The story that my evaluation will be based on is Shooting an Elephant written in 1936. The author George Orwell was born in 1903 in India to a British officer raised in England. He attended Eton College‚ which introduced him to England’s middle and upper classes. He was denied a scholarship‚ which led him to become a police officer for the Indian Imperial in 1922. He served in Burma until resigning in 1927 due to the lack of respect for the justice of British Imperialism in Burma and India. He was
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Tony Earley states “a good story is about the thing‚ and the other thing. The second thing looks like the first thing‚ but it’s something else”. Earley’s idea can apply to Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant”. In this scenario‚ the two “things” are imperialism and the elephant. Orwell clearly and precisely proves Earley’s theory (per say) in his essay. The title lets the reader know that there is an elephant involved. When the essay is first read‚ the title does not fit in with what it’s referring
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would experience if a school shooting were to take place at your school. According to EverytownResearch.org there have been 196 school shootings in America since 2013. Last year there were 45 school shootings. The main reasons why our teachers need to be allowed to carry a firearm is for safety during emergencies‚ it’s cheaper than hiring a security guard‚ and school shootings can happen anywhere at anytime. What if you were a teacher and an armed intruder came into your school? How would you protect
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incident‚ I felt really bad for all those innocent children and teachers. Since Newtown is pretty close to Shelton‚ everyone was scared and talking about it. A lot of people stopped feeling safe after this. Our school reacted to this incident by locking all of the entrances to the school. I was very confused on why that man would do such a thing and I couldn’t stop thinking about it because it was all over the news. It’s a scary thing to think that something like this could happen so close to where
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Female School Shooter: Laurie Dann In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ there has been one shooting which many have forgotten: the one reported case where a female was the offender in a school shooting. It has been reported that sixty percent of the shootings which have happened over the last three decades happened in small towns‚ and the perpetrator is almost always a young male (Calhoun). Laurie Dann is the exception to the rule. Born Laurie Wasserman
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Chelsie Banegas Broad Topic: Education Narrowed Down Topic: Virtual School Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade the audience that virtual schooling has many benefits towards students who are willing to participate in such tumultuous experience. Central Idea: VIrtual schooling is much different to that of the normal setting and because virtual schooling upholds many benefits‚ it has on the students learning capabilities‚ the fluidness of the program‚ and the simple accessibility of these virtual
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Audition Techniques The Theatre School DePaul University The website for the school is www.depaul.edu To connect to the Theatre Department’s website‚ go to theatre.depaul.edu/Pages/default.aspx Undergraduate Degree offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts Emphasis of Study: Acting http://theatre.depaul.edu/conservatory/graduate/acting/Pages/default.aspx Masters Degrees: Yes – MFA in Acting‚ MFA Arts Leadership and MFA Directing programs Classes required for Theatre Major: http://theatre.depaul
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College Guidance > The Counseling Profession > Creating Your School Profile > Sample High School Profile Sample High School Profile School Letterhead 2007-08 [School Name] CEEB code: 222222 Main office: (555) 666-7777 Counseling office: (555) 666-8888 www.schoolname.edu Principal: Genevieve Berry School counselors: Cherie Blake‚ Frank Morgan‚ Lee Wendell Community Spanning 130 square miles‚ ______ School District serves the educational needs of [this city’s] north end.
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COACHES’ EVALUATION In the first column‚ rate yourself in each area. 1 (LOW) TO 5 (HIGH) Head Coach will use the second column to rate each coach. 1 (LOW) TO 5 (HIGH) COMMUNICATION SELF Head Coach 1. COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH PLAYERS 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH PARENTS 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 3. COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH STAFF 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 PLAYER INTERACTION
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How safe do you feel when you attend school everyday? Many students and faculty don’t really think too much about school being a dangerous place; however‚ after a couple of school shootings had taken place their minds and thoughts may have changed completely. On April 16‚ 2007‚ in the town of Blacksburg Virginia‚ a college student who attended Virginia Tech‚ opened gunfire to his fellow classmates. This shooting has been considered to be the biggest massacre in all of American history. There
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