Essays on Make-Believe

Introduction

The Annals is a collection of sixteen books that survive, written by Cornelius Tacitus who was an historian of the Roman Empire as well as a Roman senator. In what remains of his final writings, Tacitus describes the Roman Empire beginning with Tiberius’ reign in 14 AD 14 up to and including Nero’s reign in 68 AD. The estimated date of the Annals is around 166 AD. The personages and events described in the Annals include Caligula, Claudius, Tiberius Nero, and Messalina. While Tacitus was writing from the perspective of an elitist and a scholar, it is evident ...

“My God, it’s heaven.”

The Circle by Dave Eggers starts with this line from its female protagonist Mae Holland. This is the reaction she was able to summon upon arriving at the compound of what was going to be her new office. She is amazed at the landscape of the campus, where she could see a tennis and a volleyball court, a fountain, and a day care center where the children of the employees stay while the employees work. There are children running about when she arrives, screaming and having fun as they enjoy the wide expanse of the campus in California. Mae ...

(Author Name) (Course Name/Number) Of all of the things that are important for the development of young children, there is one that goes without question. Play has dominated the social sciences are a true cornerstone in the healthy development of children, from infants through the adolescent years. Multiple types of play have been recognized in the years leading up to what many consider to be the height of psychological science, research, and implementation. It is through Symbolic play and Creative play that children are able to explore their limits, test possible solutions to problems, and learn how to navigate ...

Abstract:

This paper focuses on the teaching project that the writer conducted on some 5-7 year old kindergartens who are in their preoperational stage. It will go over the characteristics of preoperational stage, and some theories related to it. Lastly, it will compare and contrast the preoperational stage with the middle childhood or those in the fourth grade who are from 9 to 10 years of age, who were the center of the previous activity. In the end, it will be evident that the preoperational stage is a very significant stage when it comes to growth and development, as this ...

The Day of the Locust is Nathanael West’s forth novel written in 1939. Like all West’s previous works, this novel makes a vivid emphasis on social issues, such as spiritual and material degradation of the American society at the time of the Great Depression. It is a story about a frustrated American Dream, about life in which the perception of the reality does not correspond to the reality itself. Researchers say that the idea of the corrupt American Dream introduced by Nathanael West in his stories resulted in the coinage of “the term "West's disease" to refer ...

Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development emphasizes the significance of language and social experience. Within this theory, human cognition is viewed as a social process, and language is referred to as a basis of more sophisticated cognitive processes (Berk, 2012, p. 275). Within Vygotsky’s framework, such phenomena as private speech, intersubjectivity, scaffolding, guided participation, reciprocal teaching and cooperative learning have gained much support. Therefore, it is of extreme importance for an efficacious teacher to consider these approaches to learning while teaching youth. First of all, private speech, according to Vygotsky, is used for self-guidance. Through the zone of ...

Importance of play in early childhood

Sub-themes that relate to the theme Key theoretical frameworks that relate to each theme Critical analysis of the framework Key empirical studies that relate to each theme Summary of literature - Key aspects of the studies - How studies relate to the research topic? Importance of play in early childhood

Position statement

The Importance of Play to Children’s Learning and Development in Early Childhood Program “Playing to Learn/Learning Literature 1. The Role of Pretend Play in Children's Cognitive Development by Doris Bergen; Miami University.

Summary

This article presents expert opinion pertaining to ...