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- 11: ... These incidents were transformed by the author into the fictional case of Tom Robinson that makes up the central portion of the novel. Lee later told an interviewer that she never thought of her years studying law as wasted effort, since she was forced to develop her skills in logical thinking and clear writing. Also, legal cases provided her with a fertile source of story ideas. It was 1957 before Lee ...
- 12: Plan and Purpose (Creation) or Time and Chance (Evolution)?
- ... to study Genesis and Creation? It is important as a Christian to study Genesis and creation because it provides a firm, reliable basis to the origin of life and the formation of the universe. By studying Genesis and creation we develop a strong understanding that God is the master of nature and life, and that it was his deliberate intention to create life as he did. He created each species uniquely ... have a witness from the past, which is a key to the present. God was the only personality present, and thus, the only person qualified to give information about the great event of Creation. By studying Genesis we find the answer to our question, “How did the world come to be?” God created the earth and everything in it, and made man like himself. Only the Bible shows one Supreme God ... way, and have a life of purpose because we are valuable to him. As Christians, we must study Genesis and creation to build a firm foundation and belief in the works of the Lord. By studying the Bible we begin to unquestionably understand how life began and how different languages and cultures came about. It allows us to develop a strong sense of self, since we undoubtedly know how we ...
- 13: The Red Book and the Power Structure of Communist China
- ... the connection between the Red Book, Lin Biao, and the Cult of Mao. Both of these publications were published in large quantities and distributed among the armed forces. There now was a fervor for the studying of works by Mao in military ranks, illiterate soldiers were able to recite long passages from memory and military troops studied the Red Book during their breaks. With such a backdrop Lin Biao recognized that ... shows that the Red Book was not a widely used method of propaganda as it did not appear in many pictures and the pictures it did appear in were of soldiers in the PLA. Although studying Maoist thought was important during the period prior to the Cultural Revolution in society as a whole it was not very important. There are several reasons: First, there was no reason to Cultivate the Cult ... The Chinese media encouraged the reading of the Red Book by printing stories extolling the virtues of those who committed the book to memory. (Yan and Gao, 1996: 249) Granny Liu spent days and nights studying the works of Chairman Mao. When she forgot, she called other to teach her. Granddaughter Yuhzen slept with her and would thus be awakened ten times a night. Even though the granddaughter could not ...
- 14: Exams Are Unfair Assessments of Progress
- ... exams are the best way to judge a student's ability. They believe that students' ability can be judged depending on the marks or grades that students get in the exams. They also think that studying for exams can help students review and absorb the things they have learned. Actually, many people hate exams because they disagree that exams are realistic tools for rating progress. The three main reasons for me ... do not really know the answers. Also, some student guess what questions might appear in the exams and only study that part of the course material. They can get good results in their exams without studying hard if they are lucky. Furthermore, many students get poor results in the exams because they do not have enough time to finish the exam papers, but not because they don't know the answers. The marking standard of examiners is also very unsteady. Sometimes, the marking standard might depend on the emotion of the examiners. Last of all, the original purpose of studying is distorted. It is not the right way that people only study for exams. The worst thing is that people do not do anything else except studying for their exams. In conclusion, I agree ...
- 15: Exams Are Unfair Assessments of Progress
- ... exams are the best way to judge a student's ability. They believe that students' ability can be judged depending on the marks or grades that students get in the exams. They also think that studying for exams can help students review and absorb the things they have learned. Actually, many people hate exams because they disagree that exams are realistic tools for rating progress. The three main reasons for me ... do not really know the answers. Also, some student guess what questions might appear in the exams and only study that part of the course material. They can get good results in their exams without studying hard if they are lucky. Furthermore, many students get poor results in the exams because they do not have enough time to finish the exam papers, but not because they don't know the answers. The marking standard of examiners is also very unsteady. Sometimes, the marking standard might depend on the emotion of the examiners. Last of all, the original purpose of studying is distorted. It is not the right way that people only study for exams. The worst thing is that people do not do anything else except studying for their exams. In conclusion, I agree ...
