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Diagnosing why a household light fails to turn on

In order to figure out why the light is not turning on, analysis of the situation through the scientific method may be utilized. The first step is to pose the question of why the light does not turn on. Research must then be undertaken to determine the cause.

~12 min read

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3,744 words

Don Marquis's argument against abortion based on future deprivation

Author Don Marquis's view justifies the immorality of abortion on identical grounds with that of the immorality of killing an adult human being. Akin to killing an adult human which is prima facie wrongful as it denies him of a future life, killing a fetus also deprives it of a future life.

~19 min read

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Case Study Undergraduate 1,988 words

Ford Motor Company SWOT Analysis and Strategic Case Study

A case study of Ford Motor Company covering its history, SWOT analysis, corporate vision, and strategic initiatives in green technology and social media.

Business

~10 min read

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Case Study Undergraduate 2,609 words

General Motors Europe: Opel and Vauxhall Strategy Analysis

Analyzes General Motors' 2008–2009 strategic decisions regarding European subsidiaries Opel and Vauxhall amid the global financial crisis and bankruptcy filing.

Business

~14 min read

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Case Study Undergraduate 1,474 words

BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Organizational Behavior Analysis

Analyzes how bad management, communication failures, and poor safety culture caused BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill and shaped the global response.

Business

~8 min read

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Case Study Undergraduate 1,730 words

Dieselgate: VW Emissions Scandal Ethics and Leadership

An analysis of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal, examining corporate accountability, ethical failures, leadership decisions, and brand trust after the 2015 crisis.

Ethics

~9 min read

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2,596 words

Animal rights debates: Singer, MacIntyre, Kenny and Frey

Over the past several decades, the media and pro-animal groups have paid increasing attention to what Singer called in his 1983 book the "animal liberation movement."

~13 min read

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3,553 words

How iron triangles shape American policymaking since 1980

As high school students we all learned about the Constitutional separation of powers. With each of the three branches of government -- the judicial, executive, and legislative -- having the power to limit the power of the others, no one aspect of government could hold the American people hostage.

~18 min read

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2,697 words

Geoinformatics applications and role in twenty-first century society

Geoinformatics can be defined as a science that addresses the setbacks of geosciences and correlated branches of engineering by developing and making use of information science infrastructure.

~14 min read

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How media structure intensifies polarization on abortion rights

Solution to Bad Speech is More Speech? Go ahead. Go over to your TV. Or your laptop. Turn on some news. Watch what's going on the health-care debate right now -- after more than a year of debate.

~9 min read

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