Balances Of Values And Academic Freedom Of Inquiry
.... our quest for knowledge, there becomes a conflict between
our beliefs we are accustomed to and the material presented to us. When there is
a difference, we should not ignore the idea or block it out. We should feel free
to learn and question new ideas. Just because we learn something doesn't mean we
have to accept it. We should leave ourselves open to new ideas. When we do this
we become very well rounded individuals.
An example of this is the issue involving the debate between evolution
and creationism .....
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Being The One Who Cares: A Good Teacher
.... more
promiscuous society. Our children are having children. We as teachers must
educate our student to the deadly effects of unprotected sex. I feel as
teachers earn tenure, they are more likely to effect the students in a more
personably manner. Having a stable and open classroom, I feel the students will
learn more and be a respected citizen in our society. In this project I will
discuss, prayer in the classroom, AIDS and tenure.
Prayer in school is a controversial issue that must be considered and .....
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Personal Essay: Classroom Observation
.... on top of the
blackboard that had the colors and things we might see in that color. The
student's desks were arranged in two rows, pushed together and facing each other.
There were about twelve seats in each group, so there were about 24 students in
the class. Apparently, the class had just been returning from a trip to the
school library when the fire drill went off, so when they came in they were
still carrying their library books. The students were asked to take their seats
and they did so quietly .....
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Creative Writing: John Griffith Biography
.... fines to the sailors
that had too many fish. This sure wasn't a popular job in the bay area. I was
smart enough to figure I could be on the other side of the law and rob and steal
vessels so I became an oyster pirate.
I had a real passion for the sea and so in 1893 I took a job as a common
sailor aboard a sealing vessel that ventured as far as Japan. This lasted about
a year. When I returned back to the bay area I drifted from job to job.
I told you I liked to wander. I left the bay a .....
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Creative Writing: My Summer Off
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get a job”, at which point I became the world's greatest advocate of off-season
learning. Besides, I was only fifteen and the workplace just wasn't ready for
me. So I thumbed through the course book, singing a chorus of no's until I
arrived on the Debate and Public Speaking page. There resided a large
photograph of a boy confidently standing behind an ornate podium, clearly frozen
in the middle of some captivating and influential argument. I read the passage
describing the course and was immedi .....
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Creative Writing - The Case: An Original Mystery
.... he
sure is a wash up. The only thing he could afford to drive was the car the
police station gave him. It was a 1986 Buick with a green trunk, maroon body,
and a navy blue hood. The thing took about three minutes to start and another
five to warm up, and that was in the summer.
Ten minutes later he showed up at my desk. I could still smell her
perfume on him. He looked terrible, like usual, man he was such a good guy, but
he didn't have a lucky bone in his body.
“So what's up now Steve? . . . anot .....
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Creative Writing: The First Day
.... like I fit in. As I looked around for my class, I noticed I was on the
wrong side of the building. ‘At least I know where the main building is,' I said
to myself. The main building looked bright and cheery, like the sun.
I trudged over to the main building trying not to look at anyone, the
pavement looked really white. When I got to the main building I walked up to a
Miss Kerby, sitting behind a desk and asked her if she could tell me where this
building was. Instead I felt like I had just been arre .....
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Life: The Personal Experience
.... the fire fighters and
the cops to pull people out of that vans, I saw lot of our church friend got
burned to death and some other just crushed by Small pieces. Everyone is in
tears including the police and fire fighters. After the rescue, we find out
most of people in that van died, but some in serious condition.
After that accident, I learned that life is meaningless, and learned that
we should help others while we can. My goal was to let God into my life. It
was one of the most relaxing and .....
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The Rule
.... are told that we
are responsible enough to go and live away from home, then why does it matter
who we live with? Why aren't we trusted when it comes to that issue? I feel
that one should be trusted until one proves otherwise.
The rule may forbid boyfriends, girlfriends, or just friends to stay in
a room, but why family members? Have a heart. Your family member drives all
the way to your school to see you and they must sleep some where else, why?
Didn't your brother or sister come to visit you in col .....
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The Written Word Lives On
.... just a hobby then does it
injustice. Adventure fits it more appropriately. Books sweep me into the
depths of imagination and let me share another persons dream while helping me
see mine. Piers Anthony taking me through his spellbinding Juxtaposition opened
my mind and revealed his dreams. I have held my grip on the exhilaration that
brought me. I never feel as complete as when I visit another book. The
ceaseless joy bonding my mind with another realm leads straight into addiction.
Finishing a good .....
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Personal Essay: Prejudice
.... One of the caucasians was a close friend and another was an
acquaintance. The African-American was also a friend of mine. Of the three
gentlemen that approached us, two were hispanic males that appeared to be over
21 and the other was a caucasian male that appeared over 21, although I couldn't
be sure. Although I didn't want to make any judgements about them, they looked
as if they were poorly dressed and over 21. So I deduced that they were in a
gang or they were drug dealers, high schoo .....
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Going To The Beach
.... forget anything. Finally, when all preparations were made, and
the cars loaded up, we, following our chosen route, dreamed of our coming
adventures. On that particular vacation, we had chosen a place named Blue Lakes.
It was really a place of wildlife. In the summer, the forest was
beautiful. It burst into leaves and needles, and abounded with mushrooms and
berries. The unbelievable silence was sometimes interrupted only by birds and
insects. The amazing lakes, which were situated all over the wood, seeme .....
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Personal Essay: The Yemin Order Project
.... the
ability to reach sound judgements without accepting unquestionably and can
report my decision in a fair and balanced way. I believe that I can work well
with authority in a variety of situations and I can realise where the ultimate
authority lays. I believe that the position of Student Officer is not so much
one of authority but of responsibility.
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Creative Story: The Lake
.... enticed us. It
smelled like mother-nature herself, with aromas ranging from wildlife and wet
grass, to evaporated swamp water and healthy dirt.
Then, the time for us to find the desired vessel arrived. We chose the
kayaks, and set out for the water. Carefully, with our torn-jeans rolled up,
and shirts off, we dragged the massive thing over the slope of grass and mud
into the shallow stream. We then hopped aboard, grabbed the paddles, and
floated and splashed into nowhere. The wavy current sucked .....
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Creative Writing: Conquest
.... any form of fastener. Using a laser
divertor to abstract the laser alarm system path the agent lowered himself into
the room.
Waiting for the man, a smaller man yet more powerful. The door creaked open
slowly and an exhausted fat man entered. As soon as the door had been closed the
fat man's throat had been gashed and he lay in a pool of his own warm blood.
The United States had volunteered to be a "cut-off" regiment. We would
put pressure on Russia to remove their troops from Eastern Europe a .....
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