The American Dream in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Happiness is overpriced. During the 1920s, wealth is the only concern that’s relevant or that’s worth achieving. though we seek prosperity and contentment, Americans confuse that utopian thought with what they sincerely desire. Desire is a recurring element that appears in The Great Gatsby, it’s a â€Å"need† that never ceases to be wanted. Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom confuse the obtainment of desire with wholeness . When these characters continually attain this aspiration that would make them happier, they are left with mistaken fulfilment. Through the depictions of Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom, Fitzgerald shows us that sometimes we corrupt the American Dream with a distorted vision of pure happiness. In the novel, Tom’s overbearing masculinity is coated by his will to constantly control. In Daisy’s quote, â€Å"That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great, big, hulking physical specimen of a---† (12), she’s describin g that even in his physical nature, he has the appearance of a typical, domineering man who controls their women in the 1920s. Wealth has never been a problem for Tom, he was born with money and he lived luxuriously in East Egg for as long as he could remember, and yet, still with all the additional fame and riches from his Polo career, he longed for more, even if it meant to attain it carelessly. When he married Daisy (a very graceful woman from Louisville, who was desired by many soldiers), she had a voice that dripped with opulence and gold inShow MoreRelatedAmerican Dream : The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1280 Words   |  6 PagesProfessor Ludwig 10 November 2014 American Dream The ideal American Dream is that every citizen in the U.S. may have a promising future, happiness, a family, and health. 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The The American Dream in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald It’s all about money Seeing something beautiful that will make one’s life much better makes a person insane in trying to get that thing for himself. In the 1920s, poor people would do whatever it needs to achieve their American Dream even if it was something terrible. That’s because they want to end their misery of living poor and live the life that they always wished. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the author uses the fact of Daisy marrying Tom because of his money while she loves Gatsby, Myrtle cheating on her husband with Tom looking to be rich, and Wilson starting his own little business looking for wealth, to show how the American Dream is impossible because it is based off of greed. Daisy marrying Tom because of his money while her heart is with Gatsby proves that money means everything for Daisy. This is shown in the following quote, â€Å"She began to cry – she cried and cried. She wouldn’t let go of the letter. She took it into the tub with her and squeezed it up into a wet ball, and only let me leave it in the soap-dish when she saw that it was coming to pieces like snow†¦When we walked out of the room, the pearls were around her nick and the incident was over. Next day _ she married Tom Buchanan without as much as a shiver† (pg. 76). This quote shows that Daisy really loves Gatsby, but her love for money made her ignore her love towards Gatsby, and marry a rich man so she gets whatever she wants. Also if Daisy didn’t care as much for money, she would haveShow MoreRelatedAmerican Dream : The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1280 Words   |  6 PagesProfessor Ludwig 10 November 2014 American Dream The ideal American Dream is that every citizen in the U.S. may have a promising future, happiness, a family, and health. Some reach the American Dream, and some settle for less. 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Necessity Is the Mother of Invention Free Essays

Since the beginning of human life, enormous changes around us have taken us to a path of scientific progress, which in turn has benefited mankind in a number of ways. In every era, man has innovated a lot of things in order to cater to his rising needs. Imagine life in the Stone Age! The primitive ways of living just comprised man’s activities revolving around the search for food and shelter. We will write a custom essay sample on Necessity Is the Mother of Invention or any similar topic only for you Order Now They hunted animals for food and used caves as shelters, and animal skin and leaves to cover their bodies.Fire was discovered accidentally when two pieces of rock rubbed against each other, but since then people started using it for their protection and heating and cooking purposes. Undoubtedly, these seem meaningless to us today, but consider life without these discoveries and inventions. Would you be able to enjoy the same quality of life without them? But the fact is that the emergence of necessities led man to explore further. As time passed, man realized other needs arising around him.After catering to his fundamental needs of food and shelter, man felt the need for acquiring goods, which he himself could not produce. This led to the idea of the barter system under which goods were exchanged without the use of money, but a constraint to this mechanism was his limited movement. How far could a man travel, loaded with tons of wheat just for the sake of some kilos of meat? Then man came up with the idea of the wheel. The wheel is undoubtedly one of the earliest and most important mechanical inventions.The invention of wheel served as a milestone in the history of science because it was a prerequisite for many other inventions. It introduced the idea of transportation network without which economy could never have developed. Without it there would be no movement, no cars, no trains, and no aeroplanes. It shrunk distances and provided man with an opportunity to explore the world. The Chinese invented the wheelbarrow, which made use of lever action. The first non-transport utilization of the wheel came in the Bronze Age with the invention of the Potters’ wheel, first used in Mesopotamia in 3500BC.Pottery began to be shaped on a slow wheel in ancient Egypt in approximately 3000BC and on a fast wheel several centuries later. However, as communication was channelized, rising horizons of the world led to the imperative need to express oneself. As the need arose, man seized the use of pictures and paintings for self-expression, which later developed the concept of writing. Initially, the ancient Romans and Egyptians used different signs and marks to symbolize different meanings. Later the Phoenicians invented the Alphabet in 1600BC and then numerals were invented in India in 300BC.Now people were able to communicate which one another when they moved from one place to another. 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He put steam in the cylinder and then condensed it with a spray of cold water.The vacuum created allowed atmospheric pressure to push the piston down. Later the same idea was developed even further to advance the operations of the steam engine. But now the search was for cheap transmission of energy because how far could man rely on manual conducts. It was not until 1831 when Michael Faraday demonstrated how electricity could be produced and that in 1873 led to the development of a dynamo capable of prolonged operation. Electricity was a major factor in the phenomenally rapid industrialization of the world in the 18th and 19th century.Thus the Industrial Revolution was attributed to the emergence of a number of simultaneous factors, which included steam engine, electricity and cheap steel, which further accelerated the process of progress. It was a propitious time to introduce novel ideas. The fundamental principle used in the steam engine and electricity paved the way for proceedings in scientific block. To bolster communication, the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. In 1886 a German, Gotlieb Diameter built the first-petrol driven vehicle which eased man’s movement in the form of less time and more comfort.The first TV broadcast appeared on the world horizon at the Alexander Palace, London, in 1936 which further accelerated the process of exchanging thoughts and ideas. The above great scientific inventions were worth mentioning not just to make you acquainted with such innovations but also to interpret the fact that how man moulded himself in accordance with his needs. As the need arose, man came up with new ideas, new thoughts and forcefully pushed his mind to run on that particular line of action. Even in the modern era, man has been found to observe the same behavioral patterns.Some years ago TB and cancer were regarded as incurable diseases, man conducted massive research on them and finally came up with effective solutions. Until the World Wars I and II, the world never experienced any threats to its peace and harmony. However after these two events, the less developed countries were endangered by the more technologically advanced countries regarding their defence. This led to the emergence of United Nations Organization, which was developed to promote stabilized political, economical and social conditions conducive to peace. Similarly, the computer was required to handle process and programmed the data collected in different forms. The invention of the Internet was eventually an outcome of the need to shrink distances and increase rapid connectivity. Today most countries are facing the dilemma of energy crisis. Historically fossil fuels have been the main source of energy supply and have served human energy needs for thousands of years. But now their depletion has stressed man to use some alternative means to meet growing energy demands.The use of hydrogen has been regarded as the optimum future fuel as it is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe. Whether it is the old age or modern era, man has been found too efficient to satisfy his needs and has set numerous examples of it. No matter whether it was a political issue, scientific concern or even day-to-day chores of life man has reacted in a flexible mood to create a way for himself whenever he realized his needs. Unsurprisingly he has been successful in achieving an alternative source for his need each time as wherever there is a will there is a way. How to cite Necessity Is the Mother of Invention, Papers

