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What are some powders that you might find on the kitchen floor? Salt, sugar, flour, baking soda, or baking powder 2. How could you tell if the powder was salt, sugar, flour, or baking soda? Looking at texture, tasting it, or mixing powder with water 1 . Ledger Appearance, click Test. Is baking soda a…

The poem My Papas Waltz by Theodore Roethke is a two tone piece full of ambiguity. When readers approach this work they will arrive at one of two possible conclusionsthat this is an adults reflection of a memorable and joyous moment with his father or an unsettling description of child abuse, using waltzing as a…

Introduction Constructivism and social constructivism are important learning theories for various stages of a child’s development. Constructivism is a theory that involves the use of the learner’s cognitive abilities. It explains that when learning, several processes take place in the mind of a learner. Learning is simply the idea of reorganizing the mind to assimilate…

Assess the impact of key influences on the personal learning process on own learning – There are several factors that have and still do influence on my own individual learning process. However some have impacted greater than others and they are as followed: Learning Style Motivation Attitude and Self Discipline Aspirations Previous educational experience It’s…

Explain how practitioners promote children’s learning within the Early years framework. The E. Y. F emphasises a personal & individual approach to learning, this is because all children develop at their own rate and learn in different ways, come from different backgrounds whether social or religious & therefore have different needs and interests. Emotionally children…

            Learning is a joyful experience as the learner comes to know many things he has not known before. As the famous quotation says ‘Knowledge is power’ the learner feels more powerful as he learns more things. Knowledge does not mean just having an idea about something. It is experiencing what one reads in the…

During my initial day of college, I was amazed by the fresh and extraordinary experience. Before this, I had contemplated the differences between high school and college classes. One aspect that fascinated me was the mandatory study material for earning credit and the assignments we would receive. The shift from high school to college unsettled…

“The German Refugee” by Bernard Malamud is a true-to-life story depicting the struggles of many victims, during and after the 2nd World War. This particular story takes place in the USA, Broadway some time during the Polish invasion, 1939. The main characters Oscar Gassner and Martin Goldberg show just how difficult those times must have…

1. What is Enron Scandal? Formed in 1985 from a merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth, Enron Corp. was the first nationwide natural gas pipeline network. Over time, the firm’s business focus shifted from the regulated transportation of natural gas to unregulated energy trading markets. The guiding principle seems to have been that there…

In general, the term “culture” refers to the behavior, attitudes, practices and norms of a given group of people in a localized geographic area. In particular, the culture of students attending a college together is a unique phenomenon. (Person, 1990)  Student culture in a college setting is established and passed on through the classes. Members…