Born on The 4th of July is a film based on the true story of Ron Kovic‚ a young‚ naïve man who went to Vietnam in the noble efforts of serving his country - once there‚ he was shot in the chest and was forever paralyzed. He returned to a United States which didn’t believe in the war‚ and didn’t believe in him. He soon grows embittered with life‚ losing his chances to be a man‚ condemned to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He eventually joins the anti-war movement‚ gets thrown out of the Republican
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Important People of Vermont Ethan Allen‚ Born in Connecticut in 1738 Ethan moved to Vermont in 1769. He defended the New Hampshire grants against the New Yorkers who were taking the land. He led the Green Mountain Boys‚ which became an important part of the battle for the freedom of the New Hampshire grants. John Deere‚ Born in Rutland‚ Vermont in 1804 John grew up in Middlebury and became a blacksmith. He invented a steel plow in which the heavy soil would not stick. The company that
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ROBERT WHITE I. Life Robert W. White‚ a Harvard psychologist who brought a historian ’s perspective to the study of personality‚ died on February 6‚ 2001 at a nursing home in Weston‚ Massachusetts at the age of 96 and lived in Brookline‚ Massachusetts. Dr. White was among the early American proponents of personality psychology‚ which seeks to understand the sum of an individual ’s emotions‚ interests‚ behavior and other characteristics‚ especially as they affect relationships with others. A
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Students And How They Learn‚ in the book‚ Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors (Third Edition)‚ by Linda B. Neilson. Regards‚ Rick Reis” from Tomorrow’s Professor Mailing List‚ sponsored by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning at http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1047 Teaching the Millennial Generation If you are teaching traditional-age students‚ you need to know
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Teaching Readers of English “A book of this kind is long overdue. . . . It is a giant contribution to the field. With its emphasis on a socioliterate approach to reading and literacy‚ it nicely captures the prevailing view of academic literacy instruction. Its extremely skillful and well-developed balancing act between theory and practice allows it to appeal to a wide variety of readers. Pre- and in-service teachers‚ in particular‚ will benefit immensely.” Alan Hirvela‚ The Ohio State University
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Marzano’s Six Step Process Teaching Academic Vocabulary 1. Provide a description‚ explanation‚ or example of the new term. (Include a non-linguistic representation of the term for ESL kids.) 2. Ask students to restate the description‚ explanation‚ or example in their own words. (Allow students whose primary existing knowledge base is still in their native language to write in it.) 3. Ask students to construct a picture‚ symbol‚ or graphic representing the word. 4. Engage students periodically
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Fourth Amendment Debate is this tantalizing? The government official does not have the right to go on the man’s property without a warrant. In 4th Amendment‚ it specifically says “ The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue” it means that a government official can not go on your property‚ car or phone without probable cause. According to the second video
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The 4th Amendment and Mapp v. Ohio Neva S.Paich DeVry University Professor Dunn November 10‚ 2012 The 4th Amendment to the Constitution was given to us for our own protection‚ it is a right we have to secure us against something called “unreasonable search and seizures” by the government. It limits and gives certain procedures so that the government cannot abuse their powers. The 4th Amendment makes sure that government officials do their jobs as they should‚ abiding by certain
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Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? Most people in the United States celebrate the 4th of July‚ but do you know exactly why the holiday is so important to our country? Imagine how you would feel if someone older than you (maybe an older sister or brother) kept telling you what to do all of the time and kept taking more and more of your allowance. That is how the colonists felt in the years leading up to 1776. Great Britain kept trying to make the colonists follow more rules and pay higher taxes
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Grant Proposals HSM/270 June 5‚ 2013 Program planning is a process that shows the needs of a community and the reason and purpose for the programs an organization wants to set up to address that need. Through program planning; goals‚ objectives‚ activities‚ and evaluations are set up to provide the framework for the grant proposal to be written. A well written grant proposal will show the reader that the organization writing the proposal truly understands the problems within a specific community
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