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Welfare economics and approaches to measuring social well-being

In many sectors of the modern world, the success of a nation in raising its standards of living, in achieving socioeconomic equality or in reaching a point of sustainable resource distribution is considered relative to its treatment of its poorest citizens.

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Carl Jung's cognitive theory and the Myers-Briggs personality assessment

One of the things that makes us unique, but still human, is our way of finding archetypes and similarities in the world that both enhance and conform to our particular personality type.

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Jennifer L. Weber's analysis of Northern opposition to the Civil War

Most of the general public has limited information regarding the degree to which Americans in the North were reluctant to support the Civil War. Rrecent warfare conducted by the U.S.

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Southwest Airlines and McDonaldization in global business operations

Today's buzzword is that of economic crisis, but before the crisis emerged, the buzzword was that of globalization, understood as the force by which certain values transcend boundaries to impact the cultures in other global regions.

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Malaysia's economic recovery from the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis

The modern day society is currently facing one of the most difficult moments -- the emergence of the internationalized economic crisis. It initially commenced in the American real estate sector, but quickly expanded to the rest of the American -- as well as global -- sectors.

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Jung's concept of personal myth and authentic individuation in psychotherapy

Casement (1998) describes Jung's idea of the 'personal myth' -- or the specific meaning that a person attributes to his or her own life, depicting the originality of that person's character in an overall context.

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Navigating cultural barriers in pursuit of therapeutic practice

My path to becoming a therapist has not been a straight one: There have been both barriers and detours. At the time that these roadblocks occurred I was frustrated and discouraged, sometimes to the point that I decided that I would simply pursue another career altogether.

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Communication failure in the Three Mile Island memo

People are often inclined to make mistakes when writing memos and this happens for a series of reasons, mostly related to the writer's lack of understanding regarding his mission.

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Felicia Robins' sole proprietorship catering business: advantages and operations

Zahorsky defines a sole proprietorship as the most basic of all business legal structures. It is a business of one without corporation or limited liability status. The business owner is the company's representative both fully and legally.

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Effects of same-sex marriage on child development and wellbeing

There are by conservative estimates anywhere from six to fourteen million children living in gay and lesbian homes (Patterson, "Children of lesbian," 1026). Gay marriage is a recent phenomenon and is still not legal in many states.

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