Mermaid Observation

In this section the author talks about the way of conducting the study which is the basis of this book. She has chosen a total of twelve families including six white, five black and one interracial. All the families had children who aged from 9-10 years. She visited these families at least twenty times in a time span of a month and spend time around the space where their everyday lives evolve.

His word stated in the American Museum of Natural History, said that the creatures are not beautiful at all, despite they look like a man.

Mariana, the beautiful mermaid, wanted a tuna salad, but she had a small problem since she was allergic to celery. At Sammy’s Sub Shop, Marina hoped to find tuna salad free of this dangerous vegetable. Flopping across the tiled floor to the counter, Marina placed her order and then checked her sandwich for celery, not noticing, however, the spoiled mayonnaise. At five o'clock that evening, Marina became violently ill with food poisoning. When a lifeguard at the beach discovered the problem, he called 911. Even though the mermaid had fishy breath. A handsome paramedic gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Wailing like a sick dog, the ambulance sped off to the hospital where the doctor on call refused to treat a sea creature with a scaly tail.

     The flexibility of family roles is important in African-American culture because it contributes to the stability and advancement of numerous black families (Hill, 1999). This ability to adapt to many roles may lead to equality between husband and wife or whoever the caretakers in the home. Sex-specific socialization patterns are dominant in the Euro-American culture and lead to a mostly inferior attitude by white females. In the African-American family, even though there are many egalitarian patterns, the black mother is a lot of times the strongest figure. They are equal to their husbands in that they share work responsibilities inside and outside the home. In the classroom, these strengths can be used to motivate the equal learning of all students. Male and female students should

Family strategies for working with African American females include exploring the possibility of extended or nontraditional family arrangements. Therefore, questions should be directed toward clarifying who is living in the home and who helps out. Therapists/Counselors should work to strengthen and increase functionality of the original family structure rather than attempt to change it. One of the strengths of the

The documentary "Mermaids the body found" released in May 2012, produced by Josh Wilkins and Theresa Ryan discusses the possibilities of real-life mermaids and how they came to form. In 2004 the NOAA team also known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration claimed that there was a group of boys who saw a weird animal that appeared human-like and lived underwater. This theory was reported to the navy for investigation when a bunch of whales appeared dead on the beach, the whales and sharks had serve force to their ear, that caused internal bleeding. The question was what caused it?

When you walk into Amy Zache’s warm and inviting first grade classroom at Beiger Elementary School, you are greeted by twenty three of the most beautiful smiling faces. These thirteen boys and ten girls have a passion for learning that is clearly fueled by the positive energy of Mrs. Zache. Although all of the students are Caucasian, with the exception of one Caucasian and African American boy, she does an excellent job of integrating other cultures into her lessons. Along with worrying about the integration of different cultures, Mrs. Zache must worry about how to make accommodations for the four students with speech IEP’s, one student with a sever cognitive disorder who has an IEP, four boys on ADHD medication, and multiple other students

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence (34.46).”

Many ethnic groups reside and persist in America. Minority groups are misunderstood and undervalued in today’s society. There are many cultures, history, social relations, religious traditions, and linguistic aspects enduring in our country because of our abundant diversity. Two minority groups that are misconstrued are African Americans and Asian Americans. These two groups of people have many differences, but also have a few commonalities. African Americans and Asian Americans influence society in the United States in multiple ways, for example specifically in educational settings. Unfortunately, the dominant group, Caucasians, have difficulties

For interviewing, I selected three African American mothers’ of students at a particular elementary school. The three ladies I selected to interview had various educational backgrounds and experiences, so I believed this would provide a more holistic picture to answer my question. I used a structured interview to ask the three mother’s the same

Practices of ethnic-racial socialization may differ between White women raises a biracial child and White women live in a nonracial family.

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada is an attraction that fits into the emerging tourism district in Toronto. Aside from other attractions that already exist, Ripley’s aquarium draws family oriented tourists to visit Toronto bringing fun for all members of the family. Unlike other attractions, throughout the aquarium there is an educational experience because of all the interactive components. This makes it a significant attraction for the city of Toronto because it draws in all types of people. No matter your age, the aquarium provides a fascinating experience unlike other attractions that already exist. Referring to appendix A, there are iPads located throughout the aquarium with interactive games and puzzles to further attract visitors, and allows them to learn about the animals. As well, this is the only attraction of its kind located in the east coast of Canada further encouraging more

When conducting this interview; Janet’s culture and family life turned out to be quite different from my own. For starters, her family for one came from the south, while mine bores from the north. They are deeply religious, this can be viewed as a common stereotype for an African American culture as well. In comparison to mine where my family less than religious and our view on faith does not include going to church every Sunday like Janet does. Another striking contrast culturally is that my mother was heavily involved in school growing up, she was always there for all the meetings, or to take me to my sports and to watch all my games. Whereas Janet’s mother had to work more and her parents only attended if it was a parent teacher meeting.

There are many aspects to why people question mermaids’ existence in this world. Due to the fact that mermaids would freeze to death because once a person gets down a few meters, the water temperature will drop drastically. Also, let alone the increasingly excessive amount of sun exposure will surely damage the skin and not to mention, excessive exposure to water will leave the skin wrinkly and unappealing. Therefore, how could a mermaid possibly look somewhat stunning and representable when being exposed to water and the sun?

My favorite Disney princess was Ariel from the movie, The Little Mermaid. I don’t know why but I have always believed that mermaids did exist. As I grew older, I became doubtful because of maturity. But then, I learned that I was not alone in hoping to hear confirmation from the news about these creatures being real. So decided to research if there are proofs of it being real. It turns out, lots information on mermaids could be found on the Internet. There were also many arguments about mermaids’ existence but many were against it. Although many people do not believe in these mythical creatures, I am convinced that mermaids are real because of sightings and experiences from known people in history, the statistics on ocean discoveries, and arguments on the Aquatic Ape Theory of Evolution.