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Fleming's VARK learning styles theory and classroom application

Fleming, Neil. VARK: A Guide to Learning Style. (2007). Retrieved December 9, 2008, at http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=categories.

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The psychological impact of the Vietnam War on American soldiers

Vietnam War. I would begin my research on this topic with a trip to the library. I would look at books that were about the war itself and well as history books that might offer up interesting information. I would then go to reputable websites that might have any information about the war.

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Police crisis training for mental illness assessment: officers' experiences and program evaluation

The methodologies selected for this study were the meta-synthesis approach developed by Noblit and Hare (1988) and a content analysis technique described by Neuman (2003) and others. The meta-synthesis approach allows researchers to draw broad substantive interpretations from various sources.

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Pan's Labyrinth: analyzing reality, fantasy, and fascism through film

Detenber, Benjamin H., Robert F. Simons, and Gary G. Bennett. "Roll 'Em!: The Effects of Picture Motion on Emotional Responses." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 42.1 (1998): 113+. Questia. 18 Mar. 2008

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Feminist standpoint theory and women's marginalization in sociology

As Smith asserts in Knowing Society form within: a Women's Standpoint (1994), many sociological analyses of society have an innate bias in that they view society from a certain determinate position.

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Legalization of prostitution in contemporary society

Man has evolved, from times immemorial, because of certain instinctual traits. Each of these is to ensure the survival and spread of the species. The need to eat and find shelter is instinctual. That is necessary for survival. The need to procreate is also equally important.

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Ethical dilemmas and discretion in law enforcement

Law enforcement is a different occupation than most. A policeman who walks out of the door one morning faces a greater likelihood of not returning home, than people from most other professions. Policemen are first responders to scenes of accidents and crimes.

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George Orwell's Animal Farm as critique of Soviet communism

Animal Farm is one the most widely read books by George Orwell. Interestingly most people do understand the political significance of the book and know that it was written as an attack on totalitarianism.

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Rhetoric and self-interest in Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth

Former Vice President Al Gore, who, in his documentary film on global warming, by director Davis Guggenheim, an Inconvenient Truth (2006), introduces himself, "I am Al Gore, I used to be the next president of the United States," won an Academy Award for the documentary.

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Judicial interpretation and textualism in Justice Scalia's constitutional philosophy

The Justices of the Supreme Court differ in the way they interpret the law and apply it in individual cases. All are reading the same law, but they may have different philosophies regarding how to apply precedent and what sort of mindset to use in making a decision.

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