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The transition from indentured servitude to race-based slavery in colonial Virginia

The transition from indentured servitude to race-based slavery occurred over the course of a generation. The transition not only occurred on a social level, but was also established through legislation in the colonies, as well as, in England.

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BP's crisis management and communication strategies following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Marketing and advertising strategies are used in various fields, not just in promoting products and services. Such techniques are developed and implemented in order to communicate political messages, to influence the election process, to create or to conceal scandals, and others.

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Managing organizational culture during hospital mergers

It is fairly common to have mergers and acquisitions in the business world. But this can also happen in the medical field where hospitals merge. In order for a merger such as this to go smoothly, managers must work to ensure a smooth transition ahead of time.

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Cognitive behavioral therapy as treatment for medication-resistant mental illness

Over the last several years, a variety of treatment options have emerged for a host of psychological illnesses. In most cases, mental health professionals will often prescribe some kind of medication in association with various forms of therapy.

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Teacher proletarianization and professionalization in Alberta's 1990s educational reform

Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta and Teacher's Struggle against Proletarianization In the 1990s, Canadian educational system went through a series of reforms.

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The nature of good and evil in Prince Caspian

There are many instances of good and evil in Prince Caspian and throughout the books of the Narnia series, yet in many cases the actual machinations of good and evil and the manners in which they come into being are more subtle and complex than they may appear.

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Comparing Ofori-Duodu and Humphries on research methods

Authors Michael Samuel Ofori-Duodu and Luke Humphries both attempt to achieve the same goal: to define what research is and to explain the different methods of research commonly used in the physical and social sciences.

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Reinhold Niebuhr and Christian realism theology

If there is one word to describe Reinhold Niebuhr it would have to be "realist." As the founder of Christian Realism Theology, Niebuhr was what one could describe as the ultimate realist.

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Double lives and social liberation in Wilde's Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde's play, the Importance of Being Earnest, is a story about double lives, about keeping up a false identity in order to maintain one's good status in society.

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Insider trading ethics: Manne and Werhane perspectives

Economist Henry Manne argues that insider trading is beneficial to insider or outsiders because it allows trading to be based on reliable information instead of rumors.

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