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Evaluating the marijuana gateway drug claim with causal inference

One of the most hotly-disputed claims in the media is the notion that marijuana is a 'gateway' drug that leads to further drug abuse.

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Transitional bilingual education versus structured English immersion for ESL students

At least 3.5 million children every year are identified as possessing limited English proficiency and require additional support before they are mainstreamed into the regular classroom environment (Miller & Endo 2004: 786).

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Recognizing and avoiding the injustices of stereotyping

Prejudice and stereotyping are not new to society, but alert students (and others who are educated as to the dangers of prejudice) should beware of falling into stereotyping that unfairly passes judgment on others who are not like us.

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U.S. social workers' obligations toward indigenous peoples globally

Why? While the word "obligation" might seem a bit strong regarding the social worker in the United States and his or her responsibility towards others on the planet, philosophically the answer is yes, social workers are accountable to other peoples, no matter their location.

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Personal reflection on becoming a child psychologist

When studying the dynamics of marriage, family, children, and all the interactions and psychological components that go along with being a family, there are decisions that must be made in that milieu that hold enormous importance.

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Genetic, environmental, and cognitive factors in personality development

This paper analyses the process of personality development in detail. It discusses how various genetic, environmental, cognitive, unconscious and socioculture factors affect the process of personality development in different individuals.

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Homeschooling versus public school instruction for children with ADHD

Homeschooling is one of the controversial approaches to educate children with 'special needs'. Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are preferred to be taught at home by their parents. Instructors for homeschooling are also arranged for this purpose.

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Martin Luther King's leadership in the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and "I Have a Dream"

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has an enduring legacy in American history as a passionate preacher who was also a very effective Civil Rights leader.

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The association between asthma and obesity in U.S. children

This paper is review of literature on child obesity and its association with asthma disease in the U.S. children. Four pertinent research articles have been reviewed and analysis regarding the articles has been presented. Child obesity in the U.S.

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Family risk factors and early intervention in juvenile delinquency

In the contemporary world of ours, one of the major problems that the modern society is facing is that of juvenile delinquency. Unfortunately, this problem is the cause of major suffering, damage and anguish to the sufferers, the person responsible for it and society in general.

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