Irony incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results Essay Example For Students

Irony: incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results Essay Irony: incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results. Huh? Well take the short story Lady with a Dog written by Anton Chekhov as an example. First lets get a look at our main characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, and how they met. Then we will take a look how the story has an ironic turn of events. We first meet Dmitri Gurov, a married middle aged man with children, who has been unfaithful to his wife many times. He has a great contempt for women and refers to them as the lower race. But strangely cant get enough of them, It seemed to him that he had been so schooled by bitter experience that he might call them what he liked, and yet he could not get on for two days together without the lower race. He is a player, a playboy. He doesnt feel comfortable around men so he focuses his energies on the ladies, In the society of men he was bored and not himself, with them he was cold and uncommunicative; but when he was in the company of women he felt free, and knew what to say to them and how to behave; and he was at ease with them even when he was silent. He tells women what they want to hear so he can get them to bed, In his appearance, in his character, in his whole nature, there was something attractive and elusive which allured women and disposed then in his favour; he knew that, and some force seemed to draw him, too, to them. This keeps life simple for him. Anna Sergeyevna is a young woman alone on vacation with her dog. We know she is married but the author doesnt go into her character a great deal, at least not to the extent of Dmitri. Perhaps its not important. They met while dinning alone at the same place, and spent the rest of the evening walking and talking. At the end of the evening while back in his room, Dmitri thought about her there and was confident that she would get there. Afterwards he thought about her in his room at the hotel à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å" though she would certainly meet him next day; it would be sure to happen. A week later they meet again, they spend the day and evening together, he asks her if she may want to go for a drive, she doesnt answer, they kiss, Let us go to you hotel. And it was as simple as that. Annas reaction to what has happened is what we expect. She feels guilty and dirty, God forgive me, its awful. She explains how she has wronged herself for many years staying with a husband she didnt respect. I am a bad woman; I despise myself and dont attempt to justify myself. Its not my husband but my self I have deceived. And not only just now; I have been  deceiving myself for a long time. My husband may good be a good, honest man, but he is a flunky! Dmitri admits that this time feels a little different; But in this case there was still the diffidence, the angularity of inexperienced youth, an awkward feeling; and there was a consternation as though someone had suddenly knock at the door. But still reacts how we expect him to, Gurov felt bored already, listening to her. 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She was scared he was persistent. The one-day Anna had to go home. Her husband was sick. She didnt cry but she was so sad she was almost sick. Dmitri was sad to but looked at it as another chapter of his life was over. And he thought, musing, that there had been another episode or adventure in his life, and it, too was at an end, and nothing left to it but a memoryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦He was moved, sad, and conscious of a slight remorse. They will never see each other again. And it was as simple as that. Or was it? Both Anna and Dmitri went home. The author doesnt talk of Anna at all during this time but focuses again on Dmitri. Perhaps, again, it is not important. Now this is the ironic part. He becomes absorbed in Moscows social life trying to forget Anna but he just cant. In another month, he fancied, the image of Anna Sergeyevna wold be shrouded in a mist in his memory, and only from time to time would visit him in his dreams with a touching smile as others did. But more than a month passed, real winter had come, and everything was still clear in his memory as though he had parted with Anna Sergeyevna only the day before. He goes to where Anna lives and walks around the town aimlessly for while but decides to go to the theatre on the off chance she may be there. She is and they meet again. Anna is horrified. He begs her to go way with him at that very moment and she finally agrees to meet him in Moscow. They rendezvous like this for months, maybe years. And with no plan for their future they decided to be together. Dmitri is truly in love, And only now when his head was gray he had fallen properly, really in love à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å" for the first time in his life. Not how you expected the story to end is it? Of course not! We expected Dmitri to just go on with his life as a womanizer with no second thoughts for Anna. To pursue the easy life he loved so much. And Anna to stay with husband and pretend she had never betrayed him. But instead he  chose the hard road to be with the woman he actually loves. And it seemed as though in a little while the solution would be found, and then a new and splendid life would begin; and it was clear to both of them that they had still a long, long road before them, and that the most complicated and difficult part of it was only just the beginning.

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Esau is the elder twin brother of Jacob and were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah. They were also the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. The book of Genesis, â€Å"identifies Isaac as God’s chosen son of the promise as well as Isaac’s youngest son Jacob. † (Towns, 1996) The theme of dishonesty happens repeatedly through the course of Jacob’s life. Jacob deceives his father Isaac and took the blessing from under his Brother Esau’s nose. Jacob departed from his home to a town named Haran, which was his mother’s ancestral home. Jacob then married Leah and Rachael, which produce twelve children. God came to Jacob in a dream and revealed the angelic stairs, which was perceive as gate of heaven, in the eyes of Jacob. From that point on Jacob vowed that the Lord will be the God he serve. The book of Genesis is where this particular story is found. We will write a custom essay sample on Bible Dictionary Project or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page The author of the book of Genesis is Moses. The setting of this story takes place in Israel. The Abrahamic covenant included Jacob and his father and Jacob’s twelve son’s. The Abrahamic covenant was a treaty between Abraham and God. The promises, land, seed, and blessings were to be given to the descendants of Abraham. Ruth The book of Ruth writer or author was anonymous, however the possibly author could be Nathan. The date it was written was between 1020-1000 BC. The timeline of this book is interweaved throughout the period of the Judges. The key characters or personalities include Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz. The book of Ruth is a narrative love story. The book of Ruth is a story of Ruth and Boaz and it exemplifies the theory of redemption. The purpose of the book was to exhibit the type of love, and faithfulness that God desires for his people. The book also, illustrates the transformation between what happens when a nation does not follow in obedience to the covenant of God; Judges, and when God’s people follow in faithfulness within the covenant; Ruth. The story is about Ruth who remains devoted to her mother-in-law after her husband died. Naomi which is Ruth’s mother-in-law, made up her mind to return to her home in Bethlehem and Ruth followed her and her religion. The two them had didn’t have money nor food so Ruth gathered food in the field of Boaz, who is Naomi’s relative. Boaz allows Ruth to gather food and also leaves extra grain for her purposely out of compassion. Naomi inspires Ruth to pursue marriage with Boaz as a kinsman redeemer. Ruth obeys Naomi and Boaz and Ruth are married. Ruth has a baby named Obed, who is the grandfather of the great King David, in the ancestry of Christ our Messiah. Capernaum Capernaum was constructed along the edge of the Sea of Galilee, it housed up to 1,500 residents. Its location is 2 1/2 miles from the point where the Jordan River enters the Sea of Galilee and about 10 miles from present-day Tiberias. The crest of a ridge of hills, just to the west of the ancient town, is the mountain of Capernaum referred to the Byzantine pilgrim Egeria as Eremos. The ruins are currently owned by two churches and or synagogues. The New Testament is where Capernaum is introduced in Matthew. Matthew refers to Capernaum as Jesus own city. Jesus made Capernaum his home throughout the years of his ministry, Leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum (Matt 4:13). Capernaum is one of the three cities cursed by Jesus for its lack of faith. Jesus was challenged by a demon while teaching in Capernaum. In Capernaum, Jesus healed the servant of the centurion. In this synagogue, Jesus gave sermon on the bread of life. From this town he chose his first four disciples: Peter, Andrew and the two sons of Zebedee, James and John; and later he chose the publican Matthew, also known as Levi, as well. References

