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Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel" and historical determinism critique

In Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond attempts to explain why most of the significant events of the last 13,000 years have happened on the Eurasian land mass.

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Racism's economic impact on competitive balance in football

Football ('soccer') is the world's most popular sport. In every corner of the globe, matches are played with great fierceness and intensity among people of all ethnicity, race and social status.

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The TARES test applied to Shape Patch weight loss advertising

In the world of advertising, professional persuasion is a means to an immediate and active end such as increased sales or improved corporate image. Ethical persuasion must rest on or serve a deeper, ethically-based final end. In the midst of the moral final ends of journalism are truth and freedom.

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Valerie's ethical dilemma: whistleblowing versus personal security

Valerie is facing an ethical dilemma because she is forced to consider her personal well-being vs. that of the company and other major stakeholders.

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Organizational culture and strategic implementation in financial institutions

After such a selection is made by the graduate candidate, developing a clear and organized plan for answering the identified research question(s) is the next essential step, and then this plan must be submitted for approval in the form of a dissertation proposal (White 2000, pp. 72).

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German imperial ambition and expansionism from 1871 to 1945

Consequent to the creation of the German Empire in 1871, the country's influence in Europe attained great heights as it slowly but surely became a major player in worldwide affairs. Germans were beginning to express their arrogance regarding their cultural and economic triumphs.

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John Smith as a role model: leadership and humanitarian values in early Jamestown

Which early Jamestown figure makes the best role model for modern America: John Smith, Pocahontas, or Powhatan? Please briefly answer the question with a solid (approx. 150 words) yet short paragraph. Make sure you provide some examples from any readings, movies, etc. that support your reasoning.

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Conflicting assumptions and arguments in AcuScan product development

Kelly holds the following assumptions: Pat does not know about product design; that his team is incapable of managing the workload associated with the product development; that marketing has no idea about what it would take to create such a product; that the company is fine as it is and does not…

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Smuckers' competitive position and strategic opportunities in food manufacturing

Smuckers has a relatively unfavorable operating environment. This is a function of high threat of substitutes, high threat of new entrants and limited pricing power. The company has opportunities to tap into growing markets however, such as organics.

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Governor Christie's "starving the beast" strategy for New Jersey school funding

In April 2010, voters in the state of New Jersey voted to reject school budgets. At the heart of the issue was property tax reform. The position of New Jersey governor Chris Christie was that school boards were receiving an increasing amount of state aid to fund school districts.

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