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Magnet Schools, 2001.
An examination of barriers to entry for urban minorities into magnet schools.
1,415 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper provides an overview of magnet schooling, their funding methods, and history. The author explores ideas concerning different barriers that urban minorities face with magnet schools.
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"This distinctive school curriculum or method of instruction creates the attraction of magnet schooling. Magnet school programs are associated primarily with formal desegregation plans, and a substantial proportion of desegregation plans involve magnet schools (1994). What accounts for the higher achievement of students in magnet schools? The magnet school is designed to attract students away from their neighborhood schools, generally into minority neighborhoods."
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Magnet Schools, 2003.
Discusses the educational and social issues of magnet schools.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, $ 79.95
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Provides an historical background of alternative public school development. Discusses the purpose of racial balance, educational reform and the schools of choice movement, and educational issues, such as student selection and strengths.
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"Magnet schools are public schools that receive extra government funding, federal, state and/or local, to develop specialized programs aimed at a student's interest in a particular area, such as science or the arts; most are located in urban areas. Student..."
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The Magnet School, 2005.
This paper discusses magnet schools, defined as public schools that offer a special curriculum to attract students of different racial backgrounds.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that proponents of school choice, such as magnet schools, argue that allowing parents to choose their child's school will result in market-like competition and the decline of bureaucratic structures, thus compelling schools to compete and improve. The author points out that the admissions process is usually by lottery or "first-come, first-served" but about one-third of all magnet programs use a selective admissions policy, usually involving either a minimum test score requirement or, in a performing arts magnet, an audition. The paper states that a magnet schools are the best education choice because smaller class size allows teachers to provide their students with more attention, and these schools have more career oriented programs due to the generosity of contributions from business and well-organized Parent-Teacher-Student Associations.
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"If magnet schools fail to respond to parental dissatisfaction, parents may enroll their children elsewhere. Other researchers have found that magnet schools provide more opportunities for parental involvement and effective communication between parent and teacher. However, larger-scale studies using national studies and data contradict these findings, finding that magnet and non-magnet schools use similar curriculum and modes of instruction. Magnet schools afford teachers more involvement in decision making, as choice advocates predict."
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The Desegregation of St Paul, Minnesota Public Schools, 2002.
An examination of the controversy involved in the implementation process.
6,750 words (approx. 27.0 pages), 52 sources, $ 135.95
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Examines controversy involved in implementation process. Segregated education; de facto housing; Brown v. Board of Education; Busing, Racial discrimination; Civil Rights Movement. Reasons for delays in segregating schools. Funding problems. Establishment of voluntary policies such as City Learning Center & Magnet Schools. Curriculum plans. Resolution.
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"In the late 1960s and early 1970s, St. Paul, Minnesota, underwent a protracted and at times highly charged school-segregation controversy. This study examines how the encounter between patterns of de facto school segregation arising from a history of de facto housing segregation in St. Paul and the process whereby integration of elementary and secondary schools was resolved. As Foster, a Chicago lawyer active in public-interest class action litigation, noted (172) in 1963, "problems raised by de facto segregation are more sophisticated and more subtle, and they stem from complex causes." St. Paul was typical of this situation, inasmuch as housing and employment patterns had the effect of concentrating minorities in poor neighborhoods with poor nearby schools and facilities. In these neighborhoods, there were fewer property owners, fewer property taxes paying for that..."
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The Public School Choice Debate, 2007.
This paper presents a detailed examination of the school choice debate, with a focus on the Zelman vs. Simmons-Harris case.
3,545 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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The paper uses the well known Zelman vs Simmons-Harris case to discuss the ways this case changed the public school choice debate.
The paper discusses the separation of church and state and the severing of the link between religion and public education. The paper looks at public education alternatives, such as charter schools, magnet schools and home schools and the reasons behind the implementation of a school voucher program. The paper reveals that the nation viewed the Zelman vs. Simmons-Harris case as the test to try the legal boundary between church and state. The paper provides a literature review on the details and ruling of this case.
