2010: Odyssey Two

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    Background As the population of older adults grows, more people are living alone (Botia, Villa & Palma, 2012; McKenna, Klosek, Crilly & Polger, 2015; Fraisse, Perolle, Mavros & Etxeberria, 2007). In the US, the trend of living alone amongst older people has increased dramatically from 5% in 1920s to 28% in 2012 (Administration on Aging, 2012). With advancing age, various age-related conditions and accidents come along such as a fall (Dibner, 1990; Elliot, Painter & Hudson, 2009, Lee et al.,…

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    system of Canada is the nursing leader (Canadian Nurses Association, 2009, p. 1). However, every leader would not be able to achieve their goals alone without any supporters or followers (Hertig, 2010, p. 1412). Together leaders and followers create a strong team to work on improving patient care (Hertig, 2010, p. 1413). To create a strong and collaborative team in the health care system, I must be able to take on either role. Therefore, it is important for me to be able to understand my…

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    What Is Coaching?

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    1. Introduction 1.1 Background of the study Coaching is seen as a key element in the success of individuals and organisations (Neale et al., 2009; Bueno, 2010), and in helping people generate new knowledge and conduct social transformation in today’s complex society (Stelter, 2014). Moreover, coaching has a widespread form of development which has attracted much attention from scholars and practitioners (Ellinger and Kim, 2014), and it has become prevalent worldwide in academia and the business…

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    children learning specific attitudes and behaviours (Nolan & Raban, 2015). A key feature of sociocultural theory is Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development, where children are supported by an adult or more knowledgeable other to scaffold learning (Kearns, 2010).…

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    Iranian Natural Resources

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    were used some new mathematical approaches such as fuzzy logic (Ercanoglu & Gokceoglu 2002; Kanungo et al. 2008; Pradhan 2010, 2011; Pourghasemi et al. 2012; Regmi et al. 2013; Zhu et al. 2014(, artificial neural networks (Ermini et al. 2005; Kanungo et al. 2006; Melchiorre et al. 2008; Yilmaz 2009, 2010; Pradhan & lee 2010; Poudyal et al. 2010; Pradhan & Buchroithner 2010; Zare et al. 2012; Tien Bui et al. 2012; Salarian et al. 2014; Conforti et al. 2014), support vector machines (Yao et al…

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    Pinterest

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    and Paul Sciarra had a goal of showing a new way for ideas to come to life. Since the launch of the app in 2010, Pinterest alone has over 150 million users, and the numbers are still growing on a daily basis (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). 70 million are in the U.S., and the other 80 million comes from all over the world (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). Pinterest is known as one of the most common online shopping apps out in the world because its objectivity…

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    It influences stability of the shoulder joint and transfers forces from the legs to the arms (Ebaugh et al, 2010). These movements are crucial for a tennis serve and therefore show its importance in maintaining optimal function in this area (Schacter, 2010). Reinold et al (2013) has suggested that exercises strengthening the scapula stabilising muscles (serratus anterior and trapezius muscles) have shown to be beneficial for overarm…

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    Erikson’s stage of Generativity vs. Stagnation is one of the stages in his eight stages of how we live. Generativity is defined as a want to help guide and take care of the young (dictionary.com). Stagnation is defined as not being able to move through the stages on to the final one (dictionary.com). People in the stage of Generativity vs. Stagnation have come to develop ways of dealing with problems that occur. The person will volunteer for different programs to feel useful and needed…

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    My Calling Essay

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    "the call"—a unique, divine assignment given by God for his purposes, which requires faithful and active obedience, unwavering commitment, and devotion from the one called. (Robinson, N. (2014, January 28). God 's calling to missions is not authoritative the way the Scriptures are. The calling should never be challenged. Our calling is in our own heart. The calling is the work of God to bring our heart closer to conviction. This conviction is of God, and it delivers utter peace. Everyone is in…

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    Written by Zachary Mason; The Lost Books of the Odyssey was originally published in 2008 by Starcherone Books and then later republished in 2010 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. The book is made up of 228 pages with 44 chapters. Mason tries to show that the last 44 books of the Odyssey are new stories about Odysseus that show new points that are not in the Odyssey as well as a different way of thinking about the people that appear in this book. Mason wants to show that in these 44 books the…

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