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Festinger and Carlsmith's Seminal Study

Many of us have experienced cognitive dissonance. It happens when we say or do something that is against our personal beliefs. Thi...

Saints and Soldiers, A Discussion

This essay pertains to "Saints and Soldiers," a 2003 film directed by Ryan Little. The writer provides a brief summary of the plot...

'August 2026 There will com soft rains' by Ray Bradbury

tells the reader that whatever happened to the occupants occurred recently, as obviously the house still has electricity. The per...

Learning that is Inquiry Based

may be given increasing autonomy in their learning activities. Martin-Hansen provides a chart that illustrates this by showing the...

No Shame in My Game by Katherine S. Newman

are also seeing to gain protection from the pressures of the street and, often, to escape trouble at home and in their neighborhoo...

Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon

towards the end of World War II. In Biloxi, Mississippi, Eugene faces "authority and danger, anti-Semitism and assimilation" (Henr...

Pecola Breedlove and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

is affirmed in Pecolas mind when Maureen comes to her aid to protect against the boys who are teasing her and they immediately sto...

Report to Greco by Niklos Kazantzakis

that gives life meaning. He pictures humanity not as part from God and creation, but as an integral part of the process, as life e...

Do Metaphysical Spiritual Healers Have The Same Faith As Christ

healers could be executed (Healing Rays, 2007). In 1951, the Church made spiritual healing legal again but it is still tarnished w...

The Importance of Clear Communication in Education

This 6 page essay looks at education and how administrators can better communicate with the community. Problems are noted. A summa...

September 11, 2002 Rhetorical Analysis of President George W. Bush's Speech

remarks refer to the pain and sorrow inflicted on the families of the victims and the sacrifice and service of American military p...

Analysis of Tom Tykwer's 1999 Film Run Lola Run

as an imitation of reality, "it holds a mirror up to nature" (Durant, 1961, p. 59). Aristotle notes that human beings find pleasur...

Jane Smiley's Essay 'Say It Ain't So, Huck'

claiming Twains work was a masterpiece (Smiley). Smiley then moves on to illustrate the history of Hucks writing. She indicate...

John Dales' Essay 'Canada's National Policies'

not really work for twenty to thirty years. In this we see where he is going with illustrating how attacking the system of the n...

Crimes and Drugs

according to Tonry, "fugitive," that is, it is carried out by private sector research firms, independent research agencies and non...

You Deserve Motivational Speech by Les Brown

audience to make a list of all their relationships and think about what sort of person they are becoming because of this relations...

Rodgers and Hammerstein Song 'Oklahoma'

in the way that Rodgers modulates between related chords. This shown in subsequent measures as the harmony returns to the home key...

Cerner Corporation - Training Analysis

the paper provides an approximate cost per participant and an evaluation method to determine its effectiveness. Part I: The Cerne...

All You Need is Love by Bruce Hoffman

huge task considering these men would die for any cause they were aimed at. The plan was to marry them off. "They traveled to Pale...

Standardized Testing, Immigrants And ESL

other authors do not seem to consider in their discussions. In terms of language, for instance, a proficiency test measures the st...

Educational Impact E-Text

a valuable feature as it answers many of the questions that teachers might have about the framework. While the student researching...

Tatum, Racial Issues

voices of whites, blacks and Asians and how they voice their fears. For example, Tatum quote Christine Sleeter, a white woman and ...

Research Studies on Inclusion

relational approach, which both "protected" and "empowered" learning communities. 3. Broadman, et al (2005) : This qualitative s...

Rock Of Ages Value Chain = Case Study

Special Projects: This is highly specialized requiring significant skill and capacity in all areas. The company on the bid for bui...

Lessons On Leadership By Jack Stahl - Book Review

and this is what the book is about - seven basic broad skills. Jack Stahl held top executive positions at two global corporations ...

Action Research, Kulbok, et al. (2012)

This essay/research paper pertains to the study conducted by Pamela Kulbok and her colleagues (2012), which focuses on the roles ...

Issues Concerning Children Identified as Gifted

There has been a great deal of research about gifted children over the last decade or so. They may not become eminent but they wil...

Case Study Depression

This is a report of a hypothetical patient who has depressive disorder. The essay discusses symptoms, diagnosis, interventions, an...

Writing in College

There are five journal articles that deal with writing in college classes reviewed in this essay, A brief summary of each article ...

REBT by Ellis

Ellis joined cognitive therapy with behavioral therapy and introduced it as Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy in the mid-1950s. ...