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- 241: Issac Newton
- ... weaker.Realizing that her son was simply not suited to farm life, Newton's mother sent him back to Kings School. He graduated in 1661. When he was 18 years old, Newton went to Trinity College in Cambridge University. He quickly proved to his teachers that he was no ordinary student. He read all the books he could get, especially those on mathematics and physics. These interested him the most. His ... Newton was only 25 years old, he worked out a basic formula in Mathematics that has been used ever since. Today it is called the Binomial Theroem. That same year, 1665, Isaac graduated from Trinity College. He wanted to stay on at the university to continue his studies. But the plague, the Black Death, had broken out in England. The university was closed and the students sent home, for the fear ... such as that on Mount Palomar in California, are based on Newton's telescope. In recognition of his work in mathematics and optics (the science of light) Newton was appointed professor of Mathematics at Trinity College in 1669. Early in 1672 he was elected a member of the Royal Society. Although Newton experimented mostly with optics during these years at Trinity College, his mind always return to the question of ...
- 242: George Lucas
- ... a diploma was because his teachers felt sorry for him. As a result, Lucas looked for other options to fill his void in life. Since his grades were not good enough for a four-year college, he decided to go to junior college. For the first time in his life, he hit the books. He fell asleep trying to earn the highest grades he could in order to have a future for himself. During junior college, Lucas formed other interests. Instead of racing, he filmed them on a 8-millimeter camera his father gave him. A old friend, John Plummer, told George that he should apply to the University of ...
- 243: Finding A Job
- Finding A Job In May of '83 I graduated from Cherryvale high school. I enrolled in Coffeyville Community College as a music major. In the two years that followed I learned about the occupation of being a music teacher and decided that it would be too time consuming with all the extra-curricular activities ... I thought that if I could get a full time job, I would probably make more money than a teacher and not have to devote so much time to my job. I dropped out of college and started looking for a job. Shortly after I dropped out I was approached by a local band to run their mixer board and lights. I was taught how to repair microphones and cords as ... they felt. The union was voted out and, shortly afterward, they started layoffs. I happened to be in those numbers. While I was looking for employment, I started taking night classes at the local community college. Jobs in this area were very scarce in the late 80 s. For three months I looked daily for steady work and found nothing. Luckily, one of my college courses was a seminar in ...
- 244: Wilson, Woodrow
- ... devoutly religious household headed by his father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson, a Presbyterian minister, and his mother, Janet Woodrow Wilson, the daughter of a minister. Woodrow (he dropped the Thomas in 1879) attended (1873-74) Davidson College and in 1875 entered the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), graduating in 1879. Wilson studied (1879-80) at the University of Virginia Law School, briefly practiced law in Atlanta, and in 1883 entered The Johns Hopkins University for graduate ... political science. His widely acclaimed book, Congressional Government (1885), was published a year before he received the doctoral degree. In 1885 he married Ellen Louise Axson; they had three daughters. Wilson taught at Bryn Mawr College (1885-88) and Wesleyan University in Connecticut (1888-90) before he was called (1890) to Princeton as professor of jurisprudence and political economy. A popular lecturer, Wilson also wrote a score of articles and ...
- 245: Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?
- ... actual needs. But if the only people receiving Ritalin are those that are in need, then how come so many are willing to give away or even sell their prescription medication? Yes, that is right, college students are making up to five dollars a pill for their Ritalin. Although the over prescription of Ritalin is potentially dangerous for children, it is extremely more dangerous when falling into the hands of college students. Many may ask themselves how this could be considering children are obviously smaller and more fragile than college students, but the answer is quite simple. These college student are crushing and sniffing Ritalin for the burst of energy it provides them. Though the drug helps ADHD suffers focus, it acts as a ...
