Research Paper Graduate 3,774 words

CSCL Tools and Critical Thinking in History Education

Evaluates a 20-week CSCL intervention for Secondary One history students, measuring gains in critical thinking skills and academic performance via pre/post tests.

Education

~19 min read

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2,010 words

The Lizzie Borden trial and 1890s American society

And gave her mother forty whacks. At one point or another, every schoolchild typically hears this small rhyme scheme, whether to accompany a hot-scotch match or as a joke towards the macabre.

~11 min read

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2,170 words

Sounds and awakening in Kate Chopin's The Awakening

Kate Chopin's novel the Awakening (1895) is replete with human and other voices, cacophonous sounds, laughter, sobbing, ambient noise, and beautiful music.

~11 min read

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1,079 words

Real differences in how equality is applied across the United States

When it comes to the principle of equality -- which in this time of political change, of ongoing violence perpetrated by Islamic radicalism, and the uncertainty of what climate change will bring to the people of the earth -- it is simply a concept that has appeal in a philosophical context.

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 705 words

Viral Culture and Media Advertising: Savan, Wasik, and Group Dynamics

Explores how African American vernacular influences advertising and media, examining viral culture through Savan, Wasik, and group polarization theory.

Communications

~4 min read

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Term Paper Undergraduate 2,906 words

Torture and the Ticking Time Bomb: Ethics and Legal Perspectives

Examines the ticking time bomb dilemma in torture ethics, analyzing Alan Dershowitz's proposal for judicial oversight and international legal frameworks governing state-sanctioned torture.

Ethics

~15 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,618 words

Postcolonial Feminism in Assia Djebar's Children of the New World

Analysis of how Assia Djebar's novel explores the complex relationship between women, colonialism, nationalism, and feminism in 1950s Algeria.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 988 words

Nurse Jackie and the Politics of Nursing in Media

A critical analysis of McHugh's 2012 article on how Nurse Jackie portrays the nursing profession, gender roles, and media representation in popular culture.

Communications

~5 min read

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Research Paper Undergraduate 3,973 words

Educational Theory and Philosophy: 1950s Through 1990s

A decade-by-decade survey of American educational theory and philosophy from the 1950s to the 1990s, tracing key thinkers, movements, and ideas.

Education

~20 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,858 words

Alice as a Role Model for Young Women in Carroll's Two Novels

Examines Alice from Lewis Carroll's two novels as a role model for young women, exploring her curiosity, identity, body, and resistance to Victorian femininity.

Literature

~15 min read

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