LouAnne Johnson is a retired U.S. Marine‚ applies for a teaching job at Parkmont High School in California. Ms. Johnson is surprised and pleased to be offered the position with immediate effect. The next day she started teaching but she find herself encountering a classroom of tough‚ sullen teenagers‚ all from lower-class and underprivileged backgrounds‚ involved in gang warfare and drug pushing. They immediately coin the nickname "White Bread" for Ms. Johnson due to her appearance and apparent lack
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There are many reasons why I elected Maria Goretti as my saint‚ the main reason: being due to the fact‚ that in here few years of living she endured many hindrances and yet she still managed to keep a concrete spirit and keep a bosom relationship with God. At only the age of 9 she had been deprived of her father to a gruesome disease‚ malaria. I personally can’t imagine how grueling it must be to lose a parent. Not to mention‚ that they were struggling financially while her father was living‚ now
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the examination of insects… I set aside my social life and devoted all my time to these observations and improving my abilities in the art of painting so that I could both draw individual specimens and paint them in lively colors.” -Maria Sibylla Merian (Maggs) Maria Sibylla Merian had a strong sense of adventure and curiosity. She explored and observed new things. She studied and illustrated plants‚ insects‚ and reptiles. She was taught to paint from her stepfather. As a result‚ she caused other
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Aaron Zaro 2/25/14 Professor Malczanek Women in Science Comparison of Maria Winkelmann and Laura Bassi Although women have made great contributions in science‚ only a few were credited for their work. Many of these women faced a wide variety of challenges that inhibited their contributions to the science community. Others were unable to attain positions they were interested in‚ as women were often strongly criticized in the academic fields. Although criticism lessened in the 20th century
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Few information is known from the life of Josquin des Prez‚ the author of the piece Ave Maria… virgo serena. But he made us remember him for decades and until now through this same piece. It is recognized by most as his best work and an influence in the Renaissance period. But why is that? Ave Maria … virgo serena is a motet‚ and one of the most famous of the 15th century. It became even more famous in the 16th century‚ being the first in the list of motets ever printed. Josquin composed it during
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The Three Levels of Obedience Julia B. Kulakowski Montessori Institute of San Diego The three levels of obedience are explained by Dr. Maria Montessori after long observations of children of multiple ages in her classroom. She defines the three of obedience as first‚ an ability to obey‚ but not all the time. Secondly an ability to obey at all times after developing their own will. Finally being able to obey consistently‚ moreover to follow another person which the child
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Although Maria Mendoza and I have different identities‚ there are still many subjects about our personalities that are related and that are contrasting. We are similar in our religious and cultural acts‚ the way we want to help others‚ and how we try to please people. We contrast through our emotional state‚ the different values taught to us‚ and our parental structure. To being‚ Maria and I have the same religious beliefs‚ Catholicism‚ and practice the same Latino culture among with the rest of
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Meneses 1 Alphonse Maria Mucha Samantha Meneses 12 December 2014 Block 8 Meneses 2 Samantha Meneses Mrs. Gurzo Block 8 11 December 2014 Alphonse Maria Mucha Due to his distinct and unconventional style‚ Alphonse Maria Mucha is known greatly for his illustrious contributions in molding the aesthetics of French Art Nouveau (French for “new art”) at the turn of the nineteenth century (“Alphonse Mucha Biography” 1). However‚ Mucha was not an instant triumph. Through hard work
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Divergent character or Divergent personality Thesis Statement on Personality vs Character: Even though society may have an impact to change our character‚ our decision is the ultimate factor that changes as we accommodate in the environment we live in. While parents have a major influence in our life at young age‚ what they instill is what has been created by their parents and their surrounding. We grow up with certain types of personalities from our parents but our characters are challenged or
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Lab 1.1 Create a mapping for the decimal number 2931 using either paper and pencil or a Word document. 2931: 1000 100 10 1 X X X X 200 9 3 1 1000 + 900 + 30 + 1 = 2931 Lab 1.2 Create a mapping for the binary number 110 2 using either paper and pencil or a Word document. 110; 4 2 1 X X X 1 1 0 4 + 2 + 0 = 6 Lab 1.3 Create a mapping for the binary number 11 2 using either paper and pencil or a Word document. 11; 2 1 X X 1 1 2+ 1 = 3 Lab 1.4 Create an
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