...Running Head: NOTES 1 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FAITH, FREEDOM, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES Session 1 Notes Legally Supported Abington School District v. Schempp Many people think this is the case that the Bible had been thrown out of public schools, but it was really the type of Bible reading that had been thrown out of Schools. There was a PA law that said, “At least ten verses from the Holy Bible shall be read, without comment, at the opening of each public school on each school day. Any child shall be excused from such Bible reading, or attending such Bible reading, upon the written request of his parent or guardian.” Edward Schempp challenged this law saying that the state should not be making Bible reading mandatory. The Supreme Court favored Schempp and declared “this type” of Bible reading in the public schools to be unconstitutional. They did however say, “It certainly may be said that the Bible is worthy of study for its literary and historic qualities.” Florey v. Sioux Falls School District This federal case dealt with Religious Holidays. The Sioux Falls school policy read, “Music, art, literature, and drama having religious themes or basis are permitted as part of the curriculum for school sponsored activities and programs if presented in a prudent and objective manner and as a traditional part of the cultural and religious heritage of the particular holiday.” ...
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...cultural backgrounds, and learn the differences in between. Abstract This paper seeks to explain that within the societies our beliefs, attitudes and values are the same when it comes to holidays concerning festivities and celebrations. Within societies, various religions, and ethnic groups can set us apart due to a range of responses, feelings, behaviors, attitudes, symbols, and material objects when it comes to death in our culture. Celebration of holidays within a culture The difference in a white and black culture In the United Stated it is a tradition to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Death. Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October every year. It is a time when people of all ages mostly kids dress up funny, and does ‘trick or treat’. This holiday is celebrated by giving away free candy, buying costumes, decorating pumpkins to have funny faces or carved jack –o’lanterns...
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...It was Christmas-time 2014 when I found myself nodding along to Lil Jon’s “Get Low” at a concert that I wasn’t entirely too interested in. A boy standing next to me, looking far more enthusiastic than I was, decided now was the time to shout into my ear that I had “pretty hair.” That was it—Lil Jon’s number one, khaki-shorts-wearing fan had set me in my distaste for hair related compliments. I don’t mean to undermine the endless other comments I’d received—my hockey team was always gushing about my “good helmet hair,” and my aunt confessed her jealousy at Thanksgiving dinner. With each well-meaning word, I could feel myself shrinking. By the time of the concert, I wondered if I had hidden myself so effectively in my hair that I had simply become it, disappearing completely and leaving a much loved chestnut updo in my place. Khaki Pants Guy grinned at me, awaiting thanks, oblivious to my spiraling distress....
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...Honors 2211 Writing in Honors Fall 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Professor: Dr. Vicky Newman ------------------------------------------------- Email: vicky.newman@utah.edu ------------------------------------------------- Honors Center 140 ------------------------------------------------- Office hours: By appointment, Honors Center CLASS TEXTS Required: Ballenger, Bruce. The Curious Researcher (7th Edition) Williams, Joseph. Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition) A portfolio. This should be a notebook with rings and paper you can move work in and out. Additional required assigned readings (on line or on E-reserve) This class is designed to introduce you to and allow you to develop and practice techniques and skills of writing. You’ll learn to develop ideas and clarify ideas, formulate questions and research them rigorously, and draft and revise until your writing reflects university level work. You will be asked to write in several different genres and conduct research in order to provide evidence and support for your work. In addition, and not least, you will work to create an engaging and credible authorial voice. REQUIREMENTS Active Class Participation: Attendance is mandatory. A writing class is a class designed around participation. You need to be prepared, having read and written what is required for the day, and you need to be engaged in discussing, creating, and revising. If you are absent or...
