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Multi-Culturalism for 8th Graders, 2004.
A look at the importance of integrating multi-culturalism into the classroom setting.
776 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines how, with the growing diversity in the United States population, it is becoming increasingly important that children receive an education that is multi-cultural in approach. It explores how a curriculum specializing in diversity provides alternative points of view relative to information already taught in most educational systems and how it gives ethnic minorities inclusiveness in history, science, etc., as well as decreasing stereotypes, prejudice, bigotry, and racism. It shows how, as a result, teachers are now developing different ways to incorporate ethnically-rich material into the classroom setting.
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"Mathematics as well as English and literature can be the springboard for conversations on multiculturalism. Bosnick and Adeeb (2001) discuss a math lesson that evolved into a talk about race and gender equity. Using basketball goals to reinforce the use of fractions, students discuss the racial makeup of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and compare the status of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to male teams. To reinforce the idea of equity and reaffirm that the game should have no boundaries with respect to color or gender, the emphasis was put on a person's skill level, knowledge of the game, and commitment to play."
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Homework Habits of 7th Graders, 2004.
Looks at the latest trends in the homework habits of 7th graders.
1,478 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper studies the recent trends in the homework habits of 7th graders. Parental involvement, organizational approaches, the tools used most often to assist students with their homework, and the amount and type of homework assigned are some of the latest trends in homework explored in this paper.
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"Homework trends have varied widely throughout the years. When analyzing current trends on who helps with the student's homework, one finds some surprising answers. The following information was taken from recent polls conducted by the Angus Reid Group concerning trends and attitudes in K-12 education. Although it was agreed all around that parents are the ones to help most often, followed by friends, teachers, and brothers and sisters, a survey of 12-year-olds found that mothers are involved with their children's homework nearly twice as often as the fathers. Researchers speculate that this could be due to some mothers being home after school while their children are younger, but returning to work as their children get older."
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Multi-grade Teaching, 2005.
Examines the viability and advantages of multi-grade teaching in the American educational system.
7,930 words (approx. 31.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 171.95
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The basic definition of a multi-grade classroom refers to a student-centered classroom in which students learn across two or more grades and are generally instructed by the same teacher for two or more years. This paper explores the educational viability of multi-grade teaching and whether the process is effective at instructing students. It compares and contrasts the educational performance of students who have been instructed via the method, with those in traditional educational classes, in standardized testing, social development, reading and writing. The paper also explores the impacts that the process may have on younger students versus older students. It is the contention of this paper that multi-grade education is an equally effective means of teaching America's youth, with similar results, lesser financial burden, and more opportunity for improvement as the process is learned and perfected by teachers.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Multi-grade Teaching Analyzed
Strengths and Weaknesses
Effective Teaching Strategies in Multi-aged Settings
Teacher's Role in Multi-grade Education
Do Multi-grade Classes Work Better?
Quantitative Studies
Implementing The Correct Plan
Conclusions
Bibliography
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"Another factor that has proven beneficial to the classroom is the diversity and knowledge that multiage classrooms can bring. Not unlike in grade-based classrooms, each student in a multiaged classroom is at a distinct level in their educational development and progression. However, that fact is not a hindrance, but the primary benefit of a multiaged classroom in which the students are ideally taught under a curriculum that fosters and utilizes these differences to help students at both ends of the spectrum. The process not only helps the children recognize that everyone is at a different level, but it also helps students accept this fact and helps to ease the competitive nature of classrooms where students are all expected to adhere to the same academic performance standards."
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The Multi-Cultural Workforce, 2004.
This paper discusses the benefits of a multi-cultural workforce.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that most American companies hire a multi-cultural workforce because its diversity offers a significant advantage, locally and globally. The author points out that a multi-cultural workforce is able to give a more appropriate response to increasingly diverse consumers; therefore, by increasing multi-cultural diversity in the workforce, companies are capable of increasing sales and productivity to reach wider markets. The paper relates that companies with multi-cultural workforces must be aware that diversity also can be dysfunctional by producing negative dynamics such as stereotyping, cultural clashes and imbalanced power.
