The article‚ Adult Learning Theory: Applications to Non-Traditional College Students‚ focused on identifying the present day non-traditional college student is and the strategies that educators need to apply when teaching these students. The authors provide a broad overview of the present day non-traditional college student. Those students are identified as financially independent‚ between the ages of 25 and 50 with minimal previous college credits. Many of these students have been recently unemployed
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the federal budget deficit at alarming rates adding $2.7 trillion to the national debt in two years‚ $1.4 trillion in the 2009 fiscal year and $1.3 trillion in 2010. (Montgomery) These deficits are largely caused by increases in spending rates. The current Obama Administration has used the recession in their favor to expand both the government and spending. America has not seen deficits of this nature since World War II with spending levels reaching 25% of the GDP and deficits reaching 10% of
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the short- and long-term effects of current budget deficits and the nation debt. In order to do this; I first had to find out exactly what they were. I will also discuss whether I think the government should operate with a balanced budget. Budget deficit is the amount by which total government spending is more than government income during a specified period; the amount of money which the government has to raise by borrowing or currency emission in order
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This integrating paper shows how the Philippines will look like if Marx’s theory of socialism is applied in our current situation. It does not suggest‚ however‚ that we change our system to socialism. It seeks‚ rather‚ to present information and discussion for consideration by those who are interested in expanding their knowledge. Socialism is one of the two offshoots of Karl Marx’s writings; the other being communism. It is both a critical analysis of and an answer to the excesses of capitalism
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listened to: a qualitative study of older adults in long-term care settings‚ explored the experience of being listened to for older adults residing in long-term care settings. Throughout the study‚ certain themes emerged from the participants’’ interview statements which were collected and categorized. As these themes are emergent‚ they allow the researcher to inductively generate comparison with theory‚ with the human becoming theory to be specific. The purpose of this study was to contribute
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Introduction Patient safety is a basic standard of health care. Every step in health care service contains intrinsic unsafe factors .The combination among newest technologies‚ health innovations and treatments have introduced a synergistic development in health care industry‚ and transformed it into more complex field. This rise health safety risks which may result from problems in practice‚ procedures and medicine etc .This Essay will discuss the relationship between human factors and patient safety
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Sweet Moments MGT/330 April 25‚ 2010 Sweet Moments Change is inevitable. Whether the changes are internal or external‚ companies that do not keep up with change will become unstable. The four functions of management are affected by these internal and external forces. In order for a business to succeed‚ the business must know change is occurring and what changes may occur in the future. With approximately 13‚700 employees and net sales of $4 billion‚ The Hershey Company has identified
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Describe developments of social bond/self-control and deterrence theories. Please also summarize the key research and empirical evidence. Make sure that you include the key concepts‚ theorists and principles in each theory. Compare and contrast between the two theories. How these two theories are similar or different from each other when they explain crime and delinquency? Social bond theory or sometimes referred to as social control theory developed by Travis Hirschi American Criminologist in
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Human Anatomy and Physiology Nervous System Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder‚ also known as ADHD‚ is a neurological disorder which effects anyone from children to adults. The common symptoms of ADHD include impaired or diminished attention‚ impulsivity and hyper activity. These symptoms can range in each individual from being mild to severe. People who have ADHD usually will range from normal to above average intelligence‚ the disorder
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Abstract This paper explores four published sources that report on the ways in which society has resorted to misdiagnosing today’s male youth with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a way to stop undesirable childhood behavior that is otherwise normal. The article takes into consideration possible factors that may contribute to the increasing amount of misdiagnoses among children today. With studies conducted in the articles by Ilina Singh (2005) and Lydia Furman (2005)‚ the authors
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