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Bruffee and Holt on collaborative learning discourse

Kenneth Bruffee's essay "Collaborative Learning and the 'Conversation of Mankind'" promotes the use of collaborative learning in undergraduate classrooms.

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Observations and experiences at a Conservative Jewish synagogue service

My visit to another religious service consisted of attending synagogue services on the Jewish Sabbath or "Shabbat" at the Bet Briera Or Olom synagogue.

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Looting the truth: Post-Katrina photography and journalistic ethics

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters to impact the United States in recent memory. The photojournalists present in New Orleans at the time found a rich source of narrative images as residents attempted to cope with the crisis.

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Ethical decision-making training in counselor education and teamwork interventions in medical training

Education" Students Counselor Education & Supervision; 49 (2010): 228-245. The purpose of this study was to determine whether and to what degree course in counseling ethics, counseling law, and ethical decision making had on counselors in training.

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Determinism in Chopin's "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour"

Kate Chopin's "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour" both depict women who are in constrained social and economic circumstances. The central female protagonist of "The Storm" a Creole woman named Calixta, is in a pleasant but passionless marriage.

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Architectural design proposal for dual-dwelling holiday rental accommodation

Architectural Design Specialists, Ltd. Joe B. Smith Construction, Ltd. Architectural Design Specialists, Ltd. General description of the structure of the building and main service utility considerations

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British National Health Service reform and potential applicability to America

British Healthcare System: A Model for the United States? Are there components in the British National Healthcare system (NHS) that would fit well in the United States national healthcare system?

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Gender, race, and class in "When women love men" by Rosario Ferre

These stories are "When women love men" by Rosario Ferre and "The duties of womanhood" by Mirta Yanez. Right from the beginning however it must be mentioned that both authors under analysis are well-known feminists.

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Nominalism in medieval philosophy: Abelard and Ockham

Philosophical nominalism can be traced back as far as Aristotle. In contrast to Platonism, which is founded upon the belief in the existence of universal abstractions such as Truth and Beauty, philosophical nominalism reflects the idea that "only individual objects have real existence" (Rausch…

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Immigration policy and racial tension in modern Britain

One of the most embarrassing public relations snafus for the Labour Party in Great Britain occurred when Prime Minister Gordon Brown was overheard calling a woman a 'bigot' because she had expressed her opposition to all immigration, which she believed was changing the culture and character of the…

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