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Same-sex marriage as a legal right for gay and lesbian couples

Specifically, it will discuss if same-sex marriage is a threat to family and national values, including who is threatened and why they feel threatened. Same-sex marriage is a contentious issue facing the states today.

~17 min read

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4,808 words

Evaluation of contemporary treatment programs for childhood obesity

The purpose of this work is to evaluate the available treatments and preventions for childhood obesity and clarify the pros and cons of the most prevalent treatments being used by today's medical professionals.

~25 min read

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Aging populations and the sustainability of social security systems

In the past few decades, technological progress and economic growth have led to improvements in human health, causing a rise in the average age of the population as well as population growth.

~22 min read

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The flood narrative and Mesopotamian values in the Epic of Gilgamesh

One of the earliest extant works of world literature and myth, the Epic of Gilgamesh also preserves one of the earliest known accounts of the Flood. As such, Gilgamesh provides antecedents to the story in the Judeo-Christian Bible.

~15 min read

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Teacher shortage distribution, recruitment, and retention strategies

One of the most influential issues in education is teacher shortages, though there is a great deal of debate about the nature of the shortages and the nature of the needed reforms to alter the situation.

~14 min read

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3,658 words

Special education teachers' expectations and NCLB standardized testing impacts

Special Education Teacher's Impressions Of High Stakes Testing And How That May Impact Preparing Their Students To Take Those Tests

~19 min read

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Child sponsorship as funding for international community development

Child sponsorship has known a rapid growth in the number of its supporters in the past couple of decades and continues to be one of the most effective methods of support towards the developing countries.

~16 min read

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Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" beyond feminist interpretation

Although the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote a number of significant plays, the one that is the most prevalent in academic studies today is a Doll's House.

~21 min read

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War, power, and morality in "Fog of War" and "Lord of War"

The central theme of the movie "Lord of war" and the documentary "The fog of war: eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara," is human nature during war and the need for power in general, and over other countries.

~19 min read

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Manager turnover and job satisfaction at Acme Software Company

The paradox of a profitable, most likely globally successful software company with revenues of $450M and an 8% growth rate with 3,000 employees seeing significant turnover at the senior and mid-level management ranks signals a fundamental disconnect of personal vision, mission, and values between…

~16 min read

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