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Children's literature annotated bibliography for classroom instruction

This book would be most appropriate for students aged eight through ten, who have had some elementary school experience. The book contains both poems and mini plays, all of which are centered on the funny moments that can happen in the classroom.

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Air pollution's economic impact on Canada

Pollution has been a contentious topic for the past decades, with it having affected virtually every domain. The financial system is no exception from the rule, as pollution has caused severe damage to economies in most countries.

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President Bush's rhetorical framing of the war on terror after 9/11

We need to go back to work tomorrow and we will. But we need to be alert to the fact that these evil-doers still exist. We haven't seen this kind of barbarism in a long period of time…This is a new kind of -- a new kind of evil. And we understand.

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Hempel's reductionism versus holism in modern science

It is a shame that in scientific debate philosophies of holism and reductionism have been considered mutually exclusive, when a combined approach is plausible and even logical.

~6 min read

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Substance abuse disorders in young adults: Nurse practitioner assessment and intervention

Substance Abuse in Young Adults: Issues to be Addressed by a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care Settings Young adulthood can be a turbulent period in many people's lives when new roles are assumed, careers and started and relationships forged.

~8 min read

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Starbucks' sustainability initiative: implementing recycling programs company-wide

According to Starbucks.com (2010) Starbucks was incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington, in Olympia, Washington on November 4, 1985.

~6 min read

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Kleos and human complexity in Homer's Iliad

We love to love our heroes. We like to imagine their lives are pure and easy, without deceit or imperfection. It is easier to think of our heroes that way because it gives them a sense of being greater than life.

~12 min read

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Radon contamination and health risks in Michigan

Radon is a radioactive gas that results from the natural radioactive deterioration of uranium in the Earth's soil, and can cause cancer when exposure (caused by breathing in air with excessively high levels of the gas) is greater than average and acceptable levels (EPA 2010).

~6 min read

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Robert M. Clark's Target-Centric intelligence model and accountability issues

Robert M. Clark's Target-Centric intelligence model utilizes what is known as the intelligence cycle. Originally, the intelligence cycle was designed to create a complete set of data by breaking into stages the process of collecting the data.

~12 min read

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Historical evolution of advertising and consumer psychology principles

Since early times, advertising has been a form of exalting or gaining publicity for goods and merchandise. Actually, since the beginning of civilizations, advertising has been in existence as an informal concept.

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