...Toy Store Visit Simon Swipe Simon Swipe is a toy that represents memory. This fast action game has increasing pattern combinations of colors, lights, and sounds. You need to be able to remember, and repeat by swiping the right combinations. I see this game fitting into the three components of Long term memory. Episodic, where audio and visuals are used. Semantic, where solving and figuring order. Procedural, where knowing the step by step order. But, I also see it as staying in working memory. This is a game with many combinations and one player or multiplayer options. Remembering these patterns past the point of game play is highly unlikely. .Lego Creator- Tree House Lego Creator is a toy that represents constructivism. This three-in-one toy allows children to be hands on and build a different place of liking at their discretion. Lego Creator transforms from Tree house to a Lakeside hut and then to a two-floor barn. The experience and interaction with the toy allows children to see for themselves the reality of having a tree house, lakeside hut, or even a barn. Deluxe Get Better Check-Up Center (Disney) Deluxe Get Better Check-Up Center is a play center that represents social development. This toy is equipped with pretend elements such as x-ray, check-up table, and tools that, in the real world, would help a veterinarian with diagnosis. It comes with The Big Book of Boo Boos, where bandages are used to help heal the sick. This toy helps to structure social development...
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... | |First Posted 11:08:00 12/29/2010 | | | |Filed Under: Children, Culture (general) | | | |GOOD SAMARITANS have started reaching out to children who are caught in a violent conflict or a debilitating cataclysm, using a | |psychological tool designed by a Filipino 35 years ago. | |Dr. Rogelia Pe-Pua, head of University of New South Wales? School for Social Sciences and International Studies in Australia, says | |donors used to ship toys to these children to help them cope with trauma. | |But the toys were often too strange to them. Pe-Pua says many ended up tucked in shelves or wrapped in closets ?because they are too | |expensive to be smashed at play time.?...
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...Throughout the era of booming technology and ever shifting gender roles, the gradual erosion of traditional gender definitions is evident. The timeline showing the chronology of shifts in portrayal of women in media is crucial to demonstrate how traditional gender definitions are slowly deconstructed over time. Having made her first debut in the early 1960s, Barbie brought the message “Girls can be anything” to the age of a new generation of girls and women (Boomen, 2009). It is important to note that despite claims that she symbolizes the ‘cultural plastic’ phenomenon, Barbie has revolutionized girl’s doll playing (Boomen, 2009). Before the invention of Barbie, girls were still playing with baby dolls that aimed to foster domestic skills and to prepare them for stereotypical future roles as mothers (Boomen, 2009). Acting as a counter opposite to the former girls play, Barbie is not a doll for girls to simulate and practice motherhood on. In fact, Barbie acts as a platform for girls to freely create and project on her any identity they wish to take on, only to be limited by their creativity. In summary, Barbie is not confined to the traditional social expectations of women. Beneath her seemingly stereotypical idealistic exterior, she is an independent career woman with estimated eighty professions, ranging from a presidential candidate to a nurse (Boomen, 2009). Barbie does not engage in domestic duties and as stated by Lord, motherhood definitely wasn’t Barbie’s area of interest...
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...I did together was the learning I did with him. He taught me to play sports, to enjoy nature, and to enjoy the art of discovery. I was enthralled by my mother’s role in my life as well because we did things that were typical of other females my age, but those things simply didn’t seem as fun or enjoyable as the things my father and I did when we spent time together. I thoroughly enjoyed playing softball, football, and basketball. I also enjoy hiking, camping, and swimming at the lake. There was nothing as important to me as being outside and doing traditional male activities because they came natural to me. Furthermore, my mother seemed to be trying too hard to capture my interest in things such as dolls, dress-up, and other female things that simply were a bore to me. I merely enjoyed my time with her because it was her way of trying to bond with me, but my real enjoyment came when I could be outside doing some activity. There was never a chance that I would be bored outside. I clearly remember as a child the first time my father taught me how to play basketball. At first we practiced without a ball, and it seemed pointless but later it made sense. We practiced for hours for me to just hit a single shot, and finally I did hit my first basket. It was amazing, and I was so excited. Every time I made a basket my father rewarded me with a dollar. At the age of 8 this meant big money if I could make enough baskets. I gradually became...
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...Alex Young Mr. Chester English 12 CP Rough Draft 3/27/12 How has Social Networking affected the sporting industry? From all the premier sports athletes like LeBron James, Aaron Rodgers, Andy Roddick, Michael Phelps to all of the big-time sports anchors and newscasts like Chris Berman or Dick Vitale. Social Media has changed the dynamics of how people watch and follow sports on a daily basis. Social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook are two big networks that allow people to stay up to date with their favorite team and/or athlete. Social networking began to boom around seven or eight years ago and is continuing to grow rapidly all around the world. I use both Twitter and Facebook on a day-to-day basis. I am checking on the news in the sports world by “following” my favorite athletes via Twitter and I check my favorite teams fan page on Facebook. Twitter is used more by the athletes and sports anchors due to its constant status updates (tweets) and ability to follow only a certain number of people of whom they choose. I entered in the “Twitter world” in 2011 and began to see how it was growing into the phenomenon it is today. It seems like in 2011 that every league, team, player, and even commissioners have their own Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. The real concerning point is the fact that college and pro sports players have been on twitter and have been known to let their emotions take control of their better judgment. A question I bring to your attention...
