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    In his research Jay Macleod‚ compares two groups of teenage boys‚ the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers. Both groups of teenagers live in a low income neighborhood in Clarendon Heights‚ but they are complete opposites of each other. The Hallway Hangers‚ composed of eight teenagers spend most of their time in the late afternoon or early evening hanging out in doorway number 13 until very late at night. The Brothers are a group of seven teenagers that have no aspirations to just hang out and cause

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    Thomson‚ Alistair. "Fifty Years On: An International Perspective on Oral History": Journal of American History. 1998. Page 592. [ 22 ]. Thomson‚ Alistair. "Fifty Years On: An International Perspective on Oral History": Journal of American History. 1998. Page 592. [ 23 ]. Thomson‚ Alistair. "Fifty Years On: An International Perspective on Oral History": Journal of American History. 1998. Page 584. [ 24 ]. Thomson‚ Alistair. "Fifty Years On: An International Perspective

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    permissive and authoritative. Showing the authoritarian as a negative parenting style colloby et al (2012) (p60) shows Alistair and Cara knowing that constant practice is critical to Thomas’s speech therapy progress have used this style‚ leading to Thomas becoming reluctant and not complying with their demands. This style does not

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    Introduction There are many benefits to operating a Self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) including investment choice‚ control over where assets are invested and a number of tax advantages‚ making these funds an attractive wealth creation vehicle for individuals seeking to maximise their income and lifestyle in retirement. With an ageing population placing pressure on the Australian economy it is no wonder the Government continues to acknowledge the SMSF sector as playing a critical role

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    findings that may help explain the reason why such individuals have particular difficulties in reducing their alcohol consumption even if their consumption is problematic. This also may aid in explaining why‚ after successfully controlling consumption‚ a return to abusive levels of consumption so frequently occurs (Cox‚ Yeates Regan‚ 1994). The importance of an alcohol-related attentional bias is that it potentially impacts on consumption decisions in two distinctly different ways. First‚ it has a potentially

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    subjects who had been reading the incongruent color words for the 8 days of the experiment‚ now faced an interference in word reading (from 19.4 s before to 34.8s after) however this interference disappeared after the second post test. (22.0 s) (C.M. MacLeod‚ 1991; Stroop‚ 1935). This can be attributed to the automaticity theory‚ which states that reading due to practice is an automatic response and thus doesn’t require attention‚ however due to the practice the words for a short period became the automatic

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    Slide 1:Frederick Banting’s groundbreaking research in the early 1920s brought him worldwide acclaim and earned him a lifetime annuity from the federal government‚ a knighthood in the British crown and Canada’s first ever Nobel Prize. To millions at home and abroad he’s known as the man who discovered insulin‚ bringing new hope to diabetics the world over. Slide 2:"So to begin‚ let’s talk first about Diabetes. Does anyone have or know someone who has Diabetes? What do you know about Diabetes?"Slide

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    the relationship between the living and the dead. 9. “[Grandmother MacLeod’s] men were all gone‚ her husband and her sons‚ and a family whose men are all gone is no family at all”(103). Whose perspective is this? 10. Is Vanessa a Conner or a Macleod? Either or both? Why does this matter? In what ways does it matter? To what extent do we inherit who we are? What are our inheritances? Can we escape them? If so‚ how? And if not‚ why not? 11. The story ends with a memory of Vanessa as a young

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    and all you have to do is be willing to work hard enough to earn it. But what about children who grow up thinking differently? Why do some strive for high paying careers while others refuse school and are seemingly ok with staying working class? MacLeod challenges the notion that America is the land of opportunity with research he conducted while in college. He uses the research of several reproduction theorists to show that schools not only are not great equalizers‚ as most think‚ but actually reinforce

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    Bibliography: Bruce‚ T. (2006 reprint) Developing Learning in Early Childhood‚ London: Sage Macleod-Brudenell‚ I‚ Kay‚ J (2008‚ Second Edition) Advanced Early Years for Foundation Degrees & Level 4/5‚ Harlow: Heinemann Chapters 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 and 8 Montessori Centre International (undated) Child Development – Module 2‚ London: MCI Chapter 5

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