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Music's role in cultural identity and social movements in America

Music is one of the most common human activities and is evident throughout human cultures everywhere on earth. It has a long history of cultural and religious significance and still plays a fundamental role in modern social life and religious worship as well.

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Population control and political stability: evidence from China and Europe

The link between overpopulation and political and governmental instability can be proven though multiple case studies.

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Personal values on religion, same-sex marriage, and materialism

I believe that there is a kernel of social value at the center of most contemporary religions in my social culture.

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Robert Fantz's study of form perception in infant primates

Robert L. Fantz's article in Scientific American (1961) delves into the subject of how to study the progress an infant makes in terms of its cognitive development -- specially, what the child perceives when it perceives things -- and why does it perceive what it perceives.

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Kinesthetic intelligence and learning for every child

Most educators are aware that there are different styles of learning. However, this does not mean that they are equally aware of each different style or are equally good at honoring each style of learning.

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Design science and organizational development framework

Organizational Design change is an important aspect of any organization. All organizations undergo time of change. Having the ability to manage and organize such changes is vitally important. Managers must be proactive as it pertains to the manner in which they pursue design change.

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Psychological well-being effects of job redundancy and unemployment

Redundancy is defined as "The state or fact of being unemployed because work is no longer offered or considered necessary…A dismissal of an employee from work for being no longer necessary; a layoff ("redundancy")." In other words redundancy occurs when an employee is fired because the job he…

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Corporate culture at Mercedes-Benz and Toyota Motor Company

Modern business entities have evolved continuously from their predecessors of several generations in terms of corporate culture as much as they have evolved technologically.

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How urban revitalization and gentrification affect sexual assault rates

As the population continues to grow, more and more people are finding themselves living closer to their neighbors. People are crowded into cities, and some areas are being revitalized and upgraded in an attempt to get more people moving back into them.

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Ethical implications of psychological assessment across clinical, legal, and educational settings

Psychological assessments are often used to give a quick, thumbnail sketch of an individual's psyche in a variety of settings. In a therapeutic or clinical setting they are often used to create a DSM diagnosis for insurance purposes.

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