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    Liberal Arts Case Study

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    Liberal arts education is a very important way to learn to perform any career or area of study whether is humanities‚ math‚ or science and technology; interdisciplinary learning will give anyone an advantage in their job as they would be prepared to solve any problem with a variety of knowledge from different fields. Therefore‚ some skills gained through this career preparation would be creative thinking skills‚ effective oral and written communication skills‚ and problem solving and pattern intelligence

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    dirtiest word in the American political lexicon these days is ‘liberal.’” These words from Roger Cohen‚ a columnist for The New York Times (Cohen)‚ made this statement in the early 2000’s‚ defining liberal as politicians’ worst insult. A word often used today simply to mean easygoing can also be used as an harsh critique. The word liberal can be used for numerous purposes‚ and this flexibility can allow new meanings to develop rapidly. Liberal has gone from meaning free-minded or generous to meaning wasteful

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    Response to Dr. James Bank’s Lecture Democracy‚ Diversity and Social Justice: Education in a Global Age. Rachelle Petross MAT 614 National University Presented to Dr. Jeffery Carr March 10‚ 2012 ABSRACT Dr. Bank’s lecture on Democracy‚ Diversity and Social Justice made me reflect upon the way I teach and the experiences that I have encountered in regards to multicultural education. I will share some of these experiences and teaching strategies and how they relate to three of the five

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    Outline the New Right view of the role of education. 20 marks New Right theorists agree with Functionalists that industrial societies should ideally be organised as capitalist societies and that education systems should operate to meet the needs of capitalism but these New Right theorists also argued in the 1970s and 1980s that in practice state education systems were organised inefficiently and that both their formal and hidden curricula were not geared to meeting the needs of industry. New

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    “Two Ways of Viewing the River” by Mark Twain: Response Paper “Two Ways of Viewing the River” is a short excerpt from Mark Twain’s autobiography that compares and contrasts Twain’s point of view as a Mississippi River boat pilot. In my opinion these few paragraphs are pitch perfect as well as technically masterful. The descriptive details in paragraph 1 were especially impressive. However‚ I’m also struck by how universal this essay is a metaphor for everyday life. It is‚ in a sense‚ a comment

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    “Everyday UseCritical Questions 1. The central character in this story is Mama. At the beginning of the story she seemed almost quiet and standoffish. She is a round character in this selection. Yes‚ Dee (Wangero) is Mama’s foil. 2. The events are told from present to past and back to present day. Yes‚ the plot is somewhat significant the story’s meaning. 3. Suspense served a small role in the plot. The author used flashback in this story. They keep the reader asking himself/herself what

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    value of liberal arts education comes from the diversity of subjects. As a liberal arts major‚ I can do anything I want with the degree. I believe that there are a lot of employers that would recommend a liberal arts education as the best way to prepare for success in today’s world. Some of my military retired colleagues say they would give hiring preference to college graduates with skill that enable them to contribute to innovation in the workplace. That’s because the degree in liberal arts provided

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    theory with reference to other popular theories‚ the research evidence‚ clinical practice and developmental factors. Information Processing Theories of Trauma Response Information-processing models relating to trauma are based on Lang’s (1977) suggested that emotions are stored in memory networks containing information about stimuli‚ responses‚ and meanings regarding emotional events. Lang proposed that patients with anxiety disorders have unusually coherent and stable fear memories that are easily

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    tial Name Nguyen Hong Nhung Class: H61111B Student code: L9917997 Rewrite: Why competition is good for everyone. The article by Dr Yi Min Tsai shows the benefits of free trade to Australia. Overall‚ most of her arguments are convincing. However‚ she has some unpersuasive ideas that the trade leads to diversifying choices with lower price‚ creating chances to local producers and perceiving new skills. First of all‚ the author presents an unconvincing idea that free trade agreements

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    S.E. Hinton shows positive change in The Outsiders novel through the character of Johnny‚ by showing how a hoodlum became a hero. For example at the beginning of the novel Johnny was afraid‚ this is shown by the quote "Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that" [Pg 4]. Johnny was always afraid because of his experiences with his parents & the socs. The quote also indicates that he needs to stand up for himself to deal with the people in his life. Another example of change is how Johnny is

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