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The Three Paradigms of Spelling Instruction, 2002.
This research paper uses Taylor-Heald?s article on ?Three Paradigms of Spelling Instruction in Grades 3 to 6? as a basis for identifying each of the methods.
2,065 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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The following paper describes each method in the article by Taylor-Heald, where three paradigms are identified as the traditional, the transitional and the student-oriented. Each of these paradigms is a model for teaching children the basic and fundamental concept of spelling. This paper examines how each method is utilized and also discusses Taylor-Heald's view on each of the methods. After looking at each of the methods separately, the writer examines, briefly, the major differences between the methods. It then discusses the implications of each of the methods, including how each method is used and the benefits of each method. This also includes looking at various other research studies that offer perspectives on the teaching of spelling. Finally the paper concludes by showing how the student-oriented approach does appear to be the most promising approach, just as Taylor-Heald suggests.
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?The traditional paradigm, as the name suggests, is the main method of instruction that has been used in the American school system to teach spelling and also to teach the basics of language. The method is based on students being taught vocabulary in the form of words that do not relate to each other. These words are random and have no relationship to each other, or to anything else being taught to the students. The teacher gives these words to the students, with the students expected to memorize them and the students are tested on this at the end of the week.This approach assumes that students know nothing at the beginning and that all information must be given to them. This includes the idea that children have no knowledge of words, sounds or language.?
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"The Spell of the Sensuous", 2002.
An analysis of "The Spell of the Sensuous" by David Abrams relating to the philosophy of language.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss the book "The Spell of the Sensuous" by David Abrams and seek to understand his definitions of language in chapters three and four in this book. By studying 'The Flesh of the Language' and the 'Animism of the Alphabet', we can understand how this magician/ philosopher brings us to a new realization of the way perception can be realized.
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Cognitive Psychology Experiments, 2002.
Compares and contrasts two experiments in cognitive psychology relating to imagery and perception and the relationship between reading and spelling.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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The following discussion proposes to compare and contrast two experiments in the field of cognitive psychology. The experiments will be compared with regard to their questions, their methods, their results and the interpretation of their results. The two experiments that have been chosen relate to imagery and perception, and the relationship between reading and spelling.
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"Zami", 2002.
Discusses Audre Lorde's novel, "Zami: A New Spelling of My Name".
709 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 25.95
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Audre Lorde's 1982 book "Zami: A New Spelling of My Name" was called a "biomythography" by the author. The paper reviews this cross between a novel and a memoir based on Lorde's rendition of her growing up in Harlem, the daughter of West Indian immigrants and her coming of age as a Black, as a radical and as a lesbian in the 1950s. The paper discusses the themes of self-determination and survival and the women who shaped the author's life.
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"One of the book's more fascinating descriptions is how Lorde's family dealt with their Black identity in what was virtually a white America. Until the age of 10, Lorde did not understand that she was not white, that she had a different skin color. Her parents had consciously decided to keep racism as far away from her as they could. Her family believed that the best way they could protect their children from racism was to pretend that it did not exist. To Lorde's parents, American racism was a new reality, one that they did not have to deal with in the West Indies."
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Santeria, 1995.
Examines its origins and development in Cuba and Puerto Rico, deities, rituals, natural forces, sacrifices, ancestor worship, priesthood, magic spells, initiation, organization and healing.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 27 sources, $ 135.95
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"SANTERIA: AN EXAMINATION OF A RELIGION AND ITS PRACTICES
Introduction
This research examines the Santeria religion and its practices. Throughout this examination, both similarities and differences between (1) Santeria as the religion is practiced in Cuba (where it developed) and (2) Santeria as the religion is practiced in Puerto Rico (one of the many other Latin American populations in which the religion became rooted) are identified and reviewed.
The Development of Santeria in Cuba and Puerto Rico
The origins of Santeria may be traced to the Yoruba people who are native to Nigeria (JAcobs, 1990, pp. 349-370). The Yoruba practiced a mythological, animist religion which made its ..."
