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The Atlantic slave trade: European involvement and merchant financing

"[Beginning in the 16th Century]…America became the great market for some 9 to 10 million African slaves…and it was in the New World that African slavery most flourished under European rule…" (Klein, 2010, p 17).

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China's modernization and historical development in Dragon Rising

Explain why the history of China matters to the present. What can it tell us about modernization in China?

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Best practices for implementing information and communications technology in high schools

One of the most promising additions to the high school classroom in recent years has been information and communications technologies (ICTs).

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Community involvement in educational reform and after-school programs

When one thinks of educational reform, people think of what teachers, principals, and other educators can do for students. However, the reality is that educators can only drive a small portion of education reform and can only institute some change in an educational system.

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Challenges and components of dual immersion programs in California

Bilingual immersion, or dual immersion, education programs have been developed in some schools across the country -- including some schools in the state of California.

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Separate spheres ideology in Adam's Rib and cinema

Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence. The cultural theme of the separate nature of men and women is an old one. However, in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, the conception of the sexes as inexorably polarized became even more exaggerated.

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Resistance, accommodation, and voice in Maya Angelou's writings

Danahay (1991) takes on one of the most important topics in Angelou's writings -- but a topic that is probably even more central to the teaching of Angelou's writings -- the concept of resistance and accommodation.

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Political influences and origins of the No Child Left Behind Act

The publication of a Nation at Risk Report in 1983, put education into the political ring as the Reagan Administration determined that the state of education was a national security risk (Reutzel, 2009).

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International human resource management in multinational corporations

Over the last several years, the issue of multinational corporations (MNCs) and transnational organizations has been increasingly brought to the forefront.

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Left prefrontal cortex activity, hobbies, and psychological well-being

Left Prefrontal Cortex: Hobbies and Serenity -- is There a Connection? Over the past 40 years, brain imagery of the left prefrontal cortex region (LPFC) indicates a positive association between attention and serenity.

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