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Most significant events in U.S. history since World War II

Looking at U.S. history since World War II, it is difficult to believe that so many major cultural and societal changing events have occurred in such a brief period of time.

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Categories and types of tourism: adventure, leisure, and agro-tourism

What are the many and varied categories of tourism and travel? What specific advantage does one form of tourism have over another, and what are the most coveted venues for the business traveler, the leisure traveler, or the adventure traveler?

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Psychodynamic and dialectic perspectives on marital intimacy and communication issues

The subject clearly expresses a lack of intimacy, communication, and fulfillment in his primary intimate partnership with his wife. He indicates that he has little contact with his relatives and is dissatisfied with his marital relationship which he describes as lacking emotional intimacy.

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Effectiveness and approaches in substance abuse treatment programs

Illicit drug abuse, prescription drug abuse and addiction, and alcoholism are all significant contemporary social problems. All of those problems involve aspects or combinations of behavioral, physiological, or psychological dependence (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2008).

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Budgeting priorities and resource management for police managers

Although municipal police departments are typically required to abide by many of the same accounting standards as private sector companies, there are some fundamental differences in the respective missions that are involved that must be taken into account in considering how their budgets should be…

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Process theology's response to the problem of evil

Evil is divided into two main categories. First, there are moral evils. Moral evils are "bad deeds committed by agents who are capable of moral decision making" (p.415). Examples of moral evils include, but are not limited to: wars, murder, abuse of power, domestic violence, rape, child abuse.

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Why people disclose personal information to strangers

Intuitively, one would expect that it is always easier and more appropriate to discuss personal issues with close friends and acquaintances and to do so much less with relative strangers.

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Developing a security awareness program for JCS Architects

The weakest link in an organization's security architecture is typically found in the user. This paper explores the concept of developing security awareness in the individual user. In addition, the definition of awareness will be presented.

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Person-centered therapy and its criticisms in modern practice

Person-centered therapy brings a highly non-directive approach to the therapeutic relationship.

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Biological and environmental factors in the development of Munchausen's syndrome

Is there a biological basis or genetic predisposition for this disorder? There remains a paucity of timely and relevant studies concerning the basis for Munchausen's syndrome.

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