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Childhood obesity: causes, socioeconomic factors, and nursing interventions

Childhood Obesity is a growing healthcare concern for America. As per the statistics from the 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior survey, almost 25% of American high school children are overweight and 13% are clinically obese.

~10 min read

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Racism and redemption in Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees

Sue Monk Kidd's novel is a skillful blend of recent American history and well-honed fiction embracing well-developed characters. The history of the Civil Rights Movement in the South -- exploding with hostility, intolerance and blatant racism -- is interwoven throughout the novel.

~11 min read

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The Nuba Water Project: sustainable water access in Sudan

The Nuba Water Project (NWP) was co-founded by Ibrahim A. Agor and Steve Riley in the early 2000s. Born in Sudan, Ibrahim is a refugee of the civil war in the Nuba Mountains in the 1990s. He fled that violence with his family in 2000, and they resettled in Egypt.

~5 min read

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Countrywide Financial and predatory lending in the housing crisis

The most recent U.S. housing boom ended dramatically in 2007, with the near collapse of the economy and the sudden loss of trillions of dollars in home equity and stock values.

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Effective writing skills and critical thinking in online language learning

Most schools are very accommodating to students who are taking online classes because they do not have to leave the comfort of their home. The online experience is a good advantage for those who do speak English and those who do not have English as a native language.

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Cost-volume-profit analysis as a performance management tool

How do you think cost-volume-profit analysis reports should be utilized as a performance management tool? Cost-volume-profit analysis, commonly abbreviated as CVP, is an analysis that is concerned with the change in profits and costs following a change in volume.

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Sex in advertising: history, ethics, and cultural impact

When you look around your scenery in this day-and-age, it seems like we live in a world not of dirt, trees, rivers and lakes, but, rather, a world of billboards and advertisements. No matter where you are, lifestyles are being promoted by companies of all types and sizes.

~9 min read

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Treasury management functions and organizational financial success

The role of the treasury is central to the success of any organization. The support functions of the treasury not only are essential for basic function of the organization, but can also provide the organization with a source of competitive advantage.

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Pope Boniface VIII's political authority and controversial papal bulls

Benedetto Caetani was elected as Pope Boniface VIII on Christmas Eve in 1294, after the controversial resignation of Pope Celestine V. Throughout his time, Pope Boniface VIII papacy was marked by political controversy.

~6 min read

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Undue pressure and fiduciary duty in Lloyds Bank Ltd. v Bundy

To spell out the different terms and agreements that are made during the course of business, requires the use of various contracts.

~18 min read

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