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Women's leadership and workplace equality in the construction industry

Watts, J. (2009). "Leaders of men: women 'managing' in construction." Work, employment & society 23(3), pp. 512-30.

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Housing development and wetland loss in Florida's Everglades

Florida, the sunshine state, and vacation destination for millions of tourists, from around the world. It is paradise, as many will call Florida, and it is a great place to live during the winter month.

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The American Dream's failure in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Few plays personify the heartbreak associated with the American Dream than Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. This play reveals the hardship associated with the American Dream, exposing the fact that hard work and focus are necessary for success.

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Zen Buddhism and the hero's journey in the three pillars

Roshi Philip Kapleau -- to whom is credited, in large part, the introduction of Zen Buddhism to the west -- recounts in his seminal work, the Three Pillars of Zen, a series of conversations between a great Zen teacher, Yasutani-roshi, and an unnamed student who found himself beset on the road of…

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Coping mechanisms of children with incarcerated parents in foster care

This paper will show the issues children face when their parents are arrested and consequently incarcerated. Children are not all the same, and it shows that younger children can easier cope with this issue, while older children are in need for help.

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The development of Christology in Catholic Church doctrine

From the beginning, the Church has been Christocentric. This means that Christ has the central place in the relationship between the world and God. Christ is viewed as the mediator between God and humankind, standing in the middle of Christian faith.

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Multidimensional scaling in marketing research and applications

The next section compares MDS with factor analysis and cluster analysis. The third section identifies actual applications of MDS in the marketing research literature and the last section is devoted to a hypothetical situation in which MDS is used in a snack food market.

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Developing a differentiation strategy for a declining independent coffee shop

The employee is rightfully concerned. The cafe is faced with declining revenues even though there are no direct competitors. If a direct competitor enters the market, that could be the death knell for the cafe. To reassure the employee will require a plan for turning the cafe around.

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China's One-Child Policy: current effects and future implications

The One-Child Policy of China has been and remains the subject of a pitched world-wide debate. Originally instituted to curb the population growth China experienced during the second half of the 20th century, the Policy was controversial from the start.

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Administrative challenges and leadership in emergency services

Emergency services are organizations that ensure public safety by dealing with various urgent situations. Many emergency services agencies exist with some solely dealing with certain types of emergencies while others deal with impromptu emergencies as part of their regular responsibilities.

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