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U.S. Democracy and Worldviews

of 19th century philosophers. Alexis de Tocqueville recognized that democracy, though touted as a distinct government defined by ...

Late Onset Alzheimer's Development Risks and APOE

but questions still remain regarding the accuracy of the argument that the presence of APOE is a substantial predictor for late-on...

Nursing Home Residents Suffering from Dementia and Making End of Life Decisions

rely on "surrogate" decision-makers, family members capable of making treatment decisions on their behalf. As a result, this stud...

Compatibilism Supporting Arguments

then free will itself is not possible (Bass, 2002). This does not relate to the argument of the implausibility of free will and d...

Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and Depiction of Deviance

have readily characterized their discipline by a progression of determining steps beginning with the development of a sociological...

Comparing and Applying Theories of Criminology

the heart of the notion that constructivism is a more applicable approach to understanding the function of deviance and relating t...

Overview of Diabetic Neuropathy

(University of Maryland Medicine, 2003). Type 1 DM, previously referred to as Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM),...

Latino Parents' Treatment Compliance Barriers for Children with Diabetes

Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) may be necessary for the diagnosis of diabetes when the FPG is normal (Lamendola, 2003). Researcher...

Population Impact of Diabetes

2001). Type 1 DM is often referred to as childhood diabetes, because the onset occurs in people under the age of 30 years of age ...

Impoverished Children and the Impact of Preschool Programs

the United States and the negative impacts on the development of early academic skills, these types of programs have increasing va...

Law and Discrimination

have the same rights. But, we should also note that many of these philosophers did not feel that women were necessarily people lik...

Philosophy of Wellness and Personal Relationships

institution of marriage, and the influence that family structures, including relationship triangles, have on individuals. Because...

Abuse Reporting Barriers and Disabled Women Victimized by Abuse

recognized when organizing relevant material on this topic is that there may not be adequate source material on the subject of the...

Dreams and Their Psychological Importance

the views of Winson (1990), as well as Gottesmann (2002) and Schulze(2004), can be valuable in determining the link between the t...

Evaluating a Study on Why There Are So Many Ballou High School Dropouts

public school population, have the highest number of high school graduates (316,124), the District of Columbia, with the smallest ...

Prescription Drug Problems

plan, while several public and private sects continue to fight for prescription drugs coverage. Election 2002 revisited the issue...

eGovernment Implementation

1. Introduction The increased use of technology offers many advantages for both commercial and governmental organisations. The d...

Childhood Obesity and Effective Treatment

respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...

Sexually Abused Children and Art Therapy Assessments

when human subjects are utilized there is the need to apply an ethical standard to the research process. Inherent, then, in the d...

Comparison of the American Psychological Association Publication Manual and the Chicago Manual of Style

Chicago Manual does not preclude the use for scientific research, the American Psychological Association manual is more commonly u...

Attachment Disorders in Children That Have Been Neglected and Abused

1997). "Since 1980, alleged child abuse and neglect reports have more than doubled in this country [Child Welfare League of Ameri...

Significance of Employee Training

company did not offer training (Johnson, 2004). The Need for Training Sarvadi (2005) said: "In todays economy, if your business ...

Culture and Global Business

related to how well they understand and handle cultural differences associated with conducting business internationally. Wh...

Sexual Culture of the West and Christianity's Impact

in Western cultures and set a standard for social expectations regarding virginity that separates the sexual identities of women a...

Human Cloning from a Christian Perspective

order to consider the benefits, though, it is first necessary to relate existing arguments against human cloning. In particular, ...

The importance of emotion and cognition in research literature related to ballet dancers.

groups. Because of the impact of group beliefs and the intensity of the physical training relative to a career choice in dancing,...

Self Regulated Learning Efficacy, Affective and Cognitive Learning

and supportive educational environments and the development of love, respect and security (Self Esteem, 2001). Fostering self-eff...

Stimuli, Response, and Conditioning

monkeys and other animals) or positive psychosocial reinforcers for human subjects (SCOB, 2004). The conceptual base of this, the...

Prospective Students and University Interfacing

technologies is at the heart of educational changes at the university level in recent years and is based on the focus towards emer...

Columbine High School Killings

a collective, nor were they the first to seek vengeance on individuals in their own school: just the year before, Kip Kinkle enac...