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- 1631: Life Of Raphael Sanzio
- During a time when Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci were the prime artists in Europe, a young man by the name of Raffaello Sanzio was starting to attract major attention with his artworks. The Italian high Renaissance was marked by paintings expressing human grandeur and very humanistic values. No one better portrayed the Italian high Renaissance then Raphael Sanzio, with his paintings clarity and ease of composition, Raphael was easily one of the greatest painters of this period. Born in an artistically influenced town in Italy called Urbino, Raffaello ... until 1511. Raphael had painted the walls to celebrate the four aspects of human accomplishment: theology, philosophy, arts, and law. To represent theology, was the "Disputation of the Sacrament". To represent philosophy was the famous "School of Athens", in which Raphael paints Michelangelo and himself in amongst the philosophers. To represent the arts was "Parnassus" and finally to represent law was "Cardinal Virtues". When fused together, these four aspects marked ...
- 1632: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... could not provide the luxury of spiritual affirmation. He grew up in Clatskanie, Oregon to working class-parents in a alcoholic home where reading material was limited to Zane Gray novels, and the newspaper. Following high school, Carver married his pregnant high school sweet hart. His drinking became heavier. A list of meaningless jobs followed , in which writing only provided a emotional outlet. During this time, Carver's hard life may have instigated the disjunction he ...
- 1633: Fashion Merchandise Vs. Archit
- Architecture or Fashion Merchandizing? That is the Question At a young age children begin thinking about what they want to do when they "grow up". They usually have high hopes for their futures, such as doctors, presidents, veterinarians, and for some firemen. When the time finally comes to make a decision however, many are not ready. At the peak of their wonder years, teenagers find it difficult to face the fact that they are growing up and settling down. Many high hopes turn into dreadful thoughts; negative perspectives come to mind, such as schooling. The little kid who always wanted to be a doctor is now thinking he is so sick of studying that there is no way he is going to medical school. Although it is important to hold on to dreams and hopes and strive for success despite minor obstacles, one must consider all choices and chose that which best suits his needs and desires. As ...
- 1634: Hacking
- ... Second, the networks are fairly well documented. It's easier to find someone who can help you with a problem off of Telenet than it is to find assistance concerning your local college computer or high school machine. Third, the networks are safer. Because of the enormous number of calls that are fielded every day by the big networks, it is not financially practical to keep track of where every call and ... ve Found a Computer, Now What? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ This next section is applicable universally. It doesn't matter how you found this computer, it could be through a network, or it could be from carrier scanning your High School's phone prefix, you've got this prompt this prompt, what the hell is it? I'm *NOT* going to attempt to tell you what to do once you're inside of any ...
- 1635: Jobs Are Not For Me
- ... most bosses are strange people to deal with, and hard people to work for, and there is enough confusion in a teenagers life without someone like Bob to add a little more. Being in high school is a busy time of ones life, and having a job makes it even busier. For myself, I think that having a boss that wasnt that bright made things even harder. One time ... that again. These are the reasons that being employed is no fun, especially at a grocery store. It is important to understand that all the things I talked about apply in many other jobs a high school student could have. My theory is that I will work when I grow up so why work now. I have had enough bad experiences to know that working is not for me at ...
- 1636: Lyndon B. Johnson
- ... a brother. When Lyndon was five, the family moved to Johnson City. To help earn money he shined shoes in the town s only barber shop, and herded goats for the local ranchers. He finished high school in 1924 and with a group of friends he worked his way to California. He earned money doing odd jobs, but he barely made enough to feed himself. After awhile he became severely homesick and ... needed if he wanted to have a better life. Johnson went to college at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Johnson got his degree in 1930. Then he taught public speaking and debate at a Houston high school for two years. Politics and Family Johnson entered politics at the age of 24, when he became secretary for Richard Kleberg. In 1934 Johnson met Claudia Alta Taylor, daughter of a wealthy rancher. ...
- 1637: Piercings
- ... Betsy McCullough said (Howard, Dylan 2). "Because people in their ordinary states of minds obtain body piercing, we may suppose that common sense prevails in the face of something that seems to contradict common sense" (High School Piercings In The 90s 1). "People who are logically challenged are far more likely to refuse that which they cannot understand." So I guess we are left with: Piercing is an intelligent thing (Monohan, Roger ... but society accepts it. I hope this essay has convinced you to open your mind to tongue piercing. Bibliography 1. Cecilia and Denise. "Interchange on Piercing." (1996): 10 pages. Online. Internet. 12 Dec. 1998 2. "High School Piercing In The 90s." Radford Complex Student Global News Network (1998): 1 page. Online. Internet. 6 Dec. 1998 3. Howard, Dylan. "Holier than Thou Nipples, Noses, Eyebrows " The Yale Daily News (1995): 3 ...
- 1638: The Advantages of Being Legal
- ... put marijuana dealers out of business and it would bring revenue to the government like alcohol and tobacco does. Some opposition to legalizing marijuana is that traffic fatalities would increase, and that more people like school teachers and bus drivers would be smoking legally purchased marijuana. They also believe that more young people would smoke more marijuana. Marijuana is medicine and has been used as medicine for thousands of years to ... from the same plant that produces marijuana. It is different because industrial hemp is grown with minute amounts of delta-9 and tetrahydrocannibinol, abbreviated as THC, which is the element in marijuana that gives the high sensation'. Industrial hemp is one of nature's strongest and most versatile agricultural crops. It can be used to produce various things such as textiles, paper, clothing, plastics, cosmetics, food stuffs, insulation, and animal feed. Hemp seeds can be used to make high protein foods and the oil can be used to produce non-toxic paint, varnish, detergent, diesel fuel, ink, and lubricating oil. One acre of hemp produces as much fiber as two to three acres ...
- 1639: Sex Education
- ... the parents, but if the parents are uncomfortable speaking about the subject or not unwilling to take control of this sensitive subject, there needs to be an outside source to help fill this void: the school. Children need to know the basics, such as what diseases are threats, which ones are curable and which are not, just how real these diseases are, pregnancy, and responsibility. Therefore, sex education should be a part of the curriculum for children in the junior high Many children in junior high know there are sexually transmitted diseases, but many do not realize just how threatening these diseases are. Living in a small community, many youth believe that getting a sexually transmitted disease will never happen ...
- 1640: Victims Of Divorce
- ... of our children. Although the parents are not the only ones who should feel responsible of this social failure, the parents can accomplish the most efficient assistance. The cost of divorce to children is so high that there is a lot to be explored, such as how these costs might be minimized and what can be done to heal the scars. That's why beside the parents, everyone should be held ... chose to stay together for the sake of their children. Research does not support this belief. It is not in the children's best interests for the parents to stay together if there is a high chronic marital conflict. "A harmonious intact family is best for children but a harmonious divorced environment is better than a disharmonious intact family." It is very damaging for children to witness dramatic parental conflict (Teyber ... Children have two special needs during this period. First, they need additional emotional support and second, they need the structure provided by a reasonably predictable daily routine, (Teyber 63) such as, going to the same school, being able to eat at the same meal times, sleeping on regular basis, and similar playing activities each day. Unfortunately, many single parents cannot meet both of these needs all the time. Another negative ...
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