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14 févr. 2013
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Teenage pregnancy

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

Each year, thousands of teenagers and young adults confront (face) the problem of an early pregnancy - wanted or unwanted. Nowadays, this phenomenon is regularly highlighted by Medias or scientific reports as an epidemic social issue in our modern society. But in many developed countries teenage...

11 févr. 2013
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The East Asian model of economic development and developing countries

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Jong H Park is a professor at Kennesaw University, where he works at the the Department of Economics & Finance, Coles College of Business. In 1991, he got a PHD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also graduated with a Master. The THE EAST ASIAN MODEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND...

11 févr. 2013
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Law of karma and reincarnation

Case study - 2 pages - Psychology

The Hindus believe in life after death. They also believe in the Law of Karma. In the Christian scriptures of the New Testament there is a saying, "What is sown by a man, that's what he sows." (Galatians 6:7). Sentence pronounced in modern science, the Hindus believe that every action...

11 févr. 2013
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The separability doctrine

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The separability doctrine, also called the severability doctrine, states that an arbitration clause is separable from the main contract underlying it, and can thereby survive any successful challenge to the latter. This doctrine has been incorporated into numerous international arbitration...

11 févr. 2013
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The separability doctrine - publié le 11/02/2013

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The separability doctrine, also called the severability doctrine, states that an arbitration clause is separable from the main contract underlying it, and can thereby survive any successful challenge to the latter. This doctrine has been incorporated into numerous international arbitration...

08 févr. 2013
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Public attitudes and gender policy regimes: coherence and stability in hard times - Jing Guo and Neil Gilbert

Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies

In this article, Jing Guo and Neil Gilbert are trying to assess the different types of welfare under the prism of the gender issue, widening Esping-Andersen's perspective which was focused on the male bread-winner; such analysis seems to be no more relevant given the recent move toward gender...

06 févr. 2013
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The simplest shape of meditation

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

It is known that animals in breathing longer time (the time for a single draw and exhalation) live longer. While the animals using a shorter time to breathe, to live more simply. It is interesting to note that the character and health of a person is an exact reflection of the pattern in...

06 févr. 2013
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Gender and natural disasters in Bangladesh

Case study - 9 pages - Educational studies

The issue of natural and climate-related disasters in Bangladesh is not a recent problem but its take-up as one of the key issues of the country and its integration in local and national policies aiming at finding ways to adapt the state to the impacts of natural hazards is fairly new. Even more...

04 févr. 2013
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How important is innovation in obtaining sustainable performance?

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Economic globalization has promoted the increase of goods and services in the different parts of the world. These previous regions, which were unrelated from one another, are now linked thanks to the different companies that have entered. Today, companies from North America may be competing with...

04 févr. 2013
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How important is innovation in obtaining sustainable performance? - publié le 04/02/2013

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Economic globalization has promoted the increase of goods and services in the different parts of the world. These previous regions, which were unrelated from one another, are now linked thanks to the different companies that have entered. Today, companies from North America may be competing with...

28 janv. 2013
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Comminution behavior of porous and nonporous minerals

Case study - 30 pages - Educational studies

Grinding operation represents an important cost factor in mineral processing plant. At least 50 to 70 of the total energy is consumed in the process of grinding and 97 of energy input for grinding is consumed wastefully, as heat and sound, while a minuscule 1 of the input is consumed in creating...

27 janv. 2013
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Analysis of armed conflicts Mr Cook - The Six-Day War - publié le 27/01/2013

Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies

Seen as an ineffaceable trauma for Arabs and a poisoned victory for Israel, the Six-Day War has been a strategic moment in the history of the Middle East. Before developing the topic, a brief reminder of the previous Israeli-Arab relations is necessary to better situate and understand what led to...

27 janv. 2013
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Analysis of armed conflicts Mr Cook - The Six-Day War

Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies

Seen as an ineffaceable trauma for Arabs and a poisoned victory for Israel, the Six-Day War has been a strategic moment in the history of the Middle East. Before developing the topic, a brief reminder of the previous Israeli-Arab relations is necessary to better situate and understand what led to...

23 janv. 2013
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Altering the reality of images

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Go to your local supermarket and walk to the magazine aisle. Pick up a magazine and study its cover. The woman on the front cover stares back at you—her eyes bright, teeth whitened complexion flawless and her waist slim. Allow me to continue to mention that her arms are small and her legs...

23 janv. 2013
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Defining the other and its representation in media and stereotyping

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

The Other. The two words alone sound like some sort of 1980s cult classic horror-thriller film. However, let us not get too caught up with it, or go off on a wild tangent for that matter. The Other is a somewhat vague/under-explained theory laced throughout the last chapter of John Durham...

