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- 271: Public School Finance: Prospectus Paper
- Public School Finance: Prospectus Paper Oklahoma utility companies are currently protesting the amount of taxes that they must pay. The dispute came about because of the difference between what utility companies and other commercial properties and other ... will end up on the legislature in February and that it will be one of the first items discussed. It is advantageous to the schools to have this matter settled as quickly as possible. Some school districts who rely on the taxes from local utilities for the majority of their funding are concerned as to whether they can keep their school going past February of 1995 without the revenue derived from utility taxes. In most districts, money from local utility companies accounts for as least 40% of their fixed expenses. Schools who have to pay ...
- 272: Personal Writing: Going to School in the United States
- Personal Writing: Going to School in the United States The cycle of life is just a big step towards growing up. Throughout my young adolescent year, I had to experience my childhood without my parents. This experience was my first ... them and my parents. Since I was the oldest one in my family, all the responsibility of taking care of my brothers and cousins was carried upon my obligations. The expectation of graduating from high school and pursuing on to a prestige college came all suddenly crushing down upon my life. With this pressure at home in the United States, the most significant event that I had to deal with was ... to America was only a excuse for them not wanting us. I couldn't cope with this kind of pressure and problem all at one time. My uncle realize that my bad progress in high school and disrespectful attitude at home was the result of my parents divorce. His guidance help me to overcome my fear to face reality. He said, " You have to understand that your parents purpose of ...
- 273: Gender Inbalances In School
- Gender Inbalances In School The science and engineering professors job is to educate. They are placed in the position of authority and told to educate the people. The people, are the students of the University of Rhode Island. When the school is broken down by gender I imagine that there equal if not greater numbers of females than males. But when the individual colleges are examined there are great imbalances. Is it their fault that there ... many women scientist maybe their attitudes would change. If female students are not encouraged at a young are like theyre male counterparts then they my loose interest. If teachers at the grammar and high school level increased support then there attitudes may change. As we have talked in class, the types of computer games that kids play effects the way they learn. Females respond differently than males do to ...
- 274: Personal Writing: Our Trip to See the Band "Last One Standing"
- ... This past Friday I traveled down to Burlington with my friends Justin, Jamie, and Steve. The purpose of our trip was to see Justin and his band, Last One Standing, play at his old high school in Colchester. We all met around three o'clock, then piled into Justin's black, Volkswagen GTI, behind the Senators dorm. His car being a little used, it took fifteen minutes to actually be on ... thirty we had three or four inches. Kristie lives in Shelburne, which is south of Burlington, and realizing the long drive in front of her, we decided to take off. We headed towards Colchester High School hoping that her car would make it there, and back to her house. It wasn't a problem, it only took us longer than we had expected. Kristie gave my a hug, a few kisses, some cigarettes, and we said our good-byes. She drove off into the snowy night, and already I missed her. There seemed to be hundreds of people at the high school that night, but I soon learned that there was a basketball game that had just ended. It took me a few to realize that I had gone in the wrong entrance, and the music ...
- 275: Racism and Segregation in School
- Racism and Segregation in School Nine young men dragged through four years of trials. Ranging from twelve to twenty-one, these young men lost what some would call the golden years. All on the whim of two young women, despite ... even arrested because she wouldn't give up her seat to a white person. She was in jail, but a year later a judge ruled against segregation. One other proof of racism is segregation in school. Almost every white school had new books and lots of luxuries the black students could only dream of. It wasn't until 1954 that segregation of schools was illegal, meaning that for all those years there was a ...
- 276: Exploring The Career Of A Comp
- Exploring the Career of A Computer Programmer I. Job Description A. Role of Computer Programmer B. Nature of Work II. Educational Preparation A. High School B. Postsecondary Education III. Potential Earnings A. Lowest Paid B. Average ( Median ) C. Highest Paid IV. Possible Benefits A. Discounts B. Use of Company Equipment V. Possible Liabilities A. Eye Strain B. Back Discomfort C ... entails making trial runs on the computer with sample data. There are three types of programmers at work in most organizations: operating systems programmers, applications programmers, and maintenance programmers. ( Schmidt 7 ) For students in high school there are four points of advice. 1) Follow a solid college preparatory course of studies with an emphasis on mathematics and English. 2) Learn as much as you can about computers and computing. 3) Develop good study habits and 4 ) Begin planning for college as early in your high school career as possible. (Kling 79) It is never too early in a student s high school studies to begin to plan for college. By the end of a student s junior year, they should ...
- 277: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... children, because it was a popular subject of gossip and superstition in Maycomb. Arthur Radley had gotten into trouble with the law when he was a boy. Instead of being sent to the state industrial school, his father took custody of him within their house. He was not seen again for fifteen years. Many legends grew up about the Radley house and about what went on inside. Miss Stephanie Crawford, a ... goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into." Finally, there are the themes relating to family and the Maycomb setting. They increase in importance from chapter to chapter. Chapters 2 and 3 Scout At School Dill returned to Mississippi at the end of the summer. Although she was looking forward to school more than anything in her life, Scout's first day at school was a disappointment. When Miss Caroline tried to teach reading, Scout was bored. Much to Miss Caroline's dismay, Scout was already ...
- 278: Chuck Yeager
- ... mother was a housewife. At an early age, Chuck helped his father drill, and learned mechanics from his father. Chuck was always fixing the car engines or the drill engine if it broke. In high school Chuck played basketball and baseball, although he never really excelled in either. He also was not that smart in school. He said the only thing that he was good at was typing and math, everything else, he got a D in. After high school, Chuck, being poorly educated and destitute decided to join the U.S. Army Air Corps. The funny thing about that is that Chuck never even saw an airplane on the ground until he was ...
- 279: Tourette's Disorder
- ... tics generally are divided into categories according to age of onset, duration of symptoms, and the presence of vocal or phonic tics in addition to motor tics. Transient tic disorders often begin during the early school years and can occur in up to 15% of all children. Common tics include eye blinking, nose puckering, grimacing, and squinting. Transient vocalizations are less common and include various throat sounds, humming, or other noises. Childhood tics may be bizarre, such as licking the palm or poking and pinching the genitals. Transient tics last only weeks or a few months and usually are not associated with specific behavioral or school problems. They are especially noticeable with heightened excitement or fatigue. As with all tic syndromes, boys are three to four times more often afflicted than g! irls. While transient tics by definition do not persist ... tension aefore writing, to even up, or to stand up and push a chair into "just the right position") is compulsive in duality and accompanied by considerable internal discomfort. Complex motor tics may greatly impair school work, e.g., when a child must stab at a workbook with a pencil or must go over the same letter so many times that the paper is worn thin. Self-destructive behaviors, such ...
- 280: Why The End of Integration?
- Why The End of Integration? After four decades of school integration America has given up, and the question is: "Why?". I believe the answer is because absolutely nothing worked! Bussing was a hassle, most magnet schools were set up for false reasons, and everything was ... 21st century and it can all be summed up with what Chris Hansen of the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City believes the courts are saying, "We still agree with the goal of school desegregation, but it's too hard, and we're tired of it, and we give up." It all started with Brown v. Board of Education saying "Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." There began a ... hassle than a helper. There were many revolts from parents making situations even more horrible. Most students wanted to go to their neighborhood schools and not be bussed for long trips to attend a 'better' school. In Seattle the school board unanimously voted to "avoid race-based school assignment and increase enrollment in schools closer to home."(Lilly) The busing plan was not working and soon many schools were trying ...
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