... are flourishing throughout North America--in California, on the Bay Area peninsula with the original Muwekma Ohlone and other tribes, and among the thousand Native American alumni and students of Stanford University. The Center's collections focus upon North America, especially California, the Southwest, and the Northwest Coast. Of particular interest are the baskets and related objects from the daily ... and black-figure vases - many acquired in 1894 from the classical scholar Athanasios Rhousopoulos - represent ancient Greece. The Etruscans are represented by a small group of objects o...

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... 10 Anthony took a year off from school to serve as a page in the California State Senate. Kennedy attended a local Sacramento high school and Stanford University. He spent a year of his undergraduate studies at the London School of Economics and earned his A.B. and a Phi Beta Kappa key in 1958. ... such that I cannot imagine his being a zealot or a fanatic." The professor said he was struck by how "courteous" the student was. After Stanford, Kennedy enrolled in Harvard Law School where he graduated cum laude. His roommate at Harvard, R. Dobie Langenkamp, now in the oil business in Tulsa ...

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Ernest James Gaines is one of the most important African American authors of this century. (Benet's 365) He succeeds as a writer as well as a college English Professor at University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1983. Gaines was born on January 15, 1933 in Oscar Louisiana. He had a hard childhood which later led him to become successful as a writer. By his ... by white school board which the fraction of those paid white teachers twice a year. (Bouque 31) Gaines attended Vallejo College, San Francisco State College and in 1957, he graduated at Stanford University. In 1955 through 1958, Gaines ...

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... lost his father one year later in 1935 (3). Johns Steinbeck attended Salinas High School for four years and earned his diploma in June of 1919 (1). Steinback would go on to Stanford University in the fall of 1919, at this time he was a young man who thought he contained more knowledge than he had in reality (Pacini 22). The summer before Steinbeck started ... over protective of him. Olive Steinbeck wanted to see her son in a line of work that would guarantee a nice pay (23). Although Olive Steinbeck did not want Steinbeck going to Stanford, she came to terms with the fact that her son w...

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... Harvard Medical School, and in 1869 he graduated with an M.D. degree that he never put to use. In both 1872 and 1873 James was offered teaching positions at Harvard University. Rather than starting right away, James postponed teaching to travel around Europe. Finally, in 1875 James began teaching psychology and also established the first American psychology lab. Up until ... 1873 and 1875 James switched from physiology to psychology and in 1879 he switched again, this time to philosophy. In 1880 James became the assistant professor of philosophy at Harvard University and continued teachi...

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... grandmother's influence. (McElroy 2000) " Sandra credits her grandmother's confidence in her ability to succeed in any endeavor as her motivation for refusing to admit defeat." After high school, O"Connor attended Stanford University where she majored in Economics. "She chose Economics with the intention of applying that knowledge towards the operation of a Ranch of her own, or maybe even takes over her parents ... ."(Alstine 2000) However her interest in Law convinced her to enroll at Stanford Law School. Instead of the original three years to graduate at Law school, Sandra only took tw...

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... the admissions process. Admission requirements of prestigious schools in the United States differ greatly with those of the less prominent. As written by the Dean of Admissions at Stanford Law School: "Admission to Stanford Law School is based primarily upon superior academic achievement and potential to contribute to the development and practice of the law. Competition is severe: the 178 members of ... law schools in the nation that are not accredited. Another difference between law schools is their institutional affiliation. Most law schools are affiliated with a university, although ...

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... should be a last resort, doctors prescribe prescriptions for no reasons, or that the doctor focuses too much on the disorder being cured rather than the patient. Dr. Spiegal, a professor at Stanford University said, "Patients want to be treated as a whole person, not just a disease. They want to be active participants in their treatment, they want better communication with the practitioner and want ... who have anorexia or bulimic problems feel a better body image after getting massaged. Also 47% premature babies that are daily stroked become more active and gain more weight. In 1997, S...

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... should be a last resort, doctors prescribe prescriptions for no reasons, or that the doctor focuses too much on the disorder being cured rather than the patient. Dr. Spiegal, a professor at Stanford University said, "Patients want to be treated as a whole person, not just a disease. They want to be active participants in their treatment, they want better communication with the practitioner and want ... who have anorexia or bulimic problems feel a better body image after getting massaged. Also 47% premature babies that are daily stroked become more active and gain more weight. In 1997, S...

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... include President Teddy Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, and J.H. Kellog, owner of the famous cereal company. Other supporters included large portions of the faculty at Harvard and Yale as well as Stanford University, Cornell, and Brown. In fact, there were three hundred seventy six different colleges and universities which offered courses in eugenics, and these classes enrolled more than twenty thousand students (Eugenics ... Archive & Soft on Fascism). Another advocate of eugenics was Lewis Telman, who was a professor at Stanford University. He developed an IQ test which became ve...

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... . During summers, Steinbeck worked as a hired hand on nearby ranches, saving money and indulging the California countryside and its people. After graduating from Salinas High School in 1919, Steinbeck attended Stanford University. At Stanford, he enrolled in literature and writing courses until his departure in 1925 without taking a degree. Throughout these early years several of his poems and short stories appeared in ... university publications, although nothing major was ever published. During the next five years of his life, Steinbeck supported himself working as a laborer. Steinbeck...

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... program deviates greatly from these general guidelines, they must persuade their college dean and faculty program advisor that their course selection still reflects the principles of liberal education. At Stanford University students follow a plan of general education as well. All courses taken to fulfill general education requirements must be taken for a grade. Students take two quarters of English, ... . One course of English included is included in these requirements. Also, students take two courses in modern technology, a lab class, and a communications class. At the University of Ci...