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead, 2001.
A look at this collection of magic spells and formulas.
2,486 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 5 sources, $ 75.95
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This paper discusses the "Book of the Dead", an ancient Egyptian guide to the afterlife. The paper also discusses the archeological finds associated with it and the papyri of the book itself.
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"The Book of the Dead has been erroneously considered by enthusiasts of ancient Egyptian civilization to be comparable to the Torah, the Old and New Testaments, or the Qu'ran as an example of revealed religious truth?in short, to have been the "Bible" of the ancient Egyptians. A far better modern comparison would be with the older form of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, which was also a compilation of texts and prayers and contained spells to ward off evil influences."
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Technology Systems Implementation, 2007.
A look at some of the major management challenges that can spell the success or failure of an IT/IS implementation.
1,237 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses how the implementation of information technology and information systems (IT/IS) can be considered a major business decision. The paper explains that an important consideration management must always remember in implementing IT/IS is that IT/IS are business drivers and they exist - or co-exist - in business to support the overall strategic, tactical and operational objectives of the business. The paper also looks at various factors that can affect implementation such as strategy formulation,training plans and support strategies.
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"As in all business endeavors and decisions, change management and social marketing plans should and must also be in place especially if the IT/IS implementation will eventually affect people - both employees and clients - and the way they do work or business. IT/IS implementations always demand a paradigm shift and some human resources may not be prepared to meet the new realities of the information age. The change management and social marketing plans contain processes and procedures that aim to inform, educate, enable and empower the human resource portion of IT/IS implementation of the importance of the endeavor. "
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HB 935/SB 313 Legislature Process, 2005.
Examines the legislative process of House Bill 935 which spells out the role of nurses in the American healthcare system.
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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Historically, physicians have told nurses what to do and what not to do. Currently, legislators have that power. This paper discusses the lengthy legislative process and the dynamics of it. House Bill 935 was originally introduced in 1991 as Article 1 Chapter 21 in the Georgia Senate as Code Section 16-13-21. Representative Sue Burmeister is now sponsoring HB 935 to give new wording and annotation to the bill. The paper shows that the new legislation would allow advanced practice registered nurses to execute a verbal, written or electronic order for a drug, device, medical treatment or diagnostic study. Currently, nurse practitioners can phone in prescriptions in consultation with a physician.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
HB 935 At A Glance
Physicians Versus NP
In Conclusion
References
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"Most U.S. Citizens believe that physicians have always had the main authority to prescribe medications. However, when researching the background of prescribing drugs it is evident this is not true. Physicians carry a sense of ownership pertaining to prescriptive authority. History is evidence that authority to prescribe has not always solely been the responsibility physician. The market physicians have today on prescribing medications came about without little or no resistance even though others are fully capable of this practice.(Ryser, 1999)."
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Dyslexia, 1989.
An examination of the definition and symptoms of Dyslexia. Focusing on memory, mirror writing, information organizing, spelling errors and possible causes.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, $ 63.95
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"Although the term dyslexia is frequently used by doctors, psychological researchers and linguists to describe children with language disabilities, there is still lack of consistent agreement concerning its causes and characteristics. In general, however, dyslexia is defined as a "disorder in children who, despite conventional classroom experience, fail to attain the language skills of reading, writing, and spelling proportional to their intellectual abilities" (Gaddes, 1980, 222).
Dyslexic children are often described as clumsy, forgetful, disorganized, and hyperactive by their families, teachers and peers (Savage, 1985, 222). Along with these descriptions of the general character, it has also been observed that dyslexic children make characteristic reading, writing and spelling errors."
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The Names of God, 2004.
This paper discusses that, in the Bible, well over seventy different names are recorded for God, depending on the variants of spelling and tense or combinations of modifiers as representing their own titles.
