and “ethnography”. Autoethnography is a self- reflection of the researcher’s personal experience. Ethnography is the description of the customs of individual people and cultures. “The idea of the contact zone is intended in part to contrast with ideas of community that underlie much of the thinking about language, communication, and culture that gets done in the academy.” (325) The contact zone as…
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As a CMU Honors Scholar Program student, I know that the person I walked into CMU’s doors, is not the same person I leave at the end of this past semester. There have been some miniscule and some monumental changes. Regardless, if those changes were positive or negative they did leave an impact on who I am and how I look at the world. Viktor E. Frankl wrote in his novel Man’s Search for Meaning, “When one examines the vast amount of material which has been amassed as the result of many prisoners’…
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Honors Geography Reflection Paper Lisa Cummings 1/6/15 Period: 5 In my first freshman year of high school, there are many challenges and obstacles I have overcomed, and to this day, I am still working on overcoming some of them. Although many of theses challenges I have faced were, and are still difficult for me, I believe they are all part of the essential aspect of growing up and experiencing a real high school. In fact, I have gained and developed much selfknowledge, valuable to my…
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is something I have learned about myself during my transition into college. No matter what the endeavor, I am tenacious and resourceful enough to achieve success. This trait, as I have discovered, is perfect for scoring the highest possible grades in my university coursework. Some of my friends from my hometown barely recognize me because of the vast transformation I have undergone to become a scholar. Before coming into college, my priorities were not aligned with a desirable long term outcome.…
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Junior Community College, Associate of Applied Science in Child Development Collins High School Ellisville, MS May 11, 2007 May 1980 Experience: Jones Junior Community College Preschool Center Practicum 1 & 11 . . . . Ellisville, MS August 2006- May 2007 Establish a climate for positive social within the classroom Organize an environment and classroom procedures for active learning Encourage children’s intentional actions through problem solving techniques Verbal reflections Plan activities…
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around for to help me. I had to work hard to make sure she was well taken care of I made it out of no way she had everything she needed and still try to focus on school work. I graduated with honors I also had scholarship to attend college to play football but I didn't wont to leave her behind. Reflection: Graduating high school and being able to walk across that stage holding my daughter pride made me feel very proud of myself. I felt like I could and would make it in this big world. It was a…
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Obaid-Chinoy shared a personal anecdote from when she was a young girl. She shared that one of the first times she remembers being very angry about the situation in Pakistan was on her ride to school. She recalled seeing a young girl, almost a “reflection of [her]self”, instead of a school uniform she was shoeless and begging for money. Chinoy asked herself why she was in the car headed to school and not a beggar at a stoplight. Chinoy accredits this instance to the moment she started asking the…
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fight, joined the army because of the unspoken pressure to fulfill their obligations as citizens and soldiers. These social obligations range from that of wider society (government, city/town) and narrows to the nuclear (family, friends, personal reflection). After being drafted in "On the Rainy River," Tim O'Brien runs from his hometown and ends up spending six days with a reticent old stranger, Elroy Berdahl, who takes O'Brien fishing so close to the Canadian border that he could have jumped out…
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Writing Portfolio Rhet 103 10.2.2013 My writing experience has been one of great importance and something I have always valued throughout high school and into college. In high school I took all the honors English classes and this culminated my senior year when I took SUPA English. SUPA, which stands for Syracuse University Project Advance is a program through Syracuse University with which they take high school teachers and train them to teach their course, sending them to conferences and…
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question below in at least 75 words per question, reflecting on your current abilities, and identify resources to strengthen your skills. Refer to the videos, readings, and other weekly assignments to help you compose your answers. Question Your reflection How would you define academic readiness? I would define ACADEMIC READINESS as someone who is ready to set an academic goal and having the resources to accomplish them. They are ready to succeed and advance in a personal and professional growth and…
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