- 246: The Working Class In Middletow
- ... distinctive then ever. A headlining article in the August 14, 1981 issue of "People Weekly" said that many working class families could now play golf and tennis, vacation in Europe and send their offspring to college, while the white-collar (business class) people do their own laundry and mow their own lawns (People, 26). Although the above statement was not true for all the working class in Middletown, this does stress ... as abundant in the 1990's as they were in the past education is playing a big role for the working class. More working class children graduate from high school and continue there education through college or trade schools. Today one doesn't have to be from the business class to fit into a college environment. With extra state and federal funding, the young working class are finding college to be more accessible than ever. Another field which is in need of employees are the trade areas. Due to ...
- 247: Wilson, Woodrow
- ... devoutly religious household headed by his father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson, a Presbyterian minister, and his mother, Janet Woodrow Wilson, the daughter of a minister. Woodrow (he dropped the Thomas in 1879) attended (1873-74) Davidson College and in 1875 entered the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), graduating in 1879. Wilson studied (1879-80) at the University of Virginia Law School, briefly practiced law in Atlanta, and in 1883 entered The Johns Hopkins University for graduate ... political science. His widely acclaimed book, Congressional Government (1885), was published a year before he received the doctoral degree. In 1885 he married Ellen Louise Axson; they had three daughters. Wilson taught at Bryn Mawr College (1885-88) and Wesleyan University in Connecticut (1888-90) before he was called (1890) to Princeton as professor of jurisprudence and political economy. A popular lecturer, Wilson also wrote a score of articles and ...
- 248: Affirmative Action
- ... neutral in this discrepancy (Ladies.35) It is difficult for me to choose a definite side. Because of affirmative action being present, the government has introduced quotas and criteria in considering job applicants and on college applications. In a sense, that lowers the standards for all the other qualified non-minorities who apply. However, without affirmative action, I feel that by some subliminal discrimination, the number of minorities may significantly decline ... cannot do the work that is offered. But when there are no prominent disabilities, one does wonder why people act the way they do toward anyone whose appearance looks different. Since being introduced to the college life, Ive become more accustomed to the diversity, especially in UB. Growing up in Puerto Rico, racism was not something I was brought up to seriously thinking about; I was not told or brought ... of the Coin Should Americans be punished for the mistakes of their ancestors? In recent times, Affirmative Action has implemented policies of reverse discrimination to help oppressed minorities gain an advantage over majority groups in college admissions and in employment. In 1970, the Department of Labor exposed widespread racial discrimination of the Construction Department so President Richard M. Nixon decided to incorporate a system of "goals and timetables" to evaluate ...
- 249: Jane Addams and The Hull House
- ... the founder of the Hull House settlement home in the West Side slums of Chicago. She was a reformist and feminist that sought to better the country. Jane Addams was a woman who obtained a college education and wanted to dedicate her life to community service and social work in a way that would challenge her. Addams wanted to serve in a way that would have a real impact on the ... problems such as labor, immigration, poverty, and the abuses of industrialism. Ms. Addams coming from a comfortable, middle class background did not have to work to survive or earn a living. Also she had a college education, which gave her more insight on the many social problems at that time. During her travels to Europe, it was there where she first encountered the idea of a settlement house. Addams invented the ... marriage. The workers of Hull House pressured the state of Illinois into limiting the working hours for women by passing the Illinois Ten Hour Law for Women. Hull House also provided an outlet for female college students who were educated for work yet prevented from doing so. This house also offered day care and college level classes for women. A womans college on equality with the other colleges of ...
- 250: The US Government
- ... Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was born March 11, 1936 in an Italian majority section of Trenton, New Jersey. His father, Eugene Scalia was a literary scholar and a professor of Romance Languages at Brooklyn College. His mother was an elementary school teacher. Scalia attended Xavier High School, a Catholic Military academy. He graduated, first in his class, in 1953. One of his good friends once said: "He was brilliant, way ... appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress. Ronald Wilson Reagan Ronald W. Reagan was born February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. He attended Eureka College and graduated in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He was also popular on his high school football team and played in college. Soon after graduating from college, Reagan began working as a radio sports announcer. His big break, however, was in 1937 when he became a contract actor for Warner Brothers starring in such movies as ...
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