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Racial disparities in juvenile life sentences without parole

Courts are giving juveniles sentences that are more severe than those given to adult offenders are. This is because juveniles have not been able to negotiate so that they can attend the adult criminal court.

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Genetic and environmental factors in schizophrenia: Alan's case study

Characterized by a wide range of behaviors that are largely unusual, schizophrenia effectively disrupts not only the lives of those affected by the condition but also those of their families and loved ones. Both parents of Alan, my client in this case, had schizophrenia.

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Operant conditioning and autism spectrum disorder treatment

Before taking this class, I was dismissive of operant conditioning as a tool for learning and education in human beings.

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Moral development in the Terri Schiavo case: Kohlberg's stages

Terri Schiavo's case is arguably one of the most controversial medical cases in recent times. After suffering a heart attack in February 1990, Terri experienced brain damage that led to her hospitalization.

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Bullying's effects on academic and psychological development

In basic terms, bullying is any kind of aggressive or inappropriate behavior whose sole purpose is to threaten, hurt, or cause some kind of discomfort to another individual. In most cases, bullies seek to utilize the power they possess to intimidate their victims.

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Ericsson's negotiations with Chinese delegation: cultural understanding and missteps

There were a number of things that Ericsson did that were effective in this situation. One was that Ericsson was keen to establish relationships with the Chinese delegation, for example bringing the delegation to Sweden and playing host.to the delegation.

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Michelle Obama's Let's Move Initiative: objectives and leadership analysis

First Lady Michelle Obama first envisioned her Let's Move Initiative in 2010 after reading the comprehensive White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity report that showed how many American children were facing formidable odds of having a healthy start to their lives.

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Educational quality and design comparison of Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic schizophrenia websites

The term searched was Schizophrenia and these two sites came up in rank for 3 searches. One was Johns Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/epigen/szwhatis.htm, [accessed on March 8, 2013]

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Cell phone use while driving and traffic safety risks

There has been a lot of controversy regarding cell phones and individuals using them while driving during recent years and while most states have issued bans meant to regulate this problem, there are still some that do not penalize drivers who use their phones while driving.

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Gender differences in partner preferences across Craigslist personal advertisements

Three different types of ads were examined for the article: a woman seeking woman ad, a woman seeking man ad, and a man seeking woman ad.

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