... his Hutchinson Street Baptist Church. The boycott initiated the modern use of nonviolent protest and made King a National leader of the Civil Rights Movement. The Supreme Court decision in Gayle et al V. Bowder, on November 13, 1956, ruled that bus segregation in Montgomery was unconstitutional. The decision was presented to authorities on December 20, 1956. Segregation on buses ended the ... too late. Malcolm X's method of confrontation, rather than nonviolence, became popular. "Black power" became the motto. King was removed from his pedestal and replaced with Malcolm X, Bobby Seale, ...

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... paucity of research specifically examining parents of children with ASD with respect to parenting self-efficacy. Some early research (e.g., Gowen et al. 1989, as cited in Hastings and Brown 2002; Haldy and Hanzlik 1990, as cited in Hastings and Brown 2002) suggested that parents of children with developmental delays showed increased parenting competence in comparison with parents of typically developing children, ... expression, broad social difficulties, and high likelihood of remaining in the home (Bebko et al. 1987; Brown et al. 2011; Gray 1994; Hall and Graff 2011; Ingersoll and Hamb...

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... to sources of information and capital. Others contend that women are more risk averse than men and thus less likely to take on debt (Brown & Segal, 1989; Chaganti, 1986; Collerett & Aubry, 1990; Olsen & Currie, 1992; Scherr et al., 1993). According to this hypothesis, women avoid debt and are reluctant to put up the collateral that may be required to obtain ... debt in their capital structures. It has been suggested that women are less likely to use debt as a source of financing than men (Brown & Segal, 1989; Carter & Cannon, 1992; Chaganti, 1986; Collerett & Aubry, 1990; Olsen & Currie...

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... intensive judicial supervision. This study found that there is a significantly lower re-arrest and reconviction rates for those adult offenders who have participated in a problem-solving program. Bratton-Bloom et al. found that, "drug court programs are more costly than conventional cases due to their intensive monitoring and treatment services, the new monetary benefits of reduced recidivism exceed these costs ... therefore we are seeing more and more mentally ill people in the justice system because they do not have anywhere else to go (Burns 2010). A study conducted by Randall Brown ...

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... the 12 months, and researchers found that those who were unemployed and under less parental supervision showed a greater exposure to rap music (The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 2003). At the 12 months follow up, Wingood et al. found that 37.6 percent had contracted a new sexually transmitted disease; 4.8 percent had struck a teacher; 12.1 percent reported being arrested; 14.8 ... were, the more angry, fearful, and aggressive viewers felt (www.mediascope.org). According to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (as cited in the Br...

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... emotional reactions to a drug. The abuse of methamphetamine has been associated with profound damage to these neurotransmitters, specifically the dopamine transport system (Brown et al., 2000; Nordahl et al., 2003; Salo et al., 2002; Volkow et al, 2001; & Zickler, 2002). The neurotoxic effects of methamphetamine abuse on the dopamine transport system are highly correlated with the acute ... lack of motivation, in addition to experiencing extreme cravings for the drug. Methamphetamine works directly with the dopamine neurotransmitter system in the brain (Kalechstein et al., 2003; Nordahl e...

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... to develop attitudes in favor of permissive sexual norms, as well as less progressive gender roles, which may lead to early experimentation with sexual activities. A study conducted by Brown et al. aids in strengthening this argument. They were interested in finding correlations between the early onset of sexually explicit material and gender role attitudes, sexual norms, sexual harassment ... norms, less progressive gender roles, and more likely to sexually harass another individual. Additionally, they theorized that the teens with early exposure would partake in sexual acts prematurely ...

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... but blacks still suffered. "When [Congress] convened in December 1865, it refused to seat the delegates of the ex-Confederate states . . . [and] Republicans prepared to dismantle the black codes (Boyer, et al. 503)." The radical ideas of the Radical Republicans clashed with President Johnson's envisionment of Reconstruction; whereas Johnson carried out a lenient plan to admit the South into the Union, Radical ... before the Civil Rights Movement was that of the innocence and even necessity of segregation, embodied in Plessy vs. Ferguson. Eventually Plessy was overturned in the landmark Su...

