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Health literacy and plain language communication in emergency department discharge education

According to reports approximately 9 out of 10 adults experience "difficulty using the everyday health information that is routinely available in health care facilities, retail outlets, media, and communities." (Health.Gov, 2011) Limited health literacy is linked to: (1) poorer health outcomes; and…

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The conflict between scientific discovery and religious authority in the seventeenth century

The world we know today has been shaped by many important events. Some people may see the industrial and the technological revolutions of the past two centuries as central pillars that have helped humanity not only survive, but also advance greatly.

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Sadie Frowne's appeal to emotion in factory worker narratives

In "The Story of a Sweatshop Girl," Sadie Frowne describes her life journey from peasant farmer's daughter to factory worker. Her description includes details of her daily life, and the difficulties she faces as a sweatshop girl in the early 20th century.

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The Code of Hammurabi and the origins of ancient law

Justice and the law is not a new concept, though throughout the millennia, both have evolved to what is today our modern political system, namely that of the municipal courts and the branches of government involved within nations.

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Churchill's leadership and speeches during the Battle of Britain

"If we fail, then the whole world, including the United States…will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age." Winston Churchill was truly one of the great communicators of history at a time when inspiring leadership had never been needed so much.

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Cisco Unity Express: features and applications for small office telecommunications

The telephone system used at my workplace is a Cisco Unity Express. It is a telephone system that integrates messaging, voicemail, fax, automated-attendant, interactive voice response (IVR), and time-card management all in one.

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The paradox of imperialism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

Beginning in the 1500's, European countries explored the world and claimed large parts of it as their own. This was the beginning of the Age of Exploration, as first the Portuguese and Spanish, then the British, Dutch, French, and other Europeans raced to discover and claim new areas of the world.

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Collaboration between special and general education teachers in resource support programs

The majority of special education students receive instruction in both general education classes as well as special education support classes.

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Yuh Ji-Yeon's argument for multicultural inclusion in American education

Yuh Ji-Yeon argues for inclusion of the study of various cultures in American curriculum. She does so very convincingly by using variety of important tactics. For example while she clearly states her thesis in paragraph 10, she waits till paragraph 18 to fleetingly mention opposing views.

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Sustainable energy and environmental responsibility in community development

That field is close to my heart from having grown up in a Palestinian community that constantly endures the difficulties, inconveniences, and consequences of limited access to sufficient electricity to support ordinary life.

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