...Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, put on by the Carey High School drama department, was well scripted, directed, and portrayed to say the least. From the moment I walked into the auditorium to watch the performance, I felt a strange atmosphere around me. However, I didn’t expect anything less; this was the last show ever in that auditorium before the school building got torn down. For anyone who graduated from Carey High School, the auditorium held some sort of significance to you. It was the place you had all your elementary programs, where you had all your sports banquets, where you were inducted into National Honor Society, where you were granted scholarships and other academic awards, where you performed all your band and choir concerts,...
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...Cyberbullying: What School Administrators (and Parents) Can Do ANDREW V. BEALE and KIMBERLY R. HALL Abstract: Technology has transformed the lives of adolescents, including the ways they bully one another. Variously referred to as electronic bullying, online bullying, or cyberbullying, this new method of bullying involves the use of e-mail, instant messaging, Web sites, voting booths, and chat or bash rooms to deliberately pick on and torment others. To combat cyberbullying, educators need to better understand the nature of it and be aware of actions that they can undertake to prevent cyberbullying in the schools. Keywords: combating cyberbullying, electronic bullying, online bullying n recent years, considerable emphasis has been placed on implementing bullying prevention programs in public schools (Colvin et al. 1998; Hernandez and Seem 2004; Pellegrini and Bartini 2000). Researchers and administrators have developed programs, written articles, delivered workshops, and given speeches focusing on the goal and importance of eliminating bullying behavior in schools. The difficulty, however, is that despite the major emphasis on prevention of bullying in schools, the problem persists. According to the results of the first national survey on school bullying, 74 percent of eight- to eleven-year-old students reported that bullying and teasing occurred at their schools (Nansel et al. 2001). To make matters worse, technology has escalated bullying to a new and particularly insidious...
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...great for the school itself. There will be less drama and problems for students, students who are shy won’t have to talk in front of the classroom, and schools will save a lot of money. ‘Schools are too over crowded’ States Jayleen Cruz a senior attending Dunnellon High. Let’s face the facts; there will always be children coming in and out of schools making them more populated but, if students are sent to take the courses online it can eliminate some of the crowdedness at schools. It is anticipated that 25% of the current student population will accept this option and not attend school, let’s make that percentage higher! Students who do enroll on the online courses will have much less drama in the school as well as the student’s personal life. It is already a known fact that if students aren’t with their friends in school or in a classroom there is a 75% lower chance of them causing trouble. The students will be at home or in a library doing there online courses , and not causing the teacher trouble as usual, or having the teacher stop an important lesson to write a referral or detention slip. Basically students will have no other choice but to be a good student online because there will be no friends around or people to distract them from work. The percentage of bullied students will also go down, yes I understand the communication level of the students will decrease, but on a better note think of all the students who won’t be bullied on a daily bases at school about their clothes...
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...14th she headed to Iowa for the first time since her wounding defeat by Barack Obama in that state’s 2008 Democratic caucus. The former secretary of state, senator and First Lady made her return in a friendly, controlled setting. Accompanied by her husband, Bill, she was the guest star at the Harkin Steak Fry, a combined picnic, fundraiser and clan gathering for fans and friends of Tom Harkin, Iowa’s Democratic senator and an old-school New Deal populist. No national politician heads to Iowa on a whim. Winning Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential contest does not sew up the nomination. But losing Iowa badly (in 2008 Mrs Clinton came third behind Mr Obama and John Edwards, a caddish lawyer) can derail a campaign built round inevitability. Senator Harkin tried to consign that rejection to history, calling the Clintons America’s “comeback couple” and, to Iowa Democrats, “family”. Mr Harkin is retiring after 40 years in Congress. The Clintons were at pains not to overshadow their host. They used his-and-hers speeches to heap praise on Mr Harkin, bash Republicans and urge Democrats to vote in November’s mid-term elections. The lovely setting, a sloping meadow bathed in autumn sunshine, had been decorated with similar care. There were old tractors, artfully placed hay bales, a giant flag and rows of campaign signs promoting mid-term candidates. “Ready for Hillary”, a shadow campaign group working to assemble an army of grassroots activists for Mrs Clinton if she decides to run,...
