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Healthcare as a right or privilege in American constitutional tradition

Health care -- a right or a privilege? The topic of health care is an extremely controversial one in the U.S., as most people are uncertain whether it is a right or if it is a privilege. The majority of people residing in the country are inclined to believe that health care is actually a privilege.

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Alzheimer's disease: epidemiology, prevention, and caregiver burden

Alzheimer's disease is the seventh leading cause of all deaths in the United States and the fifth leading cause of death in Americans who are 65 years of age or older.

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Value at risk and market risk management in financial portfolios

There are some fundamental differences between market risk and firm-specific risk, although some of the underlying principles of managing this risk are the same.

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China's economy during the global financial crisis and recovery

Examining the Current Status and Future Trajectory of China's Economy: Growth, Risks, and Response to the Financial Crisis

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Debates on human activities and their effects on global climate change

The first portion of this paper basically concentrates on the debates that have risen with regards to the influence of human activities on global climate and the response to the climate change from various sectors.

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Attitudes toward aging and death in Japanese culture

We discuss the concept within a Japanese context. We start with a general view of the concept across the globe and then later on present our investigation and findings regarding the concept in the Japanese view.

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AIG Insurance Company's rise, expansion, and financial scandals

The initiation of the AIG phenomenon was back in the year 1919 under the guidance of Cornelius Vander Starr. He established the AIG insurance corporation first in Shanghai, China. Starr was the pioneer in China as he became the very first Westerner to establish insurance trade in China.

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Attachment theory: Bowlby, Ainsworth, and modern psychological applications

We then present its applications in the modern psychology.

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American identity and global interdependence in Bender's postcolonial geography

American identity has historically been forged on the idea of a singular identity which spontaneously congealed with the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

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Mechanisms of addiction in stimulants, depressants, and opioids

In order to do this we provide a detailed analysis of two main categories of drugs. These categories include stimulants and depressants. We then compare their mechanisms of addiction and then finally conclude with the possible therapies that can be administered to counter these addictions.

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