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... had no increase in average erosion rates in most areas with extensive cropland. Some of the improvement found was the result of crops being rotated and better tiling methods. Brown (et al 1998) investigated the effects of combining whey and straw in croplands. This research found that straw or whey alone reduces soil loss by 60-85 percent. When ... in agriculture such as cover crops and livestock farming. This requires a larger area than the normal agricultural holding, which must be chosen carefully. The Department of Agriculture (Elliott et al. 1987) certifies organic production systems...

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... greater management and analysis. According to Hutton long-term policies are more likely to break down and fail, therefore governments prefer short-term. This theory is supported by Summer et al. (Summer et al., 2002) who believe that for long-term environmental solutions to be chosen, careful planning and effective management need to be implemented to ensure a positive outcome. The problem is ... real commitment to the environment. For any advances to take place, everyone must be willing to make sacrifices for the common good, and the future survival of our environment (Brown & Singer, ...

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... durability, technology and reliability when consumers purchase a product. Perceived quality is a consumer judgment on the accumulative product benefits and a subjective feeling on product quality (Zeithaml, 1988; Dodds et al., 1991). Aaker (1991) argues that perceived quality could show the salient differentiation of a product or a service and becomes a selective brand in consumers' mind. The reason ... loyalty can be measured from customer repurchase intention and price tolerance. Consumers with a strong commitment to a particular brand will constantly search for any marketing activity ...

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... to engage in risky behaviors. Mood disorders are often accompanied by other psychological problems such as anxiety, eating disorders, hyperactivity, substance abuse and suicide (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996; Oster & Montgomery, 1996) all of which can hide depressive symptoms. The signs of clinical depression include marked changes in mood and associated behaviors that ... range from sadness, withdrawal, and decreased energy to intense feelings of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts. Depression is often described as an exaggeration of the duration and intensity of "norm...

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... up of schools. Did desegregation truly improve the quality of education African Americans received? In certain parts of the country, African American students benefited tremendously. Before Brown, they had been segregated in schools that were under funded and had fewer course offerings than white schools. Desegregation helped narrow the academic achievement gap between blacks ... D. Regaining Excellence in Education. Columbus, OH: Merrill Publishing Company, 1986. Feldman, Sandra. "Kindergarten-Plus." National Journal. Vol. 34, Issue 42 (October 19, 2002): p3097. Frankenberg, Erica, et a...

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... have provided human kind with a variety of plants to eat. Different crops have grown in different geographical areas due to difference in climate, topography and precipitation patterns (Leff et al. 2004). After humans learned and developed domestication of alimentary crops, the variety of such crops has diversified and spread beyond their natural range. Since the domestication of important ... , mill or polish rice, after being harvested, give the product its different nutritional properties (Munk 1972). Rice is a rich source of carbohydrates low in sodium, therefore provides energy. Bro...

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... are particularly troubling given recent evidence that, in contrast to long-held assumptions, a tremendous amount of structural and functional brain development takes place during the teenage years (Geidd et al., 1999; for review see Spear, 2000;2002). Evidence is accruing that alcohol, and perhaps other drugs, impact brain function and behavior differently during adolescence than during adulthood ... lobes, age-related changes in brain activation during task performance have been observed in the cerebellum, superior colliculus, thalamus, striatum, parietal cortex, and hippocampus (Luna e...

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... hardships, unemployment (Mulvany, 2000) high social isolation (Gottesmann, 1999, as cited in Busfield, 2000) and lack of life skills (Miech et al., 1999). As a result of these adversities an individual experiences high levels of stress (Wheaton, 2001), low self-esteem (Brown et al., 1990, as cited in Markowitz, 2001), low self-worth and poor life satisfaction (Markowitz, 2001). All of these things contribute ... of development is than lower for someone who lives in a positive environment, one that is away from the hardships of life that are experienced in a poor social environment (Miech...

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... and a gift from God. They feel that they have been given a challenge with their child with Autism and they are to use the "challenge " to become a better person, (Hernandez, D. J., et. al., 2009). African-American families whose religions strongly influence their family beliefs look at a child having a disability as a positive attribute. African-American culture says that all children are to be ... with their family, evidence indicates that multicultural students have more difficulty with the academic and behavioral customs of the school culture than do students from the dominant culture,...

