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    On December 16 - 17 three Tinker siblings and several of their friends were suspended for wearing the armbands. All of them did not return to school until after New Years Day. Acting through their parents‚ the Tinkers and some other students went to the Federal District Court‚ asking for an injunction to be issued by Iowa. This court refused the idea‚ forcing them to take the case to the Supreme Court. After hearing their case‚ the Supreme Court agreed with the Tinkers. They said that wearing

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    image for the school‚ or even promoting illegal drug use. Though broad‚ a few cases do provide guidance when looking at student speech‚ and how there are times when the regulation content is deemed constitutional. A. TINKER V. DES MOINES SCHOOL DISTRICT (1969) In 1965‚ the Tinker family protested the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands. The children wore the armbands to school as well. The principle set in place a policy

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    There are two books that are particularly important for students learning about Native Americans to read‚ Custer Died for Your Sins by Vine Deloria and “All the Real Indians Died Off” and 20 Other Myths about Native Americans by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker. But before even reading the books‚ its vital to understand who the authors are. What their backgrounds are‚ who they wrote the book for and why‚ and arguably the most important: their authority to be writing the books. Without

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    business leaders may face from litigation when there is a breach of contract. For the purpose of this research‚ a fictitious scenario has been created for this paper. The fictitious scenario involves a breach of the contract lawsuit that is directed at Tinker & Tailor Home Security Services and all the business entities established under it. In an effort to identify the various

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    On December 16th‚ 1965‚ in Des Moines‚ Iowa‚ Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore black armbands to the local high school and middle school to protest US involvement in the Vietnam War. On the following day‚ John Frederick Tinker wore a black armband to school for the same reason (Lusted. 15). Mary was thirteen and in middle school while christopher and john were in high school (Brannen). On both days the students wearing armbands who refused to remove them‚ were suspended until they returned

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    by her abilities. She appears content with her life and adores tending to her garden. However‚ a tinker briefly enters her life and through his power of persuasion and manipulation provides Elisa with hopes of change and excitement. He gives her the much needed attention she is so desperately looking for. As the story continues we learn that these hopes are crushed as we unravel the betrayal the tinker has bestowed upon Elisa. He exploits her and takes advantage of her hunger for company‚ aspirations

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    The main case of this occurs in the character of Tinker Bell. In the book‚ Tinker Bell can only have one emotion at a time‚ and for the most part that is anger. In the movie‚ not much is said about only having one emotion at a time and they turn Tinker Bell into a lovable fairy that isn’t really as bad as J.M. Barrie portrayed her to be in the book. For example‚ after Hook captures Tinker Bell in the book she tells him where the Lost Boys hideout is‚ in some of the movies

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    A Potential to be Noticed Prompt: How do the Chrysanthemums resemble the role of women in society? What kind of symbols help show the overall theme? Humans‚ just as flowers‚ can not fully live without sunlight‚ they can not develop without nourishment‚ and most of all‚ they can not flourish if life is constantly beating them down. Just as the Chrysanthemums fight to stay strong and powerful in the short story‚ “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck‚ the main character Emily tries

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    making decisions as a team. In addition‚ women could not be free to do things such as travel along the countryside. This becomes noticeable when Elisa tells the Tinker from "The Chrysanthemums" that living a travelers life must be nice and the tinker responds by saying "It ain’t the right kind of a life for woman" (234). The way the Tinker responded clearly shows that the idea that society has about women in their time period is more of a housewife kind of idea. They don’t see women as travelers or

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    resentment from Elisa is felt when Henry talk about his successful business transaction and she replies with “Good for you” (243). Henry’s failure to appreciate Elisa’s feminine side leaves her naïve and vulnerable in her meeting with the tinker. The arrival of the tinker is the crisis of the story. He represents freedom; something that Elisa dreams of having and is reflected to every woman. At first‚ Elisa is irritated with him because he is looking for a business to do with her. Her

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