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    Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is becoming more popular every day (Polk, Johnston, Evers, 2015, p.92). It can give a wealth of information easily to anyone who wishes to learn about a topic. However, concerns have risen about its use in research for schools. In the article “Wikipedia Use in Research: Perceptions in Secondary Schools” by Tracy Polk of Worcester Preparatory School, Melissa Johnston of the University of Alabama, and Stephanie Evers of the University of South Alabama, researches the way teachers, librarians, and library staff perceive Wikipedia and its use in public education. Polk, Johnston, and Evers define “research” as “any information that students seek to complete their papers, homework, and other assignments, either provided by their teachers or school librarians or sought independently” (Polk, Johnston, Evers, 2015, p.93). Assuming that most students in secondary schools perform research as part of a school assignment, they cite a Pew Research Internet Project survey to point out that researching has “shifted from a relatively slow process of intellectual curiosity and discovery to a fast-paced, short-term exercise aimed at locating just enough information to complete an assignment” (Purcell et al., 2012, p.92). A research source commonly promoted by teachers are databases, whereas sites like Wikipedia are viewed with “a consistent skepticism, by school librarians and teachers alike,” (Abilock, 2012; Callison, 2008; Murley, 2008; p.93). As…

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    7 October 2011 Effects on Nurses Working Long Hours Patients in a hospital and/or healthcare facilities have to be cared for all day and all night, everyday of the week by nurses. The usual way to fulfill this need is to divide up the day into three 8-hour shifts. Different shifts have been put into place to help improve nurse satisfaction, decrease the nursing shortage and save the hospital money. The 24-hour day is made up of two 12-hour shifts; 12 hours in the day and 12 hours at night.…

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    with the country. CONCLUSION Whether you are native born or just learning about it, I can tell you it will leave an unforgettable mark on you. Here in America we hear about Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, individuals making a difference for a nation, well Haiti, a nation was able to make a difference for the individual people. Visit Haiti for its rich history, unique culture, and organic environment you will not regret it. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bertelsen, Cynthia D. "Haiti." Food Cultures of the…

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    for art’s sake. In other words, Aestheticism said that art should not have any other purpose than to display its own beauty and the beauty of the artist’s personality. This movement was also adamant that art should serve no political purpose; a contradiction to what many artists were producing at the time. The Aestheticism art movement “began in reaction to prevailing utilitarian social philosophies and to what was perceived as the ugliness and philistinism” of the Industrial age during the…

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    (Franzen). Wharton lived a high profile life unlike any other authors, a comfortable life that most people today want to live. She came from a long line of important names in the American, specifically the New York, society that had led the social life of New York in the past (“Edith Wharton, 75, Is Dead in France”). Wharton used her unique background to craft stories portraying “the upper-class New York society in the 1870s” or her observations of “the grimmer possibilities of the New England…

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    I have heard of the encyclopedia, but I have never actually seen it and I was unaware that the encyclopedia had an online website. After my observation at Bangor High School, I decided to look more closely to Britannica and I was pleasantly surprised how well the encyclopedia was set up. Britannica has some similarities to Wikipedia, but it seems to be better set up and more reliable. I have always used Wikipedia with my research papers and such, but I now believe that I will start using…

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    Ed. Robert Guisepi. History World International. Web. 29 Feb. 2016. "Frederick I". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 29 Feb. 2016 "Frederick William I". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 29 Feb. 2016 "Frederick II". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 01 Mar. 2016 "enlightened despotism". Encyclopædia…

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    write in order to keep track of their routes and their supplies. It also contributed the three phases of civilization which were: the Cycladic civilization, the Minoan civilization, and the Mycenaean Greece. Another name for these three phases was the Aegean civilizations. These three phases were similar in a lot of ways, but they also had their differences. Mycenaean Greece and the Minoan civilization were similar in culture because the Mycenaean were dependent on the Minoan culture. The phases…

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    realistic and believable. Blum, Richard A. "The Stanislavski System from New York to Hollywood." Central States Speech Journal 30.4 (1979): 352-59. SMC. Perviz Sawoski. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. Cash, Justin. "Realism and Naturalism Theatre Conventions." The Drama Teacher. N.p., 3 Mar. 2014. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. Stanislavsky, Konstantin. An Actor Prepares. New York: Theatre Arts, 1948. Print. Winters, Shelley. "Method Acting Procedures - The Magic If." MAP - The Magic If. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Nov.…

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    overstated, and neither can their endurance. The United States may have gotten their early Irish Americans under terrible circumstances, but now they are a culture faring far better and have in turn helped America to define its own. Works Cited Jones, P. D., and K. R. Briffa. "Unusual Climate in Northwest Europe During the Period 1730 to 1745 Based on Instrumental and Documentary Data." SpringerLink. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 25 Apr. 2006. Web. 16 May 2017. Klein, Christopher. "When America…

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