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Toussaint L'Ouverture: life and leadership in Saint-Domingue

Toussaint L'Ouverture was a Haitian slave, an African prince, from the Arradas tribe, according to his family, general and hero. He was born as a slave, in 1743, on the Island that bore the name St. Domingo by the time his was born, the present Haiti, in the Antillean Archipelago.

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John Rawls' two principles of justice and fairness

Rawls' first general premise is that it is beneficial to everyone in society for that society to reflect principles of justice that are fair and equally beneficial to all members of society.

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The U.S. dollar's decline and China's proposal for reserve currency reform

This year the U.S. budget deficit is expected to total a record $1.84 trillion -- fueled by the banking bailout to stabilize the financial system and the fiscal stimulus package to jump-start the country's economy (Lazarro, 2009).

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Cross-cultural communication failures at Dewey Ballantine LLP

The final years of the twentieth century have seen the wakening of globalization, a practice by which territorial boundaries are lifted and the free circulation of merchandise, capitals, people and even cultural, technological or political values is strongly encouraged.

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How Persian, Muslim, and American values shaped my identity

Personal and cultural values have an enormous impact on an individual's perceptions and ways of interacting with the world and society around them.

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Varicella-zoster virus: pathophysiology, transmission, and reactivation

Herpesvirus 3, one of the eight known herpes viruses currently known to be contagious for humans is also known as chicken-pox in children and adolescents, and shingles and neuralgia (postherpetic) in adult populations.

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Rwanda's human development progress and persistent poverty challenges

Rwanda had suffered major blows to human development effort in 1994 when 1,000,000 or more people were killed in a brutal civil war.

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Marketing strategy for pharmaceutical market leaders and followers

A market leader in pharmaceuticals should emphasize in its marketing strategy its competitors primarily and the consumers secondarily. There are two main reasons for this. As an industry leader, the company should strive to portray itself as ahead of its competitors.

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Existential themes in Hermann Hesse's "A Man Named Ziegler"

An existential analysis is essentially and inquiry or interrogation of the meaning of human existence. It is in effect a confrontation with the world around us in a deeply questioning and honest way.

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Leadership style effectiveness and employee organizational success

At the core of successful businesses is customer satisfaction; businesses must realize this goal cannot be accomplished if leaders are poorly managing employees. Employees drive a company's profits and this is why the type of leadership style is important when managing people (Drucker, 1994).

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