345 THE TROUBLE WITH TALENT: ARE WE BORN SMART OR DO WE GET SMART? ________________ KATHY SEAL Kathy Seal is a journalist and author who has written about education and psychology since 1985 for such publications as The New York Times‚ Family Circle‚ and Parents. Seal attended Barnard College‚ where she graduated magna cum laude. She is the author of two books: Riches and Fame and I the Pleasures of Sense (1971) and Motivated Minds: Raising Children to Love Learning (2001). "The Trouble with Talent"
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What if somebody asked people on the street if they knew who Zheng He was? Why do people not pay attention to such a huge part of world history? Zheng He was a Chinese fleet commander and was famous for the seven voyages that he made between 1405 to 1433. His voyages should be celebrated for several reasons. Firstly‚ he invented several innovations in nautical architecture. Secondly‚ wherever he went‚ he was always respectful to the native people and did not expel or colonize them. Thirdly‚ Zheng
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Gunfire at sea 1. Summary events and developments: Before 1898: the gun pointer estimated the range of the target and elevated the gun barrel (loop) to a height so that the shell could reach the target at the estimated range‚ done by a small wheel on the gun mount (bevestiging). When the pointer wanted to fire‚ he had to wait until the right moment of the roll and fire a bit earlier to compensate for his firing interval. In 1898 Admiral Sir Percy Scott introduced continuous firing‚ after
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The book When China Ruled the Seas‚ despite horrific points involving main characters‚ is more a tale of diversification then of domination. The massive navel fleet of the Chinese army was meant to be more of a show for the world that Emperor Zuh Di was more then willing to put on as a celebration to his accent to the dragon thrown. This nonlethal way of thinking is something that today even people do not thoroughly grasp‚ a massive army is meant to purely intimidate not celebrate successes of a
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As children‚ there tends to be little to no thought about the type of language we are taught to speak‚ read‚ and write. Far from our thoughts‚ are the long term evolutions from years before and after us that will shape what remaining languages will be in existence‚ and the ones that have gone extinct. In the article‚ “What the World Will Speak in 2115”‚ by John H. McWhorter‚ the reader is presented with the concept that there needs to be an overall common language‚ over time language will become
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the human ability to do so. Oral style refers to how we convey messages through the spoken word. There are three key points speak appropriately‚ speak Cleary‚ speak vividly. When you speak appropriately means that you are using language that adapts to the needs‚ knowledge‚ and attitudes of your listeners and avoidant language that alienates any audience embers. When you speak clearly means that you are using words that convey clear precise meaning on the subject you are explaining to your audience
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Hamlet was the son of a king and prince of Denmark. Earlier in the story of Hamlet‚ his father suddenly passes away. Initially that is what to believe. He was hurt and felt betrayed by his mom especially because she married Cornelius‚ the brother of his father. He was completely enraged and disgusted of the incest that took place between the two. He became even more enraged when he found out some revealing news pertaining the death of his father. Before Hamlet chooses to react to what he has found
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about is when he hits a homerun‚ when he builds the baseball field and when he gets out of the camp. Most people think this story is about a kid who gets shipped off to a camp but it’s about a kid who learns that he can anything if he puts his mind to it. One reason that you can do anything if you put your mind to it is when he hits the ball over the fence when everyone was doubting him. To support this everyone in the field was calling him a jap and saying that he was no good at baseball. He made
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Andrea Thomas Speak Essay In the movie Speak Melinda was raped by this guy by named Addy at a party‚ she was reluctant to talk to anyone about what happened because she was so traumatized‚ and everyone hated her for calling the cops. She was mad at herself for not being able to do anything about it. So she resorted to silence‚ so that she doesn’t have to bring back the horrible memories she was trying to forget even though all she had to do was speak. In fact‚ if Melinda had told the truth
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State University. Sandusky was recently imprisoned for these crimes. His victims‚ much like main character Melinda Sordino in the novel Speak‚ suffered in silence until they revealed their secret helping to finally express inner emotions. As I read this novel I compared scenarios and found the similarity between Sandusky’s victims and Melinda‚ they needed to speak in order to heal. Melinda begins to develop a coping mechanism that negatively affects her psychologically. She withdraws from her family
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