AIDS: "Campuses Battle Misconception as Infections Increase"
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A 4 page discussion of the dangers of HIV and AIDS. Centering the discussion around the facts presented in a September 15, 2004 article in the Houston Chronicle by La Monica Everett-Haynes, the author of this paper points out the many misperceptions that perpetuate HIV infection. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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AIU Online: Learning Theories
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3 pages in length. AIU Online provides a comprehensive approach to learning that one might readily argue does not exist in some conventional institutions. The extent to which AIU Online strives to incorporate holistic learning theories is both grand and far-reaching; that Singularity™ Learning, Fourth Dimension Learning™ and CommonGround™ techniques are commonly applied in this virtual environment illustrates the lengths to which AIU Online goes to provide well-rounded instruction to its students. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Alcohol & Academic Performance
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This 6 page paper addresses the relationship between drinking and academic performance. The thesis that alcohol does indeed affect performance is backed by literature that shows GPA is lower for those who consume large amounts of the substance. Other variables are addressed in this sociological analysis of the problem. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Alfie Kohn's Beyond Discipline Model
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7 pages in length. Kohn (1996) considers conventional methods of assertive discipline to be nothing more than "a collection of bribes and threats whose purpose is to enforce rules that the teacher alone devises and imposes" (p. PG) that do little else but teach the student how everything in life can be negotiated by way of manipulation. The fundamental purpose of Kohn's model is to encourage responsibility and self-discipline without the use of what he perceives as controlling methods of reward and punishment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Alice McIntyre/White Talk
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A 6 page essay that summaries and discusses orientation that Alice McIntyre (1997) explores in “White Talk,” a chapter from her text Making Meaning of Whiteness. This discussion of racism focuses on McIntyre’s study of a group of young white student teachers, offering summation and the writer’s reaction to the issues presented. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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