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- 2651: Don Quxiote
- ... a subject matter over a sustained period of time one is apt to view them selves in the same light as the character of which they are enamored by. It plagues the news as high school children take arms and seek vengeance inside schools today. As the Scapegoat they place the blame on television, violent movies, and video games. Theorists and psychologists say that the harsh and abrasive nature of movies ... and is laughed at for his pains. Much like how out of the norm children are chastised and ridiculed for their absence from "normality". The discernable difference between Don Quixote and the Students from high school shootings is that Don Quixote was infatuated with antiquated goodness.
- 2652: Martin Luther King
- ... and a younger brother coming later. As a boy, Martin was extremely smart, and could read before the age of six. He had already set academic standards for himself by stating that he would finish school priorr to his year older sister. In my opinion this could have had a major effect on King's life by encouraging him to learn faster and better. Martin was first exposed to racism at ... sources specified his exact age at the time) when he was not allowed to play with some white friends of his. Martin also became accustomed to his liberal ideas while he was still in grade school. This became known to his mother after Martin said "You know, when I grow up to be a man, I'm going to hit this thing, and hit it hard, Mother; there's no such ...
- 2653: The War of Freedom of Expression
- ... It was not long before the Charter saw battle. In 1984, Jim Keegstra was charged with violating section 281 of the Criminal Code of Canada (now covered under section 318-320). Keegstra was a respected school teacher and mayor of the small town of Eckville, Alberta. This was no borderline fanatic; this was an elected official charged with promoting hate. However by the time Keegstra's trial rolled around he was ... and his understanding of the problems society faces. In a 1988 interview Chomsky stated "...I wouldn't like the government to have the power to decide what you can hear." With respect to a French school teacher being tried for falsification of history he said, ".... Now that means that the state has the right to decide what is historical truth, and if it decides "this is historical truth" and you say ...
- 2654: Social Control
- ... control mechanisms. Truffault depicts the schooling, prison, and family systems as technologies that seeks to inculcate children, criminals, and subversives in the proper behavior of society. Trauffaut's film exposes how these mechanisms work. The school seeks to isolate punish and ostracize children into forming a pliant populace. The family seeks to enforce the discipline of societies larger moral codes on children. Notice how in the movie the mother in a seemingly kindly attempt to bond with her child is in fact teaching him the moral codes of society: running away from home is wrong, school is good, respect your elders, follow rules, and don't lie. The prison system in the movie seeks to isolate the deviant members of society classifying them as perverts, neurotic, madmen and in need of ...
- 2655: Effects Of Graffiti
- ... over the place. A few examples would be under bridges, on the walls of many different buildings, and just about anywhere else you could possibly imagine. People place graffiti in bathroom stalls, on desks in school, and even on trains and tractor trailers. Graffiti is even considered a form of art by some individuals. There were a few web pages and books that displayed pictures of graffiti and called it art ... be totally empty. Douglas Barmore Throughout my life I have committed many acts of graffiti. Some of them I had realized were acts of graffiti, but some of them I didn't. I remember in school, some other student and I had a conversation on a desktop. Each of us had that class at different periods and would leave messages for each other. I hadn't realized that it was graffiti ...
- 2656: Excellence is Your Best Weapon for Fighting Racism
- ... other kind of "isms" keep you from being successful. Often you will hear some minority students at mainly white schools make the statement, "If this place were not so racist I would do better in school." Our nation is way off of being successful, because all racism will never be removed from our schools or society. The likelihood of this happening is about the same as finding elephants roosting in trees ... tomatoes. Let's face it everyone, many of you have not worked up to your full potential. If the police were to arrest some of you today based on the effort you put into your school work, they would have to release you due to a lack of evidence. Academically, if you are going in the wrong direction, for whatever reasons, I want you to know that it is not illegal ...
- 2657: Albert Einstein
- ... nine even led some teachersto believe he was disabled. Einstein's post-basic education began at the Luitpold Gymnasium when he was ten. It was here that he first encountered the German spirit through the school's strict disciplinary policy. His disapproval of this method of teaching led to his reputation as a rebel. It was probably these differences that caused Einstein to search for knowledge at home. He began not ... he continued his education. At sixteen he attempted to enroll at the Federal Institute of Technology but failed the entrance exam. This forced him to study locally for one year until he finally passed the school's evaluation. The Institute allowed Einstein to meet many other students that shared his curiosity, and It was here that his studies turned mainly to Physics. He quickly learned that while physicists had generally agreed ...
- 2658: Shakespeare and His Plays
- ... held on April 23, and he was baptized on April 24, 1564. He was the third of eight children, and was the eldest son of John Shakespeare. He was probably educated in a local grammar school. As the eldest son, Shakespeare would of taken over his father's business, but according to one account, he became a butcher because of reverses in his father's financial situation. According to another account, he became a school master. That Shakespeare was allowed considerable leisure time in his youth is suggested by the fact that his plays show more knowledge of hunting and hawking than do those of other dramatists. In 1582, he ...
- 2659: Virtualism In Architecture
- ... can be gathered, much of the discussion regarding this application of VR is unashamedly positive and optimistic with the future of the technology. Thus the proponents can be described as belonging to the Technological Deterministic school of thought. In other words, the technology has been created so therefore we must use it. VR is also largely associated with reaping in economic benefits, and if not now, is seen as a good ... merely as a tool for creating architecture in the real world, it is itself able to be created in cyberspace. Thus architectures new application is in building virtual worlds. Dace Campbell, belongs to the Cyberculturalist school of thought which seeks to raise levels of communications to greater and different heights. VR is one platform which allows users to communicate in such a way. Campbell is in favour of tailoring the theories ...
- 2660: Internet
- ... very valuable if used as a tool for learning. In the group Families Against Internet Censorship, they understand the concept of parental filtering (Censorship 2000). One of the families uses primarily the Internet to home-school their children. When a child signs on to the web, he or she has almost infinite resources right at the ends of their fingertips. Where else can you maximize the worlds resources from inside the ... thing the male brought up in the conversation was sexual offers. So within twenty minutes this police officer has already been offered sex and alcohol. This officer, Detective Mike Harris, recently went to the middle school where he resides in Jefferson County Colorado. He was speaking to the kids about all the dangers on the net, and ran across some crazy statistics. Out of 185 students, 145 of them have the ...
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