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Comparing the Macheteros and Tupamaros as domestic terrorist organizations

Daily associations between the word terrorism and the frightening images of gore and destruction rampant on the 24-hour news networks affirm the complicated understanding of terrorism in the modern world; bombings on an Israeli bus, explosions outside a Pakistani supermarket, and subway atrocities…

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The collapse of Weimar democracy and the rise of German militarism after World War One

Hitler was able to win power and destroy German democracy not only because of Versailles, but because the German people did not see democracy, their Weimer constitution, as worth preserving.

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Classroom management and discipline in contemporary education

Classroom management is an educational issue that has come to the fore in the literature in recent years in terms of various theories and models of management. One of the perennial issues often dealt with in the literature is the complex issue of discipline.

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Error management strategies in aviation and medicine

Error management: Lessons from aviation the author makes a direct comparison between those in the field of aviation and those in the medical field. He notes that both doctors and pilots operate in similarly complex environments. Both experience a variety of risk levels dependent on the environment.

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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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Foreign companies and Chinese regulatory requirements: certification and labor practices

China has become more amenable to the operation of foreign companies in recent years, part of the effort on the part of the country to gain a more prominent position in world trade and so to enhance its own balance of trade.

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How organizations are transforming from hierarchical to agile structures

The theoretical and practical issues that continue to lead the discourse of organizational theories are presented in this analysis, concentrating on how the forces of compliance, offshoring and outsourcing, the pervasive influence of the Internet on transparency and speed of communications, and the…

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Gender issues in labor force structure within MENA countries

The women in the Middle East and Northern part of Africa have for decades constituted the subject of fierce international debates.

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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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