School Shooting Essays and Term Papers
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Summary of Shooting an Elephant
“Shooting an Elephant,” by George Orwell is a first person view on living and working as a European police officer in Moulmein, Lower Burma. There was a bit of tension between the locals and the foreign law enforcement since the British had taken over the country, so Orwell was not thought fondly of. The climax of this essay was when a otherwise tame elephant starts rampaging because is had gone into “must” a term used
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Shooting an Elephant
“Shooting an Elephant” I was not comfortable with many aspects of this story. The prejudice throughout the book was unimaginable, I find I am uncomfortable with any kind of bigotry. Reading of the Burmese people and their disrespect toward someone who was there to “protect and serve”, was difficult. I suppose I am naпve, I try to hold on to the belief that people of God are inherently good. I know there are bad apples
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Abington School District Vs. Schempp
Abington School District vs. Schempp Required School Prayer In 1949, a state-wide law was passed in Pennsylvania that required public school students to read scriptures from the Bible and recite the Lord’s Prayer everyday in class. This law stayed intact until Edward Schempp challenged it nine years later. Pennsylvania wasn’t the first or the only state to enforce law making it mandatory for students to read from the Bible during school. Twenty-five additional states had
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Uniforms in School
Uniforms in School In both public and private schools the appeal of school uniforms remains controversial among students, parents and school officials; as a result of this, some schools have abandoned the uniform policy while at the same time other schools have initiated one. Both sides of the debate have reasonable points to their argument. While the pro-uniform side believes that uniforms help to reduce violence and drug use in schools, some research has shown
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Ignorance in Your High School Principal; My Trip to His office
I walked into his office. The look on his face was distasteful. He made me feel inferior to him. Not the way you should feel around your high school principal. I didn’t feel welcome, or even accepted. His beady eyes burned holes in my skin. I sat. He gazed into my tired eyes, and he asked me the following, "What’s going on?" How am I supposed to respond to this sort of question? If I
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Should Random Drug Testing in Public Schools Be Allowed?
Should random drug testing in public schools be allowed? Pros The main purpose of random school drug testing is not to catch kids using drugs, it to keep them from ever using them. Once their using drugs its harder for them to break their addiction. With many employers drug testing its very important for a kid's future not to use drugs. Drug use is responsible for many crimes. Its worth the inconvenience for all our
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Student Chronicles: Tales of a High School Student
Student Chronicles: Tales of a High School Student Jan. 8, 2007 A.D. It's a pretty good day, all things considered. School has just started back, I got my schedule, and I have the same classes as last semester, unfortunately, and where still on this ridiculous A day B day schedule. By the way my name is Marquis Harding, but everybody calls me "Slim." I'm in the 12th grade at Stratford high. My story takes place
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School Uniform Requirement
It's official -- the largest school district in the U.S. has adopted school uniforms. Over a half-million elementary-school students in New York City will have to adhere to a dress code by the Fall of 1999. The president of the school board said the policy is "important to diminish peer pressure and promote school pride," but that it's not "an act of magic to transform schools overnight....It isn't going to replace good teaching, good principals,
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School Ties
The movie starts off in World War 2; with a high amount of animosity the main character David Green is a middle class Jewish citizen who lives Scranton, Pennsylvania. He gets a scholarship to a rich school known as St. Mathews Prepatory in Massachusetts. David a Middle class citizen going to rich prep schools causes social class differences. Not only was he a Jew but he was also a middle class citizen, who was looked
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Organization and Bureaucracy in Schools
Running Head: Organization and Bureaucratization: Strengths Weaknesses and Risks Organization and Bureaucratization: Strengths, Weaknesses and Risks The organization of schooling in the United States has been a topic of great controversy for many years. We compare ourselves to other nations weighing the pros and cons of alternative organization of education. We see the benefits of the centralized school system used in many developed European and Asian nations, but we are hesitant to move from the
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Answering the Need for an Art Centered After-School Program
ANSWERING THE NEED FOR AN ART CENTERED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM Answering the Need for an Art Centered After-School Program Rhonda Bush Program Development HS 33, Kennesaw State University Abstract The need for after-school programming within the city of Marietta was investigated due to a genuine curiosity that was sparked within me while driving one after-noon. The destination that day was to simply arrive at a friend’s house to watch a movie or two. In route, I
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Archetypes in High School Movies
David Denby explains the typical high school movies in detail in his article called “High-School Confidential: Notes in Teen Movies”. According to Denby, there are three character archetypes in high school movies; the popular girl, the jock, and the outsider. For some reason these movies usually take place around the time of prom, where miss popular expects to be crowned for her…popularity. Denby described the first character type, the popular girl, as usually a
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Critique of Genres at Home and at School
Nell K. Duke and Victoria Purcell-Gates insightful article, “Genres at home and at school: Bridging the known to the new” reports on genres found at home and at school for two groups of young children from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. Duke and Gates identify genres commonly found in both settings, as well as those commonly found only in one setting or the other. Children encounter many different kinds of text in their daily life. There
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Pythagoras and the Pythagorean School
Pythagoras and the Pythagorean School Pythagoras and the Pythagorean School Pythagoras was not Greek, but Phoenician, born to a relatively wealthy family on the island of Samos. Samos was governed by Polycrates, an infamous tyrant. Pythagoras was well educated, having been taught by the philosopher Pherekydes. The great teacher Thales and his student Anaximander were the ones who introduced Pythagoras to mathematical ideas. Thales advised Pythagoras to travel to Egypt to learn more about mathematics
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Schools and Society
Government Provided Rights to Individuals with Disabilities Over the years the Government has provided numerous rights to individuals with disabilities. These rights only came about from the combined efforts of parents and professionals. These years have brought about many improvements. Public Law (PL) 94-142 is the starting point of legislation for special education. PL 94-142 consists of six major components. These components are FAPE (free appropriate public education), LRE (least restrictive environment), IEP (individualized education
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Insanity: Is It in Our Schools?
