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Mt. Rainier
The first time I saw Mt. Rainier for myself, was last summer when my boyfriend and I drove to Washington. It was the most beautiful, peaceful looking mountain I have ever seen. However, underneath it's great beauty, it hides a deadly secret. Mt. Rainier is one of the most dangerous volcanoes that we have here in the United States. One of the reasons it is so dangerous is because of it's great beauty. People enjoy looking at it, and the area that surrounds it, so they have made their homes here. Mt Rainier is not the only volcano I am interested in, in fact this last summer I also went to Mt. St. Helens and Crater Lake. But it is the volcano I chose to research for this paper because it does have so much beauty and at the same time so much power. I already know the basics about volcanoes, how they form, the different types, etc., but I wanted to find out more about what would happen if this great volcano were to erupt, what type of eruption would it be, and how would it affect the people that live around it.
I have done research for papers on the Internet numerous times during my college career. I know how to use the Internet, and I use it for a variety of things like shopping, and keeping in touch with my friends. The only drawback about the Internet is that it sucks you in, and you end up wasting vast amounts of time if you are not careful. Before I began my search for volcanoes, I had a good idea about the kind of information that would be out there about them. I have found that you can find information about almost anything on the Internet, and I imagined that this subject would be no different. I didn't know, however, if there would be any kinds of online communities that had to do with volcanoes or scienc...
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...be a very valuable learning experience for everyone involved.
From this assignment, I learned a lot not only about my subject, but also about the Internet. I think it's a great idea that people who are going to be teachers know about the great resources that are out there on the Internet. It is a very valuable tool for students, teachers, and the general public, and everyone should know what is out there from them to use. I feel that in my future career, the Internet will be a tool that I take full advantage of , and that I will share this information with my students so they to can use this great resource.
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Jansen, Jeroen., Sng, Galvin., Taggert, Cameron. "Volcanoes Online" 1998 Http://library.advanced.org/17457/english.html (dec.4,1999)
Crandell, "Postglacial Lahars From Mount Rainier Volcano" 1971 Http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ (dec.4,1999)
Queen Margaret of Anjou(1430-1482), wife of King Henry VI of England(1421-1471)has been reveled for centuries. She was nicknamed "she-wolf of France" by Shakespeare and depicted as a ruthless, murderous, cold-hearted monster. However, this may not be an accurate representation of Margaret. She was a powerful woman; born into a life of violence, instability, and loss which shaped her personality into that of a queen who was as formidable as Elizabeth I.
Carlisle, Jeff. "Hope Solo's Painful Journey." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 27 June 2011. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
Saint Nicholas had some significant events happen to him when he was a young that made had have the impact of what he did in his life. Nicholas parents died when he was young and left him a lot of money, which made him a rich man after time. “He lost both of his parents as a young man and reportedly used his inheritance to help the poor and sick.” His uncle took care of Nicholas and raised him after they passed away. Later on St. Nicholas served in Myra as a bishop, Myra is a city now known as Demre.
Myths and legends are everywhere. There are legends of people from long ago, myths of ancient Greeks. There are myths and legends of almost everything, including volcanoes. Myths of their creation, of why they erupt. Myths and legends of various gods controlling their own volcanoes. There is a story for almost every volcano. The amount of legends and myths concerning volcanoes is quite extensive, ranging from Hephaestus to Vulcan and everything in between. It's very interesting to know what people thought of volcanoes when the myths were made; myths about volcano are as captivating as other myths. Take Pele, one of the gods associated to volcanoes I'll be talking about, for example.
In the mid 1980s Africa was struck by a period of famines, desertification, refugees, human rights violations, mutually destructive violence, health problems and economic decline. “among the economic factors, severe balance of trade deficits caused by weak world commodity prices, fluctuating interest rates which cause national debts to swell to unbearable limits, and a severe drop in international aid investment combined to create frustratingly high levels of social-economic hardship.”(Quainoo 6) The issues Africa was facing brought a great deal of doubt to it’s people’s faith in authoritarianism, and eventually led to many protest demanding democratization.
Want to go on a family vacation? Washington is the answer! Mount St. Helens is the only volcano in the continental United States to erupt in recent history. Washington’s weather is affected by rain shadows. Waterways are used for transportation, but some industries are building aircraft and growing fruits. Many people lost their lives during two major historical events. There are many different details about Washington.
Africa by far is the poorest continent, where the bottom eighteen countries on the Human Development Index all belong to Africa, 36.2% of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, and the total GDP of all of Africa is 1.184 trillion USD (about one sixteenth that of the United States). Researchers, reporters, and NGO’s alike go into Africa and bring the west back images; images which society as a whole connects with Africa; pictures of the homeless, the utterly distressed, the displaced, and the hungry. This is the Africa that the west as a whole knows. So the question is put into place; how can a continent of over one billion, spanning over thirty million square kilometres, just be a land of despair and tragedy? Where are the good stories, where are the stories of business, of social programs, of success? To answer this, let’s examine where Africa is going.
As Nick grew up, he became a very generous person. He used his time to assist the needy, poor, and sick. He gave up his money soon made the deci...
CHRISTIAENSEN, LUC, and SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN. "Making the Most of Africa’s Growth." (n.d.): n. pag. Web. .
I want my students to have the full benefits of me as a teacher and I believe learning about different educational theories will help me be a better teacher. In particular from this article I will take away that teachers are needed to help rear students to the right information and help them focus on what information is reliable. I also will take in consideration my own techniques as a student. I am guilty of multitasking during assignments and even “googlification”. I think the internet has benefited my generation in many ways but has also done a disservice on real research. I hope as a future teacher to really teach my students to research and find valid, reliable, and understanding information of the internet. A teacher in this new generation must adapt to the technology available to students and realize they will be using these resources. I hope to find a balance in my classroom between technology, self-educating, and learning
Nunnenkamp, Peter. 2005. More development aid is not enough: Target-oriented support of poor African countries with good government leadership. Afrika Spectrum 40, no. 3: 445-470.
Also in the 4th century, a bishop in Turkey who came to be called St. Nicholas was known for good deeds involving children. St. Nicholas is illustrated in medieval and renaissance paintings as a tall, dignified and severe man. His feast day on December 6 was celebrated throughout Europe until about the 16th century. Afterwards, he continued to be known in Protestant Holland.
Easterly, William Russell., and Ross Levine. Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard U, 1996. Print.
The Impact of the Internet on Education A dusty, one-bedroom schoolhouse on the edge of a village. An overworked teacher trying to manage a room full of boisterous children. Students sharing schoolbooks that are in perpetual short supply, crammed in rows of battered desks. Children worn out after long treks to school, stomachs rumbling with hunger.
As time goes by, advances in technology will provide more and more avenues for learning by way of the computer. The Internet has opened the doors of the world and unleashed limitless possibilities in research and education. It may be only a matter of time when the classroom is brought online to all children and attending a school classroom outside the home is a thing of the past. Looking back over the last 20 years, I never would have imagined that computers would come this far and impact our lives so much. Just imagine where they will be 20 years from now.