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- 2471: Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson
- ... younger brother he left his estate on James river called Snowden after the supposed birth-place of the family. To myself the lands on which I was born & live. He placed me at the English school at 5. years of age and at the Latin at 9. where I continued until his death. My teacher Mr. Douglas a clergyman from Scotland was but a superficial Latinist, less instructed in Greek, but ... science, with a happy talent of communication, correct and gentlemanly manners, & an enlarged & liberal mind. He, most happily for me, became soon attached to me & made me his daily companion when not engaged in the school; and from his conversation I got my first views of the expansion of science & of the system of things in which we are placed. Fortunately the Philosophical chair became vacant soon after my arrival at ...
- 2472: Jane Eyre - Miss Temple's Influence on Jane
- ... poverty, lack of universal education and sexual inequality. Jane’s plight and her “dependant” status is particularly emphasised at the beginning of the novel. Miss Temple is the kind and fair-minded superintendent of Lowood School, who plays an important role in the emotional development of Jane Eyre. Miss Temple is described by Helen as being “good and very clever” and “above the rest, because she knows far more than they ... of Mr Brocklehurst, where instead of preaching restrictive and depressing doctrine, which he then proceeds to contradict, she encourages the children by “precept and example”. After the incident involving Mr Brocklehurst announcing to the whole school that Jane is a liar, the reader becomes aware of Miss Temple’s sense of natural justice, where before accepting what Mr Brocklehust has said, she inquires from Jane her version. It is of no ...
- 2473: Henry Thoreau
- ... commencement, yet he was still unknown. During his lifetime, Thoreau tried his hand at an assortment of odd jobs. His first experiment was with teaching. He, along with his older brother John, opened a private school, but the school was forced to close down after John became ill in 1841. He lived with his friend and fellow scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson, keeping house and doing chores in exchange for rent and board. In 1843 ...
- 2474: I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died
- ... It seems as if the concept of time is lost during the poem. This is significant because it shows that when one dies the concept of time is lost. Stanza three states, "We passed the school where children played, their lessons scarcely done; we passed the fields of gazing grain, we passed the setting sun." This stanza, like the first two stanzas, possesses a strong rhyme to it that puts an uplifting mood to the idea of death. The speaker mentions children at the beginning of the stanza because she is reflecting back to a time in her life when she once played at the school. In the third line of stanza three the speaker revisits the years that were spent working. The fourth line mentions the sun at a time in which the dying years of the speaker’s life ...
- 2475: Botswana
- ... English is the official language of Botswana, most people speak Setswana, a Bantu language. Eighty-five percent of Botswana's people practice traditional African religions, while the rest are Christian. Most Botswanan children attend elementary school, but only fifteen percent will go on to high school. The small percent of people that go to college attend the University of Botswana in Gaborone, the nation's capital. Great Britain once had control over Botswana. South Africa wanted Botswana, then called Bechuanaland, as ...
- 2476: Thomas Jefferson
- ... gift of oratory. Washington lacked literary ability, while in the hand of Jefferson, the pen was as masterful as the sword in the clutch of Saladin or Godfrey of Bouillon. Washington had only a common school education, while Jefferson was a classical scholar and could express his thoughts in excellent Italian, Spanish and French, and both were masters of their temper. Jefferson was an excellent violinist, a skilled mathematician and a ... so prompt, frank, explicit and decisive upon committees that he soon seized upon every heart." Virginia promptly re- elected him and the part he took in draughting the Declaration of Independence is known to every school boy. His associates on the committee were Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. It was by their request that he prepared the document (see fac-simile, page 49,) done on the second ...
- 2477: Saint Paul's Cathedral
- ... of the residentiary canons. A chapter house was built on the south side of the cathedral. The most famous part of the precincts was Paul's Cross. It was an open air pulpit. The Cathedral School was to the east. It is now very well known as St. Paul's School. In the fourteenth century there were great changes in the interior of the cathedral. The floors were marble and the relics of St. Erkenwald were inscribed to a different shrine in gold. Chantry chapels were ...
- 2478: John Steinbeck The Pearl
- ... their lives changed. Not only did Kino buy the rifle but he was granted the title of Chief of the village. His songs never sang of evil. Juana had more children, and Coyotito went to school and became the village doctor. 2. After hiding in the cave for the night Kino was sure that he had fooled the trackers. The next morning he and his family traveled further confidant that all ... a marriage in the church. Jaun Tomas discovered the trick that the doctor had played on his brother and rallied the villagers to kill him. Coyotito, although he was able to attend the white mans school, chose to stay in the village and keep the family tradition of fishing alive. Never again was a pearl as large as the “Pearl of the World” found.
- 2479: Norman Schwarzkopf
- ... many ways Norman and I are alike and different. Norman has accomplished many tasks in his lifetime, which I have not gotten a chance to yet. Norman Schwarzkopf got an education at West Point Military School and at Valley Forge Military Academy in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Valley Forge is a historic place known for its forces in the American Revolution. Almost all of Norman's family joined the military. His dad ... in the military. Norman Schwarzkopf made many life choices in his military career. First, he chose to join the military following his father s footsteps. Second, he chose to go to Valley Forge because the school he was attending, West Point, only taught students up to the tenth grade. One of his most important choices was in Vietnam. One of his fellow soldiers was shot and he carried him to safety ...
- 2480: Lockie Leonard And Lex And Rory
- ... about sex and you need to know. “It’s time we thought about sex” said his mum. This already shows that Lockie is not ready for a sexually involved relationship. He is the typical stereotyped school boy who is in constant trouble with school teachers. “Outside, get out of my room before I tear your head off and use for a blackboard duster.” Yelled his teacher. Lex on the other hand is a boy lacking self confidence and has ...
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