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This paper examines attending the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy, which is of vital importance, for the Academy provides advanced leadership training to non-commissioned officers, who have always been the heart and soul of the American armed forces. It looks at how the academy's twenty-two week course offers essential training to NCOs throughout the entire defense establishment, and enables NCO personnel to attain the highest level of enlisted professional military education in the army.

From the Paper
"Attending the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy is of vital importance, for the Academy provides advanced leadership training to non-commissioned officers, who have always been the heart and soul of the American armed forces. The Academy's twenty-two week course offers essential training to NCOs throughout the entire defense establishment, and enables NCO personnel to attain the highest level of enlisted professional military education in the Army. Attending this prestigious course enables first sergeants and master sergeants to enhance their leadership skills and enables them to acquire greater leadership capabilities. "

Tags:sergeant, major, academy

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The paper examines the origins, development, and history of Syriac academies in Syria, Mesopotamia and Iran that indicates that these early academic institutions played a vital role in the recovery of ancient Greek scholarship and knowledge, especially in the fields of philosophy, science, and medicine. The paper discusses how many lost classical works were rediscovered by Syriac academy scholars and translated into Syriac, which made them accessible to the greater academic community throughout the Middle East and eventually to scholars in Europe as well.

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"Examining the origins, development, and history of Syriac academies in Syria, Mesopotamia and Iran indicates that these early academic institutions played a vital role in the recovery of ancient Greek scholarship and knowledge, especially in the fields of philosophy, science, and medicine. Many lost classical works were rediscovered by Syriac academy scholars and translated into Syriac, which made them..."

Tags:syriac, academies, history

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This paper examines a new phenomenon in high schools across the country called variously career academies or career and technical education. The paper differentiates between traditional vocational training and these new programs. This is an article critique.

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"Kathleen Vail notes in an article published by the American School Board Journal that vocational or technical schools were once considered to be appropriate only for high school students that were not academically proficient. Today, career academies or career and technical education programs in high school have an entirely different image among students and parents. One of Vail's main arguments is that these programs were once considered to be a dumping ground for slow students and are now considered to be highly desirable by parents and students..."

Tags:Career academies, vocational training, education, high school dropout, technical training, dumping ground

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This paper analyzes and examines the similarities between the police academy and the military. Part II discusses the history of the police academy. In Part III, how police academies are set up is evaluated. Part IV outlines how police academies are run. In Part V, why we need police academies is reviewed.

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"Police officers, like firefighters and military personnel, offer one of the most crucial and invaluable services, i.e., protecting and serving the public. What makes police officers especially crucial and vital to society is the fact that they place their lives on the line each and every single day, with each and every single call or stop. Another element that makes police officers and police academies especially interesting is their striking resemblance to the military in general and to the military boot camp in specific. By instilling a sense of camaraderie, honesty, integrity, loyalty, and respect in police officers, it is more likely that such officers will excel at their primary duty, i.e., protecting and serving the public."

Tags:police, training, army, soldiers, force, bootcamp

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The paper proposes research for a discussion that includes a comparative study that compares career academy participants to non-career academy participants to determine effects on graduation rates.

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"The proposed research for the following discussion includes a comparative study that compares career academy participants to non-career academy participants to determine effects on graduation rates. Some students fail to perform well in the traditional school setting. Career Academies restructure high schools into small learning communities and create pathways between high school and further education and the workplace. Career academies provide youth with an educational alternative to the traditional high school. Career academies are schools within schools that link students with peers, teachers, employers, community..."

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This paper explains that the United States Naval Academy has developed a strict honor policy, called the honor concept, to ensure that students develop sound personal integrity, firm leadership skills and most of all unconditional honesty. The author points out that an investigation of an incident in 1992, when 133 midshipmen were accused of stealing a copy of an exam required for their graduation, reported that this event was the result of extreme pressure to exceed academically and the pressures of military life and a rigorous honor code. The paper stresses that rather than using the honor concept to instill fear among midshipmen, it would serve as a tool to ensure that only the honorable, and utmost qualified men and women graduate from the Naval Academy.

