Essays on Torrance

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The top polluter in California is CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. located in Kettleman City. The top polluter is EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP. TORRANCE REFINERY. It is one of the top ten polluters in California (ranked 5). In 2002, this Los Angeles county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of total environmental releases. The top polluter in Los Angeles county is EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP. TORRANCE.

The top pollutant released in Los Angeles county is ammonia.

4 percent of houses in LOS ANGELES County have a high risk of lead hazards. Compared to other counties in the U.S. Los Angeles county is one of ...

Analysis of Waldorf

Waldorf Education is a private, developmental curriculum focused on teaching to the holistic needs of children.  Rudolf Steiner developed Waldorf education in the early 20th Century to create a learning environment focused on artistic learning and creative thinking.  Waldorf schools, also referred to as Steiner schools, exist in 91 countries and there are about 1,000 schools in total (Costello-Dougherty, 2009).  Waldorf schools vary in sizes but some have programs from preschool through high school (DeLuca & Hughes, 2014).  As children pass through a series of stages of development, Waldorf curriculum focuses on teaching the right thing at the right ...

A Research Proposal First Draft

Abstract While many researchers and practitioners alike are still finding that it is possible to help children develop creative thinking skills, we are also finding that this practice isn't being incorporated for all our kindergarten and pre-school children. The purpose of this paper will therefore be to investigate the ways in which children at the preschool/kindergarten level are being supported in the development of creative thinking skills, as well as the particular role this has played in helping kindergarten students. After initiating a review of the literature to guide the study, the methodology will involve data collection—interviews with ...

Introduction

Such researchers as Torrence (1980, 1966) and Diamong and Lee (2011) inform that various tactical approaches have been used to boost the creativity of children to develop executive and diverse skill. These researchers commend the application of pedagogical model to influence children creative skills during the early education. Models to influence creativity like computer, Osborn Parnes, and general semantics among other are being applied to impact it. The struggle for practitioner to foster creative thinking in children still precedes research psychology research fields. Torrence (1972) argues that creative thinking in children is not only possible, but can also be ...

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Research Purpose/Introduction

In a paper presented at a symposium on teaching children to think creatively, child psychologist E. Paul Torrance (1972), creator of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) (Torrance, 1980, 1966) says, I know that it is possible to teach children to think creatively and that it can be done in a variety of ways. I have done it. I have seen my wife do it. I have seen other excellent teachers do it. I have seen children who demonstrated a disability for thinking creatively learn to think creatively. I have seen them continuing for years thereafter to ...

Introduction

Over the years, several researchers have consistently argued that religion play a bigger role in any form of economic development (Neill, 2010). Some have pointed out to the issue by claiming that the role is quite conspicuous and cannot be overlooked, well, the subject remains an issue of controversy; it attracts diverse opinions from all walks of life. However, several inquiries into the study have indeed pointed towards the direction, above all, they conclude by citing a close proximity between religions and the economic spur (Michael, 2012). Most importantly, some of these researchers have proposed that the topic of ...