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Consideration for smoking marijuana for medical purposes in the U.S. Types of groups which pushed for the legalization of marijuana for all purposes. Cases reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning medical marijuana and legalization. There are benefits to the legalization of marijuana dealing with economic and social problems. Harvard has gave supporting evidence for marijuana and health issues. Marijuana is a proven pain reliever. Also it help cancer patients maintain appetites, this is another supporting reason for medical marijuana legalization.

Current emphasis in curricular design for FLES programs dedicates little time to the development of second language literacy in foreign language learners in the elementary school. A focus on developing these literacy skills is essential, if communicative competence is to be the goal in a fully articulated K-12 curriculum for Spanish. The vehicle necessary for developing these skills lies in curricular objectives that emphasize literacy and in teacher development programs that foster the growth of this instructional skill in FLES teachers. In light of a theoretical discussion of the need for group reading instruction, an instructional unit serves as a model for developing the first and second language literacy of early elementary language learners. (Abstract taken from JSTOR.)

This article focuses on how to use tax savings for college tuition and how to write off loan payments. The tax break is for families paying for educations costs and for those paying interest on loans. Tax payers can deduct up to $2,500 of interest paid off their taxes. Families must understand that there are many restrictions to this break such as income level and relationship to the dependent, but this is an easy way to save money and pay for college tuition.

A film on OhioLINK. For decades, IQ tests have been the gold standard for measuring intelligence. But is one standardized test really adequate for every taker? This program advocates a different approach, creating an array of unusual challenges to assess brainpower and positing an argument for the interplay of multiple intelligences. Assisted by the insights of Harvard's Howard Gardner and experts using brain scanning technology at UC Davis' M.I.N.D. Institute, the program brings together a group of obviously bright and talented people and presents them with trials of all shapes and sizes. The results establish the validity of measuring not just what people know but also the equally important ways in which they exercise their practical, creative, emotional, and kinesthetic IQs. A BBCW Production. (50 minutes)

The National Institute for Literacy serves as a national resource for adult education and literacy programs, coordinates literacy services and policy, and provides leadership for literacy in the United States. The Institute disseminates information on scientifically based reading research pertaining to children, youth, and adults as well as information about development and implementation of classroom reading programs based on the research. A great resource for articles and statistics.

Davis' study of the necessity for financial literacy is interesting and examines the cost benefit ananlysis for financial literacy courses. The study is done with Texas PTA parents and their willingness to allocate additional funds for financial classes. Davis addressses the growing problem of American students and their lack of finacial knowledge. Overall a valuable article to examine the publics willingness to provide funding for financial education

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.

The training for literacy is hard. Professional instruments analyze for support for the children.

This article focus is on women and the 2000 Senate election. This focus on campaign strategies and the media women use when running for a position. Women usually take up more of the electoral voting then men. Women take up 55% percent of all elections and are more likely to be persuaded by campaign strategies because they often make their choice about who they are going to vote for more quickly than men. To attract women votes, candidates for a position often focus on education, health care and childcare. This article will be valuable to my research because it shows what candidates focus on in the media and campaigning when looking at women. It also shows that candidates pay more attention to women when campaigning earlier in their career. It also will help in explaining why candidates emphasize part of their campaign on certain issues to target women.

This article addresses how the media pays more attention to an election when there is more diversity in the race, gender being one of them. If a female is running against a male more attention is likely to be displayed about the election. This specific article addresses women running for Mayor and the different media coverage they receive. It also talks about women running for senate and how they often have negative press coverage. Coverage of women politicians is different than those of men. Geographically, women are not covered (media) the same in every state and this also effects if a women has a chance at winning. This article will help me greatly in my paper because it research specific elections and shows results from many different polls. Since it addresses different races, such as Senator and Mayors and their races, I can use this information for an example to show people how women are not covered the same in media coverage during a political election. I can also use this article to show how when a women is running against a man, there is different emphasis on certain issues.

