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Disproportionate representation of African-American children in foster care and emancipation outcomes

It has often been suggested that many more African-American children are in foster care than are children of other races. In order to understand whether or not this is accurate, a thorough review of available literature on the topic is necessary.

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Albert Einstein, a famously mediocre student, once commented that "It is little short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not completely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." Many educational theorists and gifted teachers have taken this to heart, and endeavored to create…

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The impact of wireless technology on global communications

Today's world is faced with a myriad of challenging and complex issues that require advanced technological solutions.

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight's portrayal of youth and doomed idealism

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Computer technology in modern sailing boat design and construction

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Alain Locke and cultural pluralism in the Harlem Renaissance

From the 1920's Alain Leroy Locke has been known as a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Through his writings, his actions and his education, Locke worked to educate not only White America, but also the Negro, about the beauty of the Negro heritage.

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Developing critical thinking skills through knowledge-based instruction in mathematics

The goal of present-day educational reformers is to produce students with "higher-order skills" who are able to think independently about the unfamiliar problems they will encounter in the information age, who have become "problem solvers" and have "learned how to learn, " and who are on their way…

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Therapeutic interventions for emotional trauma in foster children

Children who live in a foster care environment often have emotional difficulties that must be dealt with by their caregivers.

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