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Albert Hart's response to the Great Depression economy

Albert Hart: Albert Hart's interview in this book opens with a description of his influence on the American economic machinery (72): his highly influential book, Debts and Recovery 1929 to 1937 " ...

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Sports participation and its impact on student self-esteem

The purpose of this study is an examination of the relationship between sports and self-esteem. In particular this study will seek to determine whether or not a relationship exists between high self-esteem and sports participation, particularly among high school and collegiate students.

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The Surgeon General's warning labels and their limited impact on smoking rates

Not even 50 years ago, many people felt skeptical about the hazards of cigarette smoking. Although increasing numbers of studies showed that some connection existed between tobacco and lung and heart ailments, questions still remained about the true effects on health.

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Theodore Sizer's critique of American educational policy and reform

The author Theodore Sizer shed light upon his fifty years of being a professor at Brown, dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Education, and headmaster of Phillips Academy.

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Transgenerational trauma: how the Holocaust affects survivors and their descendants

The Holocaust is a painful reminder that humanity can turn upon itself and inflict incomprehensible damage. It undoubtedly altered the course of millions of lives, many of which are still attempting to heal, despite the decades that separate the event from the present.

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The ethical case for cosmetic surgery and personal empowerment

Many people think that cosmetic surgery is not good because it is not necessary, and that people should simply accept the way that God (or Nature) made them. However, merely because something is not natural and not necessary does not make it bad.

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Existential counseling approach to treating client anxiety

Many individuals experience anxiety today. With the help of therapeutic counselors, clients learn how to cope with their anxiety-related issues, in turn allowing them to live a healthy and manageable life. Many counselors choose to use the existential method in counseling clients with anxiety.

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Gender differences in phobia prevalence among adolescents

Research estimates that between 3.3 and 9.2% of children and adolescents have phobias, with age, case definition, and diagnostic instrumentation contributing to the observed variation.

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Tocqueville's analysis of American religious thought and democratic tyranny

In God We Trust, e pluribus Unum -- the two major strands of American religious thought?

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Employee burnout among older women in the workplace

Burnout and rapid employee turnover are problems that continually plague developed nations. Employees constantly are burdened with high work standards and even larger work loads without a corresponding increase in compensation.

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