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- 1951: 5 Major Psychology Theoretical
- ... those that led to negative results tended to be avoided. This concept led to a broadening of psychology. Many groups that were often overlooked by psychologists were being discovered and observed. Behavior became the dominant school of psychology in the U.S. until the 1960's. Adversaries to this approach were repulsed by the concept that humans did not think or feel, but only thought that they did. Nonbehaviorists and behaviorists ... of behaviorism came the social learning theory, which taught that in addition to behavior, imitation and observation led to learning. Cognitive Perspective The cognitive perspective of psychology focuses on the thought process. Psychologists from this school argue that it is necessary to know what is going on in the mind to fully understand why a person will do the things that they do. By observing behavior, psychologists try to interpret what ... used in behavior and in some instances, programs can even be written to help understand how humans will react in certain situations. Psychodynamic Perspective Many critics of the psychodynamic perspective do not think that this school of psychology has any bearing on academic psychology. Primarily based upon the fact that many of the psychoanalysis assumptions could not be verified, research psychologist was more related to philosophy rather than clinical science. ...
- 1952: John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys
- ... John's health. John learned endurance and developed strength in the ten plus years of farm work. During that time, he also learned to respect and love the creatures of the woods and farm. ATTENDING SCHOOL John and his brothers and sisters did not go to school during their years of farm work. But John borrowed books from neighbors who kept a small library. His father saw no reason to read anything else besides the Bible and other religious text. So he ... money to enroll into college, but he would have a very tight buget. He spent little on clothes and food. The next year at the university, John acquired a teaching job in a one- room school. It was hard to keep up with the teachings and his studies, but the money helped him considerably. John took chemistry and geology with Dr. Carr and Latin and Greek classes with Dr. James ...
- 1953: Beloved
- ... that her show of mercy is also murder. Throughout Beloved, Sethe's character consistently displays the duplistic 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 moral stand by her refusal to ... 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 ...
- 1954: Rainforests
- ... America. "The rainforests of the world are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute, day and night
major climatic and other environmental changes will occur if this continues." (Costa Rica Rainforests Outward Bound School, 1996) The destruction of the rainforests cause carbon dioxide to be released, which in turn allows the greenhouse effect to occur. The greenhouse effect raises the temperatures all around the world, and can cause ice ... America. "The rainforests of the world are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute, day and night
major climatic and other environmental changes will occur if this continues." (Costa Rica Rainforests Outward Bound School, 1996) The destruction of the rainforests cause carbon dioxide to be released, which in turn allows the greenhouse effect to occur. The greenhouse effect raises the temperatures all around the world, and can cause ice ... of the forests in Central America have been cleaned for pasture land [and] most cattle produced in Costa Rica is exported to developed countries for use in fast food hamburgers" (Costa Rica Rainforest Outward Bound School, 1996) could have easily been prevented by boycotting the hamburgers. It is believed by many ecologists that some tropical rainforests can be harvested without causing damage to the great variety of plants and animals ...
- 1955: Van Gogh
- ... expressions, their body language and in fact their actions. He did this for self-fulfillment and to grab the attention of the public. Van Gogh was a natural. He did not go to any art school to learn about painting. Many artists start out by taking art lessons of some kind and proceeded to college and universities. The first time Van Gogh had anything to do with learning about art was ... longing for assurance and security through love, will snatch at anything that resembles it remotely. With Vincent the harm was done. "Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 12) As a young boy he was sent to a boarding school. "His teachers failed completely to discipline his emotional nature and did not therefore develop a critical sense in him."(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 12) At school Van Gogh was a loner, in fact one day a man asked him to carry a heavy parcel for him but Van Gogh would not he replied"(every man must carry his own load"( ...
