Acts of kindness that you can practise in your daily life. Being kind is a way of living that keeps giving long after the kind thoughts‚ words‚ and actions have taken place. Kindness is a force without force‚ and it goes well beyond manners to the very heart of how people respect and treat one another. Being kind is a vital way of making our own lives‚ and the lives of others‚ meaningful. Being kind allows us to communicate better with others‚ to be more self-compassionate‚ and to be a positive
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My Take of the Adult Learning Experience This paper will address adult learning in relationship to Malcolm Knowles’ adult learning theory and David Kolb’s experiential learning theory. The ideas addressed will also show how this knowledge can help me to learn more efficiently in the future. To begin discussing adult learning I would like to first look at the teaching of children. The term pedagogy means the art and science of teaching children (Knowles‚ 1970). Pedagogy is based on a classroom
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Student Motivation for Learning at a Distance: Does Interaction Matter? Kathleen D. Kelsey‚ Ph.D. Assistant Professor Oklahoma State University 466 Agricultural Hall Stillwater‚ OK 74078 kelseyk@okstate.edu Alan D ’souza‚ Ph.D. Director of Research and Development for TRiO Programs Wichita State University 105 Grace Wilkie Hall Wichita‚ KS 67260-0008 dsouzaalan@yahoo.com Acknowledgement: This research was paid for by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station through HATCH funds. Abstract The
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Learning Experience Paper How could someone become afraid of heights? Acrophobia is simply a fear of heights (Holden‚ 1995). Being afraid of heights is common and sometimes appropriate feeling. The phobia kicks in when you feel afraid in a safe environment such as the inside of a skyscraper. Acrophobia is treated with graded exposure therapy (Holden‚ 1995). Fear is an emotion produced by the brain to avoid a potentially bad situation or anxiety caused by the presence of danger. Fear caused by
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Learning From your Boss I had the opportunity to work with a company for twenty eight years so I went through multiple management/Leadership. The lessons about management/leadership that I learned from my manager are the following: • Goal Setting - Setting goals is a very important first step on the path to becoming a more effective leader. While managers surely set goals and work to achieve those goals‚ leaders operationalize goals through teamwork. Accomplishing goals becomes more than a
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How Video Games Help Students Do Better In School By now I think that many of you have played some kind of video game in your life. If you are among one of those who were told that it will rot your brain then you were told wrong. Also you might agree that gaming is a great way to spend your free time. Most video games really want you to follow the story from beginning to end. With the advancement of technology‚ video games have become more interesting than ever before. Also there are games that
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What makes us good citizens? It is hard to answer that question because every person can think about different definition of a good citizen. Many can call themselves good citizens just because they work‚ pay taxes and obey law. But is it enough? Not for everyone. Good citizens do not serve their own interest but rather understand that their deeds affect the world around them. They serve their families‚ friends and others in need without prejudice and selfishness. They care about the condition of
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HOW DOES LIT203 HELP YOU IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THE TIP GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES? The study of the literature is part of our cultural heritage which is freely available to everyone‚ and which can enrich our lives in all kinds of ways. Once we have broken the barriers that make studying literature seem daunting‚ we find that literary works can be entertaining‚ beautiful‚ funny‚ or tragic. They can convey profundity of thought‚ richness of emotion‚ and insight into character. They take us beyond our
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thinking skills are developed and students are enlightened to powerful ideas that mold our society. I have heard from current and past students‚ that it is not uncommon to walk by a lunch table and hear students fervently debating Durkheim and Marx. It is clear that UChicago is a place of constant intellectual stimulation filled with students with a deep passion for learning; as someone who continually seeks to broaden her mind‚ UChicago has the ideal learning environment for me. To me‚ the most
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command to get down on the ground‚ and a sign plastered on a correctional facility wall that reads‚ ‘warning: you are under surveillance‚’ all pertain to forms of communication. Communication engages individuals verbally and nonverbally. Verbal pertains to spoken words‚ and nonverbal pertains to written or actions performed. The topics of discussion for this essay involve describing how verbal and nonverbal communication effect aspects of police situation when addressing the public through the press
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