Nancy Bristow's book focuses on the Commission on Training Camp Activities (CTCA), the Progressive program that stressed social justice, and morality, efficiency and above all, government control. ... The Commission provided the men with an array of wholesome leisure activities ranging from sports to theater to well-regulated dances and library books that were censored for their benefits. ... They told the soldiers and the civilians what movies they could watch, and what activities they could participate in. ... The CTCA wanted to produce new "Americans" with white, middle class ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders, and a chronic disorder that can impair many aspects of daily life such as home, school, relationships, and everyday activities. ... In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) there is a Diagnostic criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as shown below: (1) six or more of the following symptoms of inattention have persisted for at least 6 months to a degree that is maladaptive and inconsistent with developmental level: Inattentive (a) often fails to give close attention to details or makes care...

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Eating too many calories and not doing enough physical activity to burn excess calories obviously leads to a caloric imbalance. ... Unfortunately we are not exercising enough as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System reports that in the year 2000 more than 26% of adults reported no leisure time physical activity. ... The high technology era we live in makes it really easy to evade non-strenuous physical activities that would burn off many excess calories. ... Our reliance on the marvels of modern technology to take care of menial task establishes a very strong likelihood that techno...

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Today it could take decades to build bridges, roads, dams or other such needed fundamental foundations, including the planning and development stages, costing upwards of ¼ of a billion dollars (statistics of Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg and Bradenton, Florida, USA). However the great br...

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At this time the minimum age for other activities, like the right to vote were being lowered as well. ... This automatically breeds unlawful activity, because college freshman and sophomores can't party with some of their friends according to the law. ...

• Word Count: 1887
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The Second Great Awakening was a religious impulse that swept through the nation post-1790s. The churches of the nation began to reject the Calvinistic belief of, "Pre-Destination," – the belief that one's salvation or damnation was predetermined at birth. Rather than preach "Pre-Destination" they emphasized individual responsibility for salvation and they preached that people could improve themselves and society. This led to a pursuit for perfection. The Second Great Awakening placed religion in the forefront of politics. ...

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The effects of divorce on children have become an essential family issue to the society for many years. The rate of divorce in the United States has soared over the past 30 years and is still rising among many families. It is estimated that the odds of divorce occurring in a household before childr...

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A great number of the children utilize their leisure time in activities like drugs, and this affects their health and well-being. They also get into criminal activities, and they die or end up in prison. ... Politicians engage in activities that imply that they support economic inequality, and this has become a continuing trend[CITATION Kra l 1033 ]. ... The changes in economic activity in the United States have resulted in changes in the demand for different types of employees. ...

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Was the British entrepreneur the most important single reason for the relative decline of the British economy in the late nineteenth century? Despite a continued growth of production and wealth in absolute terms, the economy of "the first industrial nation" began to decelerate after 1870, in comparison with that of her closest competitors. This so called "decline" was caused by a number of factors not merely one as the question suggests, indeed Supple` s foreword (1) asks, "Are we to be concerned with the rate of growth of total income or of manufacturing output? Above all, by what standard...

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One way that is achieved within the Vietnamese community is through Little Saigons- Vietnamese centers for commercial, cultural, and political activity-- and Paris by Night, Vietnamese-language musical variety shows. ... Nighttime entertainment venues draw and fulfill the desire of entertainment and leisure of the young Vietnamese. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate