Using material from Item A and elsewhere assess sociological explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement. As well as social class‚ ethnicity also plays an important part in educational achievement. Just as we can think of everyone as belonging to a social class‚ we can also see individuals being part of an ethnic group. Lawson and Garrod (2000) define ethnic groups as ‘people who share common history‚ customs‚ language and religion‚ and who see themselves as a distinct unit’
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Effective reading strategies “Students‚ like the rest of us‚ need to be able to do a number of different things with a reading text". They need to be able to guess what the text is about before they decide to read it‚ they need to be able to skim a text to_’get a general idea of what it is about‚ and they should be able to scan the text for the particular bits of information that they need. Whether readers skim or scan texts is dependant on ‚ what they are reading‚ and why. Therefore‚ one
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Satanic temptation Racism Anguish How Walter Lee Younger handles the decision with the devil. Looks at himself at true cost Walter Lee recovers in time to reject devils offer (Mr. Linder aka devil) Resisting the devil shows how Walter Lee grows heroic by battling his own demons. But he barely had time to come to his senses to resist the devil Not making a deal with the devil Everyone has to battle against their own demons it’s whether or not how strong you are to win that battle. Redemption
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The characters of Crooks and Curley’s Wife are similar in the sense that they are both outcasts on the ranch. Although they may seem like polar opposites as Crooks is a black male and Curley’s Wife is a white female‚ they have underlying similarities such as the discrimination they faced‚ not only from the men on the ranch but‚ from the society of the 1920’s and 30’s. They were also both portrayed as very lonely and to have had dreams that had been shattered. The other characters in the book are
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the book Jonah which means “DOVE” driven from the old Hebrew. Scholars agree on certain things about the book‚ but they have drawn quite different conclusions in addressing the following questions: Authorships The Date Setting / Themes Key verses / literary style Authorship/Date: Driven from the principal character Jonah son of Armatti; no direct claim of authorship can be connected to Jonah himself but it refers to a third person. Jonah was from Nazareth who
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Mockingbird and the book. A lot of scenes were either changed or left out in the movie. This took a lot away from the movie including characters and some themes that were present in the book. There were three main scenes that were left out or changed that caused the movie to lose characters‚ themes‚ and feelings that were supposed to be brought out by this story. One major scene that was changed from the book to the movie was the scene where the kids go to look in the Radley house. There were a few changes
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1. What is in Gasoline? Gasoline is produced from a dark substance extracted from miles beneath the surface‚ called crude oil or petroleum. Millions of years ago‚ crude oil was created from fossil fuels of dead animals and plants that sank into the ocean’s bottom underneath rocks‚ dirt‚ and dust. Over time‚ the seclusion of corpses caused heat and pressure to increase instigating the bodies to decompose; and due to lack of oxygen‚ the remains formed mixture of chemical organic compounds made of hydrogen
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Journal 1 Hearing that I had to read The Taming of the Shew‚ I was not enthusiastic at all. I read the play previously in my eighth grade literature class‚ years ago‚ and I have not been a Shakespeare fan since then. Also‚ if I had the power to ban Shakespeare from any educational curriculum‚ then I probably would. I believe that Shakespeare belongs in a History class or a class just on Shakespeare‚ for its dated‚ old‚ and not quite fit for many modern English learners like myself. However‚ since
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circumstance because it has an effect on ”factor prices” within an industry. Factors - raw material‚ labour‚ buildings and any other input to a business. The external environment is affected by the following items: Wage inflation – annual wage increases in a particular sector will depend on the supply of labour in that sector. Where there is scarcity of supply‚ wages usually increases (e.g. doctor). ● Price inflation – how much consumers pay for
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what real academic writing is. For example‚ it all depends on how well you know what you are writing and if you are writing with purpose or not. This also goes in hand to hand to reading just as proficient. This matters‚ as it is essential to look at your prompt you write‚ and use it to create your structure. In Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer”‚ he states the reading skills to read like a writer and what it really means to read like a writer. To Mike Bunn‚ talking about the frustration one
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