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The San or "Bushmen" people of the Kalahari region in Africa share a kinship system based on lineage and family connections. These kinship systems provide a lifelong support network and allocate different responsibilities for daily living largely based on gender.

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Accountable care organizations as a cost-reduction strategy in U.S. healthcare

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a new concept intended to help reduce the cost of healthcare. In principle, ACOs are an intermediary step in between health management organizations and a traditional fee-for-service healthcare payment system.

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Robert Bellah's critique of American individualism and social commitment

Today, America is at a crossroads. Americans must ask themselves the question: do we as a society attempt to use government intervention to create a more equitable America, or do we trust the capitalist system to improve individual American's lives?

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Metaphor of milk in occupational therapy practice

Someone who bestows occupational therapy often acts as a teacher to his or her clients, but the therapist also learns from the clients about not taking things for granted, like being able to pour a simple glass of milk, and to savor its taste.

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Edna Pontellier's rebellion against social expectations in The Awakening

Kate Chopin's masterpiece, the Awakening, first published in 1899, was heavily criticized by the public and led to the ostracization of the author. At the height of the feminist movement in the 1960s, Chopin's work re-emerged and has been heavily analyzed.

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George Gershwin and the evolution of American musical composition

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Cultural competence in contemporary nursing practice and patient education

As professional nurses, we have varied obligations that include clinical responsibilities as well as non-clinical responsibilities in connection with counseling and educating patients.

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Preparation and determination for success in English 1A

I am confident that I will be successful in English 1A because of the excellent preparation I received in the classes of my previous English instructors. The first English class I took was Mrs. Lynn's English 3 class. Mrs. Lynn asked us to read the Odyssey.

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New York City's program to help medical practices adopt electronic health records

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