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The United States military's don't ask, don't tell policy and its effects

Don't ask don't tell' policy of the United States military was implemented in 1993 to keep the military from openly pursuing gay, lesbian, and bisexual members and applicants that were not openly expression their sexual orientation. Under the law, Pub.L. 103-160 (10 U.S.C.

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Economic policy trade-offs: unemployment, inflation, and global currency

Unemployment rose rapidly as the result of expectations of a slowdown and economic contraction, rather than as a return to equilibrium. Unemployment in the U.S. has held in a relatively stable range between 4-6% since the early 1990s (Google.com, 2010).

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Why an MBA from X University is my professional goal

The skills and contacts I will acquire over the course of my MBA education will be instrumental in taking my career to new heights. I feel that an MBA represents a high level of personal and professional achievement, but one that supports a move even higher in the future.

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Held-to-maturity securities accounting and classification changes

There are several principles applied with respect to holding investments until maturity. If a company acquires a debt security, it must determine if the intent is to hold that security until maturity or if there is a likelihood that the security will be liquidated prior to maturity.

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Multiple measures to evaluate positive behavior support: Mindy's case

Before the behavior escalated to more violent behavior toward herself as well as others, positive behavior support (PBS) was utilized as an approach to see if Mindy would reduce the self-injurious behavior and violent and inappropriate outbursts and replace them with more appropriate responses.

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Spiritual disconnection in modern secular government and society

Religion and Reality. The levels of reality are terrestrial, intermediate, celestial, and infinite. One question for this perspective is whether these "higher" levels of reality, which are ultimately invisible, truly bring meaning to life. If they exist, then it makes sense that they would.

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Breaking cycles of illiteracy through adult education and self-directed learning

I am interested in the topic of undereducated and disadvantaged adult learners. I selected this topic because adult illiteracy is a pressing social issue.

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Comparing Keynesian, classical, and supply-side unemployment policies

The Keynesian would argue that unemployment is caused by a lack of aggregate demand. This demand derives from consumption, government spending and business investment. Business investment is likely to be suppressed by a lack of consumer spending.

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Sears' shift to performance-based compensation and total rewards strategy

Sears, Roebuck, and Company is an American chain of Department stores founded in 1886. For decades it was the iconic general Department store for American life, and the Sears Catalog was something many families looked forward to with anticipation.

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Marshall McLuhan, Roland Barthes, and Donna Haraway on media theory

Media theorist Marshall McLuhan provides the genre with the famous statement "The medium is the message," from which other theorists have since commented upon based upon his or her own view of the media culture.

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