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- 3161: The Presidency of Gerald Rudolph Ford
- ... reflected almost unswerving loyalty to the Republican Party and to Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon. Ford fought against expansion of the role of the national government. He consistently opposed federal aid to education, including funds for school construction, emergency school aid, and increased appropriations for higher education. Two days after Spiro Agnew resigned on October 10,1973 President Nixon nominated Ford to succeed him under a provision of the 25th Amendment the U.S. constitution ...
- 3162: The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
- ... The Jungle, page 38). Jurgiss brawny build quickly gets him a job on the cattle killing beds. The other members of the family soon find jobs, except for the children. They are put into school. At first, Jurgis is happy with his job and America, but he soon learns that America is plagued by corruption, dishonesty, and bribery. He is forced to work at high speeds for long hours with low pay, and so is the rest of the family. He is cheated out of his money several times. The children must leave school and go to work to help the family survive. This means they will never receive the education they need to rise above this. Ona is not permitted to take a holiday, even for her own ...
- 3163: Egalitarian Language
- ... that nigger that you'll answer to." The popularity of this music allows the use of words, such as nigger, into other parts of society. Although it is not used in formal situations such as school or family events it is used, jokingly, among friends. One of the biggest obstacles to overcome is the variety of religions throughout society. One of the main competitions throughout the course of history has been ... after justice" (87). Making laws about words will not change people's beliefs about subjects. The only way to change the language is to change people's beliefs about the subject first. We must use school systems to educate youth as well as good parenting. It is possible to remove racism and sexism from our society with many years of teaching and not tolerating those who are bigots. However I do ...
- 3164: Child Rearing in Victorian Times
- ... they would an army officer. Sir Osbert Sitwell once argued, Parents were aware that the child would be a nuisance and a whole bevy of servants, in addition to the complex guardianship of nursery and school rooms was necessary not so much to aid the infant as to screen him from his father or mother, except on some occasions as he could be used by them as adjuncts, toys or decorations ... the-boxes and beautiful dolls. It was quite important to select a conscientious, attentive type of nurse given she will raise the children until the latter years in which they will be reared by the school. Therefore, parents screened them before hiring them. Many nannies, contrary to the Mary Poppins stereotype were usually unmarried old maids who were strict to the point of being sadistic. Although on the other hand some ...
- 3165: The Mystery Of Edwin Drood By
- ... all in love or feel a kinship to Rosebud. The power is therefore transferred into her hands as a result of her ability to influence these characters through their love and admiration for her. Attending school at a nunnery, Rosas female friends rarely have any contact with men. Through her betrothal to Edwin Drood, Rosa is the only woman within the nunnery that has a man to court her. She ... a man, not God. Rosa capitalizes on this situation by leading the other girls in the nunnery to be her poor pets(118). She realizes that the girls as well as the head of the school, Miss Twinkleton, who describes Rosa as her pet pupil(14), look at her to be the embodiment of romance because of her prospective marriage. Miss Twinkleton and the girls live their love lives through Rosa ...
- 3166: Marie Curie
- ... education at an early age and by the age of four, Manya could read. She was an excellent student who could remember things easy and concentrate well. At the age of 15, Manya graduated high school at the top of her class. That s ame year, Manya left for the countryside in order to relax. A year later, Manya returned home ready to return to school. Since girls were not permitted to attend university in Russian Poland, Manya and her sister Bronya, decided to study at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. However, they face one major p roblem, they had ...
- 3167: Should College Athletes Be Paid?
- ... many University of Michigan basketball fans would have bought jerseys with number four on the back if Chris Webber did not wear it first? The student athletes are not permitted to have jobs during the school year. Scholarship athletes' incomes are limited to their room and board check, per diem money on road trips, and whatever money their families can spare. If the school is turning a profit off an athlete, shouldn't the athlete receive their own fair share? Con Student athletes should be treated the same as the other university students. They already have many added perks ...
- 3168: George Washington Carver
- ... came to hand in order to exist. He supported himself by varied occupations that included general household worker, hotel cook, laundryman, farm laborer, and homesteader. In his late 20s he managed to obtain a high school education in Minneapolis, Kansas, while working as a farmhand. After a university in Kansas refused to admit him because he was black, Carver enrolled at Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, where he studied piano and art ... 1894 and a master of science degree in 1896. Carver left Iowa for Alabama in the fall of 1896 to direct the newly organized department of agriculture at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, a school headed by the noted black American educator Booker T. Washington. At Tuskegee, Washington was trying to improve the lot of black Americans through education and the acquisition of useful skills rather than through political alarm ...
- 3169: Pablo Friere
- ... or give our opinions to given facts/information. This is what makes the educator the oppressor and us the oppressed. Paulo Freire's "Pedogogy of the Oppressed" deals with the concept of oppression in the school system and suggests an alternative method of education. There is an absolute need for students to "Tear down the wall" (Pink Floyd) of conformity in education and express their individuality. Education in itself can be ... other words, based on the "banking concept", students are told what to learn and expected to learn it. Being told what to learn creates a necessity to rely on an authoritative figure not only in school but also in life, and reject responsibility. This is what the "oppressors" want, the "oppressed" who rely on authority and reject responsibility because that puts everyone under some form of power, and the "oppressed" are ...
- 3170: Legalizing Marijuana
- ... person who smokes marijuana will usually have problems with memory and leaning, trouble with thinking and problem solving, and suffer loss of coordination. All of these effects can affect a person's performance at work, school, or during sports. Another reason people think marijuana should not be legalized is its long-term effects. There are four major long-term effects of marijuana use. The first one is that marijuana smoke contains ... is known as the "gateway drug". This means that marijuana users get bored with the same effect and want to try a new drug with a different, stronger, and/or longer effect. Studies of high school students and their drug patterns show that only few students have tried other illegal drugs without first trying marijuana. When people buy marijuana they often come in contact with people who use and/or sell ...
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