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- 791: Graduation
- Graduation I can still remember it like yesterday. It was June 6, 1994, the day of my high school graduation. This day is the single most important day of my life. This day was so important to me because it was the first thing I had to work really hard on to accomplish. For ... at 7:00 a.m., which is extremely early by my standards, with anticipation of the day I had been waiting for. After sitting around for 3 hours I made my way over to Ludlow High School. The graduating class was to be there for 10:00 a.m. to pick up our cap and gown. The principal, Mr. James Cavallo, called out everyone’s name and proceeded to hand ...
- 792: Piece of the Pie
- ... when they leave college, leads them to abandon their education and head straight for the professional leagues. Some athletes, like Shawn Kemp or Kobe Bryant, skip college entirely. Kemp and Bryant both went directly from high school to the National Basketball Association, and are currently making millions of dollars a year. Other athletes, such as Stephon Marbury, Allen Iverson, Marcus Camby, Terry Glen, and Tim Biakabatuka, all college phenomenons from basketball and ... to the idea of paying the players because of the competition it would foster within the team. Who would decide how much each player receives? Another issue this question raises is of the projection to high school seniors deciding where to attend college. Would starting salaries, not educational opportunities, become their priority in deciding where to attend? These problems would be easily eliminated by standardizing the salary across Division I ...
- 793: Drugs Should Not be Legalized
- Drugs Should Not be Legalized The question of whether to legalize drugs or not is a very controversial and important issue. Drugs affect so many areas of society. "The U.S. population has an extremely high rate of alcohol and drug abuse" (Grolier). Several groups have formed and spoken out regarding their position. "Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization is the first step in helping to deliver the credible, consistent message about ... own without the help of their country. Legalizing drugs would have a devastating result that would affect society as a whole. "Audiences need to understand that 70% of drug users are employed, and that the school bus driver who drives your children to school could smoke marijuana, that the surgeon who operates on you may have cocaine in his system, and that the driver in back of you may be on speed. The debate needs to demonstrate graphically ...
- 794: Importance of Higher Education
- ... are essential in the ability to maintain a competitive edge. Decreased reliance on government financial support – Studies indicate that individuals who have attended college participate in government assistance programs at a substantially lower rate than high school graduates. Employment – Individuals who have gone to college levels are employed at higher rates and with greater consistency. According to a 1998 employment report from the U. S. Department of Labor, unemployment rates for those with a bachelor’s degree or more are half that of those with a high school degree (1.9% compared to 3.9%). Individuals with less than a high school degree are more than three times as likely to be unemployed. Higher savings levels – Surveys indicate that individuals with ...
- 795: Marijuana Effects
- ... is the number one illegally used drug in the United States. Marijuana is so popular that an estimated one out of every three people in the US have tried it and around 44% of US high school students have smoked it. Marijuana users are not easily detectable, nor is the drug just used in one area of society. The Indian Hemp plant is found all over the world, including the US. There ... result. If alcohol, or other drug use is occurring while smoking marijuana, the effect could be different. A first time marijuana smoker will probably feel no effect. A chronic or heavy user will get a high (intoxication). When a person is high, normal sights, sounds, tastes, or events can seem very funny or interesting. When intoxicated, time seems to pass a lot slower. To the user, minutes will seem like ...
- 796: Hardships Of Southern Sharecro
- ... of the southern share croppers was their lack of education. There were several reasons the share croppers didn’t get the education they needed. One main reason was because many children didn’t go to school. Harold Walker writes that Southern cotton states ranked lower in rate of attendance for each student enrolled than any of the other states in the nation (4). A factor that contributed to this was their excessive mobility, which inhibited many children from going to school (Corder 27). It is common knowledge that any child who constantly moves around will not be able to attend school on a regular basis, and even if they go to a school when they get a chance they will be so far behind they would have a difficult time catching up. Another factor that ...
- 797: Psychological Stress
- ... before. There are issues of what to do with the money and how to invest it. Pressures that are brought about in our society are imposed by ourselves and by others. If one has too high of expectations for oneself it is inevitable that they will burn themselves out. These expectations are derived out of our gender roles as men. Men are thought of in our society to be the provider of money and security to their families. It is one way we measure or "manlyhood". Unrealistic pressures such as this, and pressures from school, work and social life will lead to high levels of stress. Conflict happens when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression. There are three classifications of conflict; approach/approach, avoidance/avoidance, approach/avoidance. Approach/approach conflicts occur when ...
- 798: John Lennon
- ... son. In 1946, John’s father Fred, returned from sea and tried to take John with him to New Zealand. Julia stepped in and kept John in Liverpool with his Aunt Mimi. (Fogo) The first school that John attended was Dovedale Primary School. Here he began his streak of rebelliousness that would last him throughout his entire adult life. Here John found that he enjoyed drawing. Since he had talent for drawing and did not do well in his other studies the head master of Dovedale Primary School suggested that he go to an art college. (Hampton) In September of 1962, John started school at Quarry Bank Grammar School. Here he was also known as a troublemaker and a prankster. Him and ...
- 799: Carnegie Forum on Education Report, and the Holmes Group Report
- ... proposed, we already have. In the Carnegie Forum on Education report, the first point made was to create a national board for professional teaching standards that will test and issue teacher certification for demonstrating a high level of competence. Isn't that something that we already have? The National Teacher Exam, or NTE is used to evaluate prospective teachers on whether or not they display a high enough level of competence to be a teacher. If they don't, they will not receive their teaching certificate. The third point made in this report was to abolish undergraduate education degrees, and require a fifth year of graduate study. In the state of Pennsylvania, even after you receive your teaching certificate, it is only temporary. Unless you go back to school within six teaching years of graduation and complete another 24 credits, your teaching certificate can be taken away. The fourth point of the Carnegie Forum on Education Report states we should recruit minority students ...
- 800: The American Dream Is Based on Success, Happiness, and Money
- ... the things you want, which in return makes you happy. Happiness is not all money, it also has to do with love. Lets first start off talking aboutnthe success, and money part. American children start school at the tender age of four. In pre school you are taught to get along with other kids, and to share, and color in the lines. In Kindergarten You first get an intro. to reading and write-in, and in some schools a little simple addition, and subtreacing. Then from there you move on to grade school, first grade through fifth grade. These years you are taught lot of math, reading, writing, and also penmanship in script. You also get a taste of history. When you get to middle school you ...
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