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Contemporary Social Applications of the Human Rights' and Justice Theories of John Rawls

man with fine moral sense when dealing with other human beings and is considered to be an admirable man not only because of his wr...

3 Articles on Public Relations Issues Between Schools and Communities Summarized

is all too often overlooked (Ediger, 2001). When courteous responses between school workers is not relayed, the public at large w...

Special Education - Case Study

a diverse classroom as well as students with learning disabilities. Parent involvement was another issue mentioned. 2. Speak wit...

Dropout Prevention for Youth with Disabilities

1998). In order to keep young people in school, they have to be engaged in learning and further, see a reason for continuing. The ...

Four Poems by Sesshu Foster

the title. The alliteration between "caffeinated" and "concrete" emphasizes the rolling rhythm of the line. The reference to caffe...

Minorities Overrepresented in Special Education

for special education services (Samuels, 2005). It honed in on the minority problem as well. Samuels (2005) writes: "Districts wit...

Ethnic Discrepancies Regarding Cases of Asthma

in the prevalence of asthma. Akinbami, Rhodes & Lara (2005) suggest that "many studies have demonstrated that these large disparit...

Administrative Position Paper: Excessive Force

upheld. This in turn has created liability and civil suits for the city, and has tarnished the image for both the city and the de...

Article Critique/Suspected LD

the pre-test due to differences in cultural background make significant improvement, but children with "true language impairment" ...

Racial Profiling and Racial Discrimination

"episodic" view of discrimination is probably inadequate because of the cumulative effects of discrimination (Measuring racial dis...

Cinema and the Placement of Products

as did the movie companies, which realiszed that the sweet manufacturer hadnt paid a cent" (Goodwin, 2002). With these realities p...

Failing Grades and LD Students

the legal system that the best place for special education students - psychologically and otherwise - is within the mainstream sys...

Second World War Jewish Stereotypes and Minority Group Perceptions Regarding Gays and Lesbians

gays and lesbians within their own ethnic group, one might readily surmise how the lack of religious tolerance is partly to blame ...

Failing Grades and Learning Disabilities

category was first formulated in 1977. The phrase, "All student will learn to read by third grade" has become a rallying point in ...

Texas Crime and Minorities

in Texas is immense and far-reaching. Bratschi (1995) contends the ultimate factor in the overwhelming racial bias within mass me...

Questions on Psychology Answered

inasmuch as it is an illusive notion. Indeed, to consider there are other minds besides ones own is a theory that not only requir...

Treatment of Minorities and Correctional Policies

Clearly, not everyone is a fan of the boot camp approach to rehabilitation, with critics contending how such brutal methods do not...

Iran's Kurds

but others see federalism as reasonable (2005). They believe that they can be a nation within a state. Radical groups do not se...

Special Ed and How It Has Evolved

Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (ESEA)" ("History," 2005). Of course, the term handicapped would eventually be deemed to be n...

Minority Populations and Arrest Data Within Louisiana's Criminal Justice System

was reduced by about half, to reach an even keel with Caucasian arrest level, with a slightly higher percentage of arrests falling...

Minorities in the Legal Field

chances than those in the privileged classes. Thus, it is more likely than not that those who have greater power and means in soci...

Children with Disabilities and a Health Promotion Program

of developing healthy habits in children with the expectation that these habits will continue throughout life (2003). The high rat...

The Case Study of a Child in Need

in order so that it can be determined if all of the childs educational needs are being met. Aiding disabled children in reaching t...

Equalizing Aspects of Sport

special accommodations. In respect to race, sometimes there is reverse discrimination. Some believe that the black man has a nat...

Disability Models

of measuring this discrepancy are discussed later in this chapter under "Quantifying the Learning Disability" (Author 45). ...

Fahrenheit 911 and Portrayal of Minority Issues by Filmmaker Michael Moore

the senate and the man these black officials believed had won the election. Gore is seen repeatedly banging his gavel to restore ...

U.S. Judicial System and Racial Minorities

as being subordinate to their white counterparts. This perceived image in the testing arena, where individuals are forced to perf...

Minorities in Prison and Problems Experienced After Their Release

is in prison or jail" (The Human Rights Watch, 2000). Other minorities comprise a significant...

Social Psychology and Cults

individual zealously devotes himself to some leader or ideal" reveals the inherent social bigotry that has long obscured cults and...

UK Qualitative Study Proposal on Understanding the Effects of Sexual Abuse on Adult Learning Disabilities

services in the U.K. In 1997 the Lewisham Social Services described the protection of adults with learning disabilities as "a rela...