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A Catholic Polish immigrant's journal entry upon arriving in New York

The voyage across the sea was treacherous, and the water splashing on the deck was cold as ice, but the hope, the fantastic hope of seeing the Great City was the calmest and warmest force within me that kept me going through the seasickness and the cold.

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Creating an inclusive classroom curriculum for culturally diverse students

When I was growing up, there were always some classmates who were just a little bit different from everyone else. It's not that there was anything wrong with these other students, but they were "unique." They were culturally diverse, and that made them stand out.

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Developing receptive skills through storytelling in language learning

During communication, while highlighting receptive skills learners may require to make verbal or non-verbal responses. For assessment of these receptive skills, learners need to respond to a written or a spoken text.

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William Wallace's military strategy and the Battle of Stirling Bridge

William Wallace is perhaps one of Scotland's most famous historical figures, but the popular conception of him owes more to Hollywood screenwriters than actual historiography.

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Curriculum assessment practices and student learning in San Diego

As the society has focused on relegating learning to one percentage score or letter grade for sorting and ranking students, learning is a complex process.

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Behavior therapy effectiveness in group treatment settings

Behavior therapy may be referred to as the approach in psychotherapy, in the behavior tradition that focuses on a set of methods designed for reinforcing desired behaviors, and eliminating undesired without concerning the psychoanalytic state of the subject.

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Madeleine Leininger's transcultural nursing theory and contemporary practice

The world of contemporary nursing is a complex, yet rewarding, career choice. Far from the outdated paradigm of the Nurse being just the Doctor's assistant, the contemporary nursing professional takes on a partnership role with both the doctor and patient as advocate caregiver, teacher, researcher,…

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Star Gold Coast Hotels and Australian luxury tourism sector analysis

The Gold Coast sector is on the top 66 Best Luxury Hotels in Australia list (The 66 Best Luxury Hotels in Australia).

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Habeas corpus as a constitutional check on government power during the war on terror

For many people in the United States, habeas corpus is the foundation stone of the country's legal system. The concept is the principal constitutional check on subjective government power by allowing an arrested individual to challenge the legitimacy of his/her detention.

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Dickens' use of arbitrary and hypocritical societies in his novels

Jerome Meckier observes that "David Copperfield's lifestory could have been included among the hymns to self-advancement in Samuel Smiles's Self-Help" (Meckier 537).

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