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Dyslexia: causes, types, and effects on learning

Dyslexia is a learning disability that often hinders a person's ability to read, write, spell, and sometimes speak. Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disability in children and persists throughout life. The severity of dyslexia can vary from mild to severe.

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Faith and doubt in the Christian worldview and universe

Doubt and faith are central to the human condition. While different people believe different things, all human belief -- whether explicitly religious, explicitly scientific, or somewhere in between -- is grounded in the dynamic between received assumptions about how the world works and our actual…

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California's water shortage and infrastructure funding crisis

California is currently facing considerable infrastructure challenges. The state for example appears to be suffering from funding problems as well as other shortages such as water. The drought has compounded problems relating to water, for example.

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Cognitive development and social interaction in observed children's play

Cognitive science is a multidisciplinary field, comprising cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology. In recent years, cognitive science has become a predominant paradigm in studies of the mind.

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Renault-Nissan alliance strategy after successful turnaround

Renault-Nissan alliance has successfully resuscitated the Japanese automaker and proven the alliance's skeptics wrong. Now, in 2004, the two companies must analyze how they are to proceed.

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Setting and symbolism in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour"

The setting in a short story is rarely just a place where things happen. Settings can transcend space and time to illuminate the character's experience.

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Penicillin's triumph and tragedy in modern medicine

Book." Medical History. 53 (1): 2009. 133. Penicillin is a group of antibiotics (the "cillin" group) based on the Penicullium fungi.

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Five turning points in the late Roman Republic's collapse

How and why did the Roman Republic "fall"? Describe five historical events from the last century of the Republic (133-31 BCE) and explain why they should be considered "turning points" in the transition.

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Viral upper respiratory infections and otitis media complications in children

This study by Tansee et.al (2008) discusses Viral upper respiratory tract infections (URI) and the comorbid condition of Otitis media among children. There is a very high incidence of Otitis media among pediatric subjects.

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Organizational culture and change strategies at Smith & Falmouth Company

The Smith & Falmouth Company is currently structured onto three distinct levels -- web development, logistics and marketing. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is in direct and constant relationships with the nine members of the web development and logistics teams.

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