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Global activism and hunger: the Institute for Food and Development Policy

An informed society represents one of the most important assets of a state and of a nation. It constitutes the basis of the public opinion. However, it is not sufficient enough to be informed without being active and supportive of a cause that is affecting the world we live in.

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The relationship between school bullying and academic performance

Feller (2003) defines school bullying as "aggressive and repeated behavior based on an imbalance of power among people" adding that "it ranges from slapping, kicking and other physical abuse to verbal assaults to the new frontier: cyberbullying, in which kids use e-mail and Web sites to humiliate…

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RSS feeds as a critical component of communications strategy

The collection of technologies referred to as Web 2.0 (Bernoff, Li, 2008) share the common goals of ensuring a higher level of communication, collaboration, information-sharing and responsiveness between individuals and groups.

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The shift from the 4Ps to the 4Cs in modern marketing strategy

Today, some suggest that companies should organize and manage around the 4 C's: customer value, lower costs, better convenience, and better communication. Discuss the causes and the benefits of such a shift in focus.

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Cascading effects of disasters on networked critical infrastructure systems

Disaster planning has been made that much more difficult in recent decades because of the increasingly networked nature of our own societies.

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Identity and legacy in Morrison's Sula and Faulkner's As I Lay Dying

Toni Morrison's Eva Peace and William Faulkner's Addie Bunden, present a clear portrait of the complexities of identity in the post-Civil War south for the African-American s. To describe these books as "complex" does little to assist us in understanding their true power.

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Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's "Random Family": poverty and drugs in the Bronx

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the book "Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx." By Adrian Nicole LeBlanc. Specifically it will contain a book report on the book, focusing on three problem areas the book discusses.

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Problem-oriented policing approaches to gang violence in America

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the topic of problem oriented policing. Specifically it will discuss two articles from the U.S.

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Religious conflict and independence in Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage

According to John G. Cawelti: "the element that most clearly defines the Western is the symbolic landscape in which it takes place and the influences this landscape has on the character and actions of the hero" (193).

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Social control theory and cultural deviance theory in juvenile delinquency

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the topic of delinquency and crime. Specifically, it will compare and contrast two sociological theories that apply to delinquent behaviors, including major theorists in the area of sociology and delinquent crime.

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