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Population and communications systems in the United States and Panama

The current era is known as the Information Age with good reason; the creation and the communication of data and information can now occur on a scale unimaginable even in the first half of the twentieth century.

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The digital divide: causes, consequences, and potential solutions

New media technologies have driven technological innovation and economic change in the past couple of decades. There are, however, costs associated with adopting new media in the form of both capital and time.

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Childhood innocence and revolutionary disillusionment in Persepolis

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Marjane's character gives the reader a child's-eye-view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the Iranian Revolution so that the reader learns along with her the history of Iran and of her family.

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Burke and the Sophists: comparing ancient and modern rhetoric

Approaches to rhetoric, which can be broadly defined as the science -- or perhaps quasi-art -- of how ideas, words, and/or actions are communicated and/or inspired in human beings, are highly varied and can be enormously complex.

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Love Canal as a catalyst for environmental protection policy in America

The tragic experience of the Love Canal served as a catalyst for the United States to develop public policies to protect the public against harm from toxic waste.

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Pricing strategy and market competition analysis for Larson batteries

Larson is engaged in monopolistic competition. The batter market is becoming commoditized and there are few barriers to entry at present, which has resulted in an increase in the number of competitors.

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McDonald's financial analysis: cost of capital and valuation

The beta for McDonald's is 0.63. The current price of McDonald's stock is $68.01 per share as of market close on May 7th, 2010. The price as of May 11th, 2009 was $53.46. Over this time period, McDonald's paid dividends of $2.05.

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Centralized versus decentralized family structures and communication

What is the difference between a centralized and de-centralized family? A centralized family would be one that would be under the control of one central authority or family member. A decentralized family on the other hand would be one in which the authority would be spread out among many members.

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Ethical challenges facing single mothers in public assistance programs

While at the same time, there could be issues that highlight the overall differences between the different groups of people involved in a particular program.

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Ethical dilemma at Allied Medical Products: loyalty versus integrity

The functionality and long-term viability of an organization may be as much contingent upon the strength of its ethical resolve as on the quality of its physical output. This is a reality which I became distinctly aware of during my two-year tenure as the head manager for Allied Medical Products.

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