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Student perceptions of for-profit versus non-profit educational institutions

Another group of studies have analyzed the likely fiscal or economic reimbursements that for-profit educational setup might provide to the overall educational setup. Goodwin in his study (1989, cited in St. John et al.

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U.S. concerns about Hugo Chavez's socialist economic plan for Venezuela

United States seems concerned about Chavez's plan to move Venezuela towards socialism, especially if he plans to end the practice of privatization in the oil sector; it seems unlikely that a socialist Venezuela could benefit the world economy.

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Anger management programs for at-risk teenagers in schools

Tom Mashberg writes about teens who meet once a week in Boston MA to address the explosive anger they have inside them in his newspaper article: "Breaking chains of anger challenges teens in therapy." (Mashberg, 2000, ¶ 1) Jesska, 13, carries Bic lighters with her and burns herself, along with…

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George Barna's approach to team leadership and shared responsibility

The Father of Scientific Management, Frederick Taylor, did many wonderful things and made a great deal of helpful suggestions for those that worked in the business world.

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The Edmonton Oilers, religious faith, and sports fandom in contemporary society

Oilers go! The Edmonton Oilers is one of the most important hokey teams from the NHL. The 2006 season was rather rewarding for them as they reached the playoffs against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Political awakenings in Pudovkin's Mother, Brockovich, and Good Night

Pudovkin's "Mother" (1926) versus "Erin Brockovich" (2000) and "Good Night and Good Luck" -- Political awakenings in cinema, then and now In theory, the 1926 Soviet silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, simply entitled "Mother" should be totally inaccessible, on an artistic level, to modern…

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J.H. Elliot's analysis of Spain's rise and collapse, 1469-1716

Contemporary Spain is not one of the dominant European powers of the current European Union, politically or economically.

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Voltaire, Rousseau, and Kant: philosophers of the Age of Reason

The Age of Reason is generally considered a separate movement in 17th and early 18th Century Europe, which preceded - and led into - the Age of Enlightenment; it is also commonplace to approach both eras as having overlapping boundaries - and hence, they are more often than not joined as one…

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Overcoming public speaking anxiety through professional experience

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave; it is merely a loose application of the word.

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Extreme weather events and ocean warming as evidence of global warming

Many of these weather patterns are related to El Nino or La Nina storms, which are two-to-eight-year weather patterns where changing wind streams pick up warm surface water from the oceans and increases humidity, according to Tim Flannery in his 2005 book The Weather Makers.

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