Essays on Learning Page 87

Teresia Teaiwa explores the concept of human violence in several readings. This theme continues in “Real Natives Don’t French Kiss (When They’re Making Love),” where Teaiwa discusses the negative implications of French kissing in Oceania, equating it with disease and cannibalism. The presence of French kissing is seen as a negative influence in this context….

Formative Reflection Knowledge is considered a critical factor in determining nature of decisions made in any undertaking (Battelle 2005, 19).  The information search process (ISP) was an eye opener on the relevance of information in planning and led to appreciation of the challenges that strategists and planners have in choosing information that is relevant to…

For some time now the question of whether or not handguns should be legal to all citizens has haunted our society. Is it morally right for anyone to carry a gun and shoot it when they feel it to be necessary? Doesn’t the second amendment still hold true today? These question are ones that have…

This essay is about landscape photographers and their photographs. I will compare and contrast their approaches in terms of the picturesque and the sublime. I will focus on outlining what these are and their issues. I will pertain these terms to philosophy of art and aesthetic. At the beginning landscape was a genre of painting….

In the story “Everyday Use,” Alice Walker explores the theme of distorted heritage influenced by society, as well as the true heritage found within family. The narration suggests that Dee, the eldest daughter, lacks an understanding of her genuine heritage. Dee’s perception of her heritage becomes clouded due to her time spent away at school…

Whether or not to use antioxidants in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy has continued to be a hot topic in health care professionals working in the arena of both alternative medicine and western medicine. Use of antioxidants is discussed in recent research findings related to antioxidant use before and after surgery, before,during, and after chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Review of research (2018)…

 By contrasting the family characters in “Everyday Use,”Walker illustrates the mistake by some of placing thesignificance of heritage solely in material objects. Walkerpresents Mama and Maggie, the younger daughter, as an examplethat heritage in both knowledge and form passes from onegeneration to another through a learning and experienceconnection. However, by a broken connection, Dee, the…

Learning a new language can be quite challenging for many people. Personally, I had a difficult time adjusting to life in America where English is the primary language. This was because I grew up in a Spanish-speaking family and lived in a country where Spanish is dominant. Dealing with unfamiliar words and dialects felt overwhelming…

We have been told that there is fake news and not to believe everything that we read on the internet. However, how can we distinguish what is fake from real? The media has played a crucial role in the world, specifically when speaking about research. However, it is important to not only read what is…

There was a cultural change due to the shift from the Germanic Warrior culture to a Courtlier culture which helped assimilate the German culture into the elite class. However, there were still some aspects of Germanic warrior ethos found in the courtly culture. This can be seen in Nibelungenlied, which translates to the “Song of…