Coding of Benjamin Isaac Video
For this discussion, I chose Benjamin Isaac’s video of 2014. Benjamin Isaac is a doctor of education student from Georgia. He created the video as an aftermath of inspiration by his daughter who has cerebral palsy. In the video, he shows these children who have special needs. The proceeds he gets from this video will be handed to Josey Comprehensive High School.
He aims at improving the learning capabilities of children with special needs. He says that the children with special needs ought to be considered equals t their counterparts who do not have special needs. He wants t influence the children positively and elevate their self-worth.
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On November 14, 1878, Alexander Hamilton took to address the residence of the State of New York in support of ratification of the U.S. Constitution. He pens the Federalist Papers: No 6 Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States, in a plea to bring support for the unification of the states. He skillfully uses pathos to appeal the reader, while providing logos to support his initial call for unification. Hamilton’s words are well thought out and logical in his presentation of the factual data, supporting the call that separate states cannot succeed as separate entities, they must unify under one nation and one federal government.
The document written to Thomas Jefferson was written by a man named Benjamin Banneker, who attempted to convince Jefferson to abolish slavery. In the document, Banneker, had used Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in an attempt to persuade Jefferson to side with Banneker on this matter. Ethos, or ethics, is the credibility of the speaker. Logos, or logic, is the reasoning or evidence that backs up statements made by the author. And Pathos is the emotional response of the audience.
Whether we like to think about it or not, slavery has been a part of our country’s history and eradicating it was a struggle. Benjamin Banneker, the son of former slaves, writes to Thomas Jefferson to convict the institution of slavery in the United States. Banneker’s letter exhibits his negative feelings on the issue of slavery in which he provided many emotional and religious appeals, allusions and a critical tone to argue against slavery.
Benjamin Banneker, the son of former slaves and an author of this letter that he wrote to Thomas Jefferson, brought to the attention of inequality and unfairness of slavery. Banneker’s purpose is to have Thomas Jefferson to reflect n the words written in the Declaration of Independence and to voice out his opposing viewpoint on slavery in order to make change to the equality spoken in the Declaration of Independence. Banneker adopts a serious and critical tone with Tomas Jefferson to show him that slaves did not experience what they should’ve experienced, which where the rights entitled by nature.
Looking back in American history, it is needless to say that there were many trials and tribulations that were overcome to achieve the freedom U.S citizens have today. In retrospect, it is astonishing how the colonists were oppressed by the British for more than a century and finally joined together with courage to revolt against them. This type of revolution would not have been alive if it were not for the art of rhetoric. Political icons in American history used rhetoric to stoke the wrath of colonists to revolt against the British. Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, significantly used visual rhetoric to persuade the colonies to unite together with his first political cartoon entitled, “Join, or Die,” which was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. Benjamin Franklin used his credibility to establish a well-crafted rhetorical illustration, in which its symbolization, initials, and caption all play an active role in the ground breaking drawing, which changed the minds of colonists towards the pursuit of freedom that is exercised today.
Lavoie’s workshop provokes an emotional response. After viewing life through the eyes of a child with special needs, I cannot help but have a more significant understanding of what people, especially children with disabilities, must deal with every day, everywhere. During the many years that I have worked with children with various disabilities, I have encountered each of the topics discussed in Lavoie’s workshop and agree with the points he makes regarding children with disabilities. Particularly impacting the way I interact with my students are the topics concerning: anxiety, reading comprehension, and fairness.
Including Samuel is a documentary of the son of Dan Habib and Betsy McNamara. Samuel has cerebral palsy, and the documentary is about his challenges and joys. This documentary addresses the concerns, problem, and feelings of his parents. Also the documentary addresses the issue of inclusion and how to teach a blended class. This documentary is about being open minded and understanding of children with disabilities. Though Including Samuel, it has force me to look back on my experience with children with disabilities in the educational system.
Benjamin Banneker was an independent man who was fighting to change the view of slaves that the american people had adopted. Many people believed slaves to have little intelligence, and to not have the same morals and emotions as the free white man. Benjamin, despite being the son of slaves, went on to become a farmer, an astronomer, a mathematician, a surveyor, and an author. In 1791 he sent a letter to Thomas Jefferson in an attempt to sway his support of slavery.Within his letter addressing Jefferson, Banneker effectively communicates his argument by exposing Jefferson’s contradictory ideas, using emotional appeals, and confronting Jefferson in a critical yet respectful tone.
Another powerful video, Including Samuel, ignited my insight in this week’s class. As I heard in the video, “inclusion is an easy thing to do poorly.” The movie chronicles the life of a young boy, Samuel, and his family. With the shock of learning about their son’s disability, it caused his parents, Dan and Betsy, to experience the unexpected. Nevertheless, they did everything to include their son and help him live a normal life focused on his capabilities, rather than his incapabilities. I even admired how his friends knew so much about him, his likes and dislikes, his strengths and his weaknesses.
Two years ago, I embarked on a journey that would teach me more than I had ever imagined. As a recent college graduate, I was thrilled to finally begin my teaching career in a field I have always held close to my heart. My first two years as a special education teacher presented countless challenges, however, it also brought me great fulfillment and deepened my passion for teaching students with special needs. The experiences I have had both before and after this pivotal point in my life have undoubtedly influenced my desire to further my career in the field of special education.
Written by a renowned physicist, Albert Einstein, both passages were written for anybody who was interested in physics and economic ideologies. In the time when science and technology were rapidly developing, people sought for new information about physics and economy as they had to catch up with rapidly developing world. With developing technology, people, the audience of the passages A and B, had more access to media--which made Einstein’s high reputation as a physicist possible. Using different rhetorical approaches, such as qualifying language, grammatical tenses, and point of view, Einstein wrote passage A to explain the concept of physics--specifically, the relationship between time and space--while
Wedell, Klaus. “All Teachers Should be teachers for Special Needs – But is it Possible?”
Though the organisations, scientists and therapists and politicians had criticised the Warnock Report, it is important to note that this Report benefited the development of education systems especially in the special educational needs, that were enhanced through teacher training, swift learning curve, the social, locational, and functional integration, opening room for the curriculum policy document to address special needs for the disadvantaged children.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation. (1994). The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education. Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/education/pdf/SALAMA_E.PDF
Over the last eight weeks this writer has learned a monument amount of knowledge in a short period of time. Each module and activity clearly defined each objective covered in the readings. Reflection plays a huge part in increasing one's self awareness, after having reflected on the course assignments writer is prepared to use the knowledge that they have attained. Having taken this course one feel comfortable utilizes the materials in the professional world successfully. Before taking this course many things about the laws and right guaranteed to students with disabilities were unclear. Knowledge is power and knowing has opened this writer up to understanding how a special educator a...