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Thomas Jefferson's authorship and ideology in the Declaration of Independence

Of all the men known as the Founding Fathers of the United States, perhaps the man most discussed is Thomas Jefferson.

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Ancient papyrus records of Egypt and the Near East

Rescued from the ravages of time, speaking the language of lost generations, evoking mystery and magic, the ancient papyrus records of Egypt and the Near East are embedded indelibly in the human consciousness just as their semantic meanings are etched permanently there and preserved for posterity.

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Occupational musculoskeletal disorders in pharmacists: a literature review

The work of Plagakis (2010) reports that his time spent working as a pharmacist had ultimately resulted in his neck being bent downward. He reports that he experienced extreme pain in 2009 beginning with discomfort across his shoulders and neck.

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Periodontal disease and respiratory disease correlation: systematic review

Periodontal disease and respiratory disease: A systematic review of the evidence," Agado & Bowen (2012) perform a systematic review or meta-analysis style of research to determine whether there is a correlation between periodontal disease and pneumonia, or between periodontal disease and chronic…

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Afterschool FCAT tutoring improves fifth grade reading test scores

Students in the state of Florida are assessed annually by standardized tests to ensure that students are reaching specific educational benchmarks. One of the main areas in which students are tested is reading ability. The FCAT 2.0 tests students in their ability to read against specific benchmarks.

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Tracking student progress in middle and high school social studies

As a social studies teacher, one of my proudest accomplishments is when students take a real and meaningful interest in history.

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Machiavelli's The Prince and Augustine's City of God compared

The objective of this study is to examine the similarities and differences in Machiavelli's 'The Prince' and St. Augustine's 'City of God' in terms of their similarities and differences in their ideal way to rule and how their works were a product of the world around them.

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Personal sources of math anxiety and test performance pressure

I did not realize before that I had any feelings of anxiety related to the subject of mathematics. Math is not the most difficult subject although certainly it can be challenging. Yet, my writing indicates that I do feel math-related anxiety which therefore need to be better understood.

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The future of the U.S. Army's noncommissioned officer corps after 9/11

Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps has traditionally been important in the armed forces of the U.S. Provision of training and mentoring to the general rank soldiers and effective assistance to second lieutenants has been the traditional responsibility of NCOs.

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Using Aristotle's rhetorical devices to analyze Turkish journalist advocacy

Before I took this class, when I was writing a persuasive research paper, I would tend to throw information onto the page, hoping that one of my ideas or facts would resonate with the reader, but without thought to how I structured my arguments.

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