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"A prime example is the Hispanic ethnic group; they are a large part of the growing diverse workforce. According to Imberman and deForest they state, working with the Hispanic ethnic groups, a person can detect the lack of knowledge stemming from their backgrounds. Hispanics are hard workers and embrace their bosses with high regard. Imberman and deForest write about an incident where a manager wanted to increase the productivity of the plant, he decided to dress down and become more relaxed with the employees. Within the Hispanic work ethic, this type of action demonstrates the manager is not of leadership quality, and is not to be as respected. The workers see the manager as less of a leader and more of an equal. Within the Hispanic ethnic group, an individual does not need to speak Spanish to increase productivity or promote good work habits; an individual just need to show respect, and make clear what to expect from them."
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Multi-Cultural Education, 2005.
An overview of the challenges of multi-cultural education, with a focus on New York City.
2,401 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper examines how a particularly special challenge is involved for the educator in the multi-cultural classroom with the various aspects of racial, cultural, and ethnic diversity that is involved. It examines how the teacher who effectively accomplishes the teaching and integration of all students in this classroom environment has the potential of attaining a particularly rewarding experience in education.
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Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Bench-Marks in New York City Schools
Definition of Multi-Cultural Education
History of Multi-Cultural Education
Program Categories
Sub-Cultures Existence with Cultures
Reducing Racism, Prejudice and Other Fear and Ignorance Factors
Issues in Learning
Cooperative Learning
Conclusion
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"New York City is a place full of diversity and is in fact the home to Ellis Island, Lady Liberty whose arms have taken in all ethnic and cultural representations of the rainbow into her harbor throughout the last 228 years and yet it has not changed. The responsibilities and considerations in educating the Americans of today in New York City grows were more ethnically and culturally diverse as the world becomes smaller and smaller."
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Multi-Programming and Time Sharing, 2005.
This paper discusses the historical evolution of operating systems with a focus on multi-programming and time sharing, two major milestones that led to modern local and wide area networks.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that multi threading or programming entails an operating system literally slicing time up so that each program can run smoothly to completion without interfering with any other program. The author points out that new operating system technology allows programs such as MS-Word, which has been written and compiled to run in a certain sequence, to be run out of sequence yet the results still comes out correctly to the user as though the program ran in order; this technique, called Out-Of-Order execution is similar to how multi-threading works. The paper relates that background processing allows printing or backing up a system's pertinent data while playing Solitaire in the foreground or for KaZaA users to create a CD while listening to another song playing in the foreground.
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"New programming languages such as Java and C++ all recommend that for programmers to incorporate multiple threading concepts directly into programs so operating system have less responsibility. Java implements a thread scheduler that can help decide if and when each thread should execute. Operating systems of the past could only tell dumb programs how long a particular thread was but not when to run it in a CPU cycle -- today, programs like Java can make this type of decision. "For instance, when a lower-priority thread is running and a higher-priority thread resumes (from sleeping or waiting on I/O, for example), it will preempt the lower-priority thread." "
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"Multi-Facial", 2006.
An analysis of the film "Multi-facial" and the way it presents the reality of actors to the audience.
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the film "Multi-facial", written, directed by and starring Vin Diesel. The paper discusses the way in which the film makes use of its pseudo-documentary style of filming to highlight the difficulties of an actor whose multi-racial appearance causes casting directors and filmmaking insiders to view him with suspicion. The paper describes the way in which the film suggests to the viewer that this is a reality that is encountered by actors behind studio walls.
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"This rough texture of filming places the viewer, constantly in the position of the auditioning casting director of the actor played by Diesel. It forces the viewer to ask, how do I read this actor, racially? It is thus just not a point of plot to ask how will Mike's face be 'read' by the individuals who may or may not give him a job. The viewer is asked to reconsider his or her assumptions. Time and time again, Mike's auditioning directors reject the actor because they feel that the audience's eyes will not read Mike's facial characteristics correctly as a member of a particular racial group."
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Multi-Cultural Children's Literature, 2005.
A look at the history of multi-cultural children's literature in the United States.
2,104 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper explains that the history of multi-cultural children's literature is inextricably tied to the social history of America. This history is examined and the writer points out that the incorporation of multicultural children's literature into the popular American library has been a story of civil rights, historical trends, and individual agency. Some books examined for their contribution to this trend are Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", the French "Tin Tin" series by Herge Moulinsart among others.
