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- 2961: Who Was Mother Theresa
- ... usual procedures of the congregation and her deepest desires, it was time for the new Sister Teresa to begin her years of service to God's people. She was sent to St. Mary's, a high school for girls in a district of Calcutta. Here she began a career teaching history and geography, which she reportedly did with dedication and enjoyment for the next 15 years. It was in the protected environment of this school for the daughters of the wealthy that Teresa's new "vocation" developed and grew. This was the clear message, the invitation to her "second calling," that Teresa heard on that fateful day in 1946 ...
- 2962: "The Glass Managerie"
- ... a very skinny, fragile shape. She looks very frail and breakable. Laura lacks self- confidence, so much that she can't stand to be in a room of crowded people, such as in her business school. She feels like nobody can relate to her and her struggles. She knows that she is never going to satisfy her mother's greatest wish for her, and because of that, feels like she can ... problems and always feeling like she does not please her mother. She could not even go to her business college because of her fear of people and not being accepted. She had no friends in high school and only once had feelings for a boy. Her disability is often difficult for people to look past at first, which made it hard for her to become comfortable with people. She has her ...
- 2963: To Kill A Mockingbird - The Ne
- ... there was injustice in the world. He slowly matures and begins to understand that there are such thing as prejudice and racism. Scout first learns to show compassion and tolerance by refusing to go to school because she hates Miss Caroline. Atticus tells her that, First of all, if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you ll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a ... story where Scout shows tolerance is when she gets into a fight with Cecil Jacobs because he tells Scout that her father defends niggers . Atticus says You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down (76). Atticus wants Scout to ignore the things that her classmates are saying about the trial, which helps her to learn how get along with other people better, without ...
- 2964: Flying Home
- ... him, "You black son. …You have to come by the white folks too.(Ellison 1768)" The tale of the Colored Man in heaven that Jefferson tells also applies to Todd, who "had been flying to high and too fast" and "had climbed steeply away in exultation(Ellison 1761)" before he went into a spin and crashed. Todd realizes this application with disgust: "Why do you laugh at me this way?(Ellison ... Scottsboro boys’ trial. Fearing that he too might become a victim, Ellison ran from the scene. Ellison said that he ran "far closer to the ground that I had ever imagined to do as a high school football running back". The experience, especially the "fear, the horror and the sense of helplessness before legal injustice," left an imprint in his mind that is reflected, somewhat, in many of his works(Busby ...
- 2965: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... fishing in the north woods of Michigan, a period of his childhood which left important impressions later reflected in several of his short stories such as "Up in Michigan" and "Big Two Hearted River." In high school, Ernest edited the school newspaper, excelled in football and boxing, and ran away from home twice. Upon his graduation, seventeen year old Hemingway headed to Kansas City to enlist in World War I, in outright defiance of his ...
- 2966: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... fishing in the north woods of Michigan, a period of his childhood which left important impressions later reflected in several of his short stories such as "Up in Michigan" and "Big Two Hearted River." In high school, Ernest edited the school newspaper, excelled in football and boxing, and ran away from home twice. Upon his graduation, seventeen year old Hemingway headed to Kansas City to enlist in World War I, in outright defiance of his ...
- 2967: Excellence Redefined
- ... in wealth started to make many wonder how he did it. Michael Milken was in charge of all junk bonds trading at the well known investment firm, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. The junk bonds market(high risk, high yield bond) could have made any man rich if they played it perfectly, but such a feat is impossible because of the limitations of chaos in nature. Like Boesky, people started to wonder where his ... or think about how much profit I could have made from some internet stock. I became so wrapped up in anything that had to do with the market that I devoted substantially less time to school work. People would complement me on some of the things I had taught myself, but when I was studying for my Bible exam, I realized something. I was in it for the wrong reason. ...
- 2968: Adolf Hitler
- ... was 28 when Adolf was born. Klara and Alios had 6 children , but only Adolf and his sister Paula survived childhood. Adolf was a good student in elementary and got good grades. When he reached high school his studies dropped, and he dropped out of school when he was just 16 years old. In 1903 his father, Alios, died. Four years later, Hitler went to Vienna to study art, while he was away his mother, Klara, died. Hitler's hate ...
- 2969: Men's Basketball
- ... shooting, dribbling, and concentration. Although the physial skills are the main factor in playing basketball, being in good mental health is just as important. Basketball is played in many levels. Many elememtary schools have after school programs offering basketball courts open to the students. Basketball is played in almost every high school in the United States. From here both boys and girls are recruited to play for college. After college few make it to the American and National leauges. Some even find playing in Europe satisfys ...
- 2970: Albert Einstein
- ... nine even led some teachersto believe he was disabled. Einstein's post-basic education began at the Luitpold Gymnasium when he was ten. It was here that he first encountered the German spirit through the school's strict disciplinary policy. His disapproval of this method of teaching led to his reputation as a rebel. It was probably these differences that caused Einstein to search for knowledge at home. He began not ... he continued his education. At sixteen he attempted to enroll at the Federal Institute of Technology but failed the entrance exam. This forced him to study locally for one year until he finally passed the school's evaluation. The Institute allowed Einstein to meet many other students that shared his curiosity, and It was here that his studies turned mainly to Physics. He quickly learned that while physicists had generally agreed ... allowed Einstein to access an enormous library. It was here that he extended his theory and discussed it with the leading scientists of Europe. In 1912 he chose to accept a job placing him in high authority at the Federal Institute of Technology, where he had originally studied. It was not until 1914 that Einstein was tempted to return to Germany to become research director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute ...
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