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Teaching literacy and mother tongue in early childhood education

The objective of setting up a method to teach young children the beginnings of their footing in any language is a noble ideal, and it has to be done in the language of the area. Ultimately the process of teaching is not isolated from the surroundings, and especially the influences of the mother.

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Emotional intelligence in business: history, measurement, and workplace application

Although the recently used term "Emotional Intelligence" is an offshoot of decades of psychological study, much confusion exists on its meaning and application. In addition, the amount of academic studies in this area has been relatively few.

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Children's responses to themes of friendship and death in Charlotte's Web

The book, Charlotte's Web is probably the best selling paperback and is really a story about a farm, and how friendships develop between different animals and how they help each other. In this book, the most important development is the friendship that develops between Wilbur and Charlotte.

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Legitimate and excessive use of force in law enforcement

The issues that have been dealt with are first the question as to what use of force by the law enforcing authorities can be viewed as legitimate.

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Defining American identity: culture, diversity, and global influence

Who is an American? What is American identity or what is American culture for that matter? These questions as important as they may be are elusive in nature since a definite answer would involve various complex concepts.

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Escalation of commitment in community college teacher meetings

The purpose of these meetings was to liaise with other teachers and to ensure cooperation and synthesis within the program. The persons involved in this decision were the head and vice managers of the program.

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Garrett Hardin's tragedy of the commons and overpopulation control

Few people would deny that overpopulation is a major problem. Even sparsely populated nations feel the brunt of the overpopulation problem because overpopulation affects the environment, politics, and the global market economy.

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Battered woman's syndrome: physical and emotional abuse patterns

Battered Woman's Syndrome involves both physical and emotional abuse of a woman at the hands of her intimate partner, whether husband or lover.

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Online infidelity and the boundaries of internet relationships

As early as November 2001, CPJ published an article in which a psychologist confronts the severity client's experience with an online relationship; the client, who is struggling with the ramifications of infidelity in the non-internet life, takes issue with the counselor's inability to take…

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John Dewey's pragmatism and competing educational philosophies

Pragmatism emerged from the writings of John Dewey who believed that experimentation was the best approach for educating young minds. For example, pragmatists feel that field trips, educational excursions etc. are more effective in teaching students about the world instead of audio-visual aids.

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