Readings consider issues of contemporary and cultural concern. ... Related Objectives • understand the conventions of common academic writing (such as reading responses, blogs, listservs, message boards, academic arguments, rhetorical analyses, synthesis essays, and reviews) • analyze discourse conventions in professional and civic contexts • select evidence appropriate to the context to develop a claim and support • organize papers effectively • practice grammatical revision to produce readable, effective Standard Written English (SWE) Outcome 6: Cit...

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• Grade Level: High School

Abstract The endeavor herein, is to examine the issues surrounding why there is a lack of scientific literacy among America's students, as well as, how this lack of knowledge impacts on the science and technology workforce of tomorrow. At present, America is not the leading world power in scientific research, exploration, or advances in basic science. Federal, private, and public experts point out that some European, Asian, and Middle Eastern countries now contend with, and often surpass America's contributions and accomplishments. This decline in our nation's prowess holds long...

• Word Count: 3297
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One student even read something from his journal about how the summer went for him and just the struggles he had been dealing with and facing and just how safe he feels in her classroom and just how much his peers are his family. ... Throughout the movie, the students are told that they are not "smart " enough to read books that the other students are reading, do the worksheets the other students are doing, or even participate in discussions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Dream Yet to be Realized. Almost fifty years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court declared, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that laws separating the races in school are unconstitutional. Hundreds of lawsuits later, black and white students were bused back and forth to desegregated schools in cities across the United States. ...

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