Abstract
This paper defines conditions that may prevent or preclude the adult student's successful participation within an Adult Basic Education (ABE) program. These conditions include self-perceptions as limitations of learning and the influences that are imposed upon the adult student through demands found through family and work influences, as well as demands found in policy making. This essay provides a solid introduction to ABE.

From the Paper
"Adult Basic Education (ABE) is a process through which education is provided to adult students through a curriculum specifically designed to facilitate specialized needs common to adults. While younger students may benefit from the strategies and techniques offered through ABE, the format has been developed in a manner that best utilized the strengths of an adult student and is structured to avoid challenges that may be proposed via external demands placed on the student's classroom experiences or internalized problems that the adult student may have when encountering educational materials. This paper seeks to define conditions that may prevent or preclude the adult student's successful participation within an ABE program."

Tags:adult, basic, education

Abstract
The paper asserts that Niki Junpei and Gregor Samsa would have had much to discuss; both characters suffered alienation in bizarre situations that led to their obliteration. The paper discusses how the stories invert the characters' relationship with their environments, but ultimately Junpei and Samsa are undone, with Junpei stuck indefinitely in a sand pit and Samsa permanently transformed into a beetle. The writer posits that what interests him is how these characters are unwillingly absorbed into their new circumstances, apparently unable to resist the flow of the situations imposed upon them.

From the Paper
"Niki Junpei and Gregor Samsa would have had much to discuss. Both characters suffered alienation in bizarre situations that led to their obliteration. The stories invert the characters' relationship with their environments, but ultimately Junpei and Samsa are undone, with Junpei stuck indefinitely in a sand pit and Samsa permanently transformed into a beetle. What interests me is how these characters are unwillingly absorbed into their new circumstances, apparently unable to resist the flow of the situations imposed upon them. This is interesting because life is like that. Anyone who has survived war, for example, probably had to come to terms with a recalibrated..."

Tags:kafka, abe, human spirit

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This geography paper discusses the issue of homelessness in the everyday life of the Japan. The author points out looking at everyday life from the perspective of homeless people can be a very interesting exercise, which allows an observer to understand a society's feelings about homelessness, work, alienation, family relationships and the intrinsic value of human life. The paper relates that that Kobo Abe's "The Box Man" is about homelessness, while the Kenji Nakagami's "The Cape has a character who happens to be homeless in the ghetto, which is already poor.

From the Paper
"Everyday life in every society is seen from a wide range of perspectives. This means that everyday life can be seen as something completely different from the perspective of a working person or a homeless person. Looking at everyday life from the perspective of homeless people can be a very interesting exercise because it allows an observer to understand a society's feelings about homelessness, work, alienation, family relationships and the intrinsic value of human life. Two stories that explore homelessness in the everyday life of Japanese people are "The Box Man" by Kobo Abe and "The Cape" by Kenji Nakagami."

Tags:homelessness, life, japan

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This paper explains that, after Abram Korn's death in 1972, his son Joseph began compiling and editing his father's writings to be published as a reminder to the world of the atrocities which occurred during the Holocaust and to serve as an example of his father's will, determination and human strength. The author points out that the story relates the survival of Abram Korn, who, during the entire war, was a Jewish prisoner inside various ghetto's, concentration and work camps and the Death March from Auschwitz. The paper relates details of his life during the Holocaust, from the daily life inside the ghetto, which called for extreme patience with extremely long lines to get food, water and even to be buried, to, finally, after many concentration camps, the afternoon of April 11, 1945, when out of the blue, Abram heard singing coming from outside his barracks and soon witnessed German solders being bound together and brought in front of the prisoners, helpless for the first time.

From the Paper
"In the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, Abram Korn, along with many Polish citizens, was awoke by the sound of air raid sirens as Hitler's air force, the Luftwaffe, began their invasion of Poland marking the start of WWII. "Even though the number of injured in this initial attack was relatively small, the bombing foreshadowed a war that would destroy millions of people and would touch uncounted lives with misery" (Korn). Soon after the invasion Abram and his family were deported from Lipno to the Kutno Ghetto."

Tags:kutno, hardt, gross-rosen, birkenau, buchenwald

Abstract
Though he is not a willing participant, Niki Jumpei is a student of Zen training. Using Herrigel's chapter on the traditional approach to Japanese spiritual instruction, this paper explains how the relationship of student and master is fulfilled in progressive stages in the novel.

From the Paper
"In The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe, the main character, Niki Jumpei, becomes a student of Zen training when he becomes unexpectedly trapped inside of a large sand pit. As he is lead into the sand pit Niki is a victim of samsara because he can not find the wisdom to escape his meaningless life. Niki must overcome desire, delusion and dark passion, or ego, to break out from this cycle. To overcome samsara Niki must find the answer to the koan that was asked of him which is, "How do you escape the sand pit without the rope ladder?"."

