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The Pontifical Biblical Commission's critique of biblical fundamentalism

Pontifical Biblical Commission wrote an incredibly poignant and insightful analysis of fundamental trends in Christianity in 1993, claiming that fundamentalism "refuses to admit that the inspired word of God has been expressed in human language...tends to treat the biblical text ads if it had been…

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Somalia's colonial partition and postcolonial state of civil conflict

Somalia's population stands, by some estimates, at 4.5 million people, comprising one of the largest ethnic blocks in Africa, even though the number of people counted as residents of the country is comparatively small to that of other African nations (Lewis, I.M., 1988, p. 1).

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Managing organizational change across cultural and business orientations

Could lead to nepotism and conflicting situations at the workplace. Need to emphasize to our manager the necessity to gradually change the practice.

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Improving ASL instruction through better teacher training methods

As an American Sign Language tutor, I have long been aware of the importance of communication as an instructor. ASL is powerful communication system in and of itself. To teach others how to use the power of ASL and to find their 'voice' in this mode of expression is tremendously gratifying.

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Communication and compassion in pharmacy practice

A pharmacist is not a mere dispense of medication. He or she is a scientist by training, but part of his or her job is to enable the layperson to understand how to administer medication correctly, with the correct dosage, at the correct time.

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Canada's status as a nation-state: unity and division

The situation in Canada is considered to be an extremely sensitive issue under discussion at this time.

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Causes and consequences of rural poverty in Rwanda

Rwanda, located in east central Africa, is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Africa. Seventy-eight percent of its total population of 9.9 million lives in rural areas; most of the rural population of the country lives in abject poverty ("Rwanda," 2007).

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Teaching social studies through differentiated, creative, and engaging instruction

Why do we need to know this teacher?' Ideally, no student should leave my classroom asking this question. Civic education is important for every student of social studies. Studying history should teach us about life in the present. History is a narrative.

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Reading and writing skills for developing democratic citizens

One of the frequently-cited reasons for including social studies in the curriculum is to prepare students to become good citizens. Because America is a democratic, free society, students must learn to make good choices because their choices will affect the national community.

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From typewriter to computer: the evolution of keyboard design

The origins of today's PC and laptop keyboards in the last two centuries can be traced back to the first typewriters and their various key formats. The first commercially available typewrite was produced by the E.

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