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Nazi racial ideology and the manipulation of academic authority

The history of German beliefs about racial purity can be traced back well into the 19th century and long before they manifested themselves in the large-scale rounding up, imprisonment, and murder of millions of innocent civilian men, women, and children.

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Student expulsion and First Amendment protections in Doe v. Pulaski County

Pulaski County Special School District, 306 F.3d 616 (8th Cir. 2002). Plaintiff Doe's son, J.M. began dating K.G. during their seventh grade year. When the pair broke up, J.M. wrote two letters in which he threatened to rape, sodomize, and murder K.G.J.M. did not deliver the letters to K.G.

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DVR technology's unexpected benefits for television advertising and ratings

DVR, Once TV's Mortal Foe, Helps Ratings" by Bill Carter (2009) concerns the effects of the digital video recorder (DVR) upon advertising ratings and the popularity of otherwise somewhat mediocre shows.

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China's one-child policy and economic development reversal

Can the Chinese Government "Catch the Wind?" The one child policy was enacted in the late 1970s to help promote economic growth in China. Thirty years later, the economy has exploded and the policy represents a risk to China's economy.

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Ethical justification for relocating polluting plants to developing nations

The choice to relocate an American plant in a third-world country is ethically unjustifiable to whatever extent operating the same plant would be environmentally unsound or legally prohibited in the United States.

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Conflict of interest violations in government purchasing decisions

Government administration in general requires conscientious attention to ethical concepts, principally because many of the authorities and privileges associated with governmental authority can so easily be corrupted for personal gain (Halbert & Ingulli, 2008).

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Scott's Miracle-Gro's production location decision: domestic versus outsourcing

Scotts Miracle-Gro needs to decide on the future location of production for its spreaders. It has three main options. The first is to retain the Temecula plant. The second is to outsource production to a Chinese company. The third is to offshore production to China.

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Corporate health care costs and workforce budgeting strategies

Health Costs: Steeper Still" outlines some of the key challenges facing corporate America with respect to the rapid rise in health care costs. Health care costs are rising rapidly and are expected to rise a further 94% by 2020.

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Leadership and organizational structure of a university department

In terms of organizational structure, the head of the department is Dr. Adam Lee. He is assisted by the graduate coordinator Dr. John Kim. Dr. Kim's role is to oversee the graduate students in the department, while Dr. Lee is responsible for the oversight of the undergraduate students.

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Mark McGwire and baseball's steroid use inconsistencies

Lupica, M. (2009). For Mark McGwire and Baseball's Other Steroid Cheats the Truth Would Be a Hit. New York Daily News. For many years, professional baseball has avoided categorical association with steroid use.

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