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Inclusion in regular classrooms for children with autism: effectiveness and outcomes

For the past several decades, full classroom inclusion has been the standard for the education of children with learning disabilities.

~15 min read

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Multidimensional family therapy for adolescent substance abuse treatment

By any measure, substance abuse represents a serious problem in the United States today among adolescents and adults alike, but younger people in particular can experience some life-altering changes as a result of such abusive practices.

~9 min read

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1,570 words

Television news coverage of Muslims and African-Americans in America

In today's TV cable news programs the lives and activities of people and groups whose ethnicities are different from the mainstream Caucasian culture receive inconsistent and not always accurate coverage.

~8 min read

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Gender role theory and male rape: a literature review

This article describes and analyzes how researchers have studied rape, particularly focusing on male rape cases and its link to gender role theory. I utilized ten existing literatures with emphasis on employed theory and research questions

~8 min read

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Psychological sequelae of childhood sexual abuse

The fact of childhood sexual abuse has become a central area of concern in countries throughout the world and has been described by experts as a "...major public health problem affecting thousands of children and adolescents in the United States each year" (Johnson, 2008).

~31 min read

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Phineas Gage's personality change: interpretations and neurological evidence

This paper will examine the details of the (somewhat) illuminating case of Phineas Gage: the specifics of the Gage case itself, and also how it has been interpreted by brain surgeons, psychologists, and historians.

~6 min read

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The role of educators in supporting left-handed children's writing development

Almost everyone knows an older individual who is or was naturally left-handed as a child but was forced to change his or her original inclination as a result of social pressure, usually in school.

~9 min read

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Nursing strategies for supporting parents through perinatal loss

The magnitude of perinatal loss measured by statistics is significant. The magnitude of the impact and consequences of perinatal loss on the parents who experience it is an area which merits more detailed investigation.

~26 min read

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Psychological and social impacts of recurrent cancer on patients

Psychosocial impact of recurrent cancer: A nurse's perspective. A diagnosis of cancer is devastating enough -- and the diagnosis of a chronic condition like recurrent cancer even more so.

~8 min read

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Digital DJ equipment and the Serato Scratch Live system

There was a time when learning how and becoming a DJ was a hard won professional decision. DJs had to create a collection, develop a following, do all their own marketing and most importantly learn about how to please a crowd with bumping beats that were reflective of the scene.

~14 min read

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