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- 2601: Racism
- ... Asian American hold important political office in cities and states where their numbers are significant. Their income (median household imcome) are higher because of several income carriers within one household. Asians have the highest median school years finished among the entire U.S. population. This represents the striving and the effort made by this group in what concerns educational achievement. Asians have also been victims of television media discrimination. In KTVU ... struggle for their land. American Indians have also been victims of discrimination in schools and universities. They have been hurt by the mascot stereotypes. An example of this is clerly seen at the Erwin High school, were Erwin΄s girl teams are called "Squaws"which translated in some Native American languages may mean prostitute or may refer to a woman΄s genital area. The protesters, holding placards and some wearing indian ...
- 2602: Rude Strength
- ... own voice: I have something of a rude strength of my own. The first member of my family to go to college, let alone pursue a graduate degree, the language I brought with me to school was not quite the typical language of the academy. It was the piecemeal language of immigrants, of the tavern, of the factories and warehouses where I worked before becoming a student. When I went to ... said one morning in class, in all seriousness, that people from blue-collar backgrounds could never succeed in the academy because, as children, they were not taught to value learning. I dropped out of graduate school after I heard that comment, which made me more aware than I ever had been of the difference between my fellow students and me not just my speech, but my clothes, my posture, everything about ...
- 2603: Dr. Seuss: The Great American Children's Poet
- ... a wealthy brewer and tavern owner until the Prohibition. Then he worked as the manager of the Springfield Zoo. Ted also had an older sister named Marnie. He went to college at Dartmouth and graduate school at Oxford. While at Dartmouth he got into a bit of trouble when the police arrested him for drinking. (This was during the Prohibition.) As punishment he was kicked off the school magazine, The Jack O'Lantern, to which he contributed as a cartoonist. To get around the rule he began to sign his work as Dr. Seuss. And that is why Ted Geisel became Dr. Seuss ...
- 2604: Davy Crockett
- Davy Crockett Davy was born in 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee. He went to school at 13 years old. But he didn't like school. He ran away to the woods for 2 1/2 years to avoid being punished for missing days. Davy Crockett's father was from Ireland and he married Rebecca Crockett. They had three boys and ...
- 2605: Euthanasia And Suicide
- ... of .14, a DYX of .089, and a probability of 0.001. The higher the education, the more likely the person is to approve of euthanasia. Those least likely to support euthanasia have no High School degree 58.9%, while those with the most education favors it the most 75.5%. The higher the income the more likely the person is to approve of euthanasia. Those with low income have 65 ... a bad family background can increase the chances of depression and suicidal thought. He says that in most cases there is clear evidence that a troubled home life with a particular crisis (personal, home, or school) can trigger the act of suicide.(Graham, 1992) The psychologist Calvin Frederick says that \\"The primary underlying cause of the rising suicide rate among American youth seems to be a breakdown in the nuclear family ...
- 2606: The Internet, Pornography, and Children
- ... year 2002, 45 million children will be online.3 While it is not clear how many these children have access to the Internet at home, it is clear what percentage of them have access at school. Currently, about 81.8% of all American schools have the Internet. It is estimated by the end of the 1998-1999 school year, about 95.9% of all American schools will be hooked up to the Internet.4 There are risks to a child that a parent should consider before allowing the child to access the Internet ...
- 2607: Catcher in the Rye and Generation X: Holden and Andy
- ... does not want to accept any change in his life. He sees sex as a way that society is using to lure him into being like the people that he hates. At Pencey, his boarding school, he equates sex with perversion. He refers to his studly roommate, Stradlater as a "very sexy bastard" because of his interest in all things related to sex. And then when Holden is obsessing over the ... who represents (at least to Holden) sex and aggression. The connection between sex, death, and aggression all come together near the end of the novel when Holden visits his younger sister phoebe, at her elementary school. Holden sees a sign that someone has put up that says, "Fuck You." This phrase is so important to the novel because it represents, a very aggressive insult, and it is also a work that ...
- 2608: Charles Lindbergh
- ... and repair it". Attending the University of Wisconsin, Lindbergh studied engineering for two years. Although he was an excellent student, his real interest was in flying. As a result, in 1922 he switched to aviation school. Planes became a center of his life after his first flight. His early flying career involved flying stunt planes at fair and air shows. Later, in 1925 he piloted the U. S. Mail route from ... now wanted 70,000 dollars. A third ransom note given to Lindbergh on March 8, dictated that a negotiator proposed by the Lindbergh's was not acceptable and that Dr. John F. Condon, a retired school principal, was suitable. Negotiations for the ransom money took place in the Bronx Home News newspaper columns using the code name "Jafsie." Dr. Condon eventually met with the kidnappers and they negotiated until the kidnappers ...
- 2609: Pablo Friere
- ... or give our opinions to given facts/information. This is what makes the educator the oppressor and us the oppressed. Paulo Freire's "Pedogogy of the Oppressed" deals with the concept of oppression in the school system and suggests an alternative method of education. There is an absolute need for students to "Tear down the wall" (Pink Floyd) of conformity in education and express their individuality. Education in itself can be ... other words, based on the "banking concept", students are told what to learn and expected to learn it. Being told what to learn creates a necessity to rely on an authoritative figure not only in school but also in life, and reject responsibility. This is what the "oppressors" want, the "oppressed" who rely on authority and reject responsibility because that puts everyone under some form of power, and the "oppressed" are ...
- 2610: Art Censorship
- ... took me my whole life to paint like a child". One should never limit the capability of the human imagination. I feel that there should be no censorship in the schools as long as the school pro-motes discussion about anything that offends people. On the other hand, in the park, if there are uncensored or offensive displays there may be no opportunity to promote learning and discussions. We can't ... ethnic group or religion should not be allowed for viewing in the park. In summary, nothing is black and white there are always exceptions to the rule. Appro-priate measures should be taken, by the school system, so that children are well informed of what surrounds them and to ensure exposure to both sides of an issue at an early age. Hopefully this will enable adults to make wise decisions when ...
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