...1) Looking at the title, what do you predict will happen in this book? Why? By looking at the title "The Glass Castle" I believe that there will be either an imaginative glass castle or a real glass castle. I also think that in this book there will be a story about how the characters will achieve or arrive at the glass castle. I think the author will show us all of the obstacles that the characters had to go through to make get there. I predict this because the author would have not been titled the book "The Glass Castle" if there was not real or metaphoric castle. I also predict that in this story the main character will be a girl. I believe this because on the cover of the book there is a young girl. From my personal experience, I have come to find that most authors who are women make the main character a girl as a metaphor for themselves or someone they know. 2) What character do you like least? Why? My personal least favorite character in the book is Rose Mary Walls. She is my least favorite character because of the fact that she is always selfish towards her kids. She likes to make sure she is taken care of before of her kids. When Jeannete burned herself in the...
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...Limiters also don’t teach their children about the effects of screens or even how to manage screen time as much as parents who mentor. These parents feel like it is their job to manage screen time, which is partly true, but if all a parent does is limit screen time themselves, the child will never learn how to manage screen time on their own. All in all, limiting screen time is a great way to start a kid into the digital world, but as they get older, kids are more likely to completely go against these rules and find their own...
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...In my opinion, kids should have chores. Are you thinking, my kids, are too busy for chores? They never listen to me, and I always end up doing them myself. I ask and ask, but they always put up a fight! Have you ever thought that when you ask your kids to do chores and ended up doing them yourself because it is just easier that way? Well if you have you need to read this. You will learn why all those fights, in the end, will be worth it because it will be one of the best ways for your kids to learn and grow. First off, all chores can have a big impact on how your kids behave, If they do chores it can shape your kids to be the best that they can be and show them the responsibilities of growing up. Chores can teach your kids work ethic which everyone needs to be successful in both school and at work, and many people would consider that as a good quality especially bosses and teachers. It can show your kids that not everything will come to them easily and that you have to do some work to get things done. According to Dr. Julie Green chores encourage your kids to take care...
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...sociology in education and social class inequality. The article “Degree by Default” gets into the reason(s) behind why graduates from high school go to college. She Followed 34 first-year students from diverse backgrounds, male and female students, and even first generation students to children that had parents that went to college. With all the diverse students chosen, she wanted to find out why students went to college, consequences of going to college when you aren’t really sure you want to go, and the “college for all” effect on society. The students she chose for her research had varying reasons for going to college. Some of the reasons for going include; because it was the next logical step in their lives, a degree is necessity to have a secure middle-class lifestyle, to have the college “experience” for personal growth, to figure out who they were, their parents put pressure on them, and/or just going through the motions, and one actually wanted to go to learn more. All the diverse backgrounds came as many different reasons why they went to college in the first place, but for the most part, she discovered that the main reasons that these college freshmen went was because they felt like they had to because it was what is expected of them of societies social norms. The article introduces its readers to the students and the different answers as to why they enrolled into college. Most commonly the reasons they gave is that they went to college so they can have...
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...anyone heard of a kid who wants to go to school instead of going to play with their friends? Likewise this story “Halloween Party” is identical to the statement above as these kids are so focused on school and their future, that being a kid is nonexistent. Not to mention this story is from 1980, while the mother who is hosting the party only hears thirteen-year-olds talk about Yale, Harvard, Exeter. The kids in attendance at the party only care to talk about how much money they want to make and the title of the job they want. Lillian Ross’s message in “Halloween Party” is the kids are too focused on the future and not present time. The kids attending the party need to understand that the answers to life do not come this...
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...person. I will also tell you inspirations, books that have made reading and writing easy for me. I'm going to go through what elementary, junior high, and high-school reading and writing looked like. Hopefully my essay will better inform you and help you understand the integrity, courage and motivation it took for me to better myself. Now in elementary they make you read all the mainstream books like Junie B Jones, Magic Tree House and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Now I wasn’t the kid that got interested in those books, I was more serious. As a kid I always wanted to be a grown up so I would read things on life and careers. Kids and teachers thought I was...
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...Should immigrants have health care Did you know immigrants all around the world are sick and not getting health care because they are not from here. I agree that immigrants should have healthcare because they need to be strong and healthy to take care for their families. Kids are missing school because they are sick and their parents don't have money to visit the hospital. My first reason why i think immigrants should have healthcare is because they need to be strong to take care for their family and so they can work and have a better life. Also they need health care to take care of their kids because without healthcare they can't go visit the doctor and they will miss school a lot and they will stay behind. This is my first...
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... 2 1. Do you feel that the Bearington plant has the right equipment and technology to do the job? Why? I personally feel as if they do, I just don’t believe they are operating together and effectively. In the beginning of the book the “goal” of the company is doing things as fast as possible, which causes them to only focus on the easiest tasks at hand and give a blind eye to the ones that are more difficult to fulfill. This gives them an unsteady operating process, which causes them to miss deadlines for the customers they aren’t focusing on. With that being said they in no way are shorted equipment, Alex Rogo even mentions how the plant has robots that are able to help them out in terms of productivity. Though in the long run he sees that they really aren’t doing as good for the plant as they are bad. This is an example of how Rogo can adjust an area of work in the plant in or to truly increase productivity and not just waste time keeping the workers busy by unnecessarily increasing inventory. In conclusion I think that Bearington has all the resources it needs to be successful, Rogo needs to change the way the equipment and technology is being used in order to ensure that the plant gets turned around they don’t...
