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This paper discusses the love story in Scott F. Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby," and examines the reasons for the failure of the love affair between the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. The paper describes the plot of the story, the characters and their class backgrounds and argues that the relationship was doomed by the discrepancy in the characters' social status.

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"As we have seen, the love affair between Gatsby and Daisy was doomed by their class differences. Gatsby was lucky to even manage to meet Daisy, and only achieved this because his uniform disguised his class. Moreover, even though Gatsby spent five years acquiring the wealth and possessions which he thought would lure Daisy back to him, this was not to be. To lure Daisy back and keep her, Gatsby would have needed more than money - he would have needed social class. There are some things money cannot buy, and class is one of them. Thus, despite Gatsby's best efforts, their love affair remained doomed by their class differences."

Tags:status, affair, characters

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The paper relates that Charles Andrews had a unique approach to deconstructing Anglo-American worlds of the 17 and the 18th centuries and the publication of "The Colonial Background of the American Revolution" came at a time when the United States was positioning itself in world affairs as a super power. The paper looks at how in 1924, he expressed his opinion of American history when he said, "A nation's attitude toward its own history is like a window into its own soul and the men and women of such a nation cannot be expected to meet the great obligations of the present if they refuse to exhibit honesty, charity, open-mindedness, and a free and growing intelligence toward the past that has made them what they are" (Andrews vii). The paper asserts that Andrews' view of the world was historically sophisticated (viii).

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"Charles Andrews had a unique approach to deconstructing Anglo-American worlds of the 17 and the 18th centuries. The publication of "The Colonial Background of the American Revolution" came at a time when the United States was positioning itself in world affairs as a super power. In 1924, expressed his opinion of American history when he said, "A nation's attitude toward its own history is like a window into its own soul and the men and women of such a nation cannot be expected to meet the great obligations of the present if they refuse to exhibit honesty, charity,...""

Tags:truth, history, interpretation

Abstract
An exploration of the impact that the cultural and social backgrounds of students has upon the probability of a student experiencing success at school. The challenges that the cultural and social diversity of students poses to teaching and teachers is also explored.

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Harris (1996) suggests that schools' institutionalized practices create educational advantages or disadvantages for students. It is predominantly students from low socio-economic backgrounds who choose or are channeled into the non-academic streams, thus limiting their chances of entry into tertiary education and ultimately professional careers. Hatton (1994) and Malin (Hatton, 1994) describe how schools can systematically disadvantage groups in society. Hatton reveals ways in which underprivileged families or those not from the middle class do not always comprehend their rights as parents in pursuing grievances. Malin states that intelligence and standardized academic achievement tests are culturally biased and she appeals for teachers' pedagogy to be more sensitive to cultural differences.

Tags:achievement, backgrounds, classroom, cultural, culture, difference, diversity, economic, learning, parents, pedagogy, schools, sensitive, social, socio, status, students, success, teachers, teaching

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The paper reveals that today, more than 2 million Canadians live with diabetes mellitus, while in the USA, this number is 17 million, with one million cases being diagnosed each year. The paper discusses how diabetes is a serious chronic, life-long disease that is one of the leading causes of death and disability in this country, and there are many long-term complications that can stem from this disease.

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"Today, more than 2 million Canadians live with diabetes mellitus. In the USA, this number is 17 million, with one million cases being diagnosed each year (Mathews, ix). Diabetes is a serious chronic, life-long disease that is one of the leading causes of death and disability in this country. There are many long-term complications that can stem from this disease. Although diabetes is often considered a disease of modern times, it has been around for a long time. The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) notes that the fist known record of diabetes is 3rd Dynasty Egyptian papyrus by physician Hesy-Ra, believed to be from 1552 BC. It was mis-diagnosed as..."

