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Eighth-grade FOSS geology classroom observation and teaching methods

This classroom observation project took place in the 8th Grade Science class consisting of 25 students at the ____ School in ____.

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Sebastiano Ricci's Marriage Feast at Cana: composition and celebration

Sebastiano Ricci's 18th century oil painting entitled "The Marriage Feast at Cana" is both romantic and hedonistic. Painted in the early 1700s, Ricci's work does not depict the actual time period in which the artist worked. The painting is of a Bacchanalian wedding festival.

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Prescription drug abuse and pharming parties among adolescents

Conscientious parents have long been concerned about teen drug use. However, most of the focus of drug use prevention programs has centered on illegal, rather than legal drugs. After all, parents rationalize, how bad can a medication be, if I take it myself and it has been prescribed by a doctor?

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Challenges facing Latinos in America today

When identifying the unique challenges faced by the Latino community, one of the first questions that must be asked is: who are Latinos? The demographic category of 'Latinos' embraces a wide range of socioeconomic and geographical areas.

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Core elements of effective strategic business planning

A strategic plan is a three to five-year plan that gives an organization a series of goals that can be reached through step-by-step processes. These goals have "definite objectives and end products that can be implemented and evaluated" (Strategic planning, 2009, FP&M).

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Consumer data privacy and corporate marketing segmentation ethics

Whenever a consumer enters into a relationship with a corporation, he or she is making a leap of faith that the company will not use his or her information in a compromising fashion.

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Risks and concerns of personal health tracking devices

The debate about posting health information online used to revolve around the right of insurance companies, hospitals, and doctors to allow confidential health data to become accessible through less-than-secure online storage devices.

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Sports marketing strategies in professional sports organizations

I learned about sports purely from a spectator's perspective. Although I also love to play a variety of sports, I found myself increasingly drawn towards the business aspects of games whether that be NHL hockey or MLB baseball.

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Critical thinking applied to a workplace customer service problem

Contrary to what some might believe, being a critical thinker does not mean being a negative thinker, or aggressively looking for flaws. Rather it is trying to see the world as it really is and striving to arrive at creative solutions when there are real problems that need to be fixed.

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Social media integration in geographically dispersed workplace teams

Many, some might say most, individuals today use social media to enhance their personal lives.

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