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.... . . . . 16 LeGOLAND® parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 LeGO community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Learning through play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Fun LeGO facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 using the LeGO brand name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The LeGO GrOup 2011 3 It all began in 1932 In 1932 Ole Kirk Kristiansen, a Danish joiner and carpenter, began making wooden toys . The business he established later passed from father to son, and today the founder’s grandson, Kjeld Kirk...
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...Mahjong: more than just a game... Mahjong is an inextricable part of Chinese cultural consciousness along with fireworks, red lanterns, and pandas. While not everyone knows how to play, you cannot find a person who hasn’t heard of it, and would be hard-pressed to find a Chinese household that doesn’t have a boxed set of mahjong tiles stashed away deep in a closet. Over the last century mahjong itself has changed very little and its position in the Chinese culture pantheon is indisputably secure. However, mahjong’s place in the hearts of each succeeding generation of Chinese has been in constant flux. My grandparents grew up watching their elders gather around the mahjong table drinking, laughing, arguing, and gambling long into the night – especially during the Lunar New Year. However, upon reaching adulthood they suddenly found it taboo. Mahjong (along with card play and gambling in general) was banned under the new Communist government in 1949 which viewed it as a useless and morally corrupt capitalist distraction. Many Chinese certainly continued to play in private, but at their own peril – especially during the height of the Cultural Revolution. It wasn’t until the late 80’s that the central government officially once again legalized the open playing of mahjong. Prior to writing this essay, I asked my grandparents how they felt about that and their response was essentially that life was so hard during those years they likely wouldn’t have been able to find time to play...
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...models. The main character Peter Griffin is a mindless, disrespectful, and shameful dad whose escapades get his family, himself and others into dangerous situations. Peter Griffin has no respect for authority and throughout the series writers of the show use his characters to trash other show and people with little respect for anyone. The bad examples continue into shows like Breaking Bad a television show watched by millions upon millions in which the main character Walter White is a science teacher with a small family who goes from suburban life to leading a life in the drug game after getting diagnosed with cancer. Walter White teaches bad morals to people and even if children don't watch it directly, the message has gotten in to pop culture so much so that children are being dressed up in Walter White halloween costumes. An example of a childrens show format merging into adult content is in the show Brickleberry created by a comedian who strategy is to shock by any way possible, he turns a lovable looking animate bear and cast of other harmless looking characters and insults to insult. This comedy sends the wrong message to kids about humor, comedy, and bullying. Children are likely to follow these examples or models because children are constantly looking for things or people to look up to or idolize. Children need something to look up to and work towards. They are just recently finding out the many aspects of life and with these new discoveries they need to look towards a...
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...different capitals for each civilization. The Mayan lived in parts of present-day southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The Mayan lived between the 1000 BC to the 1542. The Mayan capital was Tikal but also there were also different capitals for each Mayan city. The Aztecs were located in now day Mexico. They also had the Great Valley. They lived between the 12 century AD to 15th century AD. Their capital was Tenochtitlan. The Inca’s were located in Peru. They lived between 1438 AD to 1532 AD. Their capital was Cuzco. The Inca empire was stretched out 2,000 miles from the north to the south. The Mayas economy was different and the same with the other tribes. They traded with many of the Mesoamerican cultures. The farmers transported their cocoa beans to the market in canoe or in large baskets. They had 3 ways of farming that were all good. The first one was the Slash and Burn farming, in this farming they burned down forests to get land to plant. This was a good way of farming but it also had its consequences....
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...Violent Media Isn’t All Bad A question that has been asked many times since the uprising of violence in media is this: is violence in media responsible for violent behavior in adolescence? But before we can even begin to answer that question, we have to establish some basic principles. By violent media, I mean television shows, movies, video games, etc. that contain violent material. While much of this content has warning signs and parental supervision recommended labels all over it, we all know that much of the time kids will get their hands (or in this case, feast their eyes) on all of this violent content regardless of said precautions. Now I’m going to come out right away and say that not only is that not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be a good thing. I for one know that violent media played a big role in my life and really helped mold me into who I am today and helped me develop friendships and relationships with people because of how the violent media brought us together, as well as reliving our everlasting thirst for violence as young boys growing up. And so while I definitely think that violent media can have an impact on impressionable kids and young adults, I definitely do not think that it is a main catalyst for violence. Violent media is not the main cause for violence because violent media is entertainment that relieves violence by letting people take out their aggression on the game rather than people in real life. Violence in media from when I was a kid...
