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Developing personal and professional skills for online college success

New activities -- or revisited old ones -- are often intimidating. Trust in and utilize your core values to help with a smooth term

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Kuwait: economic development and modern challenges since independence

In the short half-century since the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom, Kuwait has experienced its fair share of violence when it was invaded by Iraq in 1990 but it has also enjoyed the benefits of numerous economic and social developmental initiatives that have contributed to…

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Prototype theory and typicality in human mental categorization

Prototype theory is a concept of learning that suggests certain types of objects are more central to forming mental categories than other types of objects.

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Philosophical conceptions of happiness across Eastern and Western traditions

The pursuit of happiness, though not spelled out explicitly until John Locke proposed it as an unalienable right, is likely the oldest and ultimate endeavor of all mankind.

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Feminist critique of submission in "Beauty and the Beast"

Writing in the introduction to Jean-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's "Beauty and the Beat," Maria Tatar notes that versions of the story have been making their way across the world for centuries.

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Beowulf as a reflection of Anglo-Saxon cultural transition and Christian influence

By modern standards, Beowulf has all the makings of a bestseller or a blockbuster hit. In fact, the epic has been made into a film several times, the most recent being a sci-fi -ike production that was released in 2007.

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Grievance procedures and union duty of fair representation under LMRA

In this scenario of rather childish violence in the workplace, it is unfortunate that Green -- who according to this account did not strike the first blow -- should be fired while Swallows was reinstated, but the fact is that Green never truly filed a grievance, and therefore had not officially…

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My leadership strengths in vision, empathy, and ethical influence

Leadership is a quality that is often recognized in certain individuals, but it is often difficult to define. This can make it difficult to see in oneself -- it is much either to recognize the leadership skills of another individual because the effects of such skills are often tangible.

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Ehrenreich's exploration of American poverty through minimum wage work

Barbara Ehrenreich's book Nickel and Dimed explores the nasty and depressing life of minimum-wages earners and their struggles to sustain a healthy existence. Ehrenreich's goal is to shine the light on American poverty and its endless cycle.

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Secular and religious moral frameworks applied to abortion ethics

In general, moral principles arise in human life because the behavioral choices and actions of individuals can affect others.

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