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An inconvenient truth: evaluating Al Gore's documentary claims

Director Davis Guggenheim's (2006) documentary featuring former Vice President, Al Gore, an Inconvenient Truth, documents the former vice president's campaign against global warming.

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Child development and conventional versus post-conventional moral thinking

In morality thinking at the conventional level, an individual build choices from a member of society perspective, taking into consideration the good of others, the preservation of positive relations, and the rules, norms, and opportunities of society.

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Bridging departmental conflict between sales and marketing at Widgets, Inc.

It has been observed that an unfortunate tension exists between the sales and marketing teams of our organization. On the surface, this seems difficult to understand. After all, theoretically, members of these teams should be the 'best' at communicating, of all of the organization's employees.

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Pain management and oligoanalgesia in emergency departments

Pain is a complex neurobiological problem that involves the nervous system, cognitive system as well as the emotional system. The highly subjective nature of pain makes its assessment and management a complex problem. Oligoanalgesia or under treatment of pain is widely observed in the ED.

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Media consumption and body image development in young adults

Media Images Are Not Harmful to body and self-Esteem of young adults. Why don't you have an eating disorder? Why don't you have a negative body image? These may sound like strange, counter-intuitive questions.

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The Barnum effect and its impact on personality assessment

Barnum Effect refers to the phenomena of observation of personality that contains enough information to apply to almost anyone.

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Television's role in shaping American politics, consumer behavior, and culture

Before the introduction of the television into American culture in the decade following the end of World War II, the AM radio typically performed the same function in the homes of most Americans that was, for the most part, taken over by television for the rest of the 20th century.

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Berliner's critique of science methodology in educational research

What do you think are some likely outcomes of this conflict? According to Berliner, the methods of science and the process of science are different topics. Confusing the two is detrimental to educational research.

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Meta-analysis in criminal justice rehabilitation effectiveness

On most topics, especially those associated with clinical research and the implementation of solutions to solve a problem, such as recidivism and other criminal justice issues, a great body of work exists.

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Criminal profile and behavioral analysis of Terry Blair

The six victims in this series of crimes are all black females between the ages of 25 and 45. All victims had prior arrests, criminal charges, and/or convictions and lived a high-risk lifestyle that included illicit drug use and solicitation for prostitution.

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