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- 3351: George Wallace
- ... full of beatings and problems. Racism was the norm and Wallace took full advantage of this ploy to gain political attention. George Corley Wallace was born on August 25, 1919. While attending Barber County High School, he was involved with boxing and football. George even won the state Golden Gloves bantamweight championship not once but twice. Wallace then attended the University of Alabama Law School; this was the same year his father died. Wallace was strapped for cash, so he worked his way through college by boxing professionally, waiting on tables, and driving a taxi. He received his degree in ...
- 3352: Alcoholism
- ... However, I could not deal with the pain of being without my great-grandmother. I am now in eighth grade, not too happy to be here. But I know that I have to go to school. I felt like nothing. My mother will not stop beating me. I don't want to live anymore. My grades are dropping in school. In result of, principle has called my mother because I am getting into so much trouble. Why me? I asked. Why can't I just die to be with my great-grandmother? I wanted nothing ...
- 3353: The Time Machine
- ... a gardener and shopkeeper, while his mother worked as a maid and housekeeper to help support the family. His family life was the insight of most of his political writings and views. Wells attended public school in Bromley until the age of fourteen. Four years later he won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in South Kensigton, where he studied under the teachings of Thomas Henry Huxley. Soon after, another grant led him to learn at the London University. Wells therefrom graduated with a degree in biology ...
- 3354: Terry Fox
- ... and beautiful person he was. Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958 and grew to be very brave, persuing qualities that were strong and showed much determination throughout his life. After graduating from high school with honours, Terrance Stanley Fox attended Simon Fraser University in Burnabe, British Columbia where he took interest in kinesiology. Terry lived along with his supportive family on a small ranch-like home. Rolly Fox was ... and most of all of generosity" (Raimondo) Together these two quotes describe what a remarkable soul Terry Fox was, and shows how much his accomplishments have an effect on humanity. Two students from Sudbury Secondary School were asked how Terry Fox had an influence on them personally, and this is what they had to say: "I think it's great that a person can overcome such a great personal hardship for ...
- 3355: Come Home
- ... Shop and at the Terrace Cafe, and discounts on classes and programs for adults and children. Obviously a great place for a family outing, BBG is also a fantastic educational resource for its community and school and other groups from neighboring boroughs and counties. School Programs range from Self-Guided and Guided Tours to Explorations and Workshops such as Making Sense of Nature (grades pre-K - 2): students experience the sensory world of plants through sight, smell, touch, and taste ...
- 3356: Theodore Kaczynski
- ... very reclusive, not playing with any neighbor children and rarely seen outside of the house. At a young age Ted started to show signs of being a gifted learner, he skipped a year in elementary school and his junior year in high school. Ted spent most of his early life studying math and science alone instead of being social in any kind of way. Ted had a different side to him though, he had a love of explosives ...
- 3357: Sexual Behaviours Of Universit
- ... be more responsible and conservative concerning these behaviours. Methods We distributed a written survey to a random selection of students throughout the Carleton University campus. We administered the survey in three different areas of the school to provide us with a diverse selection of students; in the Loeb building, University Centre and Southam hall. We also took care to approach the students at different times of day to allow us a ... years). These findings are similar to ours being sexual activity became more frequent among older students. From the data presented in this research among 932 sexually active students in the final three years of secondary school 26% of males and 18% of females reported having three or more partners in the previous year. In our study we found that this was less common among university students surveyed. This is perhaps because ...
- 3358: A Midsummer Nights Dream - Hermia And Helenas Relationship
- ... intervention of Puck with the love potion. Once best friends, they have become each others enemies, and all for the love of Lysander and Demetrius. Hermia and Helena were best friends when they were at school. "All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence?" (Act 3, Scene 2, Line 201, Helena) They had complete trust in each other, telling each other their deepest secrets. "Is all the counsel that we two have shared, The sisters ...
- 3359: The Pigman
- THE PIGMAN The Pigman is a story about John and Lorraine, high school sophomores who, not getting what they need from their families, must surreptitiously seek love, reassurance, and meaning on the outside. In each other and Mr. Pignati (the Pigman), owner of a porcelain pig collection, they ... with Mr. Pignati and the drama leading to his death. John, a handsome and wild boy, drinks and smokes excessively; and, as Lorraine points out, only his good looks have kept him out of reform school. Lorraine, a shy girl John's own age, has low self-esteem and mild paranoia. John becomes attracted to her because he sees in her the same spontaneous, crazy quality that he has and no ...
- 3360: Hillary Clinton
- ... youth group, and was also a Girl Scout. As First Lady, she currently serves as honorary President of the Girls Scouts of America. After graduating from Wellesley College in 1969, Hillary enrolled in Yale Law School, where she developed her strong concern for protecting the interests of children and families, and served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action. While she was there, she ... that time, she worked as a full-time partner of a law firm, founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, introduced Arkansas' Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth, chaired an education committee that set public school standards in Arkansas, managed a home, and cared for her husband and child. She also founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital. In ...
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