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- 8741: ADHD ON INTELLIGENCE
- ... disabilities. Tests such as the Wechler Intelligence Scale are used for intelligence testing, yet, much debate exists because of the need to change the test to meet the child's attention deficits (Braswell, 1991). A new intelligence test has been created by Naglieri (1997) called the Cognitive Assessment System to help diagnose and measure ADHD intelligence. This test is based on the premise that traditional tests don't measure processes such ... on how intelligence is affected by ADHD, it is easy to see that it is a subject yet to be firmly defined. Intelligence tests have been erroneously utilized in diagnosing and categorizing ADHD children and new tests must be developed in accordance to their disorder (Naglieri, 1997). The current increase in ADHD children seems somewhat suspicious. Is it an increase in the children, or a decrease in the deserved attention they ... Beiderman, J. (1993). Evidence for the Independent Familial Transmission of ADHD learning disabilities: Research for a family genetic study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 891-897. Braswell, L. (1991). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with ADHD Children. New York, The Guilford Press. Dulcan, M., Benson, R., Scott, T. (1997). Summary of the practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD. Journal of the American Academy of ...
- 8742: How Technology Effects Modern America
- ... competition, technology, deregulation, the decline of unions and defense cuts – technology is probably the most critical. It has favored the educated and the skilled,” says M. B. Zuckerman, editor-in-chief of U.S. News & World Report (7/31/95). Since 1973, wages adjusted for inflation have declined by about a quarter for high school dropouts, by a sixth for high school graduates, and by about 7% for those with some ... under the age of 18. This government policy was conducive to our economic markets, and allowed our country to prosper from 1950 through 1970. Now, our own prosperity has moved us into a highly technical world, that requires highly skilled labor. The natural answer to this problem, is that the U.S. Government's education policy must keep pace with the demands of the highly technical job market. If a middle ... a college diploma, as it was for the children of the 70's to get a high school diploma. This brings me to the issue of our country's political process, in a technologically advanced world. Voting & Poisoned Political Process in The U.S. The advance of mass communication is natural in a technologically advanced society. In our country's short history, we have seen the development of the printing ...
- 8743: La Amistad
- ... excellent actor, but unfortunately, his portrayal of Theodore Joadson was wasted. This is because Theodore Joadson never actually existed. Actually, Freeman was playing a mix of everybody in the “Amistad Committee” which was started by New York abolitionists Lewis Tappan, Joshua Leavitt, and Simeon Jocelyn. These are the people that funded the Africans’ defense. The first round of the trial began in the US Circuit court in Hartford Connecticut with Judge Thompson presiding. Thompson denied the writ of habeus corpus, which was motioned for, keeping the Africans in custody in New Haven jail. Later, Tappan had several of the Africans bring up civil suits against Montes and Ruiz, the people who bought the Africans as slaves and were left alive on the Amistad, for wrongful imprisonment ... Judge Judson presiding, before the Amistad Committee brought forth the evidence that proved the Africans were actually from Africa, they tried to have the salvage claims thrown out because they should have been taken to New York. It is true that the secretary of state handpicked the judge for this case in the hope that the Africans would be sent back to Cuba. This was done to help the president ...
- 8744: How To Raise Money For Startin
- ... business is not as difficult as most people seem to think. This is especially true when you have an idea that can make you and your backers rich. Actually, there's more money available for new business ventures than there are good business ideas. A very important rule of the game to learn: Any time you want to raise money, your first move should be to put together a proper prospectus ... for an existing business, you'll need a profit and loss record for at least the preceding six months, and a plan showing how this additional money will produce greater profits. If it's a new business, you'll have to show your proposed business plan, your marketing research and projected costs, as well as anticipated income figures, with a summary for each year, over at least a three year period ... chance of making money. In many instances, they trade their help for a small interest in your company. Many states have Business Development Commissions whose goal is to assist in the establishment and growth of new businesses. Not only do they offer favorable taxes and business expertise, most also offer money or facilities to help a new business get started. Your Chamber of Commerce is the place to check for ...
