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Leadership: innate talent versus learned skill development

Leadership: Born or Made? Goleman et al. An effective leader is one who possesses both the innate talents of one who will preside with influence over others and the acquired skills that come with education, training and experience.

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Obama's 2009 healthcare proposal and coverage for immigrants

Healthcare Propsal: Are Immigrants Left Behind? One of the platforms upon which Illinois Democratic Senator Barak Obama campaigned for election in the 2008 presidential race was healthcare reform.

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Microsoft's antitrust cases and impact on stakeholders

The it&C community is gaining an important role within the contemporaneous society and pieces of evidence in this direction include the increased numbers of PC and laptop owners, as well as internet users.

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Fleming's VARK learning styles theory and classroom application

Fleming, Neil. VARK: A Guide to Learning Style. (2007). Retrieved December 9, 2008, at http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=categories.

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Feminist standpoint theory and women's marginalization in sociology

As Smith asserts in Knowing Society form within: a Women's Standpoint (1994), many sociological analyses of society have an innate bias in that they view society from a certain determinate position.

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Judicial interpretation and textualism in Justice Scalia's constitutional philosophy

The Justices of the Supreme Court differ in the way they interpret the law and apply it in individual cases. All are reading the same law, but they may have different philosophies regarding how to apply precedent and what sort of mindset to use in making a decision.

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Newton's mechanistic worldview and the rise of deism

How exactly is the movement known as "Deism" motivated by the scientific discoveries of Isaac Newton? That is, precisely what aspects of Newton's mechanistic worldview offer support to advocates of Deism?

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Samuel Huntington's clash of civilizations theory and critique

In his book the Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington explains that the end of the cold war also brought to a conclusion the way wars are fought based on ideology.

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Parental conflict resolution in sibling disputes

As parent of two growing boys, my partner and I have certainly experienced our share of conflicts that required resolutions over the years.

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U.S. economic interests and involvement in Vietnam

U.S. involvement in Vietnam from very different perspectives, even though they sound very similar in title and purpose. Author Hearden notes that the U.S.

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