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- 1901: Thomas Hardy
- ... an avid reader beginning to spell out titles at the age of three. He had a remarkable memory sometimes dressing as a parson and delivering sermons from his head. He did well at the village school and he caught the eye of Mrs. Julia Martin. She thought he was a star pupil and he became somewhat "in love" with her. His parents and her had a disagreement over the decision to move him to a school in Dorchester , the young Hardy got a " a stinging foretaste of the pain and humiliation of the Victorian class structure." At 14 he was proficient in Latin, knew Shakespeare, the Bible, and Pilgrim’s Progress, which were all major works of literature. Part of Hardy’s education wasn’t in school. He learned how fierce the world can be. He witnessed two executions and heard tales from his father of people being burned at the stake and savage punishments. All around him people were in ...
- 1902: Music In Therapy
- ... and Universities Below is a list of the colleges and universities which offer AMTA approved degree programs in music therapy. For more information about each program, contact the Director of Music Therapy at the specific school. If you have corrections to this list, please contact me at the address below. * denotes schools offering graduate programs as well. Alabama •University of Alabama, (Tuscaloosa, AL 35487) Arizona •Arizona State University, (Tempe, AZ 85287 ... explanation for any of these types of injuries. Emotional: In infants, failure to thrive or develop at a normal pace. In toddlers, signs of distrust, passive attitude or personality, overly concerned with pleasing adults. In school aged children, difficulties in developing relationships with peers, social withdrawal. Sexual: Incest including father/daughter; mother/son; brother/sister. Other adult/child non-consensual sexual relationships. Contributing Factors •Parental Insufficiency: low self-esteem of parent or guardian. •A Different Child: Inability to control a difficult child. Inability for parent to form strong ties to the child. Over expectation of the child's ability to perform in school or society by parent. •Inadequate support system: Lack of sufficient support system for parent to turn to in times of extreme stress. •Inability to cope with crisis situations. •Lack of lifestyle management. Behavioral Symptoms ...
- 1903: The Life And Works Of Frederic
- ... do so throughout his student years, but only a handful of these works were printed. In the autumn of 1826, Chopin began studying the theory of music, figured bass, and composition at the Warsaw High School of Music. Its head was the composer Józef Elsner. Chopin, however, did not attend the piano class. Aware of the exceptional nature of Chopin's talent, Elsner allowed him, in accordance with his personality and ... but was unbending as regards theoretical subjects, in particular counterpoint. Chopin, endowed by nature with magnificent melodic invention, ease of free improvisation, and an inclination towards brilliant effects and perfect harmony, gained in Elsner's school a solid grounding, discipline, and precision of construction, as well as an understanding of the meaning and logic of each note. This was the period of the first extended works such as the Sonata in C minor, Variations, on a theme from Don Juan by Mozart, the Rondo á la Krakowiak, the Fantaisie, and the Trio in G minor. Chopin ended his education at the High School in 1829, and after the third year of his studies Elsner wrote in a report: "Chopin, Fryderyk, third year student, amazing talent, musical genius". After completing his studies, Chopin planned a longer stay abroad ...
- 1904: A Man For All Seasons 3
- ... England and a very religious man. Once, during a conversation with Wolsey (Chancellor at the time) about the King needing a son, Wolsey asks if Sir Thomas would like to govern the whole country by prayer and Sir Thomas agrees. This shows how strong his faith was. Sir Thomas is a friend of King Henry VIII, but when he disagreed with the King s opinion on marriage, he was beheaded. King ... All Seasons. In Act I Scene 1, the book introduces you to some of its main characters. Sir Thomas and Master Richard Rich are first to be introduced. Rich is offered a job as a school teacher, but he wants to be in office. Sir Thomas gives Rich a silver cup that was given to him as a bribe by a woman who put a lawsuit into the Court of Requests ...
