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Assessment of English Language Learners The assessment of English Language Learner (ELLs) consists of a variety of practices. Different terms are used when in the evaluation of ELLs in educational settings. Additional terms utilized when conducting assessments of ELLs include bilingual assessment or nondiscriminatory assessment. Although the term bilingual assessment may suggest that the student has mastered both languages and is, in fact, bilingual, in practice the term generally refers to a…

was happening in Vietnam and the reason for the United States involvement in the war. It was the first and only pro-war picture in its depiction of United States intervention to suppress the spread of Communism and cruelty of the South Vietnamese. In 1968, the American people were growing tired of the war. The media loved to report the negative and give very little positive facts. Families wanted their loved ones’ home and many protests were going on because of the senseless war. John Wayne…

Throughout the book, A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War From Stalin to Gorbachev, Zubok demonstrates the differing personalities of successive Soviet leaders. These contrasting personalities were critical in shaping the character of Moscow’s cold war. In chapter seven and chapter eight, in particular, Zubok’s work concerns his interpretation of Brezhnev. During the Brezhnev period, the Soviet Union and the United States entered an era of détente. Brezhnev was committed to the…

Development and construction of both sites The designer of the Shugakuin Imperial Villa is retired Emperor Gomizuno-o (1596- 1680), he did the landscape design of the Upper Villa and Lower Villa. The designer of the Katsura Imperial Villa - Prince Toshihito, was his uncle. In 1629, Tokugawa Shogunate – actual governor of Edo, intensified the opposition and interference of the imperial household, the emperor became a puppet. Feeling deep resentment and Emperor Gomizuno-o suddenly abdicated. In…

who shaped our nation to have equal rights for all ? Well let me tell you about them. The Civil Rights movement, which was led by many brave americans, started in 1954 and ended in 1968. In 1964 any segregation in public places was outlawed. Also in 1965 all Native Americans were given the right to vote. Finally in 1968 discrimination in housing, as well as business was surprisingly banned, because of this and other reasons the Civil Rights movement ended. Now i’m going to talk about three men…

On April 18th, 1961, CIA paramilitary groups landed on a beach in the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. Initially, they overwhelmed the local militia, however, within a few days, they surrendered and were put into Cuban prisons. On April 21st, President John F. Kennedy acknowledged the failure of the mission and laid the blame on himself. However, I argue that by evaluating the Bay of Pigs Invasion through the lens of the cognitive approach, we will be better able to understand the failure of the mission and…

throughout history, the community era attempted to distinguish the different roles of police and the certain expectations each role carried with it. There are three widely recognized roles of police: law enforcement, order maintenance, and service (Wilson, 1968). The most widely perceived role of police by the public is that of law enforcement, but in truth law enforcement is one iota of actual police work (Bittner, 1974). Police are also perceived to be at the forefront of crime prevention,…

domestic issues. This was perhaps the greatest opportunity for the Labour government to enforce its promise of better race relations, exemplified by the Race Relations Act 1965. Moreover the Labour government also extended the Race Relations Act in 1968 to cover unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, education and services. But at the same time, the Commonwealth Immigrants Act meant East African Asians holding British passports lost their automatic right to stay in the UK. The Act…

Introduction Social work is a helping profession, whether a social worker is working one on one with a consumer recovering from a mental break, working to change policy at the governmental level or comforting someone who is suffering from a loss, helping is what social workers do (Robbins, Chatterjee & Canda, 2006). A social work practice also requires keen skills in activities like; advocating, educating, linking, managing, organizing and problem solving (Swenson, 1998). These skills are the…

Many citizens in the United States struggle, barely making it with minimum wage paying jobs. Most people work two to three jobs put together, to pay for their livings and to support for their families. Based on the State of California: Department of Industrial Relations, in October 1, 1996, minimum wage was $4.25-increasing to $4.75 within that year. A year after, in March 1st, the wage was $5.15-$5.75, but it changed again on September 1st. Increasing a dollar twenty-five. Today, minimum wage…