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Nursing management and interventions for congestive heart failure

Congestive heart failure is a congenital condition that affects millions of American's every year. Heart failure often manifests in a chronic condition for victims of the disease.

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John McNeill's argument for gay identity and Christian faith compatibility

John McNeill's book, Taking a Chance on God, is that a gay identity is fully compatible with a rich Christian faith. McNeill argues that the church's rejection of homosexuality is based on a pathological relationship with God that is based on fear.

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Socialization environments and their influence on child development

It could be argued that the goal of raising children is to produce adults who function well in society.

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Challenging the Standard Social Science Model's view of human nature

If the Standard Social Science Model is mistaken, then we are less altruistic than would otherwise be the case'.

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The hypocrisy gap: moral beliefs and cheating behavior in college students

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Plato, Aristotle, Hume, and Berkeley on knowledge and reality

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Why sexual censorship cannot exist in modern American media

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Aromatherapy as complementary therapy for cancer patient symptom management

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Self-interest, fear, and love as human motivators

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Piaget's sensorimotor stage and early childhood development

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