Stereotype Threat in a High Stakes Testing Environment Jennifer J. Krebs Wilkes University Abstract Given the rapidly changing demographics of today’s classrooms combined with the high-stakes testing environment created by the passage of No Child Left Behind‚ it is important to understand potential explanations for the persistence of achievement gaps. Explanations for the achievement gap have included high populations of English Language Learners (ELLs)‚ socioeconomic issues‚ lack of resources
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Suman M R VEDAVYASA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CLOUD SECURITY ISSUES AND MECHANISM CHAPTER 1‚ 1.INTRODUCTION Cloud computing is the delivSuman M R VEDAVYASA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CLOUD SECURITY ISSUES AND MECHANISM CHAPTER 1‚ 1.INTRODUCTION Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product‚ whereby shared resources‚ software‚ and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid)
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Opportunities. Lifestyle. Location. These are all important factors for me to consider as I think about where I want to live after I graduate college. Although Chicago and Hawaii both have advantages‚ I should move to Arizona instead. Due to its beauty and bright lights‚ people are drawn to Chicago for many reasons. Chicago‚ also known as the “city that never sleeps” is home to many shops‚ restaurants‚ clubs and bars (The Guide to Moving). Chicago is so diverse that it offers many different types
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enforcement agencies may have specific information value. The Intelligence Service‚ Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP)‚ Police Intelligence Group (PIG) and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) maintains files on individuals who make threats against political leaders. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) may provide information of imported goods; the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) can provide information on individuals entering or leaving the country; the Firearms and Explosive Division
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Journal Entry #1 The United States is considered “the land of opportunity” for everyone. America welcomes the people that other countries don’t want‚ or at least we used to. The Statue of Liberty even says “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”-The New Colossus. America once expected immigrants to come in and rise up the ranks
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Running head: THE GROWING THREAT OF COMPUTER CRIME The Growing Threat of Computer Crime Diana Ritter Baker College of Cadillac May 9‚ 2001 Abstract Computers have been used for most kinds of crime‚ including fraud‚ theft‚ larceny‚ embezzlement‚ burglary‚ sabotage‚ espionage‚ murder‚ and forgery‚ since the first cases were reported in 1958. One study of 1‚500 computer crimes established that most of them were committed by trusted computer users within businesses; persons with the requisite skills
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Security Threats and Trade Barriers "As defence‚ however‚ is much more important than opulence..." In 1776‚ even as Adam Smith was championing the ideals of a free market economy‚ he recognized that the interests of national security far outweighed the principles of free trade. More then two centuries later‚ that sentiment proves to still be accurate and in use. Since the early 1900s‚ the United States has used this precept to defend its position on trade barriers to hostile nations‚ and
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The Security Threats Of Online Shopping Have you ever bought a book from Amazon‚ purchased a movie or a music album from iTunes‚ booked and paid for a hotel room or a plane ticket at Expedia‚ ordered clothes or cosmetics from the brand’s website‚ sold your unused stuff on eBay‚ ordered a fitness class with discount through Groupon? If the answer is yes‚ then you are an online shopping consumer. Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows people to purchase and sell products or
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B) resources are scarce. C) resources are infinite D) with good planning‚ trade-offs can be avoided. 2. The best measure of the opportunity cost of any choice is: A) the monetary cost of that choice. B) whatever you have given up to make that choice‚ even if no monetary costs are involved. C) the cost associated with not taking full advantage of the opportunity offered by that choice. D) your hourly wage. 3. A busy professor can’t decide whether to stay in his office to grade papers for
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Current domestic and global security threats: The impact on The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed to cope with the challenges of a bipolar world. However‚ today’s global environment faces multi-polar challenges from non-state actors such as terrorists. Threats once considered domestic concerns now affect the world‚ like global warming and the need to rebuild the infrastructure of unstable states such as Afghanistan and Bosnia. The
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