- 1956: Willem De Kooning
- ... a beer distributor and his mother ran a bar. At the age of twelve, he became an apprentice at a commercial design and decorating firm. He studied for eight years at Rotterdam's leading art school. In 1926, de Kooning secured a passage on a streamer to the United States, illegally entering and settling in New Jersey. He quickly moved to Manhattan, painted signs and worked as a carpenter in New ... fellow artists. By the late 1940s, de Kooning along with Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, began to be recognized as a major painter in a movement called "Abstract Expressionism". This new school of thought shifted the center of twentieth century art form Paris to New York. Willem de Kooning was recognized as the only painter who had one foot in Europe and one in America. He combined ... art. There was not mere criticism by critics, who even hired some neurologists to back up their claim for faulty paintings. A lot was written to acknowledge and criticize the originator of the Abstract Expressionist School. The exhibition at San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art drew paintings from private and public collections. Most of the observers and curators called it the most fluid, sensual and celebratory works created in the ...
- 1957: Bilingual Education
- ... in the United States, after all, "according to the 1990 census, 94 percent of U. S. residents speak it, to some degree" (Sjoerdsma 504K2721). One cannot learn English, however if one does not stay in school. Unfortunately, "one recent national study found that students enrolled in bilingual programs dropped out earlier" (Murr 65). Also, the percentage of students who make the transition from bilingual to regular classes is very low. Last ... their English- speaking counterparts. The few hours during recess, lunch, P. E., and music spent "mixing" with English- speakers is far from adequate. Students who don't learn English are not able to excel in school. For that reason, many LEP students drop out. "The drop- out rate for all Hispanic LEP students in the United States is 50 percent, much higher that for any other group" (Amselle 52). Those who don't drop out of high school will find it difficult, if not impossible, to find a good career which doesn't require them to have some command of the English language. They also will not find American universities that teach ...
- 1958: Teachers
- Teachers There is only one aspect of school that no student can avoid: the teachers. Whether they act friendly, kind-hearted, and easy-going, or rude, homework-driven, and brutally mean, teachers are an integral part of every student's education. Most teachers ... task for anyone with a social life. This teacher may also think that a "long-term assignment" means a maximum of two to three days to complete; unfortunately, since this teacher has not been to school for at least 30 years, he cannot understand how difficult it is for a student to complete such a large task in such a small amount of time. Completely opposite from the "you wanted MORE ... other teachers ("indefinite-deadline") can change a bad day for a student into a rather pleasant one. One of the things that makes schooling interesting is the teachers, and the only way to thoroughly experience school is to have each type of teacher at least once.
- 1959: Computers in Schools
- Computers in Schools The use of computers in school classrooms has evolved throughout the years, and has become revolutionary in changing the way we teach and learn. Our classrooms should no longer be confined to four walls and a few teachers who are considered ... a changing society and a new world that is dependent on technology. As students graduate, they need the technological skills needed to thrive in a world in which technology sets the pace. Society expects the school system to produce functional citizens who have the skills to gain profitable employment, and not be a drain on the system. Computers have been in the schools since the 1960s, but they were not used ... Many People have discovered that they can make banners for every day events, while other more advanced users can program their own games. Students have been using their Word Processors to type up reports for school, working men and women have used theirs to make documents for work, and all sorts of people have used their computers for various tasks that are made easier by use of computers. Another use ...
- 1960: Because I Could Not Stop For Death
- ... if not frightening, tone in Dickinson's poem. Dickinson uses controlling adjectives-"slowly: and "passed"-to create a tone that seems rather placid. For example, "We slowly drove- He knew no haste/ ...We passed the school.../ We passed the setting sun," sets a slow quiet, calm, and dreamy atmosphere (5, 9, 11, 12). "One thing that impresses us," one author wrote, " is the remarkable placidity, or composure, of its tone" (Greenberg ... ideas on a unifying track heading towards a buggling atmosphere. Dickinson's masterpieces lives on complex ideas that are evoked through symbols, which carry her readers through her poems. Besides the literal significance of the "school," Gazing Grain," "Setting Sun," and the "Ring" much is gathered to complete the poem's central idea. Emily brought to light the mysteriousness of the life's'cycle. Ungraspable to many, the cycle of one's'life, as symbolized by Dickinson, has three stages and then a final stage of eternity. These three stages are recognized by Mary N. Shawn as follows: "School, where children strove" (9). Because it deals with an important symbol, the "Ring" this first scene is perhaps the most important . One author noted that "the children, at recess, do not play as one ...
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