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Whistleblowing and fraud confrontation in internal reporting procedures

The act of whistle blowing when fraudulent activity is detected may not be as simple as it appears. The right thing to do would be to confront the person suspected of committing the fraud, but sometimes this is not always the easiest thing to do.

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The telegraph's separation of communication from transportation and its technological evolution

The telegraph marked the first time that communication was separated from transportation. Prior to that point, the most significant long-distance communication relied on signals (fire, and later a form of semaphore) broadcast over long distances (Carey, 2010).

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Contemporary Australian social movements: from radicalism to compromise

The intercession of information technology proliferation (i.e. internet, cellular phones, handheld mobile communication devices) with the intensification of globalization has had the impact of transforming the way in which states relate to one another.

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Christopher Boone's investigation in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is set in 1998 in Swindon, England. The narrator of the story is a 15-year-old by the name of Christopher John Francis Boone. The book begins when Christopher finds the murdered body of his neighbor's dog, Wellington.

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Placement and purpose of gastrostomy tubes in pediatric patients

Gastrostomy tubes are tubes that are specifically designed to help children and pediatric patients in feeding.

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Origen's threefold system of scriptural interpretation in On First Principles

In Book IV of On First Principles, Origen tackles the problem of erroneous understandings of the Scripture leading to heresy.

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Government duty to rescue and disaster relief after Hurricane Katrina

The subject of inadequacy as a synonym for negligence to the tort law rule of 'duty to rescue' is perhaps the singular most shocking and complex explanation not to mention "oversight" in review of the capacity of the U.S.

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Preparing for assignment to Malaysia: cultural and religious considerations

Being assigned for five months to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is both invigorating and intimidating at the same time. The culture of Malaysia is known for being strongly religious and respectful of its Muslim heritage, and as a result appreciates it when visitors dress and act conservatively.

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The Pacific Electric Railway and the decline of Los Angeles trolleys

The Pacific Electric Railway was at its apogee the biggest trolley system in the world, as it served fifty-six cities and an approximate of eight million individuals per year.

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The stylized nature of Romanesque art and architecture

"Style" is a word that is often bandied about without much regard for its meaning, and without a clear definition emerging from its common usage.

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