2,455 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper explains that, throughout the original text of the Bible, God is referred to by different names and titles; but, in English translations, all of these various labels tend to be telescoped down into just a handful of names, and, in this process, it seems probable that some of the philosophical, anthropological, and theological significance of the original words were lost. The author points out that both YHWH and Elohim are translated generically as 'God', which means that, if there is a difference between these two, then it is inaccessible to those who do not investigate the original texts. The paper relates that the other name most common to the texts is 'Adonai', which might generically translate as 'Lord'; it is believed that this name of God was not so much originally attached to the deity, but was rather written into the text as a placeholder for the unspeakable name of God.
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"Even the name Adon (or Adonai as the plural form) appears to have some connection with more pagan roots. ?The name of the Egyptian [solar] deity Aten transliterates into the Hebrew word Adon. Adon, which is translated by English Bibles as "the Lord" (and Adonai, translated as "my Lord") is used along with Jehovah (Yhwh) in the Bible as the exclusive personal names of God. ...Whenever the written name Jehovah (Yhwh) was to be read out loud, Adon (Aten) was voiced instead.? (Pope) So it seems possible that the naming of God may have occasionally been related to titles drawn from other Pantheons -- particularly when the borrowed name referred to primary deities. Aten, as a perfect example, was a name used for the solar deity by the first Pharaoh to embrace monotheism, so one can see how it might be fitting for the monotheistic Jewish deity as well. In fact, ?Psalm 104 is an embellishment of the Hymn to the Aten which was found by archaeologists at the city of Akhetaten,? (Pope) and it seems possible then that since the Bible is divinely inspired by God Himself that the One True God was indeed speaking with and inspiring the ancient Egyptian king."
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"Midsummer Night's Dream" ( Shakespeare ), 1999.
Examines characters' responses to dream-like experience under Puck's spell.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy built around the events which take place during one fantastic night in the forest. It is a play about the strange power of dreams--a power which can transform love to loathing, heaven to hell, and men to beasts. This paper will focus on the dream within the play and, more specifically, on the attitudes and judgments of the lovers, Bottom, Theseus, and Hippolyta toward the experience, as expressed in four passages which present their varying points of view.
The first of these passages, the conversation presenting the young lovers' reaction to the night's events (4.1.180-92), is brief but telling. Demetrius, the only one still under Puck's pansy-liquor spell, remains dazed and uncertain whether the dream has actually ended. He even goes so far as to ask the others.."
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"The Grapes of Wrath", 2002.
A book review "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, focusing on the social conditions of the time.
1,365 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses how "Grapes of Wrath? focuses on the lives of migrant workers, poverty, and social stratification during the dry spells within the Dust Bowl region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado), which is brought about by droughts and dust storms in these states. It explains how the novel utilizes the social aspects of America?s history through the depiction of the lives of Tom Joad and his family, who migrated to California in order to find work and a living that Oklahoma had denied them because of the dry spells plaguing the state.
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"The historical context of the novel is also related to the author?s motivation in writing the novel: John Steinbeck aims to depict the lives of California migrant workers during the 1930s as one that are dictated by social stratification caused by poverty and increasing urbanization of the Californian state. This is an important message that Steinbeck extends to his readers through the lives of the Joad family and random thoughts of the author about social issues and controversies happening and is related to the novel?s story. Although the bulk of the novel?s content concentrates on the lives of Tom Joad and other migrant workers in California, the primary focus of this book review will be on the social implications of John Steinbeck?s ?The Grapes of Wrath.?"
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Roman Magic, 2001.
This paper details the power, potency and persecution of witchcraft in ancient Rome.
2,735 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper is an in-depth look at the superstitions and mysticism of ancient Rome. The author discusses how magic and witchcraft conflicted with Rome as a modern society. The paper examines the history of spell-casting as a powerful tool among ancient civilizations, and explains the different types of spells and rituals that were popular among the Romans.
