In other words, it is the ability to transfer information instantly from one point to another with no time delay. ... The myth basically states that between two twin siblings, there is an invisible connection between them; meaning that if one of the twins were to be in trouble or in a state of danger, the other twin would instinctively, sense or feel when the other twin is in that state of stress or danger all because of that invisible connection in between. ... If one of the prize wheels were to be spun and it so happened to land on a red panel, than no matter what happens, the other prize wh...

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There is a plethora of empirical evidence that there are negative implications for the mother, child and the community when an adolescent becomes pregnant. These implications include physical complication which adolescents are more likely to experience than mothers who are older at the time of their pregnancy these include; anemia, hypertension, unsafe abortion, postpartum depression, and maternal death, the implications for the child may include lower birth weight, premature birth and adverse developmental outcomes, although there has been no finite causal relationship (Dillard, Frank, Noll, ...

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Although it may seem like these accounting scandals happen all the time, people fail to realize there are huge laws set in place to prevent these type of scandals from happening. ... Investigations found that Enron had around 3,000 different SPE's that they used and were never included in their financial statements. The company would also sell their bad (not profiting or old) assets to the SPE's to get them off their balance sheet and record a gain and then would turn around and hide all their losses under the SPE's name instead of their own (Buckstein). ... As if that wasn'...

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The annual mean temperature is 25 ∘C, ranging during the year from 23 to 27 ∘C, and the average relative humidity is 80% There are 11,142,600 inhabitants of Cuba, with a density of a little more than 100 inhabitants/km. ... In order to assess the environmental progress experienced by Cuba, we must first look at its environmental history, then at its environmental state at present, after which we will extrapolate the reasons for this literal turn around. ... Many of the problems that arose from this industrialization effort were especially visible in the agricultural sector...

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Generally, however, no single approach is usually adopted, but, rather, a combination or mixture of the three is used. First, there exists the extreme liberal, or neoliberal, view. ... As with liberalism, there is no single Marxist viewpoint, but instead degrees of Marxist variation. ... Globalization, then, can be said to increase the exploitation of workers everywhere "and rising global inequalities will testify to such a fact." ... Similarly there exist restrictions on foreign investment or the movement of capital. ...

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The purpose of this essay then, will be to firstly outline the characteristics and stages of sleep and secondly, compare and evaluate a number of popular theories which attempt to explain is purpose. ... As previously suggested there are a number of theories as to why we sleep and its importance towards our daily functioning, the most well-known and studied of these being the restorative, evolutionary, and memory consolidation theories of sleep. ... " If such a function was carried out by sleep, then studies examining sleep deprivation should find the following: firstly, that sleep bro...

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Yet this overlap is far from a holistic conflation of the two movements, so radically different were their aims. ... In his essay Avant Garde Theatre Sound, Adrian Curtin outlines exactly how this anarchistic avant-garde approach then impacted Futurist theatre fifteen years later, "these avant-gardists did not wish to maintain theatre as a rarefied space that keeps the world outside the darkened auditorium at a remove. ... This essay will take theatre, then, as the primary symptom, the litmus test which reveals the relative directions and emphases of both French Anarchism and Italian Futurism...

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In contrast, as the title of 'Princeps' became more deeply embedded in Roman society, and there were no longer calls for a return to the republic, emperors were more willing to flout their power and ignored the facade, for example Gaius, Nero and most notably Domitian who made no attempt to mask his power and wished to be referred to as 'Lord'. ... Those thought unfit were shamed into resigning and those who were accepted would in future be heavily scrutinized and in critical debates would be called upon at random and forced to speak by Augustus. It could be argued, then, t...

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However, there are common characteristics to all anti-terrorist legislation: fast-track procedures, extension of police powers, restriction of individual liberties, and the setting up of specialized courts to try the perpetrators of these acts of violence. ... Section 1 - The Establishment of the Special Criminal Court in Ireland Article 38 of the Irish Constitution of 1937 guarantees the right for "all persons to be tried for a criminal offense according to the due process of law": "no person shall be tried on any criminal charge save in due course of law". Moreover, article 38.5 lays down...

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When thinking about the iconic figure, there are certain names that immediately spring to mind, John Lennon, Che Guevara, Elvis to name but a few, although the figure who seems to have had the biggest impact, especially in American culture is JFK, who is often looked upon as a Marta by American people. ... Figure Four The Kennedy Brothers Photojournalism paid a big part in Kennedy's appeal, photos showing John and Jackie such as figure three, made the American people aspire to them, they were beautiful, glamorous and had huge sex appeal, they had film star qualities "Kennedy was brillia...

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In the beginning, people from England immigrated to America, and then other European countries followed. The American natives were treated as immigrants and forced to migrants into the western land due to Manifest Destiny in the 1860s. ... In the article, Citrin points out: The mean for the United States sample is lower than in a majority of the countries, but the confidence intervals suggest that there is no statistically significant difference between the US mean and those of many other countries.9 Thus, Americans' preferred level of immigration – that is, a lower level– is...

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With this in mind, an empire can no longer stay stable if a horrific war in which many countries, colonised and independent, have to fight together against an imperialist enemy, meaning the legitimacy of the allied empires can be no longer. ... Conveniently, the President of the Union was elected by the French Parliament only and there was no representatives or associates from the states or protectorates. ... It is no surprise then, that the Empire was slowly falling into decline, but it was topped off in 1940 when pressure from Japan meant the hold of sovereignty over Indochina was simply in...

