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Emergency management phases and Hurricane Katrina mitigation failures

Emergency management has come to the forefront with such catastrophic events as 9-1-1 and Hurricane Katrina. Most recently, we have been bombarded with news regarding the oil spill in the gulf. Disasters are bound to happen. Some are man-made and some disasters are natural.

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Mulally's leadership style and Ford Motor Company's organizational performance

Historians have many approaches to history. One which applies to the case of Allan Mulally is that of the "great man" or leader. In such analyses, leadership and its effects upon the course of an organization are key in analyzing change in that organization.

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Intrinsic and external motivation strategies for improving employee productivity

Getting employees to do their best work is one of the most challenging aspects of being a manager. Individuals act based on many different types of motivation. From the very basic need to survive to intrinsic motivation, to motivation that is associated with outside forces and rewards.

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Lesser included offenses in an Alabama murder case

STATE ISSUE/QUESTION: Besides the Murder Charge what if any lesser included offenses (13A-1_9) jury charges can legally be given under these facts and why?

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Evaluating the effectiveness of combined pharmacological and behavioral smoking cessation interventions

Smoking is a national health epidemic that claims the lives of many individuals annually. This is particularly alarming due to the preventable nature of smoking related illnesses. Smoking is associated with many pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular issues, as well as cancers.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Love Is Not All": poetic definition through form

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950), was an American lyrical poet and the first woman to ever receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

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Laurence Olivier's acting style in Shakespearean roles and film

Laurence Olivier is still regarded as one of the greatest actors ever to live, both on screen and on stage. He embodied so many of the classically regarded technical skills and yet was able to touch audiences with his renditions of Shakespearean characters.

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Holden Caulfield's struggle with innocence and adulthood in The Catcher in the Rye

Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye continues to be an influential novel for much of America's youth because it touches on a sad aspect of coming of age. In the novel, Holden Caulfield attempts to cling to his innocence and avoid entering into the pretentious world of adulthood.

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The four Vedas and their foundational role in Hinduism

Hinduism has its roots in the Vedas, a series of ancient texts which are basically considered sacred literature by Hindus.

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Cluster grouping's effects on gifted student achievement and identification

Davidson, J., B. Davidson, L. Vanderkam. (2004). Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds. New York: Simon and Schuster.

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