acknowledging a commitment to the students‚ the profession‚ and to the community. The Oklahoma Department of Education (the state in which I live in) requires a standard for performance and conduct for teachers. The site lists three main principles for teachers to follow which include: a commitment to students‚ the profession‚ and to the provisions of the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 (The State of Oklahoma‚ 2013). The first two principles of the ODE correspond with the National Education Association
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miss this subtle groove‚ covered in pine straw and vines‚ worn in the ground of eastern Tennessee. In the summer of 1838‚ about 13‚000 Cherokee walked this path from their homes in the Appalachian Mountains to a new‚ government mandated homeland in Oklahoma. The Trail of Tears was a journey of some 900 miles that took approximately nine months to complete. After they were rounded up from their villages and homes‚ the Cherokee were assembled in large internment camps‚ where some waited for weeks before
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are wearing. Schools in Oklahoma City‚ Ok have already implemented this change. According to the deputy superintendent‚ “As a district‚ we should have a standard uniform policy so all kids‚ regardless of schools‚ have the same expectations.” (KFOR) Another advantage of school uniforms are the cost benefits. According to statisticbrain.com‚ the average annual cost for school uniforms is only $249.00. The average cost for a pair of
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Danielle Waldner December 7‚ 2015 Professor Custis Case Brief MAYNARD‚ WARDEN‚ ET AL. v. CARTWRIGHT‚ 486 US 356. June 6‚ 1988 Facts: The evening of May 4‚ 1982‚ Charma and Hugh Riddle were in their living room watching television. Mrs. Riddle proceeded to leave the room to go to the bathroom‚ but was surprised to find “respondent Cartwright” in the hallway with a shotgun in his hands (1). Charma Riddle fought with Cartwright for the gun‚ but Cartwright was able to shoot Mrs. Riddle twice in the legs
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labors during the Great Depression. Written by‚ John Steinbeck‚ this novel went on to receive many awards. Generally viewed as Steinbeck’s best and most striving novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939. Stating the story of an expelled Oklahoma family and their fight to form a reestablished life in California at the peak of the Great Depression‚ the book captures the sorrow and anguish of the land throughout this time-period. The bank forecloses on the Joads land‚ so they decide to move
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Dr. Aaron Mason and Mr. Kirk Rogers from the Northwestern Oklahoma State Universities social science program were the key speakers during the 2014 Constitutional Day Program. An overview of gun control and the second amendment in the United States of America was presented. The program was presented by Dr. Aaron Mason and Mr. Kirk Rogers‚ both part of the social science education program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Dr. Mason is part of the political science program and played the
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(1991) Post-conviction proceeding at‚ Motion denied by United States v. Prince‚ 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 17403 (10th Cir. Okla.‚ July 10‚ 2006) PRIOR HISTORY: [**1] On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; D.C. No. CR-90-96-W; D.C. Judge Lee R. West. DISPOSITION: Affirmed. COUNSEL: Submitted on the Briefs: * * After examining the briefs and the appellate record‚ this three-judge panel has determined unanimously that oral argument
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(11/2001): 44-49. Retrieved Medline 9 April 2005. 1-5. Buffington‚ Cynthia. "Causes of Childhood Obesity." Beyond Change: Information Regarding Obesity and Obesity Surgery. Volume 17 (12/2003): 12-17. Retrieved Academic Search Elite 9 April 2005. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Services. "Special Issues: Childhood Obesity." Online Posting 7 July 2003. Accessed 9 April 2005. 1-5. Reading‚ Richard. "Increasing prevalence of obesity in primary school children: cohort study." Child: Care‚ Health & Development;
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No‚ I do not agree that Georgia and the United States were justified in forcing the Indian tribes to leave their homeland and move to the Oklahoma territory. I believe the Tribes were taken advantage of and abused by the states whenever possible. In 1971 the Cherokee tribe was in the process of making treaties with United States. The state of Georgia recognized the Cherokee tribe as a nation allowing them to make their own laws and follow their native customs. In the late 1700’s their land started
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Cited: "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture." Oklahoma State University - Library - Home. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/f/fo002.html>. "Folk Sports." Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0302folksports.htm>
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