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Stricter internet laws needed for crime prevention and enforcement

The fact that societies needs are changing almost as rapidly, though perhaps not as drastically, as the technologies the drive modern society are developing is fairly self-evident.

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The sources of pleasure and meaning derived from religious practice

Religion in some form or another probably predates recorded human history as evidenced by ancient cave drawings and ritualistic artefacts associated with some of the oldest burial sites ever excavated by modern archaeologists.

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Deceptive advertising practices in energy, food, and consumer products

Vendors pander to their audiences differently depending on their target audience and the company ethos. Strategies used to sell products include the creation of desire, the creation of insecurities, and the promise of status. Desire is created when companies advertise luxury products.

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Caribbean and African diaspora music: commercialization and traditional forms

Caribbean Music ( class 5,6,7) - What is meant by Caribbean Music in a new mode? What emphasis, in this chapter, seems to justify a departure from traditional presentations of music and culture of the Caribbean?

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Behavioral analysis and ownership: emerging recruitment and retention trends

Even in the midst of a global economic recession, there are still companies and entire industries that competitively hire the best possible talent for their businesses' needs. Amidst this significant competitive recruiting and retaining activity, two dominant trends emerge.

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Supervisory involvement in the LAPD Rampart scandal

The Rampart scandal that rocked the LAPD in the 1990s is one of the most serious examples of modern police corruption and the most shocking since the Knapp Commission era of the NYPD in New York City two decades earlier (Delattre, 2006).

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Tim O'Brien's depiction of hell in "How to Tell a True War Story"

In "How to Tell a True War Story," author and veteran Tim O'Brien makes it very clear that generalizations about war simply don't hold up.

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Strengths and weaknesses of feminist and reality therapy

Both reality and feminist therapies focus on change -- either change in general, or fostering personal change to bring about a more positive social reality for women.

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Amy Tan's use of the chessboard metaphor in "The Rules of the Game"

Amy Tan's "Rules of the Game" is both a story of the American dream and the American nightmare.

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Four leadership frameworks for evaluating resource officer capabilities

The theoretical framework for the proposed qualitative study will provide a basis for evaluating the leadership capabilities and qualifications of the resource officers surveyed. This framework is produced by four distinct framework models.

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