Reflective Essay On 'ASAP Lions' By Kyla Anderson

Initially, I had a negative view on group working because of the challenges that I had. When I was in high school, my five other friends and I used to work together in a music competition. Although we were supposed to get together to practice

The nonfiction novel “"Lion"” by Saroo Brierley explores different attributes that a person must possess in order to survive. This novel ,”"Lion"” is based on a true story about a 5 year old indian boy who by chance leaves his poverty stricken home and ends up in the city of Kolkata. After 25 years of separation from his family he finds his way home. “"Lion"” showcases many idea’s about survival, some of these being thinking instinctively, knowing how to source basic needs and knowing when to trust others.

Overall, this group project went very well and was completed on time due to the fact there everyone including myself assigned ourselves with a task role, relational role and from the start had individual roles present such as leader, compromiser, and gatekeepers in the group that made it

One of my more vivid experiences of public speaking was when I was taking a class at a community college. While taking this class I would often have to give speeches and demonstrations in front of the class. As I was waiting for my turn to give my very first speech, I was very certain that I would have no problems at all, it would a piece of cake, or so I thought. All of a sudden, I hear my name being called as it was my turn to deliver a knockout performance, but as I stood in front of that small class of people I just blanked out. An overwhelming amount of anxiety came over of me. I could feel my heart beginning to race and my hands starting to sweat. I could not for the life of me remember what I was going supposed say. In addition, the

Working in a group to achieve a high quality group project can be one of people’s most difficult school experiences. Working in a group is tough because there is often someone who does not pull their own weight. “There are five stages to group development, adjourning, forming, storming, performing, and norming” (John & Wiley pg 166). Christine’s group from the Case Study the Forgotten Group Member is in between the Storming and Norming Stages. The Storming Stage “is dealing with tensions and defining group tasks,” while the Norming Stage is dealing with high emotionality and tension among the group members” (John & Wiley pg. 166). Christine and her group could have had better

This group project was a lot of organization. At this moment, we had a lot of exams and

Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion narrates the forgotten stories of those who contributed to the building of the city Toronto, particularly immigrants and marginal individuals. In the very first page of the novel, Ondaatje stresses the concern with personal narratives and the act of storytelling: "This is the story a young girl gathers in a car during the early hours of the morning [...] She listens to the man as he picks up and brings together various corners of the story..." (4). Similar to Crossing the River, there is a framework story, that of a man telling a story to a girl, that opens and ends the novel and gives coherence to

War crushes, destroys, and annihilates everyone in its path. Beneath the Lion’s Gaze, a historical fiction novel written by Maaza Mengiste, details the story of an Ethiopian family thrown into a revolution enacted by the execution of Emperor Selassie’s reign. Following years of famine, the country of Ethiopia is thrown into a revolution. Beneath the Lion’s Gaze portrays the experience of a family embedded in a community as they face the death of Haile Selassie, the reign of the Derg, the start of the Red Terror, and the violence and chaos produced by factions, ideologies, and religious fundamentalism. Hailu, a doctor, father, and head of the household, worries about his two sons Dawit and Yonas.

Summary of The Lion King: In the Disney animation loved by families everywhere, The Lion King, Simba, the young lion born into royalty. His parents have high expectation and have strict boundaries. The Lion King follows Simba as he explores the plains of Africa and stirs up trouble with his uncle, Scar.

The Unknown History The genre of historical fiction is loved by many authors as it allows them to use the past as an inspiration while writing a fictional story that will captivate the readers. In the novel In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje, the rich history is explored throughout the novel with the theme of the unfair treatment of immigrants, the construction of both the Bloor Street Viaduct and the Queen Street Waterworks and the character of Rowland Harris. By looking at the historical facts in the novel, we can see why it’s considered a historical fiction novel, which most readers fail to recognize; this is important because Ondaatje chooses this writing style so that the readers can learn about the rich history of Toronto through

Lion by Saroo Brierley is a comprehensive autobiography detailing Brierley’s life story. Born in the region Ganesh Talai, India, five year-old Brierley lived in poverty with his three siblings and his single mother. Brierley and his family frequently go days without proper meals, which forces his brothers to search for food and money along the train routes. One night, Saroo begs his brother, Guddu, to take him along on one of his trips along the trains. Brierley loses his brother at the train station and decides to hop on the next train.

What is history? Who gets to writes it? Can you be a part of it? History is an array of fragmented stories clustered together to form a whole and power is the driving force of storytelling, that is, those with a voice can be part of history. Michael Ondaatje’s 1987 novel, In the Skin of a Lion, challenges the notion that our great human narrative is just singular written story and suggests, through a post-colonial context, that it is actually the micro-narratives that create our collective history.

Working together matters. It can be hard to get people to really come together sometimes, but if they all believe in what they are doing, they will find a way to do it together (Catmull, 2008). That is vital to getting a project done, but it is important for basic life events, too. One does not have to be able to do it all. When one is part of a community that means there are other people to help. One person provides an idea, and another person expands on that. Maybe some of it gets changed and moved around. Pretty soon it is something amazing, and the core idea that the first person started with is still there. The reason the end result is so good, though, is because that person with the core idea had some help. He or

I really like to working with a group , because of it I learned that we have to work together , help each other to reach the target successfully , I am not talking about the grade , its about the teamwork , the important is we know how to share information and know how to listen other people opinions . In group , we can easily equally divide works for each person which is better than individual work , the more people we have the less stress . There is one thing bad about working as a group is when we combine our idea together it take quite long time because there are so much ideas. I’ve wrote many questionnaires and gave it to other students different countries as a research and I received their answer after that one weak . Their answers are really helpful for our evidence . After that I realize that they are very nice for letting us now their opinion and I am really appreciate that . It is not very easy for work with other students from another country because it takes time to give and receive works , also delivery our works on time so they can check it faster . I am really enjoy this project because this help me to extend my knowledge, my writing skill, and improve my grammar. After this, I knew more clearly about

The Lion and the Ox is a one of the oldest and most popular pieces of classic Arabic literature. Originally from India, this animal fable is famous for its inclusion of many other animal fables, each of which help provide the characters of the story with advice regarding their situation. Unlike The Arabian Nights, which also uses a frame tale that contains each tale, multiple animals share their wisdom with one another. The wisdom of the story’s two main characters, Kalila and Dimna, help foreshadow and motivate the events of the frame tale and bring it to a reasonable yet tragic conclusion.