dream the American dream‚ however‚ is it truly possible to achieve? Even those various immigrants who travel a great distance to come to America to live their own American dream shortly become intemperate people. The idea of the American dream is not attainable because people in general are exceedingly paradoxical and are constantly left yearning for more in a variety of ways. In the heartfelt story "America and Americans‚ Is the American Dream Even Possible‚" by John Steinbeck‚ he wrote‚ "One of the
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List of 5 Possible Causes of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft trials that took place in 1692 in Massachusetts. Nearly 200 people were accused of witchcraft and by the end of the trials‚ 19 were sentenced to death by hanging and executed. The historians agree that the Witch Trials were a result of mass hysteria but there are several theories about its causes. Listed below are 5 possible reasons for one of the most tragic events in American history. Boredom
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Social Influence: A Possible Lethal Weapon Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo states‚ "Unless we learn the dynamics of "why" we will never be able to counteract the powerful forces that can transform ordinary people into evil predators." Unfortunately‚ throughout history and even today the power of majority opinion has led to immoral acts of violence at a universal level. In this "advanced" society‚ the world is experiencing Darfur‚ Armenian‚ Bosnian‚ Karen‚ Cambodian and Rwandan genocides
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To go to far is as bad as to fall short. Confucius. Everything should be done in moderation and there should be a healthy equilibrium in all situations and aspects of life. Something taken too far is the equal to something not taken far enough; both concepts are flawed and cause confliction. These are the beliefs that the Greek gods held and also imposed on their people. Know thy self; nothing in excess was inscribed at Temple Apollo at Delphi in Ancient Greek. Temple Apollo is known to be the most
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India’s Gold Rush (Possible Solutions) Over the past year there has been a significant fall in household savings as a percent-age of GDP from 25.4% in 2009-10 to 22.8% of GDP in 2010-11. This fall in house-hold savings has occurred when the interest rate cycle is at its peak. Conventionally the only way to boost household savings has been to increase interest rates; how-ever that would risk slowing down an already sluggish economy. The reason for this anomaly in the economy is the huge surge
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choose not to be associated with them‚ or because they choose to remain outsider so as to retain their independence. They seek to influence the decisions made by government by rallying as wide a level of public support (usually via demonstrations) as possible and then putting pressure on officials by displaying to them the level of public support to their cause. An example of a widely supported outsider group is father 4 justice. Sectional pressure groups support and are open to only a specific section
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level of educational attainment for different groups. The different causes for the gap‚ different ways to reduce the gap‚ as well as examples of schools that have successfully done so will also be discussed. The Achievement Gap: Causes and Possible Solutions What causes the gap? Many educational researchers have studied the causes of the significant achievement gap between Caucasian middle or upper class students and African-American or Hispanic underprivileged students‚ and have demonstrated
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Have you ever sat and wonder if college is anything like the real world? During school‚ we are basically giving detailed direction‚ while we enter the real world our only goal is to succeed. For students who are more independent‚ this could be an enormous relief. For those who are still getting their footing in the real world‚ this may be a challenge. Although there are many similarities at which you can apply into your career. Those similarities include Engagement in classroom discussions‚ completion
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Rebecca Walters Problem Solving Essay EDUC 301-B02 February 16‚ 2015 In the article Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say‚ by Steven Reinhart‚ he tells his journey of realizing that his students did not comprehend his teaching methods. He lets us in on how he went about changing each of his teaching methods. Have you ever thought that possibly you classroom needed some kind of change to help your students with learning the material? The article begins with Reinhart stating that he thought the students
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Explain possible economic reasons for changes in the level and distribution of government expenditure. The government spends money for a variety of reasons. Firstly‚ to supply goods and services that the private sector would fail to do‚ such as public goods‚ including defence‚ roads and bridges‚ they also spend money to improve supply side policies such as education and training to improve labour productivity. Government spending is also spent on things like subsidies used to help companies financially
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