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Anger and reason in Frances Beinecke's Arctic Refuge article

People from all areas have tried for years to get the public to react to the dangers oil companies pose to our environment.

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Systems theory and diffusion of innovation in healthcare delivery

According to theorist Ludwig von Bertalanffy, it is essential to view organisms -- both living and man-made -- as functional systems in a holistic sense to understand their true nature. This principle is manifested in the human body and also the organizations which provide healthcare.

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Happiness, morality, and human tolerance for ambiguity

People feel joy and happiness for things both minor and major. I would describe the absence of pain and suffering as contentment perhaps. The Buddhist would argue that the absence of those things leads to a state of permanent bliss, which is more powerful than transient happiness.

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Leadership response to major global crisis incidents

The last decade has been riddled with crisis on the global as well as domestic scale. Crisis on many fronts have been noticed for instance natural calamities, terrorism issues, scandals, technological issues and financial disarray.

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The DREAM Act: purposes, provisions, and policy implications

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act is a proposal for a bipartisan regulation that deals with the tragedy that young people brought up in America have experienced with regards to the current immigration laws.

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Cultural competence in caring for a Cuban diabetic patient

CUBAN CASE STUDY Mrs. Demetilla Hernandez a 63-year- Cuban woman seeks consultation Liberty health-maintenance organization (HMO) clinic weakness, lethargy, fatigue experienced 2 months. A week ago, cooking dinner daughter, Mariana's house, momentarily lost balance slipped kitchen floor.

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Design activism and social change in architecture and public service

There has been lukewarm interest in public service design, social impact and design activism. But in most conversations, all other designs work to enhance the standard of living of the people; some of it must be activism.

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Credit cards and modern debt compared to indentured servitude

These salespeople are most frequently seen during the beginning of the college semester and are usually young and attractive and smiling, barely older than the students themselves.

~14 min read

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Memoirs versus social science in Meade and Chambers

Memoirs are effective forms of writing to use for a number of reasons. As a 20th Century American, one can look upon memoirs as both a telling of a time past and a time present; memoirs show a piece of our history, and thus by extension a piece of one's own identity as an American.

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The use of sex in advertising: evolution and effectiveness

The writer takes the reader on an exploratory journey into the use of sex in advertising. There were 10 sources used to complete this paper.

~24 min read

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