Silent way Essay Example

Silent way Essay Example Silent way Essay Silent way Essay Silent Way The Silent Way is a language teaching method created by Caleb Gattegno that makes extensive use of silence as a teaching techniquEl Silent Way es un m? ©todo de ensenanza de idiomas creado por Caleb Gattegno que hace uso extensivo de silencio como una t? ©cnica de ensenanza. It is not usually considered a mainstream method in language education . [ 1 ] It was first introduced in Gattegnos book Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools: The Silent Way in 1963. [2] Gattegno was skeptical of the mainstream language education of the time, and conceived of the method as a pecial case of his general theories of education. Generalmente no se considera un m? ©todo de la corriente principal en la ensenanza de idiomas . Fue introducido por primera vez en el libro de Gattegno Ensenanza de Lenguas ExtranJeras en la escuela:. El Silent Way en 1963 . Gattegno se mostr? ¶ esc? ©ptico de la ensenanza de la lengua dominante de la ? ©poca, y concibe el m? ©todo como un caso especial de sus teorias generales de la educaci? ¶n. The method emphasises the autonomy of the learner; the teachers role is to monitor the students efforts, and the students are encouraged to ave an active role in learning the language. El m? ©todo hace hincapi? © en la autonomia del alumno, el papel del profesor es ver de cerca los esfuerzos de los estudiantes y los estudiantes son animados a desempenar un papel activo en el aprendizaJe de la lengua. Pronunciation is seen as fundamental; beginning students start their study with pronunciation, and much time is spent practising it each lesson. Pronunciaci? ¶n se considera fundamental, los estudiantes principiantes comienzan, su estudio con la pronunciaci? ¶n, y se invierte mucho tiempo practic? ¤ndolo cada lecci? ¶n. The Silent Way uses a structural syllabus , and structures are constantly reviewed and recycled. El Silent Way utiliza un programa estructural , y las estructuras se revisan constantemente y se recicla. The choice of vocabulary is important, with functional and versatile words seen as the best. La elecci? ¶n del vocabulario es importante, con las palabras funcionales y vers? ¤tiles visto como el meJor. Translation and rote repetition are avoided and the language is usually practiced in meaningful contexts . Traducci? ¶n y la repetici? ¶n memoristica que se evitan y el lenguaJe se suele practicar en significativos contextos . Evaluation is carried out by observation, and the teacher may never set a formal test. La evaluaci? ¶n se Ileva a cabo mediante la observaci? ¶n, y el profesor nunca puede establecer una prueba formal. The teacher uses silence for multiple purposes in the Silent Way. El profesor utiliza el silencio para mltiples prop? ¶sitos en el Silent Way. It is used to focus students attention, to elicit student responses, and to encourage them to correct their own errors. Se utiliza para centrar la atenci? ¶n de los estudiantes, para obtener respuestas de los estudiantes, y para animarles a corregir us propios errores. Even though teachers are often silent, they are still active; they will commonly use techniques such as mouthing words and using hand gestures to help the students with their pronunciation. A pesar de que los profesores son a menudo silencioso, que an est? ¤n activos, sino que normalmente se utilizan t? ©cnicas como pronunciando palabras y el uso de gestos con las manos para ayudar a los estudiantes con su pronunciaci? ¶n. Teachers will also encourage students to help their peers. Los maestros tambi? ©n animar? ¤n a los estudiantes para ayudar a sus companeros. Silent Way teachers use some specialized teaching materials. Silent Way profesores utilizan algunos materiales did? ¤cticos especializados. One of the hallmarks of the method is the use of Cuisenaire rods , which can be used for anything from introducing simple commands to representing abstract objects such as clocks and floor plans. Una de las caracteristicas del m? ©todo es el uso de regletas de Cuisenaire , los cuales pueden ser utilizados para cualquier cosa, desde la introducci? ¶n de ? ¶rdenes sencillas a la representaci? ¶n de objetos abstractos, tales como reloJes y planos. The method also makes use of color association to help teach pronunciation; there is a sound-color chart which is used to teach the language sounds , colored word charts which are used to teach sentences , and colored Fidel charts which are used to teach spelling. El m? ©todo tambi? ©n hace uso del color asociaci? ¶n para ayudar a ensenar pronunciaci? ¶n, hay una carta de sonido-color que se utiliza para ensenar a los sonidos del lenguaJe , de color cuadros de texto que se utilizan para ensenar frases y gr? ¤ficos de color de Fidel que se utilizan para ensenar ortografia. edit] BackgroundAntecedentes Caleb Gattegno, the creator of the SilentCaleb Gattegno, el creador de la Silent Way Gattegno was a rank outsider to language education when Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools was first published in 1963. Gattegno era un desconocido para la ensenanza de idiomas en la ensenanza de lenguas extranJeras en las escuelas se public? ¶ por primera vez en 1963. The book was conspicuously lacking the names of most prominent language educators and linguists of the time, and Gattegnos works were only cited rarely in language education books and Journals. [3 ] He was reviously a designer of mathematics and reading programmes, and the use of color charts and colored Cuisenaire rods in the Silent Way grew directly out of this experience. 4] El libro fue notoria la ausencia de los nombres de los profesores de idiomas m? ¤s importantes y lingistas de la ? ©poca, y las obras de Gattegno fueron citados solo en raras ocasiones en los libros de ensenanza de lenguas y revistas. Anteriormente, fue un disenador de las matem? ¤ticas y programas de lectura, y el uso de cartas de colores y barras de colores Cuisenaire en el Silent Way fue el resultado irecto de esta experiencia. Gattegno was openly scep tical of the role linguistic theory of the time had in language teaching. El Silent Way fue concebido como un caso especial de Gattegno principios m? ¤s amplios de educaci? ¶n, en lugar de un m? ©todo especificamente a la ensenanza de idiomas. Gattegno developed these ideas to solve general problems in learning, and he also applied them to his work in the teaching of mathematics and the mother tongue . Gattegno desarroll? ¶ estas ideas para resolver los problemas generales en el aprendizaJe, y tambi? ©n las aplic? ¶ a su rabaJo en la ensenanza de las matem? ¤ticas y la lengua materna . Broadly, these principles are: [6] En t? ©rminos generales, estos principios son los siguientes: 1. Teachers should concentrate on how students learn, not on how to teach Los profesores deberian concentrarse en como aprenden los estudiantes, no en la forma de ensenar 2. Imitation and drill are not the primary means by which students learn La imitaci? ¶n y el e]ercicio no son el principal medio por el cual los estudiantes aprenden 3. Learning consists of trial and error , deliberate experimentation, uspending Judgement, and revising conclusions El aprendizaJe consiste en ensayo y error , la experimentaci? ¶n deliberada, suspender el Juicio, y las conclusiones de la revisi? ¶n 4. In learning, learners draw on everything that they already know, especially their native language En el aprendizaJe, los alumnos se basan en todo 10 que ellos ya saben, sobre todo su lengua materna 5. The teacher must not interfere with the learning process El maestro no debe interferir con el proceso de aprendizaJe These principles situate the Silent Way in the tradition of discovery learning , that ees learning as a creative problem-solving activity. [4] Estos principios situan el Silent Way en la tradici? ¶n de aprendizaJe por descubrimiento , que ve el aprendizaJe como una soluci? ¶n creativa de problemas la actividad. edit ] Aims and goalsObJetivos y metas The general goal of the Silent Way is to help beginning-level students gain basic fluency in the target language , with the ultimate aim being near-native language proficiency and good pronunciation. [ 7 ] An important part of this ability is being able to use the language for self-expression; students should be able to ex press their houghts, feelings, and needs in the target language. El objetivo general del Silent Way es ayudar a los estudiantes de nivel inicial b? ¤sico de lograr la fluidez en el idioma de destino , con el obJetivo final es casi nativo dominio de la lengua y la buena pronunciaci? ¶n. Una parte importante de esta habilidad es ser capaz de utilizar el lenguaJe para la expresi? ¶n personal, los estudiantes deben ser capaces de expresar sus pensamientos, sentimientos y necesidades en el idioma de destino. In order to help them achieve this, teachers emphasize self-reliance. [8 ] Students are ncouraged to actively explore the language, [ 9] and to develop their own inner criteria as to what is linguistically acceptable. [7] [ 10] Con el fin de ayudarles a lograr este objetivo, los profesores hacen hincapi? © en la autosuficiencia. Los estudiantes son animados a explorar activamente la lengua, y para desarrollar sus propios criterios internos de 10 que es linguisticamente aceptables. The role of the teacher is that of technician or engineer. El papel del profesor es el de t? ©cnico o ingeniero. The teachers task is to focus the students attention, and provide exercises o help them develop language facility; however, to ensure their self-reliance, the teacher should only help the students as much as is strictly necessary. [ 11 ] As Gattegno says, The teacher works with the student; the student works on the language. [ 12 ] For example, teachers will often give students time to correct their own mistakes before giving them the answer to a question. [ 13 ] Teachers also avoid praise or criticism, as it can discourage students from developing self-reliance. [ 13 ] La tarea del profesor consiste en centrar la atenci? ¶n de los alumnos, y ofrecer Jercicios para ayudarles a desarrollar facilidad de lenguaJe, sin e mbargo, para garantizar su autosuficiencia, el profesor solo debe ayudar a los estudiantes todo 10 que sea estrictamente necesario. Como Gattegno dice El maestro trabaJa con el estudiante;. el estudiante trabaJa en el lenguaJe . Por e]emplo, los maestros a menudo se dan a los estudiantes tiempo para corregir sus propios errores antes de darles la respuesta a una pregunta. Los maestros tambi? ©n evitar la alabanza o la critica, ya que puede disuadir a los estudiantes el desarrollo de la autonomia.

