Writing circle

For centuries the Arctic Ocean has been famed for its inaccessibility, but with unprecedented ice retreats in recent years as a result of global warming, the Arctic Ocean is becoming rapidly accessible. This means new possibilities for the Arctic countries in terms of trade, travel, and access resources. These recent changes in the topography have led many to portray the Arctic as a geopolitical race for natural resources and territory, with Russia seen as the main aggressor. Russia is depicted…

When a man journeys into a far country, he must be prepared to forget many of the things he has learned, and to acquire such customs as are inherent with existence in the new land; he must abandon the old ideals and the old gods, and oftentimes he must reverse the very codes by which his conduct has hitherto been shaped. To those who have the protean faculty of adaptability, the novelty of such change may even be a source of pleasure; but to those who happen to be hardened to the ruts in which…

The graph above compares the optimal depth for latitudes 21.4S 32.4E, 21.4S 55.3E, and 21.4S 65.3E on the given dates. Latitude 21.4S 32.4E is located in Africa between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Latitude 21.4S 55.3E is located on Reunion island, and Latitude 21.4S 65.3E is located in the Indian Ocean. Biomass burnings alter the optical depth in Africa, whereas volcanic activity is responsible for the variations in optical depth on Reunion Island. According to the graph, biomass burnings create a…

Students in Prep year often find writing tiring, consequently short, frequent writing tasks were included (Winch, Johnston, March, Ljungdahl & Holliday, 2010). Students’ engagement in this unit is ensured by their natural enjoyment of rhyme (Winch et al., 2010). Understanding rhyme has been identified as an…

Literacy circles are student lead discussions about quality literature. Students in a group lead each other through finishing and discussing a book. The purpose of literacy circles is to turn students onto reading, to deepen their understanding of books, and to discover themselves as readers. These are all developed through being part of a literacy circle. Students are turned onto reading through literacy circles by having the power to choose their own reading. This motivates students. Many…

In Moliere's play Tartuffe, the main character's name is Tartuffe, which like the definition of his name is someone who is a hypocritical pretender to piety. Throughout the book we see many different sides of Tartuffe. We see him acting religious, angry, excited, and we see him acting as his true self. A pretender to piety. He is able to easily trick Orgon into disowning Damis his son and giving Tartuffe all of his foutune and land and tries to seduce Orgon's wife Elmire. At the end of the play,…

Tartuffe is to understand the satirical writing style that is used by Molière. In The Literature of Satire, Charles A. Knight, gives an example of an acceptable definition of satire that was written by Edward Rosenheim, who was an English scholar and professor. Rosenheim defines satire “. . . as an indirect attack on historical particulars, especially if one adds the characteristic feature of humor . . .” (Knight 13). In layman’s terms, satire is a writing style…

The play opens when Madame Pernelle chooses to go out in light of the fact that she finds their conduct improper and wanton. She sees her grandson Damis as an imp, and her granddaughter Mariane as excessively delicate. It is just the new houseguest, Tartuffe, who acquires her approval. Tartuffe has been welcome to stay by the house's expert Orgon, who is charmed by Tartuffe's appearing devotion. Whatever is left of the family accepts Tartuffe to be a cheat and a liar, however can't persuade…

Orgon, the head of the household in the comedy Tartuffe: a respected man by his friends and family and righteously served the King; he is a rational, sane man but questions emerge when he becomes ludicrous and he is not the same man as he was before. He demonstrates a form of satire because of his strong-willed mind of Tartuffe and then being tricked into the fraudly innocence of Tartuffe. His actions lead to different conflicts within the family which leads us to believe that he is careless…

A child is often thought to need protection from the harsh realities of the world around them: violence, poverty, sickness, and death. This protection, affords them innocence, to be “oblivious to worldly concerns”, as stated by Robin Bernstein in her book Racial Innocence. A child’s ignorance of the outside world, in effect, is part of their innocence. Yet, a child’s innocence depends on their family’s social class, their parents, and in particular: their race. In Mildred D. Taylor’s novel Roll…