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Shirley Jackson's reflection of madness in "The Lottery"

Shirley Jackson is the kind of writer that demonstrates a reflection of what she saw around her in her fiction.

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Serial killing as addiction: pathology and psychopathic behavior

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Childhood sexual abuse and compulsive hoarding: cognitive behavioral treatment approaches

The objective of this work is to research and examine childhood sexual abuse and compulsive hoarding.

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Instinct theory, need theory, and learning theory of human motivation

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Causes of poverty in American society

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Major trends in terrorism and the rise of micro-actor threats

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Self-directed work teams: implementation and organizational impact

Self-directed work teams are becoming increasingly popular in both manufacturing and service organizations, because of their positive characteristics of focusing on team contributions and solutions, collaboration, continuous improvement, competency and positive results to productivity.

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Time management and stress reduction in college students

There are many different things that can cause stress for the college student. Managing their time effectively and having satisfaction with the leisure time that they have are issues that must be addressed by many college students (McKean & Misra, 2000).

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Power and leadership in Genesis, Gilgamesh, and Lysistrata

Power and leadership are not exactly the same thing, of course, but they are inextricably interrelated for without power, effective leadership would not be possible and without leadership, power would be rendered useless.

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Drug testing programs save billions in workplace productivity and safety

Implementing and enforcing drug testing programs in the workplace is overdue and has the potential to save literally billions of dollars in lost productivity, healthcare costs, and pilferage, all contributing to workplace violence and loss.

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