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    At the turn of the millennium‚ hurricanes‚ tropical storms‚ and dramatic temperatures ruled planet Earth. In the 2004 Hurricane season‚ four storms affected Florida which is the only time in recorded history a catastrophe like this has happened. In 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in the New Orleans area‚ bringing over one hundred billion dollars of damages; making thousands of people homeless‚ mostly minorities‚ and killing many others. The Federal Government‚ unprepared for this unforeseen

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    Danielle Dexter 1SW Unit 7: Children’s Activity and Play P2: Describe the potential values of play in the development of children M2: Explain the potential values of play in the development of Children The Value of Play in the Development of Children It is never too early to learn‚ all over the world‚ everyday‚ there are new babies being born into a big world of fun‚ a world they can teach themselves new things everyday and learn from one another‚ this whole process has been named‚ play.

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    of recognized artistic value:"Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity" (Rebecca West). 3. The art or occupation of a literary writer. 4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field:medical literature. 5. Printed material: collected all the available literature on the subject. 6. Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble: the symphonic literature. 1. written material

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    WHY SHOULD WE VALUE AND RESPECT CHILDREN Each member of staff within a childcare setting has a responsibility for the children in their care for the children’s well-being‚ learning and development. Each child therefore is valued and respected by all staff showing that they respect each child as a individual‚ realising each child has different strengths and weaknesses. However it is the practitioners’ responsibility to recognise the specific strengths and needs of each child as an individual

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    Name: Unit: 1 - An Introduction to Working with Children Task: Four Criteria/Word Count: 400 and 2 quotes/references Assignment Title: Why should we value & respect children Discuss diversity and inclusivity Meet individual needs/range of needs Not stereotyping My notes: Assignment Title: Listening to Children’s views & opinions – why is it important? Effect on children’s development Effect on self-esteem Effect on well-being Give 1 example for each of

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    What is Literature? Language Department IPGK Pendidikan Teknik Based on your experience learning literature‚ what is literature? What are the characteristics of literature? Do you need to learn literature? •  Traditionally‚ literature is “imaginative” writing. •  However‚ the distinction between “real” and “fake” or “fact” and “fiction” isn’t always a good distinction; many classical works were non-fiction. Literature is Subjective •  Since the 1980’s‚ the “literary

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    Tristan Seth 11/10/13 Period 8 “Invincibility Cannot Be Gained Without Self-Destruction” Not very often does a profound‚ life-altering figure surface via literature. However‚ Fight Club‚ a novel written by Chuck Palahniuk‚ ushered in one of the most revolutionarily minded characters literature has even seen. The story is set in an urban‚ United States city and suburb. The name of the city is never revealed‚ nor is it of any importance. The purpose of the setting is solely to give

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    In the twelfth chapter of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Foster analyzes symbols‚ and the great influences they have in literature. To begin the chapter‚ Foster compares and explains the differences between symbols and allegories. Symbolism is a broad category‚ and allegories fit under it’s immense hierarchy. Furthermore‚ symbols “involve a range of possible means and interpretations”‚ while allegories have single and specific answers (105). Foster continues by stating

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    The Odyssey is an epic from the writer Homer in the 8th century. The Odyssey is a 20 year voyage of a man named Odysseus who was king of Ithaca. The first ten years of the voyage was a war Odysseus fought in called the Trojan War. Odysseus ended the war when he had the genius idea of creating a horse as a “peace offering” because he knew he could not beat the Trojans from the outside. The horse was hollowed out in the inside so Odysseus and his men could fit inside it. Once the Trojans brought the

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    Tim O’Brian and Thomas C. Foster are both fantastic authors. They both have written fantastic titles‚ The Thing They Carried ( By Tim) and How To Read Literature Like A Professor (by Thomas). Even though they were published in different years and different parts of the world‚ they still are very similar. One is about war and the other one on literature‚ but when examined you can clearly see religious influences in their writing. Oddly enough‚ they are influenced by many of the same ideas. In the

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