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Strategic strengths and weaknesses of Nintendo's Wii console

Nintendo Co. Ltd. was founded in 1889 in Kyoto, Japan. The software manufacturer is very influential in its industry, being Japan's third most valuable company with a market value of $85bn and being ranked eighth largest software company in the world in 2007 (Wikipedia (a), Accessed Feb 2009).

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America's healthcare system and the case for reform

Dan Hall, a self-described veteran of more than a couple of decades as a healthcare employee states the following in regard to the healthcare industry in America, "I have always been struck by the Tale of Two Cities story of healthcare in America.

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Western scholarship's portrayal of Prophet Muhammad before September 11, 2001

Prior to September 11, 2001, few Western observers might have given more than a casual look at the Islamic faith because the religion and its prophet, Muhammad, had little bearing on their personal lives.

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Economic convergence and divergence in globalization

Three varied economic views on globalization as they represent the core of the debate regarding globalization, as each camp stresses its take on the negative and/or positive outcomes of the increasingly globalized economy. Convergence and divergence in many areas of the global economy are discussed.

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Isabel Hampton Robb's contributions to modern nursing education

When the average person is asked to think of trendsetting nurses, who helped usher in the era of modern medicine, they can generally only name one: Florence Nightingale.

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Socioeconomic conditions and gang violence in America

The occurrence of community crime is very rarely isolated or phenomenological. The involvement of individuals, communities and demographics in drug-dealing, substance abuse, gang violence and legal maladjustment of all variety does not occur in a vacuum, but is likely to be the product of patterned…

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Extracurricular activities and academic achievement in District of Columbia high schools

Positive Effects of Extracurricular Activity on Academic Achievement in District of Columbia High Schools "A good education ought to help people to become both more receptive to and more discriminating about the world: seeing, feeling, and understanding more...."

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Customer relationship management and loyalty in Latin American tourism

Understanding the contributions that investments in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software make as it relates to the sustaining and strengthening of loyalty on the part of customers for Latin American tourism providers is the basis of this proposal.

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Equity theory and workplace motivation: The Michael Bishop case

The equity theory was developed by John Stacey Adams in 1963 and sees that the individual will be motivated on the job as long as he has a sense of equality. In other words, the employees want to be subjected to the same fair and uniform treatment as their fellow colleagues.

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School uniform policies and their effects on student discipline and behavior

School Uniforms have become an issue associated with public and private education, in part due to the fact that research has shown that school uniform policies are assistive to students and faculty with regard to a multiple number of school issues and pervasive school problems.

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