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- 541: A Critical Analysis of Herman Melville's Moby Dick
- ... in politics. Working at his brother's hat store Herman felt, This is not the way Herman doubtless felt that one's adolescence should open. (Humford 40) All of Melville's ambitions to go to college, become an orator, and travel were stopped. Herman was as unambitious as a man of sixty. Such careers do not begin at a hat shop. (Humford 41) This lost and aimless feeling was similar to ... was back from his voyage still lost and aimless. At the age of twenty one he signed up for a four year voyage on a whaling ship. (Edinger 22) While people his age were in college Melville wrote in Moby Dick, A whaling ship was my Yale College and Harvard. From a cultivated, genteel environment, Melville was suddenly plunged, unprepared into the coarse life of the sea. (Rosenberry 31) Moby Dick begins with the striking sentence, Call me Ishmael,' we are immediately ...
- 542: Delsohn's The Emmitt Zone: Summary
- ... Emmitt Smith came from the town of Pensacola in Florida. In his family were his two brothers and his sister. Since his parents did not make that much money, and Emmitt wanted to go to college, he knew he was going to have to pay his own way. However, his football skills permitted him to attend college on a full-ride scholarship. No one in Emmitt's family had ever been to college. So it was a great accomplishment for him as well as his family for Emmitt to be able to attend FSU and eventually graduate from there. After setting many collegiate football records as a ...
- 543: Learning: A Lifetime Of Experience
- ... me and it is sad to say, but I make more then she does. Having never gone to school, this is the best she can do. Then I look at my father, he went to college and now is the regional administrator for a health care company. As he keeps getting promoted, my aunt will get her $0.10 raise. Learning for me has never really been to hard; I have ... I attend classes and just paying attention to the instructor it comes fairly easy. It is when I lose concentration that I begin to struggle. I never started doing homework until my first semester in college. I was attending Nichols College in Dudley Mass. Because I was playing football I was required to go to study hall, here is where I learned to start doing my work. Since starting to do homework my grades improved ...
- 544: Gillian by Laurel Oke Logan
- ... is about a girl who has just graduated from high school and is in the process of looking for a job. Gillian has just graduated from high school. She is so thrilled to go to college and can not wait. Well the day comes when she is to leave for college. She and her friends are going to have so much fun. As the years pass by she is doing very well in her classes, and before she knows it, it is time for her to graduate from college. After graduation Gillian went home to her parents house. She was a little upset because she couldn't find a job and all of her friends had found jobs. When Gillian told her father ...
- 545: Being A Radio DJ
- ... is new to the station and just starting out, many opportunities are available, which include those listed above, plus many more. The best way to start out in this field is to work at a college or local radio station, either being a disc jockey or just an intern(Robinson). Aside from having their own daily show, one will also learn how to put a show together, what its like ... area asking if there are any open positions, but if that fails, then asking if they do know of any stations that are hiring new talents is a great thing to do. As for a college degree, it is not necessary, but to make a greater salary than just minimum wage, it is best to have a college education, one specifically in the music or broadcasting field(Staff 24). While on the topic of money, disc jockeys usually earn between 20,000 and 70,000 dollars per year, but experienced and well ...
- 546: Business And Communications
- ... a spreadsheet alone. Knowledge in the area of communication, even if at the most elementary level is one of the key factors in a successful employment history. In a survey of 13,586 of its college graduates, General Electric Company found that the great majority of its employees cited written and verbal communication as the college training that had contributed most to their success in business (Zelko 7). It for this reason that many colleges have reported an increase in enrollment in communications classes. In addition to college courses, companies are now beginning to take the initiative and teach their current employees communications skills. This in-service of sorts can be accomplished very efficiently if a few guidelines are met. These include ...
- 547: Summary of Tracy's "Home Brewed, the Unauthorized Biography of Drew Carey"
- ... and his friends, tells the true story of how the common guy made it big in Hollywood but never forgot his hometown roots. The book details his secluded childhood, "party life of the years" in college, struggling standup performer years, and his current life. Drew Carey was born on May 23, 1958 in the blue collar neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. He was the third son of Lewis and Beulah Carey. In ... tried the most. She also refers to his family problems. It looks like she takes pity on Drew throughout the book. If I were the author I would have talked to some of his old college friends to see how he was coping with the death of his dad. Before I started reading the book I thought Drew was an easygoing happy guy. But after reading the book I figured out ... a child. I would have never figured that unless I would have read this book. Drew would be an interesting guy to meet. It would to be fun to talk with him about his wild college days. I would like to know how where he got his comedic abilities. Reading non-fiction books take more time because the characters and events are more complex. They are based upon real situations. ...
- 548: Board Schools
- ... for many students. Boys in particular seem to fear asking for psychological help. Boys are supposed to present themselves as in control. If a boy shows he is in trouble, what would his faculty or college counselors think? The penalties for breaking the rules are as strict as the rules themselves. Expulsion, probation, and disciplinary restrictions are common punishments. At these schools one infraction, especially a serious one such as drug ... better than students at public schools. Prep schools boasted the highest SAT scores, ranging from 1000 to 1300. (Topolnicki 99) The prep schools, which by their name are in the business of preparing students for college, send virtually every student to selective colleges. Although prep schools are not teaching as diverse a group as public schools, their students clearly outperform average and disadvantaged public schools who average SAT scores of 790 to 986 and 757 to 948 respectively. (Topolnicki 99) Prep schools offer more challenging courses than public schools do. Advance Placement (AP) courses, such as calculus and computer science, which count for college credit, are usually some of the most challenging classes a student can take. Of the 29 AP courses recognized by colleges, prep schools typically offer 10 to 15 compared with 0 to 5 for ...
- 549: Education of the Gifted and Talented Student
- ... curriculum at a faster [more appropriate] pace" (Heward, 1996, p. 564). Acceleration is implemented through a variety of methods. According to Heward, the many acceleration options include "...grade skipping, dual enrollment in high school and college, early admission to college, subject acceleration and advanced placement testing," to name a few. Each method allows both, teacher and student to find the most appropriate and comfortable level of learning. The benefits of correctly implemented acceleration have most ... appropriate and challenging instruction. "Weaknesses in the American educational system is a waste of what has rightly been called America's most precious resource- the potential talent of it's ablest youth." (They Went to College Early, 1989). I feel that these are students with enormous potential to succeed in many areas; their wonderful talents, abilities, creativity and intellect should be cultivated, supported and encouraged in all ways possible. I ...
- 550: Emily Dickinson
- ... thirty, to a prominent family. [ 9. http://www.kutztown.edu/faculty/ reagan/*censored*inson.html ] She was the second child of three children. Her grandfather, Samuel Dickinson, was one of the founders of the Amherst College. Edward Dickinson, her father, held several political positions. He was on the General Court of Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Senate, and United States House Representatives. Edward was also a lawyer and the treasurer for the college. [ 9. http://www.kutztown.edu/faculty/reagan/*censored*inson.html ] Emily's mother, Emily Dickinson, was a simple woman. She was dedicated to her home and family. Emily's mother suffered a long term of illness so she took care of her. Dickinson had an older brother, Austin, who also served as the treasurer for the college and other civic positions. Austin married Emily's best friend, Susan Gilbert. Lavinia was Emily's younger sister. She didn't marry anyone so she stayed in the family house. The three siblings shared ...
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