Sir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock‚ Devon around the year 1540 and went to sea at an early age. In 1567‚ Drake made one of the first English slaving expeditions as part of a fleet led by his cousin John Hawkins‚ bringing African slaves to America. All but two ships of this expedition were lost when they were attacked by a Spanish squadron. After that attack‚ the Spanish became a lifelong enemy for Drake and they also considered him a pirate. In 1570 and 1571‚ Drake made two moneymaking trading
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My Name Is Khan tells the life story of Rizwan Khan‚ a Muslim man with Asperger’s disorder who embarks on a journey to meet the president of the United States. He’s motive behind meeting the president is to tell him that “My name is Khan‚ and I am not a terrorist.” During his childhood‚ his mother showed him a lesson in mankind and that became his belief‚ there are two kinds of people living in this world: good people who do good deeds and bad people who do bad deeds; this qualification is more vital
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Educational Leadership Trends Today’s school principals‚ assistant principals and administratorsface a quickly-changing educational environment. Keeping up with the latest educational trends is an important aspect of effective leadership. Just as professionals in every industry must anticipate what’s coming next to stay ahead of the competition‚ principals must study educational trends and keep their skills and knowledge updated. It’s clear: when the principal falls behind‚ students are more likely
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Digital natives‚ digital immigrants: An analysis of age and ICT competency in teacher education. Journal of Educational Computing Research‚ 38(3)‚ 235-254. Amityville‚ NY: Baywood Publishing. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ 796 559). Hatcher‚ T.G. (1997). The ins and outs of self-directed learning‚ Training and Development Journal‚ 51(2)‚ 34-42. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ 538 768). Jonassen‚ D.H. (2000). Computers as mindtools for schools: Engaging critical thinking‚ (2nd
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My Philosophy of Educational Leadership I strongly believe that educational leadership plays a vital role in all human race. The ultimate purpose of education is to educate all students and give everyone equal opportunity to succeed in life. Through knowledge‚ skills and attitudes‚ all individuals can achieve their goals in life. The combinations of knowledge and skills as well as the common values will help our students bloom into adults and become responsible and productive citizens of our beloved
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The Educational Benefits of Television Many people have been concerned about the effects of television. Television has became an important influences in our lives. If used wisely‚ television has many benefits especially for educational function. The educational benefits of television are to educate the public through educational and entertaining programs‚ increase the intelligence development of children‚ and can be used as an educational tool to everyone in the world. Educational and entertainment
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Future of Educational Finance Grand Canyon University: EDA-535 October‚ 2013 Gary Marx stated “identifying‚ monitoring and considering the implications of trends is one of the most basic processes for creating the future” (Stevenson‚ 2010 p. 1). The world of education is forever changing at a pace that gets more rapid as the years go on. The decisions made in the past have laid the foundation of education today‚ as will recent changes affect the future. Programs such as choice schooling and
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Part III – Fundamental Rights’ is a charter of rights contained in the Constitution of India. It guarantees civil liberties such that all Indians can lead their lives in peace and harmony as citizens of India. These include individual rights common to most liberal democracies‚ such asequality before law‚ freedom of speech and expression‚ and peaceful assembly‚ freedom to practice religion‚ and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights by means of writs such as habeas
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Nicholas S. K. PANG Educational Leadership in China: Contexts and Issues © Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag 2011 Introduction Educational leaders serve as important anchors‚ providing guidance in times of change‚ and being responsible for the accomplishment of educational goals. Leaders and administrators occupy positions in which they are expected to exert leadership‚ a process of social influence (Gamage & Pang‚ 2003). The primary importance of educational leadership for the success
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Educational Problems in Egypt Egypt has the most significant educational system in the (MENA); Middle East and North Africa according to the Human Development Index (HDI). Although the educational system had been developing hastily since the beginning of the 1990s‚ Egypt had been continuously facing serious and accumulated problems in education. An exploding population‚ an increasing poverty‚ low literacy rates‚ drastic injustice in schools qualities; schools in urban areas where the rich can pay
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