... potential which exists in the law to make a direct, positive impact on people's lives. Working for the law firm, I was initially turned off by the formal language which permeated all writing and discourse ("Aforementioned legalese had heretofore proven incomprehensible").   As one not familiar with the jargon, I found the law to be pretentious and distant.   Gradually, however, I began to sort ... both physically and emotionally. Yet I can honestly say that having Crohn's has not been wholly negative. The restriction of certain freedoms has caused me to channel my energies into other ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... parents, and the community ENCOURAGES lifelong learning, personal integrity and responsible citizenship. NOURISHES STUDENT' s respect for self, others, school and community in a culturally diverse world. NURTURES and challenges student' s creative, intellectual, social, and physical abilities. The agenda also contains pages from the so-called "Premierã- A School Specialty Company- that encourages the students in a positive way of living and learning ... if they behave proactively by controlling their actions and attitudes and not letting emotions take control, there would not be the ne...

• Word Count: 5631
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... an "ethnic twist." All students, including Mexican-Americans, whites, blacks, Latinos, and Asians, studied Mexican-American heritage, history and culture and then answered questions about the subject matter. With this creative approach, Torres" program enabled all students to focus on the value of Mexican-American history and contributions in the United States. Rios-Bustamante, the assistant professor and research coordinator of ... number of students allowed to garner these waivers for bi-lingual education has dropped 40 percent. The school district has accepted the idea that "Young pe...

• Word Count: 4836
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the traditional form of rote learning, with children chanting the information until the memorised it (Swarbrick, 2012). As stated by McKenzie (1992), this form of education was by no means creative or interesting, but it served a purpose and was made for the environment it was used in. Moreover, it was based on the Australian and British curriculums, as there was not ... , there was little room for different teaching styles, it was a very inflexible curriculum (Ewing, 1970, as cited in McGee and Cowie, 2008). Students were drilled in their education of reading, writing, arithmetic, histo...

• Word Count: 2752
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... books which many censors feel are too violent and should be unavailable to student readers. Gray finds the thought of a violent book making him a violent person amusing. Inspired by the writing of Thomas Harris, Gray read more than just sports magazines that summer (Carvajal). Diversity is definitely difficult to maintain, yet democracy itself consists of many points of view (Avi). Americans ... 607). Ephraim Biblow concluded in his 1973 study that low-fantasy children were inclined to motor skills and high physical aggression with little thought. The high-fantasy children were more cre...

• Word Count: 2931
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School