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- 521: The Effects Of Television On A
- ... as a parent. Children between two and eleven years of age watch an average of 25 hours of television a week.(Children s Television) Which means that children spend more time watching television than in school. With that statistic it is no wonder why this is such a huge problem that this nation has to deal with. There are many facts that show how children are effected by television. The most ... on the brain. Television interferes with the development of intelligence, thinking skill and imagination. (LimiTv) A huge element of thinking is taking from what you already know and deciding how it applies in different situation. School makes you do this, but television does not. Michael and Sheila Cole, sociologist, say that Children socialized to learn from television had lower than normal expectations about the amount of mental effort required to learn from written texts, and tended to read less and perform relatively poorly in school. (Development of Children 24) Which means that it takes very little effort to follow a television show and kids are raised on television believe that it takes less effort to learn from television rather ...
- 522: Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys....": Alienation and Other Such Joys
- ... forces him into only one possible direction, failure. This essay is the maturing Orwell's response to childhood subjugation, a subtle exposure to the evolution of Orwell's thought. Orwell's life as a boarding school student at Crossgates occupies his memory of childhood and serves as the platform for his views on life. Repeatedly Orwell describes the society of the school from which he is outcast: That bump on the hard mattress, on the first night of term, used to give me a feeling of abrupt awakening, a feeling of: This is reality, this is what ... mentality of insecurity and inferiority and becomes the fodder of others--the winners of society. Sim and Bingo, the spiritual and emotional guides of Crossgates, feed off of this pitiful mentality and their carefully constructed school environment. By the social standards that prevailed about me, I was no good, and could not be any good. But all the different kinds of virtue seemed to be mysteriously interconnected and to belong ...
- 523: Catcher in the Rye: Summary
- ... on his face. He also is Holden's next room neighbor. 5. Mr. Antolini is one of Holden's old friends. He is always trying to give advise to Holden; so that he succeeds in school. 6. Stradlater is Holdens senior friend and roommate. This character likes to go out with many girls. 7. Jean Gallagher is not only Holdens friend; she's Holdens best friend. These characters like each other ... goes out on a date with Holden. PLOT This story is based on a young boy's life. This young boy's full name is Holden Caulfield. He is twelve years old, and attends a school called Pencey. Holden starts off this story by telling his story about the last Christmas. He starts off by saying that he was at Thomson Hill watching a football game. He returned from New York ... date with Jane Gallagher. She is Holdens friend. Holden was mad because he thought Stadlater was a jerk. Holden later had a fight with Stradlater. Holden was so depressed that he couldn't concentrate in school. This led him to fail five class' except for English. He decided to run away for a couple of days. His idea was to run away so that his parents wouldn't be so ...
- 524: Sponsors and Sports
- ... spend big dollars to name stadiums and arenas after their companies. Television gives these companies even more chances to influence the public with commercials that companies might sometimes pay up to $1 million for. The uniforms that the players wear are now being made my different manufacturers whereas five years ago each league had all their teams wearing the same brand. The equipment being used is also made by different companies ... steam because companies are realizing that they could make money on women too. These shoe wars have trickled down to the collegiate level, where companies pay schools to wear their sneakers, and even the high school level where basketball camps held yearly bring in the newest and best talent available. A positive effect that sponsors have on the NBA is that basketball is increasing worldwide. People like and watch the game ... their heroes and dream of playing basketball because companies give basketball a good image. A negative effect though is that these shoe wars sometimes lead to too much control. Players at the college and high school levels know that if they are good enough, jumping to the NBA is first on their list because of the money being offered. Nike and Reebok and the other companies give more money to ...
- 525: Religious Life In Indonesia
- ... also widely believed that the violence in instigated and encouraged by people on the verge of power, including members of the Indonesian army. Men who are well out of their teens have been seen wearing school uniforms. Many army uniforms have gone missing and it is suspected that the people wearing these have fired shots at students to prompt a violent reaction from them and reduce their creditability. These people have been exploiting Islam ...
