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John Wesley's influence on Methodist reform and social change

John Wesley represents an important figure for the religious world and especially for the Church of England.

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Prosecutorial discretion and juvenile transfer laws in adult prisons

Between 1992 and 1995, nearly every state in the union passed laws that made it easier to try juvenile offenders as adults (Elikann, 1999).

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Leaving home and individuation in the family life cycle

The stage of the family life cycle where initial young adults begin the process of individuation is essential to individual and eventually family level functioning as it is at this point that the individual is seeking to develop his or her own family and self.

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Information systems as catalysts for competitive disruption and customer value

The measure of any information systems' value needs to progress beyond efficiency and time reductions measured on a per process level to focusing on how agile, disruptive and market-driven the business can become over time.

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Arguments for lowering the American drinking age to eighteen

An online petition set up by Andrew Mark Lisa to get the drinking age lowered to 18 has 55, 496 signatures. Comments left by signees range from the juvenile ("I LOVE LIQUOR! WOOT JAGER BOMBS") to the pithy ("You can fight for your country, but you can't drink").

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Spontaneous mutations in bacterial resistance to selective agents

The data support the hypothesis that the mutations are present in the culture prior to exposure to the selective agent. The data found supports that the resistance mutations were spontaneous, meaning that the mutations in the bacteria culture occurred prior to the addition of the selective agent.

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Karlsen's analysis of witchcraft accusations and women's economic threat in colonial New England

Karlsen's book, the Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England (1987) is helps to not only examine the role that witches and witch trials had in colonial society but also the general role of women as well.

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Overcoming misconceptions: Muslim Americans and interfaith understanding

Imagine you're sitting in the food court of your local mall. it's crowded and strangers are having to share tables. Just as you're biting in to your stir fry, a woman asks you if she can sit across from you.

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Modified true/false questions with written explanations for student assessment

The challenge many teachers face in assessment is given prominence in the article that discusses the use of modified T/F questions as tools to provide additional elements of students thinking.

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Emotional intelligence and effective leadership in mentoring relationships

Emotional intelligence refers to the leader's sensitivity to important interpersonal skills such as empathy, motivation, and communication (Stein and Book, Chapter 1).

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