Summary – „How school kills creativity“ by Sir Ken Robinson Yolanda Kaptein 12/11/14 The talk „How school kills creativity“ given by Sir Ken Robinson in February 2006 focuses on the crackdown of creativity within the educational system. He thereby puts special emphasis on the hierarchy of subjects and the importance to change it. His opening statement refers to creativity as being as important as literacy in education. Sir Ken undermines his position by giving two examples
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Robinson Cruose vs. Gulliver’s Travels Throughout the history‚ the writers of contemporary period tried to reflect their era’s social and political problems like inequalities between races or classes‚ corruptions in family life and social relationships‚ or the side effects of a politic shift. In 18th century‚ writers were also affected by these types of social troubles‚ and some of them took enlightening of the people as a mission by writing about the period’s dilemmas. During this
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Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is a story about the different ways that men cope with reality when hardship comes‚ but also the tale of Crusoe creating his own reality‚ rescuing a savage and fashioning his own world out of the untamed wilderness of a desert island. The central themes in the novel are the inter-racial relationship‚ moralism‚ and religion‚ philosophical and social beliefs. This thesis mainly analyze the character of the savage- Friday‚ a native of an island close to Crusoe’s‚ is depicted
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KEN KESEY Bibliography: • One Flew over the Cuckoo ’s Nest‚ Viking‚ 1973. • Sometimes a Great Notion‚ Viking‚ 1964. • Kesey ’s Garage Sale‚ Viking‚ 1973. • Kesey‚ Northwest Review of Books‚ 1977 (Edited by Michael Strelow). • The Day After Superman Died‚ Lord John Press‚ 1980. • Demon Box‚ Viking‚ 1986. • The Further Inquiry‚ Viking 1990 • Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear‚ Viking 1990. • The Sea Lion‚ Viking‚ 1991. • Sailor
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KEN BURNS: JAZZ What is Jazz? Jazz is one of the few arts that will be considered truly American. Founded primarily in the south during the 1800’s‚ this form of music was the first significant African American contribution that would be heard all around the world. Its constantly changing nature and loose rules allow it to be flexible and therefore‚ viable to audiences of all ages. Why is it unique to the American experience? Jazz is one of the few arts that will be considered truly American.
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Sir Dr. Edward Ricardo Braithwaite’s story‚ "To Sir‚ with love" is a story about a teacher who begins teaching at a reform school in London. The author bases the main plot of the story on his own life when he was a teacher in a rough section of London. The plot and characters are believable throughout the story‚ their actions show them as normal students who rebel for different reasons‚ much like students do in the United States today. Braithwaite kept [pic]the story believable and interesting
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CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY Introduction Chapter III describes the research design‚ the selection of the subjects‚ the protection of the human subjects‚ the instrumentation‚ the procedure‚ and the data analysis. Design of the Study A descriptive survey approach will be used. A convenience sample will be utilized to complete the survey. The variables of the study will be the following: Independent variable: Demographics and the Dependent variable: Physical activity. Selection of Study The subjects
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Jazz by Ken Burns “JAZZ” is a documentary by Ken Burns released 2001 that focuses on the creation and development of jazz‚ America’s “greatest cultural achievement.” The first episodes entitled‚ “Gumbo‚ Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924)‚ explain the early growth of jazz as it originates in New Orleans and its expands to Chicago and New York during the Jazz Age. In assessing the first two episodes of Ken Burns’ 2001 documentary‚ "JAZZ‚" this essay will explore the history of jazz‚
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Discuss Ken Dempsey ’s reading on Community In the reading Community: Its Character and Meaning‚ the author‚ Ken Dempsy stresses the difficulties that arise when attempting to define this concept of community. It is one of the most contested concepts in the social sciences‚ yet sociologists persist in using it because the informal relationships we have beyond the household continue to play a significant part in people’s daily lives‚ and they find the notion of community indispensable to talking
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make many choices that affect their personal growth and livelihood‚ choices like what they should wear and/or what they should do. Even the littlest choices that they make could make a big difference in their lives. In the book‚ Robinson Crusoe retold by Daniel Defoe‚ Robinson Crusoe‚ while on the island‚ made many choices‚ big and small‚ that affected his personal growth and contributed to why he survived for so long. On the island he made a lot of smart decisions of what to do in order to stay a live
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