THE GROWTH OF INTELLECTUAL AND ACADEMIC INTERGRITY IN NIGERIA The cultural attitude in Nigeria(especially in the western part of Nigeria)‚ before the era of globalisation was that no one could own words or knowledge. Folk tales‚ stories and even the Yoruba history was passed down orally from one generation to the next and nobody has really been able to pin point the source or origin of these tales till date. This is evidenced by some Yoruba literature books (YORUBA LEGENDS by M. I. Ogunmefu and
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Liberal Groupthink Is Anti-Intellectual Reaction Paper 2 Groupthink in the educational setting is a real serious issue. Academia has long been accused of it. The article “Liberal Groupthink Is Anti-Intellectual” by Mark Bauerlein is an excellent piece in describing the existence of groupthink in the educational arena and communicating its effects to the reader. I selected this article as it directly impacts me as a student but more importantly the article brought up something relevant in
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Adult Learner Assessment Theresa Ann Hayden‚ M.A.‚ Ed.S. Classroom Assessment in Education Dr. Kelli Ligeikis Capella University June 15‚ 2011 Adult Learner Assessment Classroom assessment is critical to the measurement of student achievement. As stated in Angelo and Cross‚ (1993): Classroom assessment helps individual college teachers obtain useful feedback on what‚ how much‚ and how well their students are learning… [the purpose] is to produce the highest possible quality of student
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Axia College Material Appendix D The President’s Challenge: Adult Fitness Test How Fit Are You? The President’s Challenge: Adult Fitness Test is located at www.adultfitnesstest.org. Click on the Take the Adult Fitness Test: Are You Ready? Start Here button to complete the fitness test. Next‚ click on Enter Your Data Online Here on the left-hand side of the screen. After completing the Adult Fitness Test‚ keep the window open‚ scroll to the bottom of the page‚ and review the information under
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Today’s society is a very "powerful anti-intellectual society". As Northrop Frye has stated in the article "Don’t you think it’s time to start thinking?" I also agree that today’s society is very anti-intellectual. Teenagers are exposed to video games‚ drugs‚ violence‚ slang‚ and many other things that do not want to think. These things make teenagers choose the wrong path. From the age of ten we are given video games as birthday presents‚ or even by our parents for no apparent reason. I believe
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1.0 INTROUCTION This report will discuss a case study that mainly comprises intellectual property issues. The report will focus to answer the questions in the case study‚ Mcdonald Muckraker. Areas generally examine are the problems that they face currently and problems in the foreseeable future and lastly solutions for the potential problems. 2.0 QUESTION 1 PART: I What are the problems currently? What have they done wrong? Identify the problems. Lack of market and product research Many entrepreneurs
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Interview of an Older Adult The older adult I interviewed was a 90-year-old female. She was born August 21‚ 1926 in her home on the farm. This resident grew up in farming community known as Farming‚ Minnesota. Farming is a small town located in between Albany and Richmond. Her father was an interpreter during World War II for the Germans for 37 years. He even interpreted during the Nuremberg Trials. When he wasn’t busy interpreting German to English‚ he was a farmer and carpenter. He had partnered
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The intellectual elements between 1861-1865 led the Civil War to be declared as the first modern war. These larger‚ modern armies used new emerging technologies of the Industrial Revolution (Keene‚ 387). The telegraph was one example of new technologies used during this time. It made instant communication more possible and easier to obtain across large stretches of territory. Railroads helped move supplies and reinforcements across many miles in less than a day. However‚ the thing that made this
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responsibility exists it is important that these individuals are able to feel safe and confident and not at risk to abuse. It is therefore our responsibility as carers to ensure there are safeguarding procedures in place to protect all individuals from any form of abuse at all times. In order to effectively safeguard against abuse within health and social care settings it is first important to identify types of abuse so as to see how the risk of abuse can be restricted and also ensure staff are
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Chapter 1 Question 1 Why is English a ‘Global Language’? English is a ‘Global Language’ because it is one of the most widely spoken and written languages‚ carrying influence due to music‚ cinema‚ general broadcasting‚ science and the internet. Also‚ due to the requirement in many fields and occupations‚ English is become more important on a global scale. Question 2 How has the ‘Communicative Approach’ made learning English less artificial and more like the real world? The ‘Communicative Approach’
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