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Critique of the African-American studies programs at Colleges, 2001.
This is overall critique of the African-American studies programs by a minority.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 50.95
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An opinion paper describing the overall problems with the well-intended but continually lacking African-American Studies departments at America's institutes of higher learning. The writer is talking from personal experience, being one of these students.
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"As an African-American student enrolled in a predominantly white institution for higher learning, issues concerning race are an everyday part of my life. Nearly every thought, every action, every ounce of my being is plagued with some reference or association to race. Where can I talk about these issues? Where can I hear what others have to say? In light of the current racial climate, African-American studies classes seem the only place where it?s ?politically correct? to tackle these issues. But is this right? Race colors all parts of my life. Shouldn?t it be a part of all parts of my curriculum?"
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African-American Colleges, 2007.
A comparison of the differences in academic achievement between African-Americans and White Americans at college.
2,809 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper discusses academic achievement and gender issues at historically African-American colleges. Specifically, the paper addresses the issue of the educational gap between African-Americans and White Americans and due to this, the differences in job opportunities between the groups. The paper concludes by suggesting reasons for the lower academic achievement at African-American colleges and suggests ways to counteract the problem.
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"In recent decades, despite the Civil Rights Movement and integration, the prospects of many African-American men have noticeably worsened. As a group, African-American males have been described with "terms such as crisis, at-risk, marginal, and endangered." The frequency with which members of this group drop out of school, land in low-paying, dead end jobs, end up on drugs, or in prison, has alarmed all the experts - educators, social workers, physicians, criminologists, and politicians. On average, African-American males earn seventy-three percent of what White males make. They are considered less desirable as employees. Those with college degrees typically earn less than Whites with only a high school diploma. The life expectancy of Black men has actually declined - the only group in America to have done so. African-American males from the age of fifteen to the age of twenty-four are eight times more likely to be murdered than White men of the same age! Black males are more likely to die infancy, and to suffer serious health problems like high blood pressure, AIDS, and diabetes in later life."
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Short-term Study Abroad Programs, 2004.
An overview and evaluation of short-term study abroad programs.
3,390 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper analyzes short-term study abroad programs based on the types of exposure students receive. Concise definition of short-term programs is given and advantages and disadvantages of programs are presented.
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"In recent years, short-term study abroad programs targeted at elementary and secondary school students have become increasingly popular. Although no statistics have been gathered on this specific population, Hudzik and Larsen have noted the trends of junior high and high school language teachers, social studies teachers, athletic coaches and band directors accompanying students to study abroad. Some of these programs for young students are also organized by youth exchange organizations such as..."
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The African American Heritage, 2006.
This paper presents a book review of "African Americans in the Early Republic" by Donald Wright.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses the lead author behind the work, Donald Wright. The paper explains that he began his interest in exploring the African American heritage as a youth. Wright contended that he spent much of his childhood fascinated by anything related to Africa and as a college student wanted to pursue these interests. Wright has remarked that he felt there was a need in the United States for people to realize the importance of Africa and African American people, because of the impact that these individuals have on the nation. Language, culture, tradition and the African American inclusion in the country has changed every aspect of society since the country began. Wright has worked as a researcher, instructor and first hand observer that has frequented the country of Africa and learned from the people he writes about.
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The African-American Landscape, 2006.
This paper describes the landscape of African-American life since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper explains that African-Americans have gained many achievements over the last thirty years; however, as a whole, they lag behind the white community in education, continue to struggle economically and continue to be stereotyped by the mainstream society. The author points out that, although there has been a striking growth in opportunities for black athletes and entertainers, they are marked by stereotyping and limitations. The paper relates that, although the number of blacks who are affluent, college educated, business-owners, corporate executives or elected officials has grown considerably, there are many other African-Americans who are stuck in areas of concentrated poverty, joblessness and without the means to form and maintain stable families and provide for their children.
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"Although blacks have fared better on television and in films than before the Civil Rights Movement, there are still few parts that are written specifically for African Americans, and most leading roles are usually confined to escapist "situation comedies" that many critics claim simply affirm their right to be caricatured as sharply as whites. Performer Ben Vereen complained that casting directors were too eager to cast him in the role of janitor. One Hollywood agent claimed that most directors tend to cast African American actors in roles of "druggies, athletes or men struggling out of the ghetto...""
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Higher Education and African Americans, 2008.
This paper explores the predictors for the failure of African Americans to access and succeed in higher education.
3,626 words (approx. 14.5 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 101.95
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The paper attempts to determine the predictors that reveal attrition rates among African-American college students or aspiring college students. The paper provides a literature review and devises a variance analysis of different groups to argue that attitudes which value or devalue a post-secondary education are tied to racial affiliation. The paper therefore shows how, ultimately, these predictors are chief explanatory factors for why students fail to apply to school or drop out long before they have achieved final success.
