I find the movie “Akeelah and the Bee” written and directed by Mr. Doug Atchison quite interesting and inspirational because it was my first time to be serious in watching a movie that is about academics. There is a girl‚ which is Akeelah the one who seems afraid of acting like a bookworm joined a simple Spelling Bee made by their school to know who is qualified to compete in the National Spelling Bee and she is the chosen one because of her genuine potential but when Akeelah is going to take her
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In the first stage‚ called the Emergent Stage‚ children are able to convey his/her message by scribbling‚ drawing shapes‚ writing mock letters‚ and/or random strings of letters/numbers. In some cases‚ one letter represents an entire word or the most salient sound of a word. Some Emergent children confuse letters‚ numbers‚ and letter-like forms and substitute letters and sounds that feel and look alike (e.g.‚ the sounds /v/ and /f/‚ the letters d and b) The child generally lacks knowledge of the
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Throughout America’s communities today‚ the quality of schooling varies from school to school. In the book Our Kids the author‚ Robert Putnam‚ believes that the increased gap between the wealthy and poor is what causes the differences in school quality and opportunities for the students (Putnam‚ 2015). Recently‚ I had the pleasure of interviewing two of today’s youth‚ Josh and Erin. Their names have been changed for the sake of anonymity. Josh is a 17-year-old student at Shawnee Mission East High
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What would I do if I found out the truth about an event in history? What if nothing is as it seems? Those two questions always played an important role in the life of Deirdre Spelling. Since she caught her mother cheating on her dad with one of her third-grade teachers Deirdre has always been a bit suspicious of other people. There was not one person on this earth that she completely trusted‚ not even her own father. Her father was the only human being in her life that stayed with her‚ no matter
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Putnam Investments faced difficulties in 2003 when it became a target of scrutiny investigation‚ because the firm was involved in the issues of market timing and late trading. By then‚ Lawrence Lasser had been the CEO of Putnam for almost 17 years. The culture of the company was built around hierarchy‚ individual achievement‚ and aggressive‚ sales-driven growth . Lasser’s daily small actions did affect the culture of the company and gradually the weak culture led to the difficulties faced by the
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Akeelah and the Bee April 20‚ 2012 Identifying Information Akeelah is an eleven year old African American girl who lives in South Los Angeles being raised by her mother‚ Tanya‚ who father was killed when she was six years old. She is attending Crenshaw Middle School. She has three siblings and a niece and her mother works long hours to have extra money to support her family. Akeelah is a very smart an intelligent girl who loves to study and learn words. Presenting Problem Akeelah is grieving
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Abaciscus is a small abacus. Abatjour is a device‚ as a skylight‚ for diverting light into buildings. Abattoir is a slaughterhouse. Abecedarian is a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet. Abeyant means temporarily suspended. Absorbefacient means causing absorption. Acaulescent means either stemless or without a visible stem. Accoucheur is a person who assists during childbirth. Acquiesce means to comply or submit. Aerogramme is a pre-stamped‚ lightweight paper that folds into
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I am Deborah and I know my God We are living in a day and time where 1 must be confident in what it is that God has called them to do. One thing I am for sure of is them that God has called he has already qualified. Before your parents even met‚ before you were formed‚ God already had a plan for your life‚ and The things in your life that have taken place up til now have all been a precursor to the next dimension you are headed to. There are confident people and there are confident cocky people
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The greed of Mr. Putnam When an inidiviudal has done something wrong‚ he will give himself a reason to excuse his wrongdoings. He will not think about what motivated the course of his action or the consequence of his action. He will not think about how it affects the innocent people. As time passes‚ his goodness will be gone‚ and he will feel as if his crimes were ordinary. In "The Crucible‚" one of the influential character that directly related to this situation is Thomas Putnam. In order revenge
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Reality in Fiction: Little Bee “To be well in your mind you have first to be free” (Cleave 147). This quote taken from Little Bee not only grasps an evident theme in the novel but it also briefly identifies how the main character Little Bee struggles for freedom from society‚ her past‚ and ultimately herself. The novel is set in modern day Nigeria and the UK‚ where Nigeria is in the midst of an oil crisis and is struggling to keep it covert from the rest of the world. Little Bee is a sixteen year old
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