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Environmental regulation and global warming: domestic versus international solutions

expanded environmental regulation should be imposed upon America in order to build a more prosperous and competitive economy.

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Marginal revenue and marginal cost in profit maximization theory

Profit is the ultimate goal of every firm. In fact, every firm operates to generate a reasonable amount of profit. Profit is the difference between the total revenue obtained by the firm and the total costs incurred by it. This drives the firm to produce more and more goods or services.

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The digital divide and the decline of reading and writing skills

One of the reasons for the popularity of the myth of the Tower of Babel is that the world's diversity of languages and literatures and alphabets and ways of printing, can make communication so frustrating.

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James Siegel's anthropological approach to modern witchcraft accusations

Witch: Cultural Memory in the Present, James Siegel explores the historical anthropological treatment of witchcraft and witches and whether that treatment is applicable to modern claims of witchcraft, especially sorcery.

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Nigeria's ethnic conflict and economic development in the Niger Delta

African States have been embroiled in civil and political conflict for the past several decades. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is located in West Africa and has a rich and varied ethnic history.

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Over-diagnosis of bipolar disorder in American children

Bipolar disorder in children: The hidden epidemic -- or the hidden over-Diagnosis epidemic? The diagnosis of bipolar disorder amongst children has increased four-fold in the United States. The reasons for this remain debatable.

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Expanding the implied warranty of habitability to common areas in residential communities

When a landlord rents a dwelling to a tenant, regardless of the terms of the contract itself, there is an implied warranty of habitability.

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Ethical values competence, professional judgment, and workplace integrity

At first, competence may not seem to be an ethical value, merely a judgment of skill.

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Holism and Hempel's logical empiricism theory of science

Hempel's main theory of science dealt with what many called logical positivism. It was also often called logical empiricism -- a term which Hempel embraced.

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Reader reception and character criticism in Twilight's New Moon

At the conclusion of the first book of the Twilight saga, Bella had been hospitalized from a vampire attack (Meyer, 2006). In the beginning of the second book, she and Edward and his family celebrate her birthday.

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