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    Research Paper on Body Image and Self-Esteem

    Introduction Traditionally, self-concept and self-esteem play an extremely important role in the life of individuals. No wonder that many specialists underlined their importance to the general success of an individual in life. The current research focuses on the problem of the correlation between body image and self-esteem. In fact, it is obvious that this problem is not new since previous researches also attempted to analyze the correlation between self-concept and self-esteem and many researchers such as von Bergen and Soper arrived to the conclusion that self-concept and self-esteem may be viewed as interchangeable concepts because the self-concept encompasses self-esteem. It should be said that the previous researches revealed the fact…

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    Adaptation and Standardization Research Paper

    The matter of standardization or adaptation in advertising has been an important issue of discussion among the best specialists in the field of marketing and advertising all over the world. Despite of the fact that both concepts have their pros and cons; it is believed that adaptation is a more effective method of advertising when referring to advertising campaigns in foreign countries. Indeed, the concept of adaptation in advertising is relatively new, and it is a result of developing through the global economy need to advertise products across national boundaries. The world has become more opened due to the process of globalization, which is the process of denationalization of markets,…

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    Crude Oil Research Paper

    Trade and the Arab World The Arab World heavily depends upon export of oil resources. The importance of the region can be explained by the unique position of the region in the world economy. The region combines two important features: (1) proper resource allocation (2) a degree of economic development. The region has a very good strategic location. When speaking about the strategic location of the region the following four major factors can be identified. First, the region serves as a bridge between three major continents. These include Europe, Asia, and Africa. The second factor is concerned with the relatively high level of region development that for a long time…

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    Self-Hate Research Paper

    Introduction Being a member of a minority group, especially in a country other than one’s homeland, raises a lot of personal questions. Many of these questions are concerned with the willingness to be a part of the normal society, against the motivation to remain loyal to the values and traditions of your own group. As much as this conflict may be difficult for the individual, it becomes much more powerful when it comes to getting married and raising a family. This research paper does not aim to offer answers to this kind of questions, as they involve different consideration for different people. Instead, the paper will try to describe the…

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    Research Paper on High Risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion

    The problem of violence in families is a very serious challenge to the entire society since it provokes not only serious psychological problems among members of violent families, especially children, but it can also lead to the development of aggressive and antisocial models of behavior. At the same time, views of the violent families and their impact on children and their health varied dramatically. On the one hand, there were supporters of a natural approach, while, on the other hand, there was a social determinist view of this problem. The adepts of ‘natural theory’ that has become extremely important just recently when the genetics has made a great progress and…

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    Online Shopping Research Paper

    Introduction The emergence of web-shopping some twenty-seven years ago is a milestone in commerce in marketing. The basic idea – creating virtual marketplaces for tangible goods – has evolved into new concepts of doing business, new threats and opportunities for both sellers and buyers and even new products and services, many of which, such as web-based Video on Demand (VOD) services, are being sold and consumed as a whole within the World Wide Web. This paper analyses Internet shopping from the demand side point of view. That is, its main aim is examine the consumer behaviour factors behind this phenomenon by using recent empirical data regarding the means by which…

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    The Role of Taxes in the Economy and Society Research Paper

    Abstract The paper focuses on the effect that capital gains taxes produce on the economy. At first the basic information about the problem is given and the role and impact of taxes on the economy and society is discussed. Furthermore, the paper also traces the effects of capital gains taxation and analyzes in details its effects though the emphasis is basically made on the positive effects because as the analysis shows, low rates of capital gains taxes traditionally lead to quite positive results, naturally if the taxes are properly implemented. Also, the paper raises a very important question concerning those who really benefits from a reasonable capital gains taxation policy.…

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    Research Paper: United States and Soviet Union in the Cold War

    Shortly after the World War II the geopolitical picture of the world shaped distinctly. Former allies in Anti-Hitler Coalition became opponents in the post war world. The World War II became a milestone in the global history. The results of the World War II proved the existence of two superpowers in the world political arena, The United States of America and the Soviet Union. In 1949 Germany was divided by the victors and the border dividing Germany became the symbol of the new stage in the European development, a historic period lasted 40 years and characterized by the global confrontation of two superpowers. A border dividing Germany got the extension…

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    Research Paper on Human Development Theories

    Introduction The importance of the science of psychology grows with every day. Each respected school of psychology presents the theory of development. Psychologists present different theories aiming to explain human behavior, factors that form and influence it. There is no agreement on this point of view and new theories appear with the development of the science. In my paper I would like to compare three different theories of development of three prominent psychologists – Freud, Erikson and Jung. Human development is one of the most popular areas of psychology. Most of the psychologists try to distinguish the theories human beings go through in the process of their growth. Freud, Erikson…

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    Learning Disability Research Paper

    Learning disabilities have turned into a pervasive problem in schools, impairing the ability of teenagers to cope with educational problems and prepare for a better future. This is why scholars have tried to come up with many models of disability trying to explain the persistence of the phenomenon and its roots so that they could gain expertise necessary in order to overcome the problem. Within scholarly thought, medical and educational models of learning disability have developed. While they are united in their purpose to find an adequate explanation for disability, their hypotheses of the main causes of impairment are vastly different. This paper will review both categories of models, attempting…