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Revising the hedonic treadmill theory: modifications and implications for happiness

Deiner, Lucas and Scollon (2006) note that the hedonic treadmill theory states that negative and postiive events in a person's life affects his or her happiness; however, people then revert back to a hedonic neutrality.

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Germany's complex process of confronting the Holocaust and Nazi past

Frei, Norbert. (2010, September). 1945-1949-1989: dealing with two German pasts. Frei, Norbert. (2010, September). 1945-1949-1989: dealing with two German pasts.

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Dallas Willard's vision of spiritual transformation and Christian growth

Dallas Willard's book, Renovation of the Heart, the author presents his views concerning the need for spiritual development and growth through an inner transformation that will align people with the inner self of Christ so that Christlikeness is a natural outpouring.

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Best fit concept in human resource management practices

In general, the concept of best practices is applicable throughout modern business management and administration.

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Development and validation of a 10-item extroversion personality scale

Extroversion has been conceptualized as one of the core human characteristics within the constructs of many personality tests, including the popular Myers-Briggs and DISC personality assessments.

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Sports and Americanization in late nineteenth-century American culture

Thinking about sports, one often focuses on simply the activity and entertainment value.

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Comedy film genres and their characteristics

Comedic texts and phrases have been found in Ancient Egyptian, Sumerian, and Babylonia texts; and of course, the Ancient Greeks took the art to a zenith using comedy and political satire as a way to influence public opinion on numerous issues (Henderson).

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Evidence-based care approaches for urinary incontinence in older adults

The percentage of older adults is increasing in many countries of the world, including the United States in particular. As the so-called Baby Boomer generation reaches retirement age, more and more of these older adults will likely experience a number of age-related problems.

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Latino college student persistence and academic success

It is widely understood that that Latino community is the fastest growing ethnic / cultural group in the United States. According to the U.S. Census data, California is among the states with fast rising numbers of Hispanics (most often alluded to in this paper as Latinos).

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Brother conflict over shared housing and family obligations

Two acquaintances of mine are brothers Paul and Frank, aged 24 and 22, respectively. They have a severely dysfunctional relationship with a high level of mutual resentment, distrust, and, at times, outright hostility.

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