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Respons Post - Essay Example According to the Mayo Clinic, if a person has a long struggle with diabetes, there are a plethora of potential complications including â€Å"cardiovascular disease, nerve damage, kidney damage, eye damage, cancer, and brain problems (â€Å"Complications,† 2011). Many of these complications are due to the fact that diabetes damages blood vessels, especially when left unchecked/untreated, which leads to the deterioration of these body systems over time. I think that America as a whole is seeing more cases of diabetes mellitus because of the general lifestyle. Many people are developing Type 2 diabetes because of poor diet and lack of exercise. There appears to be a connection between obesity and Type 2 diabetes specifically, and since Type 2 diabetes seems to be on the rise, I think it is fair to link the high fat and high sugar diets of Americans to the rise of this disease for the most part. I think that what you said about your grandfather is really important in terms of controlling the disease and preventing the complications. You said he is eating healthier and exercising more. I think for many people this is a key factor in staving off the illness. Of course, this may not be the case for everyone, particularly those with Type 1 Diabetes, but I think for a good portion of those facing diabetes, diet and exercise would be very important. I think it is a good idea to become more aware of the amounts of sugar, salt, and fat in our food because with more attention paid to it, it is more likely that people will not consume as much of them and possible save themselves from a fight with this

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A Review On The War Prayer

A Review On The War Prayer Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens, is the author of the War Prayer. The War Prayer is about a small town that prays for the victory of their soldiers against their enemies. A messenger from God comes to reveal to the town how selfish and brutal they are in the fervor of their wishes. He explains to them that the same prayer that their soldiers will crush the foe, although denoting victory for them, is wishing for violent and bloody deaths for those on the opposing side. By saying that you survived a tragedy where many other lives were lost because God saved you, is not only a selfish thought (because, you know, God loves you more than everyone else) but also does suggest that everyone else who did die were unworthy of Gods redemption. I believe that many people do pray the same as the congregation without realizing how their prayers, if answered, would harshly affect others. In this manner, I believe that The War Prayer is a very educational story. 2. According to Thomas Merton who are the sane ones and what do they do-compare them to the insane ones? The sane ones are the polite society. They are those who run world with a smile and a Blackberry. They are the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦well-adapted ones, who can without qualms and without nausea aim the missiles and press the buttonsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦(Pfohl pg.1) They protect us from the crazies. The sane ones are the high school football team/cheerleading squad assholes that would treat a homosexual the same as a rapist, because, in their minds, they are one in the same. They are most likely white and male. The sane ones, according to Thomas Merton, are the dangerous ones, for they will destruct us all with their cool calculations. The insane ones are those who fight and object to the sane ones. They are labeled insane because they are the losers, the 2nd to the sane, so they must be insane (as thought of by the sane ones). 3. According to the author of the text, the story of deviance and social control is a battle story: Winners get to dictate the terms and decide what groups or individuals are deviant and the losers are seen how? Explain and analyze, please. Stephen Pfohl, the author of our text, believes that the story of society is very much a battle story in which to win the battle is to lay claim to the behaviors and thoughts of all of society. The winners are allowed to deem what is normal, acceptable, and good. The losers ARE what is strange, repulsive, and all around, bad. The losers are caught up in the wake and whirlpool of oppressive social mores left behind by the winners. Winners exist because losers exist, and vice versa, Deviants are only one part of the story of deviance and social control. Deviants never exist except in relation to those who attempt to control them. Deviants exist only in opposition to those whom they threaten and those who have enough power to control against such threats (Pfohl pg. 3). The losers are seen as deviants, quite simply. 4. Deviants only exist in relationship to the people who create them. Explain and analyze this statement, please. Many view the people who contradict them or their beliefs in lifestyle as deviant. It is who they fear that they call deviant to their way of life. It is explained best in our textbook, Deviants exist only in opposition to those whom they threaten and those who have enough power to control against such threats (Pfohl pg. 3). An example of this ignorant kind of fear is the manner in which many political conservatives talk about President Obama. They view him as deviant because he threatens them. He is not who should be in charge because he is black and liberal, and wealthy and powerful enough to enforce his opinions and beliefs. In other words, he is different than the array of old, white presidents that came before him. They are frightened by what they do not know or understand so they classify him as deviant. I believe that this sentence is stating that those who you deem as deviant are probably only relevant or personal to you or your culture. In this way, choosing your deviants and demons is very much like choosing someone to befriend. 5. Do people categorized as deviants really behave in a more dangerous fashion than others? Give at least three examples of where this is not the case. No. Take for instance, homosexuals. They are but humans with a different sexual preference and although that does frighten some (I would attest that they are frightened because they have a scary stirring in their pants for an individual of the same sex) they are no more likely to behave dangerously than heterosexuals, in some cases, less. Homosexuals rarely, if ever, participate in hate crimes whereas heterosexuals (or those that claim as such) have been harming and murdering homosexuals for centuries, just because they love, intimately, someone of the same sex. It is said best in our text, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦ large numbers of men whose sin involved nothing but the sharing of sexual intimacies with other men were also tortured and burnt at the stake (Pfohl pg. 38). Although many do attack feminists (especially female feminists) because they are seen as mistresses of Satan sent to destroy the nuclear family, they are, simply, women who have tried/been trying/are trying to improve the lives of women, everywhere. The religious community has persecuted women for centuries, including pagan natural healers because they were different and intelligent in mystical, yet natural, realms that they did not understand. Even now, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦they remain committed to restricting a womans right to make private choices concerning pregnancy and abortion (Pfohl pg.41). Feminist beliefs are empowering and liberating and while that does frighten some, they generally improve life for many PEOPLE, not just women, around the world. They are not crazy, hair-lipped, lesbians running around hacking babies to death, generally (although the GOP might see them as such.) They behave in no more violent behavior then do the non-feminist, although I would argue that the non-f eminist is much more dangerous in their beliefs. While we typically like to label drug users as deviant, because they are the nasty, violent inhabitants of a ghetto or dirty hippies, we are all drug users. There are drugs in the simplest over the counter creams and a high amount of caffeine in our coca-cola. A grown adult who smokes marijuana in the privacy of their home is much less dangerous than the cigarette smoker in a restaurant, for the secondhand smoke is dangerous to the innocent bystanders around them. We cannot condemn one type of smoker without condemning them all, but yet we dont condemn cigarette smokers because there is serious bank to be made. We cannot label all drug users as dangerous when we are all drug users. It is violent people who are violent. People are not violent due to race, sex, age, acne cream, or the occasional recreational use of pot. 6. What is the power-reflexive approach? The power-reflexive approach suggests that humans naturally frame their life experiences where some things are singled out and exaggerated while others are excluded or demonized. The text relates the power-reflexive approach as, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦a critical approach to deviance, rooted in the recognition that every act of naming, theorizing, or translating lived experience into language isà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦an act of exclusion, displacement, or sacrifice (Pfohl pg. 7). 7. If your right eye leads you astray, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than that your whole body should be thrown on to the rubbish-heap. Matthew 5:29 Discuss this quote; analyze and interpret. Simply, it is far better for you to lose one small thing, such as maiming your body, than to condemn your whole-self to temptation and Hell. To prevent going to Hell it is better than you take upon yourself, with conviction, to cut off the troublesome body part. An example, if you yearn to touch a hooker, it is far better that you cut off your hand than to touch that hooker. By cutting off your hand you can never touch a hooker and therefore you have secured your place in Heaven. The quote tells you to eliminate the evil, the temptation, by cutting off the hand. However, the temptation doesnt go away just because you cut your hand off (this is where Matthew 5:29 is refuted, in my opinion). 8. What is the ritual of a thousand deaths? What is the purpose of this punishment? Why break the long bones in the body? The ritual of a thousand deaths is symbolic and tortuous public execution. It was believed that the act of a long and painful execution would purify the body and the community of demonic possession. The ritual was sanctioned by religious officials. The ritual was used to cleanse and protect the town against evil/demonic spirits. The ritual of a thousand deaths, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦involved the application of purifying pain inch by inch to the demonically infested body with death but the last step in the restoration of supernatural order (Pfohl pg. 30). The long bones in the body of the sinner were broken to purge the body of the evil spirits. This form of execution could include the peeling away of skin with hot pincers, the application of boiling liquid, the pulling and dragging (four-quartering) with horses, and the breaking on the wheel. 