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"The history of Hispanic-Americans, though not as brutal as that of the African-Americans, is equally grueling in its disregard for native culture. Enslaved in South and Latin America, this demographic faced the same cultural history that the African-Americans did, but without the same causal cry for acknowledgement and involvement into the common knowledge base as witnessed by African-Americans. Many of these groups also have roots in the Native Americans (First Nations' Peoples) of the United States, and as such, have received a historically inaccurate and unflattering history though children's literature in America as the demographic with whom the brave American settler's battled and, later, the heartless killers who ravaged the west of the idolized American Cowboy."
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Multi-Cultural Puerto Rico, 2006.
A study of the island of Puerto Rico and its multi-cultural population.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper explores the rich history and culture of the island of Puerto Rico. The paper studies the island's migratory patterns and its resulting multi-cultural population. The paper begins with a discussion of the island native population, the Taino, which were decimated by colonization and forced by Spain into slavery. Then, the paper shows how being located on a flourishing trade route led to immigration from Scotland, Ireland, Haiti and China. Next the paper turns to the impact of the Spanish-American War of 1898, culminating in the signing of the Jones Act in 1917, which gave America control over Puerto Rico. The paper concludes with an evaluation of the negative influence this move had on the island's economy and reverse migration.
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"Immigration created a multicultural island. African slaves were brought to the island to work. Because of the growth on the island, work was plentiful in the1800's and people from Scotland, Ireland, and the French from Haiti and Louisiana fled to Puerto Rico for a better life. Chinese immigrants were imported to work on the roads. Such a diverse population is what makes Puerto Rico the cultural cornucopia it is today. Puerto Rico's culture continues to grow with recent immigration from Cuba and Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico's cultural diversity created a strong and proud group of people. In 1897 Spain gave Puerto Rico a Charter of Autonomy after 400 years of Spanish rule. The Charter of Autonomy allowed the island to create its own legislation and have its own representation in the Spanish Cortes. In 1898 the new government emerged and local issues were decided by town councils without intervention by the governor unless sanctioned by the cabinet."
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Multi-Denominational and a Multicultural Congregation, 2001.
A discussion on the difficulty in and the reasons for creating a multi-denominational and a multicultural congregation.
4,215 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 9 sources, $ 112.95
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This paper examines the difficulties in creating a multi-denominational and multicultural congregation. The author lists the major factors for creating such a congregation and provides an historical overview of Pentecostal, Christian, Caucasian and African-American, Roman Catholic, and Messianic congregation to support his opinion.
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"Creating a truly multi-denominational, multicultural, congregation from the ground up is a difficult challenge. Part of this has to do with the fact that historically, a cultures identity gets lost in the loss of ritual and community. A charismatic congregation seems to have the most open forum for spiritual expression it allows for a good foundation for which to build a healthy non-restrictive congregation due to the fact that its doctrines and practices allow for the individual take part in an individual?s own representation of worship. Thirdly, some of its philosophies are very widely excepted, and easily translatable between denominations, religions, and cultures. However, charismatic congregations alone do not foster multicultural fortitude.
Along with the good foundation of charismatic ideals, there needs to be an active and dynamic set of standards to foster and nurture this sense of multicultural congruency within the congregation. In defining some of these ideas, as well as exploring the history of effective multicultural denominations and observing some the culture in these congregations, in particular Roman Catholicism, Pentecostal, in particular congregations with primarily Baltic Russian and African-American background, and Messianic Judaism, correlations can be made as to effective ideals, practices and doctrines for a charismatic multicultural congregation."
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Multi-National Enterprises, 2005.
A discussion on policies and strategies adopted by multi-national enterprises.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the relevant staffing policies and strategies that are adopted by many multi-national enterprises (MNEs) in the global theater. It explains more often than not a particular MNE's staffing strategy will align with its overall internal corporate strategy for growth and operational consistency. But, it claims, at times the staffing policies and strategies are determined by market forces such as host country demands for local employment quotas. Additionally, a specific negotiating experience is discussed wherein a Chinese negotiating team educates the opposing negotiating team regarding cultural tendencies and traits.
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"Some of the major staffing policies and strategies for the global organization, often characterized as a multi-national enterprise (MNE), revolve around the constant tension of hiring local or importing employees. Bringing employees in from other locations and countries implies a reliance on the use of expatriate employees as opposed to local employees. Often, MNEs tend to compromise in this staffing strategy by utilizing expatriate management and local line employees. Current staffing policies are shifting towards even replacing middle management and some top management positions with locally sourced employees as well. Yet, most MNEs rely on expatriate executive management as a sort of rite of passage to top management levels because of the experience gleaned from working and managing in an international setting."