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... and degree of prisonization, another area of interest within an organizational communication framework. This hypothesis replicated earlier research on powerlessness and prisonization (Thomas & Zingraft, 1976; Thomas et al., 1978; Zingraft, 1975). On the basis of the theories discussed earlier and previous research in this area, the following research hypotheses were posited: Hypothesis I: ... of social skills within the organizational context has been duly noted by many researchers (e.g., Argyle, 1981; Metcalfe & Wright, 1986; Monge, Bachman, Dillard, & Eisenberg, 1982; Sydney, Brown, & ...

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... improved by their moral principles. "What morale principles can guide reasoning about policy implementation? Ethical theories, grounded in moral principles provided direction for school leaders" (Rallis et al., 2008, p. 18). Morale principles are often grounded in ethical practices which provide direction for school leaders. The theories of ethical practices are divided into two categories: ... purity of the superior races should be preserved by vigorously segregating the feeble-minded" (Skiba, Simmons, Ritter, Gibb, Rausch, Cuadrado, & Choong-Geun, 2008, p. 265). The Brown v. Board of ...

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... improved by their moral principles. "What morale principles can guide reasoning about policy implementation? Ethical theories, grounded in moral principles provided direction for school leaders" (Rallis et al., 2008, p. 18). Morale principles are often grounded in ethical practices which provide direction for school leaders. The theories of ethical practices are divided into two categories: ... purity of the superior races should be preserved by vigorously segregating the feeble-minded" (Skiba, Simmons, Ritter, Gibb, Rausch, Cuadrado, & Choong-Geun, 2008, p. 265). The Brown v. Board of ...

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... statistics indicate that currently 70 percent of the community corrections agencies in the United States permit officers to carry firearms in the performance of their duties (Brown, 1996). Even though this represents thousands of probation and parole officers carrying firearms daily, only a very few incidents of officers discharging their firearms at ... Bigger, P. J. (1993). Officers in danger: Results of the Federal Probation and Pretrial Officers Association's national study on serious assaults. Unpublished report. Brown, P. W. (1996, July). The martial arts: A CO's best defense. Corr...

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... that these changes could be met. Even a company such as Ford, long the most stubborn defender of managerial rights, introduced its Employee Involvement plan. For Kochan et al (1985) this represents the making of a new system of industrial relations, embracing the strategic level of corporate decision making as well as the system of ... on the one hand emphasising "team working" whilst on the other hand they are "downsizing", this leads to confusion and emptiness among workers (Wilmott 1993 in Brown R p30). Work was also sub-contracted so people were not necessarily working for the employe...

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... on a chain close to one with a charged soliton can interact: the electron hops from one defect to the other. Molecular electron-transfer theory Electron transfer (ET) reactions, which are also redox reactions, are among the most common and simple chemical reactions. The electron donor is oxidised and the acceptor reduced. The free ... approximated by interacting parabolas. This model uses the important fact that the structure undergoes only a rather small change, compared to other chemical reactions, in the ET reaction. Figure 11 assumes thatG=0 (parabolas of equal height). FIGURE 11 Two...

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... of an impeachment vote against him, and resigned (McNeely-Johnson, United States v. Nixon, 252). In the Iran-Contra scandal, President Reagan escaped any impeachment charges claiming he was "uninformed" (Hurwitz et. al., Presidential Support During Iran-Contra, 360). This paper will attempt to examine the context and surrounding events in which independent counsel investigations were undertaken in both the Reagan and ... National Security Advisor to the President, and Bud McFarlane, the former National Security Advisor to the President. In these preliminary meetings, the administration de...

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... & Peterson, 1999). In this setting, the policies were defined as "a school or district policy that mandates predetermined consequences or punishments for specific offenses" (Kang-Brown et al., 2011). In 1994, as a response to this widespread fear of juvenile violence, and violence in schools, the Clinton Administration passed the Gun-Free Schools Act, further ... future delinquent behavior and additional suspensions. This contradicts the first assumption of deterrence, demonstrating that harsh punishment is not an effective means of preventing re-offense (Skiba et al., 2006). Additional ...

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