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Breaking through barriers: one student's path to special education

Marcy, a sixth grader with large brown eyes, blonde hair, and severe behavioral problems, stared up at me as her fingers fondled the puzzle pieces. The intensity of her gaze took me aback; I imagined what brimmed inside her little brain.

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Funding crisis hotline counselors during university exam periods

New Budgetary Need for the HSO -- Additional Hotline 'Crisis' Staff is Warranted, Especially During Exam Time One new budgetary need that might and in fact must be addressed in an overall HSO (Health and Safety Office) budget request is additional volunteer, but more particularly additional paid…

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Incentive programs and their effectiveness in reducing employee absenteeism

As the economy changes over time, the field of industry follows suit. Industrial managers are charged with maintaining productivity and profits regardless of the economy. In addition, they are responsible for maintaining the workforce at its optimum performance level.

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Essential skills and qualities for success in law

Working in the legal field requires much more than the basic knowledge acquired through books and class work. Certainly there are many attorneys armed only with the knowledge of what they have learned in school, but the best lawyers bring many types of intelligence to their work.

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Spirituality and leadership effectiveness in educational administration

Bolman, Lee G., and Deal, Terrence 3. 2002. "Leading with soul and spirit: Effective leadership in challenging times boils down to qualities such as focus, passion and integrity." School Administrator, Feb.

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Self-actualization potential in Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton

Along with his/her development, an individual may go through several stages of life wherein the following elements are present and can potentially be experienced (arranged from bottom to top of Maslow's hierarchy): physiological, safety, love and belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization.

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Teacher stress and burnout in special education

Occupational Stress for Teachers of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders" by Nelson and company discusses the increased associated risk of stress attributed to teachers working with students who have emotional and behavioral disorders.

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Human and nature relationships in religious and ecological perspectives

It is important to understand that the human species -- along with its culture -- is a part of the ecosystem.

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Logical fallacies and emotional reasoning in critical thinking

Author and speaker Brian Tracy says that people do not make decisions rationally, or logically. He believes that individuals make decisions emotionally, and then only seek to justify them on a rational, logical, or rational thought basis.

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Animal experimentation and vivisection through a Buddhist ethics lens

This is a paper on the article 'Slaughter of the Innocent'. There are two references used for this paper. Ethical and animal rights issues raised by experimentation are important to many people today.

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