1. The 1960’s was a period in which the Cold War was still taking place. The cold war was not a period of when civilians feared visible intimidations or threats‚ but a period in which they feared uncertainty. Civilians did not know how‚ when‚ or where they will be endangered by manmade weapons of mass destruction. The movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) perfectly embodied the dystopian contexts taking place within the 1960s. For instance‚ in the opening scene when the apes discover how to use the
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR DECISION MAKERS IN KENYA By Magdallen N. J (PhD) African Virtual University (HQ) P. O. Box xxxxxxxxx Nairobi - Kenya Tel: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Presented to United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction…………………………………………………………..………………3 Study
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1. What is the formula developed by Kogut and Singh in 1988 in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. 〖CD〗_j=∑_(i=1)^4▒{ (I_ij-I_iDE )^2/V_i}/4 CDj is the cultural distance between the host country and the home country (in this case Germany). The I’s are the scores on the ith cultural dimensions from Hofstede‚ so in this case the four scores for PD‚ UAV‚ IND and MAS. Vi is the variance of the score of this dimensions. The variances for
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He wrote an article called "Still Separate‚ Still Unequal" about poverty schools compared to wealthy schools. This article also included a story about a student teacher wanted to bring in a pumpkin for her students because it was around Halloween. The only way that the teacher would be able
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In Kozol’s article “Still Separate‚ Still Unequal-America’s educational apartheid‚” kozolool describes the reality of urban public schools and the isolation and segregation the students there face today in the American system. Jonathan Kozol illustrates the grim reality of the inequality that African American and Hispanic children face within todays public education system. In this essay‚ Kozol shows us with shocking statistics and percentages‚ just how segregated Americas urban schools have become
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In Jonathan Kozol‚ “Still Separate‚ Still Unequal”‚ he explains to a managerial audience how our school systems today may be more segregated than at any time since 1954. With this segregation comes two different educational lifestyles. In order for the author to express the unsatisfactory educational conditions in predominantly black schools he uses several different modes. The most common mode that he used were pathos. In the very beginning he used the word “disheartening” on page 203 to describe
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issues today. Many people are unaware of how much racism still exists in schools and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. It’s obvious that racism is not a good thing as many decades ago‚ but it is still occurring in society‚ and especially in schools‚ even though the government abolished it several decades ago. Two articles—“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” by Beverly Tatum and “From Still Separate‚ Still Unequal: America’s Educational Apartheid” by Jonathan
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9/11 On September 11‚ 2001‚ Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and used them as bombs to attack the World Trade Centers in New York City‚ the Pentagon in Washington‚ D.C. and the fourth plane‚ meant to be used against the White House‚ crashed in Pennsylvania. Much of this destruction was witnessed live on television throughout the United States and around the world. Many Americans were forced to face for the first time in their lives‚ feelings of insecurity and of being vulnerable
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The Distance Between Us Essay In the memoir‚ “The Distance Between Us‚” by Reyna Grande‚ Reyna explains how her and her three siblings managed to grow up without any parents. Mago‚ Carlos‚ Reyna and their new sister‚ Betty‚ all live a rough life without any real type of love from their parents so they have to rely on each other for guidance and support. The four Grande children formed a special bond over the years that they will not leave anyone behind. Each character in the memoir contributes
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1700 to 1900‚ there were many changes in long distance migration. Near the end of this period the slave trade across the atlantic was outlawed‚ so indentured servants from east and south asia began migrating to the U.S. There was activity throughout America and Ireland‚ while some changes in long distance migration from that time period occurred as European‚ African‚ and Chinese laborers were sent to the Americas. There was continuity in long distance migrations during this time in that‚ there remained
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