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    CYPOP7 Explain the features of an environment that supports creativity and creative learning. Children need challenging places to jump‚ swing‚ climb‚ run and skip. The outdoor area offers major learning opportunities. In her book‚ Playing Outdoors: Spaces and Places‚ Risk and Challenge (2007)‚ Helen Tovey lists the following features as important in creating a challenging and creative outdoor area: designated spaces‚ but children should be allowed to rearrange them and use them

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    Cliff Weybrecht English 101 Ms. Mollenkopf 30 August 2013 Shine Bright like A Diamond Shining bright with a glow never witnessed before‚ this mouth dropping gold 2-piece karat was going to be taken on an adventure I have never seen before. I was scanning over shirts for back to school shopping. Just like every year‚ not a single T-shirt caught my eye‚ but what did grasp my attention was an African American teenage male. With hair as puffy as a cat that had just gotten struck by lightning‚ I

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    Personality Impact Erica Elizondo MGT/312 November 24‚2014 Francis Fletcher Personality Impact Being able to read and understand a person ’s personality is helpful when managing employees. You will be able to read a person ’s personality and cognitive abilities to be able to help achieve goals and deal with areas that need to be worked on. Extraversion or positive affectivity is a trait that predisposes individuals to experience positive emotional state and feel good about themselves. (Jennifer

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    physical gains while on the other hand‚ some may go through life with little to nothing and be perfectly happy. Finding a balance or taking a position on which would be the most beneficial is key in creating self worth and respect. In the novel Truth and Bright Water‚ Thomas King influences this idea through the character development and actions in the way they coped and displaying ambition. Relationships between characters led some to pursue happiness while it also negatively affected others. Appearances

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    In the monologue‚ ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’‚ written by Mohsin Hamid‚ the protagonist is Changez‚ a Pakistani moves to America to pursue his Princeton degree‚ traces his journey of his adaption to American society‚ including his college life‚ his job at Underwood Samson‚ and his connection to an American girl. The assertion that “I was‚ in four and a half years‚ never an American; I was immediately a New Yorker” is not a valid point because he begins with defining himself as an American at the

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    Themes in Conor Oberst’s “Poison Oak” The poetic song lyrics of “Poison Oak‚” written by songwriter Conor Oberst and performed by Bright Eyes‚ display many powerful uses of figurative language that give the song a deep meaning and produce strong themes. The puissant and mournful metaphors used by Oberst create important themes that allow the reader to get a taste of the emotional experiences he has gone through. Although the sound devices in “Poison Oak” may be viewed as important factors in molding

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    The Bright Forever By Lee Martin Characters: * Henry Dees – an old man who’s a Math teacher and a summer tutor * Katie Mackey – a nine-year-old girl‚ daughter of Junior and Patsy Mackey‚ Mr. Henry Dees’ summer lesson student * Gilley Mackey – Katie’s older brother; Junior and Patsy Mackey’s eldest son * Junior Mackey – Patsy Mackey’s husband‚ Katie and Gilley’s father who owns a glassworks in their town * Patsy Mackey – Junior Mackey’s wife‚ Katie and Gilley’s mother

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    The Affects of History History is something that molds and shapes a person into who they are today. Thomas King shows this in his novel Truth and Bright Water through many of the characters. He not only lets you see how the aboriginal people’s history has affected their lives today‚ but also how the personal history of some characters has affected their lives. A person’s past can help one understand why they live their life the way they do; it is the answer to any question you had about them. All

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    ways‚ we all are learning at every moment since we started to breath until our very last breath. When we were young we learned how to read and write‚ likewise when we grow up we learn how to love. Psychologists believe that learning is a process through observations and reinforcements. However‚ in reality people can just learn from their own mistakes. Similarly to Bright lights‚ Big City by Jay McInerney‚ one of the whole main points of the story is learning‚ with the anonymous second-person ‘you’ ultimately

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    Sometimes the sky’s too bright. - Dylan Thomas Thomas describes the thoughts and feelings of falling out of a broken relationship with metaphors like the profusion of images and things. The poem has also explored the perspectives of both parties in the failed relationship. It also uncovers the facades of the “ over fruitful smiles” as it describes the genuine feelings underneath. “ Sometimes the sky’s too bright” denotes that submission is the only thing left to do after a broken relationship

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