- 8745: Censorship
- ... things differently. Some see obscenity in nude pictures, statues, paintings, etc. While others find less obscenity in these things. This is where the discrepancy is found between what should and should not be censored. The world is filled with obscene things. And it would seem that parents are just trying to protect their children from the outside world. But does it really help? My friends sister was upset with her parents for raising her in such a sheltered environment. When she went away to college, she got a taste of what the real world was really like. These days, an average elementary school student knows many things. They are influenced by a wide range of sources, from television and other forms of media, their environment at home and ...
- 8746: Fahrenheit 451 2
- ... girl of seventeen who changes his mind about everything. Clarisse McClellan knows many things that Montag has never considered. For instance, she recites poetry, the ideas of great philosophers, and most importantly, facts about the world s history. When she first speaks to Montag of these illicit things, he is taken aback and begins to question all that he has been told. Not trusting his current knowledge and cursed with a ... But, Montag did not give up. He soon remembers an old retired English professor, Faber, he met one year earlier. Faber jumps at the chance to help Montag and together they venture into the unwelcoming world to try to show others the importance of knowing their past. In light of these facts, one theme of this story, it is not necessarily the eldest, who is the wisest, can be found in ... quote proves to be true in Fahrenheit 451 because Montag s knowledge of the past is lacking and what he does know is inaccurate. When he encounters the truth, it is like an entirely different world being opened up to him. Obviously, this newfound knowledge would not be as awesome if he had known it all along. This, along with other aspects of the book, made this novel truly enjoyable. ...
- 8747: Expression Through Literary De
- ... life of the reader. Throughout the story, Zaroff exclaims that when he murders animals, it does not excite him which leads him to kill humans. The wrongful action which Zaroff commits demonstrates the way the world behaves today, specifically the hunting world. For this reason in the hunting world of today, people kill animals for either game or for enjoyment; but what perverse mind enjoys that slaughter of creatures? The violence of today exists all around where people call home or gather to ...
- 8748: Eisenhower
- ... Infantry, at Fort Sam Houston, near San Antonio, Texas. Shortly after his arrival, he met Mamie Geneva Doud, and later on July 1st of 1916, they got married. In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, he was promoted to captain, and he was assigned to training duty at Fort Oglethorpe and also Fort Leavenworth as an instructor in officer courses. In 1918 he commanded 6,000 men at ... MacArthur. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1936 and served as the executive officer of the 15th Infantry at Fort Ord and later as the chief of staff of the 3rd Division prior to World War II. World war II began in Europe in 1939. The Congress of the United States responded by ordering a military draft that began in 1940. On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the ...
- 8749: The Masque Of The Red Death: An In Depth Review Of The Image
- ... in Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories. Poe’s most famous works are morbid tales or terror, madness, death and decay (Vora). Poe captures the reader’s imagination and proceeds to lead them into a world of the gothic and the grotesque. A perfect example of this type of imagery can be found in his short story “The Masque of the Red Death,” first published in 1843. The masked ball becomes ... masque. He and his guest cannot escape death, which the reader then uses to derive the story’s theme. This foreshadowing and other elements of Poe’s work gives the reader a look into the world of the grotesque. “The distortion of all ingredients; the fusion of different realms; the coexistence of beauty, bizzare, ghastly, and repulsive elements; the merger of the parts into a turbulent whole; the withdrawal into a phantasmagoric and nocturnal world- all these features have here entered into the concept of the word grotesque” (Kayser 389). Poe’s use of the grotesque imagery in “The Masque of the Red Death” guides the reader’s imagination ...
- 8750: The Feelings of Falling in Love
- ... the basis of modern romantic relationships. The first is attraction. Attraction is the excitement you feel when falling in love. To better explain this feeling, attraction is what you feel when you have met someone new who really excites you and you begin to feel aroused when thinking about this person. Although this sounds very sexual, this feeling is just the first of what will most likely become a sexual passion ... to feel these feelings of falling in love I wish them happiness and luck. BIBLIOGRAPHY Beal, Anne E. and Sternberg, Robert J. Social Construction of Love, Vol 12 No. 3. London, Thousand Oaks, Ca. and New Delhi. August 1995. pg. 423. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Buscaglia, Leo. Loving Each Other: The Challenge of Human Relationships. New Jersey 1984. P. 46. Kalbfleish, Pamala J. Interpersonal Communication: Evolving Interpersonal Relationships. New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. 1993. pg. 82. Liebowitz, Micheal R. The Chemistry of Love. Canada: Little Brown and Company. 1983. ...
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