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Personality assessment, cultural bias, and the nature-nurture debate

score on extroversion, a lower-than-average score on agreeableness; an average score on conscientiousness; a lower-than-average score on emotional stability; and I scored high on openness to new experiences.

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Methods firms use to distribute excess cash to shareholders

Firms can disperse 'excess' cash by distributing these funds through the regular dividends paid to shareholders, through share repurchases, or special dividend payments.

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Pojman's merit-based theory and critiques of desert responsibility

According to Louis Pojman's 1999 essay Merit: Why Do We Value It?, society should reward individuals for the extent to which they contribute to the betterment of society and the welfare of the human community.

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Columbus's brutality, slavery, and the Spanish justification for colonization

What's your gut reaction to the reading? My gut reaction to the reading is that it confirms the other literature detailing the brutality with which Western "explorers" actually established their respective place in European history.

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Hill, Knitter, and Madges on faith and religious commitment

Faith, Religion & Theology, Brennan Hill, Paul Knitter, and William Madges delve into an examination of faith. They begin by distinguishing faith from belief. Next, they discuss how faith relates to the mind, heart, and will and how the mind, heart, and the will participate in the faith response.

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Participant observation in virtual reality communities and anthropological research methods

Fieldwork -- a type of anthropological (and other discipline-specific) research that involves data collection through direct observation of study subjects and face-to-face interviews.

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Evaluating health bills addressing childhood obesity through feasibility and enforceability

Feasibility: Even the most ambitious and idealistic bill is of little use if it is not workable under current legal and financial constraints.

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Treatment efficacy and effectiveness in addressing addiction disorders

Despite the common nature of drug addiction, and despite the considerable amount of research that has been conducted on the topic, addiction remains one of the most treatment-resistant psychological conditions.

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Ethical and unethical approaches to global outsourcing practices

There is absolutely no question that globalization in general and the globalization of modern business and commerce is a reality.

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Active inquiry, objective knowledge, and student self-esteem in education

Learning through active intellectual inquiry is much more effective than learning through traditional, passive, lecture-and-textbook teaching methodologies.

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