Laurenjanemothmurphy

Otherness as an alienating factor occurs most frequently based on ethnic background (visited in Algranati’s essay “Being an Other,” which explores how problematic these divisions are becoming) and ideology, either political or religious. However, it can also manifest whenever a divergent group can be identified: the learning disabled (they used to be shocked or locked away in institutions), the elderly, the gay and bisexual, and, as we shall see in Doty’s Firebird, the fragile and sensi...

Jackson’s and Rushdie’s short story and essay both illustrate the logical fallacy of “appeal to tradition” as well as showing that the consequences of blind faith can be deadly. Both encourage the reader to develop their own morality and to question authority. “The Lottery” tells the story of a village that has a tradition of selecting a member of their community to be stoned to death annually in the springtime.

Elementary aged children in northeast Philadelphia are faced with multiple challenges that prevent or retard their abilities to realize their full potential. The largest is that of poverty. While poverty affects developing minds and bodies in the form of nutrition, medical care, and social development, it is particularly crippling to the academic development of the early child, because it creates a vicious cycle.

Contains some Spanish words to encourage bilingual development/cultural awareness/appropriate for ELLs in classroom setting

Students are of superior intellectual development and are capable of high performance. A team reviews assessment findings and is motivated to find under-represented populations who can benefit (Florida Department of Education, 2019)

The play My Fair Lady and the Nathanial Hawthorne short story “Birthmark” share themes of transformation and a seeking of perfection. However, in both works we can also find similar commentary on society’s views towards women, and even some parallels to mythological and religious themes. In both works, the transformers become obsessed with their aims, working night and day to mold their hapless charges into their view of an ideal.

“Memento Mori” by Jonathan Nolan is a narrative that focuses on revenge. Revenge for most people is blunted by time and ethical considerations stemming from the context of society, but Earl does not have these resources available to him. Ironically, the individual who raped and murdered his wife committed suicide unwittingly by killing the part of Earl’s brain that may have curtailed his desire for revenge.

Swamplandia! is a magic realism fictional narrative that tells the story of Ava, the narrator, her sister, Ossie, their brother, Kiwi, and their parents, who live on the west coast of Florida at tourist attraction featuring live alligators. The attraction was famous and heavily patronized, but after Ava’s mother dies of ovarian cancer, Swamplandia quickly becomes insolvent and devoid of tourists. The book makes heavy use of metaphor, both literal metaphors that are quite beautiful, as well a...

Andrew Lam and Joan Didion have both written non-fiction essays about their family, and how they fit into this larger dynamic. While Didion is a far superior writer mechanically, they both ignite the imagination and help the reader to examine his or her own family construct in order to empathize.

elementary education