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- 2131: Booker T. Washington
- ... desire to learn enabled him to master a Webster blue-back spelling book, and even led him to move ahead the hands of a clock at work so that he could get to his night school on time. Washington had a goal to go to Hampton where he can get a descent education, and his hard work and long journey paid off when he got admitted their due to his cleaning ... 56) In July of 1881, when the Tuskegee Institute for colored people opened, Booker T. Washington was asked to be the principle. Washington tried to expand as much as possible during the years of the school, he wanted to accommodate as many kids as possible and in order to do that the school needed to be bigger, so he put the kids to work, building the school and stressing the importance of work to the kids. Washington felt the value of this work for self-confidence, esteem ...
- 2132: The Patented Gate And The Mean
- ... academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with material that is socially scandalous for the times (Gwynn, 1958). As an emotional, intelligent, inquisitive, and painfully sensitive young man, Holden puts his inner world ... he is not making it up but is, in fact, telling the truth. These mannerisms may point to several aspects of his character. For example, Holden is on the verge of failing out of preparatory school and fears telling his parents. Because he did not do well in school, Holden may have felt as though no one ever took him seriously and realized his actions left him with no solid academic standing. Since Holden is essentially a failure at school with no serious ...
- 2133: Cocaine
- ... the blood pressure elevated, and other hypertension like symptoms are experienced. Because cocaine permits less body heat to escape, users generally experience an increase in body temperature. In overdose cases temperature have been recorded as high as 114F. PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS Cocaine also inhibits the reuptake of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that controls the pleasure centers in the CNS, causing a sense of euphoria, a decreased anxiety in social inhibitions, and heightened sexuality ... properties that cause users compulsively to misuse the drug resulting in psychological addiction. The psychological craving for the drug is the most important contributor to its abuse potential. Users find that higher doses intensify the high. So unless the user has imposed a limit on the amount of drug used during a fixed period some users will gradually increase the frequency of use and quantity of the dose. The pursuit of the higher high becomes so great that some may often ignore all signs of physical and psychological risk. With continued use the false self confidence associated with the high diminishes and depression and irritability set in. In ...
- 2134: Investing In Canada
- ... markets. More international companies are investing in Canada. The stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Canada has increased steadily over the past five years to reach over $130 billion last year. Investor confidence is high. International companies are discovering what firms in the United States have known for decades: it pays to invest in Canada. There is a government commitment to attract foreign direct investment. Canada's government provides a ... lead the industrialized countries in near-term economic growth. Inflation is below two per cent and forecast to remain low. Cost of money is lower than it has been for decades. Exports are at record high, having increased by 14 per cent in 1993 over 1992. Under free trade, Canadian-based companies have increased their market share of the Canada-U.S. market. Further, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ... In contrast, hourly increases in Britain and Germany have been 12.4 and 14.3 percent, respectively. Educated and Skilled Work Force The cost-effectiveness of the Canadian work force becomes especially apparent in the high level of skills and education of the workers. Canada leads the G-7 countries in advanced education, with about two-thirds of its 20 to 24-year-olds enrolled in post-secondary education. Canada' ...
- 2135: America and the Computer Industry
- ... for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been around for 2000 years. However, only in the last 40 years has it changed the American society. >From the first wooden abacus to the latest high-speed microprocessor, the computer has changed nearly every aspect of people's lives for the better. The very earliest existence of the modern day computer's ancestor is the abacus. These date back to almost ... the military. New weapons systems were produced which needed trajectory tables and other essential data. In 1942, John P. Eckert, John W. Mauchley, and their associates at the University of Pennsylvania decided to build a high-speed electronic computer to do the job. This machine became known as ENIAC, for "Electrical Numerical Integrator And Calculator". It could multiply two numbers at the rate of 300 products per second, by finding the ... wire it to perform whatever task he wanted the computer to do. It was, however, efficient in handling the particular programs for which it had been designed. ENIAC is generally accepted as the first successful high-speed electronic digital computer and was used in many applications from 1946 to 1955 (Dolotta, 50). Mathematician John von Neumann was very interested in the ENIAC. In 1945 he undertook a theoretical study of ...
