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Building codes and master builders in ancient Mesopotamia

Construction in ancient times is second only to agriculture-it reaches back as far as the Stone Age and possibly further (Jackson 4).

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Women's transitions from heterosexuality to lesbian identity in adulthood

How and why do women "become" lesbians? When a woman grows up believing she is heterosexual, and then at 25 years of age begins having bisexual relationships, then why at the age of 38 years would she believe she is indeed gay?

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Creative, logical, and scientific thinking styles in the workplace

Creative thinking is the process by which old ideas are reinvented. In this type of thinking, established ideas and rules can be broken, reorganized and reinterpreted. This can be stimulated using techniques such as brainstorming and starbursting.

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Ernst Mayr's analysis of Darwin's three major scientific contributions

Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought," by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr, argues the case that no biologist has been more responsible for changes in the way the 'average person' views the world than Charles Darwin.

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Escape from Cambodia by boat to Thailand

After Tam left, we waited in the house for two weeks. Thanh had disappeared, which worried everyone. I thought maybe Tam was right to leave. This was craziness.

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HITECH Act privacy and security requirements for covered entities

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was made into law in February, 2009. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) piece of this act includes extensive new requirements for privacy and security that impact HIPPA covered entities and business associates…

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The battered woman syndrome defense in R. v. Lavallée

Canadian Supreme Court 1990 decision that created the battered wife syndrome defense. The case is analyzed for how such a defense came into being and the implications it has on interpreting a battered woman's response.

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Benefits and limitations of financial ratio analysis in practice

The purpose of this essay is to critically analyze the benefits and limitations of 'Ratio and Financial Statements Analysis', explaining which factors impact on the meaningfulness of the financial ratio analysis; and establishing the new practices or theories that may be emerging regarding the…

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John Napier's logarithms and their evolution to modern applications

The first time a publication contained a mention of logarithms, their method of derivation, and a table of logarithms was in 1614 with the publication of Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio by the Scottish nobleman John Napier (ST 2005).

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The Flint sit-down strike of 1936 and 1937

The Flint Sit-Down Strike occurred between 1936 and 1937 by workers of the General Motors Company. Up until this time, there were very few strikes through the United States. The strikes that did occur were talked about very little and were considered to be small.

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