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...actually care to have the best grade they can have in school. Teen will find out the hard way why it is so important to keep up with school and how long they sleep. Not all teens are irresponsible some keep up with their bed time and, how long they sleep too. Those type of people will be successful later on in their life. To know that your future is in good hands, tells you that you have a responsible teen. As a parent you should want to see your kids be the best they can be. High school help your teen prepare for the "real world", it's always good to pay attention and get a good night...
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...About %30 of adolescents are overweight. Are competitive sports bad for kids? Why should kids play competitive sports? All kids should play competitive sports. Competitive sports are a good thing. There is plenty of evidence to show that they are good. As the obesity rate increases sports are better for kids. Kids should play competitive sports because they will be more active, because they will develop good sportsmanship and communication skills and because they will have a better social life One reason kids should play competitive sports is that they will be more active. The article What are the benefits of competitive sports for youth? says “Millions of american children and teenagers are overweight. Participating in competitive youth burns calories and helps prevent obesity.”(Davis 2014) This is important because obesity can lead to disease and death. Knowing that %30 of adolescents are overweight that would have big impact which is why kids should be more active...
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...produced meaningful work from working hard in the garments industry and eventually establishing their own shops, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit within their children. Second, by being born in 1935, Flom was a child during a period where many families stopped having kids due to effects from the Great Depression. Therefore, he was able to attend schools with professors qualified to teach previous larger generations. Third, by being rejected from many law firms due to his non-Christian faith, Flom was able to independently take on cases rejected by larger law firms, slowly developing himself into a successful lawyer. These three lessons provide explanation for Joe Flom’s success: his family background and his Jewish culture. Chapter six traces the family feuds between several towns in Kentucky. These conflicts are explained by the origin of the towns’ inhabitants: Scottish-Irish herders. They value honor greatly which causes them to defend their land and their animals. This shows that a person’s culture of origin affects them more than they may...
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...the two authors have completely different parenting styles. On one hand, Amy Chua believes kids should not go to sleepovers, be in school plays, and get anything less than A's in school except for gym. Meanwhile, Hannah Rosin believes that children need some freedom to express themselves. There are many differences between the two styles but each has had its own success in raising children. On January 8, 2011, Amy Chua wrote an article entitled, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” to explain how Chinese parents raise successful kids and produced so many math wizzes and music prodigies. In response to that article, Hanna Rosin wrote an article dated January 15, 2011, entitled “Mother Inferior?” with the subtitle “Amy Chua has the diagnosis of American childhood exactly backward. Our kids don’t need more drills and rules. They need to lighten up and roam free.” “Western parents are extremely anxious about their children’s self-esteem.” (Amy Chua) Chua in the following statements definitely makes it clear that grades are first priority then feelings. Chua says that Chinese parents are not as concerned about their children’s psyches as western parents. She says Chinese parents “…assume strength, not fragility, and as a result they believe differently.” (Chua) For example, a western parent would praise a child for getting an A-minus, but a Chinese parent would express disapproval and ask why they did not get an A. According to her, a...
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... 2. Why is integrated marketing communication such a challenge for marketers? How can marketers encourage teamwork and coordination? 3. Do you think a rational or an emotional premise works better for marketing promotion? Why? Does your answer change across product categories? Use examples to support your perspective. 4. Why are the key risks and the potential rewards of product placement in both movies and television? Do think this promotional tool will continue to grow? Why or why not? 5. What ethical issues have emerged as marketers explore new ways of grabbing consumer attention? Use examples to support your points. 6. Do you think that cable television advertising spending will eventually eclipse network television advertising spending? Why or why not? 7. Given that each type of media offers strengths and drawbacks, what factors should you consider in developing a media plan for a specific product? 8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of publicity? Is it ethical for marketers to try to influence the media? Explain your answer. 9. What are the 6 stages in the selling process? What role does each stage play? Which stage do you believe is most important? Why? ...
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...money and/or expensive material items determine how successful a person is. Other people believe that success is measured by how happy a person is with his or her life, by measuring their job satisfaction or their family life. I believe that a person is truly successful when he or she has lived their life to the fullest and is completely content with where they have wound up in the end and has no regrets. In this brief essay I will be telling you about my view on true success in life. I will start off by telling you why material success could be included in my opinion, then I will tell you why a good quality of life is a big part, and finally I will tell you my exact view on what I want my future to look like so that I know that I have, in my opinion, had a successful life. First, I will begin with some of the material items that some people think they need to be successful and why. People that think they need material items to be successful in life probably will not go a day in their life without working and on top of that they will probably end up hating their job. This however will not change their view on what it means to be successful. There is no doubt that they will be happy with the beach house in Florida or the million dollar Lamborghini Maserati, but for what exactly? To be miserable at the job that has gotten you to this point in life. All of that sounds absolutely fantastic, but these people probably do not have kids to support, which however does not sound too bad...
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...Peyton Manning is not just a star on the football field; he’s a star in the community. Peyton Manning was a big time quarterback in the National Football League and in college. He played for the Indianapolis Colts as well as the Denver Broncos. Peyton Manning is a person whose life should be emulated because he is a caring and generous person to the community. Manning was also a popular and successful quarterback in high school, college, and the National Football League. Peyton led his high school team to a 34-5 record in his 3 seasons as a starter (Peyback Foundation). Manning was always a gifted quarterback. Peyton’s foundation has a grant program that donates to high school students in Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, and Tennessee (Peyback...
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