Posted on 15 October 2010. Tags: beautiful young girls, casket, community service clubs, death, despondent, educational establishments, famous suicides, open casket, physical harassment, problem, proximal cause, ritual, ritual events, south hadley massachusetts, state congresses
In the last year we have a spate of famous suicides by young students. In this question consider the similar cases of two beautiful young girls.
The most heinous case, in my opinion, was that of a girl who while dead in her casket had her school bullies arrive at the funeral, walk up to the open casket in order to there say horrible things about the dead girl and laugh at her! Disgusting behavior! But let not the emotion of disgust stop you from considering why this kind of thing is happening.
The girl so rudely mocked while she lay dead in her casket was one Sladjana Vidovic, 16, born in Croatia immigrated to the US, of Mentor, Ohio, outside East Cleveland. Proximal cause of death: she hung herself. She is said to have been despondent over the bullying. She killed herself just before the prom.
Her sad case is similar to that of Phoebe Prince, 14, born in Ireland immigrated to the US, of South Hadley, Massachusetts. Proximal cause of death: she hung herself (Jan 2010). She is said to have been despondent over the bullying and physical harassment by a posse of the popular girls in her high school who were upset she had dated a popular school football player. She killed herself just before the winter cotillion.
Folks overly focus on the bullying element. Bullying is not the problem. I’m being out of the box to say that, but I am right.
The problem is that modern US public schools, and some private ones are run more like social clubs than educational establishments. Education is NOT the primary focus, instead the public school system is about baby-sitting.
In social clubs, whether recreational clubs, community service clubs, religion affiliated clubs or similar, prisons, political organizations, the US and State Congresses, Japan the nation, etc., it tends to be all about respect for pecking-order and respect for ritual. In a modern US high school the major ritual events are homecoming, cotillions, proms.
If the focus of schools was instead properly disciplined EDUCATION AND LEARNING these suicides and the culture of bullying that was contributory to them would not have occurred.
I suspect it is not a coincidence at all that these two young ladies came from cultures where, afaik, the schools still are EDUCATION focused, and the social club aspects of student life are only minor and secondary or tertiary.
What do you think? What thoughts can you put together coherently to respond? Can you rise above emotionalism and knee-jerk mob reaction to consider a bigger and far more difficult picture?
If we can not the toll of despondent suicides and bullying that induces them will continue.
What do you say?
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Posted on 25 September 2010. Tags: Atheists, christian prayer, Meeting, prayer meeting, problem, school flagpole, Supposing, Voluntary, voluntary prayer
Supposing that it’s a Christian prayer meeting for kids, that it’s a public school, and not endorsed by or affiliated with the school other than being on school grounds.
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Posted on 23 September 2010. Tags: Advice, consequences, disintegration, DMTU, fulfillment, maltreatment, maximum number, native english speaker, problem, public transportation, service users, speaker, text, transportation market
Hi,
I am doing my essay and it is difficult for me because I am not a native English speaker. Please, help me checking my text, thanks:
“The non-fulfillment of rules represents a big problem to DMTU, which is pressured by operator enterprises for increasing the quantity of vehicles on routes. The purpose of these is “to better the business” (major number of affiliated units”. Some of the consequences for the bad services are the following:
– Permanent maltreatment to the public transportation passenger by providing a deficient service.
– Users of public transportation are waiting for a soon change in the service.
– The dominant situation in the transportation market has caused the disintegration of the real enterprises.
– Current operator enterprises have as a unique objective to obtain “the maximum number of affiliated units”. The quality of the service is displaced to a second or third level of priority.”
Anne
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Posted on 20 September 2010. Tags: academic endeavours, antipode, Anxiety, athleticism, experience thanks, niche, person, physical abilities, predicament, pressure situations, problem, shape, sport, stereotypical nerd
I am the antipode of athleticism incarnate. I am not, however, overweight. I really might as well be, judging by my physical abilities. Anyway, I would really love to finally get into a sport as well as get in shape. The only problem is, I don’t know where to start! I’m at an age where anyone I know who plays sports has already found their niche. There aren’t any starter classes for people my age. I also am an awkward person…very clumsy and all. I’m really your stereotypical nerd who’s spent too much time pursuing academic endeavours and being socially isolated. This has resulted in horrible anxiety in performance/high pressure situations. I suppose I am really trying to ask how I can just start playing a sport when I’m so horrible. Who would take the time to teach me so much that others already know? I really just want to find a group at my level, which is extremely low. The reason I don’t just barge in on a team and join is that I know they will hate me for making them LOSE!! Any tips for my little predicament? Any stories of experience?
Thanks!
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Posted on 12 September 2010. Tags: ap bio, beach, Beaches, ecosystem, habitats, hard time, information, information asap, Niches, plants and animals, point reyes national park, problem, species of fungi
I have to do a AP Bio project on an ecosystem, in this case a beach. The problem is, I am having a hard time finding essential information (species of fungi, plants and animals present, temperatures, habitats, niches, for beaches close to where I live. The closest one that I found was Point Reyes National Park. Ideas and corresponding websites would be very helpful, since I need this information ASAP.
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Posted on 11 August 2010. Tags: buyer, Clickbank, Good, good reason, legitimate reason, Pays, problem, refund
This will come down to whether or not the buyer has a legitimate reason for asking ClickBank for a refund.
If a buyer has a sufficient reason for seeking a refund, then there should not be a problem.
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