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    Mr. La Bonne Classroom

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    Mr. La Bonne is one of my favorite teachers at Stuy. He made Stuyvesant and freshman year amazing. I loved most of the books we read in this class and I especially loved the movie we watched called “Marie Full of Grace” or “Maria Full of Grace” (I can't really remember). This man was so funny and he always just started flaming kids, but in the very fancy way. Class was very interesting and the discussions were always funny, but also very substance based. This class was honestly the highlight of my

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    observation of a child in a more intricate way. “There is a hidden man, a hidden child, a buried living being who must be liberated. Here is the urgent task of education: Liberation in this sense means knowledge or indeed a discovery of the unknown.” Dr. Maria Montessori, The Secret of Childhood, Part 2, Ch 1, Page 88 A human baby is formed in the mother’s womb when a single cell (fertilised egg) multiplies in geometrical progression, which works and builds in exact obedience to immaterial order it bears

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    In 2012, Tess Holliday pioneered the hashtag, “effyourbeautystandards” on Twitter. She started the trending phrase to share her frustration over the fashion industry generally only portraying a certain body type. Fast forward to 2017 and Holliday, who was discovered as a plus-size model on Instagram, can be found gracing the pages of Vogue Italia, as well as other plus-size models like Ashley Graham, Vogue’s first plus-size cover girl. Seven years is relatively short time for plus-size people to

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    engrossed with the material that it isolated her mentally from rest of the environment. 2. Love of Repetition: She found children loves repetition. It is through this repetition the real development ensues. In the book ‘The Secret Childhood’ Dr Maria wrote how the children continued to wash the hands for so many times even after they were cleaned. 3. Love of Order: She observed children following the teacher in distributing and placing back materials in to the shelves. This made her realize

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    Dissecting Las Meninas

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    Honor) in the 19th century. The painting is 318 x 276 cm, painted on canvas with oil paint and is on display at the Museo Nacional del Prado. The painting of the young princess gave him the opportunity of expressing the delicate balance between the graces of a child with the streak of melancholy. The scene takes place in Velazquez studio; in the left corner Diego Velazquez stands back with his palate and brush in his hands, hanging around his belt in the Palace Chamberlain’s key, and he is dressed

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    Comparing and Contrasting Preterist and Futurist Interpretations of Revelation Introduction The purpose of this paper is to research and analyze the preterist and futurist views of interpreting the Book of Revelation and determine which view provides the most accurate Biblical interpretation. As Richard L. Mayhue states, the "word 'preterist' comes from the Latin term praeteritus which basically means 'past' in regard to time." A preterist interpretation of the Book of Revelation, therefore, asserts

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    the right. On angel Gabriel’s hand is lilies, which symbolizes Mary’s purity, her seamlessness, and virginity. He announces her that she is about to conceive Christ. You can actually see words coming out of Gabriel’s mouth in Latin “Ave Maria” (Hail Mary full of grace… blessed art thou women”). On the right, there is a dove above Mary’s head and it symbolizes the Holy Spirit. There are also words coming out of her mouth in reply to angel Gabriel. But

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    Sandro Botticelli

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    his work was characterized by a conception of the figure as if seen in low relief, drawn with clear contours, and minimizing strong contrasts of light and shadow which would indicate fully modeled forms. Maturity The Adoration of the Magi for Santa Maria Novella (c. 1475–1476, now at the Uffizi), contains the portraits of Cosimo de Medici, his sons Piero and Giovanni, and his grandsons Lorenzo and Giuliano. The quality of the scene was hailed by Vasari as one of Botticelli's pinnacles. In 1481, Pope

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    Montessori Philosophy

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    teacher is to ensure that a classroom provides activities and motives for normalization to occur. So, how is an adult or a Montessori teacher can help a child overcome these deviations and help them along the path to normalization? As stated by Dr Maria Montessori, a Montessori teacher must practice patience rather than anger. An adult who is impatient or angry cannot build confidence or independence in a child. She recommended interrupting the misbehavior because it is an obstacle to development

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    Plight of the Code Hero in the Works of Ernest Hemingway          In his novels Ernest Hemingway suggests a code of behavior for his characters to follow: one that demands courage in difficult situations, strength in the face of adversity, and grace under pressure.  Termed the "code hero," this character is driven by the principal ideals of honor, courage, and endurance in a life of stress, misfortune, and pain.  Despite the hero's fight against life in this violent and disorderly world, he is

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