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    As detailed in the literature‚ there is significance given to the historical experiences of Indian children victimized by the boarding schools. At the same time‚ there is agreement by all scholars that the BIA built the boarding schools on the clear policy agenda of assimilation into the dominant white culture. Deutsch (2006) calls this cultural imperialism‚ which happens when a dominant group foists its “values‚ norms‚ and customs” (p. 45) upon ‘inferior’ groups. Accordingly‚ there is no doubt

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    evening‚ parents and students‚ and welcome to our school. I understand that many of you are considering joining our school and I would like to share my personal experience of studying at a boarding school. I spent six years studying at a non-residential school and the last three years at the boarding school. I have gained much from my days at a boarding school and I would like to share with you the advantages of studying at such a school. Boarding schools help students to learn to be independent. They

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    My name is Ann Smith. I am a senior in high school. Everyone can agree that I am a good student and that I like to study. My favorite subjects are chemistry and biology. I am going to enter the university because my goal is to study these subjects in future and to become a respected professional in one of the fields. I can say that I am a responsible and a hard-working student. Moreover‚ being a sociable person‚ I have many friends since I like to communicate with people and get to know new interesting

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    The Boarding School Murder I am certain I know who the killer is‚ by having all the evidence.The reason I know this is because the suspect has motive and ability. There are also additional evidence that ties my suspects to the crime. The killers are Shelly Waterstraat and Gina Goodwin‚ with the help of Zack Zigler. There is always motive in every murder; in the case of Edward Drake‚ Shelly Waterstraat and Gina Goodwin are the murders. As stated in The Daily Gazette‚ “ Ten years ago‚ Drake

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    21‚ 2013 Native American Boarding Schools Native Americans have had a long and difficult experience since the Europeans had arrived to their land. They had relocated the natives‚ committed a genocide on them‚ and even reeducated them to forget their culture. Many Native American children had were forced to go to boarding schools; the parents were either given supplies to live‚ or the parents were forced to give up their children. The whole point of boarding school was to eliminate the native

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    Boarding schools are better than day schools in the all round education of the child A day school is one in which the child goes to school in the morning and returns in the evening to spend time with the family while in a boarding school the child lives in the school and studies there and visits his family only a couple of times a year during the vacations. I go against this statement as in boarding schools‚ children will have to learn on their own which means they will not learn everything they

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    Twice the Angle - Circle Theorems 3: Angle at the Centre Theorem Definitions An arc of a circle is a contiguous (i.e. no gaps) portion of the circumference. An arc which is half of a circle is called a semi-circle. An arc which is shorter than a semi-circle is called a minor arc. An arc which is greater than a semi-circle is called a major arc. Clearly‚ for every minor arc there is a corresponding major arc. A segment of a circle is a figure bounded by an arc and its chord. If the arc is a minor

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    Native American boarding schools An Indian boarding school refers to one of many schools that were established in the United States during the late 19th century to educate Native American youths according to Euro-American standards. These schools were primarily run by missionaries. These often proved traumatic to Native American children‚ who were forbidden to speak their native languages‚ taught Christianity and denied the right to practice their native religions‚ and in numerous other ways forced

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    according during the years were Native American’s were removed from their homes and reservations and into boarding schools. Students were forbidden to express their culture‚ language‚ religion‚ and family structure. The federal government sent Native Americans to off reservation boarding schools in 1870s based off the educational programs developed in prisons with the ideal “Kill the Indian in him and save the man” They hoped to remove their culture and replace it with a White American ideal. During

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    WORK GROUP 4: BOARDING SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED (AGAINST THE MOTION) Mr. Chairman‚ Panel of Judges‚ Invited Guests‚ Accurate Time Keeper. Co Debators‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I would like to speak against the motion before the house that’ Boarding schools should be abolished.’ Boarding schools‚ for some years now‚ have been given bad names because of fictitious stories and ideas. I would like to prove these untrue. My opponent tried in vain to give points on why boarding schools should be

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