Penncrest High School

Essay: The film ‘Looking for Alibrandi' traces Josephine's Higher School Certificate year. Select four people and/or events from Josephine's final year and discuss how these people or events changed Josephine's perspective.…

In the past fashion was dictated by the fashion houses, by Hollywood, by the buyers and designers for the high street stores. But as the choices became ever more varied young people started to fashion themselves. Youth culture, peer pressure, the desire to belong, to a special, different or new group or trend brought new ideas. More often than not popular music was the driving force – from 1970’s Disco Fever, through to Punk Rock and onto Hip-Hop. Disco fever, Punk and also Goth brought with it,…

Two of the easiest poems in this collection to find the feminist message in are “Cinderella” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Sexton takes these two timeless tales and picks out the ways in which they cause readers to condescend women. She does this deftly and magically in these poems and provokes deep thoughts on the ways women are portrayed in the original tales. Sexton does her best to take the focus of her poem “Cinderella” off of how ugly the step-sisters and move it to how black…

Above all, travel between the United States and Europe would undoubtedly be an issue. European teams would have several trans-Atlantic treks a season and teams located beyond the East Coast would have epic journeys half way around the world (“NBA Players Cautious Over European Expansion”). Jet lag, loss of sleep, and other factors could affect quality of play, as well as create reluctance amongst players to cross the Atlantic Ocean to play in Europe. Determining an effective schedule and…

examining national park Web sites from two countries with very different IC indices (Figures 4 and 5). The Glacier Bay National Park Website (www.nps.gov/glba/evc.htm ) is located in the USA, which has the highest IC index rating (91). Figure 4. High individualist value: US National Park Website. © Copyright 2001 AM+A. This document is confidential and proprietary. AM+A.CultDim.pdf page 13 Cultural Dimensions and Global Web…

purpose. Sixty years later, the decision is still being questioned as recent trends indicate that several schools across the country, especially in the inner cities, are experiencing racial resegregation. The current trend of resegregation in public schools stems from changing racial and cultural demographics as well as relaxed laws at the federal, state, and district level. Jeremy Fiela relates school resegregation to a model of social closure through discussions…

Background of the Problem: The Cypress-Fairbanks school district demographic is changing. There is currently a large variety of races, cultures, languages, and religious beliefs. Additionally, the widening gap between rich and poor is growing ever wider. Cypress is a growing suburban community on the northwestern side of Houston, Texas. According to Community Impact, a local newspaper, “The 11 zip codes that make up the general Cy-Fair area have seen an increase in ethnic and income diversity…

successful, especially in education (National School Public Relations Association, 2006). The flow of communication between the school superintendent, local school board, teachers, students, parents and community, must be transparent with written policies in place that are accessible (National School Public Relations Association, 2006). A school communications policy should be carefully written with direction on the purposes, plans and objectives how the school will communicate with each of…

Importance of High School Sports Programs High school is usually when many adolescents become even more involved in sports programs. This is generally because it provides scholarships and it is also enjoyable. However, there is an ongoing debate about whether sports programs should be taken out of the academic curriculum so students can focus more on their studies. There are many people who believe sports in schools are a waste of time; however, others are opposed and feel it is beneficial to…

careers. Since careers require specialization and training in a certain field, the individual will be forced to enter the workforce with fewer job opportunities available to him. Although students are given a “choice” to further their education after high school, the norm in society mandates that they go to college. But because they are forced to enter this academic world, some students do not perform as well as others and as a result, colleges lower their standards to match the abilities…