- 526: Bleeding Ireland and Black America
- ... were sent over to impose curfews and martial law on the Irish. These forces became known as the Black and Tans after a popular Limerick hunt group, and because of their dark green and khaki uniforms. Another force of veterans from the Great War, called the Auxiliaries, joined them. Thus began a pattern of assassination and reprisal. The IRA employed guerrilla tactics, using duck and cover strategies to attack British troops ... involved and because of the toll of lives extracted, was the `blanket protest' which consummated during the hunger-strikes of 1980 and 1981. Deprived of political status in 1975, republican prisoners refused to wear prison uniforms and clad themselves in blankets. Within a short period, the punitive actions of the regime forced them to live in their cells surrounded by their own excrement. Beatings and degradation were used, in an attempt ... Montgomery buses are desegregate. In 1957, At a previously all-white Central High, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1,000 paratroopers are called by President Eisenhower to restore order and escort The Little Rock Nine to attend school. In 1960, the sit-in protest movement begins in February at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina and spreads across the nation. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is formed at ...
- 527: Jonas Salk
- ... Jonas Edward Salk was born to Polish-Jewish immigrants, Daniel B. and Dora Salk, on October 28, 1914. Dr. Salk was born in upper Manhattan, but then moved to the Bronx where he went to school. "His first spoken words were, 'Dirt, dirt,' instead of the conventional, uninspired 'No, no' or 'Momma.' He was a responsive child." Dr. Salk was "raised on the verge of poverty." Although his family was poor, he did do exceptionally well in all the levels of education. He graduated from Townsend Harris High School in 1929 and then went on to the College of the City of New York where he received his B.S. in 1934. He finally earned his M.D. degree in June of 1939 from ... University of Pittsburgh expanded, he went to work there with a part in his contract that said he could go back to Ann Arbor if things didn't work out, no questions asked. At this school he became what he is known as today, a bacteriologist. It was here that he developed the polio vaccination. Dr. Salk then left his field of endeavor because of all the fame and ridicule ...
- 528: Crimes in Schools Lower Academic Levels
- ... figure out that crimes in schools have increased. Over the past few years we have seen any incidents and heard of many on the news. Fact prove that the total number of violent deaths at school has decreased each year, but the number of violent incidents with multiple fatalities has increased from 1995-1998 as opposed to 1992-1995. (Internet www.abcnews.go.com) Millions of people watch the news, or read the newspaper and wonder why younger kids have such low academic levels. Do you think that you could sit in class all day and focus on school work when you hear all these stories about people getting killed in school. Maybe us being older and being more understanding we could forget about those problems and focus on what were doing, but the younger children who are not yet as understanding and mature will not ...
- 529: Gang Violence
- ... Violence Gangs are becoming a growing problem in American society. More young people are turning to gangs to solve problems in there lives. When youths join gangs they drop social activities with family, friends and school. Members fall behind their classmates in school and do not try. A study shows that less than 1% of gang bangers is literate1. Gangs destroy teenager lives and destroy their chances for a good education and happy life. Gangs are now a ... Ball never wanted to be a gang member he wanted to act and dress like one. Another former gang member, Alonzo, age 17 wanted to join a gang because he had nothing to do after school. Both he and G-Ball joined a gang by choice. Keith, age 17 was forced into a gang. If he didn't join, he'd be hunted down and killed by the gang members. ...
- 530: Building Blocks of a Family
- ... the light" (Schwiebert 286). Times changed, and so did Donny. "As he grew older, his hair grew darker, and he wore it longer - past his collar even" (Schwiebert 286). Danny is having some problems at school. It seems that he does not concentrate, or put forth the right amount of effort. Daisy learns from Donny's principal that"
Donny was noisy, lazy, and disruptive
" (Schwiebert 287). Daisy explains to the principal that her and her husband, Matt, have tried what they can. "We don't let him watch TV on school nights. We don't let him talk on the phone till he's finished his homework. But he tells us that he doesn't have any homework or he did it all in study hall ... way, really, to convey how exhausting all this was." (Schwiebert 287) The lines of communication were broken. People were frustrated, and couldn't express themselves the way they should have. Especially Donny. "In December, the school called again. This time they wanted Matt to come as well." (Schwiebert 287) Donny had run into more trouble. "He had cut classes on at least three occasions. Smoked in the furnace room. Helped ...
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