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...A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess I chose the novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess because I have watched the movie and I really wanted to read the book. The blurb also shows a dark and interesting book “A Clockwork Orange is the shocking seminal novel that spawned one of the most notorious films ever made...Alex and his thrill-seeking gang indulge in violence...rape and drugs”. The first page already suggests that Alex is a troubled leader of his gang sitting in the milk bar drinking a glass of milk which is laced with illegal drugs, making plans for the evening. I predicted A Clockwork Orange would be an easy going, interesting novel that hopefully I could relate to. I was particularly interested how the characters were introduced. Alex and his droogs (friends), Dim, Pete and Georgie as sitting in the Korova Milk Bar, a place that serves milk injected with illegal drugs like stimulants, trying to decide what to do for the night. Alex and his droogs are young, with lots of money and very well dressed, “Waisty Jackets without lapels...with big built up shoulders...off white cravats which looked like whipped-up kartoffel or spud...hair not too long...and big flip horrowshow boots for kicking”. The Author also describes the other patrons surrounding the bar, with a man hallucinating on the milk next to the boys and young girls in tight bright dresses on the other side of the bar. These people and the surroundings are different to what would experience today in our...
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...In this chapter, will be talking about my experiences in junior high. It was a big and exciting change for me to move to the middle school wing of the school. I was really excited about having six different teachers opposed to only one for the whole day. I was extremely excited for my first day of junior high. The night before, I had laid out my uniform and got all my school supplies ready. I woke up at 6:00 am, ready for my first day of school. I went to the kitchen, and made my breakfast. Then I realized that my parents werent home. At that time my mom was pregnant with my little brother, so it crossed my mind a few times that she could be having the baby. Because I didn't have a phone at that time, I had to email my parents asking them where they were. My dad drove...
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...Americans always talk about how free their country is and how they have freedom of speech. How much freedom do we really have? Computers and technology have advanced at a rapid pace over the past decade and you can find a computer virtually anywhere you go. You can find computers in schools, businesses, in most homes and even in the palm of your hand with smart phones. According to www.NPR.org (National Public Radio), “Virtually all Americans under age 60 say they have used a computer (92%), and most of them have used the Internet (75%) or sent an e-mail message (67%) at some point in their lives. In addition, more than 8 in 10 Americans under age 60 currently use a computer at home or work (81%).” Computers have become not just a luxury, but a necessity among American culture. We are living in a technological age where we need computers to function in our everyday lives. When a product is made there is always going to be some sort of byproduct that comes along with it. When computers were made the internet came along with it. The internet was originally developed for the military to be able to communicate in the event of a nuclear attack. It was also developed specifically to be used for research and education. Over time the internet became commercially available and it was no longer just for education. It was used for various other things such as entertainment, shopping, social networking or keeping up with news. As technology advanced the more the internet flourished...
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... according to the testimony of Toronto police officer, Detective Jeff Bangild. Other than some less-than-polite rebuttals from Elliot via twitter. Murphy suggested that the serious ramifications of Elliot’s conviction could be dire for free-speech online, saying that the idea that all it takes to end up charged with a criminal offense is a vigorous participation in an online debate and that this case can and will have a chilling effect on people’s ability to communicate, not just on twitter. Murphy also suggests that the women are not vulnerable and are in fact accomplished, politically savvy women and if they can’t handle being mentioned in a tail-end of a political discussion than they are in the wrong business. The women even discussed in a meeting with Murphy to conspire and commit a criminal offense to go out and publicly shame Elliot, this seems to be akin to that of a high school spat, except that it’s grown adults on the internet. The statute says if that conduct causes victims “reasonable and in all circumstances to fear for their safety” than that’s good enough to be prosecuted, yet Guthrie and Reilly didn’t behave that they were scared or even intimidated. Instead they held meetings where the women and their followers would bash Elliot and even included the grotesque suggestion that he was a pedophile. Opinion: I took some time to read some of Greg Elliott’s tweets. Let me say that Elliot is a vulgar man, and I find his commentary generally tasteless and crude, but...