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... male sports and female sports. This comparison of expenditures revealed more discrimination than was originally thought. In 1994-1995, the percentage of athletes in a four year institution of higher education (university or college) were 6.4% male and 3.4% female (Title p 21). Other studies also showed the 2:1, male to female ratio. The amendment went into effect in 1996 even though many schools were ... male athletes because of the already high profile which male athletics receives in comparison to that of women's. In 1993, the head coach of the women's basketball program at Howard Un...

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... named Stephanie Brooks whom was beautiful, sophisticated, and came from a wealthy background; they later became engaged. To impress Stephanie and her family, Ted attended Stanford University where he studied Chinese. He couldn't handle it, he was lonely, emotionally immature, and had poor grades. Stephanie worried of his immaturity and broke ... Washington. By the time people were discovering the bodies of Janice Ott and Denise Nausland and the others, Bundy had already moved on to the University of Utah where he killed Nancy Wilcox, Melissa Smith, Laurie Aimee, Debbie Smith, and Debbie ...

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... school newspaper, he graduated in the top 5% in his class (Schultz 14). After high school, he continued on to study literature at Stanford University. During his studies there he worked with underpaid manual laborers. He ended up dropping out of Stanford and joining the underpaid laborers for a job (Green). Prior to Steinbeck's life there was a lot of hate and discrimination going on in ... ...

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... whole topic came to be. There are three major incidents that happened on college campuses that brought this controversial issue to the public's attention. The first incident occurred at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. According to the article written by Michael deCourcy Hinds, a reporter for the New York Times, she describes how a young man by the name of Eden Jacobowitz ... of the school newspaper was destroyed due disapproval of an opinion column that was believed to be used as an attack on racial preferences. The second incident occurred at the University of California, River...

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The Roman Empire The Roman Empire, a book written by Colin Wells, depicts the different phases of the Roman Empire through the discussion of its administration and emperors. The Stanford University in Stanford, California published the book in 1984. The history of Rome is quite interesting yet was very disastrous for the people living at the time. The government had drastic uprisings, and, ... ...

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... as the "Cinderella" teams. These teams typically don't make it farther than the "Sweet Sixteen" where their season comes to an end. A perfect example of a "Cinderella" team would be Gonzaga University. What Gonzaga did was give every other team in the West Coast Conference hope. To most of the college basketball world, it must seem as if Gonzaga magically busted onto ... because they lost to Florida State (the worst team in the ACC) during their last regular season game. Once they were in the tournament, they beat the number one seeded Stanford in the West's final to advance to the fina...

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... of people who interact with each other through a communications-based role-playing environment - all of which aid in the Internet's social development (Kraut). Yet in a recent study performed by the Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society, Americans reported spending less time with friends and family, shopping in stores, or watching television, and losing more time to working for employers ... at home, in addition to regular office time, and now they can spend time in front of an endless supply of information. As Professor Lutz Erbring of the Free University of Berlin a...

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Following their graduation as electrical engineers from Stanford University in 1934, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard became close friends and with the encouragement of Stanford professor and mentor Fred Terman, they decided to start a business "and make a run for it" themselves. Bill and Dave began part-time work in a garage behind Dave's house with $538 ... ...

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... that African American children's grandparents faced". (www.pbs.org). Phillip's reasoning, however, is not the only way to rationalize the gap in test scores. Claude Steele, a professor of psychology at Stanford University has imparted another way to account for it. Steele's research manifests that a student that belongs to a prejudiced group will probably not meet their test performance potential if taken under circumstances ... best private tutoring available and provide with as many opportunities necessary to do well on the test, then you will obviously have a greater chance of being a...

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... , Norma Faye Haxbe, and they gave birth to "three children; Jed, Zane, and Shannon" (Wikipedia). Ken Kesey graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master's degree in speech and communication, "On graduating he won a scholarship to Stanford" (Books and Writers). Unfortunately, he ruined the opportunity by dropping out. He began pursuing his love for writing and he wrote ... and the Merry Pranksters." People disparaged him for being a hippy and taking so many drugs, judging every aspect of his life. Ken Kesey eventually went back to teach at University of Oregon; and, he often colla...

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... is not working for the good of the public like it was meant to. Educational benefits can also be suffered which can, in turn, have long term effects. At the University of Texas Law School a minority admissions program is set aside for blacks and Mexican-Americans. When a white applicant with a 3.8 college grade point average was refused admission, school officials openly stated ... and other minorities. This practice continues because affirmative action is keyed towards race and ethnicity without regard to United States citizenship, which allows foreign citizens to routinely get special...

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... feel children do not need computers in school, that they can learn to use them at home, or in college, or even after they enter the work force. New York University's Neil Postman writes in his article "The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School" that "approximately 35 million people have already learned to use computers without the benefit of ... evidence that suggests computers,educational software, or the Internet prove to enhance student learning. "Better technology doesn't necessarily make kids better students; good teachers and smart curriculums do." According to Stanford...

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... supply problem. By the year 2005, the price of ethanol would be approximately sixty- seven cents; it's obviously less than other available power supplies. Elvy Musikka, a speaker at Western Michigan University said "Bio-fuels are biodegradable in the ground, so why do we keep on importing our fuel when we could be making it in the U.S.? It's believed that up to ... world's fuel supply could be produced in this manner." Compared to other mind-altering substances, marijuana is very safe. In a 1986 article in the pharmacological review, Leo Hollister of the Stanford University School of Me...

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