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The great philosopher, and noted atheist and cynic, Frederick Nietzsche once stated that he "would believe only in a God that knows how to dance." Decades later, the renowned thinker and scientist Albert Einstein echoed such a sentiment when he noted that "Dancers are the athletes of God." While both of these statements note the reverence and importance of dancing, the almost supernatural and spiritual qualities of this base movement and action, a third quote even better describes the desire and passion of a dancer. The great choreographer George Balanchine, the man who bridged the gap between classical and modern dance, once said that he did not "want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance."

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"The great philosopher, and noted atheist and cynic, Frederick Nietzsche once stated that he "would believe only in a God that knows how to dance." Decades later, the renowned thinker and scientist Albert Einstein echoed such a sentiment when he noted that "Dancers are the athletes of God." While both of these statements note the reverence and importance of dancing, the almost supernatural and spiritual qualities of this base movement and action, a third quote even better describes the desire and passion of a dancer. The great choreographer George Balanchine, the man who bridged the gap between classical and modern dance, once said that he..."

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A study which shows that there has been a vast increase in the use of computer support technology at the college level. It explains how, in the field of composition, this has dove-tailed with an increase in the use of peer editing and collaborative writing projects as a means to improve the quality of student learning. This project explores the question of whether computer technologies facilitate quality student learning through collaborative writing and what process best supports this goal.

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"Peer editing and collaborative writing as processes have emerged from the post-modernist tradition. This tradition is focused more on the text itself and its construction than on truth claims that the author has portrayed the real world. There is also an emphasis on the relationship between the reader and text, including who reads particular kinds of texts and what happens during that reading process. The reader participates in the construction of the text, which means that the reader, and groups or types of readers, participation in the construction of the consensus concept of reality (Barthes and Howard, 1991). Falch (1994) emphasized that point in his discussion of post-modernism and collaborative writing. For him, language arises specifically from embodiment, or the material nature of human existence. Language helps people to locate their identities in relationship to the physical world. The collaboration is between human physicality and human consciousness, expressed in language. This creates a perception of, and concepts about, reality. Collaborative writing is simply a more conscious, and explicit, process of creating consensus reality."

Tags:language, computer, technology, text

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Discusses the goal of early education to promote the successful relating of each student to classmates. Examines the need to develop competencies in social contexts, the effect of peer play on behavior, and cooperation and coping skills.

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"This paper presents play in the primary classroom. Effects of classroom play on readiness to learn, classroom contextual factors in children's play, peer-play in the family context related to learning readiness..."

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This paper discusses and analyzes the actions of Kip Kinkle, the fifteen year old Springfield, Illinois high school student who killed his mother and father with a shotgun and then went to school and opened fire upon his classmates, killing two students in cold blood, and injuring twenty five innocent bystanders. The paper discusses the events as viewed through criminologist Travis Hirschi's social bond theory.

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"According to Travis Hirschi, every social network holds the individual within its fabric with four types of social bonds. These promote positive and negative opportunities for socialization and positive and negative ways to feel that one is connected to, or conforms to a norm. Hirschi did not see conformity as essentially bad, because he believed that a certain sense of conformity was necessary for appropriate socialization of adolescents. Conformity was necessary to feel that one had a future within one's society, and a social investment in playing by the rules of society and respecting the rights of others."

Tags:conformity, responsibilities, adolescent, punishment

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Perhaps more than any other debate in education, the study of language brings up questions of power and identity. How teachers and classmates view the home language of students and their families plays a major role in teachers' expectations and respect for a student's culture, as well as how easily the student will be able to learn and meet long-term educational goals. The paper shows that solving the complex social and economic problems in the U.S. that limit the educational opportunities of African Americans, particularly males, is not an easy task. Still, many educators are introducing new practices targeted specifically to the unique needs of this group. The paper shows that many researchers agree that one of the first steps that must be taken in advancing the educational level of African-American students is to implement Ebonics into inner city curricula. This paper examines the role of Ebonics in cultural identity in an effort to determine whether or not Ebonics should be implemented in classrooms or curricula.

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"By implementing Ebonics into school curriculums, teachers are fine-tuning the learning process towards the unique needs of African American students, rather than drilling them on the proper use of grammar and dialect. For example, teachers could use mini-lessons according to the dialect learning needs that students demonstrate. If the students agree that Standard English is appropriate for classroom interaction and for writing, lessons like these would help students reach their language development goals."

Tags:Standard, English, Proficiency, SEP, AAVE, Kwanzaa, Maat

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This is a creative writing story about a woman attending her high school reunion. The protagonist of the story was overweight in high school but has shed that extra weight since graduating. In the story she is now at her high school reunion have a very different experience among her classmates than she did in high school.