- 2136: Herman Hesses Demian
- ... to be noticed; his manner and bearing was that of a prince disguised among farm boys, taking great pains to appear one of them. The first encounter between Sinclair and Demian occurs one day after school as the two boys are walking home. Sinclair had learned the biblical story of Cain and Abel from the book of Genesis that day in class. Demian starts a conversation about the story and challenges ... his childhood, his family, and the world of light . The fourth chapter brings the separation of Sinclair and Demian, as well as Sinclair s separation from his family, when Sinclair is sent off to boarding school. This foreign world offers only loneliness and insecurity to Sinclair, who does not fit in with the other young men. Sinclair goes through a trying time of confusion and isolation at the boarding school as he searches for the road to himself. At one point, out of desperation, Sinclair resorts to rebellion. He begins to drink in bars and he becomes renowned among his classmates for being careless, ...
- 2137: Teaching Kids
- ... of children and parents alike which requires a tremendous time commitment and a dedication to the family as first and foremost. By making it a point to attend their children's baseball games, band concerts, school plays, or just spending time with their family, parents are teaching the importance of family life to their children. There is no question that children with dedicated and loving parents, who do all of these ... must be some alternative to pick up where parents have left off. The most apparent alternative is the setting where children spend a majority of their time at a young age: day care centers and school communities. Day care centers and schools must become more than just places that look after and educate children. Teachers and care givers must take it upon themselves to teach children to share, work together, and ... have wished. But my parents always felt obligated to leave us in an environment with relatives or close friends, which they felt was the best for us. My sister and I spent every afternoon after school at the home of close family friends. She and her children, The Whitings, were like family to us. My sister and I looked up to the older children all through elementary school and they ...
- 2138: A Separate Peace: Contrasting Gene and Phineas and the Struggle for Power
- ... for power. While, Phineas was inspired by his own power within. The novel conveys how peace can weaken or inspire during a mental war. Phineas, a natural rebel, is known as the best athlete in school. For example, he and three others come to look at a tree, which is considered among the Upper Middler students at Devon an impossibility. Phineas demonstrates his supreme power by stating that the tree is ... by gaining the respect of fellow classmates. Phineas' spontaneity inspires many others to be like himself and jump off the tree. Another example of Phineas' power is his character establishing scene of disrespect to the school by wearing his pink shirt and the Devon School tie as his belt. We here, again, see him as the spontaneous individual who "can get away with anything" (p.18). Phineas' nature inspired Mr. Patch-Withers, a teacher at Devon. Phineas has an ...
- 2139: Effects Of Excessive Pesticide
- ... soil particle surfaces as they migrate down through the soil. It is also important to consider the clay, sand and silt content of soils because insecticides generally do not migrate as readily in soils with high clay and organic matter contents. The mineral content of soil is also an important factor in determining the persistence of termiticides by either catalyzing decomposition or affecting the adsorption rate. Because groundwater contamination is an ... vapor. The structure of the chemical is important because this determines its vapor pressure as well as its solubility in soil water and its tendency to be adsorbed. Cool and dry conditions in soils with high organic matter or clay content normally result in very little loss of even the most volatile chemicals from the soil. Conversely, warm and moist conditions contribute to great desorption and greater volatilization losses. Many processes ... and slightly more toxic than aspirin. ? At the concentrations which may be found in the environment, 2,4-D is highly unlikely to present a threat to wildlife. ? Subchronic effects are generally limited to very high doses when compared to the exposure levels humans may face in the environment. ? 2,4-D has low reproductive toxicity. ? 2,4-D does not cause birth defects. ? Chronic effects are also limited to ...
- 2140: The Catcher in The Rye: Unreachable Dreams
- ... Many people find that their dreams are unreachable. Holden Caulfield realizes this in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. As Holden tells his story, he recounts the events since leaving the Pencey School to his psychiatrist. At first, Holden sounds like a typical, misguided teenager, rebellious towards his parents, angry with his teachers, and flunking out of school. However, as his story progresses, it becomes clear that Holden is indeed motivated, just not academically. He has a purpose: to protect the young and innocent minds of young children from the horrors of adult ... this goal is quite unachievable. Holden wants to be the Catcher in the Rye, then realizes it is an unreachable ideal. Holden begins his story misguided and without direction. After flunking out of the Pencey School, Holden decides to leave early. Before he leaves, though, he visits his teacher, Mr. Spencer. Mr. Spencer and Holden talk about his direction in life: Do you feel absolutely no concern for your future, ...
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