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Herman Melville's Billy Budd: impressment and military ethics in context

Billy Budd -- a tale of the sea or an allegory of fate? Herman Melville's short novel Billy Budd seems to function in many ways like an allegorical novel about a classic moral tragedy, but such a reading does not place the novel in sufficient historical or political context to fully explain the…

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Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder theory in multinational corporations

For example, Friedman (1990) considered maximization of shareholder wealth as being the sole objective and responsibility of a well-managed company. This perspective, though, generally viewed corporate social responsibility activities as a distraction rather than a goal.

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Roper v. Simmons and juvenile capital punishment constitutionality

Perhaps it involved sneaking a beer (or several beers) at a social function, or lying about one's plans for the evening to get permission to attend a questionable event. Most kids have learned the hard way on at least a few experiences -- speeding, missing curfew, or cheating on a test.

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John Bright's treatment of biblical narratives in A History of Israel

Author John Bright puts out a seemingly thorough editorial effort in covering events in history leading up to the time when Israel (Palestine) became a land inhabited by Jews.

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Orwell's critique of totalitarianism in 1984 and postwar society

Additionally, in the characters and situations within the novel, Orwell's piece also reflects the characters and concerns of life in 1949. From war to invasion of privacy to the rise in technological advancement, Orwell's "1984" clearly speaks volumes about the author's own culture and values.

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Egyptian influences on the biblical Genesis creation narrative

What Is Myth? What Is History? Is Genesis 1:1-2:4 Myth? Is Genesis 1:1-2:4 History? Is Genesis 1:1-2:4 Both Myth and History?

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Television's influence on presidential election coverage and voter decision-making

The availability of televisions in the late 1940's led to the belief that a new period was arising in public communication. Columbia Broadcasting System President Frank Stanton said,

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Effective communication strategies for motivating employees in multicultural workplaces

If you look for the worst in people and expect to find it, you surely will. (Lincoln, 2006) What we have here...

~28 min read

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The Inter-Parliamentary Union's role in enhancing international law

The progress to date, though, has been mixed with much more progress being accomplished in some regions of the world than in others.

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Canadian nationalism and environmentalism in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing

For Americans or Europeans who are oblivious to the justifiably pessimistic feelings many Canadians have toward the U.S. In particular and Western attitudes in general, reading Margaret Atwood's book Surfacing should serve as enlightenment.

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