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The power of optimism: improving life through positive perspective

What is optimism? Why should we want to make our lives better? What is the power of optimism? How can people become more optimistic? How can people harness the power of optimism to improve their lives? The problem with life is -- it's hard.

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Racial divisions and divisions in Los Angeles after the 1992 riots

Los Angeles, a city of cars, stars, and ethnic neighborhoods, rests on the edge of a continent and shimmers with the promise of dreams fulfilled. But, as the late L.A.

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Is Confucianism the major religion of Japan?

Religion is a cultural phenomenon and institution that involves specific behaviors and practices. Religion has been present for a great deal of human history. Religion is concerned with beliefs. Belief is a powerful tool in a person's life.

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Thomas Nagel's theory of sexual perversion and mutual awareness

"About multiple combinations," Nagel says of orgies and presumably other many-person sexual encounters, "the least that can be said is that they are bound to be complicated" (Nagel, 1969). [All references in this piece come from Nagel's original on the subject of Sexual Perversion.]

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Pregnancy interval and conception timing by maternal age in natural fertility populations

Pregnancy outcome and the time required for next conception, Jain (1969) looks at a large group of presumably fertile women and seeks to determine the average age of conception after a previous pregnancy or the length of time between pregnancies in the absence of birth control.

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Gender oppression and self-identity in Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman

The Edible Woman offers a look at the conventionalized aspects of society that result in a version of cultural violence which is gender-oppressive.

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Adrienne Rich's "Compulsory Heterosexuality" and lesbian existence

Author's note with contact information and more details on collegiate affiliation, etc. Adrienne Rich is a feminist theorist with clearly defined ideas that are communicated with sharp, yet graceful articulation.

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Discharge planning and safety assessment for post-hip replacement recovery

As a case manager for patient in this case scenario there are at least four easily identifiable healthcare issues associated with the discharge of patient; 1.

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Electroshock therapy and antidepressants for postpartum psychosis treatment

Literature on postpartum psychiatric diagnosis leans heavily toward trying to understand postpartum depression, but talks little of postpartum psychosis. The reason for this seems to be that the depression diagnosis is much more prevalent than psychosis.

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Keystone species and their role in information ecologies

In mid-1800's, telegraphy was invented. This invention was revolutionary because it decreased all the hurdles in communication of information. This type of invention or any innovations that connects two or more people and acts as a survival tool for a particular group i.e.

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