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Literature Review
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"For many years, public schools have abided by the separation of church and state that has been held as a measurement of truth in government since the public school system began. Generational changes have taken place with each passing lifetime that have continued to move schools away from any hint of religious belief or preference."
"Whereas years ago students were taught to read and write using bible verses, and their school singing lessons came in the form of church hymns, those elements of public school were systematically removed until the nation was left with the system it has today, which for all intents and purposes there is no link between religion and public education."
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Elementary School Basics, 2006.
This paper analyzes the ins and outs of an elementary school in Tennessee, while also focusing on an interview with a K-5 principal.
2,126 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper details the history, as well as the curriculum, of the McFadden Elementary School, near Nashville, TN. This particular school also provides a magnet program which is geared towards academic excellence, in addition to its standard curriculum program. The writer of this paper discusses the school's accelerated academic programs in the areas of reading, art, guidance, music and physical education. This paper also focuses on the academic benefits of this and other magnet programs. The benefit of this particular program is that it permits the students to go through the regular courses of study, while at the same time they obtain special experiences in the skills of written, oral and visual communications. This paper examines the school's goal of maintaining a high ratio of teachers to students. The writer delves into the various resources made available to this particular school. Each teacher at the McFadden school has an advanced multimedia center, as well as numerous computers stations available for the students. This paper also cites the results of an interview with an elementary school principal in California. This paper explores the difficulties in communication between parents and faculty, as detailed by the principal. This paper discusses the various problems facing the education system today, including the fact that schools are becoming more like businesses, where increasing efficiency is the top priority, above academic achievement.
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"The matters which parents have to find out from the students are regarding their friends, and the reason why these other children have developed into friends, and at the same time whether the child considers that he is also a good friend in turn. The next question to be considered is the values that are being taught by the family. This is difficult for many parents to talk to children as their parents keep changing their priorities every day. That is for the comparatively poor students whereas the rich students really do not know what is important for the family. This has to be known to the child. The third serious matter today is regarding the use of drugs, and they have to be restricted to only prescription drugs. Along with this is the use of tobacco as children often see adults smoking outside, but they have to be told that this is not good for them. This has to be clearly told to them. The other problem that the parents have to inform the children is regarding the development from a child to an adult, and this does not happen overnight."
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Nature and Process of Magnetic Pole Reversals, 2002.
An overview of the theory which predicts a reversal of the Earth's geomagnetic polarity.
6,075 words (approx. 24.3 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 143.95
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The paper shows that according to recent research, the earth?s magnetic field has shown signs that it is ready to shift. If this occurs, the magnetic north will point south and the magnetic south will point north and have disasterous effects on Earth. The paper discusses how scientists measure the magnetic field by tracking its history from a gigantic crack in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that oozes lava. As the lava solidifies into rock, it records the Earth's magnetic polarity at various times. According to these records, the Earth is overdue for another reversal. The paper shows that prior to a magnetic field reversal, the magnetic field typically grows weaker and weaker until it almost disappears. As a result, the poles flip and strong magnetism starts up again. The paper explains how magnetism levels in ancient pottery indicate that over the past 4,000 years, the magnetic field has weakened by about half. In this century alone, it has decreased by five percent. The paper explores theories put forth by scientists that the Earth?s magnetic field could disappear in the next few hundred or thousand years.
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Introduction
Origin of the Earth?s Magnetic Field
Paleomagnetism
Field Reversals
Theories of Magnetic Pole Reversals
Earth?s Magnetic Field
The Main Field
Secondary Field
Remanent Magnetization
Electromagnetic Dynamo Effect
Magnetization of Rocks
Curie Point
Processes of Magnetization in Rocks
Magnetic Anomalies
Paleomagnetic Data
Morphology of Reversals
Field Direction and Field Intensity
Field Reversals
What Drives Reversals?
