Social studies is defined by the Board of Director of the National Council for the social studies as‚ the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program‚ social studies provides coordinated‚ systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology‚ archeology‚ economics‚ geography‚ history‚ law‚ philosophy‚ political science‚ psychology‚ religion‚ and sociology‚ as well as appropriate content from the humanities‚ mathematics‚ and
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Topic: Writing task 1‚ Test 1‚ IELTS 4. (rep cho bạn timtoi [pic]) [pic] The table gives a breakdown of the different types of family who were living in poverty in Australia in 1999. On average‚ 11% of all households‚ comprising almost two milion people‚ were in this position. However‚ those consiting of only one parent or a single adult had almost double this proportion of poor people‚ with 21% and 19% respectively. Couples generally tended to be better off‚ with lower poverty levels for couples
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expanding the range of markets. However‚ the system destroyed urban areas by inflicting social divide and institutionalised racism. Cities fell victim to suburbanization‚ social minorities faced targeted demolition of their homes and once thriving city cultures‚ encapsulated in their diversity‚ decayed. The transportation and economic growth caused by the interstate highway system masked perverse social effects and civil rights violations. Prior to the interstate highway system‚ infrastructure
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past few years‚ social networking websites such as Facebook and Myspace have exploded in popularity‚ especially among children and teenagers. The social networks as Facebook‚ MySpace and others are all “virtual places” where people find themselves and share information. Nowadays‚ social networks are the best tools for communication‚ though in the first place they were used only for university purposes‚ where students and colleagues stayed in contact with each other after works or studies. However
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Near Harrisburg‚ Pennsylvania in March of 1979‚ a reactor malfunction resulted in the release of radioactive material into the atmosphere. The automatic release valve malfunctioned‚ which prevented water from entering the system and cooling the reactor core. This incident is considered the worst disaster in U.S. nuclear history (Gale). However‚ from this incident we learned more about how reactors work‚ the environmental impact‚ and the health consequences of radiation exposure. As nuclear energy
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customers. In this paper‚ 3 issues that lead Craven Books faced failure in the implementation of the new information technology system will be chosen to discuss in detailed. Each issue will be discuss in detailed together with any related case studies that can take as reference and recommendations to eliminate and cope each issue. Company’s Background Craven Books is a distributor of comics and magazines and books. The company was founded and evolves in the market place in the late 1960 as
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Why study organisational behaviour? What frameworks are used to research organisational behaviour? Learning Outcomes Chapter 1 1.1 Define organisational behaviour and organisations‚ and discuss the importance of this field of inquiry. Organisational Behaviour is the study of what people think‚ feel and do in and around organisations. Organisations are groups of people who work interdependently towards some purpose. OB theories help people to: 1. make sense of the work place 2. question
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Advance Finance Insert Name Insert Institution Advance Finance Question 1: Periodic Interest Rates Calculating Periodic Rate and Effective Annual Interest Rate Applied Formula by Fouque and Papanicolaou (2011): Effective interest rate per period‚ (i) = ( 1 + ( r / m ) )m – 1 Effective interest rate for t periods‚ it = ( 1 + i )t - 1 or a single equation it = ( 1 + ( r / m ) )mt - 1. The rate per compounding period P = R / m‚ in percent. Where: r = R/100 and i = I/100 (p. 124)
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Introduction: The users of social networking sites (SNS’s) build online profile and share information‚ including personal information‚ photographs and connect with other users‚ whether it is to communicate with old friends or find new friends. Nowadays‚ social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Tumblr‚ MySpace and others are attracting millions of people around the world‚ specially the students. Social networking sites had been the source of happiness for many students. Some play with the
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Effects of Marijuana on the Human Condition Marijuana use has become a prevalent topic among society and legalization has become a popular issue in domestic policy. It is commonly referred to as the “gateway drug” and is proven to have a plethora of short-term effects on the body. Recently‚ research has begun to show that a chronic use of marijuana affects the body in a larger scope as well. While there are many arguments advocating the legalization of marijuana; the harmful effects of marijuana
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