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- 2401: Safety in our Schools
- ... for others and teachers to take authority. The children should then proceed to try to stay clear of the firemen and police officers that might soon arrive because of the consequences which might encounter the child if she/he gets in their way. The Firefighters could lose their concentration with such distractions could cost someone's life. When the children interfere with the firefighters, they could cause an explosion and be ... a survey of all their schools. New York ordered an inspection of over 1,500 schools closing ten until they can clean themselves up. Parents were also demanding to know the safety precautions at their child's school. People have over the years thought of a brick building as safe from fire, but nearly 70% of fires occur in such buildings because of combustible interiors such as woodwork which helps the ...
- 2402: Catcher In The Rye Book Review
- ... from "falling" into losing their innocence and becoming an adult, and he takes pleasure in the attempted thwarting of maturation. In the beginning of Catcher in the Rye, his initial character is one of a child. Throughout the book, he takes steps and the forces of change take a toll on his childish ways. In the end, he seems to be changed into a man. Holden is definitely extremely immature in ... middle of the book, forces of change unfold on Holden. While waiting for an old friend of his, he had the sudden urge to go into a museum that he had visited while still a child in school in order to bring back memories of his childhood. However, when he finally reached the museum, he decided not to. "Then a funny thing happened. When I got to the museum, all of ...
- 2403: Sons And Lovers
- ... is an industrial town, the main industry being coal mining. In the novel, Eastwood becomes the town of Bestwood. As in the novel, Lawrence’s family was poor and working class. Lawrence was a sickly child (Croom, 1996). He had bronchitis a mere two weeks after he was born, and lung problems would plague him all his life, eventually developing into repeated bouts of pneumonia which permanently weakened his lungs (Meyers ... person to better himself was through education. Lawrence’s mother Lydia recognized this, and encouraged it in young Lawrence. Lawrence started school at the early age of four, but it proved too much for the child. He was withdrawn from school and did not return until he was seven years old. The fact that he was older than the other children when he reentered school set him apart socially. He had ...
- 2404: Education In Check
- ... don t like that major, they can always change it. What would happen if students were allowed to come and go as they please? All too often, students would never go to class. They would abuse their right and spend their days having fun. I have personally seen friends leave school because they don t want to be there. If they didn t have to be there they would not have ... are not limiting on what a person can learn, but only protecting that person from abusing it. So many things can go wrong if a person were allowed to take control of their own education. Abuse and neglect are only a few possibilities. The way education is now was designed to be the best for those willing and even unwilling to learn. Those willing can receive the best education their mind ...
- 2405: The Scarlet Letter 3
- ... His own token reminder that though he himself is no longer an esteemed preacher of God, but simply a man living within a life of sin.Dimmsdale s life was consumed with thoughts of the child, the lover, the life in which he had to keep in secrecy. Dimmsdale once said, Happy are you, Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! Mine burns in secret! Thou little knowest ... of a seven years , to look into an eye that recognizes me for what I am! Would Reverend Dimmsdale truly have been happier had the entire congregation known that he was the father of a child born out of an adulterous affair? Would he have been content to keep his sins to himself had the threat of Chillingsworth not been so overwhelming? I do not believe so. I do believe that ...
- 2406: The Scarlet Letter 8
- ... of the events that have taken place, but the torture they have to live and die with is all within themselves. Hester Prynn has always been strong, but being isolated from society and raising a child who constantly punishes her for her love affair makes her grow stronger and tougher. Chillingworth, who once was a caring man who loved Hester, shows his darkest side when he sets out to destroy the ... She had confessed and had no guilt to live with, but society had completely shut her out. Also, aside from the embroidered scarlet letter she had to wear, she also had to live with her child who was a daily reminder of her sin. In order to survive her daily pain, Hester grows stronger and blocks out a lot of her emotions. It is noticed that the tougher she got inside ...
- 2407: Symbolism In The Scarlet Letter
- ... her much mental anguish and grief. On the other hand, God’s treatment of Hester for her sin was quite different than just a physical token: he gave Hester the punishment of a very unique child which she named Pearl. This punishment handed down from God was a constant mental and physical reminder to Hester of what she had done wrong, and she could not escape it “ ‘Thou art not my child! Thou art no Pearl on mine!’ ” (pg.99) at times Hester would get frustrated. In this aspect, Pearl symbolized God’s way of punishing Hester for adultery. The way Hester’s life was ruined for ...
- 2408: The Sovereignty And Goodness O
- ... she uses quotes and scriptures to help her cling on to hope and to somehow stay alive through her deadly situation. In the beginning she would walk along wounded and carrying her sick and dying child. The Lord upheld me with his gracious and merciful Spirit, and we both alive to see the light of the next morning . (Pg 73) These are words from a woman of strength, courage and determination ... did everything that she could to stay strong and hold on so she could make it back to her husband and her children. Even though she suffered a terrible loss due the death of her child she knew that she had two other children out in the wilderness that very much needed her and depended on her survival. During her captivity she realized that the riches and wealth she once enjoyed ...
- 2409: Women and the Fight for Reform
- ... one of many early reformers to take up social work. Jane Porter Barrett, an African American, founded the Locust Street Social Settlement in Hampton, Virginia, in 1890. Her settlement offered black women vital instruction in child care and in skills of a being a homemaker. Lillian Wald, a daughter of Jewish immigrants from New York City, began a visiting- nurse service to reach those too poor to pay for doctors and ... services for immigrants and the poor. Wald suggested the formation of a Federal Children's Bureau. By the end of the 19th century, many women reformers focused on the need for state laws to restrict child labor. Young children from poor families had to work late hours in mines and mills and were exploited by plant managers. No state laws prevented the children from being overworked or abused. One of the ...
- 2410: Argument for Keeping Repeat Offenders in Jail
- Argument for Keeping Repeat Offenders in Jail Why do killers, rapists, and child molesters go free? A large portion of early release prisoners commit serious crimes after being released. In fact, "in a three year follow-up of 108,850 state prisoners released in 1983 from institutions in ... would not reduce our taxes or anything like that, they would take the money and invest it in something else important, like maybe giving themselves a raise. How can you put a price on your child's safety? When a repeat rapist is released early and rapes your daughter or sister, how important is that saved government money going to be? There should be no tolerance for repeat offenders. I agree ...
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