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The nature and purpose of teaching in educational philosophy

Teaching is more than the simple act of standing in front of a classroom and lecturing on a given subject. Teaching, as numerous authorities agree, encompasses almost every facet of learning and character development. It is at once individual and social.

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Social capital development in online games and social networking sites

The exponential growth of the Internet has created an astronomical number of options for communication, connectivity, entertainment and knowledge attainment, right at the fingertips of any connected individual.

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Identity and motherhood in Buchi Emecheta's "The Joys of Motherhood"

This ironic and even cryptic title of Buchi Emecheta's book is as far from the substance of her narrative as Africa is from Germany.

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City diplomacy and the role of cities in international politics

Over the past several decades, there has been a tendency for cities to be involved internationally and this is stated to demonstrate that demonstrates that the maintenance of international relations is no longer exclusively the domain of national governments.

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Neoclassical model of economic growth in the Four Tigers of East Asia

Four Uncaged Tigers: The Eastern Asian Growth Phenomenon Revisited: A Neoclassical Interpretation Beginning in the 1960s, the four nations of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan became the first newly industrialized countries.

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Constitutional law and bilingual education policy debates in America

The number of English language learning (ELL) students in the United States has increased dramatically over the last decade. According to a 1991 national study, there are over 2,300,000 students in grades K. through 12 who are classified as English language learners.

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Civil liberties abridgments in American wartime history

We -- we Americans, that is -- like to think of ourselves as decent people. People who respect the rights of others. People who believe that what we are fighting for when we go to war is to protect democracy and the civil liberties of all of the people of our great and worthy nation.

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Bank profitability determinants in South Eastern Europe, 2003-2007

The banking profitability in question is evaluated in terms of the rate of Return on Assets (ROA) and the rate of Return on Equity (ROE) .These two measures are expressed in terms of various other determinants.

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Learning theories: examining learned and unlearned phenomena

Constructivist learning environments and principles. Since the central task is to teach the learner to solve problems, the ZPD goal is a) to produce a process that helps the learner gain "awareness and control over one's cognition"; b) that process should be such that the child is not just a…

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Faulkner's fragmented time and human consciousness in the Sound and the Fury

The plot of the Sound and the Fury is simple, if one considers the actions that take place in the present time. However, it can be difficult to follow, as Faulkner continually interjects memories into the present timeline.

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