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MDMA use patterns and health effects among Miami-Dade adolescents

Ecstasy, also known as MDMA, Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, has become popular as a club drug and at techno dance events, such as raves, trance scenes and private parties.

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The monster within: Evil and humanity in Romantic literature

Throughout the history of Western Literature, the "monster" as both a central character, as well as a literary device has been common.

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Theoretical models of behavioral change in addiction recovery

A brief overview of some prominent theoretical models relating to behavior modification is felt to be a pertinent starting point for his study, as many of these aspects can be compared to the actual interviews and case studies of the subjects.

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High school sports and character development: a critical examination

High School Sports: is the Character they Build Bad? Imagine if you will, dear reader, that a strappingly built British fellow were to appear before your school board. He has a brilliant, if rather odd, proposal to make.

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The effects of parental divorce on middle childhood development

There are many reasons behind the divorces of parents today, but despite all of the reasons behind it, there is no question that it is hard on the children of these parents, and when these children and in middle childhood and still discovering who they are, the problems can be worse.

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Peacemaking criminology as perspective, stance, and emerging framework

The first difficulty in assessing peacemaking criminology (PMC) begins with identifying a clear, reasonably encompassing definition, or even isolating a group of precepts that binds adherents.

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Sternberg's triangular theory of love and divorce

Although the divorce rate is staying the same and not continually increasing as in past years, the numbers remain upsetting. The divorce rate in the United States had generally been going up throughout the 20th century until reaching a high in the late 1970s. It has slowly decreased since then.

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Plato's tripartite soul theory in the Republic

The Republic is an influential dialogue by Plato, written in the first half of the 4th century BC. This Socratic dialogue mainly concerns political philosophy and ethics. The political ideas are clarified by picturing a utopia.

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Understanding depression and its impact on families

Currently, depression is a major health problem across the world. Largely, this is because many who suffer from it fail to recognize the severity of their problem, or they feel that they simply "have the blues" momentarily.

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Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler on gender as social construction

From birth, humans learn, act out and experience their gendered identities. The society's concepts of femininity and masculinity form a person's relationship to his/her body and the bodies of other individuals. The issue of gender is also an aspect of prevailing norms of inequality and oppression.

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