Essay Undergraduate 608 words

Alcohol Use Among Black and Asian Minorities in England

A review of Orford et al.'s 2004 survey on alcohol drinking patterns and help-seeking behavior among second-generation Black and Asian communities in Britain.

Health

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Book Review Undergraduate 916 words

Ceremonies of Possession: How Five Nations Settled the New World

A review of Patricia Seed's Ceremonies of Possession, examining how England, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands each colonized the New World differently.

History

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Essay Undergraduate 951 words

Why "A Modest Proposal" Works as Satire: Swift's Clues

Analyzes how Jonathan Swift signals metaphorical intent in "A Modest Proposal," showing cannibalism as a figure for English colonial exploitation of Ireland.

Literature

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Reflection Paper Graduate 702 words

Post-SOLOM Assessment: Supporting an ELL High School Student

A post-SOLOM assessment of a Spanish-speaking ELL sophomore, covering oral proficiency scores, instructional strategies, and family engagement recommendations.

Education

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695 words

Overcoming barriers to Latino student success in mathematics and science

Improving Latinos' proficiency in mathematics and the natural sciences and increasing the representation of Latinos in scientific fields

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341 words

How mobile technology is fragmenting modern family life

Both authors believe technology has changed the family, and not always in the best ways.

~2 min read

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481 words

Dual language education and bilingualism in United States schools

The topic of first and second language in the United States is one that widely debated. Many Hispanic immigrants think that children of first language Spanish speaking backgrounds should retain that cultural distinction, and that coursework should be taught in Spanish.

~3 min read

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877 words

Test taking strategies and language test validity

One of the many effects of globalization is the increasing need for workers in all countries and at all levels of the socioeconomic scale to become multilingual, and English is still far and away the preferred language of international business throughout the developed and developing worlds (Cheng,…

~5 min read

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555 words

Bilingual education and language acquisition in American schools

One of the inevitable consequences of living in a multicultural society is the plurality of languages spoken by different members of the community. The coexistence of communities speaking different languages in the United States has generated controversy in the realm of public education.

~3 min read

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380 words

How Pig Latin works: rules, examples, and uses

One of the most common "secret" languages is Pig Latin. Although many people can converse in Pig Latin, the language is still uncommon enough that it can be used to cloak sensitive conversations. Pig Latin is a playful variant of English, and has nothing at all to do with Latin.

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