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- 1461: Cheap Labour: Canada
- ... with his family. Also, education was not similar when comparing the two stories. For example, education plays a big role according to Antonio; he thinks that it is very important for Mario to go to school. He wants him to attend university and get a incredible job that will make him look good as well. But Mario doesn't seem to have an interest in pursuing a career in school. But in White Niggers of America, young Vallieres had a thirst for knowledge, he wanted to go to university to become a writer, but like many other French Canadian parents, they wanted him to go to a special school, Brothers of Christian, for only two years and get a job at a bank which would provide immediate income unlike going to university and waiting many years before getting a steady job. But Vallieres ...
- 1462: Greek Literature
- ... known that like his teacher he wrote dialogues, or conversations. None of these exists today. The body of writings that has come down to the present probably represents lectures that he delivered at his own school in Athens, the Lyceum. Even from these books the enormous range of his interests is evident. He explored matters other than those that are today considered philosophical. The treatises that exist cover logic, the physical ... center for Jewish scholarship in the ancient world. In addition, it later became a major focal point for the development of Christian thought. The Museum, or Shrine to the Muses, which included the library and school, was founded by Ptolemy I. The institution was from the beginning intended as a great international school and library. The library, eventually containing more than a half million volumes, was mostly in Greek. It served as a repository for every Greek work of the classical period that could be found. Had ...
- 1463: Ah, Woe Is Me
- ... an aging black servant living in South Africa. She works hard for an upper-class white family and spends all of her money on education for her three children who are sent to a boarding school. They come home once a year at Christmas, and the first time the narrator meets the children, she is surprised at their well-mannered behaviour. She finds, however, that Sarah is a bit harsh towards ... money. Even if she did make enough money, her legs are bad, and at the end of the story, she has to give up her job (and thus take her children out of the boarding school) because she cannot afford to pay for the school. This is what could look like the final blow to her children's future success in life. No education means no chances of getting a better life in South Africa (and just about everywhere ...
- 1464: The Theme of Coming of Age in Literature
- ... things from a different perspective and was not quick to take small things for granted . Lastly, Hugh Maclennan's story "Explosion" is a story about a young boy named Roddie Wain, who was late for school on the famous morning that Mont Blanc crashed into another ship on the Halifax harbor, causing monstrous destruction. Roddie Wain begins his journey of coming of age on this morning when he is faced with ... Through the days events, this child grows in to a young man through a series of shocking and terrifying events. Near the beginning of the story, Roddie is only a child who was late for school, and knows he is not in trouble due to the tornado that just passed because of the explosion. He is happy that he will not be in trouble. By the end of the story, he wishes he was back in school and in trouble rather than being faced with the horrible sight of death and blood. An the end of the story it is also rather obvious that he is not only saying that he ...
- 1465: Lantau's "Do You See What I See": Main Points
- ... holiday. On Christmas many families get together to exchange gifts but some families do not feel like that is necessary. Many family values differ from different families. Some families have certain feelings about dating and school. Some parents do not feel like it is necessary for teenagers to date unless they have reached a certain mature age. They feel like this because of what their family has taught them. Also some families do not force their children to go to school because the parents of these children have not been forced to go to school or even finish school. This is just another way that families are different in family values or morals. These are the reasons that I support Kelly Lantau's view of seeing the world around ...
- 1466: Compare and Contrast: "Dead Poets Society" and "Day of the Last Rock Fight"
- ... the children go to. In “Day of the Last Rock Fight” there schools are k-8th grade where it is all college kids in the other story. The students in “ Dead Poets Society” go to school and live on campus. In “Day of the Last Rock Fight” they go to school eight class periods and come home. The similarities are both schools are all boys. Both of the schools have a conflict and could see girls when they didn't have school. The deaths in the two stories also differ. In “Dead Poets Society” there is 1 suicide and in “Day of the Last Rock Fight” there is 1 suicide and 1 murder. The suicide in “ ...
- 1467: I, Too, Am America
- ... of the world, and yet its different races have so much trouble melding together. According to statistics, in all probability, I have a higher chance than any other race teenager of not graduating from high school. By stereotype, all I do is eat fried chicken, sell drugs, and play basketball. In society, I might work twice as hard as the next man and not get the promotion. I am a part ... I, Too, Am America. Unfortunately, in my experience through junior and senior high, the common black attitude towards education has been one of neglect. Not caring about one "F," or the other, careening through high school with a gpa of 1.5. However, there are those who really care about their grades, earning the respect of their peers and friends. I strive to be in the latter group, so that I ... mind. I am a black teenager who plays soccer and tennis. Sometimes I am ridiculed for playing these sports by other blacks. I also face ridicule when I make good grades and care about my school work. There will be times when I will have to fight against my own race to get where I want to be in life. My high school career is one of those times. I ...
- 1468: The Untold Story of Theseus
- ... always been quick to learn and they labeled me as an adequate student. Me. Theseus. Son of Poseidon. Labeled as adequate? Sheeeshh. Anyway, I was told that tomorrow I would be going to a "High School", specificly, Nth grade." High School "High school was all fun and games until 6th hour. This class, called EXPLORE or some other silly word like that, was tought by an English teacher called by Mrs. Grumpp. Mrs. Grumpp had the honor ...
- 1469: Alienation In Schools
- ... understand something they should ask, but often students are shy and embarrassed to ask for help. With this in mind, many schools are dividing the students into general and honor level courses. In my high school, we had three levels: general, college and honors. Students in the general coursed were often slower and needed more time. They would often explain to us how the grading was done differently. For example, if ... need more attention and should be separated. Another form of alienation found in schools, is the honor roll system. Students who have a high GPA are often commended for their outstanding performance. At my high school, their names were read over the loud speaker and published in the newspaper. The principle even takes the time to sign the report cards of those with honors. While it is important to give recognition ... as though no one cares how they do. They have no incentive or drive. Gender also plays a part in the alienation felt in public schools. It has been reported and discussed in my high school that males feel alienated from the females in the classroom. In a survey submitted at my school, to both males and females, it showed males believe teachers often favor females. I know from personal ...
- 1470: "Violence in Schools"
- ... hurting others is wrong. We were also taught at a very young age that what we see on television is make believe. So why is it that parents are afraid to send their children to school? To "SCHOOL". Of all places to be afraid to go, school should not be one of them. Since we have all this violence in the world today, people are not safe in their own houses anymore. Schools are supposed to be an institution of higher ...
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