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- 801: John F.Kennedy: Biography
- ... made millionaire and had high hopes for all his children encouraging each of them to do their best, no matter what. Kennedy's education was very important in the family. Kennedy first went to elementary school in Brookline, but then when they moved to Riverdale he went to school there. In 1930 J.F.K finished elementary school at the age of 13. Kennedy went to high school at Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. In 1931 he transferred from Canterbury to Choate Academy in Wallingford, Connecticut. In 1935 Kennedy graduated from ...
- 802: John Grisham
- ... when he confirmed his faith in God and says "It was the most important event in my life" (Norton 16). John Grisham an excellent education, going to some very good schools. He went to high school in Southaven, Mississippi. He was not the best student, but Grisham found his passion in high school sports, especially baseball (Hubbard 44). After high school Grisham found himself in the situation of choosing where he wanted to go to college and what to major in. He chose to attend Mississippi State University and found he wanted to become a ...
- 803: Adolf Hitler's Traits
- ... some in leadership skills. Hitler, having great leadership skills, showed that leadership skills can be more important than brain power. A good education was something that Adolf Hitler did not have. He dropped out of school at the age of sixteen, spending only 10 years in school. Sadly, he didnt even get into a art academy, even though it was his goal in life to become an artist. Arthur Schlesinger says that However in his last year of school he failed German and Mathematics, and only succeeded in Gym and Drawing. He drooped out of school at the age of 16, spending a total of 10 years in school,(Arthur M. Schlesinger 1985, ...
- 804: Important African American Figures
- ... University. During World War II Brooke served in the infantry, rose to the rank of captain, and was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge. After the war he attended Boston University Law School. In 1960 he was appointed chairman of the investigative Boston Finance Commission, and in 1962 he was elected attorney general of Massachusetts; he was returned to this post in 1964. Two years later he was ... Rock Nine were U.S. civil rights figures. Bates was born in Huttig, Ark.and cofounder of Arkansas State Press in 1941. She was president of Arkansas chapter of NAACP in 1957 during Little Rock school integration crisis and while state guardsmen, at Governor Orville Faubus's request, she blocked black students from entering high school buildings. Bates stood firm with students and was arrested along with nine black students. She demanded protection of President Eisenhower for returning students. The 10 were awarded Spingarn Medal 1958. Weaver, Robert Clifton was ...
- 805: John Locke 3
- ... very strict. This helped John later in life disciplining him self to his essays and his thoughts. But as a child raised in a bookish home, he had received a good private education before entering school. His family was visited by very wealthy and influential people. These influential visitors would challenge Locke's mind and have him express is feelings on certain topics at a very young age. This I believe helped Locke in his future in philosophy and his writings. In the fall of 1647 John was admitted to a tough course of studies under the school's headmaster, Dr. Richmond Busby. This was Locke's first enrollment at a school away from his home. This experience would be a major building blocks for his career. During his schooling he was educated in Doctrines of Political Liberty. This was one of the topics in the ...
- 806: Zora Neale Hurston
- ... America. She found a special thing in this town, where she said, "& [I] grew like a like a gourd and yelled bass like a gator," (Gale, 1). When Hurston was thirteen she was removed from school and sent to care for her brother's children. She became a member of a traveling theater at the age of sixteen, and then found herself working as a maid for a white woman. This woman saw a spark that was waiting for fuel, so she arranged for Hurston to attend high school in Baltimore. She also attended Morgan Academy, now called Morgan State University, from which she graduated in June of 1918. She then enrolled in the Howard Prep School followed by later enrollment in Howard University. In 1928 Hurston attended Barnard College where she studied anthropology under Franz Boas. After she graduated, Zora returned to Eatonville to begin work on anthropology. Four years ...
- 807: John F. Kennedy
- ... fights with Joe. "The boys enjoyed playing touch football."(The World Book Encyclopedia, 261). His childhood was full of sports, fun and activity. This all ended when he grew up old enough to leave for school. Kennedy attended elementary schools in Brookline and Riverdale. "In 1930, when he was 13 years old, his father sent him to the Canterbury School in New Milford, Conn." (The World Book Encyclopedia, 261). One year later, he transferred to Choate Academy in Wallingford, Coon. He graduated from Choate in 1935 at the age of 18. He was promised a ... the rest of the summer trying to recover. He was not entirely well when he started Princeton, several weeks later in the fall of 1935. The jaundice returned and he had to drop out of school. Before the next school year began, he told his father he wanted to go to Harvard. He entered Harvard University in 1936. There he majored in government and international relations. At Harvard, he tried ...
- 808: Jane Addams
- ... House The argument Addams makes that "educational matters are more democratic in their political than in their social aspect" (197), I believe she is referring to the long struggle between the teachers and the Chicago School Board. The Chicago School Board was politically corrupt. Many of the teachers and custodial engineers were friends of politicians who secured their positions in exchange for certain kickbacks. The school board maintained control over the school administration for many years. During which they restricted the types of children that were able to attend the public schools and they restricted the amount of freedom and ...
- 809: Wallace Stevens
- ... son of Garret Stevens and Margaretha Zeller. He was the second of five children and outlived all of them. He had two brothers and two sisters who were all very close. Wallace attended Reading Boys' School where his brothers also attended. The competition between the brothers concerning academics was extremely intense. Wallace being the shy, quiet type, was often overlooked and was struggling for attention. As a young boy, Wallace was ... all of these qualities stayed with him as he grew older. He loved football and reading: his favorites were, Edgar Allen Poe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. All three of the Stevens' boys' graduated from Reading Boys' School and Wallace gave the commencement speech and received much praise for his poise and confidence while speaking. Each of the children went on to a different school. Wallace's older brother John went on to school at Yale which led to more competition for Wallace. And Wallace's younger brother went to the University of Pennsylvania, where their father attended to ...
- 810: Water Is Wide
- ... As a teacher, Conroy's views have changed tremendously during his lifetime. When Conroy was a youth, he was a racist. Presently, Conroy is a liberal. Pat came from a conservative background starting at high school. "...when I rode in the back seat of a '57 Chevrolet along a night blackened Carolina road hunting for blacks to hit with rotten watermelons . . . We called this intrepid form of entertainment 'nigger-knocking,' and it was great fun during the carnival of blind hatred I participated joyfully in during my first couple of years in high school." (p. 6) Within a group of other white high school kids, it is very hard to grasp equal freedom for blacks and whites within a racist school. Pat's transformation first started while visiting a concentration camp in Dachau. "The imprint of Dachau branded ...
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