Social Dimensions of Education Chapter IV: Peace Education: A Transformative Response To Major Societal Stages “Attributes of a Peace Educator” “The medium is the message.” This phrase - from the book: Understanding the Media by Marshall McLuhan - as used in a school setting‚ says that teachers has the ability to affect the lives of children. Students look at the teacher as a representation of what they should be in the future. The attributes‚ values‚ and actions of their teacher are
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Dwight D Eisenhower‚ the 34th President of the United States from 1953-1960‚ is revered as a statesman and great military leader. Born in Texas in 1890 and raised in Kansas to a family that valued education‚ Eisenhower began a long career as a leader and military officer upon his graduation in 1915 from West Point. Eisenhower is recognized for his leadership and oratorical skills which he applied to both military endeavors and managing the nation. He was fortunate to be mentored by General Fox Conner
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A Separate Peace is one of John Knowles’ most acclaimed works and is based on Knowles’ stay at Phillip Exeter Academy in the early-to-mid 1940’s. It is set in a New England boarding school for boys known as Devon‚ and begins in 1958 but quickly flashes back to the years 1942 and 1943. In these years at the peak of World War II we follow through the eyes and mind of first-person narrator and protagonist Gene Forrester‚ as he copes internally with jealousy and hate‚ and externally with the oncoming
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A Separate Peace‚ written by John Knowles‚ is a seemingly simple yet heartbreaking story that gives the reader an inside look and analysis of the reality of human nature. Set permanently in the main character Gene’s point of view‚ the audience is first taken to the present of a reflective and‚ now‚ wise man (Gene) and then plunged into his past back in 1942 to relive the harsh lessons that youth brought him. Along with vivid imagery of the tranquil days of the past‚ a view into the social construct
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promoting peace‚ but with a long and harsh record of social injustice and violence; a people and country of exceptional material wealth for the many‚ but dire poverty for the few. These are the things of which problems are made. When we deliberate on the Jamaican society‚ we can see problems of varied sorts‚ economic and social. As an attempt at maintaining clarity‚ the focus will be on social problems to be seen in Jamaica. Greater emphasis will be placed on the problems of crime and violence‚ unemployment
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Webster. Throughout history there has been thousands - if not millions - of wars; fought through both violence and peace. Since 1900 there has been roughly 500 major wars or conflicts; a shockingly-low 19 of the 500 have fought without violence. Despite the common cries of people saying violence is never the answer‚ violence is ironically the very reason why today (2015) a majority of the world is at peace and citizens are granted rights and freedoms. Since the end of the first World War in 1917‚ people
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Katrina Myers Mrs. Wiedmann English Per.5 24 September 2012 A Separate Peace Essay (Topic 4) The novel‚ A Separate Peace‚ is about a group of boys that live at a boarding school in New Jersey during World War II. It centralizes around the two main characters‚ Gene and Finny. Throughout their story‚ there are several recurring themes that evolve over time. One of these themes is rules/rebellion. Throughout the novel‚ the boys continue to rebel and break rules at Devon. It shows their
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A Separate Peace is novel based on the conflicts of to sixteen-year old boys. They attend an all boys private school in New England called Devon. Although these characters are very distinct‚ they are best friends. This essay will explain the few similarities and the many differences of the very unique characters including their one-of-a-kind personalities‚ their distinctive backgrounds‚ and their special appearances. The two main characters in A Separate Peace have one-of-a-kind personalities.
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In this paper I read documents of The Sinews of Peace (‘Iron Curtain Speech’)‚ Central Intelligence agency report‚ “Consequences of a Breakdown in Four-Power Negotiations on Germany”‚ Letter from Khrushchev to Ulbricht regarding the situation in Berlin‚ and Speech by President Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate‚ West Berlin‚ ‘Remarks on East-West Relations.’ The documents took place around 1946 through 1961. As each document explains and ties together the tension that was occurring in Europe and
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During the reading of “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles the relationships and similarities shared between the characters and myself was remarkable. In many ways any high school freshman could relate to this story of friendships and death. The boys at Devon are intricate characters that can be related to in one-way or another. When I was reading I could pinpoint specific relatable themes that freshman could relate to. For example‚ there are specific classes or course you can be late to in school
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