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- 2001: Childhood Experience Of Religion Conflicts
- ... my self, I knew I wasn't welcomed back. With a child's mind that I had, I still had hope of being welcomed by my best friend. I was going to see her after school at the same bench that we all use to sit and chat about cute boys walking by and sending them sweet kisses across the park. The bell rang and I was the first one out ... said, "Just stay away from them. They are not your friends but your enemies child." She still did not answer my question and I refused to believe what she told me. The next day to school I saw them again, this time I was full of anger and confusion I really wanted to know what was going on. While walking toward them, the whole group turned around looking at me approaching ... her face and she tried to hide her tears from me, she gave me a smile as if everything will be fine. For the next few weeks my parents didn't let me go to school. Most of the time I used to sit on my balcony and play with my video game. At night time my father used to come home, while eating dinner my parents start discussing some ...
- 2002: Development Of Charles Darwin
- ... time after the loss of him mother was a wasted period spent in an institution which did not foster nor nurture the scientist we know of as Charles Darwin. The time he spent at Shrewsbury School was in Darwin's own words useless, however it seemed to act as a time for him to accomplish two very important habits. Primarily Darwin took the time to get closer to his brother, Erasmus. Charles' elder by four years, Erasmus became his best friend as the explored the sciences, something that Srewsbury school was seriously deficient in. At this time Darwin also sought the comfort found in the analysis of the natural world. "About the time he began at Shrewsbury, Charles took to going on long, solitary walks ... chemicals and earning the nickname of "Gas", to trips to the countryside, the young Darwin had been properly exposed to that which would become his lifelong burden: scientific thought and reason. Convinced that the Shrewsbury School was a waste of time for his son's education, Robert removed Charles and took him under his own wing in the position of his medical apprentice. After a summer of moderately successful medical ...
- 2003: Hound Of The Baskervilles
- ... onto his fictional characters, Doyle was able to write about something he believed in. Arthur Conan Doyle's life experiences also influenced his novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles. As a child enrolled in boarding school, Doyle excelled in many things. Particularly, Doyle was very athletic and he did very well at mayn sports. The character of Sherlock Holmes demonstrates the same athletic ability as Doyle did in his boyhood years. Watson says about Holmes, "Never have I seen a man run as Holmes ran that night." (Doyle 158) More importantly though, Doyle's time in medical school at the University of Edinburgh and the time he spent as a doctor greatly influence this novel. The character of Dr. Mortimer shows a great deal of knowledge about medicine. He was the one who ... Stapleton made about his past. "He [Stapleton] was once a schoolmaster in the north of England. Now, there is no one more easy to trace than a schoolmaster. A little investigation showed me that a school had come to grief under atrocious circumstances, and that the man who owned it-the name was different-had disappeared with his wife. The descriptions agreed. (Doyle 133) This simple piece of information led ...
- 2004: My Goals and Aspirations
- My Goals and Aspirations Its unbelievable how each year, since the beginning of high school, my perfectly laid plans for myself have unavoidably deteriorated. When I entered my freshman year, I had aspirations of being a doctor (something I had wanted to be since I was a child); I was even taking Latin to help with the medical jargon. Now, here I am entering my senior year in high school without any idea of what I want to do. Now seems to be the time to start taking life seriously and making responsible, educated choices. Looking back on it now, I realize that I cannot ... children, and a house in the suburbs. But now I realize that there are so many other steps I need to take in order to achieve these so-called goals. This includes graduating from high school and college, finding that special someone, and finding that perfect job. I have begun to realize that I have yet to begin my life; everything up until now has been practice, as if I ...
- 2005: Personal Writing: Applying to Indiana University
- ... wondering as to why I would be writing an optional response question. Its simple, in order for Indiana University to get a good understanding of the type of person I am, aside from the high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores, and the personal information inscribed, it is impossible to create a close bond between the Indiana admissions office and me. Who is Joshua A. Perla? And why is he interested in Indiana University? Applying to colleges is a difficult choice and even harder is to decide what college you want to attend. As a college bound senior in high school I am faced with the challenge of choosing a university for my wants and needs. Going to college is a two way street. They are labeled Indiana Ave. and Great Neck Ave. Going down Indiana ... Neck who will dedicate his next four years to hard work and giving my all to your University. Not only accelerating above the rest of the students, but also partaking in student activities to help school morale. Not only will I be receiving a four year education in the major of my childhood dreams, but it would give me a chance to attend a prestigious university. When asking the majority ...