- 1905: Seeing Through Salvador Dalí's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
- ... by the Tech and Ter rivers. Dalí's photographic memory consumed this scenery for later use in many of his paintings. He was horrifically indifferent towards his education at the Christian Brothers' Immaculate Conception primary school which likely gave him ample time to expand his imagination. Perhaps the only knowledge he acquired while being taught there was the French language. This was the sole language spoken at the school, and he was forced to adapt to the communication. The first flame of creativity was sparked by Siegfrid Burmann, who gave Dalí his first set of oils and pallete. He undoubtedly employed these materials in ... ambition than to conceit, which was a popular comment among Dalí's critics. His artistic purpose was furthermore empowered when Dalí was accepted as a student at the Academy of San Fernando, a famous art school in Madrid, where he stayed until 1922. He developed an infatuation with the theories of Sigmund Freud and studied his ideologies almost as a religion. In February 6, 1921, Dalí's mother died of ...
- 1906: Rap Music; It’s Impact On Society Since It’s Birth.
- ... how books enabled them to become "kings of rock." On another occasion, group member Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels said, "Little kids like to follow me around the neighborhood. I tell them to stay in school. Then I give them money to get something in the deli." Run-D.M.C. is one of the numerous rap combos advising kids to keep off drugs. Doug E. Fresh and Grandmaster Flash have ... with their 1989 debut Three Feet High & Rising, an almost psychedelic sampling and editing of a wildly eclectic pool of sources that would do Frank Zappa proud. Their humorous and cheerful vibe inspired a mini-school of "Afrocentric" acts most notably the Jungle Brothers and A Tribe Called Quest. Arrested Development, Digable Planets, and Digital Underground also pursued playful, heavily jazz- and funk-oriented paths to immense success and high critical ... of rap greatly outweighs the negative. And its positive messages seem to be spreading. The number of new rappers that grows everyday will bring about new forms of rap and constant changes on the “old school” versions of the music. With these new versions and variations comes new fans and renewed faith from old fans. Regardless of how many rap artists land in jail or end up dead, this music ...
- 1907: Creative Writing: Hackers Manifesto
- ... eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him? I am a hacker, enter my world... Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me... Damn underachiever. They're all alike. I'm in junior high or high school. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..." Damn kid ... from them again... I know you all... Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike... You bet your ass we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that ...
- 1908: Mark Twain
- ... mostly because of his poor health. He stayed mostly in the house until he was about nine, when he seemed to recover and join the rest on the town’s children outside. Twain attended private school. He attended private school for the first time at the age of nine.Twain didn’t have very luxurious life growing up because his family was extremely poor. Because of his upbringing, Twain started believing that slavery was part ... were things all calculated to impress a sensitive child. This was commonplace enough for that time and locality.When Twain was 12 years old his father died. Then at age thirteen Twain dropped out of school. Because he grew up in a port city he had more job opportunities. His jobs consisted of numerous printing jobs and a river pilots apprentice, and then later on he became a licensed river ...
- 1909: Albert Einstein
- ... his 1921 Nobel Prize was awarded not for Relativity, but for his theory of the Photoelectric Effect. Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, to middle-class Jewish parents in Ulm, Germany. He disliked school because of the mindless drilling. He much preferred to study at home, especially geometry and books on popular science. At the age of 12, these studies came into conflict with his deep religious feelings when ... could not be true. He blame his lifelong distrust of authority. This no doubt led to the ease with which he was able to discard long-standing scientific prejudices. Around 1886 Albert Einstein went to school in Munich. He also learned how to play the violin from the age 6 to 13, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after this his religious education was given at school. He studied mathematics, mostly calculus, beginning around 1891. In 1894 Einstein's family moved to Milan but Einstein remained in Munich. In 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study ...
- 1910: Abraham Lincoln
- ... 1812, Abraham's younger brother, Thomas, died in infancy. Abraham spent a short amount of time in a log schoolhouse. He began to learn his ABC's from a teacher named Zachariah Riney. He attended school with his sister, Sarah. Late in 1816 the Lincoln family moved to southern Indiana and settled near present day Gentryville. A cabin was constructed near Little Pigeon Creek. It measured 16 X 18 feet, and it had one window. Abraham's mother, Nancy, passed away on October 5th, 1818, she died of milk sickness. In 1819, Abraham would barrow books from his neighbors to read. In 1821 Abraham attended school taught by James Swaney for about 4 months. Also in 1824 Abraham attended school taught by Azel Dorsey. In 1827 Abraham's sister, Sarah died giving birth to her son. In 1831, Lincoln decided to leave his family and go off on his own. In July he moved ...
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