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Aging in place: supporting seniors' independent living at home

The older population which is made up of persons 65 years or older numbered about 39.6 million in the year 2009. They represented 12.9% of the U.S. population, about one in every eight Americans.

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Workplace monitoring and employee privacy rights in practice

Technology is changing constantly and is applied to many different areas of our work and home lives. We enjoy the benefits of using technology at home in our personal lives because there is no one to monitor the e-mails that we send or the Websites that we browse.

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Workplace stress: health costs, causes, and organizational responses

"More organizations may begin to consider ways to reduce sources of workplace stress to minimize health cost escalation and the expense of defending against employees' legal actions"

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Biometric national identification cards and immigration reform debates

A social security number is a nine-digit number issued to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary working residents.

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Writing as outlet: Truman Capote's secret self

Capote was in many ways a secretive man, unable to truly share himself with others, and writing was a method for him to release/expel his inner demons.

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Leadership effectiveness and military management practices

You always felt good doing work for this person, even when this work was difficult. The least favorite manager was the opposite, somebody who could convince you that your good work was actually something tedious and unnecessary. In the military, you must do some unpleasant tasks at times.

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Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation's impact

As abhorrent as it may seem in the contemporary world, slavery as an institution has been part of human civilization since recorded history. In most cultures, a slave had more intrinsic value than precious metals.

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Self-knowledge and character transformation in Sophocles' Oedipus the King

The ancient Greeks cared a great deal about their pursuit of knowledge and although the truth was a concept that terrified many, it was viewed as a virtue that was critical in the making of a person. Knowledge ideas were examined through the use of theatre.

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The Reconstruction of the defeated South, 1863-1877

The confederacy was confronted by the defeat set upon them. This was a time to come to grips with the idea of a democracy and what it meant.

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Marketing video games: social, psychological, ethical, and political considerations

Marketing has changed dramatically during the course of the twentieth century, as mass media grew from an improbable pipe dream to a reality exceeding anyone's wildest imagination.

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