The book that I was given to read for this assignment was entitled: The Young Paul Robeson. The book was an autobiography and was written by Lloyd Brown who was a close and dear friend of Paul for many years. ... The life and struggles of Paul Robeson are clearly depicted in this book. ... This book wasn't written to depict the life of a struggling African American in the 1900's this book was written to depict the life of a humble, fascinating and well-educated man named Paul Robeson. ... This book also related to the class lectures that were (are) receiving at the time. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Since Gutenberg printed his first book more than 500 years ago, there have always been titles that have angered folks to the point of condemnation; to the point where they have thought that the books should be removed from the shelves, or even destroyed. ... The book Brave New World is author Huxley's shocking vision of a future utopia, which deals with the philosophical and ethical controversies brought by advances in technology and science. ... This book along with others encourages the individual to question their beliefs and the world around them. That questioning, the critical think...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Amy Chua, a mother of two and law professor at Yale, published a best-selling book called Battle Hymm of the Tiger Mother. The book talks about the parenting style of what she calls a "typical Chinese mother". ... I personally disagree with majority of the techniques and opinions Chua's book describes in order to properly parent a child. ... Amy Chua explains in her book the main differences between Chinese parents and Western parents. ... In the New York Times article called Amy Chua is a Wimp, David Brooks explains his opinions and concerns about Amy Chua's book. ...

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In a book titled Japanese Society Today Tadashi Fukutake summed up the effects that the past had on the Japanese educational system of today. ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Japan compiled a book called The Japan of Today and in the book it is stated that, "The central concept in Japanese education today is to produce self-reliant citizens of a peaceful and democratic state and community with respect for human rights and a love for truth and peace" (115). ... Charles Grinnell Cleaver agrees with these points and says in his book Japanese and Americans: Cultural Parallels and Parad...

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Leadership is a journey of discovery, not only for myself, but a discovery of other individual's potential that I also may learn from them. It is an expression of a person at his or her best whose goal is to transform something better and to develop the imagination and character other people possess...

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At the time this was just a silly book I liked to read about green breakfast foods. ... During my freshman year I was assigned to read the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding for my language arts class. After reading this book I needed to develop a detailed paper in which I would be critiqued on my skills of analyzing and describing the author's writing strategies and how it contributed to the book's overall structure. ...

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You plagiarize deliberately if you copy a sentence from a book and pass it off as your writing; if you summarize or paraphrase someone else's ideas without acknowledging your debt; or if you buy a term paper to hand in as your own. ...

• Word Count: 349
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In his book, Ain't No Makin' It, Jay MacLeod tells how a group of poor students in a particular school were able to relate to a teacher (Jimmy Sullivan) who spoke their "language."" " It was cool, cuz like you walk in there you talk to Jimmy, and you know Jimmy's real cool, - said one of his students. ... In their book, Social Foundations of Educational Decisions, Fischer and Thomas state that distinctive things about a subculture (including language and behavior) have a definite influence on a child's learning style (26-27) and that "informal education- "which occurs...

• Word Count: 1645
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Ceremonial Violence - Understanding Columbine and Other School Rampage Shootings While the book Ceremonial Violence focuses mainly on the discussion of various school shootings (Columbine, in particular), it also gives a very in depth description of how local, state, and national government are attempting to end this type of violence in the future. ... The book discusses how educators and administrators in the school environment sometimes receive a very specific training, known as "threat assessment protocol, that can help them identify students who present a potential danger to themselves or ...

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This paper is based upon the argument present in issue 19 in the Taking Sides book. The book asks if affirmative action programs in public school admissions policies violate the fourteenth amendment. ...

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Before moving on to possible solutions for our education system, I want to note an interesting point made in the final chapter of Ryan's book, Five Miles Away, A World Apart that is the basis for my thesis. ... In summing up what he feels parents can gain from his book on the inequalities of special education, Ong-Dean says, "One cannot reasonably expect privileged parents not to draw on their advantages but it might provoke some critical thoughts about the influence of their privileges and about what they might do to promote a more equitable system" (9). ...

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Aristotle, a great philosopher, once said "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet," unaware that this fruit of education would one day be expensive. As students pass through their primary and secondary education, they are, in most cases, financially supported, making education vir...

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In fact, according to Taking Time Off, a book by Colin Hall and Ron Lieber, taking a year off to do something different such as working, traveling, or even volunteering before applying to college can help a student's chances of admission immensely. ...

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Michael Moore's "Idiot Nation" focuses on the failure of the educational system by using his own past experiences. His text is intended to state his judgments. In doing this, he lacks the credibility and efficiency of a good writer. This isn't the type of writing that informs and persuades the audie...

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Even in the book "Women In Sport" it states, "In fact, in the 1996 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Basketball Championships, the women's final drew more spectators than the men's final and had the highest television rating in the history of women's basketball" (Ryan)(564). ...

• Word Count: 1067
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Bullying is an act that is an everyday occurrence in some people's lives. Bullying can be done in many outlets such as, spreading rumors, tormenting victims, verbal harassment, physical harassment, sexual harassment, threats, gossiping, misappropriate use of technology to hurt another and intentiona...

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Abstract Charter schools are relatively new and are not without controversy. The purpose of this study is to understand how the people most affected by the development of charter schools (the students) feel about them. After a literature search and hypothesis development we created a self report mea...

• Word Count: 3194
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Home Schooling Home schooling is a method of education through which the parents take sole responsibility to oversee the entire education of their children in a personal, direct manner. It is a one-on-one tutorial method of education using the parents as teachers/tutors and most often takes place...

• Word Count: 1479
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Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips, editors of the 1998 book, The Black- White Test Score Gap, argued that African Americans will always score lower than European Americans on vocabulary, reading and math tests, as well as on tests such as the SAT I. ...

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Over the past half century, Finland has improved its education system, and now it is internationally recognized as having one of the leading education systems in the world. Those parents who spend countless hours trying to find out ways to help their children to have better grades, better teachers, ...

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​Littleton, Colorado, like every other small town in America, awoke April 20th, 1999 to what seemed to be a normal day with everyone going about their business as they have countless times before. Unlike the other towns in America, however, two high school seniors at Littleton's Columbine High Sc...

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Abstract The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of student led conferences on minority student achievement. The study focuses on the social problem of student achievement and understanding how parental involvement influences minority student achievement. It is important for parents, as well as school districts, to understand the role of parents and the districts in the success of students. The foundation of the study is based on the theoretical frameworks of parental involvement and minority student achievement from Ogbu and Cross. The key research questions will focus on what pa...

• Word Count: 9089
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate