A Teacher‚ A Substitute‚ and a Student American‚ Charles Baxter‚ wrote the contemporary short story‚ “Gryphon‚” in the United States‚ in 1985. The time represented in the story is roughly‚ the 1960s; during which there is a moral and philosophical upheaval occurring throughout the nation. The country (USA)‚ is in the midst of the Vietnam War‚ the “cold-war‚” a sexual revolution‚ and experiences a huge spasm and clash of ideals between parents and children of the “baby-boomer” generation. The action
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Volume 2‚ Number 2‚ July 2006 SECONDARY STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORS EFFECTING FAILURE IN SCIENCE IN PORTUGAL Jesuína M. B. Fonseca Joseph E. Conboy ABSTRACT. High rates of failure in secondary level science classes are a problem worldwide. Effective teaching and efficient management of schools requires information as to the causes of failure. One approach to acquiring this information is to improve our understanding of what the students themselves perceive as the causes and antecedents
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when reviewing topics such as politics‚ religion‚ and values. Classrooms are rich sites for the discussion of controversial issues in large part because the students who populate them bring with them a diversity of perspectives‚ ideologies‚ and experiences (Hess & Gatti‚ 2010). Teaching using discussion-based methods are challenging and teachers have to be ready to manage debates in the classroom. There is a strong line of research that shows that within the classroom‚ talking with people who hold
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Involving students in teaching and learning: a necessary evil? Downloads: The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 627 times since 2006 DOI (Permanent URL): 10.1108/09684889710189093 Article citation: H. McIlveen‚ K. Greenan‚ P. Humphreys‚ (1997) "Involving students in teaching and learning: a necessary evil?"‚ Quality Assurance in Education‚ Vol. 5 Iss: 4‚ pp.231 - 238 The Authors H. McIlveen‚ Lecturer at the School of Leisure and Tourism‚ University of Ulster at Jordanstown‚ Newtonabbey
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today. Pointing finger at the teachers. Infact it is not only the teacher’s product but there are many other factors like parents‚ curriculum‚ government plans and policies and student’s maturity and potential are responsible too. Though there are many ways we can improve teaching or “raise” the quality of education‚ the three most important ways or factors‚ I feel‚ are as follows. 1. Our educational system should be incorporating the current knowledge how students learn‚ up to
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the Hands of an Angry God" and "A Model of Christian Charity" both have several imageries‚ analogies‚ and other rhetorical devices to make it effective. Moreover‚ their diction and repetition of words help emphasize the importance of the message the author is trying to get through to the readers. Furthermore‚ the authors of the sermons‚ Jonathan Edwards and John Winthrop know their audience‚ which makes it easier to get their point across. Though the sermon‚ "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
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Persuasive writing has been often used to change an audience’s opinion on the writers’ topic of choice. Arguments are mainly supported by using the rhetorical devices of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. Jonathan Edwards spoke persuasively in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by using pathos to better the behaviors’ of his congregation. Olaudah Equiano wanted to persuade others to stop the Triangular Slave Trade in‚ “The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano” by using mainly logos. And lastly‚ “The Middle
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Rather your view of hell is eternal detonation or a place consisting of deathly flames and Satan’s head down in a bucket of ice‚ most people do not wish to be summoned into the depths of hell. However; Jonathon Edward’s sermon‚ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” portrays briefly the vivid imagery of how hell was represented during the Second Great Awakening. In addition‚ Edwards aim was to teach his listeners about the horror of hell. Thus‚ Edwards’s dramatic interpretation of hell frightened the
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mutual‚ but the persuasions techniques may differ. The techniques that one uses can depend on many things. For example‚ the technique a speaker chooses‚ might depend on your audience or the occasion. In Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God”‚ Edwards uses three main persuasive techniques which are‚ connections to reality‚ his vivid description‚ and fear of the unknown.
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Jonathan Edwards‚ sermons about God’s relationship with human beings in Sinners in the hands of an Angry God. He discusses God’s wrath upon sinners‚ along with the affects that will happen to sinners when they go to hell. Edwards uses a fear-love relationship between God and his people‚ in order to persuade and convert people to Christianity. "Their foot shall slide in due time‚ seems to imply the following doings‚ relating to the punishment and destruction to which these wicked Israelites were
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