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Overcoming student resistance to revision in composition instruction

A favorite teacher's well-intentioned message, a parent's unskilled assessment, or the student's own perceptions can stymie the editorial and revision process.

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Max Neiman's defense of big government against American anti-government sentiment

Defending Government" by Max Neiman offers a critical view of the Big Government's (of America) critics -- that is, the book discusses in detail how, in spite of the growing sentiment against the government, the author considers it as essential and beneficial for society, particularly in the…

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Domestic violence against Asian-American women in the United States

Asian-American women must learn that they have the right to be free from abuse in their own homes. They must learn there are places where they can go to get help.

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John Dean's "Worse than Watergate" and Bush administration secrecy

All students are familiar with the creed of the X-files, a popular recent science fiction television show that instructed its viewers, young and old, to 'trust no one.' At the time this motto of secrecy and distrust, particular distrust of government policy and institutions was much criticized, as…

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Adolescents seeking birth parents: search processes and family dynamics

When an adopted or abandoned teen or young adult first makes the conscious and determined decision to seek their birth parents, it is but one of many milestones to be reached in the process.

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Economics and interdisciplinary understanding through retail experience

Discuss how your interest in the field developed and describe any experience you have had in the field - such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities - and what you have gained from your involvement

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The Enron scandal and business ethics corruption in America

Business ethics are under increased scrutiny today, and companies like Enron and WorldCom redefine corporate business ethics, lack of ethics, and their punishments when greed prevails over ethics.

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Global contact and the emergence of public health, 1200-1700

Thought, manners, life situations, and the like were being considered as important as survival.

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Nabokov's exploration of identity and the negotiation of selfhood

Nabokov is, perhaps unjustly, best known to the general public as the author of Lolita. Not only is it his most infamous work, there is also a degree to which this sordidly poetic novel represents in microcosm much of the pathos and glory of all his work.

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Impact of vision therapy intervention on reading-impaired children's ability

Background of Problem child's ability to read efficiently has been shown time and again to be directly correlated to a wide range of academic and social outcomes (Corcos, Kruk & Willows, 1993).

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