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- 2361: Albert Einstein
- ... even led some teachers to believe he was disabled. Einstein's post-basic education began at the Luitpold Gymnasium when he was ten. It was here that he first encountered the German spirit through the school's strict disciplinary policy. His disapproval of this method of teaching led to his reputation as a rebel. It was probably these differences that caused Einstein to search for knowledge at home. He began not ... he continued his education. At sixteen he attempted to enroll at the Federal Institute of Technology but failed the entrance exam. This forced him to study locally for one year until he finally passed the school's evaluation. The Institute allowed Einstein to meet many other students that shared his curiosity, and It was here that his studies turned mainly to Physics. He quickly learned that while physicists had generally agreed ...
- 2362: Death Of A Salesmen
- ... his hard work in his younger days while Biff just played around. Bernard is successful in that he is making a good living and is doing what he wants with his life. Back in high school Biff took the easy way out by copying all of Bernard's work. Bernard thoughed it out, worked hard, and succeeded where Biff failed. Bernard was making a good life by getting through school then doing what he believed in. For instance towards the end of the play he is going to the Supreme Court to fight a case. Bernard was now a successful lawyer who was doing what ...
- 2363: What is a Luxury?
- ... around his luxuries. Personally, I have been there and experienced this kind of stupor or addiction to a possession of mine. I met Denny Hippchen and Aaron Steinmetz during my first year at Shasta High School and these two young men awakened my interest in computers. A computer has been around me ever since. You could call it a luxury but now I am so used to using the computer that it is now a necessity. All of my homework is done on my computer, and it is one of my many ways of communicating. It provides entertainment, music, school needs, and many other things upon which I depend. In a sense, the computer has become indispensable to me. I am now to the point where I cannot live without a computer. My computer beckons ...
- 2364: Albert Einstein
- ... officially to relinquish his German citizenship in favor of Swiss. In 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at Zurich. After attending secondary school at Aarau, Einstein returned (1896) to the Zurich Polytechnic, graduating (1900) as a secondary school teacher of mathematics and physics. He worked at the patent office in Bern from 1902 to 1909 and while there he completed an astonishing range of theoretical physics publications, written in his spare time without ...
- 2365: Men And Women
- ... preparing their outward appearance than the men. All my sisters learned at a young age how to do their hair nicely and wear matching clothes. They wake up hours before they need to leave for school just so that they can prepare their hair and make-up. My sisters spend more money on their clothes than they do on anything else. I wasn't at all concerned with my clothes or hair until about sixth grade. I don't buy shoes until there are holes in the pair that I own and my dad still sometimes wears clothes that he wore in high school. It can be said that the Jones men are concerned with their outward appearance, but our concern doesn't stand in the way of an extra hours sleep every morning. If I have a bad ...
- 2366: Culturalpluralism
- ... child rearing responsibilities. The family grew to a total of eight, with the birth of four girls. All children learned to speak Spanish. Family interactions with one another were in Spanish. As children entered grammar school they had to enter as non-English speakers, fully immersed in English. At the time there was not an opportunity for bilingual education or ESL programs since these children were the only non-English speakers ... of her husband acquiring American ways. He was regularly encouraged and influenced by business. The mother was influenced indirectly by her husband and to a certain degree by her children, who were constantly influenced at school. The mother who possessed the richest part of their native culture was being left behind from her evolving family.
- 2367: Albert Einstein
- ... even led some teachers to believe he was disabled. Einstein's post-basic education began at the Luitpold Gymnasium when he was ten. It was here that he first encountered the German spirit through the school's strict disciplinary policy. His disapproval of this method of teaching led to his reputation as a rebel. It was probably these differences that caused Einstein to search for knowledge at home. He began not ... he continued his education. At sixteen he attempted to enroll at the Federal Institute of Technology but failed the entrance exam. This forced him to study locally for one year until he finally passed the school's evaluation. The Institute allowed Einstein to meet many other students that shared his curiosity, and It was here that his studies turned mainly to Physics. He quickly learned that while physicists had generally agreed ...
- 2368: Realism In A Raisin In The Sun
- ... most frequently depicted conflict is that between Walter and his sister Beneatha. Walter wants nothing more than to be a wealthy entrepreneur that can provide for his family, while Beneatha plans to go to medical school and become a doctor. Both characters are opposed to the others dreams. This opposition creates serious conflict within the Younger household, and specifically among Walter, Beneatha, and Mama. During the course of the play, conflicts ... friends and buy a liquor store. However, furthermore, Mama will not allow him to spend obtained insurance check for 10,000 dollars, and instead plans to give most of her money to Beneatha for medical school. Walter, in a way, is jealous of his sister, for she will be able to fulfill her dreams of becoming a doctor. He, however, will have to keep living a monotonous life, not being able ...
- 2369: Excellence is Your Best Weapon for Fighting Racism
- ... other kind of "isms" keep you from being successful. Often you will hear some minority students at mainly white schools make the statement, "If this place were not so racist I would do better in school." Our nation is way off of being successful, because all racism will never be removed from our schools or society. The likelihood of this happening is about the same as finding elephants roosting in trees ... tomatoes. Let's face it everyone, many of you have not worked up to your full potential. If the police were to arrest some of you today based on the effort you put into your school work, they would have to release you due to a lack of evidence. Academically, if you are going in the wrong direction, for whatever reasons, I want you to know that it is not illegal ...
- 2370: Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born in Germany on March 14, 1879.As a kid he had trouble learning to speak. His parents thought that he might be mentally retarded. He was not smart in school. He suffered under the learning methods that they used in the schools of Germany at that time so he was never able to finish his studies. In 1894 his father's business had failed and the family moved to Milan, Italy. Einstein who had grown interested in science, went to Zurich, Switzerland, to enter a famous technical school. There his ability in mathematics and physics began to show. When Einstein was graduated in 1900 he was unable to get a teaching appointment at a university. Instead he got a clerical job in the ...
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