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- 1861: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... Cunningham's are very respected by the citizen's of Maycomb county. The Cunninghams took nothing, unless they could pay it back. Walter the youngest in the Cunningham clan was in the same class at school as Scout Finch the daughter of Atticus Finch. While in school, a fresh young new school teacher known as Miss Caroline did not know the reputations of the predecessors of these two children. In what looked like a good day for the rookie teacher quickly turned into complete disarray and ...
- 1862: The Poem Sympathy
- ... refers to this singing in the last stanza of "Sympathy" and compares it with why the caged bird sings. Dunbar writes that the caged bird sings " not a carol of joy or glee, but a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core, but a plea that upward Heaven he flings." (Lines 18-20) Therefore, singing is a plea for help and freedom for the blacks and the caged ... Reconstruction and years following. This poem could be directed to anyone in any given situation. That is, the poetry of beauty. It could be subjective to your frame of reference. Whether it be a job, school, family, or relationship situations, Dunbar could be saying you (the reader) are trapped like the caged bird and you (the reader) have no other option but to expend your energy to get out i.e ...
- 1863: Jedediah Hotchkiss
- ... by the name of Jedediah Hotchkiss. Hotchkiss was born in New York in 1828 and moved here much later after accepting a tutoring position for a wealthy Grittoes family's children. This was a small school with only 52 students. Not long after opening the school was closed due to the break out of the Civil War. When war broke out the New York born Hotchkiss cast his lot with the confederacy and saw service in western Virginia. Hotchkiss the suffered ... Bowman, V1 178) Early made his post on Florence Avenue in Waynesboro on March 2, 1865. Early's men (Whartons Division) stretched out from Florence Avenue to Pine Avenue. This is about where Waynesboro High School stands now. Soon after Sheridan arrived in Waynesboro and established the Union line about a mile of Whartons Division. By estimating there were about two thousand Confederate soldiers opposing the one thousand Union troops. ...
- 1864: Gender Issue
- ... and this is also the impression girls gave to boys. Boys were the symbols for ruthlessness and boldness. Gender issue appeared as early as the days at kindergarten and the first few years of elementary school. I remember the time page 3 the whole class groaned when our teacher enforced a seating chart. Not only were we separated from our friends, we were also paired up with the opposite sex. I ... they are; boys still have not learned how to clean up but they are interesting to be with. Curiosity Page 4 attracted us to reach to a point of understanding. Then there was the first school dance. This was the anticipated event and also the most frightening. As we tiptoed across the floor to reach out for the other group, we started another chapter of the gender differences. After the innocent ... we attached some other reason along with the idea of dating. People starting to acquire boyfriends or girlfriends for the reason of pride. Pride which sets a higher status in the social group. During high school the idea of dating flourished and everyone seemed to be in the rush to have someone beside him or her. Societal need became another reason for dating. Needs which created Page 5 many false ...
- 1865: My Brother Christopher Mikula
- ... I took full advantage of him being home. When he left I was losing not only a brother but a friend ! Five years have pasted since my brother first left home. I'm away at school and having a good time doing it. My brother goes to school just a ways down the road. We have grown very close over the years. What I have here today , at school, playing hockey and studying to make the honor role, I owe partially to my brother. He kicked me when I was almost going to let go and encouraged me with his stories of his ...
- 1866: Charles Dickens
- ... a book. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England on February 7, 1812 to John and Elizabeth Dickens. When he was two years old, he and his family moved to London where Charles went to school. When he was twelve, he was taken out of school and sent to work in a London factory pasting labels on bottles of shoe polish for a mere six shillings per week, paying for part of the debt of the family. This job lasted only a few months, but for Dickens, it felt like an eternity. Until he was fifteen, he attended school off and on, and then dropped out. In 1934, after studying shorthand for 18 months, Dickens got a job as a newspaper reporter for the Evening Chronicle. Two years later, Dickens had his first ...
- 1867: 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 ... 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 everyones name and proceeded to hand them their ... my stomach and I got this cold shivering which produced goose bumps all over my me. That brief moment had come and gone and now it was time to celebrate. Not only was my high school graduation the first step in helping me to get to college but it gave me the confidence that I could do anything if I really put my mind to it. If I had not ...
- 1868: Hawaii by James Michener
- ... apply to the mission, along with his friend and classmate, John Whipple. Similarly, in 1809, in truth, history records that a certain Henry Obookiah stirred the emotions of religious New Englanders. He was sent to school, for he was a promising candidate to return to Hawaii and preach Christianity. Unfortunately, in 1818, he died of typus or pneumonia. His death caused much grief, and among those who felt the impact were ... markets. It was very important to Char Nyuk Tsin that one of her five boys be educated at an American college or university. Since each one was well rounded (spoke four languages, were above high school level in some subjects, etc.), her decision was a difficult one. She consulted Uliassutai Karakoram Blake, the only character who "is founded upon a historical person who accomplished much in Hawaii." Blake was a teacher at the school that the Kee children attended. Char Nyuk Tsin finally decided, after a lot of debate, to send Africa, one of her sons, to Michigan to become a lawyer. The importance of an education was ...
- 1869: Catch-22 Book Review
- ... can never tell whether an event you were reading about happened before or after previous happenings in the book. For instance, when Lieutenant Scheisskopf first made an appearance, it was while Yossarian was in flight school. However, the book began with Yossarian out of flight school and well on his way to his fortieth mission. This organization provides for quite a bit of confusion for the average reader. Joseph Heller had excellent use of the power of description at his fingertips ... Overall, this is an educational, detailed, in-depth look at life in war and the conquering of the rational mind over mindless authority. It is an enjoyable book that will stand highly recommended to high school students. Yossarian seems to be surrounded by lunatics, yet they all think him crazy. He is the only one sane enough to claim insanity and ask to be sent home. His proposal is refused, ...
- 1870: Creative Writing: The Haunted House
- ... midnight." Her mother said. Ding Ding' "To be correct 2oclock in the morning." Her father said ,"Now get to bed!" so Ashley went to bed. Chapter 7 The Finding The next day Ashley went to school and made 2 new best friends, Holly and Steph. Ashley invited them to go to her house after school. It was now summer so she thought maybe they could sleep over. After school all three of them went to Ashley's house. Ashley showed them around the house. "Hey how about the attic!" Steph asked. "Oh ya I forgot about that. I haven't seen the attic, ...
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