23 janv. 2013
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A more neutral gender

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Life presents a multitude of choices. These vary from deciding what time to get up in the morning, where to attend university, or even what cake flavor one wants for one's birthday. These choices seem petty and society is not affected. Sometimes when an individual is presented with a choice, he...

22 janv. 2013
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Should Greece Leave the Eurozone?

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

Since late 2009 and the worldwide recession resulting from the American financial crisis, the Eurozone has faced a major sovereign debt crisis. Public debt-to-GDP and public deficit-to GDP ratios have increased sharply and are well over the limit fixed by the Stability and Growth Pact. However,...

15 janv. 2013
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The image and icon of California

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

California is symbolic of its title as “the Golden State”. Ironically, it is not the state that yields the most gold in terms of precious metal production. What California does represent is golden sunlight, natural treasures from the snowy mountains to endless coastline, and a breadth...

07 janv. 2013
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The hippie counterculture and its impact on the American society

Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies

Throughout the history, the evolution of the United States of America has been marked by numerous social and cultural movements that have influenced the course of important events and have helped shape what we know today as one of the most powerful, influential and complex countries in the world....

07 janv. 2013
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The hippie counterculture and its impact on the American society - publié le 07/01/2013

Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies

Throughout the history, the evolution of the United States of America has been marked by numerous social and cultural movements that have influenced the course of important events and have helped shape what we know today as one of the most powerful, influential and complex countries in the world....

26 déc. 2012
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Describe the nature and degree of human rights violations reported in the country and the legal/ethical basis for identifying practices as human rights violations. Study case: Myanmar

Essay - 7 pages - Educational studies

Events such as the liberation of famous activist Aung Saan Yuu Kyi last year, Hillary Clinton's visit to Yangon, or the first pluralistic elections for more than two decades, give Myanmar1 the image of a new and progressive country (The Economist: 2011). Despite such trends of political...

20 déc. 2012
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Answers in Genesis

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

When one imagines a dinosaur, one usually picture ferocious killing machines that once ruled the earth, but that has gone extinct a few dozen million years ago. Creationist Ken Ham believes the image to be propaganda created by evolutionists, and is contrary to what Christians believe. So what...

20 déc. 2012
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Hypothetical case study: Assessment and intervention of a nine-year-old African-American boy with oppositional defiant disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Case study - 8 pages - Psychology

I have decided to examine a child dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (impulsive type) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. I have decided to portray the role of a member of a Therapeutic Support Staff (TSS) and Behavior Specialist in dealing with this child. The hypothetical TSS...

20 déc. 2012
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Nuts and bolts notebook

Case study - 18 pages - Educational studies

Structure of the Business -Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the bulk of major regional theatres cast out of New York -All pilots will cast in NYC, even if they then fly you elsewhere -More and more movies are filming in NYC -The ability for self-production is thriving and expensive Los Angeles...

20 déc. 2012
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Temple grandin video

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

Temple Grandin is an activist, a professor, a doctor of animal science, a researcher, an environmentalist, and a renowned public speaker. Temple Grandin is also diagnosed with a high functioning level of autism. Grandin grew up facing a lot of adversity and conflict as a result of her disorder,...

20 déc. 2012
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The benefit and detriment of siblings to child development

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

There is no question that siblings are a large part of many people's lives. Approximately 80% of children raised in developed countries have at least one brother or sister (Howe 2006). Barring tragedy and severe estrangement, a sibling is one of the longest relationships a person will ever...

20 déc. 2012
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Extra-pair copulation and menopause

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The likelihood of a female engaging in extra-pair copulation significantly decreases when the female reaches menopause. Women tend to seek male extra-pair copulation partners with the intention of cuckoldry. This can be surmised by the tendency for women to seek extra-pair copulation during...

20 déc. 2012
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Why do human females cheat?

Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies

Humans are, for the most part, monogamous creatures. Arguments can be made in both directions as to whether or not this is an evolved trait, or whether or not it's cultural, but that fact remains that humans across most cultures pair bond into exclusive relationships. The evolutionary adaptive...

13 déc. 2012
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England trip in Broadstairs: Report

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

Presentation of Broadstairs & Home stay: Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about 130 km south-east of London. It is under two hour's journey by train from London and enjoys a unique reputation amongst seaside resorts. So Broadstairs...

12 déc. 2012
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Sample cover letter for social relationships project

Sample letter - 1 pages - Educational studies

I am writing to you because I am interested in your available position of Research Assistant at the Duke Social Relationships Project. I am currently a Junior with internship experience at the Office of Representative Sue Myrick.. I am proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, as...