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Anorexia nervosa in a South Asian immigrant adolescent

Shahin is a sixteen-year-old female from Bombay. She moved to the United States with her parents and her older brother three years ago. Since last year, Shahin has lost twenty-five pounds and now weighs 85. Shahin is visibly emaciated and her 5'3" frame now appears bony.

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Redefining literacy standards for American adult education

Competing in the global economy is now more than ever a necessity. American literacy standards are being called into question because of the inability of the American educational and workforces to keep up with the changing labor market and its demands for different types of literacy.

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The argument for mandatory school uniforms in education

One of the suggestions advanced in relation to the need to improve modern education is that students should wear school uniforms throughout primary and secondary education. This is a sound idea for several different reasons.

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Joanna Russ's "The Female Man": gender identity across parallel universes

Russ, Joanna. The Female Man. New York: Beacon Press, 1986. The Female Man by Joanna Russ uses the techniques of science fiction to illuminate truths and to ask questions about the relationships of men and women in contemporary life.

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Induction training effectiveness and research methodology in project teams

Atkins, S. & Gilbert, G. (2003). The role of induction and training in team effectiveness. Project Management Journal. Vol. 34 Issue 2, p48, 5p.

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Leadership theory evolution: from great man to contingency approaches

The 20th century saw an explosion of leadership theories that attempted to explain why certain individuals seemed to excel in affording more capable leadership than their equally qualified counterparts when at the helm of organizations.

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Robert Sherfield's approach to building healthy self-esteem and self-concept

Sherfield, Robert. The Everything Self-Esteem Book. New York: Adams Media, 2003. Author Robert Sherfield begins his self-help tome the Everything Self-Esteem Book admitting that self-esteem has been getting a 'bad rap' in the media (Sherfield 6).

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The ethics and efficacy of torture in modern society

The use of torture in modern Western society is extremely controversial and is officially prohibited in the United States. Nevertheless, because torture can be effective in eliciting useful tactical and investigative information, accusations have been levied that elements of the U.S.

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Digital media's role in building consumer trust in e-commerce

As e-commerce has progressed from catalogs that had descriptions of the products being sold to small snapshots, to the inclusion of walk-around product demos, the use of digital media now pervades e-commerce.

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The debate over bilingual education in public schools

The subject of Bilingual education within the context of public school education has been a topic of debate for several years.

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