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The Declaration of Independence and Constitution in American democracy

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution is the cornerstone of American democracy. As, they are designed to: prevent the government from abusing its power and highlight how the ultimate authority rests with the people.

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Summative assessment as a tool for evaluating instructional effectiveness

Many scholars claim that students and their parents expect that instruction be tailored to specific and individual needs because people in our society are used to customizable features in every day life and have grown to expect it (Hur and Suh, 2010).

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Reconciling catechesis and knowledge in Catholic schools

The mission of the Church is "to evangelize, for the interior transformation and the renewal of humanity" (Congregation for Catholic Education 1988, p. 53). For young people, the school is the hub of the process of evangelism. However, a school must also be understood as a civic institution.

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Glee's popularity and DVD sales strategy

Glee is a show about a team of high school students who dance and sing. They use music as a means of coping with the pressures of the peers, the teachers, their families and the society.

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The Iroquois Confederacy's shifting alliances and influence on colonial America

Following a peace treaty with France in 1701, The Iroquois Confederacy, which had been allied with the British through much of the 17th century, took a newly neutral role.

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eCRM strategies learning through qualitative group analysis

One of the more interesting tools of analysis used when dealing with marketing, business, or consumer issues is moving the learning dynamic from rote and informational (more quantitative) to more qualitative.

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Cronon's analysis of Native American and European conceptions of land ownership

William Cronin's Changes in the land: Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England is not a book about geography alone, as its title might suggest.

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Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma: Indigenous perspective in colonial Virginia

The book that Camilla Townsend wrote, "Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma," goes deep into the colonialism period of the state of Virginia and depicts the life of Amonute, an indigenous girl who was later transformed into the famous Disney character of Pocahontas.

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Oklahoma's health disparities: demographics, heart disease, and diabetes

Two significant features of Oklahoma's demographics that are important from a health perspective are the low proportion of African-Americans that live in the state and the very high proportion of Native Americans that live in the state, when compared to national demographics.

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Winthrop's use of the Gospel of John in "A New Israel"

The Gospel of John served as inspiration for many documents written consequent to it, as people found that Jesus teachings were essential in critical circumstances. Gerrard Winstanley's book "A New Israel" perfectly exemplifies this through the concepts that the author is trying to put across.

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