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How the peace of Westphalia challenges modern state sovereignty

The fundamental principle of the peace of Westphalia aimed to enshrine in law the idea that politics were essentially territorial but our modern world continues to alter this paradigm. Consider the end of the cold war; Europe and the United States had to search for all new antagonists.

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Religious discrimination in the American workplace and constitution

Any form of discrimination is anathema and not acceptable in our modern democratic society. Discrimination by its very nature means denying others their human rights and unfairly privileging only a few.

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Private military contractors' role in U.S. military operations and Iraq

Private Military Contractors (PMCs) are a necessary but imperfect tool in today's rapidly changing and increasingly unstable world, utilized by the United State military, rife with ethical and other complications. Today's world is burgeoning with modern, powerful democratic states.

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SEC hedge fund regulation after the Long-Term Capital Management failure

The purpose of this document is to examine hedge fund regulation shift specifically as related to SEC regulations from systemic fraud fears begun in 1998 by the Failure of Long-Term Capital Management.

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Gender differences in susceptibility to male-dominated group conformity pressure

Even before the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials a decade and a half after the end of World War II, psychologists began studying the concept of moral responsibility in relation to obedience to help shed understanding into the Nazi atrocities committed during the war years.

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John Gutfreund's leadership failures during the Salomon Brothers scandal

Treasuries trader, Paul Mozer, was a known serial abuser of federal auction rules, corporate policies at Salamon, as well as abuse of customer trust. Upon discovery of these facts, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, John Gutfreund, had numerous immediate decisions to make:

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Marketing management strategies for Boys and Girls Clubs of America

The Boys and Girls' Clubs of America is facing several significant challenges to its growth in the midst of challenging economic times. The first is the need to continually grow its base of donors.

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Similarities and differences between licensed psychologists and clinical social workers

LICSW and LP? Both Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker deal with the field of the study of human mind and behavior.

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The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and subsequent federal reforms

This is a template and guideline. Please do not use as a final turn-in paper. "The purpose of our lobbying laws is to tell the public who is being paid how much to lobby whom on what. That purpose is not being served under the status quo as we now see it."

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Aristotle's concepts of happiness, justice, and friendship in the workplace

Aristotle can be considered one of the most complete Greek philosophers and, through the diversity of themes he has approached and debated throughout his life, a true man of Renaissance, despite born at a different time.

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