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- 2011: Snow Falling On Cedars
- ... synonymous with millions of oriental faces living in mediocre (at best) conditions. Why hadn’t any of my previous history classes ever covered this topic? Why, at 17 years of age and a junior in high school was I only becoming aware of it now? Provocative thoughts such as these kept circling through my head as Hatsue described the conditions in the camps. I believe that we have enough books like Stranger ... our country seems to forget. Ever since the thought-provoking meeting of C.V.U.’s Diversity Committee, I really do believe that we are not informed of a well-balanced amount of information in school. After reading and rereading the section about the mistreatment of oriental people during WWII, I believe that we should focus more on issues such as these in our history classes at school. I remember ...
- 2012: Things People Forget In The He
- ... merely about sexual reproduction and focusing on abstinence. Rather, now it is important to deal with sex-related topics in the media through more sophisticated and comprehensive programs, deemed necessary to institute in the public school system. This of course has brought about several conflicting views about the course work within the program, raising social and ethical questions here and there. Although the idea of educating such young people about sex ... ten seconds to put on a condom, for if he had done so, life would be more pleasant ( FAQ About Genital Herpes ). In addition, take for example Maria. Maria is a junior at Lake Springs High School. She too had a sexual encounter she wishes she could take back. One evening at a party, she drank a few drinks, and before she knew it, she was having intercourse with a man ...
- 2013: Crimes in Schools Lower Academic Levels
- ... figure out that crimes in schools have increased. Over the past few years we have seen any incidents and heard of many on the news. Fact prove that the total number of violent deaths at school has decreased each year, but the number of violent incidents with multiple fatalities has increased from 1995-1998 as opposed to 1992-1995. (Internet www.abcnews.go.com) Millions of people watch the news, or read the newspaper and wonder why younger kids have such low academic levels. Do you think that you could sit in class all day and focus on school work when you hear all these stories about people getting killed in school. Maybe us being older and being more understanding we could forget about those problems and focus on what were doing, but the younger children who are not yet as understanding and mature will not ...
- 2014: Song Of Solomon
- ... examples she cites are a bit exaggerated. Still, those things are in there. I'm fascinated. What happened then? Well, as per the rules of reviewing a challenged book, the director of English for the school district, Deanna Norad, assembled a five person committee made up of two administrators, one teacher, and two parents. The comittee deliberated, and unanimously recommended to keep the book on the reading list. They also suggested some changes to the way the book was taught. From then on, they said, Song of Solomon should be taught during the regular school year so that more guidance could be given, if needed. By the same token, they recommended that the book be discussed more in class. If they kept it, what's the controversy? Here's the ... rested with Superintendent Patricia Richardson. The committee only existed to advise her. She decided to get rid of the book. Why did she do that? She said she thought that the book was inappropriate for high schoolers. Also, she probably wanted to resolve the issue quickly, with a minimum of controversy. There's no doubt in my mind that if she decided to keep Song of Solomon, opponents of the ...
- 2015: Stranger In The Kingdom
- ... synonymous with millions of oriental faces living in mediocre (at best) conditions. Why hadn’t any of my previous history classes ever covered this topic? Why, at 17 years of age and a junior in high school was I only becoming aware of it now? Provocative thoughts such as these kept circling through my head as Hatsue described the conditions in the camps. I believe that we have enough books like Stranger ... our country seems to forget. Ever since the thought-provoking meeting of C.V.U.’s Diversity Committee, I really do believe that we are not informed of a well-balanced amount of information in school. After reading and rereading the section about the mistreatment of oriental people during WWII, I believe that we should focus more on issues such as these in our history classes at school. I remember ...
- 2016: Alternative Medicine
- ... employees enrolled in Kaiser-Permanente and Health Net HMO’s. The administrative agency that provides the programs is the Self Insured Schools of California, (“SISC”), which is a cost-containment consortium of hundreds of California school districts. Currently, SISC provides coverage for more than thirty-five thousand employees and their eligible dependents. In addition to medical coverages, the office also provides life, vision, dental, prescription and mental and nervous policies. The ... 1993, the National Institutes of Health chose Dr. Joe Jacobs to head their new Office of Alternative Medicine. The office was created last year under pressure from a Congress alarmed by the soaring cost of high-tech healing and the frustrating fact that so many ailments such as: AIDS, cancer, arthritis, back pain, which have yet to yield to standard medicine”(Toufexis,1993). The cost of standard medical care has risen ... physical therapy may be required to resolve the injury. Otherwise, in the case of a minor injury, cold packs, pain medication and rest may be appropriate treatment. Costs for traditional physician treatment are generally very high. For example, a standard MRI will cost at least a thousand dollars. Referral to an Orthopedic Surgeon and subsequent treatment including possible surgery, medication and subsequent physical therapy can cost tens of thousands of ...
- 2017: Random Drug Testing
- ... would like to respond to your recent article concerning random drug testing. I believe that random drug tests violate a student’s constitutional right to privacy and should not be a mandatory part of the school system. A person should be able to be trusted without constantly being monitored. It is not the job of a school system to be enforcing laws that were not even broken on their property. And if a student is caught with an illegal substance in their body, it should not be grounds to expel that student ... their system. The fourth amendment states that searches should not be performed unless there is a probable cause to do so. Clearly, the concept of random drug testing is in violation of this amendment. In school, pop quizzes are given to ensure that students are doing their homework, putting adequate study time in, and paying attention in class. It is the job of the school to monitor the study habits ...
- 2018: The Chocolate War
- ... decide to betray the beliefs they had fought so hard for? In Robert Cormiers novel The Chocolate War, the character of Jerry Renault changes drastically from a rebel to a follower in the end. The school gang known as the vigils and his moral beliefs motivates Jerry’s actions. He feels he must take a stand against evil. Jerry can be considered a hero because of his beliefs. In the end ... and becomes a follower. There are many factors that cause Jerry to act the way he does. The main reason is he forced by the vigils to refuse the chocolates. "When he returned to the school after practice, he found a letter scotch-taped to the door of his locker. A summons from the vigils. Subject: Assignment."(Cormier 62) He is now forced to refuse the school chocolate sale. He now has to face Brother Leon and tell him no which soon gives him insight in to the teachers’ feelings. "His eyes gave him away. His face was always under control ...
- 2019: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... died just before Isaac was born. When Isaac was three years old, his mother remarried and moved to another town. Isaac stayed on the farm in Woolsthorpe with his grandmother. After going to small country school, he was sent at the age of twelve to the Kings School in the near by town of Grantham. At first Isaac was an awful student. He didn’t care about his school- work very much, all he ever wanted to do was paint, make kites, write in notebooks, and invent toys. He had no friends at all. Isaac was dull and dreamy, he had the worst ...
- 2020: Sir Frederick Grant Banting (1891-1941)
- ... Alliston, Ontario. The death of his friend made him having the desire to be a doctor. However, his father was a devoutly religious man, and hoped that Frederick would become minister. After he graduated from high school, the conflicts with his parents begun. His parents finally persuaded him to enrol in the liberal art course at Victoria College, Ontario. In 1910, he and his cousin Fred Hipwell began their studies at Victoria College. However, Banting's mind was still on medicine. After several arguments with his parents, he entered the University of Toronto Medical School in the fall of 1912. His cousin quoted, "He was a steady, industrious student. He had no top marks or even honor standing, but there never was any doubt that he would pass." World ...
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