Essays Tagged: "Private school"

Bill Gates

ted Sherman and Clayton antitrust acts.Bill Gates' first interest in computers began at Lakeside, a private school in Seattle that Gates attended. There he wrote his 'first software program when I was ...

(7 pages) 750 16 4.5 Jul/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Private Education in relation to book: 'Private schools: Essential or undemocratic' by Nelson, J.L., Carlson, K., & Palonsky, S.B.

ked it thought it was well written, thoroughNelson, J.L., Carlson, K., & Palonsky, S.B. (1993). Private schools: Essential orundemocratic. In Critical issues in education (pp. 63-78). New York: Mc ... ucation (pp. 63-78). New York: McGraw-Hill,Inc.The first position of chapter three is supportive of private schools. This positionfeels that private schools prevent the public schools from having a to ...

(2 pages) 89 0 4.2 Sep/1995

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Rudyard Kipling's life

ut what was happening to Rudyard, they immediately took him out of that school and brought him to a private school. He attended United Services College at Westward Ho in North Devon. The time that he ...

(3 pages) 93 0 3.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Howard Nemerov

f his poems. Nemerov's wealthy and culturally refined parents sent him to Fieldston School. At this private school, Nemerov was an impeccable student and a strong athlete. After graduating in 1937, he ...

(7 pages) 43 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Rutherford B. Hayes

aving Rutherford as the only male in the family. Hayes' early education was gained at home and in a private school. Rutherford married a childhood sweetheart, Lucy Webb Hayes, in 1852 and they had eig ...

(3 pages) 51 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Public vs. Private Schools - Which is Best for a Child

iety. Because education is so important, what kind of education is best? Whether or not a public or private school is best may be an issue worth addressing. The debate over which is better is a battle ... ay be an issue worth addressing. The debate over which is better is a battle that has gone on since private schools were first introduced as an alternative. It seems most people are of the opinion tha ...

(8 pages) 398 0 4.8 Nov/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

John Adams, his work and politcal career, precedency and his life.

n Cambridge, Massachusetts and continue on to be a minister. John hadother plans. He had studied in private school, then went to public school. Histeacher was Joseph Cleverly. He did not like him. Joh ...

(16 pages) 181 0 3.3 Jun/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

charles dickens

ives died, who left a will that gave John enough money to get out of jail.Charles Dickens went to a private school called Wellington House Academy. By the age of fifteen, he left school and started wo ...

(3 pages) 48 1 3.7 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Taiwan, R.O.C

in Cuiheng Village on November 12, 1866.when he was ten years old, Sun Yat-sen attended an oldstyle private school in Cuiheng Village. At the age of twelve, he went to Honolulu to study and returned t ...

(7 pages) 102 0 4.2 Jul/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Edgar Allen Poe.

Poe)business man of Richmond, Va. Taken by the Allan family at the age of six, Poewas placed into a private school in Scotland, England in 1815.Upon returning to the United States in 1820, he continue ...

(4 pages) 96 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

"Lord of the Flies" by, William Golding The End of Innocence and the Darkness of Man's Heart

eveloped. In his book England is involved in a nuclear war and must evacuate the people. A group of private school boys who are presumably evacuees are dropped from a plane just before it crashes onto ...

(4 pages) 58 0 4.2 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The mother of the civil rights movement. How Rosa Parks was influenced by early beliefs to change a nation and stand up for her rights.

Rosa's grandparents' farm. At age 11 she enrolled in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, a private school founded by liberal-minded white women. The school's philosophy of self-worth was cons ...

(3 pages) 130 0 4.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Public Schools vs. private Schools its a contrast essay 6 paragraphs topic 4 body and aconclusion

Public Schools vs. Private SchoolsPublic or private? That is the question. One important thing to keep in mind when det ... he differences between them can help with thedecision on which kind of school to choose. Public and private schools are different in funding and their learning environment.Public and private schools h ... the most common way of funding is through local sales taxes and from the communities property taxes.Private schools, however, are not supported by money from the government. The main way they receive ...

(2 pages) 421 8 3.1 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

Gates vs. Rockefeller (an epic duel between two huge business moguls)

ill was a naturally gifted child who excelled in every course. His parents decided to send him to a private school, which had an enormous effect on him, due to the fact he was introduced to computers. ... ch had an enormous effect on him, due to the fact he was introduced to computers. It was during his private school years where he met Paul Allen. Allan, Gates and a few other kids, started using compu ...

(4 pages) 108 1 2.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Rosa Parks Life

brother, Sylvester. At the age of 11 she enrolled in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, a private school founded by liberal-minded women from the northern United States. The school's philoso ...

(2 pages) 68 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Alexander Bell and how he came to make his invention.

flexible, and resonant speaking voice.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the inventor spent one year at a private school, two years at Edinburgh's Royal High School (from which he graduated at 14), and atte ...

(4 pages) 49 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"The Catcher in the Rye", by Jerome David Salinger

s. Most of his teachers found him to be a shy, polite, introverted boy. He flunked out of the first private school he attended-- McBurney. Later, he enrolled in Valley Forge Military Academy and gradu ...

(4 pages) 31 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Public Hellhole or Private Paradise: School Choice Reveals All.

windles, many parents find the only place for their children to receive a quality education is in a private school. The areas that are most important to a private school are also the ones that seem to ... he nation, public education systems continue to fail students; therefore many have chosen to attend private Catholic high schools to receive an education that will better prepare them for college. Ove ...

(5 pages) 123 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

"School Classes that aren't the Classroom".

School Classes that aren't the ClassroomBeing an ignorant all-way Private school girl, I thought Schools were the key toeverything, that is, the way to "upward mobili ...

(2 pages) 114 4 3.8 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Biography of Edger Alan Poe.

adopted by John Allan. In 1815, John Allan moved his family to England. While there Poe attended a private school.In the spring of 1826, Poe entered the University ofVirginia. He was a very good stud ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry