ENHANCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS WITH ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT By Godfred‚ Kwame Abledu - Koforidua Polytechnic godfredabledu@yahoo.com Introduction The purpose and scope of formal education have undergone various changes over the years since the time of the Castle schools. Consequently‚ assessment has also undergone a massive reform. This has led to a wider range of assessment now than there was twenty-five years ago (Gipps‚ 1994). Evidence has
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Aren’t herbal products safer than pharmaceutical drugs because they are made from natural ingredients? ------------------------------------------------- http://www.naturalmedicinesofnc.org/FAQs.html While the pharmaceutical industry has made important progress in recent decades in developing reliable‚ effective medications‚ the emphasis on proving efficacy has often overshadowed safety issues. So‚ despite federal drug regulations‚ serious safety problems related to pharmaceutical drugs persist
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“Herbal medicine: giving patients an unknown dose of an ill-defined drug‚ of unknown effectiveness and unknown safety.” —David Colquhon Herbal supplements are non-pharmaceutical non-food substances marketed to improve health. Herbalism (herbal medicine‚ botanical medicine) is the use of plant-derived substances‚ and sometimes other environmental substances‚ to treat or cure medical conditions. Herbalism recognizes that pre-industrial cultures had a great deal of practical medical knowledge‚ most
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physician Edward Jenner created the first smallpox vaccine made from the mild cowpox virus (Williams 20-23). Then during the twentieth century a scientific revolution improved vaccines for several diseases (Williams 23-25). These innovations in modern medicine have given today’s society the widespread prevention of some deadly diseases. All parents should vaccinate their children to prevent the further spread of deadly diseases. Parents have always been told by physicians to vaccinate their children‚
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• The two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction as defined by Madison are one by removing its causes; the other is‚ by controlling its effects which is controlling everyone’s opinions‚ interests and passions. Madison defined that faction was a number of citizens‚ whether a majority or minority gets united and activated by some common impulse of passion‚ or of interest of the community. • Among the two factions discussed by him‚ the first is to remove its causes which is destroying its liberty
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The Giver Argument Essay The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is about a twelve year old boy named Jonas who receives a painful job. He received the Receiver of Memory‚ which is one of the most honorable jobs in the community. Jonas receives memories from the past that are very painful for him to handle. With a small 2 year old named Gabriel‚ he decides to travel through the cold and snowy hills. At the end of the book‚ Jonas and Gabriel both survive the harsh weather and find themselves at a town in Elsewhere
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Argumentative Essay: Stem Cells Research The modern science has achieved tremendous successes in different fields. In this respect‚ researches in the field of genetics are particularly noteworthy because they can start a new era in the medicine and science at large. However‚ today‚ the research of stem cells and their use in the modern medicine often confronts the opposition from the part of the public as well as specialists. In spite of a considerable progress in the stem cells research‚ it still
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INTRO. In America‚ doctors follow the Western belief in using medication and doing various testing procedures when treating patients‚ while the Hmong shamans believe in treating the spiritual ailment of the person through elaborate traditional practices. Shamans who themselves are epileptic try communicating with “a malevolent spirit called a dab” (Fadiman 1998: 4). The Hmong shaman is “believed to have the ability to enter a trance…and negotiate for this patients’ health with the spirits who lived
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The afterlife is something that has been and likely will be argued over until such time as a deity of some kind presents themselves and sets the record straight. Until then‚ we get to deal with religious tension and violence that is ultimately pointless but might make some people feel better about their own fruitless existences. Speaking of existence‚ part of what makes the afterlife such a touchy subject is that people want to believe that there is a point to initial life. If life is some kind of
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Alternative Tourism Introduction Due to advances in transportation and communication technology‚ an increase in disposable incomes and leisure times in Western Europe‚ North America (Choi & Sirakaya‚ 2006; Hall & Muller‚ 2005; Momsen‚ 2005; Mowfort & Munt‚ 2003; Smith‚ 2005)‚ North-East and South-East Asia‚ and the globalization of capitalism (Mowfort & Munt‚ 2003)‚ the tourism industry has grown to become the fourth largest economic sector globally‚ with 806 million tourist arrivals and international
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