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Introduction
The research/empirical literature
Methodology
Methodological limitations
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"The following paper will argue that African Americans fail to access (and to achieve success in) higher education because of underlying factors that can easily serve as reliable predictors of troubles to come. For instance, racial quotas or affirmative action policies in America have distracted attention away from school failures and from ecological problems (de-emphasis upon higher education, de-emphasis upon scholastic achievement) that keep African-Americans out of school or from finding the levels of achievement they deserve. Additionally, students will fail to attend university if they sense that the reward simply is not there in the end or if they feel that they will be the victims of racial stereotyping (in short, it may be extrapolated from the literature that academic persistence is directly impacted by what people believe they will experience when attending an institution). Lastly, one other key predictor is the extent to which parents value higher education and the educational attainment they themselves possess."
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Higher Education And African Americans, 2002.
Discussion of positive and negative experiences.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 16 sources, $ 71.95
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Discussion of positive and negative experiences. Cites research that contends that the quality and quantity of education Blacks receive make a difference in I.Q. outcomes. Gives examples from various universities (Harvard, University of Virginia). Increase in black students at four-year colleges. Role of Black colleges. Lawsuits brought by Whites regarding affirmative action and admission policies.
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"The experience of African Americans in higher education is varied, with some reporting very positive experiences and others negative ones. A study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that Blacks who graduate from college increase their IQ scores more than four times as much as Whites while in college (Blacks make higher IQ gains, 1997), and actually narrow the gap between scores for the two groups. This is significant, since the researchers report that in high school, this gap usually gets wider. The study was initiated in response to a controversial 1994 book, The Bell Curve, that contended that Blacks are genetically less intelligent than Whites, and that the difference could not be reduced by education. The researchers attributed the changes in Black IQ scores to the relatively poor quality of pre-college education many..."
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Community College Success Programs, 2008.
This paper explores the challenges facing Hispanic students within the current community college system.
3,080 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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The paper provides a review of literature that details successful practices for the improvement of the educational attainment of Hispanic students in the community college environment. The paper seeks to understand successful programs in the earlier grades, as successful preparation is often the key to success for any student seeking higher education. The paper also shows the testing and financial trends in colleges that present major barriers to the Hispanic population. The paper suggests that the answer may lay in specific cultural resource offerings from outside sources such as additional family and peer/mentor support that can make the difference in these students' academic success.
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Review of Literature
Conclusion
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"Social and cultural diversity is clearly one of the United States' most promising cultural circumstances, as such cultural diversity affords the nation opportunities for growth and development beyond the status quo and if embraced opportunity for a broader world view in the modern global environment. Valuing such cultural diversity is a talking point in any discussion regarding civic social responsibility and national development and yet such discussion has not currently led to major strides in development and growth of the individuals who comprise such diversity and this is particularly true of the Latino population."
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British vs. American Colleges, 2008.
A comparison of the aims, enrolment and culture of universities and colleges in the United States and Britain.
715 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper compares and contrasts universities and colleges in the United States and Britain. It looks at the aims of colleges and universities as well as issues related to admission and enrollment between the two countries. It also compares their enrollment populations. Finally, the paper briefly mentions the continuous rise in competition between UK colleges and American colleges.
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"American colleges/universities have placement tests to place a student in their rightful academic criteria. For example, a student graduating from high school may decide to enter a university to study or learn about Biology. In order to begin their discipline in Biology and graduate to receive their undergraduate degree, students have to finish core subjects for graduation requirements prior to classes in their degree field. Students have to take a placement test to determine what academic level of core subjects to be taken. This test determines the frame of mindset; sort of speak, of the new college student in order to successfully complete the graduation requirement prior to the degree requirements."
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Literacy Program Study, 2008.
A study identifying ways a family literacy program can help English language learner students develop their English language skills.
784 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper presents a description of a study design for teaching English as a second language. It proposes how the research will be conducted, including the measuring instrument used and how the data will be analyzed. The paper states that the study intends to use a random sampling approach to provide every member of the population (the total family members in the school) with an equal chance of being selected for participation in the study survey. The paper concludes with an explanation of how the data collected will be analyzed.
