Influential Prose

Tag: non-fiction

  • Cultural Influence on Morals

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] Culture influences morals. But it is not the only influence, nor necessarily the strongest one. Thinking about how culture influences morals raises several questions. What are morals? What is culture? What are their sources and what causes them to change?…

  • Globalization & Religious Violence

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] Even as the world population has grown, globalization has made our planet shrink. Travel options have expanded, more people are living in cities, and the products we use daily are increasingly made and distributed by multinational corporations. Mass production and its economic advantages…

  • Dolch Words for Deaf Children

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] Dolch words, also known as sight words, are common connectors and function words that make up 50 to 75 percent of the text in children’s books. These words have been used in deaf education for more than 30 years to…

  • Basketball Camps for Teens in Washington, DC

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] Basketball has been an American sport for more than a century and has grown to become a global phenomenon. Although simple in concept, mastering the necessary skills, speed and coordinated teamwork required to win consistently demands regular practice and dedication. In an age…

  • High School Earth Science Projects on Rocks

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] The common element to all science projects is the scientific method, which is composed of five steps: the research question, the hypothesis, the procedure, your results, and a conclusion. Whether you are examining rocks, studying animals or the behavior of people, these five…

  • The Advantages of Early Intervention for Deaf Children

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] The importance of early intervention for deaf children is universally accepted, but controversy persists over which forms of intervention are best for the child. The deaf community strongly emphasizes a linguistic approach, giving priority to early exposure to language. The medical model emphasizes…

  • Educational Science Games for Teenagers

    [One of 50 articles written for Demand Media in 2013] Educational games can be competitive – teams can vie to build a better tool, such as a water balloon catapult or battling robots. More often, educational games are cooperative activities. You may build something with others, or construct something virtually based on real-world physics using…

  • Activities That Teach Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children to Write

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] In the early stages, teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to write is similar to the techniques for hearing children. The manual alphabet and the written alphabet work together well — there is a manual equivalent for all 26 letters. However,…

  • Learning Language in a Home With Deaf Parents

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] Ninety percent of children born to deaf parents have normal hearing. Not all deaf adults converse in sign language, but in homes where they do, children grow up bilingual. American Sign Language is often their first language. Because spoken language…

  • Strategies Used for Disruptive Aggressive Behavior in Children

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] Benjamin Franklin famously said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Strategies for dealing with aggressive behavior fall into two categories. Prevention is using techniques to minimize or eliminate continuing aggression. Intervention is dealing with aggression as it happens.…