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- 1701: The Beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... is one that is key to any great leader. It shapes the character of the individual, and the drive for achievement maps out the plan of success and leadership excellence. His remarkable achievement started in school. He was not motivated by fame and fortune, but by the personal satisfaction knowing that he was making a positive impact in the life of others. He graduated with a bachelor of divinity degree, as ... a choice was made all possibilities were always taken into effect and were made on behalf of the African American race in the fight against segregation. Given the academic environment in which he attended graduate school, it is not surprising that MLK’s behavior did not explicitly draw upon the insights of African-American religion. Yet, his graduate school writings understated the degree to which his behavior had been shaped by African-American religion and its writings. MLK’s mental development reflected his lifelong tendency to incorporate the best elements of each alternative ...
- 1702: Teenage Smoking
- ... the age of 19, Sean Marsee was dead. A look at the tobacco industry will tell you that teenage smoking is going down. And it is. If you go back to 1975, 27% of high school seniors smoked daily compared with 19% in 1993. Smoking among teen’s fell by about a third during the 1970’s, but during the past decade has neither risen nor fallen according to the National ... the Bush administration, looks at current smokers, meaning those who report having smoked within the past 30 days. This is significant, he says, because while some teens are only experimenting, many light smokers in high school tend to become heavier smokers a year or 2 later, when they no longer spend most of their day in the classroom. Two years ago, the survey that was previously being give to ninth graders ... only about half of eight graders believe that smoking a pack or more of cigarettes a day is dangerous. The seniors are more knowledgeable about the health risks. That may be why almost all high school seniors believe they will quit. More than half have tried—and found that they couldn’t, according to surveys given by Johnston. There are millions of people taking surveys each day. Half of them ...
- 1703: Ernest Miller Hemingway
- ... from his mother, and never forgave her for his humiliation. The town of Oak Park, where Ernest grew up, was very old fashioned and quite religious. The townspeople forbad the word "virgin" from appearing in school books, and the word "breast" was questioned, though it appeared in the Bible. Ernest loved to fish, canoe and explore the woods. When he couldn't get outside, he escaped to his room and read ... loved to tell stories to his classmates, often insisting that a friend listen to one of his stories. In spite of his mother's desire, he played on the football team at Oak Park High School. As a student, Ernest was a perfectionist about his grammar and studied English with a fervor. He contributed articles to the weekly school newspaper. It seems that the principal did not approve of Ernest's writings and he complained, often, about the content of Ernest's articles. Ernest was clear about his writing; he wanted people to " ...
- 1704: Gender
- ... different ways. The first way gender is defined is by the family in which a child is raised. Second is the society in which a child interacts; makes friends and enemies. The third is our school system and our board of education. And the last but not least is our own self conscious. Each of the above four ways have a unique way of molding and helping an individual define his ... clerks, teacher, maid, baby sitter, and others. But the point is that female oriented jobs are less physical and have more emotional ties to it then male jobs. The third factor that constructs gender is school and the educational system. This factor usually contributes during a teen year and in college or other educational system. In schools and colleges athletic department defines gender in the most obvious ways. For example it ... has both male and female teams like tennis, soccer, basketball, baseball/softball. But male teams get more publicity and are backed up with a richer financial budget them female team. Homosexuality is highly discouraged in school and those who are homosexual are looked down and made fun of and neglected. The last but the most critical factor that construct or gender role is our self conscious and the sense of ...
- 1705: Sir Robert Laird Borden
- ... Laird Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden was born on June 26, 1954 in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia to Andrew and Eunice Jane Laird Borden. Robert grew up in the Gaspereau Valley and attended the local school know as the Acacia Villa Seminary where he excelled in Latin, Greek, and math. Due to his outstanding achievements throughout his school years, in 1869, when Robert was only 14 years old, he became a teacher at the Acacia Villa Seminary. Then, in 1873, Robert accepted a teaching position in Matawan, New Jersey, where he taught for one year. Robert returned to Canada in 1974 to become a lawyer and, due to the fact that Nova Scotia had no law school, h estudied law as a clerk in a Halifax law firm. After Robert was admitted to the bar in 1878, he practiced law in both Halifax and then in Kentville, Nova Scotia. In 1882, ...
