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It is the intent of this independent research project to point out that although society has made a tremendous leap since the 1964 Civil Rights Act; we can still do more to bring about a change in the way we view and educate other ethnicities, races, religions, and cultures of which we may have very limited understanding. By becoming responsive to these differences, such as, skin color, eye shape, speech/language, or even religious practice, we can help create, for our students, our schools, and ourselves a better understanding of educating others who are different. This is the root of charter schools. This independent research project (IRP) seeks to address diversity generically as the world of difference as an aspect in educational settings as opposed to our present school's inattentiveness to diversity

"e;A compelling story of an adopted woman's search for her truth and a mother lost, found, and lost again. The Search is a poignant memoir of the reality of an adoptee's life. I couldn't put it down."e;JOE SOLL, LCSW, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, AUTHOR OF ADOPTION HEALINGA PATH TO RECOVERY _ Titia Ellis remembers the exact moment her life changed forever. Her mother, still in her dressing gown, sat in the chair opposite five-year-old Titia and her older sister, twisting a handkerchief between her hands, while her father paced the floor behind her. Titia's stomach rolled over as her mother announced, "e;Daddy and I want to tell you something important about when you were born."e; As soon as she learns the story of her birth parents' untimely deaths and her subsequent adoption, Titia realizes that her adoption is to be kept a secret-never to be discussed again out of fear of upsetting her mother. Wanting to be loved and to fit in, she obeys her parents' wishes-until a mid-life crisis shatters her illusion of being the perfect daughter, wife, and mother. As Titia chronicles her poignant journey to find her birth mother, she details how she jeopardizes her relationship with her adoptive parents and threatens the privacy of unsuspecting strangers-all without any guarantee of a happy outcome.When Titia embarks on her quest to find her birth family, she immerses herself deep into her past, not knowing that what she discovers in the end will transform her entire life.

Shall we continue following in the footsteps of Leland Thomas and will be present in Penrith as Princess Ashley becomes proficient with the bow ''neath the tutoring of the archer.A grievous error results in a rift between Prince Frederick and the Princess Ashley creating much tribulation for Leland.Lady Juliana''s mischievous behavior becomes a concern for Princess Rebecca.The relationship between Sir Cartwith and Whitney moves forward and becomes much more.When traveling to Dumfries with the King and Prince Frederick for a fox hunt, prior to leaving Gretna Tom pleads with Bridget to relocate to Penrith.Having grown up a commoner on the outskirts of the castle walls, Leland Thomas learned from this father to become an expert archer to feed the hungry villagers. Despite the king''s warning that poaching carried a severe penalty, Leland continued in his quest for the hunt.Because of his ability to avoid detection while in the king''s forest, the villagers came to refer to him as The Sly Fox....Leland''s skill with the bow not only won him the king''s tournament and thus the right to legally hunt in the king''s forest., he also fell in love with a winsome lass who, unbeknownst to him, was the Princess Ashley.