate words with pictures came different struggles, his parent’s not being able to afford great books, spending his whole day trying to learn how to make the words become real to him, and of course the biggest struggle; his peers making fun of him for being smart. For Alexie to go through all of these struggles alone; learning to read and write must mean something more than just scanning through words on a page or writing the alphabet mixed up in different combinations, it must mean something much greater. The first thing that shows that Literacy means something more to Alexie is that it means being sufficiently educated with his writing and reading skills. Alexie’s wild adventure began with opening a comic book back when he was three years old. He had tried to associate the words and the pictures to try to teach him-self how to read. To this day, he cannot recall exactly what the comic book was, but he was indeed successful. After trying to read that comic book, Alexie wanted more, he didn’t want to learn how to read; in his mind, he had to. Alexie’s Father was an avid reader and I believe that Alexie got the idea to teach him-self to read because he wanted to be just like his father. The family was not rich; very far from it, but Alexie’s...
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...No, it’s not. Having to live on the road causes more struggles, some people are comfortable in one place, and some people are just not equipped for life on the road. Life is already hard when you’re living in one place, let alone traveling constantly. Traveling like McCandless does eliminate paying bills and rent but, you also wouldn’t have a steady income. People struggle with the income they currently have, so there’d...
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...significant jobs are held by men. But, one can make the mark only when he/she struggles with the most. Likewise, there are some women who have broken all stereotypes and established their names in the world of technology, despite the fact that this field is dominated by tech savvy men. One such woman is Cher Wang of HTC. Being the founder of HTC, Cher has reached the zenith of success in the world of technology. Life before HTC Born in one of the powerful business family on 14 September 1968, Cher Wang is the daughter of Wang Yung-ching....
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...Harrison Bergeron, a short story by Kurt Vonnegut, is for reading deeply. He doesn’t put anything in on accident. Today I would like to talk about his symbolism in this piece. The handicaps, in the story, are given to people, these devices are used in order to cripple one's specialties, who are smart, fast, strong, or even pretty. The symbolism in the piece of literature’s purpose is to show a struggle. The handicaps in the short story are used to convey this, this is relevant since throughout the story mental handicaps get worse and worse, every one of the ballerinas have hideous bags over their face, this just shows that in the real world if we truly strive for everyone to be absolutely equal would come with a great deal of a struggle will...
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...Facebook, who became a publicly traded company in May 2012, has seen a struggle in the ability to meet financial market’s expectations. The well-established social network is struggling to meet investors’ expectations and has a stock rate of -11.70%. For at least the fifth consecutive quarter, the social network’s revenue growth has shriveled while costs continue to rise. Facebook had an initial IPO of 38 dollars, but finished the regular session down 8.5% to 26.84 dollars. This document will conduct a critical analysis of the key issues facing Facebook, which include relying on advertising, increasing operational cost and difficulties increasing growth, shifting to smart phones, and increasing competition. One key issue contributing to Facebook’s struggle is that they heavily rely on advertisement for revenue, but are having issues maintaining that revenue. When looking at the first quarterly report for investors, 83% of its revenue comes from advertising (Elstone). Zynga, a social gaming company, provides about 14% of Facebook’s advertising revenue, but they have seen a 37% decrease in their stocks too (Elstone). Major companies who have been using Facebook for advertisement are beginning to question if their ads on Facebook are working. For example, General Motors Co. believed that the ads were ineffective and that there was no evidence to believe otherwise. This led them to pull $10 million worth of ads from Facebook in May (Raice). Limited Run, another U.S. based company...
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...In his essay, “Hidden Intellectualism”, Gerald Graff uses his own experiences to bring attention to the strain between book and street smarts, as well as the school systems failure to capitalize on street smarts. He references his own success in academic writing to shed light on possible solutions to rectify this failure and give street smarts the recognition they deserve. Graff begins his essay by discussing in detail the incorrect association between street smarts and lack of intelligence as well as the association between intellectualism and a focus on topics more widely considered important. He brings focus to the idea that children can be encouraged to learn on materials that aren’t quite so pretentious. Graff continues his essay by...
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...Catcher in the Rye: the Naivety of Childhood Summary: Discusses J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." Describes main character Holden Caulfield's fixation on childhood. Details how he struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the responsibilities that come with growing up. In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the main character, Holden, is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is naively fixated on childhood. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up. Holden is obsessed with childhood because he chooses to be wedged between a world of the innocence of children and the complex world of adulthood. Holden deities his two younger siblings as if they're candidates for sainthood because of his fixation. Holden is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is afraid of gaining the responsibilities that come with it. So, Holden struggles hard to stay childish. For example, throughout the book, he does not want to take responsibility to communicate with others that may want to help him. He refuses to go home and confront his parents and face the consequences. Along with this, he also pulls the childish silent treatment toward his parents; because that's the only knife he has to hurt them: ."..she wouldn't've been the ones that answered the phone. My parents would be the ones. So that was out." (pg. 59) He is afraid to talk to people close to him because...