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"To a culture acclimated to the traditional control and directive demands of a host of unseen dominant deities, belief in the potency of divination, binding spells and ritualistic curses came easy and a strong faith and belief in the might and power inherent in the art of magic soon became deeply rooted within much of Roman society. In the arcane secrets and influential chants of magic, the ancients perceived the chance to gain a measure of control over a life and a death traditionally dependant on the whims of the gods as well as a method of counteractive defense against deities whose offenses frequently affected success and often determined survival. Although the philosophers of Rome continued to condemn the practices of magic, much of the ancient citizenry of Rome readily accepted the principles of the magic arts and eagerly embraced its ritualistic practices."
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Manifestations of Dyslexia, 2004.
An analysis of the language-based disorder, dyslexia.
4,663 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 41 sources, MLA, $ 120.95
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This paper discusses the manifestations of dyslexia, a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. The paper explains that it is characterized by difficulties with accurate word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. The paper focuses on visual problems and auditory problems in reading, visual disturbance of text, reversals, mirror images, auditory problems, and spelling issues. A critical evaluation of the relevant literature is presented, including an explanation of models and theories. The paper offers suggestions for treatment of dyslexia.
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Introduction
Critical Evaluation of the Available Literature
Specific Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia in Childhood
Treatments for Dyslexic Children
Potential Hazards of Untreated Childhood Dyslexia
Specific Problems of Adults with Dyslexia
Treatments for Dyslexic Adults
Four Main Theories of Dyslexia
Phonological Deficit Theory
Magnocellular Theory
Cerebellar Theory
Double Deficit Theory
Irlen Syndrome (IS)
Conclusions and Recommendations
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"Additional childhood symptoms of Dyslexia may include, but are not limited to, difficulties with learning to read (often characterized by confusion between letters like "b"; "d"; "p", and "q") (What is Dyslexia (2005); bizarre reading and spelling (Dyslexia symptoms and Dyslexia signs (2005); poor eye-hand coordination; and poor handwriting (The nature of Dyslexia 2005). Other difficulties may include kinetic clumsiness; directional confusion; sequencing difficulties; handwriting difficulties (such as poor-quality handwriting and/or the mixing of printed and cursive letters); and poor motor coordination (The nature of Dyslexia; Dyslexia symptoms and dyslexia signs). Moreover, children with Dyslexia symptoms can be, and often are, badly misunderstood, and underestimated at school, by their teachers and their peers alike. This is why it is important to understand that Dyslexia is not so much a disability or a handicap (although its symptoms can easily lead to the perception, among Dyslexic individuals themselves, and others, that it is exactly that) as it is "a kind of mind. Very often it is a gifted mind, but it is a mind that is physiologically different. This brain difference is not a defect, but it makes learning language excessively hard" (What is dyslexia? 2005)."
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Steven Kissing's ?Running from the Devil?, 2005.
This paper discusses the autobiography "Running from the Devil: A Memoir of a Boy Possessed" by Steven Kissing, a humorous treatment of the concept of the Prince of Darkness versus the Prince of Dorkness.
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This paper explains that "Running from the Devil: A Memoir of a Boy Possessed" is the epic saga of author Steve Kissing, a sharp yet disturbed child of the 1970s who, in the fifth grade, began having spells, which lasted for only a minute or two, in which he suddenly would see strange sights and hear strange voices: Otherwise, he was a perfect child, got "A" in most of his studies, was a good athlete and even an alter boy. The author points out that, to send the devil away, among other activities, Kissing continued his obsessive long distance running training, which resulted in his becoming a high school track star. The paper relates that this book is a spiritual guide because Kissing's story, especially when he gets back to clarity, is extremely credible.
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"The way in which a child's worldview is fashioned by faith, family and fate is the source of the humor and the insights of "Running from the Devil". The powers of imagination, redemption and self-discovery are also highlighted. The boy dealing all alone with his supposed craziness in the mind and the body forms the base of the book. The story telling is done in a funny and entertaining way. The Catholic religion and its rites form the structure of the book, and the spiritual change of the coming of age is also well described."
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