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3431: W.E.B Du Bois
... was reared by his mother, and judgmental aunts. Massachusetts was predominately white and so were Du Bois friends. As William grew he realized some people thought that his black skin was a disadvantage. In high school, his teachers encouraged him as a student and school work always came easy to him. Du Bois excelled in Latin and Greek and participated in active discussions about the meaning of Love and Life. At the age of 15, William began to write weekly ...
3432: The Spirit Catches You And You
... Kao, her husband, could do this as long as he looked away from her body. Foua strongly believed that moaning or screaming would distract the birth, so she did not make a sound. An occasional prayer would be made to the Hmong gods and ancestors, to ease the pain. She was so quiet that all of her other children slept undisturbed a few feet away, and woke only when they heard ... the birth practices of the Hmong culture. To imagine that the mother bores all of her children at her own home, by herself, is incredible. I am truly amazed how the Hmong culture cures by prayer and superstition, instead of medicine and doctors. In ways, we can learn from cultures that disagree with technology, but in ways they can also learn a lot from us. To really think about it, two ...
3433: Shannon Lucid
... had the dream that someday she would be a space explorer. People thought her crazy for this dream though, because the United States didn't even have a space program. After graduating from Bethany High School in 1960 she got her pilot's license. In regard to her dream she said, "the Baptists wouldn't let women preach, so I had to become an astronaut to get closer to God than ... to become a commercial pilot. So from Œ66-'68 she worked at Kerr-Mcgee Corp. as a chemist. This is also where she met her husband Michael Lucid. After she was married she returned to school at the University of Oklahoma, where she earned her B.S. in Chemistry. One interesting occurrence after the birth of her daughter, the very next day she took a biochemistry exam, which her instructor had ...
3434: William Faulkner
... grew older he began to lose interest in his schoolwork and turned his attention to athletics, such as football and baseball, which caused his grades to start to fall. Eventually, he quit both athletics and school altogether. In 1919, his first literary work was acknowledged and published. The poem is a forty-line verse with a French title that acknowledges the influence of the French Symbolists. "From Mallarme he took the ... published "Landing in Luck." The short story, nine pages in length were created directly from his direct experience in the Royal Air Force flight training in 1916. After awhile he began to get tired of school once again. He started cutting classes and finally stopped going. In the summer of 1921, Faulkner decided to take a trip to New York to receive some professional instruction from editors and critics, because Stone ...
3435: Albert Einstein
... nine even led some teachersto believe he was disabled. Einstein’s post-basic education began at the Luitpold Gymnasium when he was ten. It was here that he first encountered the German spirit through the school’s strict disciplinary policy. His disapproval of this method of teaching led to his reputation as a rebel. It was probably these differences that caused Einstein to search for knowledge at home. He began not ... he continued his education. At sixteen he attempted to enroll at the Federal Institute of Technology but failed the entrance exam. This forced him to study locally for one year until he finally passed the school’s evaluation. The Institute allowed Einstein to meet many other students that shared his curiosity, and It was here that his studies turned mainly to Physics. He quickly learned that while physicists had generally agreed ...
3436: The Pigman
... and they will hurt her in some way. "Any man who can even think of flirting with another woman while on her deathbed deserves to be shot." (ch.12pg.110) When Lorraine go's to school, Lorraine's mother is very cautious about what she wears,her influences and her peers."I have to leave for school now, Mother," I said wondering what she'd do if she was taking care of Mr. Pignati. "Give me a kiss." "Be careful...Lorraine don't you think that skirt is a little too short ...
3437: A Senator's Pain
... uh, who the law threats in different ways" (Smith: 214). The following statements Bradley makes during his interview shows his anger for racial differences. When Bradley informs the reader about an African- American Harvard Law School student who experienced unjust treatment by the police. Bradley's anger is expressed through his statement, as he says, "He pulls over. Police car pulls in front...behind...beside of him. Police jump out, guns ... him out of the car, throw him to the floor, put a handcuff on him...All the while pointing a gun out at him" (Smith: 215). It is not fair that this African-American Law School student has to put up with racism just because his skin color and the "well-to-do" neighborhood he was driving through. Bradley's anger shows the reader that racism should not exist because our ...
3438: The Catcher In The Rye: A Classic
... their innocence and grow up to be "fake" or "phony" adults. He therefore, feels the need to protect them from this. For example, Holden tries to erase bad words from the walls of the elementary school that his sister goes to. He states, "I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, how they'd wonder what the hell it meant…" (201) He then goes on to ... and actions that he is a very lonely person. He feels isolated and different from other people. This causes Holden to have difficulty with relationships, which causes him more loneliness. Holden especially felt lonely at school. Even though he was among many people, he still felt like he didn't fit in. Holden admits this when he states, "I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was ...
3439: "Perfectly Imperfect: The Shakespeare Story"
... in 1566, Anne was born in 1571, Richard in 1574, and Edmund in 1580. This made William the eldest. Little is known about William's childhood. He was educated for free at the local grammar school, and learned Latin and a little bit of Greek. His plays suggest that he did not enjoy school, and it seems that he did enjoy sports. Many different play companies came to Stratford to perform, and since John Shakespeare was in charge of the theater at some times, it is almost for sure ...
3440: William Shakespeare's Life
... held on April 23, and he was baptized on April 24, 1564. He was the third of eight children, and was the eldest son of John Shakespeare. He was probably educated in a local grammar school. As the eldest son, Shakespeare would of taken over his father's business, but according to one account, he became a butcher because of reverses in his father's financial situation. According to another account, he became a school master. That Shakespeare was allowed considerable leisure time in his youth is suggested by the fact that his plays show more knowledge of hunting and hawking than do those of other dramatists. In 1582, he ...


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