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...Elements of Religious Tradition Elements of Religious Tradition Religious traditions are practices followed for generations. These customs are normally reenactments or symbolic activities done in remembrance of an event. The Christian faith practices a tradition of Holy Communion or Eucharist. Communion is a ceremony where church members eat bread and drink wine in an intimate encounter with Christ. A reenactment of the biblical Last Supper, the church attempts to partake spiritually of the Lord, fellowship with believers, remember his mercy for salvation, and anticipate his second coming. Text The Baptist church refers to the Holy Bible for guidance on spiritual matters. Communion references are found in many New Testament books, including Corinthians, Matthew, John, Psalms, and Ephesians. Communion is a symbolic act of obedience memorializing Jesus’ death and a reminder of his return. Breaking of the bread resembles the Lord’s body broken and sacrificed for the forgiveness of sins (1Cor 11:24). Drinking of wine signifies the Lord’s blood, shed for atonement (1Cor 10:16). Teaching The Last Supper is a major event in Jesus’ earthly life. It is the last dinner the Jesus had with his 12 disciples. During this meal Jesus predicts his suffering and crucifixion. He provides followers with symbols of remembrance of his sacrifice; the bread and wine as his body and blood. Jesus describes principals for a Christian life and hope of his return for his people. The...
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...issues connected with the population you serve through your reading, writing and discussion with others. REQUIREMENTS: The service project which you choose must comply with the following guidelines: 1. The work must serve persons directly (e.g., secretarial work without relating directly to clientele served is not allowed). 2. These persons should have "special needs" -- those associated with age, social or economic background; physical, mental or emotional deprivation or disabilities. 3. The student may not receive pay (monetary compensation) for her service. 4. The project should include a minimum of 30 hours or service as well as a minimum of 5 days of service; with the exception of Nerinx-sponsored Spring Break Service, the hours cannot count until after Junior final exams in May. 5. The student's service must take place in one location. 6. The proposal of service must be approved by Ms. Hartrich. WRITTEN EXPECTATIONS: 1. Preliminary Report: This initial report (yellow sheet in Contract Packet), includes your general goals and learning plan (reading and research) for your project. 2. Service Packet: This is your final product...
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...Climate of Extremes Book Review & Personal Reflection on Global Warming When talking to my family over thanksgiving break about school and my current class load for the semester, one of the more interesting topics that was brought up was the debate over global warming. It was interesting to hear the viewpoints of my mother’s side and fathers’ side of the family. For the most part my mothers’ side of the family are hardcore republicans and use faith as a basis for most of their political positions, while my fathers’ side (not my father however) tend to lead more towards the democratic viewpoint on politics. While I am a catholic and would consider myself to lean towards more of a conservative viewpoint, I try to separate faith from politics and focus more on what I believe is the core of the issue being debated and how it can be solved, not necessarily to benefit the majority, but rather what would be a fair compromise between to the two arguing sides. With this being said my two sides of the family did not see eye to eye on global warming (side note: these conversations were at two different family parties as I would never try to talk politics especially given the circumstance of two very different viewpoints in my family). After talking a lot about global warming my uncle told me about a book he had read about it entitled Climate of Extremes. I decide to read this book and write a report on it, to obtain more knowledge on the subject of global warming. Like stated...
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...The Glory of God Can Be In the Business World I know that before I read Wayne Grudem’s book, I felt as if I didn’t really want to be in the business world because of all the negative aspects that I’ve heard. Our society today idolizes money and success and if you don’t rely on God then you will easily fall into the snares of the devil. “God created us in such a way that we would want to imitate his character. He created us in such a way that we would take spontaneous delight in seeing reflections of his character in our own actions and in the actions of others” (pg. 15). Even in the Business World, this is possible. Grudem discusses 9 key business activities that will help you be able to glorify God through business. The 9 key business activities are Ownership, Productivity, Employment, Commercial Transactions, Profits, Money, Inequality of Possessions, Competitions, Borrowing and Lending. There were also two chapters on the Attitudes of the Heart and the Effect on World poverty. I loved how in every chapter, Grudem starts with “…is fundamentally good and provides many opportunities for glorifying God but also many temptations to sin” and ends with, “But the distortions of something good must not cause us to think the thing itself is evil…” I feel as if he did this just to emphasize the dangers of greed, envy, and materialism and show us that the business it’s self isn’t evil, but if you give in to temptation, it is a wicked place. Grudem tells us that we can live a life for...
