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- 3191: Brown vs. Board of Education
- ... no logic in the statement separate but equal schools are not equal. They argue that the earlier problem could have been solved well by making schools truly equal and having students go to their closest school rather than busing them out of there way to make sure the each school meats a quota of minority students.
- 3192: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... have been different for Napoleon, France, and Europe if Cosica had not been french territory. Napoleon, who rose from humble origins to become Emporor of France, was sent as a child of five to a school for girls. His mother hoped that Napoleon would become less stubborn and easier to handle. This, however, was not to be the case. Napoleon, who was the second of the eight Bonaparte children, was strong-willed , obsinate, and often disagreeable. Napoleon's parent then sent him to a Jesuit school where his older brother was a student. The Jesiot scool apparently made a good impression on Napoleon becuase he was emporor and was rewarded his reading teacher with the sum of twenty thousand francs as ...
- 3193: Attacks On The Insanity Defense
- ... that it is an abstract impossible to define. INSANITY: HOW IT IS ESTABLISHED The meaning of insanity is the legal definition as put forth in a rule such as the M'naghten Rule or whatever school of thought is in use on any given day. The legal test is applied in an adversary system which pitches lawyer against psychiatrist and psychiatrist against psychiatrist. Because of this, the psychiatrist is often perceived ... mental illness or insanity causes criminal behavior. THE MYTH OF MENTAL ILLNESS Not only is there no agreement as to the meaning of insanity and mental illness, but to add further confusion, there is a school of thought that states that mental illness is a myth and does not exist. This approach is found in the works of such persons as Thomas Szasz (1961;1963) who argues that mental illness is ...
- 3194: Peter Tchaikovsky
- ... Votkinsk, in the city of Vyatka, Russia, May 7, 1840. Second in a family of five sons and one daughter, to whom he was extremely devoted. Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to drive to another city, he had to be held back while she got into the carriage, and the moment he was free ran and tried to hold ... to hope for anything serious. But all the same, these forces exist. Thus Moussorgsky [Mussorgsky], with all his ugliness, speaks a new idiom. . . .We may reasonably hope that Russia will one day produce a whole school of strong men who will open new paths in art." The first decade of Tchaikovsky's life in Moscow was one of much struggle, intensified by several attacks of the nervous depression and morbid self ...
- 3195: Babe Ruth
- ... before he was known well by local police. When he was 7, Kate and her husband finally decided they could no longer tend to the mischievous boy, and brought him to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys. Despite his crying and begging to be brought home, his custody was singed over to a group of strange men dressed in black robes. Though he didn't realize it at the time ... 6'6'' and well built to about 250 pounds, which meant he could accomplish any objective without raising his voice or using physical force. The first time George swung a baseball bat was at the school. He knew then he was to be a hitter. He said to a friend, "It was one of those things you could just feel." Brother Mathias taught him to be a better ball player. He ...
- 3196: Corporal Punishment Is Physical Abuse
- ... the restoration of corporal punishment for certain crimes, hoping that it will effect the reaction against an ever increasing amount of crime. The use of corporal punishment on children has also dropped sharply. In many school systems of the United States, for example, corporal punishment has been outlawed, it is also illegal in countries such as Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Corporal punishment for certain offences is very effective, because it's done quickly and feared by all. Not only will it teach the offender not to repeat his violent actions but it will also discourage him. It teaches the school boy or convict that doing wrong will be followed by pain and suffering. When used justly and without anger the giver is not brutalised. In many independent schools where it still occurs it is thought ...
- 3197: Inhalants
- ... people, especially between the ages of 7 and 17. This is because inhalants are readily available and inexpensive. In fact, kids in the 7th grade are more likely to use inhalants than seniors in high school. Children can unintentionally misuse inhalant products that are often found around the house. Parents should see that these substances, like paints, medicines, and hairsprays, are kept away from young children. Inhalant abuse may result in ... Coalition at 1-800-269-4237 for information on treatment centers and facts on inhalants It is never too early for parents to teach their children about inhalants. Inhalant use starts as early as elementary school and is considered a gateway to further substance abuse. Parents often do not realize the harmful effects associated with inhalant abuse, and they do not educate their children until it is too late. Inhalants are ...
- 3198: Date Rape
- ... harder when she tells her story and it isn't even given two glances. In San Jose, California, a girl was raped by her boyfriend and when she came out and talked about it, the school ignored the issue (Herald 2). The school stated that they should stay out of it because it was too hard to prove, and that it was only her word against his (2). The crime of rape should not be over- looked in ...
- 3199: Marijuana
- ... comes when one looks at the widespread use of Marijuana in our society. Marijuana is one of the most widely used illegal substances in the world. In a recent survey performed in a suburban high school over 80% of the graduating class admitted to smoking pot. While over 80% may be a remarkable high statistic the survey also concluded that the under class students were also smoking their fair share of marijuana. The survey showed an increasing percentage of pot smokers (tokers) as they advanced through school. The facts about Marijuana are simple. If examined, the facts about Marijuana's potential beneficial possibilities to American society become apparent. The social, intellectual, economical, commercial, medical, and environmental benefits it would create if legalized ...
- 3200: Handgun Control in the United States
- ... should be outlawed in the United States with the exception of law enforcement purposes. Two weeks before Christmas Day, 1987, 17 year-old Kendall Merriweather was shot and killed a few blocks from his high school in southeast Washington, D.C. Police arrested two teenage students who they believe killed Merriweather while trying to steal his "boom box" radio. A few days earlier, in Pasadena, Texas, a 14-year-old eight grader at Deepwater Junior High School whipped a snub-nosed .38 out of his jacket and held the assistant principal hostage for two hours. Police said the boy was distraught over his parents' recent separation. (Stanza 19) These were not isolated ...
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