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    maybe even because of his seemingly perpetual illness (Whitelaw). He was an exceptionally motivated person‚ and he let nothing stand in the way of his many ideas and aspirations. Roosevelt is known for many things‚ but some of his most notable achievements include his fighting with the Rough Riders‚ his preservation of western wilderness‚ and his tireless work as president. The Spanish-American War was a tough time for all‚ but Roosevelt swooped in and saved the day. He organized a volunteer regiment

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    EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENE ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE ON NATL ACHIEVEMENT TEST In the beginning‚ psychologists focused on cognitive constructs like memory and problem solving in their first attempt to write on intelligence. This did not last when researchers begun to challenge this orientation and recognized that there are other non-cognitive aspects of intelligence. For instance‚ Robert Thorndike wrote about social intelligence in 1937. And as early as 1943‚ Wechsler‚D. (1943) proposed

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    educational outcomes of different groups of students especially those groups defined by socioeconomic status‚ race or ethnicity. Explanations for the achievement gap vary widely and are the source of much controversy. Theories on the causes of the gap mainly include economic‚ cultural

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    ingenuity with many different achievements. The world as we know it could not survive without writing. I am writing right now in order to do this paper‚ and the economy and so much of our lives is dependent on writing. Although it goes hand-in-hand with writing‚ mathematics is also a very important achievement of the Mesopotamians. Mesopotamians based their math system on sixty‚ but it is just as important and influential regardless. Metal work is another great achievement of the Mesopotamians; it improved

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    The Rise of Harry S. Truman A few weeks before his appointment as America’s president‚ Truman was the vice president to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. During that time‚ “Harry S. Truman scarcely saw President Roosevelt‚ and received no briefing on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia. Suddenly these and a host of other wartime problems became Truman’s to solve when‚ on April 12‚ 1945‚ he became President. He told reporters‚ ‘I felt like the moon‚ the stars

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    Dr. Bernard Roth is the author of The Achievement Habit. His book talks about improving one’s life using several different techniques. Some of Roth’s techniques to reaching success can be thought as too extreme by many‚ but as the individual gets to know Dr. Roth they will be quick to learn that he comes off very confident and passionate about his beliefs in order to get the point across to his reader. He uses great forms of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos all throughout his book‚ but especially in chapter

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    FACTORS AFFECTING THE NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST PERFORMANCE OF FOURTH YEAR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MATATALAIB HIGH SCHOOL Chapter 1 Introduction: Achievement test is a form of evaluation that includes the techniques for determining whether or not students reach the goals specified by the teachers based on the Philippine Secondary Schools Learning Competencies (PSSLC) For several years now the researcher have observed that the students in Fourth Year of Matatalaib High School have been struggling

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    In the story "Dead Men ’s Path" Chinua Achebe describe the controversy between tradition and modernization in the school of Ndume. Michael Obi is the main character of this story. He is confronted with the villagers and their resistance to change. All the characters go through different changes according to their belief. The theme between the main character and the rest of the characters is controversial. Because Michael is aims with intellectual arrogance‚ and the villagers with resistance to change

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    In psychology there are six modern psychological perspectives. These perspectives are behavioral‚ psychodynamic‚ humanistic‚ cognitive‚ sociocultural‚ and biological. Each perspective has its own unique way of explaining the human behavior. I believe to truly explain the complex mental processes and behavior‚ each perspective must be examined‚ not limited to just one. The following is my explanation and comparisons between two of these perspectives: psychodynamic and behavioral. "The behavioral

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    “Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice” (Ford‚ Harrison). Justice is very essential to restore a fair and supportive society. I am a staunch advocate of the fact that the societies where injustice prevails‚ they suffer badly and their future’s end in mere darkness. This is not a fact but your opinion. Justice can be interpreted as receiving what is deserved‚ whereas mercy means receiving what is not deserved. Although these two qualities seem to share a completely different

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