A Buffalo Common Metaphor Over the past few decades the High Plains have consistently been losing its population. So‚ in 1987 Doctors Frank and Deborah Popper introduced the idea of Buffalo Commons. They described this project as “A combination of literary metaphor‚ public-policy proposal‚ futurist prediction and ecological restoration project” (The Buffalo Commons: Its Antecedents). The essential focus of this project was to replace the ever decrease population by returning buffalo back to the
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Common Core‚ the "essential for success in college‚ career‚ and life in today’s global economy‚" according to their website‚ corestandards.org. The thing with Common Core‚ however‚ is all this "research" that went into what is necessary for the student to know for "college readiness is‚" is absolute trash. Looking over the English Language Arts Standards‚ they claim that these standards "[stress] critical-thinking‚ problem-solving‚ and analytical skills that are required for success in college
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According to CommonCoreStandards.org the Common Core Standards is a “state-led effort to develop consistent‚ real-world learning goals” in an “effort to ensure all students‚ regardless of where they live‚ are graduating high school prepared for college‚ career‚ and life.” A contributing factor to the initiative of the Common Core Standards was that although each state “developed and adopted its own learning standards” there was no unification between states on what a “sufficiently educated” student
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The Common Core Standards Initiative Sharen Michalec MTE/501 January 8‚ 2012 James Paga The Common Core Standards Initiative Educational reform was conceived in the1980’s when Peters and Waterman published a report and noted that focused on the social and economic state of the United States. It was also decided that more studies should be conducted on the excellence in education. It was noted that there is a poor quality of education in the public sector. This brought about a need
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The value of common sense Common sense‚ a mere adaptation on one’s way of thinking and acting. It is described as the knowledge and judgment that most people already have or should have. Many people generalise certain acts as an inconsideration for common sense. In my short period of existence‚ I can certainly say that the practice of this concept can only be perceived as anything but common‚ more like rare or occasional. Common sense has no form of value that would allow it to contribute to
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if everyone is unique then how is any human being different from another? In modern society many sporting competitions are also influenced by this lie. Often‚ any child who participates in sports receives a trophy—wouldn’t want any child to feel common—eliminating the concept of winners and losers‚ which slowly assimilates children’s accomplishments into one medley of monotony. This lie is told to us by those we trust‚ persuading us that we are important. It is an excuse to accomplish anything
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ADHD is a Common Diversity in Classrooms Foreman defines a disability as “the functional consequence of an impairment- an abnormality in the way organs systems function” (Foreman‚ 2011‚ pp. 3). In 2009 Australia’s population had approximately four million people registered as to having a disability. Of those four million people‚ 7.2% were children aged between 0 and 14‚ the age that the child would be attending primary school (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS]‚ 2012‚ Disability rates over time
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Common Sense In 1775‚ Colonial America was in a state of disarray due to the confusion regarding separation from England. In this ocean of public opinion‚ there was a distinct lack of guiding public opinions to rally the general population to action. Thomas Paine‚ an author‚ activist‚ and political theorist‚ inspired the thirteen colonies through his publication‚ Common Sense‚ to take action and fight for independence from Great Britain. The subject matter and simplistic format of Common Sense
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This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor Author: Susan Wicklund Biology of Women: 1021.01 Book Review 26 September 2013 This Common Secret By: Susan Wicklund Susan‚ the main character‚ grew up in Trade Lake‚ Wisconsin. She has a daughter named Sonja who gave her great-grandma the nickname Flower Grandma. One day‚ Susan went to her Grandma’s house to tell her what kind of doctor she was. Susan was an abortion doctor. This was February of 1992. When Susan
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Common Induction Standards (Adult Social Care) Manager’s Guide This workbook has been updated and reviewed with funding from Skills for Care Berkshire‚ led by Berkshire Care Association in partnership with representatives from: Reading Borough Council‚ Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead‚ Wokingham Borough Council‚ Bracknell Forest Council‚ West Berkshire Council and Bracknell & Wokingham College September 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Standard 1 – Understanding The Principles of
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