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Women's roles and contributions during the Mexican Revolution

The pre-revolutionary view of Mexican women was of a "woman who had lived her life constantly in the male shadow" (Soto, 31-32). Mexican bravado and chauvinism forced the Mexican women into the background of the patriarchal society that has its roots in Spanish government and culture.

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Smoking among Canadian youth: social factors and rebellion

They have attempted numerous efforts to curb smoking, many of which not only has placed financial, social and political strain upon cigarette manufacturers but also increased revenue streams for the government.

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The flood narrative and Mesopotamian values in the Epic of Gilgamesh

One of the earliest extant works of world literature and myth, the Epic of Gilgamesh also preserves one of the earliest known accounts of the Flood. As such, Gilgamesh provides antecedents to the story in the Judeo-Christian Bible.

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Special education teachers' expectations and NCLB standardized testing impacts

Special Education Teacher's Impressions Of High Stakes Testing And How That May Impact Preparing Their Students To Take Those Tests

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Bullying prevalence and definitions in American schools

It would be difficult to ascertain the exact prevalence of bullying because researches and studies on the subject produce varying results depending of the type of measures used. But it is unanimously agreed that bullying is commonly and regularly practiced in schools across America.

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Gender differences in early childhood education and boys' academic performance

Improving the Academic Performance of Males in Early Childhood Education to Foster Greater Success in the Future.

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Brian C. Robertson's critique of American day care in Day Care Deception

Robertson, Brian C. (2003) Day Care Deception: What the Child Care Establishment Isn't Telling Us. New York: Encounter. What is turning America's children into murderers and psychopaths?

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Ergonomic design and inclusion in UK local authority leisure facilities

The objective of this work is to research the methods in which the ergonomic needs of people within the community they serve and the employees of the leisure centre run by a UK Local Authority.

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Learning styles, theories, and direct instruction in education

There is a great deal of worthwhile information for today's instructional professionals related to styles of learning psychological approaches to learning, to be found in contemporary literature.

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Medical futility and treatment withdrawal in terminal illness

When there are patients receiving treatments or interventions that keep them alive, one may face the decision of whether to discontinue treatment. The example is an adult male patient at the HIV Treatment Center on dialysis for acute renal failure and mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure.

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