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...he could read something. During class Alexie would fight with his classmates because he was always participating and answering questions. He battled stereotypes from everywhere, “ A smart Indian is a dangerous person, widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians a like”(Alexie). Alexie was not supposed to be smart, or enjoy reading. Even though his peers made fun of and tried to push him away from it he stuck to it. Because of his power to over come he has been successful and isn't just another “poor reservation Indian”. Towards the end of the essay Alexie talks about how he was never taught how to write poetry or other types of creative writing. Alexie visits schools on the reservation in order to provide encouragement because he didn't have anyone to do that when he was growing...
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...In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the main character, Holden, is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is naively fixated on childhood. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up. Holden is obsessed with childhood because he chooses to be wedged between a world of the innocence of children and the complex world of adulthood. Holden deities his two younger siblings as if they're candidates for sainthood because of his fixation. Holden is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is afraid of gaining the responsibilities that come with it. So, Holden struggles hard to stay childish. For example, throughout the book, he does not want to take responsibility to communicate with others that may want to help him. He refuses to go home and confront his parents and face the consequences. Along with this, he also pulls the childish silent treatment toward his parents; because that's the only knife he has to hurt them: ."..she wouldn't've been the ones that answered the phone. My parents would be the ones. So that was out." (pg. 59) He is afraid to talk to people close to him because they'll be critical to him. This would also explain his lack of interaction with Jane Gallagher: ."..I kept standing there, of giving old Jane a buzz- I mean calling her long distance at B.M... The only reason I didn't call him was because I wasn't in the mood." (pg. 63) Since he is...
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...In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the main character, Holden, is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is naively fixated on childhood. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up. Holden is obsessed with childhood because he chooses to be wedged between a world of the innocence of children and the complex world of adulthood. Holden deities his two younger siblings as if they're candidates for sainthood because of his fixation. Holden is a teenager who refuses to grow up because he is afraid of gaining the responsibilities that come with it. So, Holden struggles hard to stay childish. For example, throughout the book, he does not want to take responsibility to communicate with others that may want to help him. He refuses to go home and confront his parents and face the consequences. Along with this, he also pulls the childish silent treatment toward his parents; because that's the only knife he has to hurt them: ."..she wouldn't've been the ones that answered the phone. My parents would be the ones. So that was out." (pg. 59) He is afraid to talk to people close to him because they'll be critical to him. This would also explain his lack of interaction with Jane Gallagher: ."..I kept standing there, of giving old Jane a buzz- I mean calling her long distance at B.M... The only reason I didn't call him was because I wasn't in the mood." (pg. 63) Since he is...
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...1. This film portrays the story of Ana, a smart and pretty but somewhat overweight Mexican-American high school student who lives in Los Angeles with her family who are caught in the poverty most middle-class families find themselves when barely making ends meet and having to live pay check to pay check. Ana dreams of going to college in order to improve her life, but her parents want her to stay home and work in her sister’s small clothing factory, which is barely making ends meet due to the short staff. Ana’s teacher, Mr. Guzman, has convinced her that a better life awaits for her if she goes to college, and because he is convinced of how smart she is, he even arranges for Ana to be accepted by Columbia University in New York, which is one...
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...During the turbulence times of 1970’s college students struggle with social change, relationships, and love as their personal secrets and troubles are revealed. PILOT LOGLINE Hopeful college journalist, Danny, struggles with getting a big story jeopardizing his college scholarship, will other students protest the war and struggle with their own personal issues. BRIEF SYNOPSIS At Rutgers College Campus, DANNY WATKINS (19), student advisor, works for the college newspaper. He’s tired of being assigned mundane stories and wants to cover something major. His editor, JIM MORRIS (20’s), finally gives Danny his first break to cover an important council meeting, but Danny shows up late and misquotes the members. Danny’s fired. Danny struggles with...
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...Everyone faces struggles at some point and some good examples from the book Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer are Hope and Braverman. First, Braverman was a really smart teenager but he couldn’t go to college and Hope really wanted to have a father but she didn’t know where he was. In addition, if they give up at the first sign of struggle, they would not be ready to be successful. To start with, Braverman was a really nice and hard working person but he still had to deal with some struggles. First, the reason why he was working in Welcome Stairways Diner instead of going to college was because he had to help out his family and he couldn't afford going to college because they weren’t doing so well economically. His father left them all by their...
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...Solution For The Adolescent Struggle Satire Joelena Ragunton Solution For The Adolescent Struggle I, a lady of conflicted actions with a high education, may say schooling is important. Without such knowledge who are we to be this day. The world revolves around math, science, literature, and social studies. Education is the world, but are we living in it correctly? Does every individual have the knowledge? Are we all smart? This world must be clever. Now I have a simple suggestion in order to fix such a problem, let’s get rid of all of the technologee. Wouldn’t you say life would be easier when we didn’t have a device to distract. Technologee is a variable than should be removed. Papers, papers, papers, shall be everywhere. Only paper and pen for assignments for the adolescence to increase their knowledge. No laptops, why research online when there are books. I once knew a man, who had the brain of a panda. He was such a technologeee young fella, always up to date with the new equipment. He knew so much but so little. Never had he ever received an A on a test in elementary. He was ridiculed by so many. He then decided to throw away all the technologee and wrote a paper. That paper helped him so so much. Such knowledge was produced out his mind. That young fella is the set example of why paper over rules technologee. Now let’s cut the trees and make these papers. Papers with so many assignments for the children shall solve this low education. 2nd graders given 5th...
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