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Psychological testing in schools and the workplace: validity and reliability

When employees apply for jobs, they are often subjected to tests that grade their honesty and suitability for the occupation. Many people voluntarily take psychological tests to see what career they might like and even 'for fun' in popular magazines.

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Political gridlock and denial delaying action on global warming

Despite the overwhelming evidence in support of the idea that global warming is a very real phenomenon, the political inconvenience of the hard steps needed to circumvent it, such as limiting fossil fuel and meat consumption, makes the issue politically unpopular.

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Participatory leadership and crew morale on the U.S.S. Benfold

Captain Abrashoff is commanding a ship that is one of the best-equipped, most modern ships in the U.S. Navy. However, the morale of the sailors on the U.S.S. Benfold is extremely low, given the sailor's poor living conditions and inconsistent training.

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California's Proposition 23 and the state's environmental policy debate

The five major industries of California encompass the fields of agriculture; oil and mining (natural resources), electronics and IT; movie making/entertainment, and tourism (California, 2010, Enchanted Learning).

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How the Jamestown Colony could have succeeded with better planning

When British settlers first tried to colonize the American Continent, they experienced several setbacks that almost cause them to abandon the idea altogether.

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Transition to renewable energy sources and the case for solar power

Since the Industrial Revolution, modern society has been dependent on fossil fuels and petroleum products for energy to power the many inventions and technological developments that have made life so much easier in the developed world.

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The distinction between biological sex and cultural gender construction

Biological sex is the physical characteristics that define a human being's body, including physical attributes and chromosomes. While the majority of people have XX or XY chromosomes, the concepts of 'male' and 'female' do not fully encompass the diversity of the human condition.

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Evidence-based practice versus research-based practice in nursing

According to the Behavioral Institute (2010), research-based practice "is a method for conducting research that ensures the research involves rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge," by using the scientific method of hypothesis testing.

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Culture and social learning's influence on business ethics

Society strongly influences the perceptions and expectations of individual in virtually every conceivable area of life. Much of the way the individual views himself and the external environment is determined by social learning.

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Divine providence and vengeance in The Count of Monte Cristo

"While I was in a dark wood wandering." The French author Alexander Dumas named the central character of his novel The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes for a reason: it is a clear allusion to the Italian poet Dante, who traveled to hell and back again, as chronicled in his great poem the…

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