We Should Have More Recess Do you want your students to pay more attention in class? I feel that more time for recess 20 more minutes to be exact would be a great solution. In fact more students will be productive. I do not think any teacher likes yelling at students.As a kid I know that when someone has less energy they will most likely pay more attention in class. Students have more room for knowledge when they exercise. At recess kids use lots of energy on the playground. When you exercise
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no. Thus‚ possessing them doesn’t make us any safer. In fact‚ if nuclear weapons fall on hands of inadequate people like terrorists‚ or are employed by accident and miscalculations; effects can be lethal and irreversible. John F. Kennedy said‚ “The world was not meant to be a prison in which man awaits his execution”. Living in the seventh decade of the Nuclear Age‚ with nuclear weapons more broadly available‚ deterrence is decreasing while increasing danger. Mikhail Gorbachev wrote in January 2007:
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As Prohibition commenced in 1920‚ progressives envisioned an age of moral and social reform. As early as 1916‚ some 26 out of 48 states were already dry‚ and once the United States entered the first world war‚ Prohibition became identified with patriotism. This was the peak of progressive reform: to a generation of Protestant reformers‚ using the power of the state to regulate the anarchy of the industrial city and improve the lot of ordinary workers seemed only natural and reasonable. By December
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All people experiences changes in their life. Some of these changes are small such as the passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention
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Why Prohibition Failed Prohibition: Help or Harm? Prohibition damaged America Imagine this"¦ It’s 12:30 am in a dark New York City street during the 1920s. Everything is silent. Then a man walks around to the back of an old saloon‚ closed due to Prohibition. He knocks three times on the back door then mutters the words " Joe sent me". The door opens to the sound of ragtime music and people singing. The door shuts and it is silent again"¦ That was an example of just on of the 100‚000 "speak-easies"
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In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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The character in “where are you going‚ where have you been?” Connie is affected by the role she plays in modern society. Fifteen year old Connie has the confusing‚ often exterior behavior typical of those girls who are facing the difficult transition from girlhood to womanhood in the 1960s. She is caught between her roles as daughter‚ friend‚ sister‚ and object of sexual desire‚ uncertain of which represents her real self. The sixties were the age of youth‚ young people wanted change. The changes
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Contrary to popular belief prohibition was not as effective as legislation designed. The amendment was designed to protect the United States as public drunkenness was seen as threat to the nation. Additionally‚ it was designed to crush and eliminate crime‚ corruption‚ improve social conditions‚ decrease the need for welfare and prisons‚ and improve the overall health of Americans. It is estimated the United States did see a dramatic drop of “30 percent in alcohol consumption” (Nara). Additionally
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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