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Schools today are not focused on economic needs. They should do more to prepare students for work, particularly for jobs in the trades.

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This section presents a study of three software methodologies namely the waterfall model, the unified software development process using UML and prototyping. This includes a description of how they function and their major features which make some of them better than the other.

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Oakland's 1996 Ebonics resolution and the resulting media controversy

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Block scheduling's effects on high school student test performance

The use of block scheduling is an increasingly popular alternative to more traditional eight period school days for high school students. The theory upon which this shift is based is that students will be better able to prepare for classes which are fewer in number but longer in period length.

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Allied reshaping of the Middle East through treaties and secret agreements

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Offshore drilling regulation and the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill

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