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Challenges and considerations for using weblogs in research

The use of weblogs as a researching tool is marred with several demerits that must be systematically be dealt with in order to improve its efficiency to the researcher and acceptance amongst the respondents.

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Classroom environmental design for students with ADHD

According to the article "Setting up your classroom to help ADHD children," using proper care in setting up the physical environment of a classroom can result in profound benefits for students with special needs.

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Street justice and legal justice in "Bullet Boy"

In the film "Bullet Boy" the character of Curtis accidentally shoots his friend Rio after they decide to play with the gun Curtis is hiding for a friend of his. The shooting was entirely accidental. It was not planned and it was not based on any type of animosity between the two characters.

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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" as allegory for McCarthyism and Cold War fears

Fear over reason: Modern witch hunts depicted in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and in the House Un-American Activities Committee

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Jeff Immelt's diversification strategy at General Electric

When Jeff Immelt took over as CEO of GE in 1981, his approach was different than that of the previous CEO, Jack Welch.

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Emergency nurses' knowledge and confidence regarding advance directives

Emergency nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and experiential survey on advance directives," by Jezewski et al. (2007) is a qualitative paper. It seeks to assess the knowledge of emergency nurses about advance directives (AD) and how this correlates with their confidence and experience.

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Denner's competitive strategy in Switzerland's grocery retail market

Denner currently operates in the grocery store business in Switzerland. The group is the largest discounter in the country, and the third-largest supermarket group overall. As a mass marketer, Denner seeks to appeal to a broad section of the populace.

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Parrot intelligence and selective imitation of human behavior

It is amazing to see how certain animals seem to observe humans more than humans observe them. It is as if some animals study people. Take the beautiful Macau parrot for instance. This animal seems to study and watch humans, and then selectively imitate them.

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Evaluating research hypotheses on workplace diversity and management representation

The best approach would be to conduct a survey of workplaces with respect to the content of their diversity policies.

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Leadership styles and roles in a breast cancer support group

The first is the autocratic type, in which the leader makes use of a highly controlling style and seeks minimal input or participation from other group members. This would not be an appropriate leadership style to use for an interactive support group of any kind.

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