What’s in a Name?
My dad has this old Bill Cosby record that he used to listen to in the age of record players (now he's got the very same in CD version). It was a comedy routine in which Cosby describes his childhood. He reminisces in particular about how he could tell when he was in trouble. His father would say something to the effect of "GODDAMIT, GET OVER HERE!", and then Cosby throws out the punch line of the story: Up until he was about ten years old, he thought his name was "GODDAMIT."
I never had to be addressed as GODDAMIT to know I was in trouble. In my father's voice, it was volume that usually revealed this information. When my eardrums hurt from hearing my name, my FULL name, JANET PAULINA MORRIS, my dad didn't want any other poor children within earshot to think they were in trouble; however, he did intend for everyone within a five-mile radius to hear that I was in for it. When my mother had to call out my name in order to reprimand me, even if it was in private, she had to pretend we were in church or something. Her voice became very low pitched, almost a whisper, and then came the recitation of the three lovely words with which I had been baptized, JANET PAULINA MORRIS. Though she nearly whispered, there was nothing serene or endearing in her tone of voice when scolding me. It didn't matter what she said . . . "I love you very much" could be thrown from her mouth like a dagger when she used that tone of voice. There is a point in communication where words are of no consequence in bringing across a particular message. Sometimes, what is said is irrelevant, and how it is said singularly brings across this message. It all depends on diction.
Aristotle was the first to coin the term "diction" in his analysis of the making of art and other things in Poetics. Diction, Aristotle claimed (only I think he made this claim in Greek), clarifies language and alludes to a source of interest in a speaker's tone of voice. My mother's source of interest was, um, well . . . me. She wanted to make sure that I knew exactly where she was coming from and exactly what I was supposed to do about it.
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During the times of the Great Depression, millions of Americans were living in poverty, the majority of them were elderly. They had no income, savings or the ability to re-enter the work force. In response to these circumstances, President Franklin Roosevelt signed a legislation, which was passed by the Congress to start the New Deal program “Social security.” David Hosansky, a senior writer at CQ Weekly and the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, defined the federal social insurance program as, “a method of providing income to families when family earnings were reduced or stopped because of certain circumstances such as death, retirement, or disability.” The program provided income benefits for retired workers, dependents, survivors, and mostly elderly’s. During the previous years, the rate of retirement has been skyrocketing and threatening the very existence of the program. The rapid increase in the rate of retiree are causing the social security program to pay out more benefit costs than it is receiving.
In the poem “The Names,” by Billy Collins, the speaker is calmly recalling people’s last names alphabetically as he notices them wherever he goes. At first it seems as though he is playing a game to see how many names he can think of. After reading the whole poem several times, it becomes clear that he is referring to people who died on September 11th. Collins uses imagery, a serious tone, and similes throughout the poem to show appreciation for the memory of the victims that died that tragic day.
Technology has always made an impact on our society. Over the last few decades, there have been many inventions that have changed our lifestyles. Cellular Telephony has, by all accounts, modified how we interact with others; but at what cost? Are there health issues associated with this technology? More explicitly can cell phones cause cancer? This question is the basis of this review. The researcher has compiled articles that cover this topic from diverse scholarly sources, and diverse countries.
Forty-one years ago on April 7, 1973, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper changed the world by making the world’s first cell phone call. With a 10-inch-long, 2.5-pound phone nicknamed “the brick” he called his engineering nemesis at the much bigger company Bell Labs (Here& Now, 2014). The phone gave 30 minutes of talk time after 10 hours of recharging and it cost a grand total of $3995. In those days, the average middle-class person could not afford to buy a mobile phone. By the late 1990s, cell phones became progressively accessible to the overall population. (Ef.org.vt.edu, 2014). Ever since then the sizes and the technologies in and of cell phones has been changing to accommodate the masses. Decades later, cell phones, and now smartphones, live in the pocket or purse of nearly everyone in the United States. Cell phones tell us the time, give us directions, take pictures, entertain us and help us exercise, all while making it possible to post each and every sordid detail to the internet without going anywhere near a computer. These new devices however convenient also bring complications along with them. This research paper will delved into the advantages and disadvantages of a cell phone, visit the health risk and factors affecting people who are exposed to cell phones, Discuss how cell phones have changed our way of communicating and socializing with one another, outline preventative measures surrounding the way cell phones have degraded our way of life and expound on the Thesis: Though cellular phones have provided many advantages since inception their cause more harm than their benefits they are worth.
