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Effort and guilt in customer frequency reward program preferences

Kivetz, Ran & Itamar Simonson. (2002). Earning the right to indulge: Effort as a determinant of customer preferences toward frequency program rewards. JMR, Journal of Marketing

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Mathematical innovation in ancient Greece versus practical application in Rome

Discuss possible reasons why there were a lot of mathematical developments in ancient Greece but mostly applications in ancient Rome.

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Understanding objections to the Christian gospel message

The Christian gospel is perceived very differently among the many different members of our culture. Some accept it gladly, others question it, and others subscribe to their own specific gospels. Therefore, it is not perceived the same way by everyone, or accepted 100% by the entire culture.

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Extended school day and term programs in North Carolina and Wyoming

Morgan v. Polk County Board of Education 328 S.E. 2D 320 (N.C. Ct. App. 1985). Petitioners, students and parents, challenged a decision by respondents, State Board of Education and Polk County Board of Education, to conduct an experimental extended school day and school term program, increasing the…

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Compelled flag salute as symbolic speech in West Virginia v. Barnette

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943). Pursuant to West Virginia statute, the appellant Board of Education adopted a resolution requiring all teachers and pupils to salute the flag.

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New Fathers Network's effects on first-time fathers' self-efficacy and satisfaction

The authors study first-time fathers and how they parent, and two key points include their testing, which looked at fathers who had no outside intervention in the first 8 weeks of their new babies lives, to fathers who interacted with others though the online New Fathers Network.

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The effects of increasing tuition on higher education graduation rates

The current economic recession has had widespread and troubling effects on every walk of American life.

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Establishing and measuring accountability in life coaching relationships

Setting up accountability factors is primarily a matter of soliciting information directly from the client for the purpose of establishing the strategic goals of therapy (Whitworth, L., Kimsey-House, K., Kimsey-House, et al., 2007).

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The Jena 6 case and racial justice in Louisiana schools

The six students, Mychal Bell, Carwin Jones, Jesse Ray Beard, Robert Bailey Jr., Bryant Purvis and Theo Shaw faced serious criminal charges including the most highly contested charge of attempted second-degree murder. Moreover, some of the adolescents were tried as adults.

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Ethical implications of marketing strategies targeted at children

It is futile to state that the modern day business community is anything but dynamic, fierce and highly competitive. In order to cope with the emergent requirements of both market and industry, economic agents develop and implement a wide series of strategic courses of action.

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