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...independence of the people or complete government control. Complete government control, sounds familiar, many people read George Orwell’s “1984” while in school. The novel describes the dystopia where an oligarchic government has overwhelming control and surveillance and relentless mind control over the people. The philosophy described allowed “the big brother” or “Party” to control and manipulate humanity. The people were not allowed to have free thought or any expression of individuality. Our own government is not far from that imaginary world. Americans now live in a world where we no longer have the freedom to freely decide what we eat, how our children will be educated, choose healthcare insurance, and even decide what light bulb will illuminate our homes. The government has extended their power through taxation, regulations, and unremitting appeals. At what limit is government control over our daily lives too much. The rights of the people need to prevail and people should be allowed to ascertain their own individuality and independence. The Bill of Rights was ratified in December 1791 as the collective name for the first ten amendments of the Constitution (Bill). The Bill of Rights was written to clarify the limitations on the authority of the federal government, to include protecting the rights of liberty including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, free assembly, and freedom to keep and bear arms (Bill). The Bill of Rights protects the rights and freedoms of the people...
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...Savagery in The Lord of the Flies William Golding’s novel ‘The Lord of The flies’ presents us with a group of English boys who are isolated on a desert island, left to try and retain a civilised society. In this novel Golding manages to display the boys slow descent into savagery as democracy on the island diminishes. At the opening of the novel, Ralph and Jack get on extremely well. We are informed Jack, “shared his burden,” and there was an, “invisible light of friendship,” between the two boys. Jack changes considerably throughout this novel. At first he tells us, “I agree with Ralph we’ve got to have rules and obey them,” This shows us that at the beginning of the novel, just like Ralph, he wants to uphold a civilised society. We are also notified, “Most powerfully there was the conch.” As the conch represents democracy we can see that at the beginning of the novel the boys sustain a powerful democratic society. This democratic society does not last very long as the children (especially Jack) have a lack of respect for the conch and the rules. We can see this when Jack decides, “We don’t need the conch anymore, we know who should say things.” As the conch represents democracy we can see that civilisation on the island is braking up and savagery is starting to take over. We can also see a brake up in society when Jack says, “Bollocks to the rules!” Here we can see that Jack contradicts himself while managing to diminish the assembly and the power of the conch. Golding...
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...BBA 218 Leadership INSTRUCTOR Dr Helen Wong Topic: Identify a leader in history or in the community and discuss the leadership philosophy reflected in his/her speech, behavior and actions as a leader. Comment on the effectiveness and impact of his/her leadership. Allan Zeman Group members: Wong Sze Wai 201225217H Chow Tung Ying 201223209H Cheung Ka Wai 201226233H Wong Yan Kei 201323061H Fung Yuen Wai 201323059H Ng Bing Yam 201223018H Table of Contents Background 3 Speech 4 Behaviour 5 Actions 6 Effectiveness and Impact 9 Conclusion 11 Bibliography of references 12 Background Allan Zeman was born in Germany in 1949. His father passed away when he was seven years old. He went to Hong Kong when he was nineteen. He went to Hong Kong because of his garment business. He has already earned around 100 thousand. Since 1981 he found out that Hong Kong only have numbers of hotel and restaurant but don’t have some special characteristics of western restaurant, therefore he decided to build up some restaurant which is for people to relax. The restaurant is named California. In that time, it’s a creative idea. Not only start his business in Hong Kong, also bought a building in Tokyo. It is also restaurant. in this few years, he starts his bar in Shanghai, which is likely and same as Lan Kwai Fong. He plans to enter the market in Beijing. In this past few years, more western restaurant and bar entered this place –Lan Kwai Fong...
