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Near-death experiences: hallucinations or evidence of afterlife

Near-Death Experiences -- Real or Imagined? The much-discussed near-death experience is not one of the world's great mysteries on a par with the Abominable Snowman or flying saucers. But since so many people claim to have had these occurrences, it is a topic certainly worth researching.

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Ethical analysis of the Satyam Computer Services scandal

The Satyam Computer Services scandal involved India's fourth-largest software services exporting company and likely represents the largest case of corporate fraud in India's corporate history.

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Challenges and effectiveness of virtual teams in organizations

Because all organizations are comprised of people and people have been coming together in organizations of various types for millennia, teams have been a natural part of how humans get things done.

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Strategic audit of FedEx Corporation during economic downturn

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) has struggled in the past couple of years as a result of the global economic downturn. For the 2009 fiscal year (year ended May 31, 2009), FedEx earned $35.497 billion in revenue, down from $37.593 billion the year before.

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A Tribe Called Quest's jazz-influenced hip-hop artistry and legacy

Biographer John Bush claims A Tribe Called Quest as "without question the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s." The group "jump-started and perfected the hip-hop alternative to hardcore and gangsta rap," providing sonic alternatives for discerning ears (Bush).

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Newton's three laws of motion and their scientific influence

A source for a staggering degree of revelation, Newton's recombination of the truths which laid the groundwork for his life's work yielded nothing less than a new ideological order of thought.

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Biology, culture, and the social construction of gender identity

When most of us think about differences between men and women (or boys and girls) we tend to think first about the biology involved.

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Rising incidence of Down syndrome births among older mothers

According to the Mayo Clinic, Down syndrome is a "...genetic disorder that causes lifelong mental retardation, developmental delays and other problems.

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Industrialization and regional division: causes of the American Civil War

The beginning of the nineteenth century marked a period of reform and social changes in Europe and the young American state that was triggered and partly encouraged by the new era of industrialization.

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Comparing quality of life in San Diego and Tokyo

In a recent reader on urban sociology edited by Lin and Mele (2005), for example, the essays are grouped to highlight such themes as city structures and identity concerns of people living in the city.

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