INSANITY: IS IT IN OUR SCHOOLS? What exactly is the definition of insanity? Insanity is being in a mental state of mind that does not allows you to make correct decisions on events that are occurring at that moment. But this definition is not always the same through out the United States. One person’s definition is not always the same as the next. This comes into conflict when trying to decide someone’s fate in
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School Leadership Dilemma
An ethical dilemma is a situation that will often involve an apparent conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. It emerges in a conflict between at least two values which requires different responses. Ethical leadership requires leaders to mature as their primary concern is the acquisition of the virtue not just technique and character. The ethical dilemma discussion in question comes from the interview with the principal of
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Whethor or Not Cell Phones Should Be Used at School
Whether or not cell phones should be allowed on school campus Many children today own a cell phone and usually bring it to school. However, a plethora of people who work at the school don’t like the idea of having cell phones on school campus for countless of reasons. So now there is this big controversy on whether or not cell phones should be allowed on campus. In spite of this I believe that children
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Sex Education: Should Condoms Be Distributed in Schools?
Sex Education: Should Condoms be distributed in Schools? “Sex Education: Should Condoms be distributed in Schools?” was very eye catching to the reader. The author of this essay Rush H. Limbaugh III, points out a lot of good points here which I highly agree with. Sex education can be very tricky, what are its limitations? What should the students be taught and what shouldn’t they be taught? If my memory serves me right, I
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Huckfinn to Be or Not to Be in School
Huckleberry Finn to be or not to be in school Huckleberry Finn to be or not to be in school? It’s a highly discussed question, some people think it should be in the schools curriculum and some think it shouldn’t be. It should be as easy to see as black and white right? Well that’s wrong it’s not as easy to see as black and white but what is easy to see is some people
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Teaching World Religion in the Public School System
Teaching World Religion In America, the idea of teaching world religion inside the public schools is often seen as reprehensible. This, unfortunately, is caused by the many different interpretations of the separation of church and state in the Constitution of America. This program of study has helped many children in other nations to have a greater awareness and understanding of the religions that surround them in the world. We believe that the teaching of world
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School Violence - Finding Solutions
School Violence-Finding Solutions December 1, 1997, Michael Carneal, a freshman in West Paducah, Kentucky opened fire on his classmates, killing three and wounding five. One year later, on March 5, 1998, Mitchell Woodward shot and killed five classmates and wounded eleven in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Just one year after that, Eric Harris and Dylan Kleibold committed the most heinous act of school violence in United States history in Littleton, Colorado. There, in Columbine High school, Harris
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Education in America - Failing Schools
Education in America: Failing Schools Education in America is one of the most important issues that face our nation. If the education in America is not thought of one of most serious issues we face, our nation as a whole will fall. There are many debates and they seemly extend to all walks of life. The debates range from the decline in education, school vouchers, and the no child left behind law. As a nation,
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Promotion of School Violence
I go to gross movies and listen to heavy metal and rap music and I haven't killed anybody, does that make me a potential killer?" These things provoke anger, temper, and crummy attitudes. Gross visuals and music dull sensitivities. They teach the wrong way to handle problems. Make no mistake about this. No matter what defenders of this junk may say, violent movies, video games, and gross music have consequences that include more arguing, hitting,
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School Uniforms
The introduction of school uniforms in the public school system would make a positive change for the students and the entire school. A common argument today is whether uniforms should be introduced to the public school system. I agree for many different reasons. The main reasons for having uniforms are that it would prevent bullying, create more school pride, and make school a better learning environment. An important reason for uniforms is that it would
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