Core-Mantle Boundary Processes
Bibliography
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"Over the past three-and-a-half million years, the Earth?s magnetic poles have shifted approximately nine times. This estimate has been found through sampling of the magnetic records formed by rocks in the ocean beds and in ancient lava formations.
Scientists do not know how or why the magnetic poles reverse for sure, nor do they know exactly what effect this will have on life, as we know it. Many believe that the magnetic poles of the Earth reverse an average of every 200,000 years, but the time between reversals has varied widely. The Sun reverses its magnetic poles fairly routinely: essentially every 11 years."
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Cobalt-based Hard Magnetic Films, 2001.
A highly technical paper that reviews literature on the operating procedure and magnetic properties of electrochemical deposited Co-based magnetic films.
2,057 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 13 sources, $ 64.95
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This report reviews literature on the operating procedure and magnetic properties of electrochemical deposited Co-based magnetic films. The significance and limitations of electrochemical deposit Co-based magnetic films are analyzed.
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" Hard magnetic materials have been a focus of interest in electrical engineering for years because of their applications as media in recording and potential applications in fabricating magnetic MEMS devices due to the strong magnetic field produced by them in absence of applying magnetic field1.2. Besides the hard ferrites and Nd2Fe14 B1, Cobalt or Cobalt-RE based magnets are mostly used hard magnetic materials because of their good magnetic properties as well as their excellent mechanical properties1. Generally speaking, Cobalt based hard magnetic materials are fabricated by PVD methods such as RF sputtering or evaporation. However, it is likely to be time and money consuming to apply these procedures, especially for a relatively thick film, say, 20mm or more, is needed. Furthermore, the fabrication of the film-type magnets on silicon wafers with CMOS integrated circuits has been considered as one of the most extremely difficult tasks due to the fabrication processing incompatibility between them."
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Magnetism, 2004.
Examining how the phenomenon of magnetism has made a great contribution to the technological revolution.
789 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper analyzes the tremendous impact and the immense contribution of the science of magnetism in the technological arena. It begins by introducing the concept of magnetism and then discusses how it applies to nuclear magnetic resonance. It then discusses performing in-vivo studies and magnetoencephalography (MEG). It finally discusses how the technology is used in magnetic storage and magnetic chips.
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"This era is characterized by the rapid advancements made in technology and the remarkable breakthroughs in every frontier of science have dramatically altered our lives. The phenomenon of magnetism in particular has made a great contribution in this technological revolution. The electron microscope, which is based on principle of magnetism, was one of the important and earliest scientific achievements (1930) which broke the barriers in the study of cell biology. Extensive research and development in the field has deepened our understanding of magnetic science and today we are better equipped than ever before to harness the power of magnetism. The application of magnetism is diverse and extends to almost all fields of science right from critical medical diagnosis to space engineering and information technology."
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Magnets, 2001.
A comprehensive look at the science and theory behind magnets.
5,200 words (approx. 20.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 129.95
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This extensive paper looks at all aspects of magnets and their unique attraction. It explains the scientific logic behind this attraction, defines what is metals and why some metals can be metallic and some not; and also looks into "false magnets". The paper covers the history of this discovery and examines the North and South Pole's role. It finally looks at the use magnets serve in industry and technology today.
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"Law of the nature is that positive attracts negative. God has created everything in pairs and examples of this pairing are found everywhere in nature. A lot of the human study and knowledge in different fields of science be it biology, chemistry, physics or mathematics revolves around the study of reciprocal pairs and their interactions. Some examples may be the masculine and feminine sex, acids and bases, positive and negative particles (i.e. electrons and protons at the atomic level), positive and negative charges (i.e. electrical charges running in wires transporting electric power) and some modern physics phenomenon such as gravitational and anti gravitational fields and matter and the theoretical anti matter. It seems that a lot of nature follows some very well cut out disciplines in orienting itself. There always seems to be some mysterious connections joining two forces that may seem to be independent of each other, but their behaviors charter similar formulae. "
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Magnet Therapy, 2008.
