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The battered woman syndrome defense in R. v. Lavallée

Canadian Supreme Court 1990 decision that created the battered wife syndrome defense. The case is analyzed for how such a defense came into being and the implications it has on interpreting a battered woman's response.

~10 min read

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Television violence's effects on children and families

Ibid statistics show that 54% of kids today have a television in their bedroom. 66% of children, aged 10 to 16, surveyed that their peers are influenced by television shows.

~12 min read

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Biblical counseling on managing anger as a Christian

When one makes the decision to become a Christian, something that I believe all Christians do at some point in their adult lives, even if they have been raised as Christians, I think that there is initially a hope that all of one's struggles will immediately become easier.

~19 min read

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Causes and consequences of special education teacher shortages

"If teachers are well-prepared in both content and pedagogy, 'it makes an enormous difference not only to their effectiveness in the classroom but also whether they're likely to enter and stay in teaching'… [and] it is 'more expensive to under-prepare people, and let them spin out again, than it is…

~13 min read

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Major depressive disorder in children and adolescents: diagnosis and treatment

Research on childhood and adolescent mood disorders has advanced significantly in recent years. It is now no longer common to find those who say that depression is an adult mental disorder alone.

~25 min read

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Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and American culture

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a short story by American author Washington Irving, was actually written while the author lived in England.

~16 min read

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William Blake and Langston Hughes as artistic revolutionaries

William Blake and Langston Hughes were two artistic individuals who both created a unique artistic and literary atmosphere during their lives as well as shaped the future of art and music long after their deaths.

~5 min read

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Discrimination and political representation of Latinos in Los Angeles

Given that nearly one half of Los Angeles County's population is Latino, it would seem that such a large portion of the population would translate into political and social power. To a degree that is true.

~14 min read

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Senior centers and successful aging in the elderly population

The baby boomer generation has just about a year to reach the retirement age prompting the urgent need of successful aging.

~16 min read

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The learning organization and managing institutional change

"Nothing endures but change." The "learning organization" is without a template. Writers have tried to give it an ideal form or a template in "which real organizations could attempt to emulate." (Easterby-Smith & Araujo 1999).

~31 min read

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