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Body language and nonverbal communication in human societies

Like other animals, human beings have evolved patterns of body language to help them communicate with others. Because we rely so heavily on verbal communication, we tend not to notice it as consciously as spoken language except in more extreme circumstances such as fear or outright aggression.

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Charisma and state apparatus in the rule of Stalin, Mao, and Ho Chi Minh

There has been a wide debate concerning the elements which brought to power dictators such as Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, or Ho Chi Minh. Some have argued that in fact they were the example of democracy or the choice of their peoples.

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Developing a personal ethical framework using virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology

Ethics is a set of principles or values that helps us define what courses of action in life are good and distinguishes them from courses of action that are bad.

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Mediation in family disputes: the Pertucci case

Many theorists, including Nadja Alexander and Marian Roberts, begin their discussions of mediation by noting that it is a fairly new phenomenon in the field of formal dispute resolution.

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Piaget's cognitive development theory in UCSD's early childhood education programs

The Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) t the University of California, San Diego campus offers a five-part program in early childhood development. The program and its components reflects predominant developmental theories like that of Piaget.

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Attracting female riders through Harley-Davidson media strategy

Harley-Davidson made motorcycle has the leading position in the market and sustains its reputation as the motorcycle of choice for motorcycle riders. That reputation has been linked largely with male riders, and indeed males are the largest group interested in purchasing motorcycles by far.

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Semiotic analysis of symbolism in Don McLean's American Pie

Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols employed in communications and the process through which signs and symbols come to develop their shared meaning among those who recognize and understand their intended message.

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Nursing care plan for an eighteen-year-old client with low self-esteem

Client is 18 years of age and presents with vomiting, weight loss, diarrhea and persistent headache for last few weeks. Client reports she is presently taking a course on tourism in a private school and that her elder sister is pursuing a degree in medicine at an Ivy League college.

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Phallic violence and female autonomy in "Thelma and Louise"

The protagonists of the film "Thelma and Louise" (1991) illustrate a paradox. On one hand, the relatively disempowered women of the introduction of the film find a sense of autonomy and friendship in their quest to avoid the law over the course of the film.

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Historiography of American slavery in four interpretive works

Each of these works depicts a time and place in the history of American slavery, and each makes unique and valid points regarding this "peculiar" institution.

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