A Teacher’s Perseverance Escarment 1 “We in the United States are fortunate to have a school system that is a tribute to your communities and to our faith in American youth,” that quote started the film to install an idea into the viewers mind that education can be achieved through perseverance and faith. Blackboard Jungle seemed to be the perfect title for this 1950’s film, the title itself is an internal metaphor. Teaching in and of it’s self is one of the most challenging professions one can have. The job doesn’t get any easier if you are trying to teaching at North Manual High School with an all boy’s class of street thugs and delinquents. Well that’s what Richard Dadier, the protagonist of the story, had to work
Black History Month Essay Competition “George Washington Carver Inspirational Quote” George Washington Carver “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and strong” this fantastic quote was inspired by the great scientist George Washington Carver. His inspiration came from significant life events that made him view world differently. As a young weak boy his adoptive family was tolerating towards him, Susan Carver was compassionate of him for being a young kid who wanted to prosper, and many people were sympathic towards his eager to strive. Despite the medical problems and illness of Carver’s early childhood, he grew up to be an extremely wise man. Since he was too weak to work on the plantations Carver helped with household chores and gardening.
For my character adaptation, I decided to choose Grant Wiggins. In my opinion Grant was the most relatable character in A Lesson Before Dying, and he was an interesting, dynamic character. There is a part in the novel when Grant says that he hates teaching, but it is the only work that an educated black man can do. In the adaptation, Grant would still be a teacher, however Grant would realized that he is getting through to some of his students, such as Irene Cole. Grant also questions justice throughout the novel.
Education represented on opportunity to escape ignorance and poverty. The ability to attend the Negro college comes to him through hard work. As valedictorian of his high school class he receives a scholarship. He idolizes, Dr. Bledsoe, the president of the Negro College. He aspires to emulate Dr. Bledsoe at the conclusion of his educational journey.
Dr. Bledsoe was the black administrator of his school, and becomes the narrator’s mentor. The reason for the narrator's idolization to Dr. Bledsoe is that he is a well respected man in the white mans world and this is what fuels the narrator to work hard, he wants to be treated as Dr. Bledsoe is. Later in the story, the narrator feels betrayed by Bledsoe, whom he so admires, when he kicks him out of school because he showed Mr. Norton to a rundown black
Monique Velez Dr. LoVerde Paper # 3 English 1-A WC 725 The Apprentices, The Prisoner: The Self-Education of Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X The two great writers known as Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X are two great articulate speakers and writer. Their talents should be recognized for inspiration. Their stories are unique, however similar in many ways. Both men came from poverty and had to face their challenges that they faced in life. Their desire to educate themselves through their own unique learning styles.
Forrest Haga Mrs. Bledsoe Honors English 11 September 15, 2011 Ben Franklin Essay Benjamin Franklin was one of the most influential people in America history. Many of his works, he makes statements that still are relevant to society today. In his biography, Ben sets up an experiment where he aspires to be morally perfect. He names and describes his thirteen virtues that he will work on in order to become the perfect person he wants to be. His plan states he states that he must perfect one virtue before moving on to the next, making him a very humble man.
He stood in front of the craft to protect it.” (p. 146) Both Crocodile Guts and Mother have passed, meaning they are spirits that Nhamo is imagining to keep her company. She doesn’t want to lose them or their everso presence. The Odyssey is about a man’s journey back to his family, similarly like Nhamo going to Zimbabwe. Like the most memorable moment of the book, I feel like the overall theme is to use your mind over your strength and power. Even though Odysseus has remarkable strength, he relies much more on his mind.
Empathy helps us comprehend and understand another person’s feelings, so we may easily empathize Ben Franklin for his determination to succeed, Olaudah Equiano, the African man who endured many tragedies but overcame them, and Mary Rowlandson, a woman who survived trials and gained strength through them, while keeping her faith in God. Benjamin Franklin had determination to succeed above all else. As a child, he was bright, reading famous authors and tried mimicking their work. He made connections with people to not only help himself, but to also help them. Becoming more aware of the effect of people in his life, Ben moved away from people holding him back.
They spread their message with violence. But in Tanzania, there is equality for everyone. Violence is overshadowed by the need to help others. Their traditions carry them through life, bringing respect to everyone, especially to their elders. All of this takes the Tanzanian people to find a spiritual awareness that allows them to follow what their ancestors have done in the past.