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- 611: Marco Polo
- ... on their trading while Marco was performing his missions; yet seventeen years is a long time to trade without returning home to family and friends. According to Macro, because the khan held them in such high regard, he would not let them return home, but as the khan aged the Polos began to fear what would happen after his death(Hull 18). Finally an opportunity to leave presented itself when trusted ... and buying drugs, people are making money to buy weapons. Gangs, since they came around violence has been increasing steadily. The spread of gangs and drugs has also been implicated in the increasing violence of school youths(Glazer 14). Experts have also said that most violent conflicts among school-age children can be traced back to long-simmering disputes(Apfel 21). Carrying guns and other weapons around schools is becoming more and more popular all around the world. People think that carrying guns ...
- 612: Word Processing
- ... processing at this age can be obtained without using a printer. Wordwise is suitable for older children and has been used in a project by North East London Polytechnic assessing word processing in the primary school. In a part of the project with forty eight fourth year primary school children the conclusions reached were: Results of the project have been very encouraging so far. There has been a very high level of enthusiasm shown by the pupils who remained motivated throughout. A study of the texts produced and of the processes which were involved has given us some confidence in saying that word processors ...
- 613: Adult Education In The U.S
- ... of central learning theory is self-directed learning. He (1985) said that because the concept is so central to what adult education is all about, self-directed learning has been one of the field's high-interest topics for more than a decade (Mezirow, 1988). Many people like researchers theorists and so on have all asked the pistons: what is self-directed learning? What kinds of people are engaged in it ... the smoker¡¯s expectations for being able to refrain from smoking under specific situations (e.g., while at a party, after eating, when around other smokers; DiClemente, 1986). If one¡¯s sense of competence is high for an ability one values, then this will contribute to high self-esteem (or low self-esteem if perceived competence for the valued skill is low). Judgments of inefficacy in unvalued areas of competence are unlikely to influence significantly self-concept and self-esteem. B. ...
- 614: Florence Nightingale 2
- ... hospital system. In 1850 she began training in nursing at the Institute of Saint Vincent de Paul in Alexandria, Egypt. In June of the year 1851 Florence s parents allowed her to go to nursing school. She was thirty one years old, and she was finally carrying out her calling. The school that she went to to learn nursing was in Kaiserswerth, Germany. It was called the Institute for Protestant Deaconesses. She was on her way to fulfilling God s will for her. Early in the year ... conditions, it was not surprising that in army hospitals, war wounds only accounted for one death in six. Diseases such as typhus, cholera and dysentery were the main reasons why the death-rate was so high amongst wounded soldiers. Military officers and doctors objected to Nightingale's views on reforming military hospitals. They interpreted her comments as an attack on them, and she was made to feel unwelcome. Florence received ...
- 615: Basketball
- ... detrimental to the game, but no young, brash superstar wants to take time to learn the game when his talents alone will allow him to drive the most luxurious Lexus now. My junior year of high school my team played one of the perennial powerhouses, Elsik. We lost the game by a large amount of points, but what was most impressive was Rashard Lewis. He was drafted right out high school into the NBA. Considering that we were about the same age, I question how can he be ready for the NBA? I can barely handle college classes, and he is already started his ...
- 616: Basketball Dreams
- ... and I can still see him in front of the television watching ever basketball game that was ever played. I did not know it then, but my grandfather had played basketball when he was in high school. Basketball and his coach had been the only reason that he had been able to stay in school and graduate. He not only loved the game, but he loved the opportunity that was given to him as a result of the game. He always said “basketball was like life and if someone ...
- 617: My Friend T.W.
- My Friend T.W. T.W. Gerron and I met in the fifth grade when I first came to Cooper High School. We weren’t in the same home room, but we were friends from the get go. I met him on the soccer field my first morning. I will never forget it because he outran me ... honest and trustworthy friend I have. And now the last ten years of our relationship, all in one short paragraph. We were, as I said, the best of friends pretty much throughout elementary and junior high. We started running with different crowds in high school, but still remained friends. Our senior year arrived and T.W.’s parents had just gone through a divorce. T.W. became a little less ...
- 618: John Steinbeck
- ... birthday John received a copy of the book Morte d Arthur. This was the first book John ever owned. He later said it was a great influence upon his life. During his years at Salinas High School, John excelled in English. At the end of his Freshman year in High School John had determined that he wanted to become a writer. At the end of his Senior year John applied to Stanford University and was accepted as an English major. Coming of his success ...
- 619: Skaters and Stereotypes
- ... father of surfing, they would probably say, "Duke who?" But mention Kelly Slater and they will not stop talking. Robert Kelly Slater was born February 11, 1912 in Cocoa Beach Florida (Tomlin1). He went to high school and actually graduated. The reason I say this is because most people like Kelly (surfers knowing they are going to go professional) never graduate high school. Kelly grew up in Florida all his life. He was a local hero in central Florida, because everyone knew he was destined to make it as a professional surfer (Tee Interview). From 1992 ...
- 620: George Lucas
- ... most have received millions of dollars in profit. Although it sounds as if he had an easy life, in reality, Lucas had to struggle in order to get ahead. Not being interested or involved in school, Lucas turned his attention to cars. When he reached driving age, his father gave him a nice, small, "safe" car. However, passionate about cars and racing, Lucas revved up his engine and turned it into ... drastic change in his life. It ultimately led him to success. Lucas was in a car crash in 1962, which ended his racing career before it even started. He missed his graduation ceremony at his high school, but joked that the only reason he got a diploma was because his teachers felt sorry for him. As a result, Lucas looked for other options to fill his void in life. Since his ...
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