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- 2381: Comparative Essay: Mothers With A Divided Heart
- ... rest, however, with the peace-of-mind that comes from knowing that the child is being well taken care of. Stay-at-home moms have the opportunity to become more involved in the children's school activities as well. This can be important to both because it shows interest in the child and that leads to higher self-esteem for the child. This way of living is beneficial for the children ... skills they acquire being in different settings and interacting with other people. If the children are in a daycare setting, they can learn how to adapt to change, share with other children, and prepare for school which is important for their roles as future adults. Working moms should feel proud of their accomplishments and good about themselves for giving their children the gift of independence, self confidence and love. Happy, healthy ...
- 2382: Violence on Television
- ... his latest issue of TV guide, carefully selecting the shows which he will watch that week and marking them off with a highlighter. On an average day the Addict will come home from work or school, put off all responsibilities, and escape into the world of TV. In this world, the Addict has no demands or responsibilities. The TV becomes his only focus of attention, and all of his energy goes ... of new technology such as video games, compact disc players, and computers, children are becoming even more accustomed to being involved in several activities at the same time. An average student may come home from school, turn on the TV, put on their favorite CD, talk on the phone, and do their homework all at the same time. The Non- Watcher's attention shifts to and from the TV, including it ...
- 2383: Violence on Television: Violence is Everywhere
- ... to revolve around violence. There are so many channels on TV that advocate violence on a daily basis. Sports that we see every Sunday stir up aggressiveness and bring anger to a high level. Around school conflicts seem to occur frequently. We get excited whenever we come across these situations and sometimes don't know what caused the ordeal in the first place but nevertheless it grabs us and we become ... crowd is louder over the thirty second fight than they are during the rest of the game. For those who think violence is only restricted to TV Land, well there is violence in our high school as well(shocker, huh?). Well every once in a while we get to witness a lovely fist-fight between two or more students, and the occasional unwilling faculty member. Those brawls aren't blown-off ...
- 2384: John Dryden
- ... Church in Aldwinule, Northamptonshire ten days after his birth (Hopkins 75). Dryden, growing into a young man, began his education in his hometown. There he took the basic classes. He furthered his education at Westminister School in London. Here, he attended school for about twelve hours a day, beginning and ending at six. At Westminister he studied history, geography, and study of the Scripture, plus all the basics. After Westminister he Cunningham 2 attended Cambridge University (Hopkins ...
- 2385: Dizzy Gillespie, His Life.
- ... christmas.He begged to try it when it wasn t in use.When he was 17,he had earned enough money from his job that he could move 50 miles north and live in a school dorm while he got an eaducation.He missed his family,and was having a hard time.He had to be in a club similar to 4h to pay tuition.He hated it.He was anxious to leave the school and make a living on his own.When his sister got married,he heard that her husband was moving them to New York city.He went with them to find a job.His brother Wesley ...
- 2386: Ansel Adams
- ... plant. Ansel took an interest in music at an early age. He selfly taught himself how to play the piano, and he enjoyed being around the surroundings of nature. Ansel attended both public and private school. At home his father gave him lessons in math and French. In 1915 when Ansel was 13, his father bought him a season pass to the Panama Pacific Worlds Fair, in which he visited annually ... 1917 with Paul Strand. In 1940 Ansel directed the first show of photography that was ever held in California. It was called "A Pageant of Photography." In 1941 Ansel conducted classes at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. Also, during this year Ansel was appointed photo muralist for the department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. He was given an assignment to make large landscapes of monuments and national ...
- 2387: Both Sides Of The Abortion Deb
- ... women to have control over their own bodies and life. One activist said, "If I hadn't had that abortion my life would have been a disaster. I wouldn't have made it to medical school. I was married at that point to a very ill man and it would have been terrible to have to have my baby. People who need abortions are in some kind of turmoil and it ... abort the fetus he suspected wasn't his. He successfully did so and Caroll believed Hollis set out intentionally to kill that fetus and that is in fact murder. Kristina Kleg a graduate from high school has recently become pregnant and decided against abortion. She feels that it's an innocent child inside of her. It has a brain and a heart therefore it also has a right to life. "Abortion ...
- 2388: The Impact Of Television
- ... However, this effect is not for the negative since it is used from simple means of entertainment to a widely used, invaluable, source of information. It is also an excellent aid in preparing children for school and assisting in educating children after they have begun school. Every day millions of people turn to their televisions as a form of escape from the pressures and stress of day to day life. The television, to them, serves the purpose of entertaining them for ...
- 2389: Catcher In The Rye: Holden Caufield
- Catcher In The Rye: Holden Caufield Holden Caufield was a high school student at a boy's academy by the name of Pency Prep. He feels as though he had fought the world and lost, everyone is against him and that little can bring him joy. He ... seems to change and evolve throughout the book. In the beginning, he is said to be very irresponsible for reasons like forgetting the foils for fencing at the subway or for getting kicked out of school. Later, he Holden seems to become nicer, by giving twenty dollars to the nuns. He also develops the ides of being a catcher in the rye, protecting children from the outside world, and from losing ...
- 2390: Televised Violence is Here to Stay
- ... think they are learning the style and etiquette of middle-class society from television programs (Ball 305). The viewing of televised violence helps children academically, as well as socially. One study shows that children entering school, raised on the violent television shows, picked up a one-year advantage in vocabulary over children whose parents prohibit the viewing of violence (Clark 136). Here, the positive effects clearly outweigh the negative. There have ... has done and experienced, which in turn depends on his genetic endowment and the social heritage into which he was born. If there is any "social damage," it is the faults of the home, the school, the neighborhood, or other social settings (Larsen 141). Exposure to violent stimuli has no effect on already established attitudinal commitments regarding violent mortality. Empirical research has found no evidence that exposures to explicit violent materials ...
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