- 16: Phineas And Gene A Comparitive
- ... in this case. A contrast is also seen between Gene and Phineas in their responsibility. Phineas proved to be a very irresponsible person. One example displaying Phineas' irresponsible nature occurred when he and Gene were studying for a French examination. Phineas wanted to jump off a tree into water, than to focus on studying and achieving a good mark. When Gene told Phineas he should stay, Phineas replied, " You want to study?"(108). At the time, Phineas did not understand the importance of studying for his test. Gene persistently tried to keep Phineas' from leaving the books as he stated sarcastically, " You know, books, examinations?"(108), butPhineas still found it hard to believe that Gene wanted to study, ...
- 17: A Separate Peace: Adolescence
- ... example of this is when Finny talked Gene into skipping school and going to the beach. “The beach was hours away by bicycle, forbidden, completely out of all bounds. Going there risked expulsion, destroyed the studying I was going to do for an important test the next morning, blasted the reasonable amount of order I wanted to maintain in my life, and it also involved the kind of long bicycle ride ... for the times he was following Finny’s wishes. http://tqd.advanced.org/2847/novels/seperatpc.htm, p1” I agree totally with this statement because there are times in the book where Gene would be studying and Finny would come along and talk him into playing something or going somewhere. “Don’t go. Finny said very simply and casually as though he were saying nice day. He shrugged, don’t go ... going to be all A’s for you.” “Wait a minute, I said more sharply. Wait just a minute I’m coming.” “No you aren’t pal, you’re going to study.” “Never mind my studying.” “You think you’ve done enough already?” “Yes. I let this drop curtly to bar him from telling me what to do about my work. He let it go at that, and went out ...
- 18: Video Games: "Ummmm? I do…buttt…. C'mon I'll play ya "
- ... playing, than with their head in some boring old textbook. One such student, Jason Shrode stated, "I spent way too much time goofing off with my friends and playing that damn game to worry about studying, which used to come so easy for me." During the first semester, Jason came to college with a 4.0 GPA from one of the top prepatory high schools in the Southwest. Jason is studying to become a Chemical Engineer. He came to OU knowing his study-skills were at their peak. He did not count on a little gray machine to totally change his studying way of life, but boy how it did. Last semester he made a 1.9 GPA and lost his scholarship, which was paying 90% of all his financial requirements. I am sure there are ...
- 19: Correlation Between Proper Nut
- ... is important when water can makes up as much as 70% of the body weight in muscular athletes. Clearly, water is an extremely important nutrient in the performance of all athletes. However, it appears after studying the surveys that there is a large intake of alcohol by many of the athletes. After analyzing the surveys an average of 18.76 grams of alcohol was consumed on a daily basis. Alcohol made ... important with Endurance athletes. This is because `During endurance events, the cells use great quantities of oxygen to process fuels and Vitamin E rigorously defends the cell membranes against oxidative damage. ( Sizer & Whitney 395). After studying the surveys it appears that the (ENTER YOUR SCHOOL) athletes consume 110% of their RDA for Vitamin E. Although this may be a little high of the RDA it may actually improve performance. There are ... the RDA. After carrying out this research project I feel that there are some changes that I would make if I was to repeat it, yet overall I feel that it ran fairly successfully. After studying this in great depth it seems to be particularly clear that many of the athletes that attend Lewis-Clark State College, do not adjust their diets in such a way that they can enhance ...
- 20: Comets
- ... the outer part of the solar system, which did not become incorporated into planets. This material is from when the planets just started forming. This makes comets an extremely interesting topic to scientists who are studying the history of the solar system. In comparison to planets, comets are very small. They can be anywhere from 750 meters (or less) to 20 kilometers in diameter. However, lately, scientists have been finding proof ... comet that has been discovered more recently is the Hale-Bopp comet. It is scheduled to appear in April 1997. Alan Hale is a native New Mexican. Hale is a professional astronomer, he specializes in studying sunlike stars and searching for other planetary systems. He has been studying comets since 1970. Here is how he discovered the comet: “During my normal study of comets, it is my practice to observe comets once a week, on the average, and measure their brightnesses. On ...
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