been many cases that have made an effort to abolish segregation. Two cases that didn’t just make an effort‚ but did just that were Plessy vs. Ferguson and Brown vs. Board of Education. They were related to each other as well because one changed the precedent established in the other. They also helped the country identify more with freedom than slavery. The Plessy vs. Ferguson case happened in 1892 and was about a man named Homer Plessy who was an octoroon. He bought a ticket and sat in a whites only
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Elizabeth McclendonCivics 5th PeriodHill9/6/12 Brown V. Board of Education Brown V. Board of Education‚ 347 U.S. 483 (1954)‚ was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. In 1950‚ 17 states and the District of Columbia still had laws that required segregated schools. At this time‚ the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was working to end
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Transformational leaders lead by motivating by their followers. Leaders appeal to their followers’ ideals and morals to motivate them in accomplishing their tasks. Basically‚ these kinds of leaders empower their followers using their own beliefs and personal strengths. Simply put‚ they inspire their followers. Famous transformational leaders was Walt Disney. Walt Disney was a transformational leader. A transformational leader‚ “serves to change the status quo by appealing to followers’ values and
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asserted that this system of racial separation‚ “while masquerading as providing separate but equal treatment of both white and black Americans‚ instead perpetuated inferior accommodations‚ services‚ and treatment for black Americans.” The Board of education used the result of the Plessy v. Ferguson trial in 1896 when a black man was removed from a train for sitting in the Jim Crow section. He was turned down 7-1. The majority decision of the court was decided on May 17‚ 1954. The trial resulted in
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Steve Jobs: A Transformational Leader Steve Job’s is a visionary inventor who is co-founded and CEO of Apple Inc.‚ the most valuable company in Silicon Valley. Before claiming his title as CEO he first got ousted from his company in 1985 and invited back as interim CEO in 1997. In the following decade he survived two near death experiences‚ one securities-law scandal‚ and also conceptualized and ran his product line-up to become the dominant leader in four distinct industries – music‚ movies
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The Athenians were better than the Spartans on so many different levels‚ education being one of them. The primary purpose if the Athenian education system was to produce thinkers‚ people who where well trained in art and science as well as military practices‚ people who were prepared for peace and war. On the other hand‚ Sparta educators were focused on one thing‚ creating soldiers‚ people who didn’t think for themselves and did what they were told. Athenian boys were tutored at home until they were
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Name of case: Cantu v. Central Education Agency Court: Court of Appeals Houston‚ Texas. Citation: 844 S. W. 2d 565 (Tex. App. 1994) Parties and their roles: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (defendant); Maria Cantu (plaintiff). Facts: During the 1990-91 school year Cantu was under a one-year contract to teach at the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. On August 17‚ Cantu wrote a resignation letter. On August 18 Cantu hand-delivered the letter to her supervisor
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Online education and traditional education have similarities and differences in the flexibility‚ interaction with teachers and peers‚ and the learning aspects of school. All of these points are important when considering whether to take classes online or to go to a college to take classes. Everyone learns differently; some may prefer sitting in a class with a professor giving a lecture. Others will prefer to learn on their own at home on their own time. For example‚ many people have to work
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Home school versus public education Misty Daily COM/155 1/20/13 Denise Axtell | Home school versus public education How important is a child’s education to a parent? With children starting school every fall‚ parents have to decide whether homeschooling or public education is better for their child. It is best for the parent to fully understand the pros and cons of homeschooling and public education. Homeschooling and public education both provide the same education. Some parents believe
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Management and Leadership Management: As defined by Peter Drucker “Management is tasks‚ management is discipline‚ but management is also people. Every achievement of management is the achievement of a manager. Every failure is a failure of a manager.” As per the meaning ‘management is tasks’ explain that management is responsible for planning‚ coordinating and carrying out many tasks. ‘Management is discipline’ can be explained as set of practices used to maximize the efficiency of the people
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