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- 3271: Self-Improvement
- ... I felt that the obstacles are not as impeding as they used to be. As the tasks become more effortless, I began to feel that I really accomplished a lot, unlike my previous experiences with school. Although now school is not effortless. I find it easier to cope with, and I know that it was my efforts that made the difference. The fact that I could accomplish such a seemingly impossible task was enough ...
- 3272: Why Drugs Should Be Legalized!!!!
- ... Board of Directors reads like a "Who's Who" in the world of science. Such distinguished members include Dr. Kary Mullis, the winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry; Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Harvard Medical School Professor; Dr. Louis Lasagna, chairman of the National Academy of Sciences committee and dean of the Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University; Ann Druyan, secretary of the Federation of Scientists; Druyan's husband, Carl Sagan, co-producer of the PBS series Cosmos; and many more. Marijuana, in addition to not being ...
- 3273: Jobs Are Not For Me
- ... bosses are strange people to deal with, and hard people to work for, and there is enough confusion in a teenagers life without someone like Bob to add a little more. Being in high school is a busy time of ones life, and having a job makes it even busier. For myself, I think that having a boss that wasnt that bright made things even harder. One time ... again. These are the reasons that being employed is no fun, especially at a grocery store. It is important to understand that all the things I talked about apply in many other jobs a high school student could have. My theory is that I will work when I grow up so why work now. I have had enough bad experiences to know that working is not for me at all. For ...
- 3274: The Advantages of Being Legal
- ... put marijuana dealers out of business and it would bring revenue to the government like alcohol and tobacco does. Some opposition to legalizing marijuana is that traffic fatalities would increase, and that more people like school teachers and bus drivers would be smoking legally purchased marijuana. They also believe that more young people would smoke more marijuana. Marijuana is medicine and has been used as medicine for thousands of years to ... someone involved in the incident is found only possessing marijuana, then the emergency room admission is counted as marijuana related. At first, the amount of people using marijuana may increase. The idea that people like school teachers, day care providers, and bus drivers smoking legally purchased marijuana and endangering others is something that should not be worried about. Do these people drink alcohol before going to work or smoke cigarettes during ...
- 3275: Chinese Communist Influences
- ... but the first book was his most favorite. Because it told of a rebels desire and the spirit of rebellion, what a symbolic meaning that would play in his future. He would eventually go to school in Ch'angsha the Capital city where his life took a path he would never be able to leave from again. The Empire was full of discontent with the leaders role in the political realm ... Russo-Japanese war, and the Boxer Rebellion which directed the Chinese government to construct a shaky, but authoritative constitution to hope these problems would not destroy their monarchy. At this time Mao had been in school learning as much as he could about the political agenda and about the revolution that was going on. He read many books about the causes of the revolution and the many theories that authors portrayed ...
- 3276: Glass Menagerie Symbolism
- ... unicorn s horn, he is unintentionally bringing Laura into the real world. This also symbolizes the breaking of Laura s hope, which adds to the major theme of the drama (Adler 2069-2070). In high school, Laura was the unicorn in a society full of horses. Because she was shy and had a leg brace, she was considered an outcast, and overall, different. Symbolically, the unicorn s horn breaks off just ... important roles. They may appear only in the author s directions, but they help the reader examine the characters completely. The nickname Blue Roses is given to Laura by Jim when they are in high school together. Though this may seem like a random nickname, it actually has a large significance to the character of Laura. Jim tells Laura that she is unlike all others. They are all weeds but she ...
- 3277: Children Stories
- ... After much analysis it is fairly safe to say that there aren't many mouse persons present on the face of this earth. Finally, Matilda, has the horrendous character Miss Trunchbell, the principle of the school, who is malicious and is in fact a child's worst nightmare. Miss Trunchbell constantly grabs kids by their ears and hair inflicting great pain in any given situation. She is a former Olympic hammer ... the eye of a tiger or the leg of a frog Roald Dahl dulves into his imagination to create his own miraculous ingredient. Finally, Matilda, has one device that could possibly frighten the child from school for life, it is called the Chokey. The Chokey, is like a closet that a child only has enough room to stand in. On each of the four walls there are "bits of broken glass ...
- 3278: Go Tell It On A Mountain - Sum
- Part One- The Seventh Day: 1. Summary- The story starts by introducing the active role of church in John s and his family s life. Various activities occur on Sunday in church, such as school, hymns, and preaching. On the morning of his birthday, he wakes up to lay in bed, pondering on his past birthdays and events. He falls asleep to wake up late and head to breakfast. Roy ... lived with her mother and younger brother, Gabriel. Florence had been a child hood friend with John s mother, Deborah. Gabriel would be the apple of her [his mother] eyes ; he would be sent to school, fed more, and treated more specially. For this reason, Florence would resent her brother; she wanted to learn far more than her brother ever did. The story jumps back to John and what he sees ...
- 3279: Indian Affairs
- ... the country's public schools and by 1898 15 million attended. Free schooling was an opportunity for many to acquire and education and get ahead. Education greatly improved the quality of life for many, the school taught mathematics, geography, literature, history, commercial courses and sciences. Not only did schools prepare people for future professions and directly enhance the quality of life , but it also advanced American culture. City schools also played ... adjust or mold to American society and learn American values. The government play and important role in public education, it also provided free secondary schools in many cities. In 1878 1000,000 attended public high school and by 1898 over half a million were being educated. This growth in education helped establish the importance that Americans place on a good education. Two of the most noble efforts between 1865 and 1900 ...
- 3280: George Washington Carver
- ... was set free at the age of 10. Once he was free, George set out to get an education. While trying to overcome many frustrating and bitter obstacles, George finally made his way through high school. George went to school until the age of 30, but his age didn t stop him from finding more education. George tried applying to many colleges and all of those attempts failed. George almost gave up until Simpson College ...
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