- 1706: Madonna
- ... back the borders of the acceptable, have brought her tremendous commercial success in America and abroad. She has achieved the reputation as a forefront performer and entertainer. Before Madonna began her superstar career, she attended school at the University of Michigan. Before she even attended college, she was already well talented in the field of dance. She was so good that she won a dance college scholarship in high school. This was the main reason she continued onto college. In the beginning of her college education, she enjoyed going to school on a daily basis. In addition, she enjoyed learning and meeting new friends. However, she began to get bored with her college education and her stay in college was brief. Within the next two ...
- 1707: Robert Frost: Biography and Review
- ... what he enjoyed. At the young age of only eleven Frost’s father passed away. Soon after his death the family left California to settle in Massachusetts. As young Frost grew-up he attended high school in that state, later would enter Dartmouth College, but would remain there less that one semester. Later he returned to Massachusetts where he would be a school teacher along with two other jobs he held as a mill worker and a newspaper reporter. Then in 1895 Frost married Elinor White whom he had been co-valedictorians with in high school. Then between 1897 and 1899 Frost felt the need to go back to college he attended Harvard as a special student only to leave without a degree. Over the next ten years he would ...
- 1708: American Studies
- ... the past and current methodological approaches in studying American culture and what different authors have to say. “The methodology of early American Studies practitioners in the 30s, 40s, and 50s was named the symbol myth school approach. They came up with a set of assumptions that would guide those working in the field. 1. There is one homogenous mind 2. The American mind is distinguished by its place in the New ... throughout the years. There was a historical shift from racializing European ethnic groups to using color to determine race. I think that this is still going on today. If you would walk into any middle school, you would most likely see kids separated by color. You would see the White kids, the African American, Oriental kids, and then the rest of the “minorities” as it is said to be. This is ... I have always thought of everyone to be equal. I have been treated differently because I am a Jewish girl. I have been treated differently by students and most of all by teachers in high school and even some in college. It is something that is very difficult and frustrating to deal with. I know that what I experienced does not even compare, but I do know what it feels ...
- 1709: Beloved: Sethe's Character
- ... that her show of mercy is also murder. Throughout Beloved, Sethe's character consistently displays the stubburn nature of her actions. Not long after Sethe's reunion with Paul D. she describes her reaction to School Teacher's arrival: "Oh, no. I wasn't going back there[Sweet Home]. I went to jail instead"(Morrison 42). Sethe's words suggest that she has made a stand by her refusal to allow ... saying is that's a selfish pleasure I never had before. I couldn't let all that go back to where it was, and I couldn't let her or any of em live under School Teacher. That was out"(163). Sethe's love for her children is apparent, yet she still shifts the burden of responsibility away from herself. She acknowledges that it was a "selfish pleasure" to make something ... was clean.”(251) Sethe's words suggest that the only part of herself that she cares for is her children. Indeed, the only reason that she killed her daughter is because Sethe refused to let School Teacher or any other white person "dirty" her children as Sethe herself had been dirtied. Sethe's nobility, however irrationally predicated, is apparent. She loves her children to much to let them be tarnished ...
- 1710: Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?
- ... any kind of psychological work-up - all essential diagnostic elements. One teacher I spoke to about Ritalin said she could tell you the doctor a child goes to if he or she showed up to school unexpectedly with Ritalin. She said there are a couple doctors in town that hand it out like candy the same day the parent goes in (Morrison). There are also cases when the doctor never even ... inhales the small amount of white powder. Green, a Harvard sophomore who doesn't have a prescription for Ritalin, says that he hasn't written a paper without Ritalin since his junior year in high school. He even wrote his Harvard essay on it. He is aware of the risks involved, such as tremors, hypertension, psychosis, and even death, but he says that the result of being so energized is worth ... shouldn't. I just hope that children who have other problems, such as depression, aren't being treated with the wrong medication. References Cooter, Robert B. " Ritalin and Reading: A Reaction to Mick." Intervention In School and Clinic 26 (1991): 305-205. Fachin, Katharina. " Teaching Tommy." Phi Delta Kappan Feb. 1996: 437-441. Graham, Janis. (1999 March). Is It ADHD? [Online]. Available: http://www.parentline.com/adhd/ Runnhein, Veronica A., ...
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