Seminar Essays

Community service is an inspiring way for students to interact with their community, which develops lifelong social skills. It also builds many strong relationships with the public that leads to different connections with other people. Volunteering helps students find their passions and interests that may lead to a career choice they may have not considered. There are numerous self benefits to performing community service, however you could also assist others through volunteering. If I could do any

with the utmost honor and integrity. The Naval Academy Summer Seminar would give me the ability to hone my leadership skills and give me valuable experience that I could use as a Navy Midshipman and throughout life. This summer experience is an opportunity of a lifetime because it will allow me to understand and benefit from the mental and physical challenges the academy provides. Challenging myself at the Naval Academy Summer Seminar would be greatly beneficial for me because I will have the confidence

In a response to an essay by Salman Rushdie about the advantages of moving, Scott Russell Sanders debunks the idea of movement to be beneficial by using different types of allusions as a the persuasion skill. Sanders applies a persuasive, strong voice throughout his argument, but he remains to be respectful towards Rushdie. Scott Russell Sanders develops stance of staying put - instead of moving place to place - by directly referencing Salman Rushdie, and he utilizes a respectful tone in order to

Socratic Seminars "The unexamined life is not worth living." -Socrates Background The Socratic method of teaching is based on Socrates' theory that it is more important to enable students to think for themselves than to merely fill their heads with "right" answers. Therefore, he regularly engaged his pupils in dialogues by responding to their questions with questions, instead of answers. This process encourages divergent thinking rather than convergent. Students are given opportunities to "examine"

TESC 199 Biomed Seminar Reflection The Biomed seminar course was very informational. Through each seminar I was able to learn something new and I was able to reflect on my plans. One of the essentials things that I learned through out this seminar is that planning is very important. I learned that is not a bad thing to over plan because it will keep track of my accomplishments but it will also help me be more organize and it will help me know what I need to accomplish. By planning ahead, I will

Consider the criticism that Richard Swinburne's philosophy makes his conception of God too anthropomorphic. Richard Swinburne was born on the 26th December, 1934 in the United Kingdom. He is a British philosopher of religion who is also an Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford in England. Over the last 5 decades, Richard Swinburne has been an influential proponent of philosophical arguments of the existence of God. His philosophical contributions are basically in the philosophy

answer one of the following prompts: 1. Using your student guide, expand upon one of the three main ideas from the paper with the information you gained during the Socratic Seminar 2. Elaborate upon at least two points made by your classmates during the discussion. 3. Describe how your viewpoint has changed during the seminar. 4. ELABORATE Science Focus (90 minutes) Whole class instruction on fermentation and its related processes is critical for students to have a complete picture of what is

I have contributed and impacted my community is through and being a part of an organization called Wisconsin Leadership Seminar (WILS). Every year the majority of Wisconsin high schools selects one sophomore student to participate in the Wisconsin Leadership Seminar. Sturgeon Bay High School elected to send me to this prestigious opportunity my sophomore year. During the seminar, I improved my leadership skills, while also making friends I am still in touch with today. The best part of this experience

During the Socratic Seminar, I actively listened to the claims being said and gave my input when I felt I had enough evidence to support an argument that I felt should be put out there. I also had my study guides, the two journals, “Dover Beach” poem and TP-CASTT, Fahrenheit 451 book, “Where Is Our Dover Beach?” article, and a paper with quotes and facts I gathered that related to the two topics. I used these resources throughout the seminar as references and evidence. An example of this was when

Socratic Seminar Notes What role does friendship and camaraderie play in the novel? In what ways is it helpful/harmful to the characters in AQWF? A. Page 274-275. Used as a coping tool for the loneliness and despair of war. Helpful because it gives the characters something to rely on throughout the battles, as a feeling of safety, comfort, and assurance. B. Page 295. One of the things worth fighting for. After the deaths of all his friends, Paul admits in loneliness he has nothing else to lose

