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Journal Essays and Term Papers
Galveston: A HistoryGalveston: A History
David G. McComb, Galveston resident and a professor at Colorado State University, has published several books and articles on Texas history, including a history of Galveston published by the University of Texas Press. Number Fifteen: Fred Rider Cotton Popular History ...
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Women's Athletics On the RiseWomen's Athletics On the Rise
Over the past decade, women's athletics has seen a exponential increase. While "traditional" women's sports such as tennis, gymnastics and ice-skating have always been popular among the American public, other sports such as soccer, basketball and boxing are gaining ...
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The Agency Theory and ConceptsThe Agency Theory
The agency theory is suggested to be a derivative of the research on risk sharing conducted by economists. According to the theory, every firm has a principal and an agent. The assumptions of are that agents are motivated by self-interest, are rational actors, and are averse ...
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Not Everything Is As It Seems: Dr. Sheppard on TrialIf there were ever an unjust trial, it was the murder trial of Dr. Samuel Sheppard of 1954. In this case, a prosperous doctor was sentenced to life imprisonment for gruesomely murdering his pregnant wife in the comfort of their home, while their seven-year-old son slept soundly only one room away. ...
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Ramona MercerRamona Mercer: Maternal Role Attainment Theory
Kristin Renee Conley
ITT Technical Institute- Jacksonville
Ramona Mercer spent most of her career in labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn nurseries. Mercer became intrigued with the transformation from ...
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Businesses And Goodwill ChargesOutline of Wall Street Journal article on Goodwill
This article discusses changes in the way businesses record and report their "goodwill" charges.
Goodwill refers to the difference between the purchase price of a company's acquisition and the value of the acquired company's hard assets. ...
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Oedipus: A Victim of HimselfOedipus Rex is a religious parable of the dangers of pride. It is also a tale of the friction that occurs along the boundary of politics and religion. Ultimately, it a tragic fable that delivers a clear message, those who possess fatal flaws are fated to suffer dearly from them. In this play, the ...
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Social Welfare And Taxation PoliciesIntroduction:
Most social workers, politicians, and those of the general public who support the welfare state do so in part because they believe welfare programs help to reduce the rate of poverty. A growing number of critics assert that such programs in fact fail to decrease poverty, because ...
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Driving a Point Home Meadow Soprano Vs. the Snow QueenJoe Schmo
Tracy Mendham
English 101
9 September 2006
Driving a Point Home: Meadow Soprano Vs. the Snow Queen
Growing up, I often heard jokes about lady drivers; probably everybody in our culture does. Although I have two sisters (now eight years old and sixteen). I never thought much ...
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Economic Equilibrium In Intertemporal ChoicesIntertemporal Choice
Intertemporal choices are things that have benefits and costs that are not immediate. They are spread out over time, and they are important. Often times, these are fairly common choices such as whether to have children, or which house to buy. Obviously, these are choices ...
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Dealing With Multiple Personalities In All Around the TownMultiple Personalities
Introduction
"All Around the Town" by Mary Higgins Clark deals with the mental illness of multiple personalities. It is important to look how the main character and her family deal with this illness, as well as predisposing factors, in order to provide appropriate ...
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Legalizing Marijuana As A Controlled Medicinal SubstanceLegalizing Marijuana
The issue of legalizing marijuana is a highly controversial one. It has engendered divisive social debates wrought with equally convincing arguments as to why it should or should not be done.
Proponents of legalizing marijuana cite the potential health effects of the ...
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Psychiatric Disorders In ChildrenEarly Onset Psychiatric Disorders
Infancy through Adolescence
Psychiatric disorders affect people of all ages and walks of life and some are diagnosable as early as infancy. Much of the etiology of today's recognized disorders and syndromes in children are poorly understood and difficult to ...
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Personality Attributes And GenderPERSONALITY AND GENDER
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic personality and gender. Specifically, it will discuss "Personality and Gender: Do you think that men and women have typical personality attributes? List the attributes that you ...
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SARS' Effect On Hong Kong's EconomyHong Kong Economy After SARS: Paper Outline Sample
1. How SARS Virus Affect The Business, Economy, And Other In Hong Kong:
The recent tragedy hits Hong Kong in the past two months after SARS virus infected more than 4000 people in 27 countries and killed more than 200 people internationally. ...
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Women In Science EducationWomen in Science
Boys and girls learn that they are different from an early age. This differentiation occurs throughout early childhood, even before school. Many experts agree that children establish ideas about gender very early in life, and that parents contribute greatly to these gendered ...
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The Yi (Choson) DynastyYi (Choson) Dynasty
Introduction
The Yi (Choson) Dynasty was the final and longest of Korea's dynasties. Chinese cultural influences were extremely strong during this period, when Neo-Confucianism was adopted as the ideology of the state and society (Duncan, 2000). In the late 16th and early ...
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What Is A ProfessionDefinition Of A Profession
One of the never-ending challenges in any profession is gaining respect and individuality in the profession we practice from our colleagues as well as from the public. There are many disciplines that have earned great honor and the right to be called a profession ...
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How Television Transforms Its Subject MatterThe Way Television Transforms Its Subject Matter
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic of how television transforms its subject matter. Specifically, it will discuss the statement, "What is happening in America is that television is ...
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