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Keynesian economics and the failure of government job creation policies

There is a belief, common to economists, that government intervention is necessary to assist economic growth. The current belief that the reason that the economy is faltering is that job growth has faltered, has not altered this perception, even though it probably should have.

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Racial discrimination in American death penalty cases and constitutional validity

The debate between the supporters and criticizers of capital punishment has been going on for decades. Is death penalty constitutional? What are the factors that may render it unconstitutional? Is racial discrimination one of such factors?

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McDonald's marketing to children and the "nag factor" in Fast Food Nation

One of the most striking aspects of McDonald's is the way in which it markets itself as a 'friendly' organization committed to family values, even while it sells food that is blatantly unhealthy and damaging to consumers' health.

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Cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion focused therapy for bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder, originally called manic depressive disorder, is a severe mood disorder that vacillates between extreme "ups" (mania, hypomania) and "downs" (depression). The effects of having bipolar disorder can be observed across the patients social and occupational functioning.

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School voucher programs and educational equity

Argue for or against the use of the "school voucher program." Which do you believe is right? Explain your answer. Both the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) identify school voucher programs as a threat to public employees (Carrell & Heavrin, 2007).

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Self-efficacy and oppositional defiant disorder in adolescents

The challenges of adolescence have always loomed large for young people and for families -- for as long as adolescence has been a recognized stage in human development.

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Gender roles and labor division in Mardu Aboriginal society

Aborigines are Australia's original inhabitants and until the late 1700's -1800's the aborigine had little contact with Western civilization. Local dialects and the territorial nature of bands provided the different social groups their distinctive identity.

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Obedience, conformity, and social bonds in social psychology

Social psychology is a very broad field that takes in the many varieties of group dynamics, perceptions and interactions.

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Alignment of K-12 curriculum with twenty-first century workforce needs

This is not your grandfathers' economy or his educational paradigm however; today's curriculum still appears as such and therein lays a very significant and challenging problem that presents to today's educators and leaders.

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The history and effects of internet on K-12 instruction

Creating and sustaining a literate nation capable of democracy, self-government and continuous improvement of quality of life has been a dominant and critical aspect of public education throughout America's history (Ferguson & Huebner, 1996).

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