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    RUNNING HEAD: AN INSTRUCTIONAL COMPARISON BETWEEN An Instructional Comparison between Face-to-Face and On-line Learning By: Lori Ann Long East Carolina University May 3‚ 2009 ABSTRACT In this study we will investigate and compare two types of course sections. One section will be online and the other will be face-to-face. The investigators will analyze gender‚ age and learning styles. These groups will be evaluated on how effective

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    races. Nationalists Take Power The first country overtaken by nationalism was Mexico. 1810 Hidalgo’s rebellion‚ first great social revolution of its time the Mexican Revolution Porfirio Diaz – dominated Mexico‚ old Francisco Madero – asked for reform among just elite. Didn’t get it. Got radical (Diaz jailed and exiled him‚ boosting his appeal) Emiliano Zapata – allied uprising along with Madero’s national movement Madero tried to rule. Failed. Killed. Pancho Villa – Assembled army. Constitutionalists

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    Felipe Rivera Summary

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    way to avenge the deaths of his parents. His father was involved in a protest against the Mexican government and was shot‚ along with Felipes mother‚ by federal troops. He is therefore directly affected by the injustices committed by the regime of Díaz. Perhaps he seeks to continue his fathers work by aiding the revolution. This is never stated but as most of the insight into his character has to do with his memories of the circumstances of his fathers death it is‚ perhaps‚ alluded to as he now

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    Hist 17A Class Discussions

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    interesting about the passage. What do you think you can learn from the passage? Did anything surprise you? A1: Both Columbus’ “Columbus Describes His First Encounter with “Indians”” and Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s “A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico” were thought-provoking reads. What I learned was that Bernal Diaz del Castillo (Spanish Conquistador under Hernan Cortes) and Christopher Columbus (Italian Explorer under Spanish King Ferdinand II) had very different viewpoints of the Native Americans. Christopher

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    Laura Esquivel’s novel‚ Like Water for Chocolate‚ is set during the Mexican Revolution‚ which is the background of the novel. “The threat of the revolution hung over them‚ bringing famine and death in its wake. But for those few moments they all seemed determined to forget the bullets flying in the village” (Esquivel 36). Laura Esquivel uses the struggle of the Mexican Revolution as a parallel with the struggle of Tita De la Garza‚ as she struggles to overcome the “ultimogeniture” tradition and the

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    Constructions of Childhood

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    The notion of childhood continues to undergo tremendous changes over time‚ place and culture. Some of the most influential factors responsible for this change among other things include economic‚ socio-cultural and political dynamics (Holland‚ 1996; James & Prout‚ 1997; Sorin & Galloway‚ 2005). The purpose of the following analysis is to examine nine images of children being depicted in today’s media and identify the different constructions of childhood that they promote. The three social constructions

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    Social Classes In Mexico

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    Maximilian is appointed emperor of Mexico by Napoleon; this is another example of the change of the ruler’s title. He loses power on Cinco de Mayo because of the Monroe Doctrine and Juarez’s leadership. The next significant leader in Mexican history is Diaz who ruled as a dictator for 34 years. He is credited with discovering oil which became vital to Mexico’s economy. The change from a dependency on agriculture to oil was caused by a switch in needs and technological advancements. Saudi Arabia was another

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    Pele Teamwork

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    Inspiration for Teamwork in Negotiated Solutions by Luis Miguel Diaz. Luis Miguel Diaz‚ was president of the Interdisciplinary Center for Conflict Management in Mexico City with a Law Degree earned at the UNAM in Mexico‚ and a LLM and SJD from Harvard University Law School. #2 "Mediate.com" Mediators & Everything Mediation‚ June 2008. Available from: http://www.mediate.com/articles/diaz8.cfm #3 The main idea that Luis Diaz is trying to emphasize is that negotiations can be done in team

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    officers. When the fatal shooting of another Latino man followed‚ anger finally erupted in the community causing riots and violent outbreaks. Police rushed the streets to intervene but the unrest continues today. Last summer Manuel Diaz‚ 25‚ was killed on Anna Drive. Diaz was unarmed and was shot once in the back of the head and once in the buttocks. Officers believed he was armed with a gun and was going to shoot. They also reported that he was a member of the Eastside Anaheim gang. Tension immediately

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    wounded‚ necessitating the installation of cybernetic enhancements to save their life. The Player is also given a Direct neural interface (DNI) to control their cybernetics‚ and is given virtual training inside it from Taylor and his team (Sebastian Diaz‚ Sarah Hall‚ and Peter Maretti) while undergoing surgery. Hendricks also decides to undergo cybernetic enhancements. Five years later‚ the Player and Hendricks are put under the command of CIA Agent Rachel Kane and tasked with investigating a CIA black

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