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...shift in dominance from Physicians to Psychologists and most recently to Educationist. The shift has been from an evaluation phase to instruction, education and training. Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV 1800-1930 1930-1960 1960-1980 1980-Present / / / Foundation Phase Transition Phase Integration Phase Contemporary Phase Phase Details Foundation Phase During the Foundation Phase, medical theories of brain function and dysfunction were formulated. Transition Phase Transition Phase emphasised more on the Clinical Study of the Child by Psychologists Integration Phase Integration Phase was characterized by the rapid growth of school programme for learning disabled children Contemporary Phase The current phase is an eclectic approach with a shift to the Educators. It is a coming together of the doctors , psychologists, parents and teacher with ultimate responsibility lying on the teachers The term Learning Disability actually was coined in 1963 here in Chicago by Dr. Samuel Kirk. Earlier to this varying confusing labels were used for children who were relatively normal or superior in intelligence but had learning problem. This term was very useful for a number of reasons: • It focused attention on the language, reading, and processing of information, and caused people to think about learning disabilities in new ways. • It implied that...
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...(Williamson, 2002). The policies prescribed encompassed: Fiscal discipline, redirection of public expenditure towards broad-based provision of key pro-growth, pro-poor services like primary education and primary health, tax reform, financial liberalization, a competitive exchange rate, trade liberalization, liberalization of inward foreign direct investment, privatization, deregulation and secure property rights. According to Williamson (1996), the phrase Washington Consensus has become a familiar term in development policy circles. The term has come to be used fairly widely in a second, broader sense, to refer to a synonym for what is often called market fundamentalism or neo-liberalism which refers to Laissez-faire Economics, that is , lets bash the state, the market will resolve everything. However, Williamson dispute the idea of complete bashing of the state, he asserts that indeed Washington Consensus focused primarily on policies that reduced the role of the government, but the policies did not imply a complete swing to the opposite extreme of market fundamentalism and the restrained role of the government. Many interpreted the Washington Consensus as a policy manifesto that is supposedly believed to be...
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...A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming SECOND EDITION ® Mark G. Sobell Upper Saddle River, NJ • Boston • Indianapolis • San Francisco New York • Toronto • Montreal • London • Munich • Paris • Madrid Capetown • Sydney • Tokyo • Singapore • Mexico City Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publisher was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed with initial capital letters or in all capitals. The author and publisher have taken care in the preparation of this book, but make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of the information or programs contained herein. The publisher offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales, which may include electronic versions and/or custom covers and content particular to your business, training goals, marketing focus, and branding interests. For more information, please contact: U.S. Corporate and Government Sales (800) 382-3419 corpsales@pearsontechgroup.com For sales outside the United States, please contact: International Sales international@pearson.com Visit us on the Web: informit.com/ph Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication...
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...ran large farms and plantations. Only a very fewer women remained single. Only 7.3 percent of women born between 1845 and 1849 remained unmarried. In which the percentage did not increase much over a half century.Unmarried women who did not own property would work in a household helping out with household chores. Other women would work as servants or slaves. Factory owners would hire women in their benefit because they could pay lower wages to women than to men. In effect the laws made women feel as if they were powerless over their own selves. Back a few months before pearl harbor school systems throughout the country refused to hire women teachers if they were married or fire them if they found out they got married after being employed. They did not want women who had responsibilities such as children back home or a husband. But during the time women were expected to get married and form a family. That would only mean lack of work. Therefore women had fewer children and stop childbearing. But in order for women to even get jobs women would have to get an education. During the 19th century the first women's college was established and some of men's colleges opened their doors to women. Since that was the case more women were postponing marriage or not even getting married at all. Unmarried women gained new employment opportunities...
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