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A Random Walk with Serendip
As this last paper approached, I was having major difficulties trying to think of a topic to choose. I knew I wanted to do something with a lot of scientific evidence about it, but also something that was still a little bit of a mystery. After searching the internet, I finally came upon a subject that seemed to meet these criteria, Tourette’s syndrome. Tourette’s syndrome was first described in 1885 and since then has only increased in recognition and controversy. (1) Wikipedia defines...
Chapter 1: S.A Elementary School
Chapter 2: U.B Middle School
Chapter 3: E.B High School
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I graduated with the largest graduating class from this school. It was a wonderful experience because I, along with many others, seized every opportunity I had. In the school we had a senior café, oriented to provide all of the seniors with all they needed to apply for college or work upon graduation. We had a PIC counselor whose office had an entrance to...
I am a firm believer of evolution. To me it seems like the most natural thing in the world; we see it everyday with breeders, medicine, etc. Evolution is a matter of change, whether in a positive direction or in a negative direction, in all living and non-living things. Living creatures have been changing in order to adapt to their environment throughout the course of time, whether it is naturally or manipulated. Naturally, we can use the example of the finches in the...
In Sontag’s article ‘Against interpretation’, she propose her idea that the interpretation today is useless and not valuable. When I read her title, in the beginning, I disagreed because I thought interpretation was necessary for me to understand the meaning of art works. However, when I read the article, I notice that maybe I’m wrong. In her definition and explanation for modern interpretation, that is, people set some criterions and ‘put’ art works in them to interpret the art works. This...
Hello!
My name is Sam Saludades. My family is from the Philippines; however, I am part of the first generation to be born here in the US. I lived in Moorestown, a small town in Southern Jersey which is a short Patco train ride away from Philadelphia. For 12 years, I spent the majority of my education at a small private Quaker school. Up until middle school, the student population was predominantly white; however, in middle school, the school established a new initiative to promote and...
The following are additional web links for lessons to help teach empathy.
Samantha Plate
Play In The City
10/06/2013
What Is Art?
In Mary Flanagan’s book Critical Play, she tries to define play through art. She associates play with art because they both “manifest critical thinking” (Flanagan 3). She believes artists use play in their work, often in subversive ways. While in Philadelphia this weekend I experienced a lot of art. This made me think of...
In Love is a Story by Robert J. Sternberg, the author presents a theory about love being a story. He argues that in order for a love story to function in a relationship, both individuals need to have a similar love story in which each one plays a harmonizing role in the other’s story. However, this does not mean that these individuals need to have similar life stories (i.e. their background, careers, or personal ambitions) but real simply ...
When Apo first suggested the idea of a skit to our class, I wanted to work on it because I think these "web events" give us the opportunity to avoid writing a typical (and may I say, somewhat boring?) paper. Our first meeting was almost an hour long, as we discussed characters, the setting, and where we wanted the skit to go. We wrote independently, and met twice more to discuss the direction of the piece. The collaborative effort has been pretty rewarding; I've learned a lot...