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Multi-Age Classes, 2002.
An overview of multi-age classes and a discussion on whether they foster an equal learning environment.
4,132 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper examines the concept of multi-age classes to overcome the idea that grade-defined instruction may not adequately meet the needs of heterogeneous groups of children due to differing levels of ability. It looks at the advantages of these classes and analyzes, through a literature review, how this type of classroom measures up in comparison to the traditional, grade-defined classroom and whether it benefits or hinders the learning experiences of students.
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"Multi-age classrooms often involve activities that promote cooperative learning, in which groups of students of various ages are formed and work on projects together. For instance, a teacher covering a unit on forests may have mixed-age student groups, say ages 6 to 8, work on class presentations, in which 6 year olds make posters of pictures of plants and animals found in the forest, 7 year olds write stories about things that happen in the forest, and 8 year olds discuss how plants on the forest floor grow due to photosynthesis. These groups of multi-age students would then be encouraged to organize class presentations containing the work of students of all ages. This type of learning situation would allow children to grow academically and socially through learning interactions with others of various ages."
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Multi Protocol Label Switching, 2002.
An overview of Multi Protocol Label Switching.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 124.95
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This piece provides an overview of a new networking technology called Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS). The author discusses how modern networks used in large corporate environments and ISPs utilize the IP model and consist of layers. After discussing these layers, the author describes how MPLS improves networking performance by combining two of the most important of these layers, the switching and routing layers. The author then describes how MPLS greatly improves performance by attaching a label to each packet of information and then creating a special path for that packet. After providing the reader with the advantages of this technique including why it is superior to some of the older techniques, the author then discusses why implementing MPLS is a good idea.
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Multi-Cultural Education, 2005.
A look at the argument that within a multi-cultural educational setting, it is better to use ESL programs for non-native English speakers than programs that encourage learning in more than one language.
1,812 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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This paper advances a proposal that ESL programs should be maintained in the multi-cultural school setting and should become a more important part of this setting. It contends that bilingual education programs that encourage the speaking of more than one language within the classroom environment, which is teacher-controlled, may lead to less academic achievement with split languages.
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"In Mary Ann Zehr's Education Week article, "Poll: Immigrants Value Speaking English," the author presents a straightforward analysis of recent statistical polling regarding the use of English in classrooms in the United States. It remains for the education professional to take this information to heart in their own multicultural methodology and the administrator to take it to heart in terms of what it means for the advocacy of this proposal. An effective teacher can meet the needs of different students while following the standardized goals of one of the more vital fields of study for learning students: successful English communication in all aspects of learning. By tailoring specific learning activities to engage the varied interests of the students who are still developing their English skills and native speakers, the effective teacher would first present and then determine the students' mastery of the integral basics of presentation. Zehr has found that of the immigrants polled, "Sixty-three percent said that all public school classes should be taught only in English" (Zehr, 2003). These polling numbers may make the importance of bilingual education seem less vital that providing an atmosphere to give ESL students what they want."
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The Multi-Fibre Arrangement, 2007.
An analysis of the developments in trade and clothing as a result of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) in the textile industry.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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Many developing nations rely heavily on their ability to produce low cost goods for the international market in order to fuel their economies. This paper examines how the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) was introduced to protect the economies of developed nations' textiles and clothing industries through the introduction of quotas. It also discusses how, as a result, many developing nations have found that their access to such large markets as the United States and the European Union have been restricted quite drastically and thus the expansion of such industries has been limited.
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"International trade is based on economic theory states that there is a potential gain from trade among two or more countries, in doing so each country will export the good in which it has a comparative advantage over another in the production of a certain commodity if its opportunity cost of producing that commodity is lower (Daniels, J. & Radebaugh, L. & Sullivan, D. 2004, p147). The theory of comparative advantage comes from the theory of absolute advantage which states that certain countries have an advantage over other countries in producing certain commodities, eg Saudi Arabia producing petroleum, Australia producing beef, China producing textiles and clothing. This can be due to differences in land, labour, capital and technology (Fraser, I & Fraser, S & Gionea, J. 2003, p206). "
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