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Teaching idiomatic expressions to English language learners

An idiom is an expression, word, or even phrase that has a unique of figurative meaning that is understood colloquially but that is often unrelated to the literal meaning of the word or phrase.

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The Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association's role in establishing America's first playgrounds

In 1885 the Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association (MEHA) positioned a mound of sand in the backyard of the Parmenter Street Chapel, a mission in Boston's North End.

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Substance abuse in the American workplace: causes and policy solutions

The statistics are sobering. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration estimates that of America's 17.2 million illicit drug users, three quarters are employed either full-time or part-time.

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Understanding schizophrenia: theories, definitions, and symptom classification

It is literally one of the strangest and most difficult to understand mental illnesses (Sass 1). The name taken from the Greek means the split mind, and is the product of two words of "schizo" which means split and "phrene" which means mind.

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Billy Mitchell's innovative leadership and vision for air power

Billy Mitchell was a leader ahead of his time. His outspoken leadership style propelled him to legendary status that far exceeded most other leaders in his field. His remarkable sense of insight and intuition had a tremendous and enduring impact on the U.S.

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Family fulfillment and Cold War domestic containment in American literature

Both of the authors Elaine Tyler May in Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War and Coming of Age in Mississippi by Ann Moody see the institution of the family as something that was a mixture of limiting and liberating influences both for men and women during the 1940s, 1950s, and early…

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Sexual harassment in the workplace: definitions, categories, and policies

The environment within a company can become hostile and embattled based on the nature of the relationships between employees. The organization is also cognizant that the work place dynamics may facilitate sexual harassment (O'Leary-Kelly, Paetzold, & Griffin, 2000).

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Oracle business intelligence software products and applications

The complexity of the business environment that affects companies' activity requires business intelligence solutions that are able to address problems that emerge because of the changes produced within the environment.

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Marketing strategy for Singapore Sentosa targeting Malaysian visitors

Increasing attendance at Singapore Sentosa and its related attractions by gaining more visitors from Malaysia and locally within the Philippines is the intent of this analysis.

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Substantive and personalized conflict at General Hospital

The conflict occurring at General Hospital can also be called substantive conflict, this occurs when the parties involved disagree on an issue. (Bacal, n.d., para. 4) The issue at hand is the ability of the physicians to cut costs.

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