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APA style formatting guidelines for research papers

American Psychological Association (APA) style of formatting is used very predominantly for citing sources in the social and behavioral sciences (A complete resource, 2010). The most recent version of this formatting style is the 6th edition.

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Character sketch of Elena, a restless sixteen-year-old girl

Elena is 16 years old. "Nearly seventeen," she always says to people who ask. Her parents are very catholic, very Latino-proud, still married and apparently still happy. Elena can't understand why they're so happy all the time. They are poor.

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Evolution of U.S. Navy chief petty officer khaki uniforms

The first uniform instruction for the U.S. Navy was issued by the Secretary of War on 24 August 1791. It supplied a distinguishing dress for the officers who would command the ships of the Federal Navy.

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Alcohol consumption and injury prevention among Australian adolescents

Injuries represent the single leading cause of death and disability among adolescent Australians and alcohol consumption is the most common risk taking behavior observed among this population.

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The evolution of photography from Daguerre to pictorialism

We know what a photograph is…We have almost certainly taken a photograph, just as we have equally probably been part of one. A photograph is

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Root causes of 30-day readmission rates for elderly nursing home patients

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services uses calculation of 30-day readmission to the hospital for patients with certain severe conditions.

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Steven Krashen's five hypotheses of second language acquisition

Steven Krashen's (1997) Theory of Second Language Acquisition is made up of five main hypotheses: the Acquisition-Learning hypothesis; the Monitor hypothesis; the Natural Order hypothesis; the Input hypothesis; and the Affective Filter hypothesis (1997).

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Richard Nixon's presidency, Watergate scandal, and resignation

It was the Presidential Crisis of Richard Nixon, though, that seemed to shape the way the world viewed America in the 1970s. The so-called "Watergate Affair" encompassed a number of secret, and illegal, activities sanctioned by President Nixon or his aids.

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Alfred Adler's birth order theory and Anna Freud's response

Alfred Adler's birth order theory has generated diverse opinions, given that it applies to some families whereas it is just a speculation in the case of others. When taking into consideration Sigmund Freud's youngest daughter, Anna Freud, one can assume that Adler's theory is true.

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Engagement ring ownership in Sellar v Cohen

Both parties asserted to be entitled to the diamond engagement ring given by the defendant, Mr. Sellar, to the plaintiff, Miss Cohen. No express condition came with the delivery of the ring. Unhappy differences soon arose between the two and the engagement was broken.

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