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Rural and small-town policing in twenty-first century America

Although the literature on rural crime and justice is comparatively sparse, it is evident that rural environments are distinct from urban environments in ways that affect policing, crime, and public policy.

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Jewish women's responses to persecution in Nazi Germany

Of the many books that have been written since World War II about Nazi Germany and the "final solution," some of the most insightful and emotional stories have been individual accounts by people who were trapped in what must have seemed a never ending and surreal nightmare; like Ann Frank, whose…

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AirTran Airways: financial risk and investment prospects in discount aviation

Air Tran Airways is a high-growth, high-leverage company operating in the discount airline industry.

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Workplace stress resolution strategies in legal services firms

The scenario in this work is one in which the researcher will be considered a manager in a prominent law firm and develop a business plan to overcome stress in the workplace using project management, operations management and information management.

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Securitization, mortgage lending, and the 2008 financial crisis

The objective of this work is to examine securitization and how it is currently used in the banking industry with a focus on real estate and the current problems banks are facing recently regarding mortgages and how that banks lend easy money to anyone and then are unable to recover the money.

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Is standardized testing a valid tool for measuring student academic success?

Definition and examples of standardized tests. Standardized testing is an examination conducted with a set of clearly drafted questions that are highly researched for quality. The outcome of standardized tests can be relied upon to judge the quality of knowledge acquired by a student.

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Emergency preparedness failures and the Oklahoma City bombing response

On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 A.M., people in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, were going about their daily workday routines; car pools, day care, school, babysitters, jobs; the things that most people, at least most Americans, do everyday of their working weekly life.

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Environmental and health risks of bottled water versus tap water

Is bottled water safe to drink? Is it environmentally responsible to buy bottled water? Is tap water a safe and sound alternative? What kind of filters are necessary when drinking tap water? There are a variety of answers available in the literature today for all of these questions.

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The role of women in early Judaism and Christianity

The history of religions throughout the world represents an endless source of controversies. During the early civilizations there were several aspects that have been interpreted and adapted differently and have catered for different needs of the societies.

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Thomas Sowell's argument about cultural origins of southern redneck identity

Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell. Specifically it will contain and analysis and discussion of the book and its thesis. Author Sowell states his thesis early on in the Prologue of his book.

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