Abstract
The paper looks at how Schwartz (n.d.) indicates that there are numerous reasons why students elect to drop out of high school and discusses how the National Center for Education Statistics provides evidence that high school drop out rates in the nation are higher after the age of 16 and within the African-American population. However, the paper discusses how a presidential report of the 1980s entitled "A Nation At Risk" and the subsequent passage of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act suggests that high school drop out rates may occur at high rates because the educational system fails to provide an adequate education to the students of the country and that until this situation is altered, many students believe that there is no reason for completing their high school education.

Tags:high, school, drop

Abstract
The paper outlines the problem of high school drop outs and examines the research on why students drop out of school. The paper then considers how to solve this problem and explains how efforts can focus on three conduits; the students and their families, the teachers and administrators and the state and legislation.

Outline:
A Snapshot of the Problem
Why Students Drop Out
How to Solve this Problem

From the Paper
"So, if students know that high school is so important, why are they still dropping out in the millions? Glennie and Stearns think it all comes down to race again, as they identify the reasons why they believe Hispanics drop out in such great rates. As previously mentioned, Hispanics make up a large portion of the dropout rate, and are actually the largest group of dropouts among the ethnic groups in North Carolina. Glennie and Stearns argue that it is early maturity that causes these students to forego their education, as the students often have to care for family--their own children or other members of the family. In fact, the authors argue that "Hispanics are significantly more likely than any other group to leave school for family reasons," although they indicate that members of other ethnic groups also drop out for this reason (Glennie and Stearns 1-3). Other reasons Glennie and Stearns identify as contributing to students dropping out of school are the following: academic problems, discipline problems, having to leave school to get a job, moving, running away, and health problems.
"In addition to these reasons, which are related to students' circumstances, some believe that it is the school culture that encourages students to drop out. Elkind writes that the "high school drop-out rate, which had been level for many years, is on the rise again. In part this is a result of having raised the standards for graduation without giving young people the wherewithal to meet those standards" (57-58). This implies two possible reasons for low high school graduation rates."

Tags:graduation, education, race, socioeconomics

Abstract
This paper is critical of Bliss Broyard's "One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life - A Story of Race and Family Secrets". The author points out that the problem with "One Drop" is that it is not only the story of Broyard's discovery that she has some African-American ancestry and what that means for her opinion on race. It also is the story of her father, Anatole Broyard, her immediate family, her father's family and the history of race relations in the United States. The paper concludes that Broyard's complex memoir makes very clear that she spent much of her life feeling very conflicted about race. The reader is left with no real answer to her questions about America's system of race discrimination and its impact on people of mixed ancestry.

From the Paper
"Broyard's story of her father and his decision to pass reveals a level of dishonesty by the man that was so dramatic that it actually evokes a feeling of pity for him. The decision to pass as white, whether it was initially intentional, or a just the side effect of not being rejected as a black man when people mistakenly believed he was white, was clearly something that impacted Anatole's life in a dramatic manner. He distanced himself from his family, and his children had no real relationship with either of his sisters or his parents, though their grandmother was alive for much of their childhood."

Tags:genealogy, neophyte, emotion, ignorance, self-identify

Abstract
This paper examines the problem of high school drop outs, explaining that income instability and increasing rates in teen pregnancy are two of its many underlying causes. This paper explains that teenagers with babies often are not able to keep up with their school work because they have to be up during the night caring for their babies. Consequently, teenage pregnancies lead to high school drop outs, which then leave the teenager living in poverty without the skills and ability to obtain and keep employment.

From the Paper
"Nancy is a young girl who became pregnant at age sixteen. She tried attending school, working a part-time job, and taking care of her baby. However, she was up a lot at night with her baby and eventually she realized she could not continue to go to school. She lives on welfare and spends most of her time watching television. Nancy and her baby live in poverty. Nancy is one of many American teenage females who become pregnant. "The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world" (General Facts). Nancy is one of many high school girls who drop out of high school to care for their babies. "Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receive a high school diploma) and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30" (General Facts)."

Tags:teenagers, pregnancy, education

Abstract
This paper is written in the format of a proposal for funding from a granting institution aimed to help 'black' school dropouts, delinquents and gang-involved youths that can serve paid interests. The proposed study is to be an inductive collection of data from adults whose children are among the sixty per cent who do not drop out of high school. Several critical dimensions of the proposed study are put forwards as significant to an accurate understanding of the 'dreaded' Jane Finch area.