It is a valuable idea that can lead to other successes throughout their lifetimes. Academic engagement includes having the desire to learn, to explore new subjects, and to develop innovative cogitation. People who do not have these qualities usually have a dull lifestyle because they have no life enthusiasm. Students who are successful in increasing their academic engagement are more likely to do well with their academic achievement. Moreover, Even after they graduate, these habits will stay on and become motivations to help them improve. According to San Diego State University, they know the importance of students’ academic engagement as they provide “Academic Engagement Programs” to enhance and complement students’ academic experience. The programs offer “high impact educational practices to increase students’ interaction and lead to advanced student achievement.” Helping students to get a great attitude toward learning can lead them to other successes later in
Cell phones have become a part of mainstream culture. Recently they have become more affordable and accomplish much more than making and receiving calls. Along with the growing popularity there is also growing concerns about safety and health. In this paper we will address cell phone history and how they have evolved. We will discuss health concerns such as tumors and talking while driving. Finally, we will talk about all of the technology that cell phones can accomplish such as receiving Email and buying stocks.
The foundational documents helped me realized that student engagement is important when trying to retain and developed them. There are two key components in engagement (Wolf-Wendel et. al., 2009). The first component is the amount of work that students put into their education and activities that lead to their experiences and student success (Wolf-Wendel et. al., 2009). The second is how higher education allocate resources and learning opportunities to motivate students to attend and develop from (Wolf-Wendel et. al., 2009). The Student Personnel Point of View, 1937 philosophy proposes that we should develop the student as whole instead of developing them intellectually. According to The Student Personnel Point of View, 1949 it is the campus community to develop a student physically, socially, emotionally, and
To conclude i would like to say that regulatory agencies have concluded cell phones are safe, cell phone radiation is non-ionizing and studies indicate that there are long term risks but we need more data on intense sustained usage, and cell phones can be used more safely by only using them when signal strength is strong and the transmitter doesn’t have to transmit as much energy.
Overarching Framework of Academic Engagement. Pierson and Connell’s (1992) motivational theories and Newmann’s (1992) incorporation of academic engagement theory built the foundation of the current theoretical framework for academic engagement. As a sub-theory of motivational theories, self-determination theory (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2000) provides the overarching framework to understand the roles of academic engagement in a student’s life (Appleton et al., 2008; Connell & Wellborn, 1991; Deci & Ryan, 1985; Eccles et al., 1993; Fall & Roberts, 2012; Ryan & Deci, 2000; Skinner et al., 2008; Wang & Eccles, 2013). Self-system model of motivational development (Skinner & Belmont, 1993), stage-environment fit theory (Eccles & Midgley, 1989), and expectancy-value
Lily’s use of a purple triangle to represent Mrs. Ramsay and James (Woolf 52) could symbolize many different things. Lily says, “It was a question [of] how to connect the mass on the right hand with that on the left hand” (Woolf 53). To connect one with two requires three, the completion of a triangle, the third stroke. Mrs. Ramsay is a representation of that third stroke. She brings people together through her d...
Cell phones are one of the greatest inventions in the world. We can imagine how life would be without cell phones. Cell phones are very handy; it can make our communication easier. Also cell phones can provide us with everything, like relaxing with music, browsing the internet, chatting on social networking sites or playing games. Unfortunately cell phones are not risk free. Using cell phones involve emission of EMR electromagnetic radiation, which is a dangerous sort of energy wave, is produce by modern appliances that surround us in everyday lives. The worst causes of EMR are cell phones. These days especially children are getting addicted to cell phones. When you are talking on your phone, there are microwaves going through your head. There has been a study on the development of brain tumors and the amount of time you take on the phone due to radio waves. However, people do not realize the consequences and negative effects cell phones cause. It causes diseases and disorders and other harmful damages to our body and health. Nevertheless, cell phones are also not dangerous.