9. What is the difference in the way that an acephalous community handles perceived acts of deviance compared to societies with centralized control hierarchies, what are the disadvantages/ advantages of the acephalous community and what are the disadvantages/advantages of the society with centralized control? Acephalous communities handle acts of deviance with negotiation and reconciliation. There is no true leader to organize and set rules and laws. Power is equally spread among the members of the community. The community is more interested in settling the conflict, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦rather than exorcising trouble out of particular individuals (Pfohl pg. 33). A big advantage was that the communities usually get along very well. A huge disadvantage to achephalous communities, as we saw in the Taboo video, is that people can still be charged of witchcraft and found guilty by a chicken. The people in the achephalous community in the video relied on supernatural means to condemn and expel a woman from her community, all that she had ever known, to live in a community with other accused witches. The main difference between the acehalous communities and the community/centralized control was that the latter believed in purging the wrongdoer of their sin in public. This was not about reconciliation but about punishment. Communities with centralized control have the death penalty as opposed to negotiation and reconciliation. An advantage of this form was that embarrassment was used a deterrent towards sinful behavior because the punishments were inflicted in front of the whole community and this may have deterred crime. A huge disadvantage to this form was that the poor were often times more victimized than the rich. 10. What is trial by ordeal; give an example? In relationship to living within an acephalous community how does this customary observance help to ameliorate conflict? In some regions of the world trial by ordeal was/is used to detect the guilty person through supernatural means. Trial by ordeal is trial by pain. The text best explains, Trial by ordeal quite frankly meant trial by torture. Such trials were presided over by priests or other ordained representatives of the divineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦(Pfohl pg. 25). The accused person would be subjected to a painful test of their innocence wherein God would confirm that the accused was guilty or innocent. The thought was that if a person was subjected to the pain but felt no pain, then God was protecting them and they were innocent. However the guilty would feel the harsh pain and cry out their confessions immediately. An example of a trial by ordeal is in a Kabre tribe. The ritual they use for their trial by ordeal is to have the accused and the accuser to stick their hands into a boiling pot of oil to retrieve an iron ring. Whoever retrieved the ring unscathed was telling the truth and God was showing it to be true After watching the Taboo video in class, I believe that it ameliorates conflict because the matter was settled and the problem was solved. Acephalous communities used trial by ordeal to reconcile their communities. There was no need to continue in harsh words and accusations. Trials by ordeal helped to reconcile the accuser and accused and also helped reconcile the guilty and God. 11. What group of people was more likely to be persecuted as witches from the 15th to the 18th century? Why? Who was Lilith and from where did she come? What message does this convey to society about the way that women are supposed to behave? Women, especially unmarried women (lesbians, spinsters, and widows) and peasant women who were natural healers, were much more likely to be targeted in witch hunts. Women were targeted because of the edict à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦In the third chapter of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, it is written that the Lord said to Eve, Let your urge be for your husband, and he shall rule over you (Pfohl pgs. 37-38). These women were hunted and feared à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦because they lived outside heterosexual hierarchies and the logical imperatives of patriarchal social control (Pfohl pg.38). Ancient biblical texts and the Midrash, a way of understanding Biblical stories, seem to imply that at one time Hebrews believed that a woman was created before Eve and her name was Lilith. Lilith was bore the same and equal to Adam. She was very strong in her convictions and constantly fought with Adam. Lilith also refused to lie beneath Adam because to do so would degrade her. When Lilith realized that Adam would attempt to oppress and possess her, she left him to live in a cave on the coast of the Red Sea. After she left Adam, Lilith became, well, a harlot (shocking!). She began to associate with demons. Lilith became the picture of a woman given sexual freedom and possession of her own thought and free will and this was a dangerous picture. This picture served as a message to society that women should strive against this idea of Lilith, of powerful womanhood. Women were to be pliable and submissive figures and to lie underneath their husbands when they demand it. (In other words, she was a powerful feminist. A very intriguing Biblical personality and Im truly sorry that this is the first time Ive ever heard of her.) 12. What is the origin of the word faggot? Is there a link between the group targeted in question and those targeted in this question? Talk about the nature of an orderly sky God and the supposed chaos of the impurities of womens bodies: How has this phenomena manifested itself in relationship to the roles that men and women are expected to fulfill in society historically-the present? The disgusting word faggot originates from the time of witch burnings. Homosexual men were bound together to form as the wood or kindling that would ignite the stake at which the witch was to burned. Charges of witchcraft and homosexuality were often bought together because of their defiance of a heterosexist existence. Early Christian, really, all Christian belief, sanctions the idea of a powerful, commanding, orderly sky God versus the impurity of womens bodies due to the fact that the creation of the universe was to be held at a supernatural level instead of the natural origins that the pagans believed. The pagans believed that life was birthed from the earth-womb of the Mother. In some cultures the Mother was in serpent form and that is, perhaps, why much of the evil in the Bible is pictured in serpent form. It was in early Christian and Hebrew belief that women were naturally pre-dispositioned and susceptible to evil (see Lilith see, also, Eve). It was also written in Genesis (and mentioned above) that man was given dominion over women. This base idea of a mans actions and worth to be greater than womans is an idea that has lasted centuries. Men were to create and women to bear the consequence. The preference of a male God over a Mother Goddess has found itself in that women were forever after treated as second class citizens. The existence of stereotyped gender roles is still very prevalent. As the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) has never been passed, it is clear that women are still not on equal basis with men. 13. What is Liberation Theology? Relate to Marxism and the social gospel. Liberation Theology is a form of Christian belief that understands and strongly emphasizes the teachings of Jesus Christ as cause to liberate ones self from unfair political, social, and economic oppression to strive for salvation. It was developed and is practiced by South American Roman Catholics. It can be related to Marxism in that Marxism also includes an idea that class struggle is needed to create and inspire change. The social gospel is relatable to Liberation Theology in that it is Christian thought/policy that also deals with struggles with social justice and inequality. 14. Today we consider ourselves to be the bastions of secular society based on reason and rational behavior, but the demonic understanding and explanation for the existence of evil is still with us; give modern day examples and try to explain why this appeal to the supernatural still exists within our society. I think that many people use religion to justify supernatural events because they dont know how else to explain things away. I find, in this section of America, at least, that the appeal to the supernatural is most zealous and prevalent in conservative Christian beliefs. More specifically, negative Christian beliefs. We all know that out of heterosexism and homophobia (which they blamed on Christianity), many people believed that HIV/AIDS was Gods punishment for homosexuals. I feel that people believed that because they were afraid of what they didnt understand and using this hateful supernatural explanation for a horrifying disease made them feel safe. It separated the sinners from the saved, in their minds. I feel as though that this bit of an appeal to the supernatural justified their hate for those who exhibited a different lifestyle from their own. Justification for punishment springs to mind. Along with this religious take on the supernatural comes the belief that the Devil can seduce, tempt, and persuade humans. I feel that many people use this explanation because they cannot accept the bad things theyve done so they must blame it on an outside source, and lets be honest; no one is easier to blame than Satan. Humans also like to explain the bad things in the world on Satan, i.e. natural disasters, murder, and, well, homosexuality. Throughout history it has always been easier for humans to explain cataclysmic events and unusual dealings on the Gods. Although humans believe that we are now well advanced, I believe that blaming AIDS on Gods anger and alcoholism on Satan is no different than blaming Pandora, her box (double meaning?), and her curiosity for the evils of the world. 15. What is the Protestant Reformation and the Copernican Revolution? What does that mean for the demonic perspective? Compare the world view of an individual who lives in a society that espouses a Heliocentric solar system world view and the individual who lives in a society that espouses a Geocentric world view. The Protestant Reformation was the movement led by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church and ended up creating the Protestant branch of the Christian church. A focus of the Reformation was that the scripture is and was the sole authority over all human beings. The Copernican Revolution was the time of scientific and astronomical reformation in which people were learning that the universe was Heliocentric rather than Geocentric. The Copernican Revolution was the turning point towards post-traditional thought and belief. I feel that the Protestant Reformation supported the demonic perspective in that if everything in the Bible is true (and youre damn well supposed to believe it) then the supernatural and evil really do exist. The Copernican Revolution, in my mind, debunks demonic perspective in that it pushes scientific thought and explanations as opposed to the supernatural. Those who live and breathe a Geocentric world view most likely hold a demonic understanding of the world as opposed to those of a Heliocentric world view. This is likely because the Heliocentric world view defies the Bibles creation story (in the Bible, the Sun orbits the Earth; the Heliocentric world view is opposite). Also, the Heliocentric world view is a view of modernity while the Geocentric world view tends to support and hold Christian and other traditional beliefs. Extra Credit: What is the nom de plume (pen name) of the author of the War Prayer? Who is the author? Samuel Clemenss pen name was Mark Twain. What is the etymology of the word pagan? Pagan comes from the Latin word paganus which meant rustic, villager, or citizen. Work Citied: Pfohl, Stephen. Images of Deviance and Social Control : a sociological history. 2nd ed. 1985. N.p.: McGraw-Hill, 1994. Print.

