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Improving on history

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Best-selling author and historian Joseph Ellis, who became known as a lively teller of stories about his combat experience in Vietnam, was exposed by the Boston Globe newspaper as a fraud, who spent the Vietnam War years teaching at West Point. Ellis was also found to have lied about other aspects of his past life, such as his activities in the anti-war movement.

Usage, Behavior, Historians, Deception, Ellis, Professor Joseph

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The power of no

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The various needs of the children and the importance of setting limitations on their unwanted behavior by their parents are discussed. A survey done by 'Teen Research Unlimited' revealed that 12 to 19-year-olds spent roughly $175 billion on entertainment in the year 2003.

Science & research, Research, Surveys, Child behavior, Teenage consumers, Child behaviour

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CNN's talks therapy: Fighting back competitors, the network that brought you the gulf war is reinventing itself

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CNN's efforts to reinvent itself are examined, with regard to ratings and fighting off competitors.

Management, Cable News Network

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