Huffington Post readers to a group of important diseases that most had never heard of -- neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In that piece‚ I mentioned one disease that has a particularly devastating impact on girls and women in developing countries -- female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). Schistosomiasis‚ also known as bilharzia or "snail fever‚" is a parasitic disease carried by fresh water snails. It is transmitted by contact with contaminated fresh water‚ so swimming‚ bathing‚ fishing and even domestic
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Quantitative and Qualitative Research Questions and Hypothesis Yasmine Swindle Revised Problem Statement– Quantitative Study Jung (2007) found that general education teacher’s attitudes toward the integration of students with disabilities reflect a lack of confidence both in their own instructional skills and in the quality of support personnel currently provides. General and special education teachers are placed in inclusive classroom settings for the betterment of the student; however‚ planning
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Sample Statement of Purpose Statement of Purpose: Please describe your aptitude and motivation for graduate study in your area of specialization‚ including your preparation for this field of study‚ your academic plans or research interests in your chosen area of study‚ and your future career goals. Please be specific about why UC Berkeley would be a good intellectual fit for you. The writer of the statement below was admitted into UC Berkeley’s History Department. With her permission‚ I reprint
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Promoting1955 as a hallmark of liberal arts education writing Writing Guidelines Statements of Purpose From the OWU Writing Center in the Sagan Academic Resource Center The OWU Writing Center Corns 316 ▪ (740-368-3925) ▪ http://writing.owu.edu ▪ open Monday-Friday‚ 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ohio Wesleyan University Writing Center © 2011 Writing Guidelines for Statements of Purpose Contents Writing Your Statement of Purpose .......................................................................
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Success: Writing a Winning Statement of Purpose For students in the science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ and math (STEM) fields. Steps to Success Personal Statement (PS) vs. Statement of Purpose (SP) Steps to Success Personal Statement (PS) One way to think about PS is that‚ in general‚ undergraduate programs are interested in you as a person and what you may offer to enrich their overall university community. Steps to Success Statement of Purpose (SP) SP describes your “brain
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Statement of Purpose Umang Moda ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ I admit the obstacle to writing a Statement of Purpose has been in not knowing how to begin with one. I start in this manner not on a whim‚ but from necessity. It was either this or facing the grim possibility that I would never finish with one. I have tried my best to not disseminate the differences on how one is written and how it ought to be written. As such‚ I
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Statement of Purpose Many professors‚ department websites‚ applications‚ and current graduate students will tell you that the statement of purpose is the most important part of the application. While the statement of purpose is the best way for the admissions committee to gauge your writing skills‚ it is quite different from the college admissions essay‚ or the law school personal statement. Admissions committees will not be looking for the most well-written essay with the catchiest introduction
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1 ANNOTATED EXEMPLAR OF STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The statement below is an exemplar of a strong statement of goals – it contains many (though not all) of the elements of a strong statement (see sidebar and concluding comments in boxes for details). The purpose of this exemplar is to assist you in considering elements of a strong “statement of purpose” for your doctoral application. This is only one example and not meant to imply that all statements should be similarly structured – rather‚ the most salient
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Statement of Purpose The Statement of Purpose is your first personal contact with the Admissions committee. Use it to distinguish yourself. The SOP should speak about you‚ your aspirations and professional goals and relate these to the graduate program that you intend to pursue.It should basically answer the question..."Why should the graduate school admit you... what makes you special? Remember‚ the SOP is the tool that faculty use to gauge if you have what it takes to succeed in grad school
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Soheil Sadeghi: Statement of Purpose School of Operations Research & Information Technology As a youngster growing up in a small town in central Iran I used to have a vague picture of pursuing a PhD degree in America. Most everyone with whom I shared my dream of studying in USA used to volunteer an opinion that I would stand no chance to achieve such a purpose. All along there was only one single prominent person in my life who always supported me in my quest to excel in learning: My Mom. Inspired
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