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    Character Education

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    How to help our children develop good judgement‚ integrity‚ and other essential virtues. New York‚ NY: Simon and Schuster. Lickona‚ T. (1991). Educating for character: How our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York‚ NY: Bantam Books. Kohn‚ A. (1997). How not to teach values. Phi Delta Kappan‚ 79(6)‚ 446-448. Sisco‚ A. (2009‚ January 31). Why schools must teach morality. The Times-Picayune‚ p. A-4 Virtue. (n.d.). In Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.etymonline.com/index

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    Education Excellence. [Online]. Retrieved on 23 September 2008 from http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/02/27/7330 Grabmeier‚ J Haugh‚ O. The Standardized Test: To Be or Not to Be. The English Journal‚ Vol. 64‚ No. 3 (Mar.‚ 1975)‚ pp. 53-55 Jones‚ S Kohn‚ A. (2000). Standardized Tests and Its Victims. [Online]‚ Retrieved on 25 September 2008 from http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/staiv.htm Koretz‚ D Pollard‚ J. (2002). Measuring What Matters Least. [Online]. Retrieved on 25 September 2008 from

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    Uses and Abuses of Media

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    USES AND ABUSES OF MEDIA: IS CENSORSHIP IN MEDIA NECESSARY? NAME: ALAGENDRAH CLASS: ENGLISH A9 SUBMISSION DATE: 11 SEPTEMBER 2011 CONTENT PAGE Abstract 2 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Body of report

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    Emily Jackson Eastern Religions Research Paper The Daoist practice of Alchemy In the Daoist tradition‚ there is a heavy focus on looking within and refining the natural and tangible energies of the body. The ultimate goal of this practice is to discover the inner source or essence‚ also known as jing‚ which means “unattached structive energy.” An important part of Daoism is realizing that all one needs to align with Dao‚ or The Way (of nature) is already contained within. With proper cultivation

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    _ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VB9-4S7J5M1-2&_user=56861&_coverDate=02%2F28%2F2009&_rdoc=1& _fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000059542&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=56861&md5=969cbbac9b77650ac70954fdfbd2bfe7&searchtype=a#sec1 Kohn‚ D. (2003). The gender gap: boys lagging. CBS Worldwide. From http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/31/60minutes/main527678.shtml Perkins-Gough‚ D. (2006). Do we really have a “boy crisis”? Educational Leadership‚ 64(1)‚ 94-94. From http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb

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    it clear that Master Lai was not dying but he was also undergoing a process of change to transform into another creature because his life as a human has ended. Throughout the chapter‚ Kohn makes it known that the Creator is in control of all and to believe in man and man alone is foolery. Throughout the text‚ Kohn uses parables and analogies to show how life and death is more than what is being seen. To live life only as a human is simply not

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    The Importance of Understanding Civil-Military Relations “Some folks are born made to wave the flag‚ Ooh‚ they’re red‚ white and blue… And when the band plays hail to the chief‚ Ooh‚ they point the cannon at you‚ lord… It aint me‚ it aint me‚ I aint no senators son‚ son… It aint me‚ it aint me; I aint no fortunate one‚ no… Some folks inherit star spangled eyes‚ Ooh‚ they send you down to war‚ lord… And when you ask them‚ how much should we give? Ooh‚ they only answer more! More! More! Yoh…

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    students are able to perform well on these test‚ standardized test cannot predict how prosperous a student will be (Prince). It has been proven that most students have problems with test anxiety which prohibits students from performing well on test (Kohn). Test anxiety is not an uncommon thing for students to feel when preparing to take a test. Often times many students tend to freeze up on test when they know that they will be punished in some sorts if they score low on the test ( Haladyna). Knowing

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    Priyanka Shah Writ 1301 Katherine Lee December 3rd 2013 Research Paper Rough Draft: We live in a day and age where we are told that to be successful you must go to school‚ get a job‚ and work your whole life away in a cubicle. Society discards the possibility of you being a Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates‚ and other extremely intellectual individuals. We are told that college is a necessity to go anywhere in life. That to make a living‚ we must follow the formula that is life. However‚ there is no formula

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    The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths: A Logical Basis for Philosophy The Buddha Shakyamuni was born in the 6th century BCE in the area presently known as Nepal. During his 80 year lifetime‚ he systematically developed a pragmatic‚ empirically based philosophy which he claimed would lead its followers towards an enlightened existence. Buddhism is commonly called a religion; however‚ it differs from the usual definition of a religion in that it has no deities‚ does not promote worship of demigods‚ and

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