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Hospice care: history, philosophy, and end-of-life services

Hospice is an approach to end-of-life care and a kind of support facility for terminally ill patients (Wexler & Frey, 2004). It provides palliative care, patient-centered care and related services. Palliative care relieves discomfort without improving the patient's condition or curing his illness.

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Presidential power and persuasion from Nixon to Ford

The transfer of power from one President to another is a crucial time in the life of a democratic nation. "Expansions of presidential power are not always the death knell of democratization, but they often have had negative consequences for the expansion of political and civil rights" (Frye, 8).

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Why a legalization program for undocumented workers would harm the United States

Legalization Program for Undocumented Workers Would be Bad for the U.S. Benjamin Franklin, never at a loss for the pithy comment, once said, "these immigrants are the most stupid in the nation.

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Analysis of the Brahmajala Sutta and Buddhist philosophy

The discourses held within the Sutta Pitaka are said to be written for the common individual to easily understand them, and yet looking at their organization as a collection of discourses and searching the content of the five books or collection,

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The role of visual art in the Counter Reformation response

Since the Counter Reformation is considered to be a reaction to the Reformation process, it would be wise to understand what the reformation was and what were the social and financial circumstances which led to these cultural changes.

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The Berlin Wall and postwar Allied control of Germany

Even before the formal surrender of the Nazis in May of 1945, the former Allies had already settled into an uncomfortable peace that was more evident in Berlin, the German capital, than anywhere else.

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The role of externalities in the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis

In February of 2007, when the subprime crisis began to emerge, few thought that it would threaten to send the global economy into a tailspin. Yet today we sit at the brink of recession.

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Critical media literacy and education for modern times

Most scholars believe that while the modern era has brought with it unprecedented growth and development in the technology sector; it has also dramatically shifted the power center from the governments to the multinationals.

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Responsible practice in adult education and social action

The basis of all education lies in the application of what one has learned in the form of a social action. Max Weber is perhaps the pioneer of all of the foundations of social action that have been laid down both in psychology and philosophy.

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Lester Frank Ward's theories of social energy and human will

Lester Frank Ward was a Nineteenth Century sociologist and social theorist whose contribution to the discipline is not well-known or often quoted today. However, he has been described by some as the "... father of American sociology.

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