Fire Imagery in Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre Essays -- Charlotte Bront

Fire Imagery in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre Incomplete Works Cited The prevalence of fire imagery and it's multitude of metaphoric uses in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre expresses two things that could not be expressed openly in the Victorian Period, which are mainly passion and sexuality. Brontes writing was dictated by the morals of her society, but her ideas were not. Jane Eyre was written with the Victorian reader in mind. Bronte knew that if she were to write about these two things directly she would have to face possible rejection of her book. A resolution to this dilemma was to awaken the audience in a way that society deemed not only respectable, but also acceptable. So Bronte creates Jane, and Jane becomes the embodiment of these morals. She takes Victorian psychology of passion on as her own. The psychology of passion then becomes the novel's most dominant theme. Throughout Jane Eyre, passion becomes centrally focused on self-control, female sexuality, and its relationship to Bertha's insanity as images of fire. Jane Eyre's images of fire bring to the forefront the contradictions that Victorian women faced in fulfilling their passionate needs and while maintaining self-control. Jane is confronted with the duality of freeing herself from the constraints of society and her fears of releasing the consuming energy of her sexuality. Jane keeps these feelings and passions in stringent check because she does not want to give in to the fires she feels inside, but is always struggling to do so. David Lodge says this eloquently, "the heat emanates from a source of passionate love, not of vengeance, and the possibility of being consumed by it is as seductive as it is terrifying" (128). Jane thus creates fire and uses this ... ...'s eyes. Through the destruction of Bertha, Jane is able to come to terms with her idea of self-consuming passion. Berth's death was the liberating factor for Jane. It was the release of the suppressed passions that were dwelling inside her. The fires that Jane speaks after the reuniting of her and Rochester are of warmth and happiness. Jane says: "Can you tell when there is a good fire?," which is telling of the fact that she feels the fires inside are of a good nature now. The fires that represent the passions of the characters in the novel have great significance in Victorian society. Bronte knew this and added to it social commentary on passion and sexuality in one of the most ingenious books of its time, Jane Eyre. Works Cited: Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. London, Penguin Books Ltd.: 1996. (Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Mason).