Tags:diabetes, history, background

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This paper explains that trans-cultural couples not only face the challenges of all marriages but also have the added burden of their distinct backgrounds. The author stresses that the most important issue in trans-cultural marriages is to face the issues and not avoid them for the sake of buying peace with your selves and your families. The paper relates that cultural differences often remain invisible until they have been violated; therefore, one important task for couples from mixed backgrounds is to define, understand, learn and deal with their different culture codes.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Typical Situations
Some Basic Rules about Mixed Relationships
1. Face the Issues
2. Clarify Your Different Cultural Codes
3. Sort-Out Confusion about Your Own Identity
4. Understanding the Zones
Three Cultural Dimensions
1. Time
2. Cohesiveness of the Family
3. Emotional Expressiveness
Conclusion
Determination and Endurance Pay Off

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"The reason why people in mixed relationships might sidestep such issues might be very similar to why all couples might avoid facing potential problems. First of all such unions are romantic relationships. Such romanticism can distract people from focusing on the ordinary problems that are part of everyday life. Most couples do not want to spoil a newfound love by talking about the potential for future problems. Furthermore, there is an added sense of romanticism for culturally mixed couples especially if there is disapproval from the couples' families. Cut off from their loved ones, the couple is pushed into each other's arms, and joins in their animosity for their respective families and in doing so may fail to experience normal uncertainty about their new relationship."

Tags:emotional-expressiveness, challenges, culture-codes, zones, families

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The paper argues that inter-cultural dialogue leading to inter-cultural harmony is possible if people are willing to embrace the humility and open-mindedness essential for healthy dialogue between themselves and others whose backgrounds differ from their own. The paper shows how differences in perspective and in background do not have to lead to complications in cross-cultural communication. The paper stresses the importance of students adopting an open and enthusiastic mind-set, so they can overcome the challenges inherent in cross-cultural communication.

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"It is tempting to argue that cross-cultural narratives are not the sort of things that can be overcome by education - no matter how well-intentioned. For example, even after years of trying, there is still much confusion and uncertainty complicating the relationship between Christians and Muslims, between blacks and whites, between former colonial subjects and former colonial masters, in western society and, indeed, in other societies, as well; simply put, human ignorance is more resilient than most of us might have thought possible at one time. With this in mind, the idea that it might be possible to overcome cross-cultural barriers through a more inclusive and responsive dialogue is one that understandably needs to be defended vigorously from its many critics."

Tags:relationships, open-mindedness, listener, communicator

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The objective of this research is to check if the author's hypothesis that end of life care that is provided to individuals of diverse backgrounds is not very effective. According to the paper, this is because it does not take into consideration the ethnic background and cultural and religious beliefs. This paper begins with a literature review and then goes on to give a detailed explanation of the research methodology and all other pertinent information.

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"The objective of this research is to check if the author's hypothesis that End of Life care that is provided to individual's of diverse backgrounds is not very effective because it does not take into consideration the ethnic background and cultural and religious beliefs. This paper begins with a literature review and then goes on to give a detailed explanation of the research methodology and all other pertinent information."

Tags:end, of, life

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Teachers and parents play complex roles in the educational attainment of language and literacy learners. This paper discusses issues surrounding the effectiveness of teachers of students from diverse backgrounds. It attempts to show how for children whom English is not the first language, a thorough understanding of the literacy practices of the home is vital to ensure they have the best chance to succeed at school.

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"Viewing language learning as cultural rather than natural shifts language away from the realm of personal development, becoming cultural capital. Traditional literacy practices involve the imposition of texts and readings by the dominant culture, leading to students becoming alienated and disempowered. This leads us to the conclusion that literacy is not a unitary skill. People can be literate in many ways, for example computer literate, 'street' literate, or even classroom literate, but each individual literacy involves being an insider to a particular Discourse. (Green & Campbell 2003)"

Tags:literacy, classroom, ethnic, language

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This paper is a discussion of teaching English as a second language at the community college level. Specifically, the process and style of adult learning is discussed and then related back to the specific challenges of teaching ESL to adult learners of diverse cultural backgrounds.

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This paper talks about the need for teachers to learn about the different cultures and backgrounds that their students come from in order to effectively communicate with them and teach them. The paper discusses different methods for achieving successful communication between teachers and students and explains why traditional methods of teaching are inadequate to meet the changing student demographics.

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"The most important learning processes in any school anywhere in the world involve the use of several different means of communication. The communication methods may be verbal or non-verbal. Verbal communication involves the use of oral and written symbols that can communicate a message to the student, and non-verbal involves the use of, primarily, among other means, body language. Without communication there can be no means of telling the other person what one person wants or needs, and communication is used between teachers and parents, between groups, between the parents and the community, and also for the formation of interpersonal relationships and as the medium of instruction in a school. Any sort of behavioral problems in school would be dealt with by effective means of communication, and it can be stated that without communication there would be no education."

Tags:impact, varied, understand, style, different, prejudice, classroom, educate, cross, cultural