Essays on Education Page 426

            Nobuo Kojima’s 1954 short story, The American School, is set in Japan during the occupation period following the end of World War II followings its defeat.  The story is essentially a mix of drama with a mix of comedy and is all about adjustment and coping with the new situation that has befallen the…

The Hammond is a full time vocational training centre and offer courses in Musical Theatre (MT) or Dance (D). Both courses require ballet training, 5 times (D course) or 4 times (MT course) a week. The ballet training is split into 3 groups(A,B and C) depending on different levels of ballet. The students are assessed…

Queen Elizabeth’s speech motivated and reassured the soldiers, demonstrating her belief in them and her leadership skills through the employment of repetition, juxtaposition, persuasion, amplification, and diction. By utilizing the pronoun “we” in the opening statement, Elizabeth aligns herself with the troops, establishing a shared purpose. She appeals to their emotions, instilling a sense of…

At the approach of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) planned an exhibit with its centerpiece, the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb at Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. 1 The Enola Gay, the giant four…

Born on October, 15th, 1926, Michael Foucault grew to become one of the 20th century’s most renowned philosophers. He was also a notable historian, sociologist and a notable critic and author who not only criticized social institutions such as; the prison system, or the existing political structures but also served to define human sexuality and…

During one normal school day at lunch time the weather was hot and no clouds in the sky. I was walking along to help Mr Petersen get equipment for athletics training. While I was walking through the year 9 area some year 9”s were huddling around with one tall skinny guy and one short average…

The story begins with a brief description of the surrounding environment: a dark evening with nothing but the sound of the footsteps of a man walking to and fro before entering the hut, only to find out that one of his sons was not feeling well as well as his wife. After carefully attending to…

Critically examine the pros and cons of the Direct Subsidy Scheme in primary and secondary education in Hong Kong. Take two well-known schools as case examples (one D. S. S. and the other non-D. S. S. ) to illustrate your answer. Content I. Introduction II. Background III. Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) IV. Advantages of DSS…

Tourism in Assam: Status and Prospects Introduction North-East India is a paradise for tourists. Its enchanting hills, dancing rivers, roaring waterfalls, thick and dark forests, heavy rains during monsoon, innumerable varieties of flora and fauna, countless species of wild animals and plants, mysterious clouds, melodious folk music, thrilling dances and festivals, variety of many delicious…

The story reveals that most people in society choose to be uniformed and devoid of emotions or thoughts in order to maintain their state of “happiness”. They believe that they are entitled to avoid the complications that arise from having diverse opinions. Nonetheless, a minority desires the knowledge and authority that books offer. They assert…