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...increase of material wealth, there is the accompanying danger that the possessor thereof might become "high-minded," and prone to "trust in uncertain riches" instead of "in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy" (1 Tim. 6:7). We often multiply our earthly cares as we increase our material wealth (Eccl. 5:10-12). Then, too, as a materially wealthy person nears the sunset of earthly life his tangible possessions may become a source of great concern as he begins to contemplate the hands into which they will fall; will the next owner "be a wise man or a fool" (Eccl. 2:19)? Also earthly riches are inherently "uncertain," for there is always the possibility that they will be corrupted by "moth" or "rust," or thieves might "break through...
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...The Great Divide "What are we doing today?" David called and asked the minute he got off work. As he raced his old green car down the interstate to come to my house, Richard and I waited. This became a daily occurrence mainly because we had more fun with each other than anyone else. We were inseparable the whole summer. "David, we are going swimming," I usually responded because I had just moved into a house with a pool, and it always felt as hot as hell outside. His body was not nearly as muscular as Richard's, but he didn't care because his looks weren't his first concern. If his jokes or his stupid dance moves made you laugh, then he would do them all day long. So, with his orange swimming trunks on, he did a belly flop almost everyday, and almost everyday it made me cry with laughter, and that's all he really wanted. Considering it was two boys and I, the whole eating healthy was no concern for them. Swimming would make them feel like they were starving, so David always suggested Gatti's. He engulfed about ten pieces faster than I could chew one, and he usually regretted that decision shortly after. With our stomachs too full to suck in, we all had one thing on our mind; sleep. The three of us pilled into his old green car and drove to Richard's. He had most of the upstairs to himself, so there was plenty room for us to be the bums we were. "Ya'll, I'm sick of being worthless, let's do something," he would always say after we had acted like bums for a couple of days straight...
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...Culture & Cultivation English 4WS (Sec 2) – Critical Reading & Writing w/ Service Learning ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Alex Zobel Email: akzobel@gmail.com Office: Humanities A82 Time & Location: T/R 9:00-10:50 Rolfe 3134 Office Hours: W 12:00 - 2:00 pm Mailbox Location: Humanities 149 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COURSE DESCRIPTION English 4W aims to expose students to the three major forms of literature (poetry, prose fiction, and drama) through the art of close reading, which literary scholars broadly define as the practice of scrutinizing a text carefully in order to discern complex patterns of meaning. It is impossible to spend sufficient time on the works we will be exploring within the bounds of class-time, so you will be required to spend time reading and writing on your own; this is a practice that will enable you to bring your personal experiences with these works to our discussions in class and participate in an engaged way as part of our community of learning. But our community of learning is broader than the classroom—it also includes the community organizations you will be partnering with for your service-learning. We will be investigating and interrogating a versatile metaphor—cultivation—and how it impacts the cultures and communities in which we live...
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...Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Copyright © 2008 by Alloy Entertainment All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Poppy Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 For more of your favorite series, go towww.pickapoppy.com First eBook Edition: November 2008 The Poppy name and logo are trademarks of Hachette Book Group, Inc. The characters and events in this book are fi ctitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. ISBN: 978-0-316-04286-4 Contents 1: A WAVERLY OWL TAKES HER TUTORING DUTIES SERIOUSLY—REGARDLESS OF HOW SERIOUSLY HER TUTEE DOES. 2: A WAVERLY OWL KNOWS HOW TO TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM—EVEN WHEN IT HURTS. 3: A WAVERLY OWL ALWAYS ENJOYS A GOOD SURPRISE. 4: A WAVERLY OWL KNOWS HOW TO SHARE. 5: A WAVERLY OWL NEVER ACCEPTS A RIDE FROM A STRANGER. 6: THE WAY TO A WAVERLY BOY'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS… 7: A GOOD WAVERLY OWL IS NEVER ASHAMED OF HER FATHER. 8: A WELL-BRED OWL IS ALWAYS POLITE TO STRANGERS. 9: A WAVERLY OWL HAS FAITH IN HIS ROOMMATE. Page 1 Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html 10: A WAVERLY OWL IS ALWAYS READY FOR THE APPEARANCE...
