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Jean Toomer's Cane and rejection of racial identity

Jean Toomer's Cane is actually an extension of author's self, character and beliefs that had been shaped by his rather affluent upbringing, the changing definition of race in 1920s and by inability to acquire one specific racial identity.

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Applying Vygotsky's constructivism to modern diverse classrooms

One of the keys to a successful pedagogical experience is the ability to translate new materials into the minds of the learner. We have certainly come a long way from the days in which we thought every student should sit straight, learn the same way, and behave identically.

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Royal Tyler's "The Contrast" and American cultural identity

Royal Tyler's background makes it possible for individuals to understand that this particular playwright is different from more modern playwrights as a result of his life experience and as a consequence of the eccentric attitudes that he employed throughout his existence.

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Social class discrimination in Dickens's Oliver Twist and Great Expectations

people of different social classes are viewed in each novel, how they treat one another, what assumptions they make about their worth, how they view themselves, and how Dickens's view changed between one novel and the other

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British imperialism and the decentering of Indian cultural identity

Many non-Western countries went through a phase of decentering due to the influence of Western countries This led them to lose their identities and embrace Western influence as part of its society.

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An American in Japan: meeting Lola in Tokyo

I caught her looking at me the way a child stares at a dead animal, all scared and bashful -- but somehow magnetized by the image, unable to look away from the carnage. I couldn't blame her for eyeing me up that way. At the time, I was unsightly. A mess, really.

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Singer's biography and Jewish tradition in "Gimpel the Fool"

Isaac Bashevis Singer and "Gimpel the Fool" -- it is not "foolish" to stress the importance of Singer's biography in his writings

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Developing nonverbal communication skills for interpersonal effectiveness

Although there is no consensus about the exact definition of "nonverbal communication" among experts, it is generally regarded as any communication conveyed through body movements (the "body language") and the intonations and emphasis that are given to words (also called the "paralinguistics").

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Integrated curricula and student participation in American high schools

Maximizing learning and attitudinal gains through integrated curricula by Valerie K. Lewis and S.H. Shaha (Spring 2003). Education, 123(3), p. 537.

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Rachel Carson and the controversy surrounding Silent Spring

She was belittled as an anti-humanitarian, nicknamed a priestess of nature, and dismissed as a hysterical woman (Rachel pp).

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