- 2006: Creative Writing: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
- ... very good whiskey at an extremely attractive price. The delivery was to be made at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 14. McGurn's men would be waiting for them, dressed in stolen police uniforms and trench coats as though they were staging a raid. McGurn, like Capone, wanted to be far away from the scene of the crime so he took his girlfriend and checked into a hotel. Establishing an airtight alibi was uppermost in his mind. At the garage, the Keywells spotted a man who looked like Bugs Moran . The assassination squad got into their police uniforms and drove over to the garage in their stolen police car. Playing their part as police raiders to the hilt, McGurn's men went into the garage and found seven men, including the Gusenberg brothers who had tried to murder McGurn. The bootleggers, caught in the act, did what they were told: they lined up against the wall obediently. The four men in police uniforms took the bootleggers' guns and opened fire with two machine guns, a sawed-off shotgun and a .45. The men slumped to the floor dead, except for Frank Gusenberg who was still breathing. To ...
- 2007: William Henry Gates
- ... was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He was the middle child of three born to William and Mary Gates. ATrey,@ as he was called because of the III, was sent to a private school by his father, a lawyer, and mother, a former teacher now on several prestigous boards (Moritz, 238). At age 13, Bill had completely taught himself programming after taking a computer studies class. After scoring a perfect 800 on the mathematics half of the SAT, he graduated from Lakeside school and enrolled at Harvard University as a prelaw major. As a student Gates was a wonder. He received an A in an economics class without attending and cramming the night before the final exam. In ... their total retail value amounted to less then $200 million, and the term Asoftware@ had not yet been coined.@(Manes, 2) Bill first laid a hand on a computer in 1968 while in junior high school. The computer business was rapidly transforming at this time, and so was Bill Gates. He saw the real profitable side of computers was not their hardware. Rather it was the software end of the ...
- 2008: Creative Essay: Being A Student and An Athlete
- ... none of these attributes rubbed off on my schooling. The university said that they would help me out with my schoolwork but that was just a lie, one in which they still use today. The school put me into these "easy" classes which didn't teach me anything except how to fall asleep in class. The university was only worried about winning games and being nationally recognized. They didn't help ... was accomplishing nothing I my life. This was a reality check, I realized that if I didn't start doing something now, I would never amount to anything. I was going to go back to school do the best I can possibly do. It worked out, and this attitude I had carried over to my job in D.C. After this whole experience I have realized that I can do anything ... that I want to do or become anyone I want to be, from a cartographer to a schoolteacher. This experience had led me into many different directions; even now it has led me into graduate school for education. Being an adolescent has its ups and downs, which I found out the hard way. Adolescence is all about trial and error, taking chances. Without mistakes how does one learn? Know I ...
- 2009: My Journey
- ... I roll out of bed, only to hear more commands barked out by my mother. Hurry up, youre going to be late, you dont want to be late on your first day of school. I quickly glance at my alarm clock, and frantically rush to put on my new clothes. Im not going to make it! I keep telling myself, Im not going to make it. With ... bag one last time to make sure that I havent forgotten anything. After a quick glance, I jump on my bike and start peddling ferociously. The time is now 7:54 a.m., and school begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. The thought of being late is still in the back of my mind and it makes me peddle even faster. I reach the school with two minutes to spare. As I reach the front doors, the principal who kindly tells me to slow down greets me. I quickly find my seat as the last tone of the bell ...
- 2010: Dna Replication
- ... 1928 from the city Chicago. Watsons interest in DNA grew out of desire, first picked up as a seniour in college, to learn about the gene. By the first time he got into graduate school at Indiana University, he decided that if he was going to understand genes, he needed to understand the simplest form of life bacteria. He then headed off to Europe, as a postdoctoral fellow, to learn ... s encyclopedia from his parents, which exposed him to the world of science. His fascination with this world has continued throughout his whole life. He received his college degree in physics and was starting graduate school when the World War II began. During the war, Crick worked on weapons for the British Admiralty. He was in his late 20s by the time the war ended, but he decided to go back to school for a PhD. Around the same time, he read a book that inspired him to begin studying biology. He went to the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University to pursue this interest by studying proteins. ...
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