Asperger Syndrome is commonly called "high-functioning" autism, and there is now a debate as to if a child can successfully transition into adulthood and become independent. ... This early intervention is what will set the starting point in achieving a child's goals of independence and success. ... These skills are the ones that will allow for someone to get a job, get into a certain school, and even make friendships all throughout their lives. ... Even though no two people who are diagnosed with Asperger are the same, the main affected area will be social and behavioral skills ...

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Due to limited work histories or job training, and/or no high school education, many former foster children will have a difficult time finding employment. According to research, youth aging out of the system are much less likely to have finished high school, compared to children who graduate before aging out and only 6 percent graduate with two or four year college degrees (Stott, 2013). ... Foster care youth also have a high risk for substance use and abuse. ... Substance use in former foster care youth is high" (Baugh, 2008). ... The program allows foster children, as they become lega...

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Though its population is high in proportion to its area, Kenya is counted among Africa countries whose food production has kept pace with its population growth. ... There have been a number of significant changes in government policies governing land ownership since independence that have affected agriculture. ... Except for 1984, when the economy was adversely affected by a severe drought, growth in domestic output in real terms has been about 6.0 per cent per annum since independence. ... The start of formal education in Kenya begun in 1846 when the Church Missionary Society established a sc...

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Teachers and parents at the middle school level will be surveyed and interviewed in one rural district. ... It has been found that parental involvement tends to decrease at the middle school level. ... "Research links family involvement in middle and high school to students' positive academic and social outcomes" (Bouffard and Steffen, p2, 2007). ... "Over 30% of U.S. schools are in rural communities, yet less than 6% of research conducted in schools includes rural schools" (Hardré, Sullivan, & Crowson, 2009). ... It is important for educators, school districts...

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Rates are highest among unmarried women and for women with less than a high school education, with the smoking rate for low income, Medicaid enrollees estimated at approximately 35%. ... School-based programs are reported to be among the most effective means of preventing tobacco use among youth. ... Even if school-based programs are effective only in delaying the onset of smoking among children and teens, they are still worthwhile, according to experts. ... The value of using school-based curricula for adolescent pregnant women smoking has been questioned, in part because of the lack of ev...

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In general they become targets to those in the school environment that oppose their sexual behavior and liking. ... The school environment must deal with these students that are now targets of harassment and violence. ... "Ninety seven percent of students in public high schools report regularly hearing homophobic remarks and 45% of gay boys and 20 % of lesbians surveyed were victims of verbal and physical assaults in secondary schools (Russell & Joyner, 2001)." The school environment is a focal point for adolescent growth and development. ... "In several of the recent tragic school shootin...

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Thomas Paine played a pivotal role in galvanizing American thought, with his revolutionary pamphlet, Common Sense, which spoke of such radical ideas as natural rights and independence. Statesman, diplomat, legislature and future president Thomas Jefferson, undoubtedly influenced by Locke, Smith and Paine issued the Declaration of Independence, which led to the eventual adoption of Libertarian principles. ... As I mentioned earlier Libertarians believe in a society where government plays a limited role in the everyday lives of its citizens; they see government solely as an institution respons...

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"Both males and females encounter gender expectations and pressures in schools from kindergarten through graduate and professional school." ... Our laws, which were enacted many years ago, were put in place to prevent inequality in our schools, but this cannot remold culture's views on what is right for a boy or a girl. Research shows there have been changes put in place for equality, but our teachers, parents and schools need to work harder in providing an unbiased education to our children. ... Instead, the girls believed they were not smart enough and avoided taking these subj...

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The products of our school system are generally ill-prepared either for higher education, work or life in general. ... For over thirty years, schools and districts using this approach have experienced increased teacher effectiveness, higher student achievement, and improved school climate. ... Furthermore, children who struggle with school show even greater achievement gains than their classmates. ... How the adults at school work together is as important as individual competence: lasting change begins with the adult community. ... The message is crafted to help students focus on the work...

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ABSTRACT This dissertation aims to study development and broadcasting in Zambia, to draw conclusions as to the present situation of broadcasting and the direction it should move in the future. The study of the development of broadcasting in Zambia and its current structure are outlined together wi...

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Israel's goal was "independence" in what Shimon Peres called in 1975, "uniquely decisive situations." ... They also established a precedent of armed self-defense of the Zionist movement, which during the War of Independence in 1948 would flower into the IDF. ... When Israel achieved its independence on May 14, 1948, the Haganah became the de facto Israeli army. ...

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This phenomenon presents many national and local characteristics, nonetheless a number of common salient features can be pointed out: high unemployment, substance abuse and dependency, widespread delinquency with high incidence of violent crime, low public trust, ethnic polarization, social exclusion, higher than average mortality and morbidity rates, lack of educational qualifications, high rates of teenage pregnancy and single parent families, substandard housing, urban decay, physical blight. ... The aim was to define ways and means to increase the rates of enrolment and attainment in scho...

