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CULTURALPLURALISM
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... no amount of amateur dabbling could have prepared him for the striking cultural differences which he had encountered as a resident. The mother and her two young boys had never before entered the United States, furthering the families feelings of extraneous inhabitants. People looked slightly different and spoke a language which was incomprehensible for most of the family. Daily life was a lonely life. Daily routines were handled different in the States. The mother would not dare venture out on ordinarily simple shopping errands. Signage and even weighing measurements were unintelligible. Indoor bathrooms, water heaters, and washing machines all further inh ...



Dreams 2
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... For example, he did tests on many patients in which he would use external forces to see if it would indeed effect their dreams. Freud placed a strong cologne in front of a patients nose, and the patient dreamt that he was in Cairo acting as a sort of "Zorro" type hero on an adventure. Then he placed a drop of water on the patient's forehead, and the patient dreamt he was in Italy, and sweating violently while drinking Orvieto wine. So this would be one theory to how dreams come about. However, Freud pondered the question of "why do we have dreams if there is no external stimuli present?" Thus, he concluded that if there is no external stimuli then the dreamer must r ...



Hockey
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... on makeshift ice skates in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages, similar to field , it involves hitting an object with sticks between two goalposts. Probably the first ice players were North American Indians who used field tools that were curved at the lower end. The French word for the similarly shaped shepherd's crook, hoquet, was attached by French explorers who watched the Indians' ball-and-stick games. Although the original game called for nine men on each side, the number of team players involved could vary from one community to another. Soon a committee met in Montreal to establish regulations for seven-man teams. The positions agreed upon were goa ...



High School Vs. Middle School: A Comparative Essay
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... and that is another reason it is easier to get good grades. As well as it just being easier overall, the teachers expect less of you because you are younger and at a lower maturity level. There are several reasons why less is expected of you in middle school. Because so little is expected of you in middle school, it makes it a more difficult jump to make up to high school. When all of a sudden it goes from almost no expectations to something much greater, it can often be quite difficult. Now, you are expected to be mature, and responsible, as well as having a much larger commitment to make towards homework. This is a very large reason why high school is so ...



Communication Skills
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... techniques allow the leader to make better decisions on how to coach the employee, including what to say and how to say it in a way that the employee understands and absorbs your message. Most employees are capable of making decisions that effect them if they are given the right information and training. Most people do not resist changes that they are involved in making. A good leader directs and supports his or her team, helping each team member achieve his or her full potential. The leader’s role is one of teacher, coach, counselor, and trainer. Research on problem solving in groups suggests that there are two types of leadership roles, the task specialist a ...



History Of Feminism And Femini
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... and the lower working class. If the primary goal of the feminist movement is to unite women in order to change a woman’s position in society, then surely this goal would fail if “minority” groups are excluded ? To answer this question it is of fundamental importance to understand the origins of the feminist movement and hence the rise of feminist theory. The feminist movement is primarily categorised into two different periods of time. The first period is known as “ First wave Feminism ” and occurred from 1760-1935. Within this stage there are five distinct time periods, with each time period playing an important role in the feminist movement. The origins of fi ...



Urban Transportation Alternati
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... their feet could peddle or how swiftly the current of the river could push them. At the end of last century human beings overcame this limitation with the development of the combustion engine and motorised transportation which enable them to go faster as well as further. Trains, planes, automobiles, space vehicles and many variations of each of these bring human beings to every corner of the world and beyond. However, motorised transportation is not only used in long distance travel, most automobile transportation takes place within urban and suburban centres. As the rate of urbanisation increased over the last century, so did the use of automobiles. Now there are ...



Art Of Sex
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... lot in the up coming years. A Sadist " is a person who derives sexual satisfaction from experiencing pain". A Masochist is "a person who derives sexual satisfaction from experiencing pain." Masochist was named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895), who was him self a masochist. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch wrote a few books on the subject of masochism. The term " Sadist" derives from the name of the name of the historical character the Marquis de Sad who lived around the time of the French Revolution. The best-known novel about Sadism is "Justine" by Marquis de Sad. The causes of Sadomasochism are not precisely known, However, Dr. Wilson, Glenn D. tries to ...



Teacher Certification
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... of our country. Before looking at the reform movement, however, one must first look at the so called problem of inconsistency in teacher certification. In our country today there is a general consistency among the requirements for state certification of teachers. Most states require their teacher institutions to establish a teacher education program that includes coursework and fieldwork. The coursework includes those courses that prepare a student to become a professional teacher and those classes that include major and minor fields of specialization. Fieldwork, which is probably the most important of the two forms of requirements, involves the individual ...



Castles
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... stables (MacDonald, p.12) Castle walls surrounded the entire castle and were usually several meters thick. They usually had 3 layers: a rough stone inner shell, a thick, solid filling of flint and rubble, and an outer layer of stone called ashlar. (MacDonald, p.8) There was usually a walkway along the top of the walls so guards could keep watch. Some castle walls had spaces at the top called embrassures, which allowed archers to shoot with the protection of the wall. These openings also permitted stones or boiling water to be thrown down on the enemy. (Encyclopedia Americana, p.790). Towers were built along castle walls at regular intervals to strengthen t ...




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