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Humanistic education in seventeenth-century colonial America

The seventeenth century has been called, as an age of faith, and for the colonists a preoccupation with religion, as probably right. The religious rebel of the sixteenth century was severe and shaking as its impact was felt both on the continent as well as in America.

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Neurolinguistic programming outcomes for high-risk community college students

Community colleges traditionally maintain an open-door policy, often enrolling students who are poorly prepared to enter higher education.

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Social-environmental factors predicting violence in medication-noncompliant severely mentally ill adults

Society as a whole understands that two major demographic predictors of violent behavior are being male and being young.

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Evolution of presidential power from Lincoln to Johnson, 1861-1969

Cold War, the president of the United States was often referred to as the "leader of the free world." This connotes an image of someone with an unsurpassed amount of power and responsibility.

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Generational differences in nursing leadership and workplace retention

The discussion explores the differences between the traditionalist generation, baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y the discussion also focuses on how the differences between these generations have affected the nursing shortage that America is now faced with.

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Rousseau's concept of natural education and the development of natural man

It has 4 sources.

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Marshall McLuhan's "the medium is the message" theory and applications

This essay deals with issues raised by Marhsall McLuhan's famous dictum: "The medium is the message." It has 5 sources. An analysis of Marshall McLuhan's essays investigating how this dictum applies and is supported or contradicted by the content therein.

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Interpreting the Book of Revelation: authorship, dating, and apocalyptic style

Book of Revelation is a unique portion of the New Testament. Unlike the other Books found in the latter part of the Bible, the Book of Revelation is not presented as a historical document or an instructional discussion, but is essentially a prophetic book, intended to deliver a glimpse of upcoming…

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Racial discrimination in capital punishment sentencing

The death penalty is an arbitrary institution that is employed for a series of reasons that are unrelated to the crimes committed by actual persons (assuming, of course, that those sentenced to the death penalty are even guilty of the crimes that they have committed).

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Herodotus and Thucydides in Donald Kelley's historical inquiry

In his book, which is written in a scholarly, colorful, and interesting style, and is as rich with thought-provoking questions as it is lean on assumptions, author Kelley goes to great lengths to set the stage for every historian's work that he discusses.

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