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- 781: Two Kinds of People on Campus: Party Animal and The Sober Guy
- Two Kinds of People on Campus: Party Animal and The Sober Guy In college there are two kinds of people, the party animal, and The sober guy. The sober guy stays out of trouble, studies hard, and sometimes keeps to himself. The party animal studies (most of the time ... avoids trouble, and socializes. A party animal is always at the party, in line for the keg. He usually shows up early and partys too late. Rarely would one see the sober guy at a college party. The party animal never cares about the brand of beer in the keg. On the other hand the sober guy, if he partakes in alcohol induced activities, would chose an imported bottled beer; for ...
- 782: The Has Been And The Never Was
- ... in Pulp Fiction. Born Samuel Leroy Jackson on December 21, 1948 in Washington, D.C., he was raised by his mother and grandparents in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A very serious student, Jackson was admitted to Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA as an architecture student. Having struggled with a stutter since childhood, Jackson took the advice of a speech therapist and auditioned for a musical. He got a part and he began to ... Twenty years later, one of his famous scenes in Pulp Fiction involves him eating a Big Kahuna burger, an omen, perhaps?). In 1969, Jackson was briefly suspended from school for taking several members of the college s board of trustees, including Martin Luther King Sr., hostage during a sit-in to protest the absence of black trustees and a black studies curriculum. Graduating in 1972 with a degree in theater arts ...
- 783: The Impact Of Stalinism In 198
- ... a preparatory school, on the Sussex coast. Known for his intelligence, Orwell was "distinguished among the other boys by his poverty and intellectual brilliance" ("Orwell, George." 1020). After attending St. Cyprian's he attended Wellington college for nine weeks in 1917 (Shelden 59). He won several scholarships and decided upon attending Eton from 1917 to 1921. His first writings appeared in the college periodicals at Eton. After leaving Eton, Orwell traveled to Burma as assistant district superintendent in the Indian Imperial Police ("Orwell, George." 1020). On January 1, 1928, he resigned his position to go to Paris and ...
- 784: Journey Towards Wealth
- ... in the present, but in the future also. These are some things that I have learned from working at my first job. I was hired as a seasonal help, or until some of the older college help returned from school. So even thought I could be the best worker in the world I would have to prove myself to everyone. First impressions can be very important, but with the case of ... of price. So I have learned that people will choose quality over cheap prices and this it where the money can be made by people like me. So now when I start out working after college or when I start my own business I know how to make go up for me. When I am asked to go out on a job, and when I am finished the customer call up ...
- 785: Underage Drinking: A Big Problem
- ... drinkers," or people who have had more than four drinks in a row. Also, alcohol use among 12 to 17 year olds has risen .9% over the past three years (137). Lack of entertainment on college campuses and easy availability of alcohol can lead to underage drinking as well. Here at UWEC, it is easy to find a party where alcohol is provided to underage drinkers. There is also not much ... of underage drinking is to lower the drinking age from 21 years down to 18 or 19 years. At first glance, this seems like a good idea because a large portion of underage drinkers, mainly college students, would now no longer be underage and would be able to drink legally. Problem solved, or is it? According to Reginald Smart, in 1971 the Canadian province of Ontario lowered its drinking age from ...
- 786: Skateboarders Nationwide Restless; A Problem That Needs Attention?
- ... skater is denied access to their sanctuaries, there favorite spot. A good example is given by Johnston foster- "Last summer, me and some friends were skating at Phi Beta Kappa Hall, the theater at the College of William and Mary. I pulled a phat 360 kickflip down the three steps out front. The session was hot, we were all on (landing most attempted tricks) and it wasn't too hot out ... which are inclinations which are used to separate uneven levels in parking garages, tennis courts or parking lots. These things that make up the composition of a good spot. Good spots are usually schools, hotels, college campuses or business plazas, which are all illegal to skate. They are illegal to skate for a few reasons. When a skateboarder practices with his friends, called a "session", they usually fly down stairs, and ...
- 787: Television Violence
- ... could, hypothetically, turn our children and future leaders of tomorrow into deadly hate mongers. I believe that television does effect the way people think and behave. In a survey given in 1978 at an unnamed college in Washington D.C., when asked if what was seen on T.V. effected the way they acted ,2% thought it did , 7% didn't know and ,91% didn't think it effected them at ... year old kid serious third degree burns, but also killed the two year old baby by burning to death(8). Also in October of 1993 after watching a movie intitled " The Program " a handful of college kids mimicking a scene from the movie laid down in the middle of a busy intersection and dodged traffic. This little sheraid killed two of the kids, gave another two serious injuries which put them ...
- 788: Robert E. Lee
- ... century later, Robert E. Lee was awarded citizenship in the United States. Lee had worked tirelessly for a strong peace in the United States. On August 4, 1865, Robert was elected to President of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia. He hesitantly accepted, and strove to equip students with the character and knowledge necessary to restore the war ravaged south. On February 4, 1867, Robert E. Lee declined to be a candidate for ... to Georgia in search of good health. Sadly on October 12 Robert E. Lee died of heart problems in Lexington. After his death, his name was joined with that of his lifelong hero, and Washington College became Washington and Lee University. Bibliography Works Cited Thomas, Emory M. Robert E. Lee A Biography. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995. Nagel, Paul C. The Lees of Virginia. New York: Oxford University Press ...
- 789: The Moon Is Down
- ... was the third of four children. His parents were John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. He lived in Salinas Valley all during his childhood and teens. He attended Salinas High School and studied at Stanford College. He did not complete college. In August of 1929 he published his first novel Cup of Gold. In January 14,1930 John married Carol Henning. He was mostly remembered for his novel The Grapes of Wrath (April 1939), which is ...
- 790: Cutting Class
- ... cuts class. Also, it is very easy to fall behind. When a student does fall behind, and his/her grades go down, the student sometimes doesn't realize that it has a great impact on college years. In my own situation, I failed to get good grades in high school and it has showed up in my first semester in college. I had a difficult time understanding the basic concepts for the lack of not learning them in high school. I also had to study long and hard to make up for it. However, if I ...
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