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    In recent years, public sector organizations increasingly leverage collaboration as a means of overcoming resource constraints and solving complex problems such as natural disaster preparation. Collaboration offers a means of achieving synergy among the public sector, private sector, and non-governmental organizations when strategizing, preparing, and responding during times of impending disasters. When faced with such a complex challenge, various federal, state and local agencies unite to develop

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    Psychologists Jean Piaget’s and Lev Vygotsky’s contributions to our knowledge about cognitive development and learning, forms the foundations of modern education. Both men’s work was revolutionary for their times, underpinning the transformative shift to a constructivist way of thinking, which emerged as the most significant influence on education of the 21st Century (James & Bader, 2002). Piaget, was the first psychologist to investigate the world from the perspective of the child, determining that

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    developing around his age. I was observing him during a craft project that involved painting and stringing beads upon a string. My mother would explain it and he would attempt it. This would also be an example of Vygotsky’s Zone of proximal development. Santrock writes, “The Zone of proximal development is a term for tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone, but can be mastered with assistance” (Santrock, 147). He could paint the beads, but he had trouble putting them on the string

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    The Law Of The Sea

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    extend the perimeter of the sea around their coasts to get more of the seas under their jurisdiction. Under these demands, developments in International law have brought about extended zones known as contiguous zone, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone etc. The Law of the sea will govern these characterised zones and see if a state should be entitled to such territorial sea extensions. The change of perception of states towards the seas have led to each state having their own principles which

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    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Make sure you are packed up with all of the essentials to have a good time in panama! Eat a light dinner and make sure everything is ready to go! 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm: Pack up the car and will my sister Sarah drive us to bart (200 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596). Gather our luggage, say goodbye to Sarah, and pay for 3 tickets to ride the bart train. Total cost for 3 round trip tickets: $48 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Get on the train that leaves at 7:00 pm and get off when

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    Psychologists use a wide range of ways to deal with, comprehend and clarify human behavior. The social/cultural point of view otherwise called sociocultural, is one method used to grasp why people act the way they do. This method looks to comprehend human behavior and identity improvement by inspecting the standards of the social gatherings and subgroups in which the individual is a part of. (Nevid, 2003) These principles are regularly unwritten rules that assist to direct a person’s activities.

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    Why China Can Attract More FDI: A Response to "Competitiveness in India and China: the FDI puzzle" In 2008, a serious financial crisis swept the globe, causing many countries' economies sunk in depression or recession. After four years, some emerging economies, such as China and India which are the members of the "BRICS" (the acronym of Brazil, Russia, India and China, which are at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development), firstly got rid of the effect of this financial crisis. Therefore

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    Theoretical Perspectives in Education Essay

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    Dewey and Vygotsky both believed that teachers should act as guides for students, helping students through the learning process to make meaning of their world, though Vygotsky with his zone of proximal development theory was more optimistic than Piaget or Dewey about how much a child’s learning could be helped or encouraged by the social setting of peers and adults (Gallagher). The benefits of constructivism for teachers and learners

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    State must accept these waters as part of its jurisdiction and enforce it. As the UN 1982 Treaty states, 12 miles is the furthest distance territorial waters may extend to. Ecuador can not claim a 200-mile territorial sea. They must accept the 12 mile zone granted to them. Ecuador can not construe the rules to their liking. Ecuador’s actions are not exclusive and have been seen before on the international level. In the past, certain costal states have staked a claim much wider than the customary

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    Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory focused on the affect of the surroundings, namely the culture, peers, and adults, on the developing child. Vygotsky proposed the “zone of proximal development” (ZPD) to explain the influence of the cultural context. ZPD refers to the range of tasks which a child cannot finish alone since they are too difficult, but such tasks can be completed with guidance and aid from more-skilled individuals. The lower limit of ZPD is the level of skill that the children can reach

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