Contributions of Physical Activity in the Elementary School Setting 1 Physical education in the elementary school system is an essential curriculum for the development of all children. Early physical education classes provide children with a process for progression from the random play stage to the organized game and eventually structured learning. Throughout this process, children learn the value of group dynamics. Values such as sharing, team play, communication and respect for others become common practice. Apart from group development, physical education at an early age can also dramatically help children succeed in the classroom environment. All children learn at different rates. Learning new ideas and developing them require time and much practice before reaching some success. Most children at some point during this period will struggle. Physical education at this age can provide children with the opportunity to succeed and be a sort of mental recess. Games and play can be developed so that children can associate learning with activity. Since kids enjoy games and play and can easily succeed in this medium, physical activity is therefore a confidence booster that will last forever in every child. Success in play can be carried over into the classroom and in future life endeavors. It seems today that time spent on computers and televisions has overtaken physical activity. If children are taught physical games and how to play sports at a younger age it will hopefully carry over to an out of school setting. Out of school physical activity increases exercise time which will in turn lead to a healthier child. 2 Physical education for children is also very important in the development of a healthy body. In a report by the Surgeon General in 2001, it says that “Schools are identified as a key setting for public health strategies to prevent and decrease the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Most children spend a large portion of time in school. Schools provide many opportunities to engage children in healthy eating and physical activity and to reinforce healthy diet and physical activity messages.” It’s been reported by the Grocery Manufacturers of America that physical activity and good nutrition can prevent high blood pressure, increase muscle strength, and reduce the risk of non-insulin dependent diabetes and osteoporosis. During this early period in their lives, children can develop poor eating habits that make physical play difficult to participate in, eventually steering children away from joining in physical activity.
The narrator notes her change in morals and beliefs: “She had wandered… much amiss” (180). This passage describes Hester’s state of mind and morals after seven years with the scarlet letter. Compared to Dimmesdale, Hester is much wilder, yet also much better adjusted to the weight of her guilt. She has accepted what happened and uses that acknowledgment to shape her views. She has become stronger, more untamed, and more removed from society. Not only does society reject her, but her crime forces her to question morals and dive into her wilder nature. Religion and law no longer work as simple guidelines for her life. Her act is considered a sin, but out of it she got freedom, love, and Pearl. After being cast out, she now looks at society and its rules—the things most people conform to—from a more negative, outsider perspective. The letter gives her a chance to be independent and find what she believes in as opposed to what she's been told to believe in. She rejects society through both these rebellious views, and also through her actions upon coming back to the community. She helps women in the community by offering support and counselling. In such a male dominated society, this is an important step both towards feminism and away from the
Fear is power. Fear is ever-present in Gilead; it is implemented through violence and force. It is through fear that the regime controls the Gileadian society. There is no way Offred, or the other Handmaids can avoid it. The dead bodies hanging on the wall are a relentless reminder of what rebellion and conflict result in. The abuse of power is also present in chapter fifteen after Moira attempts to escape, she is taken to the old science lab and has her feet beaten with steel frayed wires and is then left on her bed, ‘’Moira lay on her bed as an example.’’ (pg. 102 ) She is an example of what rebellion results in. Therefore, creating fear in the other Handmaids to prevent them from rebelling.
Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour, was written in 1891, a time when married women were essentially the property of their husbands. Women were considered inferior to their husbands. All they were good for for was cooking, cleaning, and caring for their children. Thier opinions and desires often went unheard. The Story of an Hour is centered on a woman, Mrs. Mallard, who has just received the news that her husband was killed in a trainwreck. Mrs. Mallard reacts in the same way any woman would, in fact she is so consumed with grief that she retreats to her upstairs bedroom. However, she soon realizes that her husband’s death opened up a pathway for her to live her own life, without the restraints that came with marriage in the late 1700’s. Mrs. Mallard returns to the entryway of her house to find her supposedly deceased unlatching the front door, causing Mrs. Mallard to mysteriously pass away. The doctors said she died of “a joy that kills”. Chopin implements literary and structural elements such as metaphors, foreshadowing, and dramatic irony to highlight the theme of freedom and enhance the drama
At first Macbeth says he will not fight but Macduff insist saying “then yield thee, coward…” (A5 S8 23) Macbeth responded “I will not yield...” (A5 S8 28) Macbeth finally realizes what he has caused and how every prophecy the witches have said and apparitions have all come true, but he will not give up as a coward. He will fight like a great warrior he once was to remain king and will fight to his death! Macbeth still at least believes he cannot be defeated by Macduff because of the witches’ prophecy. Macbeth cannot be killed by a man born of a woman. Even though Macbeth inside knows his rational side his situation is hopeless. He begins the fight with Macduff however still holing on to the fact he will not be defeated and taken away his position of being king. After listening non stop to Macbeth bragging of his charmed life Macduff informs Macbeth he was not born of woman that his mother died in childbirth before Macduff was born. Nevertheless, Macbeth faces Macduff and fights nobly, the fight moves offstage and the result is not know until few minutes later when Macduff enters the stage carrying Macbeths head “Macbeth is thus killed, and Scotland is cleansed from evil” and Malcom then became king of Scotland.
