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Psychopathology and social functioning in individuals with intellectual disability

Disability can have pervasive and devastating effects on the development of individuals, and subsequently their personal and social functioning.

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Technology communication failures in the New York City Fire Department after 9/11

One of the most pervasive changes in the modern business organization is the degree to which information and communications technology (ICT) has become crucial to myriad different organizational functions.

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Cognitive techniques for attitude change in mental health treatment

Briefly discuss persuasion as an effortless cognitive process. In cognitive psychology, change is the focus of all mental health officials in addressing the various issues that are impacting someone.

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Change management plan for RI organization using charismatic transformation

"Change is so pervasive in our lives that it almost defeats description and analysis" -- (Mortensen, 2008) Change at any level, individual or collective (communal/familial, societal, or organizational), is a complex and challenging process that requires time, energy, commitment, and often some…

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Popular culture's negative influence on adolescent behavior and development

Popular culture has a pervasive impact upon children's lives today, particularly during the adolescent stage.

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The Western frontier hero and American moral paradox

Old Western Frontier -- the Pervasiveness of the Western Frontier Hero in the American Imagination The heroic American national character and the search for an ungoverned American frontier are fused in the America national imagination.

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The tragic hero archetype in modern literature and television

One of the most pervasive archetypes in literature is the hero. The Greeks presented a complex and very human type of hero, often referred to as the tragic hero. Readers can relate especially to tragic heroes because tragic heroes have flaws.

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Factors driving the transition to agriculture in the Neolithic Revolution

Agriculture is so pervasive around the world that it is easy to assume that human beings have always farmed for their food.

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God terms and devil terms in American political discourse

Within the rhetoric of persuasion, there are certain terms that carry such positive connotations, they are viewed as unquestioned 'goods.' These terms are often called 'God terms,' implying that they are given almost godlike power within the culture.

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The journey motif in Homer's Iliad and Shakespeare's Henry V

Journey motif is pervasive in global literature, attributed to the existence of collective symbols common to all human societies as archetypes (Zhang, 2008). Both Homer's Iliad and Shakespeare's Henry V incorporate the journey motif as a literary technique.

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