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- 1881: All Ouiet On The Western Front: What Opinion Of War Does This Book Present
- ... to having the same importance in their lives at this point. Baumer also says, “We were trained in the army for ten weeks and in this time more profoundly influenced then by ten years at school” (21). For Baumer to say such things only proves to what extent the soldiers are being touched. Their lives have become meaningful. They’re taught how to be fighting machines, defending the land they call home. They couldn’t possibly attend school with out the freedom to do so. Thus, their country must be defended properly. As soldiers were expected to fight and up hold their countries honor, they also they were allowed a few privileges. As ... is at its weakest and girls have not yet a hold over us” (20).Most of the “Iron Youth,” as Kantorek calls them, have little else, maybe a few hobbies here and there and their school. Now, in the army, they have discipline and they’re gaining a sense of structure. Soldiers in general must be strong people, being pulled away from their families, and torn away form everything that ...
- 1882: Lord Of The Flies: Comparison of Movie and Book
- ... story starts out with a exploring. "The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead." This gives you an idea of how much William Golding (the author) likes ... for days. They arrive at the island and right away they start searching for food and shelter. They are all from America also. In the book it starts out with a boy,from a private school, searching and he meets up with the other boys. They are all British in the book. The one boy, Ralph, meets another boy, "Piggy". Soon after that they find the other boys . The other boys are from a British choir/academy school, and they were all wearing uniforms. The oldest was Jack Merridew, he was he was the captain of the all the boys from the academy. Then there was Maurice he was next in size ...
- 1883: New Terror
- ... on the average man, woman and child. In this essay, I shall address the issues of domestic terrorism, biological terrorism as the future element in tactic, and conclude with American policy change recommendations. Columbine high school, the lowest common denominator for any modern day terrorist attack, and subsequently, it is the most eye opening event since the Oklahoma City bombing. With all the emotions wrapped around this event, my only goal with drawing this as a source is in demonstrating the ego of terrorism, and what a better way to do it than with the microcosms of a high school. To fully understand all the factors of this tragedy is impossible, and to try; is disrespectful to all involved. One can nonetheless piece it together and correctly label it as terrorism. There are terrorists, and ... minds. It is the government's issue however, and there needs to be careful attention for these middle social systems. not sure this is about the middle class, although it is true that the high school terrorist are from that economic group. Perhaps the best way commence such a difficult task is to relieve some pressure off of the middle class through taxes. Although it was not brought up earlier, ...
- 1884: Hypnotism Is It Magic Or Reality
- ... were interested in researching hypnosis. In 1958 the Medical Association and the American Dental Association finally decided that hypnotism was an acceptable form of treatment (Phelps 4). Since then it has been taught in medical school, and it has been used as a treatment for all psychosomatic illnesses. Use of hypnotism in surgery has also increased so that less or no anesthetic has to be administered (Guyonnaud 22). Even though hypnosis ... arthritis sufferers, and sufferers of chronic migraines, where there is excruciating pain. Even though hypnosis can be used to reduce pain, it cannot be effective when used just by itself. Psychologist Joseph Barber of the School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles explains, "Hypnosis is like a syringe. By itself it s not a treatment. It s the counseling and therapy one receives with the hypnosis that is ... hypnosis has been a factor in using it with criminals and witnesses of criminal activities (Copelan 184). Using hypnosis in criminal cases can be very effective. One example of this is when hypnosis helped a school bus driver recall the license plate number of a kidnapper s car. This information put the final piece of the puzzle together, and the kidnapper was convicted. Hypnosis was also used to help some ...
- 1885: Microsoft Corporation
- ... offered the world its first software manufacturing company was Microsoft Corporation (MSFT on the NASDAQ exchange). At the helm of this young, innovative company are William Gates and Paul Allen, a pair of former high school chums who envisioned a world of home computer technology years before such a dream became even remotely possible. Early Influences Their story begins at Lakeside High, a private high school in Seattle, Washington. The Mothers' Club at Lakeside decided to purchase a computer terminal for the kids with proceeds from bake sales and rummage sales. Students at Lakeside became enthralled with this new toy. True ... Mothers' Club was unable to afford continued use of computer time at $40 per hour, they decided to make it students' responsibility to purchase their own computer time. Most students complied by getting jobs outside school. Gates and Allen became programmers in the summers for compensation of computer time and $5000 in cash. In his 1995 book The Road Ahead, Gates describes the mainframe computers of the early >70's ...
