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- 3131: Plato's Republic: The Virtues
- ... human actions are aimed toward the good, and to be real is to fulfill one's goal. The story I will use for my reflection on Leonitus' experience, began in my freshman year of high school. There was a person in my freshmen class, that came across as the class nerd. He assumed a nickname of "Pottsy", close to his last name. Pottsy began to run cross-country in his junior ... with the highest respect. Everyone was angry with him for joining, when all he wanted to do was be a part of something. He wanted to be a part of the closest sport in high school. The sixty of us refused to let him in, and chided him all the way through the season. Being a captain I had to assume the right and not the wrong. At the beginning of ...
- 3132: Cartoon Violence
- ... has other negative effects. A study done in 1974 concluded that seeing violence on television, including in cartoons, might lead children to accept more aggressive behavior in others. So, a child may accept that the school bully beats him up every day because he saw a child get beat up by a bully in a cartoon. Also, cartoon violence may make children fearful that the real world is as violent as it is in cartoons (15). Do we want America's children growing up to believe that it is alright for the school bullies to beat them up or that things that happen in cartoons happen in the real world? The answer is no. It is just not healthy for children. Those who oppose this argument have a ...
- 3133: 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 ...
- 3134: Quebec's Quiet revolution: What is it? How has it changed Quebec's
- ... the beginning of Medi-Care. For these programs, the Quebec Liberals had to struggle with Ottawa for a larger share of the tax dollars. One of the greatest reforms was the modernization of the entire school system. The Church used to own the schools of Quebec. Most of the teachers were Priests, Nuns and Brothers. They provided a good education but Quebec needed more in business and technology. Lesage wanted a government-run school system that would provide Quebec with people in engineering, science, business and commerce. With the new freedom of expression, lots of books, plays and music about French culture were all developed in Quebec. French contemporary ...
- 3135: Catcher In the Rye: Alcohol, Sex, and Violence
- ... so he does. Then the rest of them follow." In the book, Between Parent and Teenager, it states the substance abuse is the number one cause of death amongst teenagers. Studies show that among high school students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it once in the year. In the novel, Holden Caulfield ... an early age so that kids won't make any bad or harsh mistake which they will regret when they are older. Sexual education is something that either the young person will learn about in school, on their own or their parnets will discuss the matter with them. Remember, ignorance is not the key in this matter, as mentioned earlier. Violence is something that will always be around. There is no ...
- 3136: Fraternities
- ... with different kinds of people in different situations. Since there are people of different scholastic levels in a fraternity, the member of the fraternity have access to a great deal of knowledge on many different school subjects. It is normal for fraternities to organize study groups regularly during the school year and especially before exams. In addition, members might also use the opinion and advice of other members about the faculty in their favor, and most fraternities keep test files and other such study aids ...
- 3137: Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879-April 18, 1955)
- ... from age six to age thirteen, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after this his religious education was given at school. He studied mathematics, calculus in particular, beginning around 1891. Many people did not know that Einstein would be as successful as he came out to be. In 1895 Einstein failed an exam that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at ETH. After failing the exam, he got excepted in to a lower class school. In 1905 Einstein showed how mass and energy were equivalent. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize for his 1905 work on the photoelectric effect. In 1928 he passed out because of being overworked which ...
- 3138: Friedrich Nietzche
- ... born in Rocken. He spent much of his time alone, reading the Bible. Nietzsche’s father died in 1849. The young man withdrew deeper into religion. Friedrich received a scholarship to Schulpforta, an elite prepatory school with only 200 students, in October 1858. The scholarship as intended to fund Nietzche’s training for the clergy. His mother, Franziska, and his young sister, Elizabeth, are dedicated to Friedrich’s success, certain of ... by scholars to nihilism, existentialism, and thee Nazis (though he died two decades before National Socialism took root in Germany) Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most misunderstood philosopher in history. He embraced no formal school of philosophy; he was stridently independent. As for the misappropriation of his works by Nazi sympathizers and others…I believe people will find support for their ideals in any book. Nihilism is the complete disregarded ...
- 3139: Autobiography of Marina Pitkowski
- ... ship was a huge change. It was really scary at first, and will take some getting used to. I grew up with my father, Vladimir, my mother Celeste, and my sister, Antonia. I went to school, but focused mostly on music. My family sacrificed a great deal to support my singing. My sister died when I was six of yellow fever, but I was much too young to know what was ... scar on my left ankle from cutting myself while gardening. I have six years of education, and extensive vocal lessons. Music is the only area that I have extensive learning in. I went to grade school in Warkis, about ten minutes from my home. At the moment I have no vocation. I wish to avoid marriage in order to peruse my musical career. One day, it is my biggest hope, I ...
- 3140: Domestic Violence
- ... are: · the woman mentions not being able to use the phone she cannot see friend unless her significant other is around · her significant other will not let her drive, get a job, or go to school · look for low self-esteem like she is unable to make eye contact or she always looks away or at the ground when talking Some indicators that a male child is being abused are: · serious problems with temper tantrums · continual fighting at school or between siblings · treating pets cruelly or abusively · attempting to get attention by hitting, kicking, or choking with female children: · withdrawal (not obvious) · cringing if you raise your arm Batterings in the home usually don ...
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