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Work scheduling patterns and employee-employer work-life balance needs

Perry-Smith and Blum (2000) study the issue of work-life balance. They test the hypothesis that organizations with a stronger focus on work-life balance have a higher perceived level of performance.

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Parody as social commentary and artistic expression

Parodies may address anything from a popular fairy tale to a piece of music. Use of parody is commonplace in the arts, and has become integral to the postmodern sensibility. Usually parody refers to a work of art that most audience members will already be familiar with.

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Nature and nurture's enduring influence on human development

Nature vs. nurture remains one of the most compelling debates in the field of psychology. Most likely, human beings are a product of both nature and nurture. Our genes determine a lot of who we are, including our physical appearance and our psychological makeup.

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The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory's role in psychological assessment

How might a Millon (MCMI) be useful as part of a full battery assessment? What types of pathology would be illuminated by using this tool? What are the limits of this assessment?

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Post-tenure review practices in higher education institutions and their efficacy

Kratz, A.R. (2005). The effectiveness of post-tenure review practices in Texas graduate institutions as perceived by academic deans (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX.

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Homais as parasite: irony and moral decay in Madame Bovary

The male who conquers and protects his territory, the representative a whole social class: the bourgeoisie, the predator and the opportunist, this is how the pharmacist of Yonville, Homais, one of the most despicable characters in Flaubert's novel, Mme Bovary, can be described in short.

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The criminal justice system in "A Time to Kill"

Kill directed by Joel Schumacher. Specifically it will explain the major components of the criminal justice system (police, courts, corrections) that are evident in the movie.

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International law frameworks for environmental protection and agreements

All international law deals with relations between two or more different nations. There are two main components of international law -- the laws of nations and agreements between nations. Laws of nations are comprised of those laws accepted by virtually all world nations.

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Adam Fairclough's analysis of black educators in the Jim Crow South

Education and also Being a Negro…Seems…Tragic: Black Teachers in the Jim Crow South," Adam Fairclough traces the history of African-American education since the Civil War. According to Fairclough, black educators played a major role in the education and empowerment of African-Americans.

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Foundations of effective writing: grammar, revision, and research

Grammar is a cornerstone of communication, the skeleton of every sentence. Grammatical rules may be occasionally broken for poetic impact, but only when the writer understands the rule and why it may be effective to break it.

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