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Social Policy Essays and Term Papers
GulagThe term "GULAG" is an acronym for the Soviet bureaucratic institution, Glavnoe Upravlenie ispravitel'no-trudovykh LAGerei (Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps) that operated the Soviet system of forced labor camps in the Stalin era. Since the publication of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The ...
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Teaching Through TechnologyTEACHING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Patricia Patterson, Ed.D
"It is no harder to build something great than to build something good."
Jim Collins, author of Good to Great.
This is the mantra at Nob Hill Elementary School. In 2002 the new principal asked the question, if Nob Hill can be an "A" ...
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The Growth of Programs for Mentally Retarded CitizensThe Growth of Programs for Mentally Retarded Citizens
Christina Menichini
Columbia College HUMS 250
Abstract
Throughout the last century, in the United States, there has been a continual growth of programs created to help and enhance the lives of mentally retarded individuals. Parents, ...
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Wal-Mart Case Study and HistorySam Walton, a leader with an innovative vision, started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that it is today. Through his savvy, and sometimes unusual, business practices, he and his associates led the company forward for thirty years. Today, four years after his ...
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Giving A Better Education: Autistic Children In Public SchoolsFriends University
Annie Farber
Giving A Better Education: Autistic Children In Public Schools
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by a cluster of behaviors that has rapidly became more prevalent in recent years. With the increase of children on the autism spectrum and the ...
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Growth of IndiaDespite some unflattering findings of UNDP report (2002) on human development, and some equally disturbing distortions thrown up by Census 2001, on socio-economic scenario, there is every reason to envision an India of 2020 as a strong, stable and successful power in its own right.
When the ...
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The Application of International Law to Wars of National LiberationThe Application of International Law to Wars of National Liberation
BY
Noelle Higgins, Law Lecturer, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University; Ph.D. Candidate, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Introduction
The PLO[1], KLA[2] and PKK[3] ...
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Industries and IndustrilizationIndustry is the production of an economic good or service within an economy.[1]
Industry is often classified into three sectors ownership and time.
• Raw Materials: Industries may be agriculture based, Marine based, Mineral based, Forest based....
Size: It refers to the amount of capital ...
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Political Parties Platform DevelopmentNicole Contreras
Period 5
11/19/13
Political Parties Platform Development
In the United States the main issue is the inability to compromise. Recently a government shutdown occurred due to the lack of creating a financial plan. In an economic perspective the government has to raise the ...
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Poverty In GhanaIn recent years, Ghana has emerged as a leading country in the Western and Central Africa region. It has developed its economy on a scale that could enable it to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 deadline. It also managed a smooth and peaceful political transition in 2008 ...
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Ethics in Domestic SurveillanceEthics in Domestic Surveillance
Shannon Guy
SOC 120 Introduction Ethics and Social Responsibility
Instructor: Dr. David Jung
March 31, 2014
If there is an issue that needs more attention it is the practice of governmental domestic surveillance. This would be the practice of the ...
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Roosevelt BriefFranklin D. Roosevelt played an important role in economic and social reforms and was the first president to reach out to citizens in “fireside chats” – leading to a “more personalized” and a closer relationship with citizens. His wife, Eleanor, aided him in social reforms, but his own party ...
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Migration in the 18th Century: An OverviewIn the late 18th century, new experiments with democratic ideas and republican forms of government, as well as other new religious and cultural ideas, challenged traditional imperial systems across North America. The United States had been created based on the belief that all men are created equal ...
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Cross-Gender Research In Third World CountriesThis essay is an evaluation of a recent paper published in the journal "Women's Studies International Forum," published by Regina Scheyvens and Helen Leslie titled "Gender, ethics and empowerment: Dilemmas of development fieldwork." The authors present facts and discussions related to several ...
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The Great ElectorThe Great Elector
It is difficult to evaluate history or historical figures without bias and in terms of historical setting. However, this is exactly what Derek McKay attempts in his book, The Great Elector about Frederick William of Brandenburg. McKay's purpose is to provide a biography ...
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Democracy and the United StatesThis paper is about the success of the type of government running the United States and to what degree is it really looking after the needs of its people and its land.
A Preface to Politics
Today democracy, especially in America, holds a place of sanctity in our political environment, ...
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Should The United States Allow Immigrants?Should The United States Allow Immigrants?
Immigration has very adverse affects on the American people due to its complications. The question of whether or not the government should allow immigrants is a tough one that cannot be answered as a simple yes, no question. Several topics that must be ...
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A Modest Proposal: Abortion for TwoA Modest Proposal: Abortion for Two
Perhaps the most significant debate of recent decades on a political, religious, and social level is that of abortion. Many questions are raised about whether this is a justified right inherent to any fertile woman, or an inhumane practice fostered by a ...
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Medical Marijuana In The State Of CaliforniaThomas Martinez
Professor Virginia Smith
Health 11
September 27, 2012
Medical Marijuana In The State Of California As An Analysis;
A health benefit to those in need or a guise to profit thus proliferating an illegal drug trade violating federal drug laws? According to the Drug ...
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