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Generational boundary dissolution in adoptive families

Generational boundary dissolution presents as a crisis in many families. Generational boundaries are important for the development of the individual, within the framework of the family system. The area of generational boundaries is a relatively new concept in the field of family therapy.

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UN peacekeeping operations and post-Cold War regional conflicts

After five decades of international conflict, waged between the imperial champion of the communist ideology and the frontrunner for western democracy, the latter prevailed in the peaceful revolution of 1989.

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Reducing the high school dropout rate in Bermuda

The value of a high school education over the course of an individual's lifetime has been well documented, but many high school students continue to drop out of school prior to graduation for various reasons.

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Intertemporal choice and consumer spending decisions during recession

At issue here is the recession, and what it is doing to the town of Richmond, Virginia. Like many big cities and little towns throughout the country today, Richmond is suffering. it's difficult for people to pay their mortgages, and businesses are going under.

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Rising food prices: biofuel demand, land constraints, and fuel costs

Supply tightness increases volatility, so the high prices of the past few years indicate significant supply tightness in key variables. One of those variables is the supply of food itself. The supply of food has been adversely affected by demand for other agricultural cash crops.

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Branding strategies and trusted advisor status in global markets

Assessing the Influence of branding on consumer purchase behavior is begins with an analysis of how the accumulated effects of marketing strategies contribute to the permanency of branding and their accumulative effects on consumers.

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Organizational commitment of seasonal contingent workers in wholly seasonal environments

Study of White-Collar, Seasonal Contingent Worker's Organizational Commitment within a Wholly (99%) Seasonal Environment

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H-1B visa shortages and U.S. immigration policy debates

In today's society, knowledge and expertise are raw materials that are essential for companies and countries so that they can be more competitive.

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Truman and Eisenhower's responses to a hypothetical Venezuelan missile crisis

As President Harry Truman faces the Russian missile crisis in Venezuela, the situation in the states is one of cautious alert. President Truman is known for his hard line position when it comes to the Russians (Brown, Seyom, 1994, p. 17).

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Barriers to women's advancement in American law enforcement agencies

The United States has proven once again that it is capable of change, and the election of the first African-American as president and the fact that his Republican opponent selected a female as his vice presidential running mate suggest that glass ceilings are shattering across the country even as…

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