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Public interpretations of governmental responses to the September 11 attacks

Gray, Jacqueline M. And Margaret A. Wilson. "Understanding the 'War on Terrorism': Responses to 11 September 2001." In Journal of Peace Research, 43:1 (January 2006).

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Leading organizational change in America's K-12 schools: a literature review

Creating positive changes in America's schools is a key responsibility of educational leaders.

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NATO's evolution and Russia's potential membership in the alliance

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been, since the end of the Second World War one of the most important forums of discussion and action of the Free World. Its main rational related to the actual notion of the international political system as a bipolar system.

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Production and reproduction in "The fly" and "The island of Doctor Moreau"

In his "The body for beginners," Dani Cavallaro addresses issues such as the reproductive politics of the body, noting that "conventionally, women are associated with biological reproduction and men with technological reproduction." The purpose of the present paper is to discuss the theme of…

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The Epic of Gilgamesh in ancient Mesopotamian civilization

Since the beginnings of time mankind has been devoted to creating art, with some of the first complex works of art being produced in the land between Tigris and Euphrates, by the Mesopotamian civilization.

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Human resources challenges for Johnson Electronics in Tokyo

In the case of Johnson Electronics, John the founder, president and CEO has found himself with a labor shortage. This key issue is a big one all in itself when one is trying to run a business, but John has found that he is faced with several underlying issues as well.

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General Electric's cross-cultural product launch coordination challenge

The General Electric (GE) Country Managers' Meeting being held in Paris, France brought together leaders from Japan, Nigeria, France and India to discuss how they could coordinate more effectively in new product development.

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Global outsourcing and knowledge centers in manufacturing industries

Manufacturers and service providers are not necessarily chasing the lowest cost labor hour, as they are more interested in chasing talent and skill sets not easily recruited in their regions of the world.

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Family fulfillment and Cold War domestic containment in American literature

Both of the authors Elaine Tyler May in Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War and Coming of Age in Mississippi by Ann Moody see the institution of the family as something that was a mixture of limiting and liberating influences both for men and women during the 1940s, 1950s, and early…

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College rejection and discovering personal authenticity through failure

My senior year in high school was consumed with thoughts of what college I could get into given my SAT scores, abilities and grades. With great optimism, I applied to some of the best-known and most highly respected colleges and universities.

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