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Sherry Arnstein's ladder of citizen participation and power redistribution

Ladder of Citizen Participation" by Sherry R. Arnstein offers a typology of citizen participation for the purpose of dispelling rhetoric and disingenuous euphemisms often used in the controversy over citizen participation.

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Personal motivation and career goals in social work counseling

From my life experience, growing up in a family that was extremely loving and supportive, it made me realize I wanted to help others with their ongoing issues because by having a supportive environment, I was able to become a balanced person despite the odds of what my downfalls.

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Massage therapy as a complementary treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma

A common definition of Hodgkin disease or Hodgkin Lymphoma is a form or type of cancer of the lymphatic system ("Hodgkin's Disease," 2009). It was first discovered or identified by Thomas Hodgkin in England in 1832 and is described as a form of malignant lymphoma.

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Factors affecting location decisions for international business

There are a number of factors that affect the location of an international business. Among them are governmental factors, market factors and environmental factors. In terms of governmental factors, these include taxation rates, rules on foreign ownership, the regulatory environment (eg.

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The power of attitude in achieving student success

Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. In our society, success is oftentimes portrayed as having certain things like a car with cool rims, a house with a pool, or a membership at a fancy club.

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Abraham Lincoln's family influence on his anti-slavery beliefs

As it has been described, throughout history, America is the melting pot of the whole world, the New World, seen by the rest of the world as the land of opportunity, the land of the free, the green pastures, and the crossroads where virtually all nationalities and races meet.

~7 min read

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Robert Kagan's analysis of transatlantic divergence on foreign policy

Author Robert Kagan borrows from the title of a pop culture book -- Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars -- to illustrate the great difference in the 21st Century between Europe and the U.S.

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Combining Deming and Bloom to improve student-centered classroom learning

Quality Progress 37:3 p 57-64. The article is a case for combing the techniques of two men, Deming and Bloom, to help students and teachers better design assignments to met the individual needs of the student.

~8 min read

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The othering process in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

In James Shapiro's Shakespeare and the Jews, the author argues that through the process of "othering," whereby national identities are consolidated by contrast to outsiders, English Jews were a catalyst for the consolidation of an English national identity amidst the Reformation.

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Developing hospice bereavement programs for deaf patients and families

For many people, being deaf or hard of hearing is a foreign concept. But for many others, being deaf means being a part of a close-knit community with a lifestyle, culture, and language all its own.

~18 min read

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