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McDonald's financial analysis: cost of capital and valuation

The beta for McDonald's is 0.63. The current price of McDonald's stock is $68.01 per share as of market close on May 7th, 2010. The price as of May 11th, 2009 was $53.46. Over this time period, McDonald's paid dividends of $2.05.

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Centralized versus decentralized family structures and communication

What is the difference between a centralized and de-centralized family? A centralized family would be one that would be under the control of one central authority or family member. A decentralized family on the other hand would be one in which the authority would be spread out among many members.

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Ethical challenges facing single mothers in public assistance programs

While at the same time, there could be issues that highlight the overall differences between the different groups of people involved in a particular program.

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India's emergence as a global power: comparing Pant and Sikri

Indian Foreign Policy -- When Will it Emerge? As India continues to emerge as an important player in international power circles -- and has entered into a provocative nuclear deal with the United States

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The philosophical distinction between belief and knowledge

Although the majority of the great philosophers seem to equate knowledge with belief, in at least its most basic sense, questions remain regarding what is fact and what is only believed to be fact.

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Populism, progressivism, and the New Deal as reform movements

Populism has a strong tradition in American political culture, especially since the late nineteenth century.

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Raj Patel's critique of injustice in the global food system

In a world where obesity is the number one public health concern in many countries at the same time as the rest of the world is suffering from under-nutrition, it makes sense to ask about the global food system that would allow, or even create, such gross inequities.

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Consequences of marijuana legalization in California

On November 2, 2010, the California voters will have the opportunity to become the first state in the United States to legalize the sale and possession of marijuana.

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Ford's business-level strategy and value chain integration

Define and discuss Ford's business-level strategy. Ford's business level strategy is to produce automobiles and light trucks at the mass market level, all around the world. This orients the company to a cost leadership strategy, but Ford also attempts to differentiate as well.

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Freedom in Marx, Luther, Mozart, and Beethoven

Today, the concept of freedom is a very important one. On both a personal and collective level, freedom is considered one of the fundamental human rights. It is therefore useful to study how freedom manifested itself in the minds of the world's greatest philosophers and artists.

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