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- 2491: Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
- ... Bradford tells of another ship passenger named John Howland. At one point in the trip, the Mayflower came upon a violent storm. The winds of the storm were so fierce, and the seas were so high, that all the sailors and passengers had to "hull for divers days together". During this storm, a young man named John Howland was thrown into the sea, and as Bradford tells us, "it pleased God ... on Thomas Morton's character. He continues, "After this, they fell into great licentiousness, and led a dissolute life, pouring out themselves into all profaneness. And Morton became the Lord of Misrule, and maintained a School of Atheism." Morton and his fellows also resorted to trading with Indians, and as Bradford puts it, "(They) got much…they spent it as vainly in quaffing and drinking, both wine and strong waters in ... take over the plantation, as the servants probably didn't want to be sold in Virginia. Bradford also implies Morton is a pagan. He calls Morton "the Lord of Misrule", and said Morton maintained a "School of Atheism". He views Morton as worshipping the maypole, as Morton and his fellows danced around it endlessly, and posted poetry to it. To Bradford, the drunken, hedonistic lifestyle that Morton maintained stood against ...
- 2492: Creatine In Sports
- ... normally comes in the form of powder and works best when mixed with milk. The main reason for taking extra protein is to gain weight and muscle mass. In today's athletics, whether it is high school, college, or professional, the athletes are getting bigger and stronger. Protein works the best when the athlete is on a strict work out regimen. Many sports supplements are a combination of herbs and proteins. A ... Another problem that people may see with creatine is the cost factor. A Creatine supply for a month will average close to forty-five dollars. With the cost of this and other supplements being so high, it seems that the higher class athletes would have an advantage, which causes many critics of creatine(or supplements in general) to deem it unfair. Their case is, athletes of one group should not ...
- 2493: Religion and Motivation in Learning
- ... If the student does not give full effort and listen everytime a lesson is presented, he will not learn anything, therefore failing the course. This depends on the degree of effort, if the effort is high, and the student is somewhat oriented towards attaining a good grade, a high grade of effort will be presented. Effort is the best way in determining a student's will to learn. The course of religion consists of 6 units, some of them concerning what we believe in ... in the future. The religion course encourages us to explore our heritage and our beliefs, something we may never had fully understood. The course helps us to fully understand why we go to a catholic school, for one thing. The course gives an overview of the history of the religion, and what has happened through centuries. It shows us what we believe in, how DO WE understand creation, and then ...
- 2494: Should Exams Be Obolished
- Exams. The word that most student fear off. Exam is a part of school life that all students have to go through. There are advantages in exams that are held in school. But there are people who think that exams give more disadvantages to the students. Even though some people say that exams should be abolished because they encourages cramming, I believe that they should not be abolished because exams are the only way for teachers to get feedback from their students build high moral standards and discipline in the students, and gives pressure that will be useful later in the life for the students. Some people say that exams should be abolished because they encouraging. One type ...
- 2495: Solomon Gursky Was Here
- ... not get along well. L.B., a failed poet, is resentful of his son's literary talent. This leads to leads to L.B. treating his son with contempt. On one occasion, Moses, home from school at Balliol, tells LB that he submitted a short story, which LB said "showed promise"(p.129), to "the New Yorker. L.B. belittled Moses for his attempt which he suspected to fail and demanded ... of gambling, traveling, bootlegging, military service(WWI) and many women. Through his teenage gambling exploits, the first in a chain of hotels, which would lay the foundation for the Gursky empire, was acquired in a high stakes poker match, in which he risked the deed to his fathers store. A character in the novel once said that "without Solomon that bastard would have ended up like he started. Sweeping up in ... good piano player, an aviation buff and a good impressionist. He is always carrying a malacca cain and is associated with the raven. He shares all these characteristics and mannerisms with Solomon. Moses, while at school in England, meets Sir Hyman, who becomes a father figure to him. Sir Hyman was responsible for Moses looking towards the Franklin Expedition and the arctic for information about Ephraim and the Gursky beginnings ...
- 2496: Malcolm X 4
- ... him crushed his dreams, and made him feel worthless. His teacher if not the most is one of the most influential people because of that statement, that's the statement that pushed him away from school. That eventually pushed Malcolm towards street life, which eventually shaped his aspect of life the most. Shorty, I think had one of the strongest influences on Malcolm's life. Shorty basically showed Malcolm how to ... that we can learn a lot from his life, from not always letting some comments affect your life so much to always keep your guard up. I think that this should be read in every high school class because I think people need to know the truth about him. In my own life I have heard many bad things about Malcolm X, that I believed, but until now I know the ...
- 2497: Homosexuality
- ... have sought professional help for mental health problems. One of the children they interviewed from lesbian mother family was Ben. He was 20 years old at follow up study. Ben had few good friends at school. In high school some students even thought his family was really cool. Ben always considered himself as heterosexual and reported that all his sexual experiences only had been with women. Ben’s general attitude toward growing up ...
- 2498: Wrestling
- ... Rules B. Style IV. Collegiant wrestling A. Rules B. Style Wrestling is broken into four different types based on rules and style; Free style, Professional, Greko Roman, and Collegiant. Free style is usually started after school is let out for the summer. The rules of Free style wrestling are pretty simple. Both wrestlers start in the standing position for all three rounds. Each round is two minutes long, and the person ... played in the off season after the Free style season is over. Greko Roman like Free style is for practice for the Collegiant season. Very few people wrestle only Greko Roman. Collegiant wrestling is for high school, college students, and the Olympics. It is played on a mat of similar size and boundaries. There are three rounds which are two minutes long. The first is started in the standing position, in ...
- 2499: Computer Mediated Evnvironments
- ... These variables are not only interesting from a research perspective but are managerially important as well and relevant to the long-term commercial potential of CMEs. CMEs tend to separate choice from purchase, especially in high-involvement categories such as cars, where consumers obtain comparative information from a CME (e.g., www.edmunds.com) and then purchase from a dealer offering the lowest price. In this environment, consumers may attribute poor ... of the CME environment is the way customers can form groups or communities around brands (Muniz and O’Guinn 1996). For example, Saab owners are notorious for their fierce loyalty to the brand and their high degree of interest in new product offerings and other matters related to the company. Saab owners have their own “chat rooms” where they discuss the cars with each other and communicate their feelings to the ... Regularity and the Similarity Hypothesis,” Journal of Consumer Research, 9 (June), 90-98. Johnson, Eric J., David A. Schkade, and James R. Bettman (1988), “Monitoring Information Processing and Decision: The Mouselab System,” working paper, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University. Kalyanamaran, Gurumurthy and Russell S. Winer (1996), “Empirical Generalizations from Reference Price Research,” Marketing Science, 14, number 3, Part 2 of 2, G161-G169. Katz, E. and Paul ...
- 2500: Religion
- ... believe in one God, the same God, growing up in the midst of the bickering of the two groups can confuse a child and bring bitterness toward this God that Christians believe is all-loving. School is an area where temptations are thrown in people's faces each day. Many people are challenged each day in these situations; children may be challenged in their home or in school because of the issue of salvation and trying to maintain a strong-willed mind as a young Christian. Catholic children are taught their religion in CCD classes, and the result is the children learning to ... than they simply can go confess their sins to a priest and then they are forgiven. According to the Old Testament, salvation is free gift and forgiveness is given straight from God, not through some high standing official in the Church. Catholics are given a bad name, and their religion is considered to be hostile towards others and unethical at times(Hudnut 22). I am Catholic myself and may not ...
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