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...Freedom, equality, justice and power are the foundation of leadership. Today's world is filled with diverse groups of people; they have different cultures, nationalities and personalities. Because of this diverse environment we deal with change very often, in the workplace, school and at home. John Maxwell once said, "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." A leader means someone who has ability to lead a group of people, someone who people follow and idolize. And leadership is one of the rare and precious human capitals, especially in today’s society. Without leaders to guide and shape decisions society, the world will be mess up. Leaders are usually respect by youth, people in same age, and elders, they may make some bad choice sometimes, but they still deserve these respect. By being a leader, a person can have many different options to take. People are not born like a leader, but the options they got through the growth make them became leaders. If people have quality to know what are freedom, equality, justice and power, they must became a good and effective leader soon or after. Freedom is to live without any shackles. People are born free; they have free to speech, write and think. “Freedom is not a matter of choice, it is a destined path, an undying yearning for the peace of one's soul until attainment.” (Churchill, 2003) Good leaders can give another people freedom while give themselves freedom. Free is the easy word to say but...
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...meeting. Most especially if I know that guy is kind of so popular in school. I’ll be just glad that I was once his date. It’s always important to take precautions before you go out on a date. You really have to know who the person is so that you’ll have a little background and that you’ll know how to treat him. But if the case is like this one, I’ll be slightly devastated at first ‘cause John Tucker is so cute and soooo hot but I have to get over it ‘cause he’s such a player and I don’t want to be a loser like those three other girls who took so much effort of having a revenge on him. 3. Describe the following characters’ personality. a. John Tucker We must admit that John Tucker is so freaking hot. He’s so good at playing basketball but he’s...
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...Strict Parenting: Chinese or Westerner There are many different parenting techniques; each culture has their own way of raising their children, the end result is the same, we want what’s best for them and we want to see them happy. In the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua, Chua talks about how the Chinese way is the best way to raise a child. She compares her style against “Westerner parents” in which Hanna Rosin defends the “Westerners” in her article “Mother Inferior?” Chua is a very strict mother, she considers herself what is called a “Chinese mother” which is a parenting style most Chinese mothers live by. Rosin is what Chua would call a “Westerner”. Who is to say one parenting technique is better than the other? Rosin brings up a good point in her article defending all the “Western parents”. The two techniques are similar in ways and different in others, but the sole purpose is to see your child grow into a healthy, happy, successful individual. Chinese mothers restrict their children from doing what they want to do, they believe that “they know what’s best for their children”, (Chua, 2011) which is true amongst both techniques. The difference is that Chinese mothers will restrict what their children can do and force them to study and practice for hours until they have perfected it. They want their children to be the best at everything they do, and this requires compromising fun and friends as a child. This Chinese style restricts them from having...
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...contextual and individual acts of discrimination. Our discussion group discussed growing up what races targeted who when committing crimes. The discussion and the data provided by the Department of Justice is almost the same when discussing crimes and what each ethnic group targets to commit the crimes. Institutionalized Discrimination Institutionalized discrimination refers to the unwarranted and discrimination mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals by society and within the institutions as a whole. (Flat World Knowledge) At times when someone is being discriminated against it can be mindful and intentional by the individual that is doing it. Institutional discrimination is already built into the culture or institution and the individual that is perpetuating the discrimination may not even know that they are doing it. Institutional discrimination is already found in the normal everyday relationships within institutions and its continuance requires individuals to continue everyday business as usual and ignoring the fact that they are discriminating against a certain race. Law enforcement officials may not know that they are doing this because in their daily patrols they only come across a certain race...
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...in that specific location. Coney Island gave me a perspective; on how cultural heritage consists of a unity with joyful events that bring different types of ethnicities, art, music, and overall culture together in one location. Coney Island is a very big attraction, for the most part known by many New Yorkers and tourists. “Coney” has very big, loud, and extravagant rides starting from the most famous/oldest ride the “Cyclone” and “Wonder Wheel” and most recently added amongst the hall of fame the “Polar Express”. To their race tracks, bumper cars (a place in a dark room filled with neon blue, red, yellow and green lights, my personal favorite). It was night time so everything was lit up. I imagine this is what Edgar Allen Poe meant when he mentioned the carnival season in “The Cask of Amontillado.” The carnival setting briefly described in the story of “The Cask of Amontillado”, isn’t much different from the scenery I observed in Coney Island. Edgar Allan Poe described scenery of a warm dusk night at the carnival filled with madness, and the dress attire and status of one of the protagonists. In Coney it was a warm night with many people intoxicated and lively. There were many games where you’d win teddy bears or many different small or huge toys, from water gun shootings, basketball dunks, whack a mole, first to win race games. Coney Island was very colorful and...
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