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Fourth Amendment protections in post-9/11 criminal investigations

It can be argued that the foundation for community support for law enforcement is in the trust built by faith that the police will follow the law and adhere to the U.S. Constitution. For example, criminal investigative questioning must be guided by Fourth Amendment search and seizure protections.

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European capitalism and the transatlantic slave trade in Africa

The final research paper will consider the transatlantic slave trade (within and outside the continent of Africa), its effects on the African people, and the outcome of this nearly global trafficking of human labor.

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Opium production as a barrier to Afghanistan's economic development

Political stability and economic prosperity for Afghanistan are not realistic long-term objectives for Afghanistan. It is rare in Afghan history for political security to exist. In the past several centuries, Afghanistan has lacked long-term political stability (Roe, 2005).

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Authentic multicultural education beyond diversity tokenism in universities

Does exposing students to a multicultural environment in a university context automatically make students more tolerant? Or must the university have a more active role in the creation of intercultural dialogue?

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Jan Carlzon's Moments of Truth and customer-oriented leadership

In the award-winning book Moments of Truth (NY: Harper Perennial Publishing, 1987, 135 pgs.) author Jan Carlzon relates his personal story on how as president and CEO of Scandinavian Airlines System, he single- handedly transformed his company from the burden of huge financial deficits into a…

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Florida's education budget cuts and academic performance decline

For all its talk of being a world leader and one of the richest countries in education, the United States is doing poorly when compared to other developed nations.

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The Alternative Minimum Tax and its unintended consequences

When originally enacted in 1970, the purpose of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) was to redress the specific situation that had permitted some of the wealthiest families in the nation to avoid nearly all tax liability (Leiserson 2008).

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Transportation's role in increasing global warming emissions

In today's political and scientific realms no issue has been so publicized as global warming.

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Development of medical practice in colonial America from 1497 to 1776

The period we can call Colonial America can be the period from 1497 to 1776. The examination of medical practices during the period, first with the original natives of the land, and then the medical practices that came in with the settlers from the various countries, and finally the establishment…

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Radiant heating and cooling systems in integrated building design

If the assignment is to deliver comfort to humans in buildings, there are several ways to do so. These are discussed: radiators which depend on hydronic heating, air convection which depend on air velocity and air turbulence and humidity which depends upon the amount of water in the air.

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