In the book “The Handmaid’s Tale”, written by Margaret Atwood, Gilead is a totalitarian society shown as a dystopia. The government has oppressed the people, women specifically. Basic human rights taken away and women undermined. The book is terrifying because similar things are happening in modern day society.
Imperial Power Once more fear is instilled in a humans mind they will do anything to avoid it as fear is the greatest motivator in life that drives us. In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale the narrator uses her leveraging reputation to remind people of her history and past. Offred, the narrator, is constantly being degraded by the author, and ultimately has her ethos as a narrator reduced. The presence and manipulation of power controls the regime of woman’s sexuality and is an essential factor as to how that identity and fate of a woman is stripped and how Offred’s ethos is limited and uncertain. Factors and misleading natures that affect Offred’s narration are demonstrated through the acts of fear and systemic coercion and also through the censorship in the Gilead society. Throughout the novel Offred’s ethos is often being affected by fear and systemic coercion imposed on the Gilead society. Offred’s inabilities to have a choice of the sexual interactions she has with the commander are displayed when she states: “I do not say making love because that is not what he’s doing, copulating too would be inaccurate , because it would imply two people and only one is involved , nor does rape cover it : nothing is going on here that I haven’t signed up for. There wasn’t a lot of choice but there was some, and this is what I chose.” (Atwood 116). This quote demonstrates how Offred has lost the hope of ever having a choice and is either being used as a sex object for pleasure, or as a sexless nurturer. Since the commander holds a powerful status, he has the capability to control the regime of Offred’s sexuality. The commander is stripping Offred’s identity and is not only diminishing her role as a narrator but also as a victim. This ul...
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"Economy, Trade, Barter, Debens, Money - Ancient Egypt For Kids." Egypt.mrdonn.org. N. p., 2017. Web.
The CDC, Columbia University, The New York City Health Department, The Department of Education, The University of Illinois, West Virginia and California have all published research that is behind the need of physical education to be compulsory throughout all years of schooling. The CDC states, ‘physical activity can have an impact on cognitive skills and attitudes and academic behaviour, all of which are important components of improved academic performance. These include enhanced concentration and attention, as well as improved classroom behaviour’. (sparke.org,
Nature vs nurture debate is one of the oldest arguments in the history of psychology. It is the scientific cultural, and philosophical debate about whether human culture, behavior, and personality are caused primarily by nature or nurture. Nature and nurture are both equally important. They are the two are major influences that affect the person you grow to be and will determine what your children will be tomorrow. Nature refers to heredity, which are traits and features that are inherited from your parents and ancestors. At birth you, as a person, inherits 50% of each parent 's genetic material that are passed along through the chromosomes found in the DNA. Hair color, height, body type, and eye color are some examples of characteristics
To better fathom the discomfort that Offred and the other women experienced in this book, it is important to primarily understand the different characters based on the gender of Gilead. I feel that the purpose of Gilead is to mainly make women inferior to men. Though the story took place in the future, we can look at this story as if I happened in the past. Before the women had the right to vote, if one thinks, it is much like this novel. Women were not allowed to be in charge of anything, women, back then, kind of have the same role as they do now in the Handmaid’s
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With more technology to feel the gap of physical labor for humans and poor nutrition, obesity is rising and people are not living up to their potential. Children have been spending more time indoors with a screen in their face and a controller in their hand. Lack of physical activity not only causes obesity, but lack of brain power and achievement. Children and their families need to be taught the proper ways of how to be healthy in physical education classes to maintain their health across their life span. By incorporating in more lifelong knowledge about health into our physical education systems, obesity rates will drop and students will do much better in school.
Physical Education isn’t based on just exercise. If anything, it’s students playing games more than doing actual exercise, but these games involve physical activity. For example, flag football, basketball, kickball, etc. Basically Physical Education is a fun way of doing physical activities.
...ifferent sports and activities from various cultures. Good sportsmanship makes students respect each other, and makes the lessons and activities more enjoyable. If the students perform some skills better than others, then they could help out those who have not quite mastered the skill. This helps with the social aspect of physical education. Working in cooperative groups allows for the students to come up with strategies, strategies that will help knock down the castle or to pass the ball five times before they can score in an activity.