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Constructivism in education: Piaget, Dewey, and Vygotsky

As long as there were people asking each other questions, we have had constructivist classrooms. Constructivism, the study of learning, is about how we all make sense of our world, and that really hasn't changed."

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William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily": character analysis and psychological resistance to change

William Faulkner's short story "A rose to Emily" is one of the best short stories of 20th century American literature because it contains all the mystery, drama, conflict and intensity that mark a good piece of literature.

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Modular neural networks and the development of visual perception in infants

Modular neural networks. The argument for modular brain architecture is one that holds that the brain is bestowed with some finite characteristics from birth.

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Genetic and environmental factors in criminal behavior

The nature/nurture issue has been a controversy in professional circles for many years. In criminology then, some hold that criminal behavior is socially (nurture) influenced, while others are of the opinion that genetics (nature) play a substantial role.

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Certified athletic trainers: education, roles, and career opportunities

Athletic trainers form a necessary backbone of most professional sports organizations, and many private organizations. A professional athletic trainer can make the difference between a life-changing injury, or returning to the game.

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John Dewey and William Bagley's conflicting educational philosophies

There have always been philosophical battles between progressive thinkers and conservative thinkers when it comes to the education of America's children.

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Education and career opportunities for professional sports nutritionists

Sports nutritionists can help people from every way of life lead healthier, happier lives.

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Thomas Szasz's critique of the medical model of mental illness

The foremost question relating to mental illness concerns about its very existence - whether mental illness actually exists or not?

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Colonial powers' methods of subjugating spirit in Cesaire and Kim

Colonialism," by Aime Cesaire, and "Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood," by Richard Kim. Specifically, it will discuss how the novel describes different methods used by foreign or colonial powers to break the spirit of colonized peoples. What are those methods? What are their effects?

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Gitta Sereny's examination of Albert Speer's moral conflicts and complicity

Steeped in controversy and tainted by his legacy as Hitler's personal architect and close friend, Albert Speer is a difficult historical figure to portray and to pinpoint.

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