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- 13151: Violence In Schools
- ... the 1990 crime prevention package. This law wont help very much because of the fact that students can sneak in weapons through bathroom windows, or an unguarded entrance during recess(Glazer 6). So their isn't really a safe and reliable way to keep guns away from schools. Security has become a big part of schools today. More and more schools have been getting metal detectors installed. The N.Y. city ... much danger of being killed or attacked as kids are school. The risk of a teacher being attacked by a student has doubled since 1956(Glazer 20). This is a lot considering that you don't hear about too many teacher attacks on the news but you do hear about teens being killed. Approximately 100 teachers have been assaulted annually in the past four school years(Glazer 8). The big problem involving violence is how we can stop the violence from spreading and increasing. Not nearly as many teens would have guns if they didn't get the money from selling drugs(Gordon 30). So if we can stop the selling of drugs, less people will have money to buy guns and their will be less violence. We can also ...
- 13152: Enduring, Endearing Nonsense
- Enduring, Endearing Nonsense Did you read and enjoy Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland books as a child? Or better still, did you have someone read them to you? Perhaps you discovered them as an adult or, forbid the thought, maybe you haven't discovered them at all! Those who have journeyed Through the Looking Glass generally love (or shun) the tales for their unparalleled sense of nonsense . Public interest in the books--from the time they were published ... a host of other absurd and captivating creatures sprung from the mind of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a shy, stammering Oxford mathematics professor. Dodgson was a deacon in his church, an inventor, and a noted children's photographer. Wonderland, and thus the seeds of his unanticipated success as a writer, appeared quite casually one day as he spun an impromptu tale to amuse the daughters of a colleague during a picnic. ...
- 13153: Sir Gawain And The Green Night
- ... True Hero Is a hero the one who decides to stand up when everyone else is only thinking about it? Is a hero the one who retains integrity rather than give in to the world s everyday temptations? Is a hero the picture of courage, or an example of morals? These are the questions that arise after reading the epic story of Beowulf by an anonymous author, and the romantic tale ... when he fails at defeating the dragon because he has already proved himself and goes with honor, which is different from initially failing). In the last lines of the story the author clearly acknowledges Beowulf s overall triumph, Telling stories of their dead king and his greatness, his glory, praising him for heroic deeds, for a life as noble as his name. Sir Gawain on the other hand is deemed a ... Gawain appears to be incapable and thoughtless at first, but he slowly proves himself by his subtle actions. Sir Gawain represents loyalty along with an unclear purpose. He must put his life before the king s and fulfill duties that are not always demanded of him. Sir Gawain is a hero only if he can face his failures; that is not even an issue in Beowulf. Sir Gawain demonstrates his ...
- 13154: Juliette Low: Founder of the Girl Scouts
- ... in Savannah, Georgia. Her parents named her Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon but no one called her that. Her nickname was Daisy. She was born during the Civil War, which was very hard on her. Daisy’s father was a southerner fighting against the Yankees. She had hardly any food and wore raggy clothes. She had three sisters and two brothers. Every summer Daisy and her family visited her Aunt Eliza and ... her cousins were in it. They sewed clothes for the poor. Juliette Low went to Miss. Blois School in Savannah, Georgia. She also went to Stuart Hall in Virginia to become a lady. It wasn’t very fun there. Daisy loved to climb trees, race through the woods, and swim. At Stuart Hall Daisy couldn’t do any of these things, instead she had to walk slowly and quietly every where she went. For her birthday one year, Juliette’s parents sent her a Bible. When she read it, it ...
- 13155: Enduring, Endearing Nonsense O
- Did you read and enjoy Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland books as a child? Or better still, did you have someone read them to you? Perhaps you discovered them as an adult or, forbid the thought, maybe you haven't discovered them at all! Those who have journeyed Through the Looking Glass generally love (or shun) the tales for their unparalleled sense of nonsense. Public interest in the books--from the time they were published ... a host of other absurd and captivating creatures sprung from the mind of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a shy, stammering Oxford mathematics professor. Dodgson was a deacon in his church, an inventor, and a noted children's photographer. Wonderland, and thus the seeds of his unanticipated success as a writer, appeared quite casually one day as he spun an impromptu tale to amuse the daughters of a colleague during a picnic. ...
- 13156: Animal Farm
- ... life. Old Major gave many speeches to the farm animals about hope and the future. He is the main animal who got the rebellion started even though he died before it actually began. Old Major’s role compares to Lenin and Marx whose ideas were to lead to the communist revolution. Animal Farm is a criticism of Karl Marx, as well as a novel perpetuating his convictions of democratic Socialism. (Zwerdling ... would stand above the changing views of the individual instruments of the supreme power.” (Pares 420). The animal Napoleon can be compared as a character representing Stalin in Russia. Both were very mean looking, didn’t talk very much but always got what they wanted through force. In one part of the book Napoleon charged the dogs on Snowball, another animal. Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin ... was a leader who organized the defense of the farm. He gave speeches and instructions but was not very beneficial. All the other animals liked him, but he was outsmarted by Napoleon. Trotsky and Stalin’s relationship was very much like Snowball’s and Napoleons. Trotsky organized the Red Army and gave speeches and everyone in Russia thought he would win power over Stalin. After Lenin’s death Trotsky lost ...
- 13157: Courtship And Its Relevance
- ... comes and ushers in its morning glory and they are happy as a happy pair can well be, for a while. But "life is real," and character is real and love is real. When life's reality comes they find things in each other's characters that perfectly startle them. Every day reveals something new and something unpleasant. The courtship character fades away, and with it the courtship love. Now comes disappointment, sorrow, regret. They find that their characters are ... They assume airs not their own. They shine in borrowed plumes. They practice every deception for the concealment of their real characters. They study to appear better than they are. They appear in each other's society to be the embodiment of goodness and sweetness. They are full of human weaknesses and frailties. The object of courtship is the choice of a companion. It is not to charm, gratify, or ...
- 13158: Character Analysis: Catherine Morland
- ... a hero? Catherine Morland certainly had not been a born heroine. At a young age Catherine is opposed to the common activities of young girls. While many girls are playing house with their dolls, Catherine's dolls are left untouched as she entertains herself playing cricket. Her most favorite thing being a hearty roll down the green slope behind her house. Catherine is never able to figure something out on her own. She needs to be taught something before she knows it. Sometimes she still doesn't learn because her mind tends to wander a bit. Catherine is quite fond as books so long as they are far from educational. She has a high amount of creativity however learning is not something ... her hair and "long for balls" . Her complexion begins to improve as her color comes in followed by tone and "plumpness" . Her figure grows to be much more proportioned as well. Not only does Catherine's appearance change, her taste for entertainment changes as well. She becomes neater, preferring cleanliness to dirt. She also grows smarter. Her taste for books expands as well. As Catherine's visit to Bath continues ...
- 13159: Creation Vs Evolution
- ... We’ve been asking ourselves this one question for centuries. Nobody will ever really know the answer until the inevitable finally happens. Many people have their own theories and beliefs on when they think it’s going to end. But in my opinion, the only one that knows the answer to this age-old question is the Creator, our heavenly father…God. Shortly before Jesus’ death, while he was sitting on ... give just one event as “the sign.” He told of many happenings and situations. All these things and others that were foretold would take place during the time bible writers called the “last days.” Let’s take a look at “the sign” and at the proof of the “last days” of Satan’s wicked system of things, and lets pay close attention to how they have by now been accomplished and are being accomplished daily. “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.”-Matthew 24:7 ...
- 13160: El Dia de Muerto
- ... the second of November. The occasion is "El dia de muerto" or as we would call it, The Day of the Dead. Mexicans more appropriately call it the cult of death because of the celebration's form and extent. This coincides with the Christian All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, November 1st and 2nd. People who have died in the past year are remembered, and their pictures are placed on ... Eve, in Spanish they call it "Dia de Todos Santos" in a vain effort to transform this from a "profane" to a Christian celebration. Death was never a reason for sorrow between the ancient Mexican's. They didn't consider it as an end to everything but a step toward other levels in nature. The Aztecs had various perceptions of their world. Some as simplistic as a "flat disc" surrounded by water, to ...
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