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John Milton's vision of Christian education and American freedom

Milton's 1644 works Areopagitica and Of Education are invoked to justify the true Christian purpose of education as being exposure to the sort of free expression and free exchange of ideas that are guaranteed in America under the First Amendment.

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The monster's humanity in Frankenstein: Beyond the horror film adaptation

"You, who call Frankenstein your friend, seem to have a knowledge of my crimes and his misfortunes. But in the detail which he gave you of them he could not sum up the hours and months of misery which I endured wasting in impotent passions.

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Best practices and benchmarking in healthcare quality improvement

Healthcare organizations must always strive to provide quality care to their patients. This empowers them to be ahead of their competition and in line with the various rules set by healthcare bodies and the government.

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Redefining family beyond the nuclear family model

We live in a time when the definition of family is changing, and I myself personally support the change. Human social organization is not a fixed quantity that works in the same way everywhere at all times.

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Management practices and transparency at Jewish General Hospital

The author of this report is asked to profile and otherwise answer questions regarding Canadian company JGH. A description of the services and structure will be offered and then the author will speak of the management theories and practices that the company engages in.

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Efficacy of adrenaline in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review

Although this is the case, it is important to consider the opportunity cost of using adrenaline. In addition, administration of adrenaline must follow an intravenous approach or the use of intra-osseous devices.

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Common Core State Standards and gifted learners' specific needs

Education standards generally describe what should be known by students and their capability in every subject in every grade. Various states use state Board of Education to decide what standards should be followed by the entire students starting the kindergarten to high school.

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Political and social consciousness in Romantic poetry and revolution

The years in which the Romantic Era had its great impact -- roughly 1789 through 1832 -- were years in which there were "intense political, social, and cultural upheavals," according to Professor Shannon Heath at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Heath, 2009).

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Best practices for improving academic performance in children

What are some best practices that can improve the academic performance of children? This journal entry reviews scholarly literature that presents ideas for best practices regarding how children can achieve academic success.

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Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize and imprisonment as a Chinese dissident

Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, and then was jailed as a Chinese dissident who made what he called his "final statement" before beginning his jail term.

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