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Moreover Non-Profit Organizations are freed from taxation; 'If it is organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, public safety, literary, educational, prevention of cruelty to children or animals, and/or to develop national or international sports' (School, n.d.) purposes it is qualified for tax-exempt. ... Non-Profit Organizations can be churches, public schools, public clinics and hospitals, legal aid societies, or research institutes (Investopedia, n.d.-b; InvestorsWords, n.d.; School, n.d.). ... The SOX wants to achieve absolute independence of aud...

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Various conflicts officially ended at one point but it has not completely ended yet, present issues have cost thousands of souls to be impoverished, high malnutrition and other disease with 19% of child death under the age of five in Congo between 2006 to 2007 (The Guardian, 23 January 2008).  ... An economist, Collier (2000 :91 & 96) claims that 'conflicts can easily occur in a society based on the various economic opportunities than by grievance,' and 'grievance-based explanations of civil war are so seriously wrong', thus, this is supported by three major findings of ...

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Israel considers itself to be a Jewish state (formally codified in its 1948 Declaration of Independence), which means that its entire purpose is to provide what is commonly referred to as a "Jewish homeland". ... Simply put, Israel would not exist if Britain had not promised the land (liberated from the Turks with the help of the Palestinians in return for their independence) to the Jews (who contributed nothing to this liberation but stood ready to swoop in with a three thousand year old land claim). ...

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Two years later, Lord Byron attended Harrow School in London and then shortly after, Trinity College at Cambridge University where he received his degree (Safier 527). ... During the Greek Struggle, he fought against the Ottomans to attain independence for Greece which ultimately led to his death in 1824. ... Byron appeared as social reformist who was greatly devoted to independence. He became an admired character of London society by influencing Members of Parliament with his bold attitude for encouraging independence. ...

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It has been a dream of mine since I was in High School to direct a transformation of the classic play. ... In ""Romeo Must Die"" the characters take control of their own destiny, reflecting the changed value that is placed upon fate in society today, as independence is a more greatly valued aspect of life. ... My "Romeo" is not introduced sulking about a love gone wrong, he is held in a high security prison from which he escapes with the aided use of martial arts in which Jet Li (Han) is highly skilled at the news of the death of his brother. ...

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Although the possible Scottish independence threatened the political system not too long ago, there is no major political movement in the UK at the moment that threatens the stability that would influence the Smartphone industry in the UK. ... This innovative technology increased Apples position in the mobile phone market because customers found it to be revolutionary and showed high satisfaction with this feature. ... As more people are educated through school and mass communication of these ethical problems, the Smartphone industry must promptly address these ongoing problems, otherwise the...

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From this portrayal stems a cry of origination based on historical necessity; however a moral high ground of anti-Semitism- with its culmination through the Holocaust, enacted a second reasoning. ... Such a dependence upon the acquisition of raw materials from a sole provider naturally raises the cost of production, whereby "many existing firms became non-viable.""14 To show how the aims to make the Palestinians dependent were strategically implemented, "over 90% of West Bank and Gaza imports come from Israel."" 15 Sara Roy claims that "the underlying motive of Israeli economic policy was ...

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Behind the prisoners is a high wall and a fire. ... He remembers events of the past "and comes under the impact of past impressions with a high degree of emotions and feelings" (Dubey 84). ... Thus at any given moment of its historical existence, language is heteroglot from top to bottom: it represents the co-existence of socio-ideological contradictions between the present and the past, between differing epochs of the past, between different socio-ideological groups in the present, between tendencies, schools, circles and so forth, all given a bodily form... ...

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Introduction Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa," published in 1962, is a painful and jarring depiction of ethnic conflict and divided loyalties. The opening images of the poem are drawn from accounts of the Mau Mau Uprising, an extended and bloody battle during the 1950s between European settle...

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The Declaration of Independence states, "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". But how much of this is true? Since the very beginning of the legal system in the United States, there has been inequality. Appearance has held such precedence...

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It was believed due to woman's high moral standards and their tender hearts that the Abolishment of Slavery and the gain of Women's Rights were driven to success. ... Women such as Emma Hart Willard founded the first endowed school for girls. ...

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It was believed due to woman's high moral standards and their tender hearts that the Abolishment of Slavery and the gain of Women's Rights were driven to success. ... Women such as Emma Hart Willard founded the first endowed school for girls. ...

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SYSTEMIC Systemic factors in the bilateral relationship between Lebanon and Syria are numerous, however for the focus of this paper I will discuss the three I regard as being the most influential on their relationship; Israel, The United States and The United Nations. The most influential variable in the relationship between Syria and Lebanon is Israel and their occupation of the Golan Heights along with their never-ending war with the Palestinians in the south of Lebanon. Syria was active in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war in which the Israelis took control of the Golan Heights and the city of Qun...

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