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    The Giver: An Analysis

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    Authoritarian societies are systems that are used to control the community of people and their education. Education in an Authoritarian Society is upheld by maintaining control of the hierarchy. This is done in three ways: sorting the citizens, justifying where and why they were put there, and validating the decision. In the 2014 motion picture The Giver, they live in a post-apocalyptic Authoritarian world and follow the three rules. “What is most difficult for the state to control- emotions and…

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    Personal Learning Theory

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    contended that andragogy applies to young learners. Ultimately, the andragogy theory developed into a popular adult education theory when Knowles created a border line which made andragogy distinct from pedagogy. The former is learner-focused while the latter is teacher-directed (Pappas, 2013). Furthermore, this theory gained such popularity and became the foundation for the adult education movements of the twentieth century because scholars have proven that adults have many experiences and…

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    John Pollara Vietnam War

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    College before he enlisted in the United States Army in 1967. Having great leadership skills, he was granted honorable military ranks that include Private First Class, Platoon Sergeant, and Staff Sergeant. Mr. Pollara served in Vietnam for two years and was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Silver Star. His outstanding achievement continued after his years of service in the military when he returned to become an accountant and became involved in his community. After graduating from La…

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    schooling and the education of children in the same way that Sparta forced military training, the state still took some interest in the prevailing educational conditions. They provided elementary, musical, and physical instruction which Sparta did not. Considering this, the Athenians had a more diverse and overall better education than the Spartans. At the young age of eight Spartan boys were taken away from their family and placed in a training system called the agoge to begin their training…

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    knowledge, while also increasing my desirability in the job market, through earning a master’s degree. When I decided upon continuing my education I was informed about the field of Emergency management, which previously I was unknowingly aware of, and decided upon this path. I had a vague idea of the main…

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    Jrotc Pros And Cons

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    former Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, in Norwich, Vermont in 1819. Captain Partridge believed that his students weren’t prepared to defend their country’s rights, so their education wasn’t complete. With that being said, Captain Partridge added extensive drill practice and physical training along with their usual studies that included learning Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, English, ten types of mathematics, five types of law, and military history dating back to biblical…

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    none of this would be the case. Men is Athens have the life they dream of by living in Athens by getting a good education, having a life not focused on war training, and being able to support their family. In Athens, boys have the life they want in order to grow into better men. To start off, a boy in Athens would have a better life there than in Sparta because they would get an education. They would learn how to read, write, poetry, public speaking, and how to play different instruments.…

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    humans. They are more complex and do more complex things. We don’t know for sure that these types of technology exist, but somewhere they could exist and is being kept a secret for military reasons. America’s gift to my generation is technology. Technology has helped people advance in modern jobs. Most of our training devices for people who are…

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    The United States entered the war unprepared, with very little planning. Although they had a large navy, The United States had a small army with just 125,000 men. These men were by no means trained or equipped for the war in Europe. In President Woodrow Wilson’s war message, he pledged to contribute all his nation’s significant resources to the Allied countries. However, he was not able to provide troops to aid the Allies in Europe. Building an army would take time that the Allies could not…

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    Staff Sergeant Citizen

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    January 26th, 2005. He completed Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia in June 1999. He completed Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee, Virginia in 2005 for Military Occupational Specialty Parachute Rigger. He reclassified and graduated for 68W Healthcare Specialist in 2007 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Staff Sergeant Citizen’s has served as an Airdrop Equipment Repair SPC (2-75th Ranger Battalion), Fort Lewis, Washington; Team Leader (5th Ranger Training Battalion), Dahlonega, Georgia;…

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