Academic Attitude
.... to perform well on a test, or regurgitate it into a paper, the pupil synthesizes the information presented, relating it to other things, hence, learning about the subject. Information, then, is no longer strictly exchanged from teacher to student. It allows the learner to open her mind, liberalizing it, allowing deeper thought into the subject. Approaching learning with a free mind demonstrates quality academic attitude.
It is commonly believed that education is based on the fact that a student is to handed information by the teacher (Freire 23). It is as if the teacher is saying,
I am an expert, and if .....
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Antigone: Summary
.... learns of his death and she too kills herself, leaving Creon alone and unhappy.
Characters -
Antigone - Haimon's fiancé and daughter of the former king.
Ismene - Antigone's sister.
Creon - King of Thebes and Antigone's uncle.
Eurydice - Haimon's mother and Creon's wife
Haimon - Antigone's fiancé and the son of Creon and Eurydice.
Setting -
Antigone mostly takes place in Creon's castle in Thebes.
Conflict -
In the play Antigone two main types of conflict occur, internal and external.
An internal conflict occurs when the servant sees the corpse sprinkled with dust. He must decide whether or n .....
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The Tapestry
.... the strings of a few guitars. At the feet of the guitarists, two small monitors reproduce their sound to maintain synchronization and the right key. Behind the three vocalists, soft, yet driving percussive tones provide a foundation for the beautiful sounds created by the use of their talents. Behind all the melodies, as well as the band members, low harmonizing tones blend and balance, their maker unseen.
Advancing a few feet reveals the more personal aspect of the group, and the before unseen author of the sonorous tones. Rising from the jungle of wires and equipment is their fearless leader, the one they call Tom. Som .....
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Should The Driving Age Be Lowered To Sixteen?
.... only should teenagers be taught how to drive but also taught about safety, matenence and how a car works so they are fully aware of any types of hazards and can learn to take responsibility. It should also be the parent’s role to help their child overcome all hazards and continue to build their driving skills after licensing. A solution for people who worry about their teenagers a crash is to improve crash protection by emphasizing safety factors when buying the vehicle.
In France Italy and Spain teenagers are allowed to drive micros which don’t require a licenses.
Driving at a younger age would teach teenagers to .....
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The Howl Of A Generation
.... birth of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg’s life leading up to the writing of "Howl," the actual creation of the poem, its legendary first reading, and the aftermath of its public debut all figure prominently into the history of the literary movement. One can understand the impact of the poem on the Beat Generation by studying not only the chronology of its past, but its intricate and unique structure as well as its themes and ultimate message. Following is an examination of the poem as the great expression of Beat defiance, beginning with a short history of the poem.
Ginsberg’s Beat career began at Columbia University in 194 .....
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Why Do People Fight Wars
.... again or is humanity cursed to suffer forever.
All these thoughts and questions were generated by just a simple question by a little innocent soul.A soul which will have to grow up in a war field and be either an enforcer to it or a victim of it .A hard choice of either becoming heartless or lifless, and the choice is irreplacable..... when alone i walked away and left her ofcourse without giving her a reasonable answer to her allegoric question,my mind was invaded by the notion of the two sides of life or rather the two sides of the battle . what will be our condition in the end .Are we going to end up erasing every trace of g .....
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Graduating From High School In New York
.... standards by which New York State students learn, but there is more.
Along with extra requirements in core courses, New York also has Regents exams. The Regents tests, state standardized, are long, difficult, and competitive. Students compete for Regents awards and scholarships. In addition, passing these tests is required for advancement in course work. The Regents becomes mandatory for classes graduating the year of 2001 and after, making schedules tougher for all students. The lives of New York State students, already crowded with regular class requirements, would fill almost completely with required credits if community serv .....
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Life And Sacrifice
.... decease has only brought feelings of sorrow and sadness to his family, which turns out to be an unnecessary sacrifice. Reverend John Hales remarkable comment on Protor's decision; " Life is God's most precious gift, no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it." (Miller, P. 132), indeed is an enlightenment for readers to re-consider the value of their lives. Nothing in the world has the privilege to take away our precious lives.
People living in a fantasy world are often obsessed with unrealistic love stories. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is an excellent example of a fantasized love story, which de .....
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Beowulf: The Three Monsters Of The Middle Ages
.... twelve winters, and was incapable of feeling any remorse for what he had done. Grendel does not feel guilty for his wrongdoing, instead his “heart laughed” at all the men he thought he would eat. Grendel wore “God’s anger,” and he was simply deprived of any joy whatsoever. He was motivated by some kind of “evil desire,” and was angry with the world. Grendel could not be harmed by a weapon of any kind; Beowulf kills him by ripping off his arm. The narrator says that Grendel “brought trouble of heart to mankind.” Grendel is significant of evil in our world today. There are murderers and rapists who are incapable of feeling remorse f .....
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Mother Nature Strikes Fear And Excitement
.... away a wedge of concrete; the water hurls in an arch; It smashed under the bridge; It hurtles down … it lurches round the bend, filling the valley, flattening, mashing, pushed, wider and faster, till it fills my brain" (315). Dillard switches from the past tense to the present tense to show that she has become involved in the excitement of the flood. At first she says, "All it did was rain. It rained, and the creek started to rise (314). Then when she becomes excited she switches to the present tense. "Everything looks different; The water is over the bridge; Everything imaginable is zipping by (314-315). Dillard uses dictio .....
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Convicts And Australia
.... to Australia was 26, and single . The proportion of females transported was relatively low, initially compromising only 11 percent of those sent . Contrary to popular belief, most of the arriving convicts were healthy and fit with the majority of females categorized within a child bearing age. During the years of transportation between 1788 - 1868 approximately 160,000 men, women and children made the voyage to the new colony .
The nature and character of the convicts themselves, has been the cause of a great deal of confusion. Many early accounts of Australian history, typified by traditionalist ideology, viewed .....
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