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The future of Hamas and the Middle East conflict

When one reads or watches news coverage of the Middle East, one can all to easily come away with the sense that there is nothing that can be done to ameliorate the situation there.

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The American dream and class mobility in Kovacic and Mantsios

The theme of class intersects with labor issues in many different ways. In the United States, class is often related to the type of labor that a person performs.

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HR audit of the National Institutes of Health compensation policies

The Human Resources (HR) Audit is a process of examining policies, procedures, documentation, systems, and practices with respect to an organization's HR functions. The audit determines if HR is doing what it is supposed to be doing, if compliance is met, and to discover any potential problems.

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James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" and historical fiction

James Fenimore Cooper's novel the Last of the Mohicans is certainly one of the most renowned writings relating to North American historic fiction literature in the eighteenth century.

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Parents' medical knowledge about condoms and contraceptives

The examined studies concern, respectively, the accuracy of parents' beliefs about condom use, condom use within marriage, and adolescent males' knowledge of and use of condoms.

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The jungle as metaphor in Sinclair's novel

The most obvious metaphor in the novel, the Jungle, by Upton Sinclair is its title. The metaphor means to demean the capitalist system by pointing out the savage nature of the beasts living within it. This is a stark contrast the dream Jurgis and his family is searching for in America.

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Rights and social inclusion of homeless children and youth in the UK

Poverty and homelessness are of growing concern in all regions of the world, but the economic downturn of recent years is hitting developed nations rather hard and the UK is no exception.

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Political history and civil rights structure of Nevada

The political history of the state of Nevada begins on the eve of the Civil War, when on March 2, 1861, the Nevada Territory separated from the Utah Territory, adopting its name from the mountain range the Sierra Nevada.

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Reconciling faith and reason: philosophy between Athens and Jerusalem

What, indeed, does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? Even before Tertullian posed his famous conundrum at roughly the turn of the third Christian century, the early Church was wary of attempts to subject knowledge derived from faith, revelation, and scripture to pagan hermeneutics.

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Consumer behavior and vacation destination decision-making trade-offs

The transition of viewing travel marketing from a traditional marketing standpoint to one dominated by psychographics and its implications on managing expectations is revolutionizing this industry.

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