The majority of families I worked with come from low to poor economic and social upbringing and functioned on a lower level of education than what is considered acceptable in the working class. ... They believe schooling is only because one is forced to attend; it's not about one's education that gets one ahead, but rather from what economic status they are born under; and believe the life they are living has amounted to all it will, therefore it must be accepted and embraced. ... Families on welfare must be made aware of the importance of focusing on education and that opportunity ...

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Albert's Catholic High School's production of "The Breakfast Club" taught the audience at the Arden Theatre a few valuable life lessons about social status and friendship. ... As they break the barriers between their social statuses and relationships with one another, they come to realize that they are not so different from each other after all. ...

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Those of the learning community have the difficult task of deciding whether or not mandatory school uniforms infringe upon the rights of students in public schools, and maintaining social order in these schools as well. ... School uniforms do little to disguise social status and can actually harm students when they enter the real world and realize that not every person is equal. ... The uniform is a convenient mechanism for discouraging today's youth to be their own person and not conform to social pressure. ... Although, when uniforms are forced to quickly into schools, students d...

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Social inequality is also another way to look at this type of treatment. ... In this situation the achieved status of student athletes was looked at as being more important than nonathletes. In chapter 9, pg. 230, an achieved status is described as an open system that encourages competition among members of society. ...

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Chocolate War BOOK REPORT TITLE: The Chocolate War AUTHOR: Robert Cormier PUBLICATION DATE: 1974 PLACE SETTING: The story is set in New York. TIME SETTING: The story takes place in the modern day. POINT OF VIEW: The story is told in third person. THEME: The theme is fighting the establishment....

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"Hamlet is no abstract thinker and dreamer. As his imagery betrays to us, he is rather a man gifted with greater powers of observation than others. He is capable of scanning reality with a keener eye and of penetrating.....to the very core of things.",Wolfgang Cleman. I agree with this st...

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Obama's offer seems like a very feasible and positive drive towards an increased enrollment status. ... They see a higher accomplishment as someone with a bachelor's degree and do not recognize that a majority of young Americans are "not prepared, either financially, cognitively or socially for that kind of education" (Porter, 2). ... The solution does not only lie in the budget problems of community colleges, but rather the social ones. ... If there are advisers and specific systems in place that can ensure a student is on the right track financially and socially, then it ...

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Up to the middle of the year my group of friends and I would laugh at the other students who looked weird or make fun of the students who were socially awkward. ... My beliefs about social status' and popularity disappeared and I realized that diversity is a good thing. Children who are looked at as different or weird, may have social anxiety or developmental issues, but they all have a story and are very friendly and caring people....

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Though there are many positive traits in the French schooling, along with minor glitches that make it less than perfect A student's social status can often determine the quality of the education a student will receive which in turn will define social classes in France. ... Discrimination is often portrayed by the instructor who unfairly uses social ranking to evaluate a student's performance; therefore, students of opposite social classes, who have shown the same academic performance, will have different chances of receiving a positive orientation. The more positive reaction is oft...

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Toy Soldiers Ever since the beginning of time people have been dressing in ways that describe their cultural background, social status, and sometimes even their religion. ... What kind of social leper is going to wear blue trousers and penny loafers to play ball on the weekend? ...

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Speech Anxiety Through out my school years I've done, a lot of different class assignments dealing with public speaking as to my unfortunate is not one of my best subjects. Every year since the beginning of high school there was that one class I had to take that sooner or later dealt...

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I have never been part of a social group or liked to talk any but after being in the company of all the interesting, and unique people there was no way I couldn't fit it. ... I had no idea that my life would be changed in such a manner as for me to move up in the world in my own personal status rating, all because I stepped through the front doors of a school. ...

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Can bullying be prevented? Bullying and school violence are often a result of a youth's differences in look, behavior, or social status. Most school shooters have, at one time or another, felt bullied or rejected by their peers. Violence and aggression are used against the victim, who then becomes a...

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Cyber bullying takes place using electronic technology devices such as cell phones, tablets and computers as well as communication tools including social media, text messages, chat, emails and websites. ... These social media websites have immensely increased bullying over the years. Adolescents have over 1,000 Facebook friends and it takes one person to post a status that could lead others to join in and harass a victim. ... Adolescents in school are all divided into different social groups. Some of these social groups can lead a bad influence on each other, they can influence someone to do...

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School is important but not at the cost of students' sanity and emotional status. ... There is pressure to create this persona where students have to be perfect at everything they do, get straight A's and maintain a social life too. ...

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1). The issue that I have selected addresses the implementation of the school voucher system. School voucher programs provide choice in school attendance to low income populations. They provide in a few places, choice to those who would have none. Certainly as it stands, education is distributed...

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If I didn't know what the status of Brenda and Dylan's relationship was, then I wasn't cool enough. ... Like any mass medium, whether one uses it for information, entertainment, education, or social purposes there are always going to be setbacks. ...

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For the typical American teenager in high school, their senior prom symbolizes a culmination of their social life for the past four years. ... Although the titles have no long-term significance, but seem to provide temporary celebrity status for the kind and queen. ...

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The American Dream comes with difficulty in all type of situations to reach the elite status of society, and in this case, the difficulty to convince the public that Carter's decision should not be overturned. ... The American Dream can be compared as an analogy to the slippery slope fallacy where if hard work and ambition does not come first, then they are likely to stay in the same social and environmental conditions will still be in effect. ...

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The results showed that over 73% of students agree uniforms help prevent personal harm (teasing, physical abuse, theft), 72% agreed uniforms prevent social status effects, 54.3% agreed uniforms improve general behavior, and 52% agreed uniforms improve school related issues (tardiness, absenteeism, academics, poor academic performance, and disruptive behavior) (Lapoint). ...

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Schools that encourage students to wear uniforms can reflex a positive outlook in their academic and behavior status. Students who feel equal, and have one less worry about how hectic the schools social life is now and days can provide a lot more to the school as well as their grades. ...

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