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Violence against womenand girls is a hate crime because violent acts are primarily or exclusively committed against women. This violence is gender-based–acts of violence are committed against women expressly because they are women. The acts perpetrated by individuals–almost always by … Continue reading

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Ordinary intelligent and informed Americans and experts disagree about whether, how, or why the United States lost the very well intentioned “War on Poverty”. In 1964, Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty and created a much heralded … Continue reading

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A Few Radical Proposals First, consider a succinctly defined goal: “In the field of education we define best practice in teaching and learning as innovative, creative, research-informed, and learner oriented instructional practices that evidently produce learners who are not only … Continue reading

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A Few Radical Proposals The test designers from Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, included questionnaires for parents about preparation of their children for formal schooling. Ina V. S. Mullins, an … Continue reading

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They’re rioting in Africa, they’re starving in Spain. There’s hurricanes in Florida, and Texas needs rain. The whole world is festering with unhappy souls. The French hate the Germans, the   Germans hate the Poles. Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate … Continue reading

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No one can be free of contention and confrontation all of the time without quartering his or her integrity. How controversies and difficult interpersonal issues are handled is determined by education and practice—once again, attributes learned at an early age. … Continue reading

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This author is troubled by the endless spate of maltreatment and violence perpetrated against women and girls, most often by men they know well. In fact, most of the violence suffered by females comes from the woman’s or girl’s own … Continue reading

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Whenever you gather writers together they talk about writing. There are many different types of writers. Those who prefer to compose in long-hand or can only write on an old-fashioned manual typewriter. Those who write to music, demand complete silence, … Continue reading

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William J. Bennett described three classes of people in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy on November 24, 1997. Bennett said, “Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can … Continue reading

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