Alexander Sutherland Neill (17 October 1883 – 23 September 1973) was a Scottish progressive educator‚ author and founder of Summerhill school‚ which remains open and continues to follow his educational philosophy to this day. He is best known as an advocate of personal freedom for children. Contents * 1 Life and personal background * 2 Educational philosophy * 3 Life at Summerhill * 4 Influences on Neill’s thought * 5 Criticisms of Neill * 6 Neill’s educational legacy * 7 Works
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The 1950’s were a restless time. People were moving in the U.S from the cities to the suburbs‚ entertainment was becoming more and more popular‚ civil rights and arts movements were growing‚ and science and technology was becoming more advanced. One of the many books and movies that help to depict the social continuity of the decade was the movie “The Sandlot”. “The Sandlot”‚ though also a very enjoyable and funny movie‚ showed many of these aspects of the 1950’s. From suburbia to sexism‚ the movie
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Breakfast At Tiffany´s – Truman Capote Author Born in New Orleans in 1924‚ the homosexual Capote was abandoned by his mother and raised by his elderly aunts and cousins in Monroeville‚ Alabama. As a child he lived a solitary and lonely existence‚ turning to writing for consolation. In his mid-teens‚ Capote was sent to New York to live with his mother and her new husband. Disoriented by life in the city‚ he dropped out of school‚ and at age seventeen‚ got a job with The New Yorker magazine. Capote’s
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have once again disrupted stability. In July 2012‚ M&S announced widespread changes across the company‚ including a new head of general merchandise‚ style director and a new head of food. A number of external and internal factors explain these changes. External Factors Consumer spending & Competition External factors can be described as things affecting the company beyond its control. Firstly‚ the retail industry in which M&S operates has weakened as a result of low consumer spending
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In the 1600s‚ when America was a mysterious land inhabited by even more mysterious people‚ a handful of brave souls ventured to this strange new world. These brave souls were known as the Puritans. This special group of people sought refuge in America to practice their religion freely‚ without the ‘corruption of the church’ back in their homeland. Puritans believed that the law‚ economy and social lives of the people should be completely controlled by their one God. These Puritans had a strong developmental
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The Roaring 20’s There were many things that contributed to the so called “roaring “of the 1920’s. Some were things such as the economy was booming due to the nation’s wealth more than doubling‚ automobiles were made to be more affordable to accommodate the middle classes budget‚ nationwide advertising had a huge effect on socialism‚ and white collar jobs increased greatly opening up many new private businesses. The doubling of the nation’s wealth had a lot to do with the white collar jobs that were
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Today’s Youth Justice Board came after the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act which passed to prevent young people from offending and re-offending (Home Office 2009). In the 1800’s when it came to punishment for crimes‚ there was no distinction between adults and children. People thought that the old forms of punishment‚ such as transportation and overall humiliation‚ were too severe for children. Mary Carpenter advocated for education rather than prison which introduced the battle between welfare and justice
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Throughout the 1990’s there was a lot of good and bad times. Starting with the good things‚ I will begin my paper with 5 of the up-most important events in this period of time and then conclude with 4 of the down sides. Early in the 90’s was Desert Storm‚ which was a huge success. The 1991 bombing of Baghdad was a demonstration of smart‚ powerful weapons‚ planning ahead and military superiority. Having control in the air was a major goal of those who had planned out the
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The economic boom in the 1920’s was a period in American history often referred to as the ’Roaring Twenties’. The word ’boom’ portrays the rapid increase in the wealth of a country thus showing that America utterly became economically wealthy. This boom also changed the society’s attitude to think on a wider perspective and boost their much-needed confidence. The boom was initially caused by three main factors- The World War 1‚ New Ideas and Industries‚ and Republican Policies. The World War 1
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the story. Armand’s family was old and wealthy and was very important to the Louisiana plantation. He was light skin and handsome. His mother died when he was eight years old‚ so he does not remember the skin tone of his mother. He just assumed she was Caucasian. Armand states his name was “One of the oldest and proudest in Louisiana” (Chopin‚ 650) Therefore‚ Armand was born into wealth. On the other hand‚ Desiree was abandoned and was taken in by the Valmonde’s family. The Valmonde’s had not been
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