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How urban poverty stigma evolved from medieval to modern times

In the medieval period in Europe, the church assumed the responsibility for taking care of the poor. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 demonstrated ethics of the Protestant church with humanitarianism.

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Speech perception deficits and language learning impairment in children

Speech perception refers to a person's ability to hear and then understand or break down the hearing into comprehensible linguistic parts (Kuhl, 2004). For most people, this process comes naturally. However, to some, speech perception may lead to a language learning impediment.

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Descriptive statistical analysis of education, work hours, and family size

The average number (mean) of years that participants attended school was 13.0, with data ranging from 0 years to 20 years. The median was 12 years and the mode (most frequent response) was also 12.

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Cinematic and artistic reference in post-1960 international film

A common and highly salient feature of international films made after 1960 is the comment on other films, film styles, and other artistic media that are presented directly and purposefully in modern attempts at cinematic expression.

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DNA storage, transcription, and translation in genetic information

Genetics is the branch of biology dealing with heredity and variations of organisms and the genetic makeup and phenomena of an organism, type, group, or condition (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, 2010).

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Rising federal debt from Social Security and Medicare programs

The current financial crisis and recession have highlighted a problem that has been becoming worse over the last several years, rising federal debt levels.

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Self-empowerment through physical, emotional, mental and spiritual growth

Self-empowerment is a way or a means to a way that a person can gain strength within their selves in order to overcome obstacles or challenges that they face in their daily life. These problems can be anything from addiction, obsession, and destructive behavior to feeling powerlessness.

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Societal beauty standards and the rise of anorexia nervosa

Female body image and anorexia. Heart and muscle problems. Never see themselves as too thin. Afraid to gain weight. Research into future problems.

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Mary Anne's transformation and war's impact in "Things They Carried"

Mary Anne is significant to the novel because O'Brien demonstrates how the war impacts more than soliders. In the "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong," Mary Anne is the epitome of the all- American girl. Once seeing war, she becomes obsessed with it.

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Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110: musical structure and innovation

The Prolific German composer and pianist, whose some thirty-two piano sonatas span a lifetime of achievement and professional success, managed to produce an impressive number of works which boast of a variety of classical styles.

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