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Structural factors affecting the level of violence in America

Violent crime is viewed to be one of America's most significant social problems, so it is important to study the different factors that contribute to rates of violence in our society.

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Person-centered therapy with a traumatic brain injury patient: a Rogers case study

Patient: Carl S., Male, 41 years old appears on presentation to be in good health but is complaining of depression and anxiety.

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Accommodating learning styles through scaffolding and zone of proximal development

How would you accommodate the different learning styles of the students in your secondary school mathematics or science classes?

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Ethnic composition and population change in the American colonies

Prior to the revolution of 1688-9 the only colony which contained a large non-British element in its white population was New York. There the Dutch predominated, and there was also a considerable proportion of Frenchmen. The other colonies were mainly peopled from the British Isles.

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Tool use and hunting behavior in Senegalese chimpanzees

One way human culture is often defined is the manner in which humans are able to manipulate their environment through external means -- tools.

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Marketing strategies and brand loyalty in children's consumer markets

Children are the largest consumers of online and offline media including mass media in the United States and exert significant influence on household purchases (Hamilton, 2009).

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Managing Tourette's syndrome in a gifted adolescent student

Demographics: Male, 13 years old, Chinese heritage, healthy otherwise, scores in 90th percentile in most intelligence tests; non-violent, intensely curious, we will call him Lon

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Exposure therapy for treating agoraphobia and panic disorder

Agoraphobia is an anxiety or panic disorder of intense fear of places where escape is perceived as difficult or help unavailable (Medline Plus, 2010; Sanderson, 2010).

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Bigler, Avenhardt, and Liben's study of racial stereotyping in occupational aspirations

Race and the Workforce: Occupational Status, Aspirations, and Stereotyping among African-American Children) The purpose of the present paper is to provide a critical review of an article written by Rebecca S. Bigler, Cara J. Avenhart and Linn S.

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Leading organizational change in America's K-12 schools: a literature review

Creating positive changes in America's schools is a key responsibility of educational leaders.

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