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S Heywood

"Legalize It. (Cover story)." - 0 views

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    Legalization of marijuana and in some cases other drugs can be a benefit to America economically and socially. There is a push to legalize marijuana to keep money out of criminals hands. Also legalization of marijuana/ drugs can help Americas defense against sovereign and international crime. Many illegal organizations around the world feed off American drugs policies earning billions of dollars for their criminal enterprises. Drug cartels and terrorist organizations use drugs to fund their operations. The article is a great reason for legalization of marijuana/ drugs. The terrorists we are fighting are feeding off the people we are trying to defend. The whole system is flawed and if America continues to fight a battle against this foreign enemy we will never win the war on terrorists.
Abby Purdy

English in America - 0 views

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    A film on OhioLINK. Could be helpful for students researching bilingualism. When Massasoit hailed the Plymouth settlers in their own language, they might have taken it for a sign that English would dominate the New World. Packed with surprising etymologies and intriguing stories, this enhanced DVD traces the dynamic relationship between English and America, exploring the linguistic influence of westward expansion, cowboy culture, slave culture, and encounters with the French and Spanish languages. Key works examined include The New England Primer and Webster's The American Spelling Book. Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. (50 minutes, color) Part of the "Adventure of English" series.
Abby Purdy

Jay Mathews' "Work Hard. Be Nice." - 0 views

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    In his new book, "Work Hard. Be Nice.", Jay Mathews claims that the Knowledge Is Power Program is the "best" program serving severely disadvantaged, minority-group students in America today.
A Stanley

EBSCOhost: What's the Rap About Ecstasy? Popular Music Lyrics and Drug Trends Among Am... - 0 views

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    This article discusses the use of the popular drug ecstasy and its prevelances in popular music lyrics. It studies the use of "ex" by youths across America and the trends seen throughout the music industry with lyrics regarding drugs.
P Charbat

Reading between the lines week by week in 2007 - 0 views

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    This article is very interesting and useful for my research. It gives a week by week break down of the rankings of the books That Oprah has mentioned on her show. It shows how much it is still a factor in how America reads and what they buy. The 2007 list is very impressive just like when she began talking about books in the 90's. This will be a good thing that I can look at and draw some conclusions on about books and effects.
P Charbat

Oprah propels some first novelists to the stars - 0 views

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    This article shows another example of how Oprah has had huge influence over what America is reading. Two new authors like Jacquelyn Mitchard and Wally Lamb, were made famous because of Oprah. Mitchard's book went from 100,000 sales to 900,000 when Oprah talked about it on her show. The new authors are very appreciative and surprised at the effect that Oprah has had on their careers. This is helpful because it gives another view of why she is successful in controlling what our country is reading. She has made nobody authors into successful and famous just by talking about their book on her show.
P Charbat

10 years of best sellers how the landscape has changed - 0 views

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    In this Article Minzesheimer discusses Oprah Winfrey's effect on the popular things to read in America. The best sellers have been influenced hugely over the years. The article discussing J.K. Rowling's influence and Oprah's influence all in the same article. This shows me how relevant Oprah has been in the reading of our country. To be put in the same category as the writer of Harry Potter, she must be making a big effect. The article mentions Oprah as being "publishing's darling" and goes into talking about the Oprah effect. This article gives good background information on the effects Oprah has made in reading over the years.
P Charbat

Oprah Boosts Amazon's Kindle as "Amazing" - 0 views

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    This article talks about the new electronic Kindle and how Oprah "boosts" it on her show. She talked about how much she loved the gadget and had a representative from Amazon come and talk about it. This article will be useful to me because it shows her diverse ways in which she promotes reading. She has been very succesful with her book club and encouraging people to read the books she has found and now she promotes the Kindle as well. Oprah will prove to be powerful in this area pertaining to reading as well. She is all about encouraging America to love reading.
S Heywood

"Montana approves medical marijuana use; Alaska rejects legalization of drug." - 0 views

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    The article reports on the new arrival the for use of medical marijuana, for things such as chronic pain and nausea. Like the other 10 states in the U.S. marijuana would only be available to patients through a doctor's prescription. States such as Alaska have dismissed the law but were the first state to legalize marijuana possession for persons over 21. This article is evidence that America is slowly reforming marijuana laws but very slowly. This shows that many states need to rethink medical marijuana policies. I can use this in my paper for support of states and their social take on legalization of medical marijuana.
Abby Purdy

The No-Book Report: Skim It and Weep - 0 views

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    This article from the Washington Post discusses the problem of aliteracy. Much more prevalent than illiteracy, it is also more insidious because unlike teaching someone how to read, which is fairly straightforward, how do you teach someone to LIKE to read? This article contains statistics on aliteracy in America and interesting ways in which aliteracy has changed the way our society functions.
Abby Purdy

Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Theory, and Practice - 0 views

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    Good for background information.
K Snyder

Teach for America - 0 views

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    This author suggests a way to improve the quality of teachers in urban school districts. This will hopefull help the students and close the achievement gap. It says that Teach for American should adopt the teacher residency to help qualify the teachers. Urban schools are in need of well prepared teachers. The program will screen and recruit college grads that are strong and will make a difference in the urban school districts and will change a childs life.
J Graul

Understanding the Health Literacy of America: Results of the National Asses... - 0 views

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    This article defines exactly what health literacy is, and goes through different background information. It talks about the NAAL, which has to do with adult literacy. It also discusses and goes through the NAAL survey that many adults have taken
L Comerford

Too little, too late for automakers? - 0 views

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    EBSCOhost (ebscohost.com) serves thousands of libraries and other institutions with premium content in every subject area. Free LISTA: LibraryResearch.com
M Cleves

Awash in a Sea of Geographical Ignorance - Editorials - 0 views

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    This article from Direction's Magazine online was written by Alexander Murphy who is a professor of geology at the University of Oregon. This article talks about how America's lack of knowledge about the wolrd is a negative thing since we are in a position of strength in it. It uses knowledge about Iraq during the war as an example.
David Cahill

Bankrate survey: America gets a 'D' in financial literacy - 0 views

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    A survey conducted in 2004 by bankrate.com shows that the average United States citizen scored just 66 percent on a financial literacy test. The test was based upon twelve basic financial topics that were considered fundamental knowledge that all people in a capitalistic society should know. Individuals, who were not determined to be financially literate, stated that they were aware of their problem but never sought help. Individuals who were determined as most financially literate and most financially illiterate showed common characteristics, none which included any connection to gender.
L Stanley

Civics Education in America - 0 views

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    This article is about the lessening education in Civics courses in schools around the US. It also talks about the No child left behind act and its role in losing civics education in the classroom. The article continues to talk about the amount of money the schools will be getting in order to educate students in civics more. This would be a good article if you need information on the amount of money spent on trying to reinstate social studies education in schools.
Abby Purdy

User-Generated Content Makes Web the New Sweatshop - 0 views

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    The author argues that posters on sites such as YouTube and FunnyOrDie are working for free.
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