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This type of narration, making the reader feel a part of the novel, makes each time with the protagonist even more surprising and personal, additionally making the real life of the narrated seem more graphic and emotional, making them feel as if they were a figurative character of the scenes played throughout the novel. ... The word then changes and starts to become aggressive and very sexual for some audiences and it may be too much for them to handle, enhancing Grenouille's extreme lack of love and immoral integrity towards the victim. The reader then experiences how Grenouille shuts hi...

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Fossil fuels were reported to contribute the most greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, with approximately 29 Gtonnes of CO2 in 2006 (Brennan 2010). ... Then, the paper will discuss different factors that can contribute to the algal biofuel productivity, such as strain selection or bioprospecting, and improving microalgae lipid content. ... The paddlewheel introduces algae broth and substances into the pond, and then travel throughout the loop to the stage of extraction and harvest (Brennan 2010). ...

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These were ruled by Frenchmen who were usually close to Napoleon as a family member or as a close friend, such as Jerome Bonaparte who was King of Westphalia and Joachim Murat who was King of Naples. ... Holland, who were led by Louis Bonaparte, provided conscripts for the French. ... Following Napoleon's strained relationship with the Kingdom of Holland, it was later annexed in 1810 when conscription was then forced upon them. ... This then led to the Dutch welcoming the methods of the Prussians and Russians, rather than following French rule. ... Between the period of 1798 and 1813, 21...

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However, in order to do so there are major political issues and concerns dealing with democracy, which need to be combatted. ... This period, though it brought economic development to the region, also caused a strong sense of nationalism among Cambodians, since they were forced to pay heavy taxes to the French regime (Franchini 1988). ... Furthermore, during this time, unrealistic economic and production goals were set, with farmers being told to produce around three tons of rice per hectare of land (Cambodia Tribunal Monitor). ... Furthermore, while Prime Minister Hun Sen is known to have bee...

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The same study concluded that GM products were overall more profitable, and furthermore benefitted farmers in underdeveloped nations by protecting crops in regions prone to viruses and pests. Overall, Klumer and Qaim (2014) found no evidence of consistent bias-despite some statistics coming from institutes associated with GMO companies-in the cache of research they synthesized when arriving at their conclusion. ... The basis for this rejection of the general scientific approach to GMO study relies on disagreement with the fundamental assumption that foreign genes which are "tweaked&qu...

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Quality of education can be severely impeded by widespread fear among students, teachers and the general school community; if people are afraid to go to school, including school staff, there can be very negative impacts on the school environment (Mulhern, 1994). ... As a federal mandate, schools reliant on federal funding had to adopt this strict, no-nonsense policy and thus Zero-Tolerance Policies became a reality in 94% of school across America (Cerrone, 1999). ... By 1997, 3.1 million students were suspended annually as a result of zero tolerance policies; and in 1998, 87,000 students wer...

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The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. ... Private military and security companies fill the vacuum mainly left in three types of unstable situations: (i) in zones of low-intensity armed conflict (the new asymmetrical wars) where the armies are not fully deployed or in post conflict situations with a high level of insecurity; (ii) in armed conflicts when international organizations do not intervene; and (iii) in troubled areas in developing countries where t...

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As stated by LaFromboise and Foster (1989), the challenge then becomes the development of ethical decision-making that reflect a convergence of our current knowledge about multicultural counseling theory and ethical reasoning. ... The essentials of this model have been described by Forester-Miller and Davis (1995) in these seven steps: (a) identify the problem, (b) refer to the code of ethics and professional guidelines, (c) determine the nature and dimensions of the dilemma, (d) generate potential courses of action, (e) consider the potential consequences of all options and then choose a co...

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As stated by LaFromboise and Foster (1989), the challenge then becomes the development of ethical decision-making that reflect a convergence of our current knowledge about multicultural counseling theory and ethical reasoning. ... The essentials of this model have been described by Forester-Miller and Davis (1995) in these seven steps: (a) identify the problem, (b) refer to the code of ethics and professional guidelines, (c) determine the nature and dimensions of the dilemma, (d) generate potential courses of action, (e) consider the potential consequences of all options and then choose a co...

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That anxiety is simply this: political authority will, at some point, be exercised oppressively; that is, it will be exercised to impose very serious burdens of groups of people when there is no rational justification for doing so. ... Michael Mandel, associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, maintains that there has been an unfortunate transfer of power from representative legislature to an elite legal profession that creates a class bias. ... There are likely several circumstances where the drafters of the Constitution did not or could not foresee the current state of society. ....

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There are various codes of ethics established to govern different practices for example nursing, teaching, and counseling codes of ethics. ... There are various ethics in line with counseling, for instance; confidentiality in handling of clients' information, safety of the client and those surrounding him/her, lack of discrimination under all circumstances, and not being involved in sexual or other social affiliation with the clients (Waichler, 2010). ... There are usually set standards by which the members of the associations should abide to throughout their term of service as counsellor...

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During the 1980's workplace safety and health concerns were widespread in the United States, and it was noted that there was an economic incentive for the employers in promoting health and safety in the organisation. ... Even though most managers agree and regard health and safety as good initiaitves, they are not entirely clear of the benefits these initiatives can have on an organisational level, as there was no cocnrete economic evidence hinting towards the impact health and safety promoting activities can have on the organisation's performance. ... Policy development, and the de...

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Flowers then thought hard about where to make the donations, and he ultimately selected the families of two World Trade Center victims who were life-long fans of the Steelers. ... Fans of Pittsburgh sports teams will say, when asked (or even when not asked), that there are no sports fans like Pittsburgh sports fans. ... These fans avidly support their teams" charities, showing up perennially at stadium blood drives, consistently donating cash, toys, clothing and canned foods when there are collections, and, should they happen to cross paths, letting members of the team know that they admire ...

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