Articles by Alina Saminsky

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The Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, and Avenues for Improvement

January 27, 2011 - 1790 words | Education » No Child Left Behind

President Obama has an immense task before him. In this upcoming year, he will be responsible for the long overdue reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. This act is based on the standards-based reform model which is comprised of three main... Read Article »

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No Child Left Behind Education Policy NCLB Primary Education Us Education Education Reform Standardized Testing

High-Stakes Standardized Testing: A Panacea or a Pest?

January 25, 2011 - 3550 words | Education » Standardized Testing

If you talk to any person in the field of education today about high-profile and controversial issues in their field, the topic of high-stakes standardized testing will inevitably come up. This issue has been around for a long time, but was really introduced... Read Article »

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Standardized Testing High-stakes Tests Standardized Tests No Child Left Behind MCAS

Sexuality, Religion, and Science As Seen Through "Twilight of the Gods"

February 16, 2010 - 2241 words | Film and Cinema » Twilight Of the Golds

Within the first ten minutes of Twilight of the Golds, it is clear that both Judaism and homosexuality play a role in the Gold family. The family is at least culturally Jewish, if not more, and the son David (Brendan Fraser), is portrayed to be gay. Yet neither &ldquo... Read Article »

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Twilight Of the Golds Social Construction Genetic Testing Homosexuality Judaism Ross Marks Film Reviews

Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: Early Intervention and Comprehensiveness as Critical Factors

February 11, 2010 - 3792 words | Criminal Justice » Juvenile Delinquency

Every single person living in the United States today is affected by juvenile crime. It affects parents, neighbors, teachers, and families. It affects the victims of crime, the perpetrators, and the bystanders. While delinquency rates have been decreasing, rates... Read Article »

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Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs Head Start Home Visitation Nurse Visitation Preventing Crime Delinquency Rate

The Balance of Power Between Men and Women in Robert Browning's Poems

February 9, 2010 - 1505 words | English » Robert Browning

Robert Browning’s two poems, “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess,” have some striking similarities. Both feature men who seem mentally disturbed; Further, both of these men had relationships with "strong" women who, despite... Read Article »

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Robert Browning My Last Duchess Porphyria's Lover Gender Murder

Health Care Reform: Reducing Waste and Improving Efficiency in Today's Medicaid

February 8, 2010 - 2353 words | Political Science » Health Care

As the nation’s largest health insurance program, Medicaid plays a huge role in the current health care reform debate. The program serves over 50 million people and has total outlays equaling over $280 billion[i]. Medicaid is much more than simply a program for... Read Article »

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Medicaid Health Care Health Care Reform Medicare Health Insurance Health Care Debate Efficiency

Comparing Female Characters in "Christabel" and "The Eve of St. Agnes"

February 5, 2010 - 2225 words | Literary Criticism » Female Characters

Despite both being the leading female characters in their respective pieces, Christabel from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Christabel and Madeline from John Keats’ The Eve of St. Agnes have many striking similarities. Throughout both poems, the two women are... Read Article »

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Coleridge Keats Christabel The Eve Of St. Agnes Gender Roles in Literature Female Character

Getting Enough Sleep is No Easy Task for Today's Students

February 3, 2010 - 1037 words | Education » Sleep Patterns

Take a look inside a high school classroom. You will most likely find a teacher at the front of the class and students sitting at their desks. Yet, look closer, and you might notice a familiar trend: many of these students are not paying attention. Instead, they are... Read Article »

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School Start Times High School Students Sleep Lack Of Sleep Too Little Sleep Sleepy Students

Burying the Pen: Tackling Resistance to Formal Education by the Karimojong in Uganda

February 2, 2010 - 2372 words | Education » Education in the Developing World

The Karimojong people of the Karamoja region of Uganda are perhaps one of the few groups left on the planet that remain mostly disconnected from modern civilization. This semi-nomadic community has lived in the northeastern region of Uganda for many centuries. Their... Read Article »

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Karimojong Karamojong Non-formal Education Uganda International Education Developing World

Alina Saminsky graduated in 2011 with a concentration in Educational Foundations And Reform from University Of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, MA USA.