- 1886: Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... from mild learning disabilities to a less severe form of FAS. FAE is much harder to detect than FAS and extremely difficult to diagnose at birth. This is because FAE conditions begin to occur during school years. These conditions include behavioral problems, short attention span, language difficulties, and hyperactivity. (Timberlake and Birch, p.1) Occurrence The number of new cases each year of FAS and FAE are significantly underreported, therefore it ... with their higher than average congenital anomalies. Infants with FAS are at risk for CNS problems, therefore, they must be carefully watched. Patients with FAS/FAE are placed in special education classes beginning in elementary school. A child in a small class room may benefit highly if their is a lot of individual attention. Even if it does not show an increase in the child's intellectual level, it may prevent further deterioration. Many patients will reach an academic plateau in high school. However, it is important that these patients still learn basic life skills, such as safety, money management, and interpersonal relating. This is where the role of their family comes into play. Patients with FAS/ ...
- 1887: The Effects on Children When Both Parents are Employed
- ... the ability to be socially compatible. As the child grows, it can further render a child more emotionally mature and hence more competent in dealing with responsibility and task completion such as is needed for school work and extra curricular activities. A study corroborates these observations and therefore one can conclude that, in general, the working parent provides a very positive role model for the child in a family where both ... the working mother's daughter, since daughters tend to follow in their mother's footsteps. Typically, working mothers held higher educational aspirations for their children and furthermore, most daughters tend to achieve higher grades in school. (Spitz 606) It is also important to note that both male and female children acquire more egalitarian sex role attitudes when both parents work. Boys with working mothers showed better social and personal skills than boys of non-working mothers. The majority of the negative aspects of a dual-income family seem to be centered on the boys. Boys tend to do worse in school when their mothers worked . As well, boys whose mothers work tend to have strained relationships with their fathers due to their perceptive devaluation of their father's worth as an adequate bread-winner. One ...
- 1888: The Fifty-First Dragon: Analysis
- ... prior articles on Sacco and Vanzetti) but is not tolerated when the integrity of the state is threatened (The reparation of the World was at stake.) After your country or in Gawaine’s case, you school, has been served, where does one store the disillusionment. There is no doubt that winning World War I was in the long run important militarily and economically for the United States. Similarly, the knight school undoubtedly needed the extra lettuce crop. But the question remains, what do the young men who have absorbed the various words do with words while on the battle field facing an enemy that quite suddenly ... affected by the nature of the receiver. One could further stipulate that only those without the proper reasoning tools could be effective killers. Gawaine, then seemed to be the only reasonable choice in the entire school to undertake the slaying of dragons. But even he became privy to the deceit of the Headmaster. This reasoning brings us to the only possible conclusion; An empty slogan is no slogan at all. ...
- 1889: Causes Of Civil War
- ... to turn Dartmounth College from a private to a state unversity. The case was thrown into the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Marshall ruled that the state did not have the right to change the school from private to state university. McCulloch vs. Maryland centered around the State of Maryland taxing the Bank of the United States. Worester vs. Georgia was where Georgia wanted to extend their jurisdiction into the tribal ... was the President of the United States, appointed many of his party members into high powered positions just before midnight of his last term as President. The Alien and Seditions Acts was o change the school from private to state university. McCulloch vs. Maryland centered around the State of Maryland taxing the Bank of the United States. Worester vs. Georgia was where Georgia wanted to extend their jurisdiction into the tribal ... was the President of the United States, appointed many of his party members into high powered positions just before midnight of his last term as President. The Alien and Seditions Acts was o change the school from private to state university. McCulloch v Government/Politics could of led to the Civil War, but did not because of strong leaders such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. The Tariff of ...
- 1890: The Dark Room 2
- ... I can clearly see that she was a confused woman. It was depicted through the first part of the story wherein her son was ill and she told Babu, her son, not to go to school that day. But Ramani intruded upon them and said that Babu has to go to school and that his illness is merely a headache. Savitri didn t know what to do then. She was concerned for Babu s health, but at the same time, she didn t want to argue with Ramani. In the end, Babu had gone off to school. As for Ramani, I felt like shouting at him while reading the novel because of his bullying. But he left me amused at one part when he was trying to impress Shanta Bai by ...
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