Sentences with phrase «which class distinctions»

Thomas Hardy's novel told of a 19th Century rural England in which class distinctions and unyielding social codes surrounded his characters.

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There all of them, wearing similar white, seamless robes and shorn of class distinctions, assemble around a single center which inspires them with a strong sense of unity.

For this reason it is important for a democracy to have a strong public school system, and parents who cherish democratic ideals do well to send their children to schools, either public or independent, in which traditional class distinctions are minimized.

Regardless of the criteria used for class placement, the purpose of such grouping is either to enable the teacher to manage the students more effectively or to use the school to sustain class distinctions recognized in the society of which the school is an agency.

The distinction between social class and functional classification is discussed particularly in the field of education and the dangers of grading students abilities and the grades in which students are placed.

Baptismal water was the universal solvent not only of traditional religious distinctions within Judaism but also of the foundation stones on which the ancient city rested; for the church, it was the sole initiation and was not confined to a single family, clan, race, or social class.

Beth's capacity to love a mongrel, and not some purebred dog with a pedigree gave her depth, but when she abandons Freeway, her distinction of being a relatable person, compassionate and open - minded, which separated her from the others is gone, and we realize that this woman has the potential to be a snob, just like her husband, who disapproves of his sister's new beau, a working class stiff named Russell.

He knows the ins and outs of local watering holes, one of which sets the scene for a tense conflict between him and the locals, who aren't appreciative of his attempts to garner information, and is fueled more by class distinctions than Kenzie's role as a detective.

Of the fifteen students in the class, only three of us earned that distinction, which was a rare moment of validation.

This sort of law is not wholly different from past sumptuary laws, which were ostensibly aimed at «restraining luxury or extravagance... in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc.,» as Black's puts it, when in fact they were about maintaining social class distinctions and hierarchies — and mostly they failed.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Coached a group of 10 students for Annual International Kangaroo Math Competition IKMC out of which four were awarded silver and three were awarded gold medal distinctions • Earned the «Most Responsible Teacher» award for three consecutive years • Enhanced the overall class percentage in math by 30 % through implementation of well - planned individual focused remedial classes for mathematics