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Wiki technology and knowledge management systems evolution

Wiki is a technology is based on a distributed, open source Web Content Management (WCM) system that interlinks web pages and over time, builds an index by subject area.

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Effects of psychotropic medications on individuals with developmental disabilities

Psychotropic medicines are often prescribed to individuals with developmental disabilities although the reason for this is not clear in many instances.

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Taxi Driver and the Campbellian mythical hero's journey

Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver is a prime example of a filmic representation of the Campbellian mythical structure, a trajectory in which the protagonist undergoes a journey in which they acquire value knowledge or capabilities, finally returning at the conclusion of the story, endowed with the…

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Workplace harassment: types, supervisor responsibilities, and legal implications

Harassment manifests in a number of different ways, including verbal, physical, visual, and sexual. Verbal harassment involves racial slurs, religious epithets, or disparaging physical remarks.

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Global prevalence of diabetes: causes and combat strategies

Diabetes, a medical condition resulting from elevated levels of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), has become a major worldwide health problem and is only getting worse; in 2010, diabetes affected 6.4% (285 million) individuals worldwide, and this total is expected to increase to 7.7% over the next…

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Chapter 1 of Our Social World: introductory concepts and sociology's approach

The introductory chapter of Our Social World delineates a number of salient characteristics of sociology. It not only describes the central aspects of sociology as an area of study, but places it in the context of the present moment.

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Language acquisition theories: Behaviorist, Innatist, and Interactionist models

This chapter was a bit surprising because it did not address learning a second language but instead focused on how children learn their first language. It was also surprising to read about children since those reading this textbook are obviously no longer children.

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Cofer and Staples: Fighting versus acquiescing to stereotypes

There are a number of eminent similarities between the essays of Judith Coffer and Brent Staples, "The Myth of the Latin Woman," and "Black Men in Public Spaces." Both essays are written by members of historical minority groups -- Cofer is Puerto Rican and Staples is African-American -- and address…

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Subversive imagery and American identity in American History X

An exercise in and a meditation upon subversion, the film American History X is at once making a bold social and political commentary on the inherent destructiveness of racism and bigotry. At the same time, one could argue it's a tragic ballad for a family riddled with loss.

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The Shannon and Weaver model applied to college communication challenges

Life in college throws communication challenges in my face the whole time. I have to learn how to deal with my classmates -- and some of them are a mixed bag.

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