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Seneca Falls and the Women’s Movement

simply did an overview of the movement. One of the things that is most striking about the Seneca Falls convention is that the Dec...

Shakespeare’s “Merry War”: Gender Roles in “Twelfth Night” and “Much Ado about Nothing”

most famous lovers. The "merry war" referred to in the title is that which is waged by this pair; as Leonato says, "There is a kin...

Life-long Learning in Adult Education

second comprising twenty-one percent. Part-time college and university degree programs, in turn, comprised only five percent of a...

Obstacles to Coming Home

the future are elements that are unexpectedly difficult. My decision to pursue the continuation of my education came after consid...

Adult Learning Theories, An Article Summary/Chen

This article summary describes a study, Chen (2014), which pertains to nontraditional adult students and the application of adult ...

Corporate Expansion Through Non-Traditional Means

with a problem: after years of slowly built success filling a niche market in consumer resource marketing by creating a helpful an...

Sociology

(Delaney, 2003). He originally sought to call his newly emerging field "social physics", a term that clearly reflected his belief...

Journalists in the Age of Bloggers and Other Non Traditional Journalism Forms

this latter definition of the way that publishing is taking place may be seen as more controversial, while some blogs and publishe...

Beatrice C. Mosionier/In Search of April Raintree

It has never been out of print since its publication and has been translated into "French, German and Dutch" (Taillon 16). Written...

The Sociology and Social Work Perspectives of Black American Pioneers

a greater effect on African Americans than practically any other book published up until that time. William H. Ferris writes in 1...

Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim

that these struggles differed within each historical stage (Cosner 1999: Marx). In contrast to his predecessors, who saw the strug...

Alternative Adult Education Models

adult education within the confines of a college, university or junior/community college. Adult students attend such institutions ...

Higher Education Trends

or is hired for a position. Employers see the degree as a sort of prerequisite. Even if the degree has nothing to do with the posi...

Evolving Discipline of Sociology

they say. Establishing a behavioral basis for various human activities is what sociologists attempt to reveal through their studi...

Four Works of Gary Paulsen Compared

They fought and screamed and never should have been married. I can remember hiding under the kitchen table one day and just wishin...

Comparing a Child's Viewpoint from an Adult's in A Caribbean Childhood

To children, the game is a simplistic as is their perception of the world around them, which they view with innocence, truth and i...

Understanding Religion and Sociology

a decimating force. Through Charons book, one gains a clearer understanding of the sociological perspective and awareness of reli...

Sociological Perspective and Its Emergence

In three pages the emergence of sociology is examined within the context of its social science counterparts with historical sociol...

Sociology's Function and Nature

In seven pages this paper examines the function and nature of sociology in a consideration of Emile Durkheim's theories and the te...

Non Traditional Careers and Women

In two pages this paper examines the challenges and problems faced by women who take a nontraditional career path in an overview o...

Analyzing 'I Am a Catholic' by Anna Quindlen

In two pages Catholicism's traditional meaning is contrasted with the view presented in Quindlen's contemporary interpretation....

Traditional Learning v. Distance Learning

In eight pages traditional learning in the classroom is compared with online distance learning in a discussion of differences, adv...

Traditional Classrooms v. Independent Studies

In 5 pages this paper assesses the pros and cons of programs of independent study and traditional classrooms with independent stud...

Models of Mainstreaming and Exceptional Children

In six pages traditional classroom integration of children with special needs are examined in a consideration of Daniel P. Hallaha...

Today's Children and Lack of Imagination Encouragement

but there is little creativity involved in following sample patterns and specific information. Creativity is, rather, the use of o...

Acme Foods' Alteration of the Process of Product Design

of Acmes product. Lunchables(r) have been available for years, and many Lunchables(r) customers will pick up several of the kits ...

Online Degrees and Distance Learning

for working professionals as long as 15 years ago. Today, students are not required to maintain such geographical proximity...

Educational Objectives' Renewal

most teenagers, I was interested in the present. Today, I look to the future and realize that the effort I put into my life today ...

Teaching That is Inquiry Based

standardized testing. However, Buell and Crawford (2001) note that the test does not ask students to justify their choice, "Yet kn...

Accreditation Need and Distance Education

online" (MacGregor, 2001, p. 77). Although distance education encompasses all of the venues identified above and more, in todays ...