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Maya Lin's artistic process and the Fractal Tree in Austin

How does hearing the artist speak change your understanding and appreciation of her work? It seems that Maya Lin never talks just to be talking, or filling up space, or trying to give a listener what he or she wants to hear.

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Motivation strategies for improving performance in banking branch operations

The success of any organization relies much on the employees and the productivity of the employees.

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Fodor's theory of mental structure and vertical faculties

Jerry Fodor's four accounts of mental structure subvert behaviorism by revealing a modular mind. The first account of mental structure in Fodor's theory is Neocartesian, and relates to the mind as being related to the structure of knowledge.

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Socratic, critical, and contemplative pedagogies in ethics education

The author of this report has been asked to find an article relating to education. Of course, that topic is very widespread and wide-ranging in nature. The author of this report decided to center on ethics in education. Specifically, the article chosen was written by Maughn Gregory.

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Psychoanalytic family therapy and the concept of joining

This report will offer a brief treatise on psycho-analytical family therapy. However, there will first be a bit of a zooming out to the broader subject and fomulations of psycho-analytical therapy in general.

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Psychological and societal impacts of the 2011 Japan tsunami disaster

The earthquake and following tsunami that hit Japan was truly a disaster -- part natural and part technological. It affected the Japanese population in many ways. There were the initial consequences that included massive loss of life and population displacement.

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Rehabilitation and abuse in juvenile criminal justice: perspectives on "When Kids Get Life"

Why do teens commit heinous crimes?" Until we understand these deeper issues, it will be impossible to truly or meaningfully address the issue of how to punish or treat these adolescents.

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Rehabilitation and mental health services for juveniles in the criminal justice system

The PBS production When Kids Get Life examines the ramifications of trying minors as adults for serious crimes, leading to their entire lives being spent in prison with no opportunity for rehabilitation.

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Pluralistic ignorance and hooking up among college students

The peer-reviewed article published in The Journal of Sex Research (Pluralistic Ignorance and Hooking UP) -- written by Lambert, Kahn, and Apple from James Madison University -- seeks to find out (through research using 136 female and 128 male college students) the attitudes and level of ignorance…

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Teacher and school counselor roles: perspectives from an English teacher

Interview an educational professional who works in a school and is not a school counselor (i.e., teacher, principal, social w

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