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    purposes of equipping themselves with proper learning ways are no other than to improve day to day living experiences and routine. Names like Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Einstein‚ Kirchhoff and others often springs to our mind. Many had forgotten those Islamic scholars that were once growing like mushrooms. Sadly‚ even Muslim these days are unaware of these people. 1) Ibn Khaldun Given name is Abu Zaid Abdul Rahman Bin Muhammad Bin Khaldun Al-Hadrami. He was born in the capital of Tunisia‚ Tunis on Ramadhan

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    In the story Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo EmersonEmerson uses aspects of figurative language that are compelling. This language is established when Emerson compares roses to the present. In the text it says‚ “These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are for what they are; they exist with God to-day.” People are obsessed with the past that they typically neglect the present. Society is referenced because we compare the past to the present‚ even when

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    knowledge from our brain instead of emotions or religion. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “nature”‚ Henry David Thoreau “resistance to civil government” and christian‚ catholic churches around us are all great examples of transcendentalism because Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Henry David Thoreau and a Christian‚ or catholic church all have so many examples of transcendentalism. An example

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    David Thoreau described in “Walden”‚ how people need to find their purpose in life and Ralph Waldo Emerson in “Society and Solitude” explains that life should be lived in simplicity and in the present. Frederick Douglass‚ unlike the other famous authors‚ in his speech‚ “What to a Slave is Fourth of July?” illustrates how people finding their identity can lead to impact

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    International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 12; July 2011 Can Ethics Be Taught? Thomas G. Ryan‚ Ed.D. Associate Professor Nipissing University (Graduate Studies) Faculty of Education Ontario‚ Canada E-mail: thomasr@nipissingu.ca Jeremy Bisson‚ M.Ed. Assistant Professor Nipissing University Ontario‚ Canada Abstract For many years educational programs have dealt with ethics. However‚ can ethics be taught? Secondly‚ how should it be taught? The notion that ethics is

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    IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN “IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN” is a common phrase which we often use in vain.It means that if you have will and determination you will always find a way to success. For reaching the peaks of glory you should have a will to cross any hurdle that comes in your way. WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins‚ Is the man who thinks he can. Good morning everyone‚

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    world. Although ravaged by the war‚ Japan’s gross national product returned to its pre-war levels in just six years‚ 1951‚ and within two decades‚ Japan progressed from a ‘less-developed country’ to a ‘developed’ one. The economic miracle can be attributed to American input brought about by its security requirements; but it would not be the main driver of Japan’s growth‚ because its impact on Japan’s economy decreased over the years. The reason why Japan manage to undergo sustained growth over the few

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    American Romanticism: 1800–1860 (--information adapted from Elements of Literature) A Timeline of Selected Events during the Period Known As American Romanticism 1798 - William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads‚ a landmark of English Romanticism (traditionally considered the beginning of the English Romantic Movement) 1817 - William Cullen Bryant publishes Thanatopsis 1828 - Noah Webster publishes a landmark dictionary of American English 1833 - John Greenleaf

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were both born in Massachusetts. Emerson was born in Boston in 1803. Thoreau was born in Concord in 1817. Emerson attended Harvard and then became a Unitarian minister just like his father had been. Thoreau also attended Harvard but upon graduating‚ became a teacher and opened up a school. Both Emerson and Thoreau gave up their careers to pursue Transcendentalist philosophy. Emerson was one of the first to start the Transcendental Club. Thoreau became

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    Can Fear Limit African American High School Academic Achievement? “I ain’t no lame” was the response the social worker continued to receive as she met with a young man about his grades and classroom behavior. Andre (name changed for privacy reasons) is a star basketball player at a local high school‚ but receives services at the Burke Mental Health Center due to the fact his low grades limit his eligibility to shine on court. He entered the room hesitantly‚ but opened up more as the session continued

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