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- 3011: A Separate Peace: The Internal Constant
- ... not.(so here I am telling this to my English teacher...). Gene and Finny entered a large gymnasium and discovered a few pole vaults. Finny abruptly picked one up, ran, and pole vaulted, breaking the school record. He then told Gene never to tell anyone about Finny breaking the record. Both of these instances are incredibly alike. Finally, Finny was symbolicly killed because of society. Finny was wounded and wound up ... Gene is a lot like me in that he must deal with growing up and maturing. One step in maturing is knowing who to listen to and who not to listen to. At Gene's school, teachers enforce rules, cutting and chipping away at all that his friend Finny stood for -- freedom. Gene was torn between one question; Is it better to live by rules and boundaries which teachers have, or ...
- 3012: Gillian by Laurel Oke Logan
- Gillian by Laurel Oke Logan The book I read was Gillian, written by Laurel Oke Logan. This book is about a girl who has just graduated from high school and is in the process of looking for a job. Gillian has just graduated from high school. She is so thrilled to go to college and can not wait. Well the day comes when she is to leave for college. She and her friends are going to have so much fun. As ...
- 3013: Baby Think It Over
- Baby Think It Over Throughout the course of the year, I have seen many of my classmates walking around school holding their babies carrying different expressions on their faces. Those expressions were fatigue, annoyance, and only happiness after the burden was cut from their wrists. For me the initial idea of carrying around this artificial ... hunting with my kid. While in different stores I received many disapproving glares from numerous adults. I felt uncomftable, and I explained myself over and over again to passing adults that it was simply a school project. It was not long before I quit and went home and found the rest of the prices on the Internet. This project has me a small insight into the responsibilities of being a parent ...
- 3014: Pierre Elliot Trudeau's Federalism and the French Canadians
- ... towards Federalism and its ramifications on Canadian citizenry. Born and raised in Quebec, he attended several prestigious institutions that educated him about the political spectrum of the country. After his time spent at the London School of Economics, Trudeau returned to Quebec at a time when the province was experiencing vast differences with its Federal overseer. The Union Nationale, a religious nationalist movement rooted deep in the heart of Quebec culture ... students to gaze upon, let alone only be recommended by critics who have studied the works of Trudeau. Such monumental beliefs embodied into one man is reason enough for a student in University or High School to open Federalism and the French Canadians and learn more about Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
- 3015: The Situation In Kosovo
- ... turmoil. By now, most people know what’s going on, or at least sort of because the situation has been widely publicized for a while. Now take a minute to consider three words. Columbine High School. How many of you know what is going on there? Most of you are probably aware of the “trench coat Mafia”, the bombs, and the shooting that went on there just a few days ago ... are being sent over there? Aren’t they just as important as the students at Columbine High? I would certainly say they are! I think that it is noble, perhaps, to be concerned about a school shooting. It is something that has deeply affected a part of our country. However, this is a situation that will be investigated and put behind us. It is important, but again, what about Kosovo? What ...
- 3016: Men's Basketball
- ... shooting, dribbling, and concentration. Although the physial skills are the main factor in playing basketball, being in good mental health is just as important. Basketball is played in many levels. Many elememtary schools have after school programs offering basketball courts open to the students. Basketball is played in almost every high school in the United States. From here both boys and girls are recruited to play for college. After college few make it to the American and National leauges. Some even find playing in Europe satisfys their ...
- 3017: To Kill A Mockingbird: A Hero Among Them
- ... Scout by spanking her. Scout explains to Uncle Jack that Atticus would have listened to her side of the story before punishing her. As they are growing, he teaches them to read before they enter school. After Scout enters school and the teacher, Miss Caroline, tells Scout to inform her father that it is wrong for him to teach her to read, he continues teaching her. Throughout the novel Atticus advises his children to be ...
- 3018: Solomon Gursky Was Here
- ... not get along well. L.B., a failed poet, is resentful of his son's literary talent. This leads to leads to L.B. treating his son with contempt. On one occasion, Moses, home from school at Balliol, tells LB that he submitted a short story, which LB said "showed promise"(p.129), to "the New Yorker. L.B. belittled Moses for his attempt which he suspected to fail and demanded ... good piano player, an aviation buff and a good impressionist. He is always carrying a malacca cain and is associated with the raven. He shares all these characteristics and mannerisms with Solomon. Moses, while at school in England, meets Sir Hyman, who becomes a father figure to him. Sir Hyman was responsible for Moses looking towards the Franklin Expedition and the arctic for information about Ephraim and the Gursky beginnings in ...
- 3019: Arthur Miller-BIO
- ... York Drama Critics Circle Award. He was quickly catapulted into the realm of the great, living, American playwrights; and once was compared to Ibsen and the Greek tragedians. After his graduation from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, young Miller worked as a stock clerk in an automobile parts warehouse for two and a half years until he had enough money to pay for his first year at the University of ... fooling around.” It wasn’t until he was above the age of seventeen that he read Tom Swift, and Rover Boys, and started to dabble into the books of Dickens…. He passed through the public school system unscathed. His family remembered him as a child handy with tools, he even built their back porch and planted roses in the back yard. In brief Arthur Miller was a very physical child. Some ...
- 3020: The Legalization Of Marijuana
- ... In addition, marijuana opponents argue that many users attain a psychological dependence on the high that marijuana can create. Such dependence can result in stunned emotional and social maturity as these users lose interest in school, job, and social activities. About 100,000 people each year resort to drug abuse treatment programs to end their marijuana addiction. Marijuana is also viewed by some commentators as a gateway drug that can lead ... a medicine, marijuana is a health hazard. Who would call a drug recreational if they realized that chronic use caused permanent brain damage? Marijuana use is never cited by proponents as a factor in high school dropout and failure rates, as well as the increase in promiscuity and sexually transmitted diseases. Such is the case, however. Another area they ignore is the dramatic effect cannabis has on the ability for one ...
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