Christina Mendoza is a young, accepting women who is in a position of being the best candidate for a MOOC; Massive Open Online Classes. Based on the evidence from evidence from “The Year of The MOOC,” Mendoza is best suited for a MOOC. In Mendoza’s essay,” I Couldn’t Imagine Wanting to Dye My Hair Blonde,” she learns being different and that makes the world go round. Mendoza learns to become independent, hardworking, while learning to embrace herself how she is. However, some people believe that Mendoza will now make a good candidate for a MOOC. Christina Mendoza learns how to escape a tight container. Mendoza learns not to worry about what others think about her and learning how to accept who she really is. Mendoza is an independent person. …show more content…
Mendoza might not make a good online class candidate because she has never been to a MOOC before she has only been to traditional classes. Another, she might not make a good candidate because she feels the need to fit in. According to the article, “The Year of The MOOC” Laura Pappano provides you the evidence,”….. The video pause perhaps twice for a quiz to make sure you understand the material.” This piece of evidence tells us that it might be difficult to take a quiz online because taking a quiz online is different from taking a quiz in a traditional school. It might be difficult for Mendoza because there is no teacher to help you out. According to Mendoza’s essay, she states that “Growing up in a small conservative community, it is easy to be shoved into your own category if you don’t look or act like everyone else.” This shows an attribute of how Mendoza grew up feeling she needs to fit in with others and she needs to interact socially with others. Mendoza is not a good candidate because on online classes you can’t turn to classmates for help because there are thousands of others in the class. Furthermore, Mendoza states that “I felt I was stuck somewhere in the middle of my siblings, stuck in the middle if two cultures, and not accepted by either.” This evidence reveals that Mendoza feels left out and feels the need to fix
After assessing Gregory’s essay, it is obvious that Gregory’s ability to adjust to anything that is thrown at him and his ability to work with anyone heightens his marketability to be chosen as a student for MOOC. Being flexible and having the ability to work with any kind of person is a big advantage because he can respond well to the pressures of this course. He can overcome many of the challenges that the massive open online course has to offer in order to get his training. For example, In Gregory’s essay he mentions how he would “...volunteer work at a summer day camp for kids…”, and exhibited “...dedication to student council” , while also “...enthusiastically devote time to service projects through Junior Civitans that help the community” (Gregory 14, 15). This also shows that Gregory is the best candidate to enroll in a MOOC- massive open online courses. In another article title “The Year of the MOOC” by Laura Pappano the author informs the readers
As the protagonist, Taylor leads a life far from the ordinary, and gains matures and gains worldly knowledge through a journey most couldn't dream of. Deciding to leave her home in Pittman County, Kentucky she was the one to get away, both in mind and body. The culture of where she grew up didn't fit her personality, and she decided she wouldn't let herself fall into the life of the other people in her town. She bought a car and hit the road, with no plan or destination to adhere to. This journey shows the type of personality she possesses, and throughout the journey how it advances. Taylor was already quite an admirable person, and she already possessed many good traits. She was already independent and knew there was more to see in the world than what there was in Pittman County. She knew that there was room for improvement and infinite things to learn in the world, she just didn't know what they were. Sadly, most of what she lea...
Murray believes that education systems in general are not efficient because they have an incorrect foundation. Murray believes that “Full participation in any culture requires familiarity with a body of core knowledge” (235). To expand, the specific subjects that young students are learning is not necessary, and students should be learning instead the fundamentals of what makes an individual culturally capable. Murray believes that this body of core knowledge should come before studying in a specific field of research. However, not only are the education systems broken, but it’s obvious that closed-space learning environments in modern-day learning institutions will be limited. Amy Collier, an advocate for open-online education, states that there are problems of access, inequities, quality, and relevance in this limited system, but that the perception of brokenness in this system should instead be a perception of
From there on she continues to talk about her adolescence where she quickly learned about the threat of physical abuse and molestation towards young girls. She did not continue with school pat the age of 9 and in her small job of working in the local market she was confronted with true and absolute poverty on a daily basis. She got pregnant at age 15. At 16 she had her first fist fight with her abusive physically brother. And at 17 met the father of her other future children. While with this man, Rafael Canales, she learned first hand the hardships of poor domestic life. She also learned to assert herself even towards her own husband.
Sandra Cisneros’ writing style is very unique and allows the reader to engage with the characters making them so realistic. She makes the reader sympathize so easily with the characters. Cisneros uses incredible metaphors, similes, and imagery to make the reader connect with the setting and characters.
Born in Chicago Illinois, into a family of seven children, being the only daughter Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican American novelist and feminist writer. She has been one of the first Mexican American women to receive recognitions for her writing and has sold to date million of copies of her well known book, The House on Mango Street. Sandra Cisneros is an inspirational woman who writes about heroines, strong women who overcome stereotypical barriers. But also gives life to characters who dream and long for economic independence, such as Cleofilas in Women Hollering Creek. Cisneros grew up in the “barrios”, or ghettos of Chicago and moved back and forth thanks to her father’s homesickness and love for Mexico. Being the only woman in the family, other than her mother, she lived a suppressed childhood, wanting to be just as independent as her brothers an...
