LouAnne Johnson‚ a retired U.S. Marine‚ applies for a teaching job at Parkmont High School in California‚ and is surprised and pleased to be offered the position with immediate effect. Turning up the next day to begin teaching‚ however‚ she finds herself confronted with a classroom of tough‚ sullen teenagers‚ all from lower-class and underprivileged backgrounds‚ involved in gang warfare and drug pushing‚ flatly refusing to engage with anything. They immediately coin the nickname "White Bread" for
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Geography Introduction Montessori geography helps a child understand the world they live in and their place in it. Geography work is done to teach the child about the society he lives in and the others around the world. It gives a better understanding to the child to make him realize that he is not only a member of his society but a member of this world. He learns about different people around the world. Geography is the study of the life of man‚ the way humans live‚ and the way of life that
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High School Accomplishments: Sports: • Softball - All District Honorable Mention‚ Jr. • Cheerleading- Mascot-Fr‚ So‚ Jr‚ Sr. Co-Captain- Sr. Academics: • UIL Academics- Recognized in: Editorial Writing-Fr‚ So‚ Jr‚ Sr. Headline Writing-Jr‚ Sr. Ready Writing-Fr‚ So‚ Jr. Spelling-Jr‚ Sr. Persuasive Speaking-So. • Most Most- Most School Spirit- Fr‚ Sr. Clubs: • Band Band Sweetheart- Sr. • One Act Play District- Honorable Mention
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Shivaji Shivaji was a Maratha ruler famous for his bravery. His father Shahji Bhonsle was a general in the army of the Sultan of Bijapur. Shivaji was born at Shivneri near Pune in 1627CE. His Mother Jijabai brought him up. Shivaji was a skillful horseman and knew the art of warfare. He captured many forts and challenged the Mughal rulers. He became the king of Marathas in 1674CE and assumed the title of Chhatrapati at his capital Raigadh. In 1646CE Shivaji captured the fort of Torna with
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In a sense‚ the movie‚ “The new world‚” is well related to the article of The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality. Even when there are certain things that are not mentioned in the movie‚ they can be somehow deduced after reading the article. For instance‚ the fact that Pocahontas was depressed‚ and the colonizers allowed a person from the tribe to be with her in order to make her feel less depressed. Consequently‚ When Pocahontas was kidnapped by Argall‚ and he supposedly
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Across history‚ several authors have expressed the idea of reality based on what the mind says is real or not; from George Berkley to Rene Descartes‚ the way perceptions affect reality has been discussed. Christopher Nolan through the film Inception uses Descartes and Berkeley’s theories as a method to catch viewers’ attention by belying dogmas than have been imposed on humanity. For Rene Descartes‚ the thinking‚ and thus the existence‚ is undeniable‚ absolutely true and from which one new certainties
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Miriam Outline “Miriam”‚ by Truman Capote‚ is a short story about an old woman‚ Mrs. H.T. Miller. She meets a girl‚ Miriam. Miriam is an odd girl that is attracted to Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Miller first is not freaked out by the girl but then later‚ she is scared of the girl and wants her to leave. A main question about the story is that‚ is Miriam real or fake? Miriam is obviously real. The first reason that Miriam is real is because Miriam can interact with real world objects. This is a reason because
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People live they’re lives with different mottos and rules to live by. Some live wild and dangerously while others are reserved and quiet. We as a human race desperately strive to be something‚ to prosper‚ if nothing else to be noticed. If I can rewind the era’s and go back to the 1950’s as I day dreamed growing up as a kid‚ I would in a heart beat. My life philosophy is centered around three things; three things that greatly govern my life‚ and the way I go about living it: be who you are‚ not
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Gothicism Empowers One the Inner reality to overcome the reality “The Yellow Wall-Paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence are two famous examples Gothic literature. Gothic literature can be making statements about notions of women’s suppressed sexuality‚ male-dominated culture and gender roles. The characterizations of Gothic literature are mystery‚ horror‚ and the supernatural
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Danger of Virtual Reality In recent years‚ the development of information technology has created technical and psychological phenomena‚ which opened to a new quality of human perception and experience as well as has opened a new world - the world of "virtual reality" or "imaginary world of reality". “The term ‘artificial reality’‚ coined by Myron Krueger‚ has been in use since the 1970s; however‚ the origin of the term ‘virtual reality’ can be traced back to the French playwright
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