OBJECTIVE To compare the spelling ability of schoolchildren from the fourth to sixth grades of the elementary schools in the private and public schools of Bauru, São Paulo, and to verify whether errors are overcome as studies progress and the hierarchy of errors as to how often they occur. METHODS A dictation was applied to 384 schoolchildren: 206 from the private schools: 74 were at the four...

Assuming that the third decade of 21st century is a transition period between fourth and fifth waves terrorism, in accordance with D.C. Rapoport’s concept cyclicity article focuses on evolution modern terrorism. The main features four terrorism identified so far are presented sequentially. Then, reasons for initiating decline wave perspectives constitution explored. In first section article, re...