... over this boundary and transforming herself from a lover to a mother. Besides her pregnancy, Graciela and Felice also act as catalysts in her crossing over as they give her the means to leave La Gritona, the arroyo which symbolizes the borders inside her psyche; and her abusive husband, and return to Mexico, her true home. Furthermore, Felice cements this transformation by showing her that women can have a strong voice in a male-dominated society with her hollering and ownership of “a pickup”(Cisneros 228).
The author explains different situations she has been exposed to throughout her life. The main factor that differentiates her case from the others is her level of education. She has been educated and has been exposed to two different cultures. Due to these factors, she knows how to behave under different circumstances. A good example is when a drunk man offended her and she reacted by walking away instead of creating a big discussion. Maria’s friend complemented her for the cool handling of the situation. Another reason why she feels so proud of herself is because she took advantage of that education chance and does everything possible to keep growing up. She explains that sometimes she is sent to that “kitchen” where she belongs. Her genes will follow her everywhere and not matter where she is at, people will keep asking her where is she from.
Luke had always been the one student to cheat. Each time he had homework, he depended on his friends to get it completed. Every time he had to take a test, his desk partner or cheat sheet was always by his side. His grades were then much higher than average, and people expected so much of him. He had cheated so much during high school that it had become his daily routine. On graduation day, Luke graduated with high honors. He was accepted into one of the best universities in the state. When applying, he was asked to sign an honor pledge so he was able to get into the school. When summer break was over, he packed his things and moved into his new dorm room at college. When his classes started, he got loads of homework. Luke was thankful to have most of his classes with his roommate, so that he was able to cheat off of him. Luke made it through most of the semester by cheating on each worksheet or paper that he had to complete. At the end of the semester, he had many tests that he had to do. Luke made cheat sheets that he planned on using during the tests, but each one was observed closely. He suddenly realized how difficult it was to complete each test when he knew none of the information. Each one he completed, he scored low on it, making his final grade much lower than people had expected him to get. On his final test, he understood none of the material, so he decided to take the risk and get his cheat sheet out when he thought that the college professor was not looking. Unfortunately for Luke, he was caught. He was asked to leave the classroom and later found out that he was kicked out of the class. People were surprised that Luke was caught cheating, because most had thought better of him. Luke made the poor decision to cheat on one test and was caught, getting him into trouble that he would remember for the rest of his life. Luke’s future could possibly be affected by his decision to cheat, and cheating is a decision that he would not choose to make again. Luke’s future needs to be sustainable, but will his future be sustained if he makes the poor decision to cheat?
Kozol addresses the horrific conditions of the institution, student’s feelings and emotions toward the lack of opportunity they feel that are not available to them, inconsistent staffing of teachers and lack of college preparation classes available to them. Students voiced their thoughts in regards to the lack of courses available, horrific school conditions with lack of bathrooms available to them. The large campus that could take up to fifteen minutes to arrive at the next class, inconsistent staff which hinder learning. Beverly Hills High School, a technical arts requirement, could be met by taking classes such as broadcast journalism, advanced computer graphics, carving and sculpture to name a few (709) compared to Fremont High offering sewing, hair dressing and life skills. It is quite apparent that the same opportunity is not available due to socioeconomic class and location of Fremont High School. The opportunities that even I was offered in small, country school are absent from Fremont High School and that in fact is distressing. One’s educational possibilities should not be limited due to socioeconomic class. All Americans should have educational opportunities readily available to
Why do so many people use 123HelpMe.com simply to plagiarize other people's writing? Is it even possible that someone cannot write their own essay, or that someone cannot read a book of any length? If you plagiarize, aren't you sentencing yourself to failure? And if you cannot gather information, aren't you opening yourself to attacks from the System?
Maya goes through a rough patch in the hands of a man, even after being abandoned by her father at a tender age. This, however, does not completely set her against men but rather opens up her mind enabling her to view them objectively.
The Immorality of Adultery Sex is believed, by some, to be a universal language, one that is free
The term infidelity involves engaging in all aspects that relate to breaking the promise to be faithful to a person’s sexual partner. The promise can be in many forms such as developing the marriage vows that are sanctified through legally binding contract or a verbal agreement between two partners. Regardless of the type of commitment, every relationship is different. Therefore the terms of the relationship, and each person’s expectations of what a monogamous relationship is must be made clear from the beginning. In the 21st century, it is no secret that the act of infidelity is common among relationships and when it occurs, it raises painful questions regarding the ability for the relationship to rebuild trust, whether or not a couple should
"Fools make researches and wise men exploit them." Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the word plagiarize as to pass off as one's own the ideas or words of another. Every student knows that plagiarism is dishonest and wrong. Why do so many students do it? Students themselves may not believe that they are plagiarizing. Many students plagiarize because of the diverse types of plagiarism which are often unknown to students. The three major types of plagiarism are shameless, haphazard and self-plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is a relatively new concept that has not gained much attention in the student world.