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...College of Business Administration Destination Kent State: First Year Experience Syllabus US 10097 Section [insert section #] Fall 2013 Required Texts: Taulbert, Clifton. Schoeniger, Gary. Who Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur. Eli Press, Cleveland, OH 2010 ISBN 978-0-9713059-3-9 Destination Kent State (DKS) Adapted for the College of Business Administration. Kendall Hunt Publishing, IA. 2012 ISBN 978-1-4652-2736-2 Other resources: www.kent.edu/business/Undergrad Faculty Instructor: Student Success Leader: Elizabeth A. Sinclair Chelsea Knowles 330-672-1286 or 306 BSA 330-XXX-XXXX easincla@kent.edu cknowles@kent.edu Office Hours: By appointment The purpose of this course is to help you make the transition to college life (academic and social) and help you learn how to improve and refine your academic skills. The instructors are prepared to assist in choosing (or confirming) a major; to discuss business career options; and to address the general requirements, policies and services of Kent State University and the College of Business Administration. This class is linked with Exploring Business and Human Communication. Some topics covered in Exploring Business will be explored further in this course. A requirement of Human Communication is the delivery of three speeches (a persuasive speech, an informative speech and a group speech.) This class will give you the opportunity to practice...
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...2012-2013 Geometry Instructional Focus Calendar The Sarasota County Schools Instructional Focus Calendars (IFC) are designed to maximize and coordinate instruction throughout the district. The IFC gives the scope and sequence of the benchmarks that are to be covered in each course as laid out in the course description on the Florida Department of Education website, CPALMS (Curriculum Planning and Learning Management System): http://www.floridastandards.org/homepage/index.aspx The Instructional Focus Calendars feature content purpose statements and language purpose statements for each benchmark. The content purpose statements help the teachers and students to stay focused on what the expected outcome is for each lesson based on the benchmarks. The content purpose is the “piece” of the state benchmark students should learn and understand when the day’s lesson has been completed. The content purpose should require students to use critical and creative thinking to acquire information, resolve a problem, apply a skill, or evaluate a process and should be relevant to the student beyond the classroom or for learning’s sake. The language purpose statements allow the students to show their knowledge of the content by speaking or writing using the concepts and vocabulary acquired from the lesson. The language purpose statements identify student oral and written language needs for the day’s lesson. The language purpose is focused on the specialized or technical vocabulary students...
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...Catalog Description: LIB 111 focuses on writing clear and coherent summaries, analyses, and essays. The course also stresses the ability to understand, use, and document college-level non-fiction readings as evidence for effectively formulating and accurately supporting a thesis. Course Description and Goals: No man is an island! To communicate effectively with colleagues and communities, we must first learn how to accurately interpret the conversation around us and articulate our own thoughts so we can join the dialogue and make contributions to the world both as professionals and active citizens. In LIB 111 you will learn to analyze writings and argue with authors of literary, journalistic, and academic non-fiction. Through assignments in summary, critique, synthesis, and persuasion, you will progress your ability to formulate and share ideas efficiently. Together we will write, revise, workshop, and revise again, learning as much from each other as from the authors we read in class. As part of our commitment to helping students reach their full potential in their academic, professional, and civic lives, Arts and Sciences faculty believe that learning in all disciplines is an integrative process, a synthesis of critical reading, thinking, and writing. For this reason, as we guide you in your studies in LIB 111, we will use a Writing Intensive approach that emphasizes mastery of information and concepts AND the application of what you have learned in a variety of forms: you will...
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