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Literary analysis of Moby Dick and The Awakening

Teaching, I believe, is a vocation that should be pursued by those who can help students to not just master required subject matter but develop skills for critical thinking, so that, they in turn, will be able to contribute to and further build on the accumulated body of knowledge in their chosen…

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Teaching programming concepts to children ages 8-14

Programming, explaining the meaning of programming described to children ranging within the age group of 8 to 10 years and 12 to 14 years respectively.

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Clarissa's dual identity and transformation in Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf is a novel that chronicles the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a woman torn between preserving her own identity and maintaining the image that she wants to present to the public.

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No Child Left Behind Act impact on California schools

The Federal "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" which President Bush signed into law in January 2002, has been an issue of debate across the country for the last two years. Its impact on public education has varied from state to state.

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California's Case Studies Project in bilingual education

Theory into Practice: The Case Studies Project" covers how California developed their model for "theoretically sound" bilingual education project in 1980, which they called the "Case Studies Project." The author notes it was an ambitious project at the time, and that the California Board of…

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Ovando's constructive pluralism approach to language diversity in schools

Language Diversity and Education by Carlos J. Ovando, the author makes the point that the language diversity present in the United States has significant implications for all teachers and all students.

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Michigan groundwater removal and the Nestle bottling dispute

Appropriately named the "Great Lakes State," Michigan is the only state whose borders lie completely within the world's largest system of fresh surface water, the Great Lakes basin, which constitutes 18% of the world's water supply.(4)

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California's high school exit exam and achievement gaps by race and class

California-wide high school exit examination show that most students are ill-prepared to graduate. The test was implemented by Governor Davis as an attempt to improve public school accountability.

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Celestial messengers and supernatural beings in folklore

The word, "angel," comes from the greek word "angelos," which means "messenger" (MSN Encarta, 2003). Angels are believed to be celestial beings that act as messengers from God; send divine messages; help mankind; and are composed of pure light and absolute love.

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Culturally-based cognitive apprenticeship for African-American literary interpretation

Lee The author observes that there is a distinct need for implementation of special strategies pertaining to reading comprehension skills in schools populated by students of African-American or other ethnic minority groups.

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