Imagine a classroom environment that is chaotic‚ full of noisy students engaged in "playtime" for the majority of their day. This is my earliest recollection of my kindergarten experience at Public School 5 in Brooklyn‚ New York. P.S. 5 is located in the Bedford Stuyvestant section of Brooklyn‚ which at the time‚ was a neighborhood comprised mostly of African-American families. Community School District 16‚ where P.S. 5 has always been considered a low performing district and according to the website
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Most minors start having conversations and talking fluently at age four. Pearl S. Buck not only could speak fluently at age four but she could speak two languages‚ which were English and Chinese. English and Chinese are the most complicated languages to speak and write. Pearl S. Buck wrote numerous influential books and used her extraordinary education to ultimately lead to her success as a writer. Pearl Sydenstricker was born in Hillsboro‚ West Virginia‚ on June 26‚ 1892 (Pearl Buck Biography)
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The Beatles The Beatles were a legend during the 1960’s. They were a British rock band that even today influences music. The Beatles swept the world off its feet and are considered by many to be the most beloved band in the history of popular music. It all started in March of 1957; the band’s founder John Lennon started a skiffle (mix of Jazz and Blues) group with some of his friends. They called themselves “The Quarry Men”. Later that year‚ the group played at a gig in Liverpool when Lennon
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Fashion in the 60’s The 60’s were a time of change and challenge. They brought hippies‚ space age‚ folk music‚ and the Beatles. Women’s skirts got shorter‚ men’s hair got longer‚ and everyone talked about love. The 60’s was characterized by the feeling that a break with the past had been achieved. Clothes‚ furniture‚ and products all looked newer‚ brighter‚ and more fun. The swinging 60’s were at their height. Women’s hemlines were very short. Fashion in the 60’s tended to encourage
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underwent one major change. During the 1930’s‚ Halloween was celebrated by tricks‚ or large acts of vandalism and arson. As an effort to reduce crime‚ teachers and policemen began throwing parties on Halloween. While teenagers were bobbing for apples and having costume contests they were not out causing trouble. Modern Halloween came into existence with the invention of the Halloween party. By the 1950’s Halloween was celebrated in almost the exact same way it’s celebrated today. Children in costumes
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In the late 1800-early 1900’s‚ immigrants began to settle in cities in large numbers. As a result of this increase in population‚ cities began to grow and change. People who come to life perinatally in a foreign country are known as immigrants. Immigrants came to america to start new and better lives. Immigrants came from all different countries but in the late 1800-early 1900’s immigrants mainly came from europe and asia. Immigrants would take a long journey to ellis island‚ where they would take
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Aircraft engine An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines. Turbine-powered Turboprop A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear. The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application‚ with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller. The engine’sexhaust gases do
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Imagine being a flapper in the 1920’s. Disobeying parents‚ breaking new boundaries with flapper fashion and attending late night parties surrounded by the thick cigarette smoke hearing the loud jazz music. Witnessing the shiny pearl necklaces cascading down the other flappers’ necks and hearing the click of their heels against the ground as they dance. The thoughts of sneaking out tonight and worrying about getting caught by parents but ignoring those ideas for the time being and focusing on the
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Does Google have any core competencies? Explain. Core Competency is a company’s unique ability acquired from its founders that cannot be easily imitated. The core competencies are what give a company competitive advantage by creating value and delivering it to the customers. Google Inc. (Google) is global technology company focused on improving the ways people connect with information. The company generates revenue primarily by delivering online advertising. As stated in the case‚ Google Inc
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180 countries. The company cereal products are generally marked under the Kellogg name .it s founder Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his brother William keith Kellogg invented the cornflake in 1894. Kellogg’s India is a 100% subsidiary of Kellogg Company‚ USA and it’s beg player in the Indian breakfast cereal market .Kellogg has invested over US$ 30 million. Kellogg entered India with Cornflakes in 1991 india.it s set up and invested in a Greenfield manufacturing plant for cereal at Tajola (Mumbai).when
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