Essay Undergraduate 772 words

Gun Control and the Second Amendment: A Policy Analysis

Examines arguments for and against gun control in the U.S., weighing Second Amendment rights against public safety and empirical evidence on firearm mortality.

Law

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Research Paper Undergraduate 701 words

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among the Elderly: Research Design

Explores research methodology and literature review findings on alcohol and substance abuse among the elderly, including treatment access, onset types, and recovery challenges.

Drugs

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623 words

Video games and social isolation in children

There is an abundance of research that suggests video games over time can lead to a lack of socialization in children, greater tendency towards violence and a sedentary lifestyle that threatens their health over the long-term.

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625 words

Gender differences in anxiety disorders and sexual dysfunction

In Chapter 11 "Anxiety Disorders," author Teresa Pigott provides an in-depth review of the definitions and types of anxiety disorders.

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851 words

The DSM-IV diagnostic framework and schizophrenia treatment approaches

DSM-IV was a report that was compiled in 1994 after and extensive research was conducted. The report detailed 297 disorders that are associated with clinical impairment or distress in the occupational, social and other areas that affected the daily lives of people.

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684 words

Transitions and loss in Julie Orringer's "How to Breathe Underwater"

Orringer, Julie. (2003). How to Breathe Underwater. Knopf. Author Julie Orringer (born 1973) is American, born in Miami, Florida. Her first book was published in 2003 entitled How to Breathe Underwater.

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800 words

Ethnic diversity and self-blame in peer victimization among middle schoolers

According to this article, the American Medical Association has designated peer victimization as a public health concern. (Graham, Bellmore, Nishina and Juvonen, 2009) This type of harassment includes a variety of behaviors including calling names, assault, social attacks and excessive teasing.

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674 words

Post tenure review effectiveness and faculty perceptions in higher education

In the field of higher education, post tenure review has become a common way of reviewing the overall performance of tenured faculty. Yet, many critics will claim that this is an attack on the independent spirit of the tenure system itself.

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870 words

Rhetorical analysis of Clinique's "lip smoothie" advertisement

As readers of popular glossy-paged magazines can tell you, advertising has become an increasingly prevalent part of almost all information media sources.

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444 words

Ensuring validity, ethics, and integrity in post-tenure review research

Ensuring validity, ethics, and integrity in the previously proposed research study into the effects of post-tenure review on teaching research, and overall service as well as to school culture is a somewhat complex process, but one that is well mapped-out in previous literature.

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