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Media manipulation and bias in U.S. congressional election campaigns

Mass Media and Congressional Campaigns in U.S. This is a study on the mass media principles and how they are used in congressional campaigns in the U.S. It has 12 sources.

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Adult learners and internet-based distance education

The concept of using the Internet in the pursuit of higher education is not exactly new. Indeed, the institution of "distance learning," has been in full swing since the heyday of late night Sally Struthers correspondence-school commercials.

~29 min read

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Corporate governance evolution from Berle and Means to modern practice

As some queries about corporate governance were there ever since 1932 - the period of Berle and Means, the expression of the concept of Corporate Governance was not found in English vocabulary until 25 years ago.

~28 min read

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The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act

The Freedom Information Act of 2002 reported 2,351 occurrences of forcible sex offenses on campus and 1,670 in residence halls; 2,953 aggravated assaults on campus; 2,147 robberies on campus and 29,256 burglaries also on campus; and 1,098 arsons on campus in that year alone.

~29 min read

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The role of family stability in child development

For a humane, the word 'community' hints at people trying to work out solutions to common problems. The term 'community' generally stands for a group that is bigger and more diverse than a family or any group of people bound together with relationships.

~45 min read

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Obesity as a public health epidemic in the United States

Obesity as one commentator says, is not just a "matter of aesthetics" but has become a major public health problem in the United States.

~28 min read

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Women's survival and divided loyalties in Civil War Appalachia

Women and the Home Front in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee during the Civil War This paper examines the living conditions and attitudes that shaped the lives of the women in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee during and after the American Civil War.

~59 min read

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The legal history and evolution of affirmative action policies

The policies of affirmative action aiming at assisting the black Americans are of recent origin. The policies have sought its origin to varied sources like legal structure, executive instructions, and court rulings.

~32 min read

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Pedagogy for understanding in special education technology instruction

Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children.

~205 min read

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Ethical considerations in research project design, data collection, and analysis

Discuss the ethical issues that need to be considered when you (1) design a research project, (2) collect data, and (3) analyze and report data.

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