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- 2851: Wrestling 2
- ... real and disturbing, causing children to develop a sense of threat from society. For example, the infamous Columbine incident was consistently broadcasted by every possible news angle. Due to the news, the idea of a school shooting was implanted into many children's minds, resulting in future school shootings. Granted, the news was needed to mourn the tragic deaths of the students and also to acknowledge the acts of violence were wrong. However, the news-castings there has been an increasing amount of ...
- 2852: Francesco Petrarch
- ... s dismay he studied law at the University of Bologna and he earned his degree. Beyond the levels of his peers at an early age it was obvious the intellectual presents he had. Moving from school to school he realized that his true interests were in the ancient authors, not the law. He sought out and recovered manuscripts' Cicero, Virgil, amongst others. When his Petrarch's father found these manuscripts and threw then ...
- 2853: The Glass Menagerie: Struggle to Fit Into Society
- ... m about to move(79). Tom tells Jim of his plans to leave and see what he needs to, but Jim cannot realize the scope of the problem. In the warehouse, for Tom and the school for Laura were the places in which dreamers do not fit in. Everyone is thinking of advancing themselves and the American Dream in the same breath. Tom was in the warehouse and it wasn't ... wanted to become one of the people who could fulfill the American dream. Laura, like tom snuck off to hiding places to dream and remember what it was like. Instead of going to the business school she snuck off to the menagerie and the museum, both places where dreaming is recommended, the only sanctuary for them in society. She, like Tom was living in a dream but was unable to be ...
- 2854: Glass Menagerie Symbolism
- ... unicorn s horn, he is unintentionally bringing Laura into the real world. This also symbolizes the breaking of Laura s hope, which adds to the major theme of the drama (Adler 2069-2070). In high school, Laura was the unicorn in a society full of horses. Because she was shy and had a leg brace, she was considered an outcast, and overall, different. Symbolically, the unicorn s horn breaks off just ... important roles. They may appear only in the author s directions, but they help the reader examine the characters completely. The nickname Blue Roses is given to Laura by Jim when they are in high school together. Though this may seem like a random nickname, it actually has a large significance to the character of Laura. Jim tells Laura that she is unlike all others. They are all weeds but she ...
- 2855: The Catcher in the Rye: Themes and Symbols
- ... Catcher in the Rye." The title of the book is a mystery all the way until chapter 21 when he sneaked back home to see Phoebe. When Phoebe fronted him about getting kicked out of school again saying "you don't like anything" Holden was forced to come up with something he would enjoy to be or do. After minutes of pondering Holden said "I'd just be the catcher in ... story Salinger used Holden as the catcher on the rye to protect or try to protect the innocents of kids. The biggest and most memorial of this protection is when he went to Phoebe elementary school to talk to her before he had to leave. Anyway he saw the word fuck you on the hall walls and "it drove him dam near crazy." He couldn't stand the idea that Phoebe ...
- 2856: A Computer For All Students
- ... cost, became easier to use, and are more portable. The next generation of graphing computers has arrived with the recent introduction of the Texas Instrument TI-92. This relative inexpensive calculator will allow more high school teachers to teach an area mostly untouched, computer symbolic algebra and computer interactive geometry, because it has not been practical or possible. The TI-92 is merely the beginning of the new revolution of hand ... advantage if they wish to compete in the twenty-first century. Opinion This article stressed very important issues educators, teachers, and the mathematics community must face. The reform will change the course of mathematics in school and elsewhere. As a student, I am very concern about the future of mathematics. My future plans will revolve around mathematics and technology. I understand the need to continue using the paper-and-pencil methods ...
- 2857: Why Teams Dont Work
- ... learned, but also is difficult one to institute. When I gave my questionnaire to each of the five members of the three teams; one of the questions asked if sharing was taught to them in school. All inserted no, but one. In school, children are taught to rely on their own resources; to develop their individual capabilities. Deborah Cockston (personal interview) stated that fourth graders wouldn t be allowed to say Hey, Joe, you re good at word ...
- 2858: Why Our Grading System Is Impo
- ... Harvey Mudd, and the farce called grading will be of no encumbrance to the individual. The rest of the students need a system by which academic achievement can be measured. After observing many a high school student, it is apparent that without a system of scholastic comparison very few would strive to learn. What motivation would there be to read that extra page or two the night before the big examination ... B-plus in college algebra. This idea is altogether untrue. Working as a computer technician, I was informed by my employer that the most advantageous part of my application was my advanced level of high school classes and standardized math test scores. Letters of recommendation were disregarded in his statement. In short, any job that requires high levels of thought and logic can be matched with individuals who present high test ...
- 2859: Comparison: Journey To The Center of The Earth & The Time Machine
- ... of very big words that many people would not understand without a dictionary. The Time Machine was not as difficult to read. I would recommend Journey to the Center of the Earth only to high school students and above, but The Time Machine I would recommend to middle school students. These were the similarities and differences between the two books Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne and The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. There were many differences between the ...
- 2860: A Separate Peace: Social Sterotypes
- ... No real hardcore prep thinks that way! Chet Douglas lives in his own educational world. He's so absorbed in this alternate reality in which Calculus has a justified existence that he forgets what the school is trying to teach him, and actually goes out and seeks more academia than what the school is already shoving down his and everyone else's throat. The standard prep is only concerned with being on the top of the Honor Roll, so that everybody's parents can marvel at how smart ...
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