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U.S. Army counterinsurgency tactics from Indian wars to Philippines

Army developed its counterinsurgency campaign tactics in the Philippines and Cuba based upon their experiences campaigning against the American Indians.

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Congressional authorization and the disputed Gulf of Tonkin incident

On August 2, 1964, the American destroyer Maddox, on guard off the coast of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, was assaulted by a number of North Vietnamese torpedo boats.

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Florence Nightingale's environmental theory and emancipatory nursing knowledge

Introduction- Modern nursing is a rewarding, but challenging, career choice. The modern nurse's role is not limited only to assist the doctor in procedures, however.

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Easy Rider and the American road film of the 1960s

Easy Rider is a film about two hippie drug-dealing bikers making a trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The very first scene of Easy Rider shows its two protagonists, Wyatt and Billy, selling some cocaine to a man in a Rolls Royce.

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Renewable energy technologies and implementation in the United States

This annotated bibliography will look at current research on the production, distribution and use of renewable energy technologies in the U.S. The work stresses the breadth of such research as well as the breadth and scale of its real implementation and potential implementation.

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Social business analysis of the automobile industry during economic crisis

The modern day automobile industry is extremely complex and subjected to the influence of a series of factors from the economic, social, political, technological or otherwise fields.

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Strategies for succeeding in pharmacy school through time management and collaborative learning

The pharmacy program is known to be an intense program that requires the mastery of a great amount of information in a very short period of time. Additionally, the information being learned is of great importance and very specific, in that small errors can result in drastic consequences.

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Zakat as the third pillar of Islamic faith and practice

Islamic religion is characterized by various practices which were already practiced during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad. These practices include the five pillars of Islam which are the fundamental religious duties that each adult and mentally fit Muslim is required to should practice.

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Women's sexuality and self-image in China, Japan, and America

While sexuality has been a widely accepted topic of research, published material, and the media in America for many decades, in parts of Asia open discussions of sexuality have only recently gained concession among the general public (Micollier, 2003).

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Science and media's influence on United States public policy

Public policy in the U.S. is and will hopefully forever remain an evolving body. The concepts that are appropriate today and the policies that surround them may not have been important just a few years ago. With regard to how the media and science impact public policy there is no real question.

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