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Indigenous Learning — The Roles of Storytelling in Adult Education

by on Nov.12, 2011, under Academic Papers, Non-fiction

The Roles of Storytelling in Adult Education

Abstract

This paper describes a journey to uncover whether or not Indigenous Learning techniques can be applied to modern adult education venues. It begins with an exploration of the value and role of storytelling. It explains the psychological foundations of storytelling and the(…)

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Where Are the Real Cowboys?

by on Jun.14, 2011, under Commentary, Essay, & Prose, Non-fiction

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WHERE ARE THE REAL COWBOYS? — AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BANDERA COUNTY TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

June 11, 2011

Bandera County Texas
Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 2445
Bandera, Texas 78003

Ref: “Bandera County Sheriff’s Office Issues Domestic Terrorism Warning,” KSAT.com, June 9, 2011

To Whom it(…)

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Stepping Out of Oblivion

by on Apr.09, 2009, under Autobiography & Memoir

I suppose like so many others I spent most of my adult life oblivious to what was happening in the political arena.  If things seemed to be doing ok, I never questioned anything until last January when the Presidential Campaigns began in full force.

I have always followed the Presidential Campaigns,(…)

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On the Conservationist Attitudes of the Modern New England Population

by on Apr.02, 2009, under Commentary, Essay, & Prose

Since I’ve lived in Providence, Rhode Island, one the historic capitols of New England (being the six states east of New York), I have studied the inhabitants through my windows and on the sidewalks.  Something notable in this part of the country is the extreme concentration of structures and the(…)

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