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- 2061: The Ghost of Peter Quint
- ... and Flora saw were things still more terrible than she imagined, visions that sprang from their association with the evil figures. One day, Miles went to her and announced his desire to go away to school. The governess realized it was only proper that he was sent to school. She feared the results of influences once he was beyond her care. Later, opening the door of the schoolroom, she again saw the ghost of Miss Jessel. As the ghost disappeared, the governess realized that ... to her, shielding him from any view of the ghost at the window, while he told her that he had taken the letter. He also informed her that he had already been expelled from one school because of his bad speech and actions. The governess, angry and distraught, shrieked at him that it was the ghost of Peter Quint, just outside the window. When Miles turned around, the ghost was ...
- 2062: Creative Writing: One More Basket
- ... Writing: One More Basket Moreno Valley was Jenny Rinke's new home now and making friends was difficult for her. She put most of her energy into getting straight A's. The first day of school, however, the boy's put most of their energy into making fun of her. They had laughed at the way she dressed, if she was pretty or not, and her glasses. How could Jenny forget that first week. Now it was Sunday and she was depressed, thinking about another week of school. "I hope we get canceled," she said to herself, as she turned her light out and went to bed. The next day she awoke to her alarm clock, look outside, and knew that it was a perfect day and she would have to go to school. The sky was a rainbow. (met) She got dressed and her mom dropped her off. Waiting outside to go to class, Jenny heard some of the other girls in her class talking about joining ...
- 2063: Is Television Good Or Bad?
- ... a resource that is not used to the full extent that it could be. Television programs that educate are scarce and those that do educate are often on during the day when children are at school. Television stations should organize their programs so that the education shows are shown when children get home from school (3:30 - 4:30) so that the children will be able to learn while enjoying themselves at home. Schools often use television as a way of educating students because on television, they can demonstrate many things that cannot be done in the classroom, and often show things that cannot be experienced in the country or area where the school is located. I think that this is an excellent use of television and more use should be made of it in education, because it offers many advantages to classroom teaching. The drama serials on ...
- 2064: Personal Writing: The Path to the Unknown
- ... K." and Yes, was all I was able to say. What had I done? I was not qualified to play in the honors band I stink. I had trouble playing the music in the high school jazz band, let alone the music that was geared towards the musically gifted! The next few hours and throughout that night, I could not think of anything but the mistakes I was going to make ... Yeazell picked me up around nine, and I was off. I was comforted by the fact that I was going to know four of the people in the band because they also came from my school. When we arrived, people were just unpacking their instruments and getting seated. I couldn't help but notice there were only three other trombone players in the room. About ten minutes later, a rather large ... heart, "What grade you in?" Thinking he was going to bust on me if he found out I was senior, I was tempted to lie, but I told him the truth. " A senior, sir" " What school you going to when you graduate?" Willie asked. " Wright State," I replied. " Damn, you're real good, I could use a trombone player like you in my band. Let me see what kind of ...
- 2065: Personal Writing: The Evaluation of My Coaches
- Personal Writing: The Evaluation of My Coaches Throughout my high school basketball career I experienced several different coaches. Every new coach brought a different approach to coaching. The varying techniques of coaching brought about different attitudes and expectations during practices and games. I found that during ... had different methods of coaching during and after the games. Practices are very important to basketball. If you practice hard and take it seriously, your team can become successful. All of my coaches in high school took practices seriously. I basically had two different types of coaches when it came to practice. There was the drill sergeant type, which had the team line up in the same place every day to ... during practice. This makes practice more fun. The coach is serious about making our team better, but he realizes that people are not perfect. During calisthenics he would talk to us about our day at school and tell us dirty jokes, and just try to be our friend. While we were practicing he pointed out our mistakes, but when we did something good he praised us. This made practice fun ...
- 2066: Franjo Tudjman
- ... 14, 1922. His father was a prominent member of the Croatian Peasant Party. He had two brothers, one of which was murdered in 1943 for being a member of the antifascist movement. While attending elementary school in his home town, his mother passed away. He attended high school from 1934-1941 in Zagreb, which is now the capital. While attending high school, he supported himself by tutoring others. He also participated in the national democratic movement, which he was taken into custody for in 1940. In 1946, Franjo's father was liquidated because of his criticism ...
- 2067: Heilner's "Beneath the Wheel" and Me
- Heilner's "Beneath the Wheel" and Me As it did every school day of my junior year, 11:12 AM had come once more to mark the end of my academic morning, and the beginning of my lunch period. After paying my one dollar for a small ... time was spent playing bass in the band room, or spent engaging myself in conversation with my close friends, I never let schoolwork, tests, or quizzes interfere with this opportunity to let my mind leave school for a few moments. Meanwhile, just a couple of tables away sat Chris. Just as religiously as I relaxed during the period, Chris would be diligently working. Chris and I did not have much in ... in stimulating conversation. If I had spent those hours with my nose in a book, would it have been worth it? Would going against my will, and submitting my desires to those of the high school, and those of my parents have made me any happier? I tend to think not. I feel that the author Hermann Hesse shares this opinion with me through the character named Hermann Heilner in ...
- 2068: The Effects on Children When Both Parents are Employed
- ... the ability to be socially compatible. As the child grows, it can further render a child more emotionally mature and hence more competent in dealing with responsibility and task completion such as is needed for school work and extra curricular activities. A study corroborates these observations and therefore one can conclude that, in general, the working parent provides a very positive role model for the child in a family where both ... the working mother's daughter, since daughters tend to follow in their mother's footsteps. Typically, working mothers held higher educational aspirations for their children and furthermore, most daughters tend to achieve higher grades in school. (Spitz 606) It is also important to note that both male and female children acquire more egalitarian sex role attitudes when both parents work. Boys with working mothers showed better social and personal skills than boys of non-working mothers. The majority of the negative aspects of a dual-income family seem to be centered on the boys. Boys tend to do worse in school when their mothers worked . As well, boys whose mothers work tend to have strained relationships with their fathers due to their perceptive devaluation of their father's worth as an adequate bread-winner. One ...
- 2069: Monet
- ... prochain il a eu un operation. Sa vue s'est amelieorιe. Monet est mort en 1926. Il a souffrι d'un cancer du poumon. Monet's Art Monet's art began with his love for school. He once said, "It [school] seemed like a prison, and I could never bear to stay there, even for four hours a day, especially when the sunshine beckoned and the sea was smooth." Out of shear boredom Monet drew caricatures ... other subjects rather than solely art. However, there efforts failed them, not only because he was making more profit from one drawing than his teachers made in one day, but he later dropped out of school to become known as the "Father of Impressionalism". This title did not impress Monet; it was a position he never wanted. What he wanted out of life was to honor the lessons of his ...
- 2070: Personal Writing: Letter To the Future From 1996
- ... 18,Hannah who is 13 and Jodie who is 8. Jeanette lives with her boyfriend and her daughter Nicole who is 5, so that makes me an uncle. My two other sisters are still at school. My parents' names are Mick and Christine. My dad owns a Japanese car repair and spare parts business. My mum works in Rooks Heath High School. We have a dog, he is an English Springer Spaniel. He needs a lot of exercise because his breed of dog is bred as a gun dog so they have very good endurance. He goes ... To have a shotgun you need a shotgun license. Just recently there has been an outcry for a ban on privately owned handguns after the Dunblain massacre, which was when a lunatic broke into a school and gunned down a class of children and their teacher. It was tragic. The shooting I do is just for sport and is well supervised., this handgun ban could also bring a tightening on ...
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