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Optimism, pessimism, and coping with cancer-related stress

An increasing amount of research links negative and positive emotional states to wellness or ill health. The negative or pessimistic emotions seem to have a negative effect on the immune system and on general health.

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Building an inclusive workplace through modern management approaches

In the modern business world employees expect more and have more rights than ever. To accompany this, employees are seen as core contributors to an organization.

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Reducing divorce rates through improved couples communication skills

Divorce has become popular throughout the many years it has existed and divorce rates continue to increase. More than a million people a year get a divorce (Tucker-Ladd 35). Young couples are more commonly known to get a divorce, than those who have been married for two or three years (35).

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The relationship between wealth, power, and political participation in America

Power, by definition, is the "ability to control the behavior of others, even against their will" (Thio, 2000, p. 179).

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Oscar Wilde's encoded homosexuality in Victorian literature and trials

When asked if he kissed the boy, Wilde, with customary wit, responded that he did not, because "he was a very ugly boy." This kind of exchange forces the reader to ask the question not so much why Wilde was found guilty of gross indecency, but why Wilde ever believed he could be found innocent of…

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The Bakke decision and the Supreme Court's early challenge to affirmative action

The so-called Bakke decision was the earliest in which the United States Supreme Court addressed affirmative action. The case certainly did not mean and end to the issues involved, and there have been several attempts to overturn the Bakke decision since.

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Learning disabilities in adults: definitions, manifestations, and literacy services

It has been estimated (Adult with Learning Disabilities) 1 that 50-80% of the students in Adult Basic Education and literacy programs are affected by learning disabilities (LD).

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William Buckley, William Rusher, and the rise of American conservatism

conservative intellectual movement, but also the role of William Buckley and William Rusher in the blossoming of the youth conservative movement

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Mental illness and societal expectation in Don Quixote

Don Quixote by Cervantes is a novel that delves deeply into the themes of mental illness and the expectations of society. Ultimately, the protagonist's delusional life as Don Quixote is fueled by Spanish society's expectations that a man should be chivalrous, brave and macho.

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Goldhagen's argument for German anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

In his book, Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust, Daniel Goldhagen attempts to explain why the Holocaust happened.

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