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Design of the Study
Selection of the Sample
Measuring Instrument
Procedures
Analysis of Data
References
Appendices
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"The instrument to be used in this study will be based on The Home Activities Questionnaire developed by Hammer and Miccio (2000) wherein four quantitative dimensions of family literacy are examined: (a) parents' literacy activities (e.g., frequency with which the mother read a book, magazine, checked out a library book, use recipe, etc.), (b) parent-child literacy activities (e.g., frequency with which the parent taught colors, shapes, the alphabet, letter sounds, etc.), (c) the availability of reading materials (the number of adult and children's books available in the home), and (d) reading with children (frequency with which the parent reads books to the child) are measured using a Likert-scaled series of questions. These four dimensions will be measured using the questions in the proforma survey instrument at Appendix A. The questionnaire will be translated into Spanish and administered in the language of the subject's choice."
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Public Service/Delayed College Entry Program, 2004.
Examines the pros and cons of a hypothetical federal law mandating public service prior to attending a university.
1,049 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper provides an analysis of a hypothetical new law that would fund, but delay, college education after public service and other work experience is completed. The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of such a law.
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"In thinking about the proposed program, I see a number of major advantages or benefits. The first thing that comes to mind is that studies have shown that older students would be more mature and therefore more diligent students. Older students would be more ready to make a wise choice of college major after real world work experience and public service. Benefits to society would accrue from the mandatory requirement for public service as non-profit agencies and charitable programs would be granted additional resources. These students would be better citizens and better people and more likely to continue to make contributions such as volunteer work and donations following a stint of required public service."
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Case Study: Eflornithine and the African Sleeping Sickness, 2002.
Case study regarding a company's patent on the cure for African Sleeping Sickness.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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The central issue of this case study is what should be done with mounting pressures to give up our company's patent on eflornithine, a drug that can cure Human African tripanosomiasis, more commonly known as African Sleeping Sickness, a disease that attacks the nervous system.
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Academic Programs in California's Community Colleges, 2006.
This paper considers the questions raised by Andrew M. Gill and Duane E. Leigh in their evaluation of California's community colleges and how they design their research to address those questions.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 71.95
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This paper reviews a study by Andrew M. Gill and Duane E. Leigh regarding the need for alternative models to use in evaluating California's community colleges. The arguments, data, methods, and findings are reviewed and critiqued. It is found that the research makes important points, but is incomplete. Specifically the data and analysis are strong, but the theoretical arguments are lacking.
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"In their study of California's community college programs, Andrew Gil and Duane Leigh (2004) address the curricular approaches and emphases of California's community colleges in order to determine how these colleges are performing in relation to their missions and whether discernible differences exist in those missions. They also consider whether there is a definable standard by which to judge successful performance of colleges in relation to state expectations."
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The Study of African-American Vernacular English, 2001.
A look at the language developed by the African-Americans and its move from a "slang" to a recognized dialect of English.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper provides examples of the differences between standard English and African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It explains the development and history of this language and explores how it has been taught and passed down to the next generation. It also examines the roots and origins of AAVE and asks what the future holds.
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"There are a couple of theories as to the origin of African American Vernacular Englsh (AAVE). Some linguists believe that the language derives from West African languages. This dialect theory is based on the knowledge that most African Americans who were brought to the United States from Africa had to learn how to speak English by ear. The may have picked up some of the English words incorrectly and incorporated the incorrect words in their language. Another theory is called the creole hypothesis. This theory bases its origin on the thought that slaves developed the language themselves. The slaves, who came from many different countries in Africa formulated AAVE so that they may talk amongst themselves. They developed with is called a pidgin by combining words from their own language with new words from America. They used grammar and speech patterns that were known to them from their own language as well. The language was then indirectly taught, or passed on to their children and children's children. Future generations now know the AAVE language."
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Polygamy:Cross Cultural Study with Focus on African Tribal Societies, 2002.
This research paper explores polygamy all over the world.
2,620 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 9 sources, $ 78.95
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This paper describes in detail both polygyny and polyandry all over the world. The topics covered include an in-depth look polygamous practices of African tribes, tribes of New Zealand, Mormon groups of Utah, citizens of Tibet and Nepal, and more. The paper also includes the influence of Catholicism, Christianity, Mormonism, and Islam on the practice of polygamy.
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"Polygamy is made up of polygyny and polyandry. Polygyny can be loosely described as a man having more than one wife, and polyandry is a woman having more than one husband. Polygamy is in more individual societies than monogamous relationships, but far more people ascribe to monogamy than polygamy. As Pettitt explains, ?Polyandryous marriages or polygynous marriages are found in many parts of the world. In fact, one study discovered that among 475 different societies, 378 were basically polygynous, 31 approved of polyandry, and only 66 were basically monogamous. The most populous countries are monogamous, and this form of marriage is therefore accepted by far the greatest number of people? (64). One reason for polygamy is made clear by Pettitt, ?Men accept the idea of sharing a wife, just as a women accept the idea of sharing a husband, provided that this is a socially sanctioned form of marriage contract? (64)."
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