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Native American approaches to environmental and climate crises

The world faces a crisis of unprecedented proportions, one which threatens not only our future economic, social, and political well-being, but the very life force of the planet itself.

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Toxic workplace culture and leadership failures in a psychiatric clinic

The attitude of most of the staff is utterly toxic. They act out of self-interest, are defensive of their own little fiefdoms and have no concept of teamwork. The different team members distrust one another, they distrust management and they distrust me as the coordinator.

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Scientific approaches versus pseudoscience in learning and behavior

Scientific approaches to learning, behavior, and brain function are part of a tradition of methodology that is based on a set of standards, empirical knowledge, and experimentation. Cures, brain improvement technologies, etc.

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Total rewards programs and employee engagement in modern organizations

In a recent Mercer poll the top four concerns of human resource managers are pension and benefit cost containment, attraction and retention, succession planning and the impact of changing demographics.

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Transformation and self-discovery in Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog"

Anton Chekhov's the Lady with the Dog is commonly considered to be a moralizing tale in which a chronically unfaithful husband undergoes a complete transformation in his values, his priorities and his personality once he finally learns what it means to feel true love.

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Diversity-focused recruitment sourcing strategies and implementation

Sourcing initiatives must be highly visible, accessible and intriguing to would be job applicants. It is strategically important to build a reputation as a diversity-friendly organization. The image conveyed to the world affects recruitment, not only in the short-term but in the long-term.

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Machines and modernism in late nineteenth-century art

French writer Charles Peguy commented in 1913 that, "the world has changed less since the time of Jesus Christ than it has in the last thirty years"

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Moral conviction in Sojourner Truth and John Brown's speeches

"Ain't I a Woman" and "John Brown's Final Speech" are both appeals for understanding from two individuals who knew they were right and refused to back down.

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Veblen's theory of conspicuous consumption and social institutions

Veblen believed that "economic outcomes are shaped in large part by social institutions, which introduce other motivations into human activity" (JRank, no date). This contradicts the view that markets direct self-interest towards societal norms.

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Health and developmental benefits of breastfeeding for infants and mothers

Newborn babies throughout the world need mother's milk to survive. Modern substitutes, like the ubiquitous formula used in many industrialized countries, provide an artificial alternative but there is no longer any doubt in the scientific community that breastfeeding is better.

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