For many students summer technology programs are more than a way to ‘get out of the house for the day’. It is the chance to learn new skills, explore unusual subjects and have fun. The choice of summer program by a middle school student can provide an initial spark of interest in future school work or careers. In this paper, a summer program for middle school girls designed with potential future careers is discussed. With computer technology and technology careers as the central theme of the week, the girls visited campus computer labs, listened to invited speakers and created an original computer project. This paper discusses the program design and projects created by the girls during the weeklong summer camp. Topic-Enhanced Multidimensional Cross-Domain

Abstract One of the most important aspects of American politics is

of the political spectrum are unhappy about inequality; whereas in the US the happiness of the poor and of those on the left is uncorrelated with inequality. Interestingly, in the US, the rich are bothered by inequality. Comparing across continents, we find that left-wingers in Europe are more hurt by inequality

American politics. He studies party systems, populism, political appeals, and political identity, with empirical research on Peronism and anti-Peronism in Argentina, and Chavismo and anti-Chavismo in Venezuela. Ostiguy’s work develops a “spatial analysis ” of politics and party systems focusing

Motivational Consequence Considerable research reveals that motivation can lead to important outcomes. Although most studies have focused on the effects of intrinsic motivation (see , for review), more recent research based on the tenets of selfdetermination theory has dealt with the whole spectrum

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With its ascendancy in American political discourse during the past few years, hope has become a watchword of politics, yet the rhetoric has failed to inquire into the actual function of hope in political life. This essay examines elpis, the Greek word for ‘‘hope,’ ’ in Thucydides ’ History

uncertainty and monetary unions

Military coups have posed a persistent threat to political stability in Africa— undermining democratization efforts, initiating lasting cycles of intra-military vio-lence, and even descending into civil war. Since decolonization, over 200 coup at-tempts have been made across the continent

Insurgencies don’t have a plan – they are the plan: