Walking down cracked cement streets strewn with used syringes‚ students‚ ages four to ten‚ are captured by the surprising 1993 documentary I am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School. Taking place in a troubled inner-city neighborhood of northern Philadelphia‚ the Academy Award winning film explores the dynamics and challenges of a Chapter One School‚ which is a federally funded school to help disadvantaged poor children who test below the national norms. Stanton is composed of all
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I think‚ happiness lies in living a plain life within one’s own means. If you follow the dictum ’cut you coat according to your cloth’ and live within your own means‚ you will not need to trouble your head to get a loan of money or to pay back loan. Besides‚ you will not be a parasite or a dependant on others and your free mind will bring you immense happiness. Happiness lies not only in the life of plain living but also in the life of high thinking. So‚ a saying goes on ’plain living and high
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I have a dream Dinh Quang Ban “I have a dream” is the name of a famous speech which Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. read from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom‚ exactly 50 years ago‚ about his dream for America’s future when whites and blacks will be living together in harmony and equality: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all
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I am Heroic Inside a hero’s mind Knowledge‚ it takes. My knowledge‚ that’s what reminds me how to be great. Skill‚ it takes. My skill‚ that’s what guides me through my great acts. Effort‚ it takes. It was effort that pushed me to gain my knowledge‚ effort that taught me my skill‚ effort that made me a hero. A hero‚ it takes. Lives are saved‚ because I’m a hero. Because a doctor‚ I am. My attention strictly focused on one sole goal‚ only to abstain from‚ once achieved. I frantically work
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Sam planned for Lucy‚ a child and his father torment Sam‚ and Lucy walks in on Sam being pushed around by the father. He is said to have "assaulted" the child‚ and Lucy is taken away from him‚ as there had already been several issues‚ such as Sam unwittingly talking to a hooker‚ and Lucy "showing signs" that Sam is a burden. In preparation for a custody case‚ a social worker turns up at Lucy’s birthday party and takes her away‚ allowing Sam two supervised visits per week. On the advice of his friends
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Homosexuals: Should Our Society Accept Them? One of the many controversial issues we have in our society is Homosexuality. Homosexuality is a change in one’s identity and lifestyle due to having sexual attractions or relationships with a person of the same sex. Our society has two views about homosexuality or being a homosexual. The traditional views on homosexuality are it is an aberration‚ a sin‚ an abnormality‚ and it is against the bible. On the other hand‚ some people consider it as a very
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“Who Am I?”‚ first my name is Jessica. I’m also referred to as a daughter‚ sister‚ cousin‚ friend‚ coworker‚ that quiet girl. I’m a student and know that throughout my life span I’ll always want to be learning new things and keeping my brain active. I enjoy researching‚ as well as computers‚ music and technology. I consider myself to be hardworking and responsible. I like that I can manage living on my own‚ and do my best to keep a balance between the important aspects of my life. I love traveling
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I would favor that chemistry and the atomic theory have been more beneficial to to the human race than not. It is in the favor of the world that the process of chemistry was developed by humans so that they can work towards a more enlightened future. The background of the atomic was that there were references to it back in the ancient world in such of Greece and India. These were more likely to be philosophical than that of the actual experimental‚ and it wasn’t until the late 19th century to the
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I Am Sam This movie was the most wonderful and accurate portrayal you will ever find of a parent with a disability caught in the legal and social services system. I Am Sam is a story about a single guy who is suddenly faced with raising his newborn daughter after the mother leaves them both just outside the hospital when the baby was born. With help from his friends and his neighbor‚ Sam and his daughter Lucy manage to stay under the radar of social services for several years. After some
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World War II and Social Equality World War II was a very important event in American history‚ but as bad as war is or seems to be there always seems to have better outcomes in the end. By the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 and bringing America into the war it opened the eyes of all Americans to the problems not only domestically but internationally and the biggest problem that was discovered after the completion of World War II was the level of social equality around the world
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