From the Paper
"Media audiences are now familiar with depictions of youth gang incidents including fatalities and there is a strong tendency for scholars, activists, youth workers and others to refer to urban `black' youth as most affected. In fact, youth gangs are pan-ethnic phenomena whose members are by no means always of impoverished or otherwise disadvantaged backgrounds. Whereas much attention has been given to school dropout rates manifested in the generic `black' community in the Greater Toronto Area..."

Tags:proposal, inductive project, youth crime

Abstract
This paper examines how the high school system in the US is in crisis, specifically citing the rate of students dropping out. Various statistics are given, showing how this rate is climbing every year.The paper concludes by noting that the bulk of those students are minorities and from low-income . (Sweet-Love, & Wotorson, 2008).

From the Paper
" 'When you step back and look at all the things we can do to improve the quality of our workforce and the quality of life for our young adults, there's nothing more important than raising the high school graduation rate,' the Governor said. 'It's the key to continuing an education or, at a minimum, getting a decent job that pays a decent wage and offers decent benefits.' "

Tags:tennessee, hs, dropouts

Abstract
This paper discusses several motivation theories from Educational Psychology. It then looks at each factor that affects the probability of a student dropping out of high school. Finally, the motivation theories are used to show what can be done to retain high school students within the educational framework.

From the Paper
"Socio-economic status is another factor that helps determine whether a student will drop out. According to a study on GED and diploma attainment of high school dropouts, "socio-economic status was positively associated with degree attainment with a one point increase on the SES scale associated with an increase in the odds of returning of 1.34" (Wayman 2001). Many students from lower income families are not expected to finish high school as their parents or other role models did not; in contrast, they may have no choice but to drop out because they need to earn income for their family. In a student done in Australia, it was found that "family SES has been consistently found to be associated with participation in education, but the size of the effect is smaller than has sometimes been assumed" (Ainley, Foreman & Sheret 1991). Thus, many students may claim that socio-economic status is the reason that they dropped out, but it may have only been one of the influencing factors."
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Tags:self-determination, socialization

Abstract
This six-page undergraduate paper discusses the high school dropout in terms of contributing factors. These factors reveal just how complex the problem of dropouts is. The thesis is underlined.

Abstract
This paper argues that, towards the end of WWII, Japan was a dying empire, and the atom bombs had no real effect on the outcome of the war. It argues, therefore, that the U.S. should have taken a different alternative than using atomic power against Japan. This research paper speculates on the United States's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan during World War II and concludes that the decision was unjust and immoral.

From the Paper
"Even though many alternatives existed to avoid the use of atomic warfare, the U.S. ignored these options. The most feasible way of showing the power of the atomic bomb with minimum or any loss of life would be a demonstration of the atomic bomb. Dr. Edward Teller's suggestion to "exploding it high above Tokyo at night without prior warning" We could then have said to the Japanese leaders: "This was an atomic bomb. One of them can destroy a city. Surrender or be destroyed!" However, there was a strong feeling on the part of President Truman that it was criminal and morally wrong for us to have means to bring the war to a proper conclusion and then not use the means. Moreover, only two atomic bombs existed and nobody was sure that either could be successfully dropped on a target."

Tags:hiroshima, nagasaki, Truman

Abstract
This paper discusses how the decision to authorize the use of atomic bombs against Japan in 1945 was reached. The paper charts the different opinions voiced at the time and afterwards, as well as the opinions of those who thought that Truman made the wrong choice.

From the Paper
"The decision to authorize the use of Atomic Bombs against Japan in 1945 was in the hands of President Harry S Truman. There are many different opinions of what should have been done, as many as there were at the time, and also many who feel that Truman made the wrong choice; historians themselves cannot agree on whether the President ended the War with this action, or dropped a devastating bomb on a nation that was willing to surrender anyway. Hindsight does suggest that the massive number of civilian casualties "More than 200,000 deaths - the vast majority of victims being women, children and elderly men" (Long, The Historians' Letter to the Smithsonian) was rather excessive, but Truman could not have predicted those casualties, nor that the effects would remain in the population for so long afterwards. Truman did not have the benefit of our knowledge, and so the best way to consider the justification for his actions is to consider his own words and actions."

Tags:intervention, invade, evacuation