Writing Feedback / Comparison of past thirty years of special education [5]

In the past thirty years education for children with disabilities has improved greatly. The improvement of the education for children with disabilities has been a slow process, and it still can use even more improvement. Before 1975 children with disabilities did not have a right to receive free public education. Then in 1975 the Congress passed the Public Law 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA). This law required public schools to provide free education in the least restrictive environment for children between the ages of three and twenty-one with all types of disabilities. Today the law is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The law has basically stayed the same except for now it also includes infants, toddlers, and their family, also an improvement on the services has been made.

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act regulations were issued to begin with the 1977-1978 school year. In the same year a requirement for school districts to evaluate their policies and stop discriminatory policies, which later Congress noted that this requirement was illegally ignored. Children with all different types of disabilities were put into a hidden location away from the children without disabilities. Today, no matter what kind of disability a child has they are integrated in classrooms with the children without disabilities. These children are included in the same daily activities and accommodations are made if needed.

In 1975 the Individualized Education Program (IEP) was also started, which is a contract between the parents and school staff on what services the student with disabilities will receive. Services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychological services, audio and visual services, social work, and transportation and these services are at little to no cost to the parents. Today this program is still used by public schools and now it is believed that the earlier a child receives the services the more they will benefit. In 1975 the federal government promised that they would pay 40% of the cost to educated children with disabilities, but the federal government has never paid more than 15% of the total cost. The rest of the cost has been taken care of by state and local districts.

Writing Feedback / CATS; Indoor/ Outdoor / Indoor-Outdoor [7]

The most commonly owned pet cat is the domestic cat and can be categorized into three groups; indoor domestic cats, outdoor domestic cats, and indoor-outdoor domestic cats. When these cats are clean and sitting next to each other, they appear extremely similar. The different environments these three groups of domestic cats exist in are what make them different in every other way.

Indoor cats are cleaner and healthier, because they are more likely to be taken to the veterinarian. They are safe from predators, cars, abusive humans, and communicable diseases and they do not get lost or stolen. Since inside cats do not have to spend their time looking for food, they have more time to clean themselves and they also are more likely to be overweight. This type of cat tends to be more of a lap cat, than the others. Indoor cats also have downfalls, they do not have a faucet to let out their energy and this sometimes causes them to "climb the walls." City cats need to also be indoor cats, due to all of the dangers.

Outdoor cats spend most of their time looking for food and trying to be safe from predators. his causes them to be skinner and dirtier. They tend to also be a nuisance in the community, knocking over trashcans and tearing up trash. Outdoor cats tear up gardens, when using them for a litter box. They are safer in the country.

Indoor-outdoor cats have the best of both worlds they do not have to look for food and they can go outside for exercise. They also have the bad parts of the outdoor cat. They have a chance of getting into a fight and getting hurt, or hit by a car. Indoor-outdoor cats can get lost or stolen and they can come into contact with communicable diseases. Rural areas are the best for indoor-outdoor cats.

The best way for a cat to be raised depends on the owner's preferences and the living circumstances.

Writing Feedback / Classification essay - types of pets (500-700 words) [4]

When thinking of getting a pet for companionship, there are several things to take into consideration: maintenance, space, cost, and attention needed for the pet. People first need to decide how much time they have for maintaining of the pet. There are three main levels of maintenance: low maintenance, medium maintenance, and high maintenance.

Somebody who has little time might want to choose a pet that requires little maintenance. Pets that fall into this level are fish, ant farms, and worm farms. Requiring a minimal amount of attention daily, they can be fed and watered once a day. This type of pet in addition does not require any veterinarian care. This type of pet is unable to offer any comportment of companionship.

For a person who has a little more time for a pet, one requiring a medium amount of maintenance might work well. Birds, lizards, iguanas, snakes, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, gerbils, hermit crabs, and turtles are pets that can be fed and watered in the morning and then in the evening there can be a little more extra care taken of them. Then once or twice a week the pet's accommodation needs to be cleaned. These pets usually require a minimal amount of veterinarian care. These pets are capable of offering some companionship.

Someone who has a great deal of time for maintenance of a pet might choose one that requires a high amount of maintenance. Cats, ferrets, and dogs are generally the type of pets in this level of maintenance. A cat needs water and food daily, their litter changed as needed and a little loving every day. A cat requires less attention than a dog would because cats do not need to get out and run as much as a dog would. Cats are content on prowling around the house while alone, going to the bathroom in a litter box, and rarely even needing to get out of the house.

Ferrets need a little more attention than a cat. Even though ferrets can be kept in a cage, they need time to run around out of the cage at least three hours a day. Ferrets are extremely curious, energetic pets, who will find holes that no one knew existed. They require careful supervision while out of their cage, as long as the house has been checked for hazards. Unlike puppies and kittens that "grow up," ferrets retain a kitten- or puppy- like personality most of their lives.

Dogs do not use litter boxes, unless trained to do so. If it is a housedog, there will be a need for the dog to be let out several times daily. Dogs need time out of the house to get their energy released, either by letting them run in the yard or by taking them on a walk. Dogs can stay in pens while alone at home during the day, but more than eight hours at a time -- every day -- is a little boring for the dog.

If someone is always on the go, dogs are a little more difficult to take care of. If a person is not home for ten to twelve hours and the dog is in a kennel, the dog can become rambunctious getting into trouble, but more for attention than for anything else. Somebody who works part time or has time to go home during lunch to let the dog out is a good candidate for a dog. Some dog owners have doggie doors allowing dogs to come in and out of the house without having to worry if somebody is home. The dog is able to get outside to stretch their legs and go to the bathroom as often as needed.