Taking AP Seminar in 10th grade was the risk that I took which changed the way I view myself and it eventually became my stepping stone toward my goal of becoming successful. I did not take AP Seminar because I loved the subject, or because I wanted to further challenge myself, I took it just to make my former 9th grade English teacher happy. I was an easygoing, anxious, and shy fellow in 9th grade. I was the type of person who wanted to have an easygoing life and face as few hardship in high school

The Socratic Seminar on Friday mainly discusses how tone has a large impact on the reader’s understanding of an essay or piece of writing. One point that Juliana makes is that tone depends on the type of writing. For example, in creative and narrative writing, when an individual is writing about their experience or understanding, the tone of the essay would be more subjective. More specifically, the genre of this essay would determine the type of tone that the author establishes. In the text, “Superman

Unit 4 Seminar The unit seminar is a lecture type in which the instructors at Kaplan University (KU) have to go over certain topics, subjects, or assignment. The lecture that the instructors have to go over most of the time go in detail how what the students should do and what these instructors are expected from these students. These seminars are important, and this is the moment the students can ask a live question and receives a clarification either to an assignment or a group project. To encourage

Post-Seminar Event Evaluation Name: Xinyu Li 1. Share some of your thoughts on something you learnt during your research or heard during the discussion that you found particularly thought provoking: The core value of religions is believing blindly. Talking to Muslin student helps me understand this value better. True believers never doubt whether the doctrines are true or not because of their awe for God. In other word, even they know what written in their doctrines makes no sense in the

King Lear Seminar Response 1. During the seminar on William Shakespeare’s play King Lear a statement I agreed with was when Victoria spoke. Victoria argued that point four “Given what Edmund was born into, his actions are understandable.” Victoria explained Edmund, Edgar and Gloucester situation and the constant mistreat Edmund received from Gloucester and said that no matter what a person does to you, feel whatever you want, but it is wrong to act upon the negative feelings. For example, Edmund

During the seminar, many different view points and perspectives were expressed. One of the ideas that were discussed was that Antony and Brutus used different rhetoric devices to express their feelings. Antony used many examples of pathos in both his funeral speech and his everyday life. He aims to establish emotional reactions from his intended audiences and sometimes over uses this device. Brutus on the other hand does the exact opposite. Brutus uses a lot of Logos to mask or hide his feelings

Jesse Zapata 3/7/16 Ms. Pruitt Seminar Questions: The Great Gatsby 1. Fitzgerald uses setting to emphasize various aspects of his social classes in the novel. The Valley of Ashes is a dark place, and it is home to the poor, unfortunate lower class then was exploited during the 1920s. West Egg is tacky and looming, representing how many of the young millionaires (The "New Money") in the novel have found themselves suddenly rich and upper class without preparation. East Egg is just the opposite.

her article, Socratic Seminars: Engaging Students in Intellectual Discourse, Tredway (1995) she explains that in a Socratic seminar, the teacher is responsible for guiding students to “a deeper and clarified consideration of the ideas of the text, a respect for varying points of view, and adherence to and respect for the seminar process” (Tredway, 1995, p. 28). Since some of the hallmarks of respect include civility, courtesy, cooperation, and accountability, Socratic Seminars provide an excellent

The proposed topic for my senior seminar thesis paper is the treatment of the Native Americans in the 1800’s. More specifically, I will be focussing on the Trail of Tears. Questions such as “Why did this happen?” and “What causes are there?” will be very prevalent in this paper. Themes of inherent racism and and manifest destiny will be woven throughout the paper. I have always been interested in native american history, yet never learned much about it in school. I have always learned about the cliche

Socratic Seminar by Derrick Jones Jr 1. I think the person who affected the most change was John Adams. Even though he joined the Sons of Liberty earlier in the beginning of the book he helped Capitan Preston because he was requested from a friend of Prestons’ to help him. On page 17 it states, “Capitan Preston has been arrested, and we are being told he will be charged with murder. It is claimed that he gave the order … that he ordered his men to fire on the citizens. Sir, I know Capitan Preston