ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on English
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Francois Marie Arouet (pen name Voltaire) was born on November 21, 1694, in Paris. Voltaire’s intelligence, wit, and style made him one of France’s greatest writers and philosophers. Young Francois Marie received his education at “Louis-le-Grand,” a Jesuit college in Paris. He left school at 16 and soon made friends among the Parisian aristocrats. His humorous verses made him a favorite in society circles. In 1717, his sharp wit got him into trouble with the authorities. He was imprisoned in the Bastille for eleven months for writing a scathing satire of the French government. During his time in prison, Francois Marie wrote “Oedipe” which was to become his first theatrical success and adopted his pen name “Voltaire.” (more…)
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Although B&G Clubs vary to respond to the needs of the local populations, they all share some common elements:
- A safe haven for school-aged children away from the streets
- The presence of caring adult leaders that serve as role models and provide guidance access to comprehensive and coordinated services, such as health and fitness, drug abuse and teen pregnancy education, arts and crafts, leadership development, environmental awareness educational support, technological training, and increased awareness of career options through career exploration programs (more…)
ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Education
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U.S. educator, the first great American advocate of public education, who understood that, in a democratic society, education should be free and universal, nonsectarian, democratic in method, and reliant on well-trained, professional teachers. The position holds little intrinsic authority or budget, but Mann used his visible post and oratorical skill to unify different school districts. (more…)
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Teen intervention is another way that teens can cope with pregnancy. Such interventions include an education component, during which peer counselors give the teens information about existing resources. Teen parents are generally very receptive to this information, in part because someone close to their own age presents it. The peer advocates attend childbirth classes, help parents open bank accounts, and help them consider education options. Results from such programs demonstrate that teen intervention works and helps teen parents cope with the pregnancy. Before such programs, the young parents are often withdrawn and very negative about their situations. However, after they begin such teen invention programs, they are very positive about trying to do the best thing both for themselves and their unborn child. In this case, the teen intervention will be good for the fourteen-year-old girl. (more…)
ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Education
Sample Essay
Words 2,219
One of the most important beliefs of a democracy is that every child deserves an education, for education allows each person to realize his or her potential. That idea – that we should each be given a chance to go as far as we possibly can on our own merits – is as American as apple pie. And yet all too often it remains an ideal only for students with special needs. However, a number of curricular plans are designed to meet the varied needs of all students in a school. This paper examines one of those curricula, the Schools for California Online Resources for Education (SCORE), a curriculum that addresses some of the ways in which exceptional students can be educated as fully as possible within the general education classroom in a way that allows them to perform at their best while also allowing those students who are not considered exceptional to achieve their greatest potential as well. (more…)
