Thomas Jefferson was a man that was gifted in so many things ranging from writing to architecture showing great leadership abilities at such an early age. ... One of his fond memories of his childhood was of when he was two-years old and was handed up to a slave on horseback, who carried him on a pillow while he slept. ...
Anthony Schwartz Literature/Composition 10 - Gifted Mr. ... Also, by supporting superior preference towards a particular group, affirmative action contradicts its original intentions of equality: it allows job opportunities to be stripped from one individual and to be handed on a silver platter to another, more privileged individual. ...
Yes, some of us are gifted in different ways and with different talents, but we should not take away from those who have worked harder and those who have earned better. ... A society concerned about getting higher numbers of blacks into elite colleges would be forced to perform at a higher level in school from elementary through high school, and blacks would eventually get the hint that it is not going to be handed to them and their performance level will eventually go up Overall there is nothing good about racial quotas. ...
The primary controls of the distribution of funds are in the hands of the state while the Federal is there to supplement state and local resources. ... On the other hand, the schools those are best funded and with the highest percentage of experienced teachers are located in the neighborhoods that are economically advantaged. ... Students that come from a low-income New York City family are not considered for being tested to be eligible for the gifted-and-talented program. ...
The book records Thoreau's experiences in a hand-built cabin, where he spent two years in partial seclusion, at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. ... Emily Dickinson- Heralded as one of the most gifted American writers, Emily Dickinson authored nearly 2,000 poems. ...