Tags:herrigel, training, zen

Abstract
This paper looks at how in Chapter 7 of Darrell William Davis' "Picturing Japaneseness: Monumental Style, National Identity, Japanese Film", Davis analyzes the film "The Abe Clan" (1938) in terms of its complex portrayal of ritual suicide.

From the Paper
"The film can be read to show how historical appropriation can be used as a tool of propaganda of the state. The film is not primarily interesting for its accuracy in its depiction of feudal Japan. Rather, the potency of the film for viewers of the 1930s was its ability to move the audience believe in a myth, what Davis calls a canonized view of feudal Japanese ethics. The surface reading of the film is a romanticized, simplistic and beautiful vision that celebrates the virtues of the hierarchical family system and the worship of a daimyo that functions as a stand-in for the Japanese figure of the Emperor, for whom ordinary Japanese soldiers and civilians would later, in wartime propaganda, be encouraged to die for. "

Tags:abe, clan, ritual, suicide

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The paper explains that adult education occurs in two forms; adult basic education (ABE) and continuing education. ABE is delivered to students who are adults and have not received a certain level of proficiency in areas corresponding to computation or literacy. Continuing education is available to adults who have completed basic education and are seeking to engage in an enhanced learning process, such as post-secondary education. This paper explores the history of adult education and demonstrates that the availability of both ABE and continuing adult education have improved the overall quality-of-life for its participants.

Tags:adult, history, method

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The paper provides a biography of Abe Lincoln, the times from which he came and how that influenced his fight, his ideas and the influence they had. The paper offers a discussion of the legal changes that resulted from his efforts and the changes to society as a whole that resulted. The paper includes a short analysis of this writer's thoughts on the changes and challenges that followed and includes a legal analysis of the 13th and 14th amendments.

From the Paper
"Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, on Nolin Creek in Kentucky. His father, Thomas Lincoln, was a poverty-stricken farmer, and his mother Nancy died while Abe was a child. Lincoln spent his childhood learning how ensconced in toiling farmwork, like many of his fellow countrymen at the time. Later on during his Presidential campaign, he and his supporters would exploit this rustic upbringing to show his authenticity and tenacity. Indeed, his birth in Kentucky makes him the first President to be born outside of the original 13 colonies. The family traveled around what was then pioneer areas, in Indiana, Missouri and Illinois. Left with two children to support, Thomas Lincoln remarried Sarah Bush."

Tags:lincoln, biography, civil war

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The paper reveals that the 101st Airborne Division's Screaming Eagles began their existence in 1861 with the receipt of a bald eagle from a Chippewa Indian Chief. The paper relates that the eagle, Old Abe, traveled with the 101st Airborne for over twenty years until retirement, being present on the battlefield and being wounded alongside the men who fought there (Byant & Bryant, 2007, p. 7-8). The paper discusses how the Screaming Eagles were the first to enter combat at Normandy, with the vast numbers of American troops depending on their actions in order to achieve their goals. The paper further explains that they have been relied on to risk their lives as the first in combat during numerous conflicts and they remain the primary front line fighters that the Army maintains. However, the apper notes that despite all of the responsibilities that are placed on the Screaming Eagles soldier, his function is dependent on his training, the leadership that guides him through each combat mission and his ability to overcome barriers that will lead to battle success. The paper asserts that this was especially evident during World War II.

Tags:military, army, war

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This paper examines how there have been few presidents who have made such an impact on the history of the United States as Abraham Lincoln. It looks at Lincoln's life and presidency to gain a better understanding of the man. It shows how he was a driving force in ending the Civil War, how he came from humble beginnings, and how he never forgot the importance of treating everyone the same. It shows how this attitude earned him the respect of those around him and provided him with a firm foundation for leadership. Although his life was needlessly cut short, his ideas continue to inspire Americans today.

Outline
Introduction
Young Abe
Ambition
Military Experience
Inauguration and Succession
Gettysburg Address
Politics
Private Life
Death of a President
Conclusion

From the Paper
"When Lincoln became President in 1861, he "lacked serious military experience, especially in contrast to Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and Mexican War hero. Lincoln often joked about his brief Army career: four months" service with several rag-tag militia companies in the Black Hawk War (Williams)." Lincoln was known more for his humor than heroism as a captain in the war. This was evidenced when his company was marching "toward a narrow gate, he forgot the proper command to form his troops in a single column so they could advance. "Halt!" Lincoln finally shouted. "This company will break ranks for two minutes and form again on the other side of the gate." (Williams). "

Tags:gettysburg, address, civil, war