Fulbright Research Paper

Potter, J. L. (2001). Building bridges between cultures. Women's Educational Equity Act Publishing Center Digest, , 1-1. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/207669759?accountid=35812

“Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases.” –Hippocrates, 460-377 BC. If a Greek physician could make this statement over 2300 years ago, why is it such an under-exposed theory today? As stated in Chiropractic First, written by Dr. Rondberg, a chiropractor of 35 years and founder of the “Chiropractic Journal,” Hippocrates “believed that only nature could heal and it was the physician’s duty to remove any obstruction that would prevent the body from healing” (8-9). These “physicians” are called chiropractors today, and their goal is to remove subluxations, the displacement of two or more spinal disks that causes

On May 2, 2012, the National Football League lost one of its elite players to suicide: Junior Seau. Seau played for the Chargers, Dolphins, and the Patriots during his professional football career and was a 12-time Pro Bowler before retiring in 2009. Three years after his retirement however, Seau committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a gun. This greatly shocked the football world and its image of Junior Seau as a person, but it soon realized the cause for his action. Shortly after Seau’s death, researchers examined Seau’s brain and found that it contained a disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy which is formed

This proposal is to help bring to life the Semester on the Appalachain, a semester long expedition on the Appalachian Trail for a group of ten participants, in order to provide an environment that can not be replicated in a typical classroom setting. In the proposal, it will provide research on the benefits of experiential and expedition education, improvement on psychological health, and organizations that run similar programs.

The SAN policy controls whether a newly discovered disk is brought online or stays offline, and whether it turns out to be read/write or if it remains read-only.

Uluru is the biggest rock in the world. It is 9.4km if you walk around it and about 345 metres high if you climb it. It's 3.6km long, 2km wide, and is a roughly oval shape. It's made of arkosic sandstone and is renowned for the way it changes colour in the light and is particularly spectacular at sunrise and sunset.

The primary reason why my child deserves to be considered for the FTEA scholarship is that he embodies the mantra of striving for excellence academically and athletically. Ever since he first entered the education system he always went above and beyond for his schoolwork, going as far as taking 1st and 2nd grade math and literacy classes in Kindergarten. In athletics, he excelled in Football as well as track & field and has earned the opportunity to play division I football for Wagner College. When he was not on honing himself in his academics or athletics, Adedayo gave back to the community. Throughout his time at Franklin High School, Adedayo has logged over 300 hours of community service through feeding the homeless, providing the less

When immigrants came to the US, people talked about the struggle that many of them had to go through in order to fit into society, however often left out of this is the children. Children had been socially affected by these rapid changes in their lives in America. Education is a large part of our modern day society, and often we take that for granted. However, for many children living in the early half of the 20th century, they often did not get to receive a full education. According to authors Carl L. Bankston and Danielle Antoinette of the book Immigration in U.S. History, Italian Children were pressured by society to assimilate into the culture of the United States(Bankston and Antoinette). They claim the pressure by culture to assimilate social impacted the children because it almost forced them to find a job, or have their parents find jobs for them. Many children were even expected to drop out of school. Often, it was the parents of these children that were the ones to force them to get these jobs. Public schools required that the ones who did end up staying in education programs to only speak English. Assimilating them

Italy’s schooling system, although structured the same to that of the US or the UK, differs a great deal. They divide it into a 4 educational cycle. I stated previously in this essay the setup and the names of these schools, but to pait a clearer picture here is a layout of their

This special interest of mine reflects on my personality because as a person I am always trying to get better. I can get very competitive with my friends or even myself and this specific interest has allowed me, to sometimes win in those competitions. So one of the special interest I have pursued and followed is heavily exercising at the gym. In my view this interest is a very positive thing to pursue because it allows me to be better each and every day and I usually try to encourage people to pursue it as well because I know it will help them the same way it helped me.

In the United States, starting salaries for teachers who have completed a four-year degree are far lower compared to many other professions, which also require a four-year degree. In most states, teachers must undergo testing and other rigorous certification requirements, but they are given the same consideration or status as beginning professionals in other areas. Although attractive incentives are offered, the compensation does not compare to the long hours of work and schooling required for a teaching career.

How do you feel paying the entire sticker price, while some of the domestic students do not?

The project was started by dividing up the actual needed information into sections for each of the participants to research on their own. We decided to gather up basic information about different sectors of the Italian world/culture. We divided up into

Within education teachers come in contact with a large population of culturally diverse individuals (students,

Education is one of the most important factors in every person’s life regardless of where they’re from, their race, or their culture. Becoming educated not only makes life easier for us but also can help people become more successful in all things. However with so many people of various races, ethnicities and backgrounds in the United States it is difficult to create an education system that attends to each student’s individual culture. Ones own culture influences their actions and lifestyle, therefore this can create conflict if it is different from their schools cultural teaching style. Multicultural and multilingual classrooms have become the norm in many educational and professional settings throughout the U.S. because of changing immigration patterns caused by globalization (Institute for Educational Leadership, p. 2). For teachers today, it is essential to understand the role of culture and have the ability to interact interculturally in the classroom to create an effective learning environment. Analyzing cultural issues or differences can help teachers to understand some of the unconscious processes that shape individuals’ actions and interactions, as well as their language use and communication. “Teachers who understand cultural diversity…are more likely to be successful in their multicultural classrooms” (Samovar, Pg.2).