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- 3131: Jack London 2
- ... major figure in the development of American astrology. During his childhood his parents weren't there for him and he was looked after by an ex-slave, Virginia Prentiss (Memmie Jennie). London dropped out of school at the age of fourteen, and worked at a series of low-paying sweatshops until he was sixteen. In 1894, during America's worst depression of his time, London traveled across the United States and ... various hard labor jobs, pirated for oysters, served as a fish patrol to capture poachers, sailed the Pacific on a sealing ship, joined Kelly's Army of unemployed working men, and returned to attend high school. University of California at Berkeley, is where London went when he went back. Jack started to become a writer to escape from the horrific prospects of life as a factory worker. He studied other writers ...
- 3132: Nelson Mandela
- ... stories of his ancestors struggles during the wars of resistance gave him dreams of making his own contribution to the freedom struggle of his people (Ngubane). After receiving a primary education at a local mission school, Nelson Mandela was sent to Healdtown, a Wesleyan secondary school. He then enrolled at the University College of Fort Hare for the Bachelor of Arts Degree where he was elected onto the Student's Representative Council. He was suspended from college for joining in a ...
- 3133: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
- ... her mother divorced and remarried to Hugh D. Auchincloss II in 1942. Jackie then moved with her mother to Newport, Rhode Island (22-23). The government source also indicates that Jackie attended Miss Porters School for Girls in Connecticut and Vassar College where she excelled in history, literature, art and French. Her junior year she spent at the Sorbonne in Paris, studying French and learning more about the French culture ... yanked her kids out of the maelstrom, says David Horowitz, co-author of The Kennedy's: An American Drama(14). Being a protective mother has rewarded Jacqueline. Caroline has graduated from Rodcliffe and Columbia Law School and married an artist and designer Edwin Schlossberg in 1986. Caroline also co-authored a best seller: In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights In Action. (4) John Jr. worked as an assistant district attorney ...
- 3134: Socialization
- ... s major source of reinforcement'" (Vold, et al., 1998:196). Social control theory, which is best known through Travis Hirschi, states that "individuals who were tightly bonded to social groups such as the family, the school, and peers would be less likely to commit delinquent acts" (Vold, et al., 1998:207). In other words, individuals who are bonded to other groups such as delinquent peers, gangs, or those who are bonded ... or a concept that is not conducive to obeying the law. If a delinquent is committed to a group of deviant peers, his reputation with them will probably be more important than his reputation at school or in the community. Again, this does not indicate a lack of socialization, but rather socialization to a deviant way of life. Involvement is the third element of Hirschi's Control Theory. This basically states ...
- 3135: Philosophy - An Enquiry Concer
- ... emotion, sentiment. Although it is an abstract idea and a seemingly tiny technicality, it is easy to see that indeed reason is not the ultimate motivator but instead sentiment is. ][][ Return-Path: From: To: Subject: School Sucks The following form contents were entered on 19th Dec 96 Date = 19 Dec 96 03:24:49 subject = School Sucks resulturl = http://www.schoolsucks.com/thanks/ name = Samir Sandesara email = sgs135@psu.edu publish = no subject = Philosophy, Hume title = An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals papers = An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals ...
- 3136: A Knights Purpose
- ... hard laugh, only hacking a few times because his chest was in pain. Kelly got up and greeted the squires and made his way to the monastery, which was in the center of the military school. Kelly, and the rest of the knights finally got to the monastery, upon their arrival, Diane, the Lady of the monastery greeted them, and motioned for them to come and eat with her. After a ... armored but very tough. Riding into battle like a swarm of locus' attacking a farm. Guards from the town walls shot a few of them down with arrows, but the raiders still advanced. The military school was swarming with activity. Knights getting fitted with their armor, squires getting on their gear, along with archers and the cavalry. It was too late though. The raiders broke through the city. "What's this ...
- 3137: An Observation Of Sacred Hoops
- ... ideas . Management and International Entrepreneurship Applying Jackson's concepts to the major learning outcomes of the Management and International Entrepreneurship major at CSU Monterey Bay is easy. Especially since the entire mission statement of the school has evolved around the concept of unity, compassion, diversity, and an understanding of other cultures. From day one as a freshman the students are instructed in these area and competencies. As the student excels into ... body, mind, and soul. I am able to use many of his teachings in my personal life with reference to marriage. It is extremely difficult to find balance in your life while trying to incorporate school, a social life, a marriage and a professional life to boot. Jackson's book offers some insight on how to do this. I have recently begun to balance my life out due to the motivation ...
- 3138: Red Grange
- ... good at all sports, but chose to concentrate on football and a good choice that was Red Grange is now known as the best open field runner of all time. When Grange was in High School his sophomore year he started at left end until the game where a quarter back of the opposing team said Grange look at that airplane because airplanes were so rare Grange looked and the quarterback scored to his side. So from that time on Grange started in the backfield of Wheaton High School. But I think that one of the biggest impacts that the red head had on his community was all of the dedication that he had toward children and elder people he has given so much ...
- 3139: Charles Dickens
- ... Charles was two years old, his father was transferred to London and he brought the family with him, then he was moved to Chatham in 1817 and later back to London in 1821, Charles attended school in Chatham for a year. Charles' father was deep in money debt so they moved to Marshalsea Prison Lodging expect for Charles who started earning his own money by working at Warren's Blacking Warehouse at the age of 12. When Dickens was 13, he went back to school at Wellington Academy in Hampton for two and half years and later got work as clerkship that he did not like, he was more into being a reporter. By March 1832, he joined the reporting ...
- 3140: The Sport of Running
- ... up. Since John F. Kennedy made a Presidential physical fitness award for students to show them how they rank in fitness with the country and making every child take it a couple of times during school. Also he introduced many new sports to school (swimming, cross- country, soccer, etc.). With these new sports he got children interested and the children got their parents going. With this new interest the first "Running Boom" started. Since then many people have passed ...
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