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Westward expansion and the Compromise of 1850

The idea of expansion to the Western United States has always been a subject of great interest to the colonials of the 1800s. Even past presidents -- including Thomas Jefferson -- were particularly keen on a westward vision, one most Americans believed to be their manifest destiny.

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Factors influencing student retention and attrition in higher education

Student retention is an important area of concern for modern educational theory and praxis and can be described as, "...the area of research concerned with determining the forces that shape student persistence in institutions of higher education" (Student Retention).

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Carlos Ghosn's leadership style and characteristics analysis

The challenges determined by the modern business environment require that companies are able to quickly adapt to the changes they impose.

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Purchasing power parity: theory versus real-world application

The idea of purchasing power parity is a long-established economic concept that describes a state of long-term equilibrium of exchange rates that are derived from the relative price levels of two different nations.

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Improving company communication through employee training programs

Communication is the most important part of any business, because it provides the platform for integrating all individuals and departments to achieve their collective best for the company as a whole. The company who survives longest is the one in which communications are optimal.

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The role of research and documentation in nursing practice

Nursing, the field itself is integrated to the medical profession where it is commonly observed that the practitioners of this field help ill or sick personal usually under the guidance of a senior authority such as a professional medical doctor, nurses also perform many health awareness programs…

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Online scheduling and patient satisfaction at a suburban medical clinic

Recently a local hospital expanded its clinics in the surrounding suburban areas, and the most recent addition is being heavily promoted for its reliance on state-of-the-art scheduling and medical status updates from the physicians working there.

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Viral marketing and integrated communications strategies at Nordstrom and Vans

The communications process of viral marketing is represented by developing and spreading promotions like videos, interactive games, ebooks, images, or text messages through social networks like Youtube, Facebook, or MySpace, or by word of mouth.

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Green Mountain Resort's high turnover problem and organizational change perspectives

Which of the six change images discussed in the chapter can be identified in the assumptions about changing turnover that were held by: Gunter? The hospitality literature? The consultant?

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Douglas Patrick McCollum's self-taught sculpture practice and artistic journey

Douglas Patrick McCollum is an artist who lives and works with passion, and his initial inspirations sometimes turn into much more than even he imagined. On March 8, 2010, one of McCollum's works, a bust of the college's namesake, Andreas Vesalius, was put on display.

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