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Advocacy for sanctuary cities and human service programming

Advocating for Sanctuary Cities: The Battle Between the Federal and Local Governments Over Immigration Following the election of President Donald Trump, the federal government has made eliminating sanctuary cities a top homeland security priority by proposing to withhold their federal funding.

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Science and faith in contemporary philosophy of religion

While it is likely that some Americans are still pondering the problem of evil and other immediate questions about our human relationship with the divine, it is striking how thoroughly the verifiability of God and the basis of belief in a largely secular world have eclipsed other aspects of the…

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Coca-Cola's 2000 racial discrimination lawsuit and settlement

Coca-Cola has faced a number of issues with regards to diversity and human rights over the years.

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Vernacular architecture in Al-Alkhalaf village, Saudi Arabia

Vernacular architecture is architecture which is representative of the anthropological and historical community in which it exists.

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Obama's spending package and transportation infrastructure modernization

How might this impact global supply chain efficiency?

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Challenging cartographic myths through African coastal exploration

I am writing to propose an exploration. The trip would go south, down the coast of Africa. This trip does highlight some technological barriers, but there are potential economic and other benefits that may result.

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Standardized testing reform and student assessment methods

The mere mention of "standardized tests" incites strong feelings on both sides of the divide. Proponents argue that such tests provide an objective measure of student achievement and ensure that all children have access to an agreed-upon body of knowledge.

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Jeff Immelt's diversification strategy at General Electric

When Jeff Immelt took over as CEO of GE in 1981, his approach was different than that of the previous CEO, Jack Welch.

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Zero tolerance policing compared to problem-oriented and community policing

The second half of the 20th century in particular saw the development of several conflicting philosophies of policing.

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Peter Drucker's knowledge workers and the Martin-Hrivnak employee trainer model

Peter Drucker's definition of knowledge worker sets the pace for a revolution in careers, job responsibilities and the use of technologies to capture, transform and create knowledge in organizations (Drucker, et.al.). Dr.

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