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Recess For Middle School South Recess is a time for kids to be kids, students can play sports, catch up with friends they don't have classes with or do some homework sitting outside. Middle School students want recess so Middle School should have it. Recess is a break from school but it isn't in middle school. Recess is wanted, it's a pretty low cost, it has benefits and evidence shows it's good for kids. Most importantly, there are many learning benefits. Research supports our idea. An…

Born in 1926, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross almost died as an infant. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, she was the third of the triplets, weighting only two pounds. Ross suffered under a cruel and bitter father, for example, once took her pet rabbit to a slaughter house and then forced Elisabeth to join the family as they had her pet rabbit for dinner as stated in Biography.com Editors (unknown). Ross always wanted to be a doctor but her father restrained her wish and demanded she become a secretary at the…

“Florence Kelley dedicated her life to social reform. She wanted to end many social problems, including labor and racial movements in the United States.” (Norwood, Arlisha R) Florence Kelley was born on September 12th, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was raised mainly by her father, with whom she was very close, and her main inspiration for becoming an abolitionist. Her father raised both her and her siblings with strong morals, and was considered “an abolitionist of strict principles.”…

From my viewpoint the central conflict of Travesties is the fight between the protagonist of the play, Henry Carr, and Joyce. The historical Carr is a minor figure. He had a minor role in the British Consulate during the war but plays a major role in Zurich production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest staged by James Joyce. The production was a success, but Carr and Joyce ended up going to court because they had disagreements about clothing and the price for the show tickets. This…

Switzerland is a country of little to no conflicts. “The overthrow of Vaud started when Zurich started the Reformation. Zwingli’s teaching, which was appealing to populations of the modern cities in Switzerland, grew to other parts of Switzerland. Apart from Solothum and Fribourg who didn’t convert over. Most of the cities went over to Protestantism. At this time Protestantism was the main religion. Zwingli on the other hand, found little response among the less. The will-educated rural…

Paul Hindemith was born on 16 November 1895 in Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main Germany. He began learning music since his childhood by entered Frankfurt's Hoch’sche Conservatorium during the winter semester of 1908 and 09 when he was only 12 years old. In the conservatorium, he studied violin with Adolf Rebner. In Frankfurt, Hindemith supported his family and himself by worked as a violinist in dance bands and musical-comedy groups. As well as, he often substituted his teacher, Adolf Rebner, to…

words conjured up both negative and positive feedback from countries all across the globe. In Alan Watson nonfiction historical novel, Churchill's Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World, he included insights on how Churchill’s speeches in Fulton and Zurich influenced the United States. More precisely, he detailed the way the former British Prime Minister’s speeches shaped American attitude. Missouri, the home state of the 33rd United States President, was where the shifting of the tides all…

The most powerful weapon came from the mind of Albert Einstein. He advanced our way of thinking and introduced new concepts for the world. Albert Einstein was born in the town of Ulm, Germany. He was born into a middle class family; his father was a salesman and engineer. His mother ran the household and took care of his sister, Maja. During 1880, his family moved to Munich, Germany. His uncle and Father owned a company that produced electrical equipment. Einstein was a keen young…

about these subjects and caught the attention of some very important professors at the time. The influence of the Periodic functions by Karl Weierstrass played an important role while developing set theory. Another influence was from a professor at Zurich University, Mr. Richard Dedekind who Cantor looked up to both professors when attending college. Explaining the thoughts behind set theory, Cantor published the papers about it in 1874. The set theory was more like a collection of objects or…

Across the globe, we have different unique cities that bring out the best of culture, tradition combined with modernity, a state of class buildings and with huge commercial activity. Many cities are very modern with technological advancements and they spell class and wonder to the eyes of the beholder. Adelaide, Australia It is a beautiful capital city of South Australia and is often referred to as the green city. The numerous parks and boulevards of Adelaide make it a perfect green place to…