undefinable. But to me‚ the pool is my home‚ the water is my best friend‚ hard work is my passion‚ and swimming is my life. An outsider to the sport would call us insane for staring at a black line for hours on end‚ but really it’s much more than that. I began swimming two years ago. I thought it would be fun and great exercise‚ little did I know that I would soon be addicted to it and never turn away. I was definitely not a natural‚ I slowly worked my way up the list‚ and I am now on an exclusive community
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My Culture Is My Own This I Believe Throughout my life‚ I have encountered many relentless conflicts with both direct and indirect family members. Many of these arguments were linked to my association with my culture and its timeless traditions. I am an Arab‚ yet I am a stranger to the Middle East. I am an Arab‚ yet I can barely speak the language. I am an Arab‚ yet I was born in the American Midwest and raised underneath the liberal skies of the Montreal metropolis. I am an Arab‚ yet I have
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International Education Journal Vol 5‚ No 3‚ 2004 http://iej.cjb.net 344 Learning at University: The International Student Experience1 Meeri Hellstén Macquarie University‚ School of Education meerihellsten@mq.edu.au Anne Prescott Macquarie University‚ School of Education anne.prescott@aces.mq.edu.au This paper reports on research that explores internationalisation of the University’s curriculum offerings and how this affects international students. The central focus of this paper is to highlight
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Colline T Estrada Communication III INFORMATIVE SPEECH PLAN Title: How Do I Build Meaning Into My Life? (On Steep of the Mountain) Specific Speech Purpose: To inform my Comm. III audience on how do I build meaning to my life. Statement: Building meaning to life is like what Achilles have said on the movie Troy‚ “All men want one thing‚ I just want it more.” INTRODUCTION I. Attention Step: Everyone wants to climb the top of the mountain but all the
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critically on how your worldview has been shaped by factors such as your gender‚ age or community. In your answer refer to Hobson (1996) and Samovar and Porter (2004) from the SSK12 Reader‚ and Chapter 1 in A Guide to Learning Independently (Marshall and Rowland‚ 2006‚ 1-18). This essay will show how my worldviews have influenced my learning and how attitudes and beliefs of my social milieu have shaped my approach to learning. I will identify some beliefs and attitudes that were prevalent in my early
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birth the mind is a tabula rasa”3. Tabula rasa translates to “clean slate”. Essentially‚ everyone is born without knowledge and over time they become wiser and smarter. This was revolutionary because previously no one had every stopped to think about how knowledge was gained other than schooling. Locke was the first to think that people were born without any knowledge. He emphasized the five senses as well. Humans fill their clean slate with ideas and experience in the world through their five senses
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emphasis on growth in all aspects of life‚ I know I could have‚ and still can‚ crumble. However‚ my first love saves me. She always makes me feel calm when the ship I know as school hits rough waters or seems like it is going down. She takes me to a different place when unpleasant thoughts consume my mind. She lets me crash into sweaty bodies‚ perform for squealing crowds‚ and lets my intense focus I have crafted for academia be channeled into making
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Hmich University Success Module 3 Journal Entry Grand Canyon University strives to support student learning by creating an online community. A “community” feeling inside an online course can help me as well as other students stay motivated. Online classrooms have the same characteristics as a traditional classroom; however‚ the class instructors direct course materials through a Grand Canyon University online portal. The course instructor presents topic-based questions to the students in the
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Since 1845‚ Baylor has strived to be an excellent university for students to learn great things and impact one’s spiritual life. That’s exactly why I will attend Baylor University. This is because Baylor is a prestigious university that offers all a student needs to succeed‚ such as their high academic standards‚ Christian environment‚ and its rich history and traditions. Also‚ a high school student involved in science fair throughout high school can improve their critical thinking and problem solving
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How do I know what I know? Question 1: Which main questions‚ concepts‚ and theories of epistemology are dealt with by your selected philosopher? As a rationalist‚ Plato challenges inquiries of “what we know how we know” by centralizing the human mind (conscience and thought) as the essence of knowledge. Plato often debates using his deceased mentor‚ Socrates‚ to honour Socrates’ reputation as a valuable teacher. True knowledge can be rediscovered deep within the mind; otherwise known as
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