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Human resource implications of corporate downsizing on employees

While it may help the firms in re-strategizing and cost cutting, this sudden loss of job can be very damaging for the terminated employee.

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The Stonewall Riot as a landmark in LGBTQ civil rights

Throughout history, the quest for civil rights has been waged by many groups of people, seeking not only acceptance in society, but also granting of equal rights to the majority of those societies.

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Mass media's role in exposing the Penn State child abuse scandal

Mass media can have a tremendous impact on child abuse and neglect, particularly upon the ways that these issues are valued and regarded by members of society.

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South Africa's economic leadership and institutional infrastructure in Africa

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Planetary characteristics and atmospheric properties of Mars and Saturn

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Andrew Nikiforuk's renewable energy approach to Canadian urban planning

In his book Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent, Andrew Nikiforuk outlines his "12 steps to energy sanity." These are

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The Sacco and Vanzetti trial and the American Red Scare

The profound and wide ranging effect that these two Italian immigrants had on society in the 1920 is remarkable and provides an excellent topic for discussion.

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The woman suffrage movement and dismantling patriarchal structures

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The relationship between disease and poverty in Kenya

The third world countries are much known for the negative aspects and the perpetuating of the same. One of the negative news that is heard of from the third world all the time is the problem of diseases that plague the country.

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Fruit taste, ripening, and mechanisms of seed dispersal

Why are some fruits sweet and some sour, whereas others have no specific taste? Most fruits offer a distinctive and characteristic taste. Fruits such as watermelon, grapes, apples, and plums are sweet in taste while lemons, grapefruits and oranges are sour.

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