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"Secondly, the Honor Concept cannot be effective when other policies contradict it. For example, many midshipmen did not come forward with information regarding the scandal due to, "the stricture against 'bilging a classmate'." Midshipmen are taught to avoid causing a companion to be looked down upon. Therefore, the question can be proposed of how is one to build personal integrity and honesty through the Honor Concept when he is taught not to come forward with information that could possible tarnish someone's reliability due to misconduct?"

Tags:elite, bilging, unconditional, incidence, intensity

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The paper relates that the Hill Academy is a unique school: its focus balances between academics and physical achievement. The paper explains that the school was founded to make professional athletics more accessible to Canadian students, by allowing them to participate in sport training in concert with their academic work. The paper relates that the Hill Academy was envisioned by experienced educator and athlete Peter Merrill in partnership with former CFL athlete Farell Duclair.

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"The Hill Academy is a unique school: its focus balances between academics and physical achievement. The school was founded to make professional athletics more accessible to Canadian students, by allowing them to participate in sport training in concert with their academic work. The Hill Academy was envisioned by experienced educator and athlete Peter Merrill in partnership with former CFL athlete Farell Duclair. As they note on The Hill Academy website, they `are determined to produce a catalyst for change and growth in the Canadian academic and athletic system' (Hill Academy, 2009)."

Tags:school, assessment, education

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This paper first explains that first Academy Awards 'Best Picture' film "Wings", directed by William A. Wellman, and the 2006 winner "Crash", directed by Paul Haggis, use the same basic elements of human existence to tell their stories about the society of their times. Next, the author relates that, in both films, their main characters are paired up and bonded while a third or several other parties intervene through the course of the film to break that bond. Each film ends with the theme of redemption. The paper underscores that both films were deemed to be unique.

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"Fast forward 50 years and Paul Haggis is biting into the theater scene of Ontario, Canada. The future mega-director would leave home at 22 years old to write television scripts in Hollywood. He didn't truly come into his own until the turn of the century with such blockbuster films as "Million Dollar Baby", which he wrote. "Crash" was his second movie to direct and Haggis seemed to follow the theme of "Million Dollar Baby" with social stigmas, outwardly racist characters and human redemption through tragedy."

Tags:characters, unique, redemption, bond, society

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This paper takes a look at citizen police academy programs and describes how they work, how long they have been in use, how they are designed, who uses the programs, and how they benefit police departments and communities.

Outline
What Exactly Is the Program?
How Long Has It Been in Use?
What Is the Design of the Program?
Who Is Presently Engaged in Using This Program?
Has It Met Their Expectations?
How Would It Benefit the Anytown Police Department?

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"A Citizen's Police Academy program is a series of lessons geared toward the general public concerning the policies and procedure of police work. The intent of any such program is to improve the police-community relationship by providing citizens with exposure to the realities of police work; an auxiliary intent it so improve the attitude of citizens toward the police. Generally, the lessons are two to three hours in length each, once a week, for ten to thirteen weeks. Participants are required to attend, but are not given homework. Often, hands-on experiences or vivid demonstrations are part of the program. Participants may be from any walk of life; instructors are active police officers or representatives from allied public services, such as the public defender's or prosecutor's office."

Tags:great, britain, modern, police, force, john, alderson, constable, police, night, school

Abstract
the paper creates a brief strategic plan for a hypothetical special needs day and boarding school.

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"The mission of the hypothetical Holland Academy is to provide high-quality education and living instruction for special needs students from around the world. The emphasis is to develop the life skills that will encourage successful independent living for individuals. Holland Academy is a day-school and boarding-school that works with students from age seven to age ... Students are drawn from local school districts as well as from the international community when parents can relocate to one..."

Tags:holland academy, strategic plan, special needs, education