Re-Organization and Layoffs Solutions Paper Essay

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported, from January 2011 through December 2013, 4.3 million workers were displaced from jobs they had held for at least three years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was down from 6.1 million workers for the prior survey period covering January 2009 to December 2011. With this displacement, it has led to problems such as homelessness, depression, murder, suicide, broken families, and much more. Our group has put their heads together to come up with creative ways to cut down on many of the problems that occur from being displaced. Two potential creative solutions that were selected were giving a thirty-day notice to all employees, and put in place an outreach program to assist in coping better with the situation. If employees are displaced for any reason whether the fault of their own or the business, they should be informed, with a thirty-day notice. No employee regardless of the situation should be displaced from their jobs and possibly from their homes and families. Many people go through situations that may cause them to not work up to their potential or they may have gotten distracted because of life itself. No one should have to suffer because of this. Providing outreach services to displaced employees is very important. One good solution could possibly be that companies have designated personnel for this task, also that these personnel have training. This training would involve some types of different aspects of the layoff of the employee. What the training should include? How to handle emotional people, and any precautions that are taken when this occurs. The training is vital along with having  reoccurring refresher training resources. Having the correct people delivering the message is important. Everyone is human and no matter how much training a person has attended, there are still human error and communication issues. It isn’t easy being perfect, and no one is completely perfect. Terminating an employee is one of the most difficult task for a manager. Training is going to be the best thing you can do for those situations. Another investment in making the termination process less painful and hectic is if the companies have third parties present at the time of termination. Get the union involved. The benefits the union may ask for and the company may consider may be beneficial to displaced employees. Many employees are not knowledgeable of the benefits package they are entitled to under the union contract. This could possibly benefit all and have a good outcome and impact. The outreach program would also consist of counseling for the persons affected, their families, and co-workers. Outplacement services and resources to assist in resume writing and job search which would include on-site and off-site training, medical benefits assistance, and income extension. The team overcame the barriers to finding the best solutions by having a listening ear, respect for each person input, and maintaining focus on what we were trying to accomplish. Reference Page Bateman, T. S., & Snell, S. A. (2013). Management: Leading & collaborating in a competitive world (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Martin, J. (2013, Nov 03). Layoff plan moves forward at GE transportation. McClatchy – Tribune Business News Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1448076588?accountid=458

