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Certification as a tool for sustainable development in developing economies

Development refers to the progressive transformation of society, and the economy[footnoteRef:1]. Sustainable development is "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"[footnoteRef:2].

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Swift's satire of war and human folly in Gulliver's Travels

According to Gulliver, "Undoubtably philosophers are right when they tell us that nothing is great or small than by comparison." In the novel, Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift tackles many of the contemporary issues of his day.

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The monster's humanity in Frankenstein: Beyond the horror film adaptation

"You, who call Frankenstein your friend, seem to have a knowledge of my crimes and his misfortunes. But in the detail which he gave you of them he could not sum up the hours and months of misery which I endured wasting in impotent passions.

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Best practices and benchmarking in healthcare quality improvement

Healthcare organizations must always strive to provide quality care to their patients. This empowers them to be ahead of their competition and in line with the various rules set by healthcare bodies and the government.

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Redefining family beyond the nuclear family model

We live in a time when the definition of family is changing, and I myself personally support the change. Human social organization is not a fixed quantity that works in the same way everywhere at all times.

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Management practices and transparency at Jewish General Hospital

The author of this report is asked to profile and otherwise answer questions regarding Canadian company JGH. A description of the services and structure will be offered and then the author will speak of the management theories and practices that the company engages in.

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Common Core State Standards and gifted learners' specific needs

Education standards generally describe what should be known by students and their capability in every subject in every grade. Various states use state Board of Education to decide what standards should be followed by the entire students starting the kindergarten to high school.

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Political and social consciousness in Romantic poetry and revolution

The years in which the Romantic Era had its great impact -- roughly 1789 through 1832 -- were years in which there were "intense political, social, and cultural upheavals," according to Professor Shannon Heath at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Heath, 2009).

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Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize and imprisonment as a Chinese dissident

Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, and then was jailed as a Chinese dissident who made what he called his "final statement" before beginning his jail term.

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Geopolitical tensions and economic challenges in modern Europe

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Sea., de jure controlled by Norway but subject to unique international agreement..

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