Name_________________________________ Class______________________________________ African – American Scientist and Mathematicians Below is a list of popular inventors‚ scientist and mathematicians who have made significant contributions to society and the world. You are to research each of them and state their contribution(s)‚ the year in which it was made and their field of study. Due Date: February 25‚ 2010 during regular class time. Scientist/Mathematician | Contribution/Invention |
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The African American Achievement Gap: Why is it There and What Can be Done Are Black Americans Dumber than White Americans? Can it unequivocally be stated that European Americans hold more intelligence then African Americans? Are African Americans genetically wired to have a lesser mental capacity then European Americans? For a long time this was the explanation to a burning problem. African Americans score lower than White Americans on vocabulary‚ reading‚ and mathematics tests‚ as well as on
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This essay is a reflection of my first clinical simulation‚ using Driscoll’s (2000) reflection model. For this simulation I took the role of measuring blood pressure. According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN 2015) blood pressure needs to be checked to identify how much the blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels. The blood pressure is checked as a routine‚ along with the patient’s temperature‚ pulse and respiratory rate (vital signs). For this scenario my colleague and I entered the
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family structure is one of the major factors that contribute to the crime epidemic in the African American community. Family structure is the way in which the child and or children are raised. The mother and father play a significant role in the growth and development of children. Majority of Hispanic families are traditional. Meaning the family is raised by the biological parents. Compared to the African American family structure in today’s society where the families are not traditional‚ due to the
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Disease in African American Women Monique Boatner Tabor College Heart Disease in African American Women The target group of the population intervention is African American women ages twenty-five and thirty-four‚ lower to middle class‚ in Birmingham‚ AL. When performing the intervention in this population subset the measurable objectives are the increase of the women who check their blood pressure on a regular basis and can voice whether their blood pressure is normal or high. Another
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To this day‚ African American culture has grown tremendously and has become more popular among all of the races. Not only has it become popular but it has also stirred up a lot of controversy. One of the aspects of African American culture that has become popular and stirred up a lot of controversy is Black women and their natural hair. Black women are really starting to embrace their natural hair and love the skin they’re in but there are also a lot of people in society tearing them down. A lot
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Progression of African Americans Jeff Brown HIS 204: American History Since 1865 Prof Carl Garrigus May 16‚ 2010 The Historical Progression of African Americans America in 1857 was a “Nation on the Brink.” Relationships between the Northern and Southern states had been strained for decades. During the 1850 ’s‚ the situation exploded. The Compromise of 1850 served as a clear warning that the slavery issue—relatively dormant since the Missouri Compromise of 1820—had returned. African Americans
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In addressing social welfare for African Americans in a sense of philosophical influences of the development of legislation and policy‚ one must first look historically at the foundation of establishing their human and civil rights (3). This foundation took a huge leap during the 1950 ’s in a town called Little Rock. The Little Rock High School incident of 1957 in Arkansas brought international attention to the civil rights cause. Here in Little Rock‚ there was a state fighting against
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strategies for delivering riches accessible to everyday citizens. All through the African landmass there was little acknowledgment of rights to private landholding until frontier authorities started forcing European law in the nineteenth century. Land was regularly held mutually by towns or expansive factions and was apportioned to families as per their need. The measure of land a family required was dictated by the quantity of workers that family could marshal to work the land. To build creation
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Running Head: Analysis of African American Culture Analysis of African American Culture Abstract The African American society is filled with many negative attributes which make it unsuitable for one to desire to be a part of it. These negative attributes are as follows: decades of unwed mothers‚ poor educational background‚ violence‚ gang activity‚ drug abuse‚ poor work ethic‚ high numbers of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases‚ lower morals and standards
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