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Government response to Hurricane Katrina across local, state, and federal levels

Each branch of the government (local, state and federal) plays a role in emergency preparedness and disaster recovery. At all three levels, accurate knowledge of the emergency will aid each level of government in knowing their limits and whether or not a higher level of response is necessary.

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Learning disabilities in children: characteristics and educational interventions

Learning disabilities (LD) are commonly seen as organically-based disorders affecting a small percentage of children and that interferes with their ability to learn to read and write normally (Sleeter 2010).

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Family therapy as intervention for adolescents in dysfunctional families

These stressors can manifest themselves in many ways, and the ways in which parents and siblings respond to them can alienate them from the adolescent in the family who is undergoing natural physical and mental growth as an individual.

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Female Aboriginal identity in Beatrice Culleton Mosionier's *In Search of April Raintree*

Towards Hearing and Understanding the Voice of the Female Aboriginal in Canadian Literature The Canadian literary tradition often receives less than its deserved attention in school curricula and by many English-language scholars, especially outside of Canada.

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Welfare state models in the United States, Germany, and Japan

Welfare State - a welfare state is a governmental concept in which the philosophy of the government is that it should play the key role in the protection of its citizens and promotion of economic and social well-being.

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Elvis Presley's generosity and personal struggles behind fame

Elvis is well-known around the world for his music, eccentric clothes and a presentation approach like no other. Yet, something he is possibly less known for was his kindness towards others. He often gave gifts ranging from cars to diamond covered watches.

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Biopsychosocial factors in ankle sprain management and patient outcomes

This case study presents the scenario of a middle aged man suffering from a sprained ankle. The ankle is one of the more intricately designed structures within the human body-from a skeletal perspective.

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Government and society divisions in post-colonial Angola

Angola, as many of the African countries was the result of colonial pressures up to its declaration of independence from Portugal in 1975.

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Creon's conflict between state law and family duty in Sophocles' Antigone

The story that Sophocles creates goes back into the times of ancient Greek and the Thebes' civil war. It starts with the decision of the Creon, new king of Thebes to offer honors to Eteocles and to leave unburied, on the battle field, the body of Polyneices, Eteocles' brother.

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Negotiating managed care contracts to maintain inpatient revenue and quality care

At present, reimbursement for Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private pay are widely divergent at the hospital, as is the case around the nation.

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