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    Putting Professionalism Back into Teaching: Secondary Pre-service and In-Service Teachers Engaging in Interdisciplinary Unit Planning Stolle‚ Elizabeth Petroelje; Frambaugh-Kritzer‚ Charlotte (2014). Putting Professionalism Back into Teaching: Secondary Preservice and In-Service Teachers Engaging in Interdisciplinary Unit Planning. Action in Teacher Education‚ 61–75 Thesis Statement: The author posits the idea that professionalism is one of the most important factors in education which can be

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    The Turtle On The Beach Once there was a poor man. He was very happy‚ but could not afford the house of his dreams. Each day he walked down the beach‚ looking at the frothy‚ white waves slapping against the beach‚ the fish leaping out of the water‚ and the seagulls floating around him waiting for a careless person to drop a crumb. He loved walking down the sandy beach. But what he enjoyed most was the rainbow of houses stretched down the beach. They weren’t big‚ they weren’t small. But he loved

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    heated up‚ this orbiting matter accumulated and unavoidable mass of larger bodies collide to successively create protoplanets with its own gravitational pull. During this period‚ Earth was nothing but molten rock from the collision with other bodies and volcanoes‚ temperature reaching over 2‚000 fahrenheit. Not only that‚ but Earth then‚ would’ve been toxic to humans and modern life because of the lack of oxygen. Only carbon dioxide and nitrogen were presented and some water vapor. One massive planetary

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    author just come out and say what he really meant? Why would he/she beat around the bush. Well maybe it’s because the author is trying to get you to think about the main idea and what he/she is trying to make the moral or the point of the story. “The turtle” by John Steinbeck is a short story. “His horny beak was partly opened‚ and his fierce‚ humorous eyes‚ under brows like fingernails‚ stared straight ahead.” (Steinbeck 759) This quote is saying that you should always start

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    Nick Mathiason Coach Woodard English 1301-3 9-26-12 Analyzing Text. Thomas Friedman‚ an American columnist‚ journalist‚ and writer for the New York Times writes the passage‚ “30 Little Turtles” to inform a general audience who read the newspaper‚ of the impact of foreign‚ outsourced jobs to the people who receive them. Using clear unambiguous sources of actual people who receive these jobs‚ he creates a personality that he applies to all Indians who receive the call center jobs. A persona

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    Rome’s location contributed to its success in unifying Italy and all the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Agriculture was essential to Rome and was the source of most wealth. Social status‚ political privilege‚ and fundamental values were related to land ownership. The heads of families who were able to acquire a large profit of land were members of the Senate—“Council of Elders” that played a central role in Roman politics. The Republic was not a democracy in the modern sense. In Rome‚ the

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    The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) is an aquatic reptile‚ which are given their name for their large skull and powerful jaws. Adults can weigh anywhere from 155 and 375 pounds‚ making them one of the largest hard-shelled sea turtles in the world. Their shells are mostly brown with yellowish spots and yellow underbellies. As many sea turtles do‚ females come ashore during summer to nest. Once hatched‚ juvenile turtles make their way to the ocean. From nest to shore is one of the most dangerous

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    Turtle Moon: Julian Cash

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    In Alice Hoffman’s novel‚ Turtle Moon‚ a main character is Julian Cash‚ a police officer who is withdrawn from his small town‚ Verity. The initial impression the author gives about Julian is his cold and brutal characteristics. The author then develops him throughout the novel into a sociable‚ and warmhearted character. This is important as the character’s development further illustrates the novel’s message‚ that love can be found anywhere‚ even in Verity. In the beginning of the novel‚ his lack

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    It is my great pleasure and privilege to address this important “SAVE THE EARTH” seminar on “GREENPEACE DAY”. In my speech today‚ I shall endeavor to present my views on the value of conservation of the environment. The condition of the environment and conservation of it is a worldwide issue. It has many aspects to which it is destroyed and can be conserved. However‚ today I would like to project my speech on three of the most common of those ways. They are deforestation‚ marine debris and air

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    We have created a blog entitled Feed the Turtle which will promote healthy eating on UMD’s campus. In college‚ it is very easy to get swept up in classes‚ extracurricular activities and other events that we often forget about eating healthy. For some students‚ this comes in the form of the freshman fifteen but other students may end up losing weight due to skipping meals or not getting enough nutrients. Our blog will tackle these issues by posting recipes‚ health tips and more to make sure terps

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