The Wave was written by Morton Rhue and published in 1982. This book was based on a true story of an incident in a high school history class in Palo Alto in California in 1969 lead by the teacher Ron Jones who says it was the most frightening event he had ever seen in a classroom. In the book the teacher is played by Ben Ross and his high school history class. It all starts when students ask questions about Nazi Germany and he can’t seem to answer them so he comes up with a plan that will change
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In 1800th when psychology was established the long trajectory (t)of first-wave feminism was close to its midpoint. In The Unites state‚ the beginning of first-wave feminist is often marked by the historic Seneca Falls convention of 1848‚ the first women’s rights convention in America. At this meeting‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted and read the Declaration of Sentiments in which she demanded equal right for women‚ including the right to vote. In the United States‚ women finally won the right to vote
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Hofstede and Trompenaars compared Of these seven value dimensions‚ two reflect closely the Hofstede dimensions of Collectivism/Individualism and to a lesser extent power distance. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s communitarianism/individualism value orientation seems to be virtually identical to Hofstede’s Collectivism/Individualism. • Their achievement/ascription value orientation‚ which describes how status is accorded‚ appears to be linked to Hofstede’s power distance index‚ at
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EIntroduction: Morton Rhue’s the wave is a novel based on the true events of Ron Jones‚ in 1969. The main character is Ben Ross a history teacher who wants his students to realize the importance of democracy and individual conscience in the face of mass‚ manipulation and indoctrination. He first shows the students a video on the Nazi camps and what happened to the Jews that were forced to live there. Allot of the students became uncomfortable after watching the film. Mr. Ross then conducts an experiment
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The Wave Composers use a number of techniques to make stories more meaningful. The Wave is a book published in 1981‚ it is a story based upon actual events that took place as a result of a history class experiment. In the novel ‘The Wave’ Martin Rhue uses a wide range of techniques such as repetition‚ vernacular and visual imagery to entirely highlight ‘what begins as a small movement can often become out of control and destructive’. Therefore this portrayal of the characters‚ themes and setting
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with life’s challenges‚ as it was displayed in the book The Wave’ written by Morton Rhue. There were a majority of students who were not resilient with the wave and the challenges that emerged from it‚ such as Amy‚ Robert and David. The student that was surprisingly resilient was Laurie‚ who was also the main character of the story. Laurie was mentally and also physically strong at dealing with the consequences that upshot from the wave Such as the isolation from the entire school and her best friend
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The Wave 1. Was Mr. Ross right or wrong in manipulating his students as he did? Defend your answer. Mr. Ross was wrong in manipulating his students. I believe that because his manipulation caused many things to go wrong and many people got hurt with it too. When he finally ended in what he had done‚ it affected all the Wave members greatly in which many students like Robert might have done something to his life if the movie continued on or so I think. Many people were even getting hurt
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WAVES When people think of waves they may think of a nice vacation or maybe a storm. Most people may not think about what causes waves or how waves can get so tall and powerful. In addition‚ people may not think about how tides are formed. The movement of waves includes information about how waves form‚ how they move‚ what happens when waves interact‚ and some of the effects of waves. When people visit a beach‚ they might realize the daily rise and fall of the water‚ or how high and low
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RIDING TO THE SUN If you’re looking for a great hobby which can help you to relax and in the same time it’s fun‚ you should definitely consider horse-riding. My adventure with that great leisure activity started when I was a 5-year-old child. I have always watched my older cousins riding so I decided to learn myself. And it was the best thing I have ever done. Horse-riding has many advantages both physical and mental. Thanks to this activity you learn coordination and balance because without them
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in American history. The Great Depression was the longest and most severe depression that was experienced in the Western World. The movie Riding the Rails is a good example of times during this depression. The movie presents a story of ten men and women in their youth‚ who gave their accounts about leaving their homes in search of a better life. I think Riding the Rails gives a very clear and accurate view of how life was for young teenagers during these historical times. During
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