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- 2121: Equity In Canada
- ... just as the stereotypes given above. The politicians want them off the streets and if they offer help, it can only benefit some. One politician has even suggested licensing them and forcing them to wear uniforms, I consider this an outrageously foolish suggestion. Yes, I agree they do need help but squeegee kids trust only their own. Can we blame them? I think not, especially after the verbal and emotional abuse ... the infected woman has been barred from her job due to worried and ignorant customers and co-workers who are afraid of contracting the infection. The woman’s eldest child has also been barred from school pending the results of his TB test. According to a professional, neither the mom nor son could transmit the disease. As a result I feel their dismissal was unjust and invoked only because of the ...
- 2122: The Chosen By Chaim Potok
- ... of all the conflicts in the entire novel stem from the differences in family life which are brought on by the discrepancies of religious beliefs. Rueven, who is an Orthodox Jew, goes to a parochial school where Hebrew is taught instead of Yiddish (which would be considered the first Jewish language). Rueven's school is also very integrated with many English speaking classes. But on the other hand, Danny, who attends a yeshiva (also a Jewish school), considers himself a true Jew because he (unlike Rueven) wears the traditional side curls and is educated in Yiddish. At first the two boys cannot stand each other, many times Danny refers to Rueven ...
- 2123: The Real Issue Of Youth Violence
- The Real Issue Of Youth Violence Many people are quick to make accusations why the children of this age are doomed. Recently, with the high school shootings, people are pointing figures to determine what has caused the recent outbreak of "youth violence." It doesn't seem like that youth violence has happened to this extent at any age throughout the history ... what is on the screen is for fun, and it is not to be done off the screen. Video games actually act as a release. If there is trouble in the home or problems in school, one has the opportunity to play a video game to displace anger; much like beating up a pillow. "'But such claims (why video games cause violence) are bases on more on popular wisdom than any ... and many young children need adults to supervise them, which doesn't happen as much with a single parent. Children at a young age are told to make their own dinner, get themselves ready for school, get their homework done, and bring home good grades. Children need the added push at a young age to realize the importance of learning and growing. If they don't have the "push" it ...
- 2124: Ernest Hemingways The Sun Also
- ... cello lessons, however the musical knowledge he acquired from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadley's interest in the piano (1). Hemingway received his formal schooling in the Oak Park public school system. In high school he was mediocre at sports, playing football, swimming, water basketball and serving as the track team manager (1). He also worked on the school newspaper called the Trapeze. Hemingway graduated in the spring of 1917 and instead of going to college the following fall like his parents expected, he took a job as a reporter for the Kansas ...
- 2125: Prime Of Miss Jean Broadie
- By: Morgana To be in Miss Broadie’s set was to be set apart from the rest of the school. They were outwardly looked upon with disdain. Inwardly, however, others were jealous of them for the distinction they received. Each girl in the Broadie set was held on a pedestal. Each had something special about them, reasons why they were chosen by Miss Broadie, and that puts them at higher regard. Each girl was famous in school for something. They really have very little in common with one another aside form their friendship with Miss Broadie. Each girl was selected for their individual personality traits, and further chosen because Miss Broadie knew ... girls left to go on their separate ways, all knowing that they are better people having been taught under Miss Broadie. All were smarter and well rounded than most, as is shown before they leave school, with the exception of Mary, of course. Mary dies early, and as stupidly as she always is, running around in circles in a burning building until she collapsed and died. Had she not died ...
- 2126: A Separate Peace: Antagonists and Gene
- ... hard for him to mature and become his own person, because part of being mature is making your own decisions. Then Finny makes Gene get involved with athletics which takes time away from Gene’s school work, and doesn’t allow Gene to mature by doing what he was already good at. Finny also affects Gene’s decision to enlist in World War II. When Finny found out about Gene joining ... to do. When Finny said, “Enlist... what a nutty idea” (Pg. 100), this slows down his maturing process because in order to mature you have to make your own decisions. Another inner issue is his school work. He knows he should do well in school, but he also wants to fit in by playing sports. This slows down his maturing because he’s not doing what’s good for him. Inner issues are what mainly affected his maturing process. ...
- 2127: Eva Peron
- ... her family seeking for a better fortune. Evita had this dream of someday becoming an actress and she believed in herself saying that she indeed has vocation. She participated in some recitals and plays from school. By 1935 Eva had made up her mind of becoming a great actress. Just after her fifteen birthday Eva met a tango singer: Agustin Magaldi, who had come to Junin to give some presentations. Eva ... as a commander in chief. The social work, which Evita began in 1946, began to acquire far-reaching influence and importance. The social Help crusade worked specifically to create neighborhoods of affordable housing, Temporary homes, school food programs, and to provide jobs to unemployed workers, instruments for hospitals, donations to the needy and distribution of toys to poor children. She would create many notorious changes in the country, she would make great donations to hospitals, and the foundation also constructed polyclinics. There was even a school for nurses the foundation had constructed. Evita was by now the most important figure in the country and the people just loved her. She would look after the poor with great hope for them, ...
- 2128: Glass Menagerie: Relationships Are The Conveyance Of Love
- ... has a slight limp in her walk and she considers herself crippled. Laura had to drop out of business college because she is so self conscious. She was afraid that she would become sick in school. Amanda was upset about Laura dropping out of school because it cost her fifty dollars to get in and it was very hard for her to get that money. Amanda will not let Laura think of herself as crippled. Since Laura doesn't go to school anymore, Amanda has to think about what Laura is going to do with her future. This makes Amanda confused because she doesn't like to be realistic. Amanda wants Laura to find a gentlemen ...
- 2129: A Separate Peace: Brinker Hadley
- ... subject so that the final action of the story could unfold. Brinker was also used to represent Devon's change from peace to war. At the begining of the story, Brinker is obsessed with intra-school affairs: the Golden fleece debating society, being a class leader, and being "the hub of the class." As the story progresses, he loses all interest in Devon minutia, and he turns his attention to the war. This attitude represents very well the attitude of most of Devon's students and faculty. Finally, Brinker is used by the author to personify the general happenings at devon school. He is an icon for the rest of the class. He is "the hub of the class", and "the standard boy's school article." Brinker gives a name to "the rest of them. Brinker Hadley is important to the story: he brings out Gene's misdeeds, he symbolizes Devons change from peace to war, and he embodies ...
- 2130: Educating Rita
- ... the theatre. While Rita has lost her husband she wanted to be changed by Frank's help but he was worried because he likes her natural character. The biggest step for Rita was the summer school. At the summer school Rita has learned much about authors and she comes in contact with students. Frank is very impressed of her abilities. She changes her lifestyle with new clothes and a new hair colour and was also ... things I can say, what I can talk about." Later on in Act Two Scene One when Rita comes back from after summer she says that she was dead scared when she arrived a summer school. She didn't know anyone and she was going to come home on the first day but she didn't, she had acquired a confidence in herself. The old Rita would have left straight ...
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