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History and challenges of the United States Border Patrol

Border Patrol has a "proud history of over 75 years of service" according to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) government Website.

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American popular culture and fast food marketing's impact on consumer choices

Every day I come into contact with the emblems and elements of American popular culture, whether I like it or not. Walking down the street, I see the golden arches that signify a McDonald's is nearby. I shudder to think of what garbage people are putting into their mouths.

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Supporting adoptive families of children with special needs

How many adopted children with special needs are there in the U.S. A 2008 publication put out by the U.S. Health & Human Services (HHS) department explains that there were an estimated 470,000 adopted children with special health care needs, and that was 4.6% of all children in the U.S.

~7 min read

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Megan's Law: history, implementation, and effectiveness

Sex offenders are an increasing problem in the United States. The disturbing rape and murder of a seven-year-old little girl resulted in Megan's Law. Megan's Law was established to help warn community members of sexual offenders in their community.

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Reusable cup recycling system for Starbucks in New York City

The "Big Apple" may not be in imminent danger of sinking under a mountain of trash, but New York City is faced with some profound challenges as it seeks to reduce the amount of consumer waste entering the waste stream each day.

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Leadership and organizational politics in culture change

The successful leader in an organization must upgrade his or her skills because the goals of change and improvement in companies are accomplished through "the use of power and politics" (Clement, 1994, p. 33).

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Shirley Peddy's art of mentoring and organizational leadership

Mentoring is a subset of leadership, an experience too often relegated to the context of situations too soft to be considered corporate. However, Shirley Peddy shows that mentoring is one of the core facets of enterprise-level leadership.

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Menopause as natural life transition: moving beyond medical classification

A midlife counterpart to puberty, menopause is a natural process that affects every female human being. Menopause is defined officially and most practically as "the state of an absence of menstrual periods for 12 months," (Stoppler 2010).

~12 min read

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Barriers to effective organizational communication in global companies

In the modern international marketplace environment, organizations are more complex, diffuse and diverse than ever. And yet organizations must also be more responsive to the external environment and to consumer needs.

~11 min read

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Three major U.S. financial sector laws from 1960 to 2010

The past half century has been a turbulent period in America's banking and financial sector history based on a need for news laws in an increasingly globalized marketplace.

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