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- 2861: Gender and Relationship of Children
- ... measured by smiling and eye contact. The second experiment replicated the puppet interaction, except the content and order or presentation of the puppets was controlled. The subjects in both cases were children from a nursery school in the Boston area, who came from middle-class families. Evidence was found in both studies that females preferred dyadic interaction more than males. Some evidence was found that males preferred group interaction more than ... 1993), conducted a study in both Cambridge (UK) and Budapest (Hungary). The children were interviewed to assess toy preference, awareness of stereotypes and sex-role preference. The children were also observed during free play at school. The behaviours observed included activities, playing with toys, sex of playmates, and social interactions with peers and teachers. It was found that girls liked female-typical toys, and showed more female typical behaviour than boys ...
- 2862: Virtual Reality: What it is and How it Works
- ... and the people that fund large projects would like to be able to see what they are paying for before it is constructed. An example which is fascinating would be that of designing an elementary school. Designers could walk in the school from a child's perspective to gain insight on how high that water fountain is, or how narrow the halls are. Product designers could also use VR in similar ways to test their products. NASA ...
- 2863: Al Capone
- ... a.k.a. AL, SCARFACE Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, of an immigrant family. He lived with his father Gabriele and Mother Teresa and his brothers and sisters. Al did quite well in school until the sixth grade when his steady record of B's deteriorated rapidly. At fourteen, he lost his temper at the teacher, she hit him and he hit her back. He was expelled and never went to school again. About this time, his family moved from their house on Navy Street to 21 Garfield Place. This move would have a lasting impact on Al because in this new neighborhood he would meet the ...
- 2864: Domestic Violence
- ... are: · the woman mentions not being able to use the phone she cannot see friend unless her significant other is around · her significant other will not let her drive, get a job, or go to school · look for low self-esteem like she is unable to make eye contact or she always looks away or at the ground when talking Some indicators that a male child is being abused are: · serious problems with temper tantrums · continual fighting at school or between siblings · treating pets cruelly or abusively · attempting to get attention by hitting, kicking, or choking with female children: · withdrawal (not obvious) · cringing if you raise your arm Batterings in the home usually don ...
- 2865: Invisible Man: Plot Summary
- ... allowed to give his speach that will determine wheather he will be accepted to the 'college'. He is accepted and goes through two of his years at the college uneventfully. He is ejected from the school during his junior year when the trustee who ws in his care while visiting the school fell ill and is taken to a local bar to get some alchohol. He is given seven letter of what he suposes to be recomendation to give to people in New York. He moves to ...
- 2866: What Is An American
- ... that make us Americans. When having the get opportunity of being and American it is a must that you have an education. First of all when being an American you have chance to go to school for free! This is one of the greatest things that anyone could ever ask for. Some parents in other countries, where it is not free, would do anything to have the chance to send their children to school. If you don t take advantage of this great opportunity you must be dumb. Also it is important to have an education in today s society because it is now a competition between people to ...
- 2867: Of Mice and Men: Mini-Critique
- Of Mice and Men: Mini-Critique John Steinbeck was born in Salinas California on February 27, 1902. His mother was a school teacher in the public school in Salinas. Steinbeck grew up in the beautiful Salinas Valley which furnished most of the material for his novels. His mother read to him, at an early age, famous literature of the world which planted ...
- 2868: Buddihism
- ... s followers. About the first century C.E. a major split occurred within the Buddhist fold--that between the Mahayana and Hinayana branches. Of the Hinayana ("the Lesser Vehicle"*) branch of schools, only the Theravada school (founded 4th century B.C.E.) remains; it is currently found in Sri Lanka and all Southeast Asian countries. This school stresses the historical figure of Gautama Buddha, and the centrality of the monk's lifestyle and practice (meditation). Theravada monks hold that the Buddha taught a doctrine of anatta (no-soul) when he spoke of ...
- 2869: Gangs
- ... not concerned with the blood, but rather with the pain the victim must feel. A young mind does not make this connection. Thus, a gore fascination is formed and has been seen in every elementary school across America. In a study conducted in the Cleveland Ohio school district, teachers found that students become more attentive as blood and gore are introduced. Unfortunately kids raised with this sort of television end up growing up with a stronger propensity to becoming a violent gang ...
- 2870: Virtualism In Architecture
- ... can be gathered, much of the discussion regarding this application of VR is unashamedly positive and optimistic with the future of the technology. Thus the proponents can be described as belonging to the Technological Deterministic school of thought. In other words, the technology has been created so therefore we must use it. VR is also largely associated with reaping in economic benefits, and if not now, is seen as a good ... merely as a tool for creating architecture in the real world, it is itself able to be created in cyberspace. Thus architectures new application is in building virtual worlds. Dace Campbell, belongs to the Cyberculturalist school of thought which seeks to raise levels of communications to greater and different heights. VR is one platform which allows users to communicate in such a way. Campbell is in favour of tailoring the theories ...
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