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- 1741: Paul Laurence Dunbar
- ... writing of poetry. Dunbar's ability to write was recognized from early childhood. He wrote his first poem at age six and made his first oratorical performance at age nine. Dunbar began to bloom in high school. Although he was the only black in his class, he became class president, editor of The High School Times, and wrote the class song. He graduated with honors in 1891. He wrote a poem of eight stanzas which was sung at the commencement ceremonies. On December 13, 1890, Dunbar and an ...
- 1742: Julia Roberts
- ... Roberts One of the most widely known actresses, Julia Fiona Roberts, was born on October 28, 1967. This now 5’9", brown eyed, chatain clair haired girl was born in Smyrna, Georgia. She attended Campbell High School, also in Smyrna, Georgia,where she graduated in 1985. Julia’s favorite of only a few past-times is knitting, which she sometimes does while waiting on set. Her favorite quote is, "What changes with ... near Taos, New Mexico. Your first thoughts may be that Julia Roberts was always an actress, but you are a bit off. Roberts’ first dream was to become a veterinarian but after she graduated from high school, she moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. While in New York, Julia sold sneakers at an Athlete’s Foot until her career picked up. In the late 1980’s, ...
- 1743: Margaret Mead
- ... as a child, Margaret had been subjected to many different styles of living, and therefore had a growing desire to learn more about different lifestyles and cultures. Margaret s first major experience was going to school. Margaret often felt out of place because of moving so much and being in many different schools, and often being taught at home by her grandmother. However, it was in high school that she met and later became engaged to a man by the name of Luther Cressman. After attending many high schools because of her family s travel, she graduated, and was sent to DePauw ...
- 1744: The Problems of Affirmative Action
- ... to hire a certain number of minorities including women, so as to fill a government assessed quota. The solution is not to get even with the white males by disregarding either their hard work through high school to achieve the grade to get into their desired college or their superiority over a competitor for a job position just because the competitor happens to belong to a minority group. Affirmative Action was created ... get better grades and earn his right to attend college, not have Uncle Sam provide for him. It is time for the people of minority origin to set goals early, while they are still in high school, just like I have. They will have to make sacrifices to achieve their goals. If they want it bad enough, and put in enough effort, then their goals can become a reality, creating ...
- 1745: Jobs Are Not For Everyone
- ... most bosses are strange people to deal with, and hard people to work for, and there is enough confusion in a teenager’s life without someone like Bob to add a little more. Being in high school is a busy time of one’s life, and having a job makes it even busier. For myself, I think that having a boss that wasn’t 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 ...
- 1746: Sacred Hoops
- ... Michael was viewed as a hero through many eyes. This was the problem. The other teammates viewed Jordan as a master of basketball. They found it difficult to work with a person with such a high knowledge base of the game. It reminded a scientist having trouble relating to average educated people. The same social knowledge base is not there. The team had found itself set in a "norm" or routine ... today's business. Phil Jackson's book explains his thoughtful approach to nurturing a positive group dynamic, revealing a deeply soulful outlook based on Eastern and Native American thought. It is important to remember that high society business, traditionally, has harbored thoughts and concepts of a sexist, conservative, and politically controlled society. It is only recently that many of those traditions have been replaced with a more compassionate and open-minded ... ideas . Management and International Entrepreneurship Applying Jackson's concepts to the major learning outcomes of the Management and International Entrepreneurship major at CSU Monterey Bay is easy. Especially since the entire mission statement of the school has evolved around the concept of unity, compassion, diversity, and an understanding of other cultures. From day one as a freshman the students are instructed in these area and competencies. As the student excels ...
- 1747: Hiv
- ... States, have instituted stringent rules for testing long-term foreign visitors or potential immigrants for AIDS, as well as testing returning foreign nationals. In the United States one frequent phenomenon is the effort to keep school-age children with AIDS isolated from their classmates, if not out of school altogether. Governmental and civil rights organizations have countered restrictive moves with a great deal of success. There is little doubt in my mind that the ultimate physical toll of the AIDS epidemic will be high, as will be its economic costs, however the social issues are resolved. Concerted efforts are under way to address the problem at many levels, and they offer hope for successful strategies to combat HIV- ...
- 1748: Heros Essay
- ... had music playing for me when I was a baby? Would I be such a fan of sports or play basketball if my father hadn't been a state champion in track and field in high school and a Division I soccer player in college? If he hadn't introduced athletics to me, helped me with them, let me develop in them at my own pace, and shown me that one must ... we see Rivas descend into the deepest circles of depression, so that all his hopes and dreams are clouded by a dark mist originating from his abuse of drugs and alcohol. Rivas drops out of school, saying he felt "no guilt in lying to" his mother as he deceived her into allowing him to do so. He then proceeds to go on "a mad hunt for drugs." This costs him ...
- 1749: College Essay
- ... since we were little, my brother and me have always tried to be better than each other. For example, we would compete on grades, in sports, and in other things. My brother is on his High School football team, and I am on my High School’s girl’s basketball and softball teams. Boys don’t want to play sports with me sometimes because I am a girl, but when they do they are surprised. I have many trophies ...
- 1750: Policy Profile of Senator Richard Lugar
- ... be offered to give insight concerning Senator Lugar's motivations and tendencies to act in the way he does. Biographical Background Richard Green Lugar was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 4, 1932. Attending Shortridge High School he excelled academically and was the class Valedictorian. After graduation, Dick Lugar (as he is commonly known) attended Denison University, in Ohio, and met his future wife Charlene Smeltzer. In 1954 Lugar received his degree ... six grandchildren. After completing studies at Oxford, Dick Lugar went to the American Embassy in London, England and promptly enlisted in the Navy as an intelligence briefer and was responsible for giving intelligence reports to 'high brass', including the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Along with Senator Lugar's political achievements, he has occupied positions in the private sector, as well as a stint in the United ...
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