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Transformation and self-discovery in Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog"

Anton Chekhov's the Lady with the Dog is commonly considered to be a moralizing tale in which a chronically unfaithful husband undergoes a complete transformation in his values, his priorities and his personality once he finally learns what it means to feel true love.

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Health and developmental benefits of breastfeeding for infants and mothers

Newborn babies throughout the world need mother's milk to survive. Modern substitutes, like the ubiquitous formula used in many industrialized countries, provide an artificial alternative but there is no longer any doubt in the scientific community that breastfeeding is better.

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The evolution of baptism in Christian theology and practice

Bible and when possible an outside source. The word, baptism, is not found on the Old Testament books of the Bible. The closest thing to baptism is the ceremonial washing that a Leviticus priest had done.

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Effective methods for fostering adult learning through constructivism

According to studies cited by Yi learning may be defined as "the process of acquiring knowledge" (Schwen, 1998) but is also "a pertinent change in human performance or potential" (Driscoll, 1994).

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Improving academic performance through earlier bedtime achievement

Overview- One of the unfortunate things about collegiate life is the combination of work, school, social, and family pressures that all need to be squeezed into a day.

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Hurricane Katrina's impact on race, class, and disaster response

Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating storms to hit the U.S. coast, overwhelmed the city of New Orleans, leaving it underwater with nearly two thousand of its citizens dead. The storm resulted in a failure of the levees, which had major design flaws and lacked appropriate maintenance.

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Lillian Wald: founder of public health nursing in America

Lillian Wald was born into a family of six in 1867 in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 10, 1867. Her parents had come to America from Europe long before Lillian was born, in hopes of living out the American Dream.

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Arthur Conan Doyle's creation of Sherlock Holmes

At the time it was published, "A Study in Scarlet" did not actually caught the public's attention, although it had made it clear that the character of Sherlock Holmes would become a hallmark in the world of crime fiction in the years to follow.

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Native American technology and civilizations before European colonization

Stasis: It is still commonly believed that technology in America began or was introduced by Europeans after the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.

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The digital divide: causes, consequences, and potential solutions

New media technologies have driven technological innovation and economic change in the past couple of decades. There are, however, costs associated with adopting new media in the form of both capital and time.

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