Education 7 (2004) 59 – 70 Improving online learning: Student perceptions of useful and challenging characteristics Liyan Song *‚ Ernise S. Singleton‚ Janette R. Hill‚ Myung Hwa Koh University of Georgia‚ 604 Aderhold Hall‚ Athens‚ GA 30602‚ USA Received 4 September 2003; received in revised form 3 November 2003; accepted 4 November 2003 Abstract Online courses and programs continue to grow in higher education settings. Students are increasingly demanding online access‚ and universities and colleges
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The Argument of Abortion - Philosophy Essay The Argument of Abortion - Philosophy Essay In On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion‚ Mary Anne Warren discusses a few arguments against abortion‚ namely bringing into play whether the fetus is actually a person‚ or “not a member of the moral community”. She defends that abortion is a morally sound action. Don Marquis‚ in his essay An Argument that Abortion is Wrong‚ takes the opposite stance. He claims “that abortion‚ except perhaps in rare
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Winston Churchill once said‚ “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Churchill’s definition of courage has this duality to it in the sense that courage is not just being able to fight this and that‚ but it is also being able to control that and fight only when necessary. Courage can be defined in so many ways and have so many aspects‚ but what is true courage? Despite common belief‚ courage is not just doing everything possible to help
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GM Foods‚ are they our future? Since the end of the ice age around 11‚000 years ago‚ the climate had been changing and gave the annual plants advantage to grow from seeds and tubers with built in energy reserves to following generation of plants. Mankind took advantage of this by harvesting and storing food supplies. This fact help humanity to preserve and as we settled down we developed agriculture‚ domesticating the firs plants and animals; this early farmers observed the way things grew and
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Danny Schirmacher March 5‚ 2013 Honors English II Block 2 Should Players Be Kicked Off Team If They Are Caught Using HGH Should one be banned from their team if they are caught using human growth hormones? In the past‚ players have gotten suspended‚ penalized‚ and fined after using the HGH. Players use these drugs to enhance the way they play their game. These drugs are harmful to the human body‚ and numerous doctors and physicians do not suggest the use of them. Also‚ the
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Marriage: What’s It’s Future? The tradition of marriage is that typically a man and woman have a special day where they pledge to spend the rest of their lives together. But what if that tradition was to be broken; perhaps it would be a man and man to be married or a woman and a woman‚ even a polygamous marriage. The term "nuclear family" (a.k.a man and woman marriage with their children) has made the United States so narrow minded into thinking that there is only one type of socially
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Nowadays‚ many women spend a lot of money on makeup stuffs‚ maybe an average of $1000 a year per people‚ but its all for a good cause. Makeup‚ if used correctly‚ it can have many benefits. Because of people’s outside values of wanting to look better in the public‚ applying makeup seems to be the most important factor for daily. This means makeup becomes a part of life for most of women. Putting on makeup helps a woman feels herself prettier and even sexier. An often women are valued by her appearance
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One cannot fully grasp the concept of how belittled this adolescent felt. This action altered her perspective on how much her life-worth equals by living in the harsh and cruel world. Not only in her eyes‚ but the eyes of the people surrounding her. While going through everyday life‚ people seldom stop and think about how lucky they are. The idea that everyone is equal is nonexistent to so many. During everyday life‚ people often focused on themselves and neglecting to see the struggle and terror
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Elizabeth Burton February 22‚ 2013 Professor Rolley Consultative selling INTRODUCTION For the last five years‚ I have held the fulltime sales position of Client Partner with a performance improvement origination. In this roll‚ I sell individual‚ team‚ and organizational solutions to mainly Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 organizations. My position as a Client Partner is a consultative sales job. I partner with clients helping them achieve better results. Consultative sales are quite different
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Persuasion Essay Against Online Eduation Nowadays‚ everything about the world is accessible at one’s fingertips. Left and right‚ technological advancements surge throughout stores‚ offices‚ and schools. Not only are schools becoming more technology friendly‚ but online schooling is also growing rapidly. These online schools are attracting millions of teenagers around the world‚ but they are not as good as they seem. Many teenagers who attend online schools prefer traditional schooling since online schools
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