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Herman Melville's Billy Budd: impressment and military ethics in context

Billy Budd -- a tale of the sea or an allegory of fate? Herman Melville's short novel Billy Budd seems to function in many ways like an allegorical novel about a classic moral tragedy, but such a reading does not place the novel in sufficient historical or political context to fully explain the…

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Workplace conflict causes and productive management approaches

Professional conflicts are encountered quite commonly. Irrespective of its causes like owner disagreements, personal matters, issues with regard to vendor relations, client issues or competitive conditions, our professional lives provide ample opportunities to handle it.

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China's information control and secret business dealings with the United States

Another case study that illustrates this belief is the one involving China's aviation- trading arm, China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corp or CATIC (Kahn, May 22, 1996). In 1989 this company desired to buy Mamco Manufacturing Inc., a U.S.

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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.

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Television's influence on presidential election coverage and voter decision-making

The availability of televisions in the late 1940's led to the belief that a new period was arising in public communication. Columbia Broadcasting System President Frank Stanton said,

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Ford Motor Company's marketing plan and strategic analysis

Ford Motors completed 100 years in 2003 to become one of the world's biggest corporations. Few companies are considered synonymous with the history and development of industry to which it represents and society throughout the 20th century as the Ford Motor Company.

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American foreign policy and the origins of international terrorism

War on terrorism opens the eyes of Americans on modern geopolitical situation telling them about events in the remote and unknown parts of the world.

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Foreign language retention and enrollment decline in postsecondary education

As the culture in which we live becomes increasingly diverse and highly focused on globalization, concepts of foreign language teaching and learning at all levels of education becomes increasingly important. (Gerwin & Osborn, 2002, p. 80) (Whitt, Edison, Pascarella, Terenzini & Nora, 2001, p.

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Danielle Allen's approach to citizenship and civic engagement since Brown v. Board of Education

Danielle Allen: Talking to Strangers. Danielle Allen's Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education

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Effectiveness of text messaging interventions for weight loss in primary care

The focus of this professional paper is one of health and wellness, with emphasis on obesity control. Obesity is the dominant, unmet global health issue, with Western countries topping the list (WHO Technical Report Series, 2000).

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