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Symbolism and resistance in Linda Hogan's Mean Spirit

In "Showdown at Sorrow Cave: Bat Medicine and the Spirit of Resistance in Mean Spirit," Andrea Musher analyzes a critical scene in Linda Hogan's novel Mean Spirit. The scene is momentous, even though Musher admits it is not the literary climax of the novel.

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Person-centered therapy and its criticisms in modern practice

Person-centered therapy brings a highly non-directive approach to the therapeutic relationship.

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Contrasting Siano and Centerwall on television violence's effects on children

Does viewing violence on television increase a child's aggression? This paper reviews and reports on two points-of-view on the subject. This paper also takes a position on the issues at hand once a thorough thrashing out of the two writers' points-of-view are portrayed.

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Moral and ethical debates surrounding embryonic stem cell research

In recent years, embryonic stem cell research has become a hotly debated issue that is charged with emotion.

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How human needs shaped the miniaturization of consumer technology

Why does technology take its current form? One aspect of modern technological design is clear, even to the untrained naked eye: it is getting smaller. The first computers were the size of small rooms; today's laptops can fit in a small backpack.

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Nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels and other sustainable sources

The consensus among scientists is that there is an ongoing environmental crisis a large part of which is associated with Global Warming (Poiman & Poiman, 2007).

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A workshop initiative for teaching special needs college students proper condom use

workshop initiative presented are two-fold as follows: (a) to promote a greater understanding of the importance of proper condom use among special needs college students; and (b) to provide hands-on opportunities for these students to learn how to apply the devices appropriately using a life-like…

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Germany's complex process of confronting the Holocaust and Nazi past

Frei, Norbert. (2010, September). 1945-1949-1989: dealing with two German pasts. Frei, Norbert. (2010, September). 1945-1949-1989: dealing with two German pasts.

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Identifying long-term care needs in skilled nursing facilities

The elderly population of the United States is increasing rapidly, making the need for long-term care in skilled nursing facilities more important than ever.

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Dallas Willard's vision of spiritual transformation and Christian growth

Dallas Willard's book, Renovation of the Heart, the author presents his views concerning the need for spiritual development and growth through an inner transformation that will align people with the inner self of Christ so that Christlikeness is a natural outpouring.

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