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"The Regency Hotel ballroom looked beautiful. The Reunion Committee had done a clever thing. The theme for their class's Senior Prom had been "Under the Sea," although Carole had to take other people's word for it. She hadn't gone to the senior prom. She hadn't gone to much her senior year, or any year in high school. But a picture display told the story by showing pictures from the Prom: the Prom King and Queen (head cheerleader Kimmy and starting quarterback Ken, no surprises there), and the decorations, which at the time had probably looked romantic, but now showed for what they were: fake fish hanging from the ceiling with streamers floating in the air (seaweed? waves? Carole didn't know)."

Tags:fat, teenager, carole, cleavage, beautiful, nametag, buffet, food, alone, sitting, study

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Of the 300,000 people who attempt suicide every year in the United States, about 10 percent succeed. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in children under 15 years of age; and about one in every ten teenagers will attempt to commit suicide before they finish high school.
Moreover, since 1950, suicide among young people has increased by 250 percent and the number is climbing. In Los Angeles county alone in one year, youth suicide climbed 80 percent. These alarming statistics highlight the importance of the need to fully understand the factors that contribute to suicide among youth. The first part of this paper examines the current research investigating predictors of suicide in young people. To this end, three categories of suicide predictor research are examined: Studies using clinical samples; studies using non-clinical samples and studies comparing predictors of clinical and non-clinical samples. The second part of this paper examines the story of one tragic youth who committed suicide in front of his classmates, as well as the issues faced by youth suicide in one major county. The review ends with the formulation of several conclusions concerning factors that assist in predicting suicide risk in young people.

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"Hutchings (1998) has suggested that another factor that may place children and adolescents at higher risk of suicide is if they witness domestic violence in their homes. In her study of a small sample of adolescents, Hutchings observed that adolescents who witness violence in the home are at an increased risk of trying to handle their own problems using violent methods; probably because their parents have modeled this behavior. Being at increased risk of using violence as a mechanism for coping, Hutchings feels that these teens could well be at increased risk of handling pain via suicide."

Tags:psychiatric, depression, adolescents

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In Jonesboro, AR, two boys, ages 11 and 13, set off their school's fire alarm and shot classmates and teachers as they emptied into the schoolyard. Four were killed and 11 wounded. In Springfield, OR, a 15-year-old opened fire in his school cafeteria, killing two and injuring 23.

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"Causes of Violence in Schools

In Jonesboro, AR, two boys, ages 11 and 13, set off their school's fire alarm and shot classmates and teachers as they emptied into the schoolyard. Four were killed and 11 wounded. In Springfield, OR, a 15-year-old opened fire in his school cafeteria, killing two and injuring 23. His parents were found dead at home. In Pearl, MS, a 16-year-old killed his mother with a butcher knife and then headed off to school where he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and another female student. In Paducah, KY, a 14-year-old opened fire on his school prayer group, killing three female students and wounding five others.

This spate of killings has struck horror in the hearts of ..."

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Examines predictive factors. Increase of suicide in young people. Current studies and research into predictors of suicide. Factors that place youth at-risk. Profille of a child or adolescent most likely to commit suicide. Also examines one teenager who committed suicide in front of his classmates & issues of youth suicide in Los Angeles County, 1998-1999.

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"Suicide in Children: Predictive Factors


Introduction
According to Hill (1998), of the 300,000 people who attempt suicide every year, about 10 percent succeed. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in kids under 15 years of age; and about one in every ten teenagers will attempt to commit suicide before they finish high school.


Moreover, since 1950 suicide among young people has increased by 250 percent and is showing signs of continuing to increase (Hill, 1998). In Los Angeles county alone in one year, youth suicide climbed 80 percent (Rivera 2001). These alarming statistics highlight the importance of the need to fully understand the factors that contribute to suicide among youth.


The first part of this paper examines the current research..."

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The first part of this paper examines the current research investigating predictors of suicide in young people. To this end, three categories of suicide predictor research are examined: studies using clinical samples; studies using non-clinical samples; and studies comparing predictors of clinical and non-clinical samples. The second part of this paper examines both one tragic youth who committed suicide in front of his classmates as well as the issues faced by youth suicide in one major county. The review ends with the formulation of several conclusions concerning factors that assist in predicting suicide risk in young people.

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"What variables place children and adolescents at risk for suicide? Some researchers have searched for the answer to this question by investigating clinical samples. In one such study, Lipschitz, Winegar, Nicholoau, Hartnick, Wolfson and Southwick (1999) assessed suicide risk in 34 boys and 37 girls who were inpatients in psychiatric hospitals.
About 51 percent of sample patients had attempted suicide. Findings of the study indicated that those who had attempted suicide were significantly more likely to be female, to report sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, and to, themselves, endorse emotional neglect as a method of rearing children. In an effort to determine the magnitude of the different effects exerted by predictor variables, Lipschitz et. al (1999) conducted a multivariate analysis, which revealed that female gender, sexual abuse, and emotional neglect remained significant predictors of both self-mutilation behavior and suicidal ideation. Based on these findings, Lipschitz and associates concluded that emotional neglect was one of the more powerful predictors of suicidal behavior in hospitalized adolescents than physical abuse, emotional abuse, and physical neglect."

Tags:abuse, tragic, depression, violence