censored; banned and censored books are a rarity now. It is in fact less common to come across a book you are not allowed to read and when you do come across a censored book it’s usually banned or challenged by a school. This raises. the question; what motivates governments and schools to censor books? Especially fascinating books such as The Great Gatsby‚ The Diary of a Young Girl‚ and To Kill a Mockingbird. In the summer of 1924 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby‚ an enchanting novel
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I walk into school with shorts that have attached to them shriveled ends and slight cuts. My principal watches all of the students walk into the school in the morning. She then see’s me and looks bewildered because I walked into a building that she runs‚ with shorts on that she specifically said she did not want us wearing. I made a general glance at every other girl that walked in and did not hesitate to think that I was being blamed for girls wearing shorts. She told us we could not wear those
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Simply stated‚ students should study Shakespeare’s works in school because of the incredible value within them. In addition to exposing students to a multitude of literary techniques‚ Shakespeare’s plays challenge the student with difficult language and style‚ express a profound knowledge of human behavior and offer insight into the world around us. William Shakespeare is recognized by much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. The intricate meanings‚ extensive vocabulary‚ and powerful
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The reasons I decided to go back to school are various. One‚ even though I do have my masters degree‚ unfortunately along with that degree I did not have my teaching certificate. In order for me to be able to teach in State of Iowa‚ I needed to complete the certification. This will undoubtedly open the doors for more opportunities and able to broaden my horizons. Two‚ learn and learn more. Learning is without a doubt is endless and never stops. I want to learn more and to remain current with
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WHY DO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS DISCRIMINATE PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS? by Richmond for Writing Contest 2008 Throughout my entire schooling life‚ I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to attend private institutions. Since primary till secondary‚ I’ve been to two different private institutions. Beside the point it’s obvious whenever I go for tuition‚ or now in college‚ students from government schools tend to discriminate us. Even my tuition teacher use phrases like ‘just because you’re from
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Schools embrace a multicultural society; however‚ this can sometimes lead to issues concerning relationships and communication between children or adults and pupils. Culture is the way in which a group of people who share a common language‚ values or religion are identified. Therefore‚ a schoolâ€TMs language‚ rules and policies may be different to what certain individuals from a different cultural background are used to. This can lead to difficulty in communication as some children may not have English
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The American School System Education is what keeps a society thriving; it’s what enables a society to thrive and create productive individuals who can keep the educational process on-going. The whole purpose of education is to enlighten us with truths‚ and create knowledgeable people. We must ask ourselves‚ what is the point of creating knowledgeable people? We answer this with a question in return; where would we be without knowledgeable people? In The Republic‚ Plato extensively analyzes
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In the book Of Mice and Men‚ most of the characters were named in correspondence with their physical appearance. Curley‚ a key secondary character‚ is no exception seeing as he is described as being a "thin young man with a brown face‚ with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair." On the surface Curley is a very confrontational‚ mean-spirited‚ intimidating and an aggressive young man who is very cruel to all those around him for no apparent reason. However‚ after thorough analysis we see that
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Earning a trophy for just participating? Sound familiar. Have you ever gotten a trophy on some team and the kind that just played in the sand get the same one. Kids are getting trophies for participating but can that cause kids to grow up always expecting a reward affect the way they grow up. This has happened to me aswell when I was younger on my baseball team I wasn’t very good and always playing in the dirt and this other girl was really good and we both got the same trophy and that made me
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whether or not we should have longer school days. Many people said we should stick to 7(seven) hour school days‚ because if we have longer days then kids can’t be focused and they won’t have a lot of time with family. However(‚) on the other hand people think that longer days would be better for students because they could learn more (omitted comma) and because they want the best education for their kids. If we have longer school days‚ they(it) would cut into after school activities. On both sides of this
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