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- 961: The Glass Menagerie: A Study in Symbolism
- ... and beautiful, a sharp contrast to her real life. The fragility of the unicorn, its second part, recalls Laura’s delicate psychological condition. Laura’s emotional problems caused many difficulties in her life. While in high school, Laura was very self-conscious about the brace she had to wear, as evidenced in the following passage: Laura: I had that brace on my leg -- it clumped so loud! Jim: I never heard any ... I had to go clumping all the way up the aisle with everyone watching! Jim: You shouldn’t have been self-conscious. Laura: I know, but I was (93). Laura suffered all the way through high school. Unfortunately, she scored poorly on her final examinations and dropped out of school. After such a failure, her fragile self-esteem dropped from low to almost non-existent, and she could not face ...
- 962: The Dominican Republic
- ... of 100,000 live births 61.4% of the babies die. The start religion for the Dominican Republic is Roman Catholicism. Over 90% of the population is Catholic. Free public education is offered through the high school level and attendance is mandatory through the 6th grade. A lot of the Dominicans don't finish school for various reasons. Although 3/4 of the residents start school only about 1/3 finish. Some of the urban families send their children to private schools called colegios. As for after high school ...
- 963: Down's Syndrome
- ... of learning disability . This means that they develop and learn more slowly than other children. However, most children with Down's syndrome today will walk and talk, many will read and write, go to ordinary school, and look forward to a semi- independent adult life. (Platt and Carlson, 1992) Facts on Down Syndrome *Down syndrome is not a lethal anomaly. One to two percent of persons born with this disorder have ... say they have overcome most technical hurdles to screening embryos for Down syndrome and many other chromosomal defects before the embryos are implanted in a woman's uterus. The institute, part of Eastern Virginia Medical School, hopes to try out the technique with a handful of high-risk couples who come to the institute for in-vitro fertilization, in the near future. (www #1) Eventually, all couples who go through the Jones Institute may have the option to screen for Down ...
- 964: Madonna
- ... his wife’s death. The child resented her father’s betrayal and wouldn’t accept her step-mother authority. While going through tough times, Ms Ciccone developed a passion for the arts. Madonna acted in high school productions, but ultimately dance became her interest in her childhood life. In addition to being a cheerleader, Madonna took up ballet classes while attending Rochester Adams High School. She found a mentor in dance instructor Christopher Flynn, who introduced her to the world of spunkiness and sophistication at Detroit gay clubs. Madonna’s wild sexuality made her fly sky high! She ...
- 965: Bruce Lee
- ... years then decided to move to Seattle with another old friend of his. He enrolled at the University of Washington to study philosophy. Before he enrolled at the University Bruce had already attended Edison Technical School to try and earn his high school diploma. “Bruce was earning extra money to open his own Kung-Fu Dojo or Institute. He taught anyone of any race or background. Most Asian Martial Arts schools teach People of their race.” (1- ...
- 966: Rocky Marciano
- ... American Legion team, he blasted a towering home run over the left field fence at James Edgar Playground. It landed on the front porch of a slightly irate neighbor. At age 15, Rocky entered Brockton High School - an institution with a nationally prestigious football tradition. Error! Bookmark not defined. Rocky's favorite subjects were Italian and Manual Training. And, except for a rather erratic scholastic record, all went reasonably well for him ... arm out." An unusually slow runner, Rocky was now relegated to occasionally playing right field and pinch hitting. During this time, he was chastised on a number of occasions for consistently violating a long standing school policy that prohibited dual involvement in a local church league. Finally, he was cut from the team. This upset him so much, he began cutting classes. That summer, Rocky spent a good deal of ...
- 967: Virtual Reality - What it is and How it Works
- ... the user can manipulate a virtual world. The joint angle transducers use conductive plastic potentiometers and ball bearings so that this machine is heavy duty. Time- lag is eliminated by the direct-reading transducers and high speed microprocessor, allowing for a maximum update rate of approximately 300 measurements/second. Another system developed by Ascension Technology does basically the same thing as the ADL-1, but the sensor is in the form ... the University of North Carolina have developed a system that simulated the bonding of molecules. But instead of using complicated formulas to determine bonding energy, or illegible stick drawings, the potential chemist can don a high-tech head-mounted display, attach themselves to an artificial arm from the ceiling and actually push the molecules together to determine whether or not they can be connected. The chemical bonding process takes on a ... and the people that fund large projects would like to be able to see what they are paying for before it is constructed. An example which is fascinating would be that of designing an elementary school. Designers could walk in the school from a child's perspective to gain insight on how high that water fountain is, or how narrow the halls are. Product designers could also use VR in ...
- 968: The Life and Work of Ronald Dahl
- ... the annual journeys to Norway did not cease, Dahl embarked upon a new phase of his life: formal schooling. The commencement of this "awful process" of the boy's civilization began at Elmtree House, a school located in Llandaff, the small village the Dahls moved to after Harald's death. The institution was Welsh, not English, though; Sofie Dahl felt that she wasn't quite ready yet to move to England with a brood of small children (Howard 1). After a year at Elmtree House, Dahl's mother decided the time had come for him to go to a "proper boy's school," (Dahl, Boy 27) and enrolled him in Llandaff Cathedral School, a preparatory school under the auspices of Llandaff cathedral, at the age of seven. Dahl's days at Llandaff would have been rather unremarkable if not for the presence of a candy shop on ...
- 969: Standardizing The Mind
- ... s future. One standard set for students is the SAT test. Most Colleges use this single test score along with GPA to determine whether or not a potential student will be allowed enrollment to their school. An SAT test is based in two subjects, mathematics and English. By placing such heavy emphasis on these areas of learning, do we plan to grant the best higher education to those who are gifted ... social bias affects the way we value knowledge or what we think smart people know how to do. Students are encouraged to be doctors, lawyers, mathematicians, or engineers; they are encouraged to shoot for a high status occupation that will generate wealth. In America we like money, we like jobs that make us money, not jobs that make us good people. Our society values scientists. The scope of Western thought is ... us as a brain surgeon? I think both can show us great and interesting things, but for now I think that an artist can tell us more about human thought. From as early as grade school we are taught the Scientific Method , when maybe we should spend more time with finger paints and cooperative learning. In my mind the two most important traits an individual can develop are appreciation for ...
- 970: Catcher In The Rye - Holden
- ... the loss of innocence. He did not want children to grow up because he felt that adults are corrupt. This is seen when Holden tries to erase naughty words from the walls of an elementary school where his younger sister Phoebe attended. "While I was sitting down, I saw something that drove me crazy. Somebody'd written 'Fuck you' on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how ... think about it and maybe even worry about it for a couple of days. I kept wanting to kill whoever'd written it. I figured it was some perverty bum that'd sneaked in the school late at night to take a leak or something and then wrote it on the wall. I kept picturing myself catching him at it, and how I'd smash his head on the stone steps till hew as good and goddam dead and bloody." (201) His deep concern with impeccability caused him to create stereotypes of a hooligan that would try to corrupt the children of an elementary school. Holden believed that children were innocent because they viewed the world and society without any bias. When Phoebe asked him to name something that he would like to be when he grew up, the ...
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