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Health communication strategies in sub-Saharan Africa and Sierra Leone

There are clearly myriad challenges working toward global health equity in the developing world, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries such as Sierra Leone where rapidly-accelerating HIV / AIDS rates are compounded by political and civil unrest and the looming specter of the colonial…

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Michael Davis's paradoxes of whistleblowing theory and analysis

At the present moment Michael Davis' "Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing" begins from the standpoint of skepticism toward what he describes as the "standard theory" of whistleblowers.

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Racial self-hatred and alienation in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

This paper examines Toni Morrison's novel the Bluest Eye from the perspective of three different interest groups: Those who would interrogate the paper on the basis of issues related to gender, or of the feminist movement;

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Moffitt's developmental taxonomy and Akers' social learning theory in adolescent delinquency

Delinquent behavior can considered normal in adolescent years. There are many different types of behaviors that are exhibited during teenage years, and as a society we have learned that this period could invoke delinquent behavior.

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Stereotype threat and personal identity as a Mexican-American woman

The different social groups that I feel I belong to are female and 20s age group. Although I have many ethnicities, the ones that I indentify the most with are Mexican-American/Yaqui Indian and Caucasian. I belong in the group who has a degree and is pursuing an even higher degree.

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Haddon W. Robinson's approach to expository biblical preaching

Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2001.

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Distinguishing between having an opinion and being opinionated

It is possible to differentiate 'having an opinion' from 'being opinionated'. This work in writing will examine the difference between simply having an opinion to express and the individual who is known as being 'opinionated'.

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General Electric's human rights initiative and business engagement in Myanmar

General Electric (GE) is a huge, multi-national company and its business decisions can have significant impacts, both positive and negative, not only on countries where it actively operates but also on countries within its supply chain.

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Ecosystem collapse when key species are removed: an experimental study

Biodiversity contributes to the overall health of the ecosystem in several ways. First with healthy biodiversity there are a larger number of species that have redundant characteristics; that is there are repeated elements that serve similar functions.

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Parental response models to childhood disability diagnosis

Heward reference is a book review of Nancy Close's book Listening to Children: Talking With Children About Difficult Issues -- It is improper to reference a book review-unless of course you are also reviewing the book. I have included the proper reference

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