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- 721: 20/20 Vision, Not A Vision For Me
- ... it just wasn't my destiny. I always had a vision impairment. It was always a problem my family thought was normal. This all changed towards the end of my fifth grade year in Elementary School. My teacher continuously asked me questions referring to things on the board. I told her that my glasses didn't work, but she thought I was just trying to get out of doing my work ... That September I ended up with the same teacher from the year before. When she heard about my disease she apologized for everything she said that previous year. Throughout the rest of my years in school my teachers were pretty understanding about the problems and the things I had to do. I had to sit in front of the class which never seemed like the "cool" thing to do. This may ... and stares on top of all my medical problems. Not only did I have a vision problem but I also had seizures that always seemed to occur at the wrong time. For years throughout Junior High school my nickname was blind and seizure girl. Even in elementary school when kids were thought to be innocent I was showered with names. Normal activities were hard for me and it seemed like ...
- 722: In Step With Inclusion
- ... Congress passed an even more inclusive bill--the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The new version of the bill, signed by President Clinton in June 1977, expanded the law by defining “related services” a school should provide extending the ages of a developmental delay provision, expanding the use of paraprofessionals and teaching assistants when certified special education teachers are not available, requiring states to offer professional developmental programs, and more ... of disabled students into the music classroom. This article serves as a successful example for inclusion of disabled students in regular classrooms. As a Music Educator for the past 26 years at the Elementary and High School levels I have witnessed firsthand the advantages and disadvantages of including disabled students in the regular music classroom. As a band director, I have had physically handicapped as well as severely learning disabled students ...
- 723: A Seprate Peace
- Finny How Things Change In the novel "A Separate Peace," by John Knowles, a boy named Gene visits his high school 15 years after graduating in order to find an inner peace. While attending the private boys school during the second World War, Gene's best friend Phineas died and Gene knows he was partially responsible. Phineas, or Finny as he was sometimes called, was the most popular boy in school. He ...
- 724: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- ... person¡¦s life. The key features of OCD are obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions can be defined as persistent ideas, thoughts impulses or images that are experienced as inappropriate and intrusive. This then causes the person high levels of anxiety and distress. Compulsion on the other hand, Are repetitive behaviors like hand washing, ordering and checking. The reason for doing this is to prevent or to reduce the anxiety or distress felt ... was silly but nevertheless he had a fear that if he did not do this, something bad could happen to his mom or dad. He seemed unable to stop doing this. He did poorly in school because he was distracted by his secret compulsion to count letters when he should be paying attention to the teacher¡¦s lessons. He was later bothered as a teenager by upsetting sacrilegious mental images when ... distressing but are extremely difficult to overcome. OCD occurs on a continuum from mild to severe. At the severe continuum, if left untreated, it can destroy a person¡¦s capacity to function at work, at school or even at home. What is OCD ? The key features of OCD are obsessions and compulsions as stated in DSMIV. Obsessions are persistent ideas, thoughts, impulses or images that are experienced as inappropriate and ...
- 725: Are Things Equal Between The Sexes In College Sports?
- ... for female athletes, something must give in order to make these opportunities available. These things are usually men's athletics. In some instances men's sporting teams have been limited or totally cut from a school's athletic program in order to make room for more female teams. At the University of Illinois, the men's swimming and diving team was cut in order to meet the title ix equality requirements ... answer to that question is society. Everyone that pays taxes is affected. A portion of the taxes that everyone pays goes toward education. Some of the money given to schools through taxes goes toward the school's athletic program. As schools try to equal things out between men's and women's sports, more money will have to be spent. This rise in athletic costs could eventually lead to a raise in taxes in order to allow state schools to continue having sports programs. Another possible affect is the rise in a school's tuition. Parents wishing to send their children to college could face a higher tuition resulting from the money it takes to add women's sports. Parents with athletically gifted male children could find ...
- 726: Adolescent Suicide
- ... death, divorce, a break up, or suicide, chronic depression or metal illness in parents or self, and pressure for perfection are all tension causing issues that may be the reason behind the suicide. Related to school, the main explanations are: being in trouble with school authorities or police from an incident in school, loss or disgruntlement in school, and strong demands from adults or teachers. The most important motive, for a teacher to watch for, may be a change in school and/or address and not fitting ...
- 727: Creative Writing: The First Day
- ... weak smile as I shoved the door, and it made a woosh noise as it closed. I took a deep breathe and started walking towards the man entrance. I thought to myself, ‘Why does the school have all the buildings seperated?' I slowly walked forward as I started looking at all the other kids, most were in groups and all talking laughing and smiling. I felt very small, like I was ... of August. And I'd hated it ever since. But I was willing to give Rocklin a shot, even though ever kid I'd met in town so far had said ‘Rocklin is the worst school'. As I walked forward with the white scrunched up piece of paper that told me my classes, I tried to look like I fit in. As I looked around for my class, I noticed I ... And ran upstairs to my room, slammed the door shut. Bang bang bang, went the door as my foot thudded against it. Each hit relieved a lot of anger. But I had to go to school. And with all the courage I had in me I went back to that school that had slammed the door in my face, and gave it a second shot. I went to each class ...
- 728: A New Vision Of Masculinity - A Summary
- ... there are good qualities in both male and female; he insists that boys should learn both qualities and combine them properly to from "new masculinity." Thompson opens the article with his experience in a suburban high school as a guest speaker. In the class discussion, he learns that the most degrading insult for boys is being called a "fag," because the word "fag" explains that he does not have masculine qualities. He indicates that high school students associate masculinity with "stereotypic definition of strength"(77). Yet, he shows that this strength is only a limited definition of strength because this strength is based on dominance by disgracing inferior people. ...
- 729: After Various Writings By Rich
- ... this situation is by flaunting our differences. Paz talks about pachucos. They are a group of people of Mexican origin that are known for their language, behavior, and clothing. I remember when I went to high school and we had a pep rally, which landed right on September 16, which is Mexico’s independence. A group of friends and I decided to wear red, white, and green to celebrate Mexico’s independence ... t just my friends and I doing it, but other people as well. The pep rally was canceled because they felt that our clothing would distract and cause conflict with the other “American” students in school. As I was reading Paz, he mentioned that Mexicans dress a certain way to stand out. They know they are rejected by the “American” society. They do this to be different and stand out. ...
- 730: Richard M. Nixon
- ... never turn down a challenge or a dare. He also loved to be read to, and after age five he could read on his own. National Geographic was his favorite magazine. Education Nixon graduated form high school in 1930. He possessed extraordinary intelligence and ambition, but his ambitious nature received a serious setback that year. He graduated first in his class and won his high school’s Harvard Club award as "best all-around student." The award was a scholarship to Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition, he seemed likely to win a scholarship to Yale University in ...
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