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Racial triangulation and negotiation in American race relations

Throughout American history race relations have been a constant challenge, as there is the struggle between the dominate White Anglo Saxon Protestant (WASP) class and other racial groups.

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The myth of the stable 1950s American family

The 1950s are often depicted as a time where the American family was solid, clearly defined and well-functioning unit that formed the basis of a strong and thriving culture and society stepping cheerfully out of the previous decades of Depression and war and looking with bright eyes towards the…

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Jefferson Center property valuation and investment analysis

In real estate one of the basic foundations of the business, is being able to understand the income stream for the property into the future. As this will tell you how the underling investment will perform during this time.

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Cognitive learning theories and observational learning in complex task acquisition

Complex tasks like driving a car are not learned through simple conditioning or through trial and error, but rather though observation and repetition. Higher order processes are needed for this type of learning, which occurs largely on a conscious basis.

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Fenna Krinen's study of neural responses to friends versus strangers

friends matter to your brain" ( October 12th, 2010) is a simplistic treatment on the brain's reaction to recognizing friends as compared to neurological response when faced with strangers.

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Epistemology of role-based ERP systems and knowledge creation

The epistemology of systems and their use to sustain, strengthen and streamline business processes continues to be a major area of IT investment for companies globally.

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America as a land of opportunity and geographic mobility

And the potential it has to be exploited as an "open road" that people can use with the purpose of gaining a series of advantages.

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Police brutality and the Tennessee v. Garner Supreme Court case

Over the last several decades, the issue of police brutality has been consistently been brought to the forefront.

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Guillermo's furniture business strategic decision analysis

Guillermo is faced with a complex set of decisions in determining how best to move forward in his business, with a need to remain competitive yet with desires to retain the basic level of operations of the company at its current level, and with his own level of involvement also minimally impacted.

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The Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrest and police racial profiling

On the afternoon of July 16, 2009 Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., one of the nation's pre-eminent African-American scholars, was arrested at his home by Cambridge, Massachusetts police investigating a possible break-in.

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