An overview of the history of magnet therapy and its use as an alternative form of medical treatment.
1,098 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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Magnet therapy is a non-invasive alternative treatment used for many disorders ranging from anti-aging to pain control. This paper highlights the history of magnet therapy, provides a discussion on the proposed biological mechanisms of action and provides scientific peer-reviewed evidence on the effective nature of magnet therapy. The paper concludes with a reflective section on what was learned and the writer's overall feelings on the subject.
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"Static, rather than pulsing magnetic therapy, where magnets are placed on an area and taped in place, is believed to be effective due to the increase in blood flow in the locally affected area (Ramsey, (n.d.)). Faraday's Law dictates that magnets exert a force on moving ionic currents (Ramsey, (n.d.)). Adding Hall's Law that tells us that a magnet will deflect and separate charged ions when placed perpendicular to the direction of the electrical current, one can assess the implications for circulation (Ramsey, (n.d.)). "
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The Electric and Magnetic Sense of Animals, 2002.
This paper explores the different magnetic and electric properties that some animals posses.
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This paper explores animals' abilities to sense electricity and magnetism and their ability to use these qualities as part of their sensory machinery. The author examines the type of electrical energy that certain animals release and provides examples.
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"Imagine what it would be like if you were able to sense electric and magnetic fields. You would be able predict when a bad lightning storm was coming and orient yourself in the right direction if you were lost in the woods. Although such abilities only exist in fantasy for humans, many animals? posses these abilities in real life. In this paper we will explore the fascinating ability of certain animals to use electricity and magnetism as part of their sensory machinery."
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Time of the Day, 2008.
This paper discusses the importance of the time of day as it relates to research in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
884 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that developers of research designs need to take all relevant processes into account if their results are to have validity. The writer notes that many researchers conducting functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests fail to take the time of day into consideration. The writer points out that this can lead to error given that cortisol levels are different throughout the course of a day. This is important because cortisol can cross the blood-brain barrier and bind to receptors in the hippocampus and frontal lobe. The writer explains that this can then have an impact on the neural activation/deactivation process, meaning the BOLD (blood oxygen level dependent) in the MRI study and produce results that will not be properly interpreted unless the time of day is included as a variable.
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"Higher levels of cortisol are associated with stress, and cortisol levels vary throughout the day just as levels of stress will vary throughout the day. Because cortisol can cross the blood-brfain barrier and bind to the hippocampus, levles of cortisol can have an effect on the neural activation and deactivation of the BOLD levels and so alter the results of the MRI. Time of day thus becomes an element in the process so that the clinician knows what time of day the examination was made and how high the levels of cortisol might be at different tiemns of the day."
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Magnetic Hard Disk Drive, 2006.
An analysis of the construction, history, evolution, and importance of the magnetic hard disk drive in personal computers and other devices.
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This paper discusses the magnetic hard disk drive and how it works, from its creation to the present day. It also discusses possible future technological advances. It then discusses the varied uses of hard drives and the impact the device has had on society over the past few decades.
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"Personal computer technology has grown exponentially over the past few decades, but at its core, construction remains focused on certain necessary components. The magnetic hard disk drive is one of those components. Despite its importance and widespread use, many casual computer users know little about the history of or workings of this device. The magnetic hard disk drive, or simply hard drive, as it is known by most computer users, has come a long way and evolved over fifty years to become the ubiquitous storage device the world knows today."
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Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1990.
This paper discusses the uses of computed tomography & magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of brain disorders.
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"The use of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) present both advantages and disadvantages relative to imaging for the diagnosis of brain disorders. While the MRI typically yields superior visibility of the suspected brain tumor mass, CT is superior to the use of radionuclide scans to set primary intracranial lesions. Further, while MRI does not "see" (image) bone, thus making it superior to CT for suspected intracranial brain tumor, its viability in scanning for vascular disease is as of yet unproved. In addition to these, contrast- ... "
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