Colletti,Carolyn. "Girls & Money: A Coordinated Approach to Financial Literacy." Independent School 63.1 (Fall2003 2003): 64-65. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Roesch Lib., U. of Dayton, Dayton, OH.14 Mar. 2009. .

Colletti discusses the coordinated approach to financial literacy for girls that was started by the National Coalition of Girls' Schools in the U.S. The article stresses the importance for woman and girls to have sound financial literacy for success. Children have an understanding of finance and fairness even at a very young age. Therefore, young children are capable of learning about financial literacy at a very early age. The article also shares results of a financial skills study of teenage girls. Financial literacy education is a tool to help bridge the gap that woman have experienced throughout the ages.

This article discusses an alternative method to the traditional education techniques for financial education. This alternative is the implementation of CD-ROMs for children fourteen years and above, that help introduce and instruct proper financial protocols. This source can be used to show the amount of concern financial literacy that is present today.

In this article the authors talk about how students need an engaging work environment to work to their greatest ability, especially in the field of mathematics. It is often difficult to establish high-level tasks for students because these tasks often cause more uncertainty and stress for students since there is more risk involved. Also, provided in the article is a conceptual framework that is a framework for mathematical tasks. The purpose of this study was to show how classroom factors influenced student's engagement of mathematical tasks.

In this article the authors discuss the reason for lack of financial literacy among young people in today's society. Their main argument for the lack of financial literacy is a student's not having motivation. Research shows that this is true for students even after taking part in a financial literacy curriculum. The authors were able to find data to back up the point that lack of motivation leads to lack of financial literacy.

These authors discuss a few studies of how the UK's national academic sector services and projects are affected by different search engines. It discusses the first search engine for the volunteers and explains how many of them start with the same search engine. It describes the common uses of internet search engines, whether it be for hours or for just minutes. They followed the search with a questionnaire that asked the volunteers the ease of their research and the reliability of their findings. Hence, this article describes both how easy it is to use Google and how reliable the findings are; however, it studies students just in the UK.

Beverly shares the importance of improving and focusing on the expansion of financial education practices in regards to our countries youth. Students may underestimate the need for financial education. The recommendation for social workers is to encourage the incorporation of financial education in the elementary and middle school curriculums as well as high school. Beverly believes that to ensure universal access, financial education should be a mandate for high schools. The integration of financial education into school curriculums has been recommended by the U.S. Office of Financial Education.

Colletti discusses the coordinated approach to financial literacy for girls that was started by the National Coalition of Girls' Schools in the U.S. The article stresses the importance for woman and girls to have sound financial literacy for success. Children have an understanding of finance and fairness even at a very young age. Therefore, young children are capable of learning about financial literacy at a very early age. The article also shares results of a financial skills study of teenage girls. Financial literacy education is a tool to help bridge the gap that woman have experienced throughout the ages.

It is shocking to see the statistic that almost 2/3 of individuals over the age of 50, still in the working environment, have not thought about their retirement. This failure to plan has lead Americans to financial illiteracy. Almost half of people in the workforce are unaware of pension and retirement funds that they as employees qualify for. The author suggests requiring proper planning aid information upon new employee orientation, educational programs as well as a personal incentive for individuals to think and plan for the future.

The article offers views on the debate over the legalization of marijuana for medical uses in the U.S. It says that the issue over marijuana access to medical treatment rests solely upon the power between states and the federal government. People have challenged the states for legalization of medical marijuana. This is another article that challenges the states in their medical marijuana reform laws. Men and women throughout the US challenge states authority over medical marijuana legalization. This debacle creates uproars and give me evidence of peoples push for reform laws and a changing society.

This article talks about how the social studies classroom is spending much of its time teaching literacy. While it is important for the extra literacy teaching, the article talks about how parents are worried about a lack in social studies education because of this. The cause for the extra literacy teachings in the social studies classroom is to prepare the students for the state mandated testing that places much more importance on literacy than on civics. This is a good source if you are researchign the effects of the no child left behind act