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No Child Left Behind's impact on English Language Learners in California

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act passed in 2001 was intended to create better accountability in the schools and produce better outcomes for public education.

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Institutional repositories: history, purpose, programs, and benefits

Over the last several years, institutional repositories have increased in number substantially. In a study done in 2005, Lynch and Lippincott found nearly 40% of institutions deployed some form of institutional repository (2005).

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The historical roots and influence of anti-racism movements in America

Racism is clearly one the greatest social conflicts in the United States and has been since prior to its development as a nation.

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The Council of Federation and Quebec separatist tendencies in Canada

Canada is a nation divided into separate entities around issues of regionalism and provincialism, and Canadians in general do not place their trust in the federal government but in the governments of the different provinces.

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Al Capone's unprovable role in Chicago gang murders

In 1915, a young roughian named Alphonse Capone joined the Five Points Gang, in New York City (Kelly, Robert J, 2000, p. xx). As a member of the Five Points Gang, it is suspected that Capone performed any kind of illegal or illicit crime, including murder.

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Interbreeding or extinction: understanding Neanderthal disappearance

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens: What Really Happened? Neanderthals were the predecessors of modern Homo sapiens that inhabited Europe and parts of west and central Asia until about 30,000 years ago.

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Ponce de León's life and colonial legacy in the Americas

Juan Ponce de Leon lived during a pivotal time in human history. European explorers and adventurers were discovering a new world in the Americas. In the wake of Columbus' voyages, Spanish conquistadores set out in search of treasures in gold, silver, and other precious commodities.

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Varying cultural perspectives on female genital cutting in Africa

Female circumcision, common in many African nations, is commonly associated with many assumptions and stereotypes.

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Miranda Rights efficacy and law enforcement compliance in modern criminal justice

Discussion of how proposal and conclusions would affect the cjs. Abstract discourse and analysis of the Miranda Rights, providing an analytical debate of both sides of the current legal issue in constitutional criminal justice.

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A day in the life of Clonorchis sinensis infection

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the topic of biology. Specifically it will contain a creative account of clonorchis sinensis (the Chinese liver fluke). Chinese liver flukes are extremely common worm parasites that live in the bodies of their hosts, often humans.

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