So someone's choice of pet depends on how much time they have for maintenance of the pet. The more someone is gone during the day, the less appropriate a high maintenance pet is. For somebody who is going to be home every night and wants a companion, cats are a great choice because they can be physically held and pet. In many ways, this could also be done with the pets that fall into the medium level of maintenance.

Essays / How to get started with my cause and effect essay? [8]

I could really use some help getting started with my cause and effect essay.

I never planned on returning to school at the age of twenty-five especially while being married with a two year old son. I was working in a factory making good money and then one day we were told that the factory was being closed. Everything after that day was changed in my life.

Essays / Critical Analysis of "The Street Lawyer" by John Grisham [6]

It has to be between 500-700 words. I am having a hard time getting started. Here is what I have so far. Thanks for any help. Andrea

I was not in the slightest bit looking forward to having to read a novel and then having to write a critical analysis on it. It is difficult for me to sit down and read a book all the way through, but then I picked up the novel The Street Lawyer by John Grisham and I could not put it down. The novel is fast pace moving from one scene to the next with no unnecessary details and it constantly left me wanting to read more of the novel.

In The Street Lawyer the main character, Michael Brock a 32-year-old antitrust attorney has a remarkable transformation that happens over a period of only thirty-two days.

Book Reports / Process analysis of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe [7]

Please help, I have to explain the purpose that storytelling serves in the novel.

When I think of storytelling, I think of the fairytales I heard as a child where there are stories of great adventures that begin slowly and then grow quickly into a battle with good winning. In the novel "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis it is like many of the fairytales I remember. The purpose of the storytelling in this novel provides it with all of the immense details and depth that make the novel interesting. This novel includes many of the fairytale creatures described in different stories by children around the world.

The novel begins with four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy who move in with the Professor during World War II for protection from bombs. The children then go exploring around the house and find a room with nothing in it but a single wardrobe, which unknown to the children is an enchanted wardrobe that leads to another world. Then the story moves almost instantly into a story telling of great adventures the children have once they go through the wardrobe. Lucy the youngest of the children is the first of the children to enter into the wardrobe, and discover the world of Narnia where she meets the first fairytale creature to come into the story. It does not take long in the story for all four of the children to wind up in the wardrobe and discover the land of Narnia. As the story moves forward, the traditional fairytale creatures such as, animals that can talk, dwarfs, centaurs, giants, fauns, and unicorns are gradually added.

The novel also includes some references to the Bible, which is full of truthful storytelling. Lewis uses the speaking animals and other mystical creatures to depict morals from the Bible in a more childlike view. The story circles around telling about the battle between good and evil. The four siblings along with the good creatures go up against the White Witch and her followers to take back control of Narnia. The children of course succeed over the evil creatures and return Narnia to the land it should be.

Then when the storytelling comes to the end, the children return through the wardrobe to the time just a few minutes after they had left where they are still young children. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy tell the Professor of their great adventures, and the Professor tells them of his own adventures into Narnia. They then discover that one day they will be able to enter back into the land of Narnia where they will have more storytelling adventures. Many fairytales do not have a defiant ending and that is how this novel ends.

Thanks for all of the help.
Andrea

Book Reports / Mini Love Essay (characters in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) [7]

A character's view of love in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

In the novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis there are four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Susan shows many variations of love not only to her siblings but also to many of the other characters in the novel. She shows a child like love towards Aslan the lion, a motherly love to her siblings, and a kind of sympathetic love for others in the story.

Susan has the motherly love for her younger siblings, which sometimes bothers her younger brother, Edmund. When I speak of motherly love, I am talking about how she worries about their well-being and reminds them it is time to go to bed in the beginning of the novel. She shows loving concern for Lucy when Lucy tells of her first Adventure into Narnia.

Her love for Aslan is the kind of love a child shows for an adult similar to a mother and father. She shows emotion of a great loss when Aslan is killed and then excitement when Aslan comes back to life.

She also shows a love for the Professor, which she calls that old sweet dear man.
During the end of the novel, Susan is called Susan the Gentle.

Writing Feedback / Summary/Analysis of Lucy from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe [8]

I have got a start on the paper I just want to know how it sounds so far.

In the novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis, there are four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Lucy is the youngest of the four children and has several key moments that influence the story a great deal. I believe the most important moment Lucy has is when she first discovers the enchanted wardrobe that leads to Narnia. If it had not been for this moment I do not believe, the children would have ever entered Narnia and there would have not been a story at all.

Lucy is the first to discover Narnia, where she meets the Faun Mr. Tumnus. Then after all four children are in Narnia, Lucy leads the children to Mr. Tumnus's home and they find his home destroyed. Lucy realized that this means the White Witch knows that Mr. Tumnus spared Lucy's life, and that the White Witch has captured Tumnus. Lucy insists her siblings to help her rescue Mr. Tumnus from the White Witch. From Father Christmas, Lucy receives a dagger and a special bottle of the juice of the fire-flowers that grow on the sun, which she later uses to heal Edmund.

Lucy, the youngest, stays behind and opens the wardrobe door. She looks in it she climbs in out of pure curiosity. This curiosity of Lucy's is what leads her to discovering Narnia.

Thank you for your time and help.
Andrea