Assistive Technology and Cerebral Palsy Essays

Assistive Technology and Cerebral Palsy Essays Assistive Technology and Cerebral Palsy Paper Assistive Technology and Cerebral Palsy Paper Assistive Technology and Cerebral Palsy: Abstract:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Assistive technology has continued to have positive impacts on individuals with cerebral palsy and other impairments. This paper examines the major impact of this kind of technology on cerebral palsy patients. The purpose of this paper is to highlight these positive impacts while describing how different assistive technology methods work. One of the assistive technology methods that are discussed in this paper is augmentative communication devices. In addition to giving a brief description of various augmentative communication devices, the paper analyzes the impact of these devices on students in the school setting.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Advances in gait restoration and rehabilitation technology are also discussed in this paper. As compared to previous years, the paper show how advances in gait restoration produces improved results for people with mobility impairments. Moreover, the paper also shows some of the proven examples of rehabilitation technology for people with cognitive disabilities. Introduction: Cerebral Palsy can be defined as the lack of control of the muscles or joints because of an injury that occurs during brain development. This injury usually results in disrupted coordinated movement and frequently affects young children. On the other hand, cerebral palsy can also be described as a group of disorders that usually affects motor function and varying in severity. This type of disease normally displays itself in various forms depending with the area in which it has affected and the extent it has covered. Moreover, cerebral palsy has adverse effects that may lead to mental disabilities, seizures, communication problems, auditory problems, visual problems as well as other possible impairments. While debilitating a child from infancy, cerebral palsy can sometimes be gentle depending on the location and level of the damage. Children who suffer from this disease sometimes need support in order to eat, talk or walk properly. On the other hand, some of the people suffering from this kind of disease may have slight or nearly invisible impairments while other patients have difficulty performing even the most common tasks. Assistive technology devices are equipments, paraphernalia or services that not only improve the function of mental or physical ability but are also designed for people with various impairments. Due to the fact that these devices improve the function of some mental or physical ability, they are used by both children and adults who may be suffering from diverse range of disabilities. Impact of Assistive Technology on Cerebral Palsy Patients: The major impact that assistive technology devices have on individuals with cerebral palsy is that it gives them more independence, range of movement as well as employment opportunities. In fact, different forms of assistive technology help in situations such as speech loss, balance and lack of motor function among others. Not only do assistive technology devices help cerebral palsy patients with these problems, but they also enable the patients to live to their fullest potentials. The major aim for the use of assistive technology devices in patients with cerebral palsy is to compensate for mental or physical impairments. Assistive technology devices can also permit increased mobility, communication and the integration of electronic equipments such as computers into daily life. While electronic wheelchairs are used to increase mobility, keypads and computers are used for communication purposes. Most importantly, there are various ways through which computers and the Internet can be accessed with assistive technology. This includes the use of complicated scanning equipments, voice detection software, on-screen keyboards and head controlled pointing devices. Nonetheless, these various ways allow a patient with cerebral palsy to use the technology accordingly (â€Å"Assistive Technology† n.d.). For patients with language or speech problems, portable or computer related machines that can speak for them may be utilized. There are other assistive technology devices that help in the day to day requirements like in using televisions, radios, showers and toilets among others. Given the fact that cerebral palsy patients do not frequently experience impaired mental ability, assistive technologies are therefore extremely important for them. In fact, through these assistive technologies, cerebral palsy patients can interact with the society, go to school or even get a career. Unfortunately, many cerebral palsy patients do not obtain these assistive technologies because of prohibitive costs. One of the key examples of the impact of assistive technology on individuals with cerebral palsy is in the school setting. Through assistive technology, students with walking and speech problems have their electronic wheelchairs fixed or attached with computer boards. In addition to enabling these students to engage in meaningful words and speech practices, the electronic wheelchairs allow them to move around freely. Therefore, assistive technology enables students with cerebral palsy to access quality education. Augmentative Communication Devices:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Augmentative communication devices are methods which are designed to help patients with speech problems to communicate more easily and effectively. These communication devices include a board with pictures that represents a student’s day to day life as well as electronic speech synthesizers. In addition to helping impaired children to engage in normal activities with other children, augmentative communication devices not only help them feel a sense of self-governing but also enables them to realize their dreams in life. However, poor families cannot afford augmentative communication devices because this kind of technology may be expensive for them. There are various augmentative communication devices such as Manual Communication Boards:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   These are inexpensive and practical mode through which an individual or student with cerebral palsy can communicate easily and efficiently. Manual communication boards are systems with no mechanical parts and are personalized to reflect a child’s daily routine. The boards contain information which represents the user’s message. In most cases, a board maker is used in creating a communication board (Kahn n.d.). Dynavox: Dynavox is another form of device that has been specifically designed to assist the user in relaying output communication. In creating information the user is supposed to select a menu with a definite category by touching the screen of a computer. The categories then display folders that are similar to computer folders. The selected category gives the user a subcategory of information from which they use the needed information. For example, in a school setting, information relating to the number of subjects, school routine, or even the total number of students in at school is displayed. Dynavox communication device has helped children to modify categories that corresponded to their information. Dynavox has also made it possible for young children with cerebral palsy to access information that is appropriate to their learning. Children who can’t use their hands properly because of the damage of cerebral palsy are provided with a switch that is attached to the machine. This switch enables them to communicate easily through pushing it with their chin, legs or even their feet. For patients with visual disabilities, a switch is provided with which they activate the device when the appropriate words or phrases are heard. However, dyvanox is machine that is hard to be understood by slow learners and may be relatively expensive to some people. BIGmack:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   This is a lightweight and easily portable augmentative device that enables messages or a series of messages to be pre-recorded. When a child touches the BIGmack, the pre-recorded message is played back and the child can participate in classroom activities if the pre-recorded information relates to these activities. This device is effective in a unique way considering that most of the children with cerebral palsy may from time to time suffer from memory loss. Delta Talker:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   This is an augmentative communication device that resembles a computer keyboard and can be used by both initial and more advanced communicators. However, delta talker differs from the normal computer keyboard because various pictures and words are combined to make a sentence instead of the writing of words and sentences. Notably, delta talker can produce more than four thousand words, phrases and sounds because it comprises of pictures and word keys as well as letters of the alphabet. Impact of Augmentative Communication Devices: As computer technology continues to advance allowing for more powerful and easy to use designs, augmentative communication devices are making huge strides. The impact of augmentative communication devices on students in the school setting is that it enables students with cerebral palsy to access quality education regardless of their disabilities. These devices enable these students to receive quality education just like other students. Various augmentative devices provide effective methods of communication between the students with their teachers. For example, dyvanox has improved the way in which information is conveyed particularly to those that are adversely affected with cerebral palsy. On the other hand, board makers have so far been identified as one of the most efficient and cheap method of relaying information. Board makers allow students with cerebral palsy to easily understand information as well as being affordable to those who are not in a position of accessing expensive augmentative communication tools. Augmentative communication devices also enable students in the school setting to access quality education because some of these tools allow children to modify information into categories that are relevant to them. For instance, a dyvanox for a ten year old may contain information concerning home, school or sports. Gait Restoration: The recent advances in gait restoration have produced improved outcomes for people with mobility impairments. In fact, these recent advances in the science field have also helped research toward the re-establishment of biped gait in paraplegic patients. This increased mobility for paraplegic patients has been accomplished by the means of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) which re-strengthens the muscles of the patients. In order to attain improved mobility for the patients, functional electrical stimulation incorporates preserved reflex mechanisms of the transected spinal cord (Kralj A. et al n.d.). According to recent research, paraplegic patients can perform functions such as standing or rising from a sitting position through the use of functional electrical stimulation. Muscles that are re-strengthened by the use of functional electrical stimulation can later be used to perform tasks that need high muscle forces. The execution of these functions is dependant on the development and establishment of the functional electrical stimulation cycles which in turn results in necessary movements. However, gait restoration may lead to hazardous situation if improper FES sequences are used. This is due to the fact that these improper functional electrical stimulation cycles provoke movements that digress from the intended function. Even though the use of FES in gait restoration has disadvantages like difficulties with electrode placement, the need for expensive technology, insufficient selectivity as well as scarce knowledge of neurology and neuroanatomy, this method of gait restoration has increased patients’ mobility. On the other hand, FES as a means of gait restoration has produced improved outcomes for people with mobility impairments because of its numerous advantages. These advantages include the use of preserved reflexes, normal bone support of body weights and joints, lack of external braces and lack of force transfers with levers. These recent advances in gait restoration also increases mobility because external control for locomotion is no longer used as was the case in previous gait restoration methods such as exoskeleton. The current methods of gait restoration not only use electrical stimulation for triggering purposes but also provide a self-regenerating energy supply. Moreover, gait restoration increases mobility because patient suitability, testing of muscle suitability, muscle re-strengthening program and simple gait training are conducted. Rehabilitation Technology and Cognitive Disabilities:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Cognitive disabilities can be defined as substantial limitation of a person’s capacity to think, remember, interpret and understand number and symbols. People with cognitive disabilities have difficulties in planning, conceptualizing and organizing thoughts and actions. These cognitive disabilities can originate from brain injury and lead to intellectual disabilities, severe and chronic mental illnesses as well as stroke. Fortunately, most of the patients with cognitive disabilities use assistive technologies to improve functioning in their daily activities.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   These assistive and rehabilitative technologies also increase a patient’s positioning, hearing, vision, mobility, learning and communication functions. However, the rehabilitative and assistive technologies range from low-tech devices to high-tech devices. Some of the proven examples of rehabilitation technology for people with cognitive disabilities include: Virtual Environment:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The use of virtual technology tends to create an experience which arouses an actual experience. Virtual technology enables persons with cognitive disabilities to engage in educational and community activities. One of the most widely used virtual technology intervention tool in rehabilitation is virtual reality. Virtual reality incorporates the use advanced technologies such as computers and different multimedia peripherals in producing simulated or virtual environment. These virtual environments are perceived by users as similar to real world objects and events. In the virtual environments, people with cognitive disabilities not only interact with display images but they also move and control virtual objects. As they perform these and other actions, these patients stimulate a feeling of actual presence and submerge their senses in the virtual environment. Virtual reality tools provide these patients with audio, visual, and hap tic (the sense of touch) response of their performance. As a rehabilitation technology tool, virtual reality has unique characteristics that are different from other engaging experiences like reading books, and watching television. Virtual reality is also different from playing traditional computer simulation games. When used as a novel modality, virtual reality is essential in rehabilitation assessment and intervention because of its unique attributes (Weiss Jessel n.d.). Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   This is the other example of rehabilitation technology on patients with cognitive disabilities and incorporates the use of Gesture Xtreme virtual reality system to achieve different levels of immersion. This technology helps the users to stand or sit in an isolated area while viewing a large monitor or projected image. The large monitor exhibits different series of simulated functional tasks like catching virtual balls.  The Gesture Xtreme VR system helps in cognitive and motor rehabilitation through a process known as video gesture. This is an example of proven rehabilitation technology as digital video cameras translate video signals of the patient’s movements for processing by exceptional software.   The patient’s image is therefore processed like the processing of screen animation, text, sound and graphics. Notably, the reaction of screen animation, text, sound and graphics processing is largely dependent on the patient’s movement. The commencement of changes in a virtual reality environment through video contact is a process known as video gesture. This rehabilitation technology helps people with cognitive disabilities as their on-screen video image reacts when they move. The process not only gives a deeper degree of realism to the virtual reality experience but also results in the patient’s complete engagement in the replicated task. Conclusion:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   In conclusion, assistive technology has a major impact on individuals with cerebral palsy. The necessity and impact of assistive technology on these patients cannot be overemphasized. According to recent research, this technology enables patients to carry out tasks that could be otherwise impossible regardless of the person’s disabilities. Given the ongoing technological advancements, assistive technology will continue to develop and counter various disabilities that many people face. References: â€Å"Assistive Technology and Cerebral Palsy.† (n.d.). Cerebral Palsy Source. Retrieved May 28, 2010, from cerebralpalsysource.com/About_CP/assistive-technology/index.html Kahn A. B. (n.d.). Assistive Technology for Children who have Cerebral Palsy: Augmentative Communication Devices. Retrieved May 28, 2010, from newhorizons.org/spneeds/inclusion/teaching/kahn.htm Kralj A. et al. (n.d.). Gait Restoration in Paraplegic Patients. Retrieved May 28, 2010, from rehab.research.va.gov/jour/83/20/1/pdf/kralj.pdf Weiss P.L Jessel A. (n.d.). Virtual Reality. 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