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Women's survival and divided loyalties in Civil War Appalachia

Women and the Home Front in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee during the Civil War This paper examines the living conditions and attitudes that shaped the lives of the women in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee during and after the American Civil War.

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Pedagogy for understanding in special education technology instruction

Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children.

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Socratic wisdom, self-knowledge, and moral philosophy

Self-knowledge is a prerequisite for wisdom. For Socrates, self-knowledge or self-understanding is the precursor of the ability to probe the world outside of the self. In fact, Socratic wisdom is wisdom that is manifest and known.

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Ethnographic assessment of the Coast Guard Reserve Personnel Management Officers Evaluation Systems

This paper engages in a thorough assessment of the culture, organization and technology of the reserve personnel management that operates as a branch within the Personnel Service Center of the United States Coast Guard: specifically the Officers Evaluation Systems.

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Ford's divestiture of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors

The most recent worldwide economic meltdown that began in 2007 decimated the auto industry. Chrysler and GM were two of the 'big three' that did not escape without filing bankruptcy and restructuring; shedding thousands of jobs and debts in the process.

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Schumpeter and Keynes on the current economic crisis

A justification of the economic crisis can be precisely explained by shedding light on the perspectives of famous economists. The information gained through this method will not only be informative but will also motivate further research.

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Environmental scanning frameworks and strategic organizational decision-making

I don't know about organizational thinking -- individuals think; an organization has no brain. I do know, however, that strategy is set within organizations on the basis of all manner of internal and external variables.

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Virtue ethics and moral responsibility in Marta's abortion decision

Given what an abortion involves and the parties and values at stake, it is highly likely that abortion will always be treated as a highly controversial subject within the human race.

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State legalization of medical marijuana and civil liberties implications

As the specter of Reagan's poorly planned and disastrously waged War on Drugs continues to haunt the American social landscape, an increasing number of ordinary citizens are indulging in an activity which has been demonized by prior generations and criminalized by the federal government.

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Economic model of crime and the cannibalism defense

Economic model of crime suggests that crime is driven by rational self-interest. Thus, any penalties incurred for crimes such as insider trading must exceed the potential economic gains for the subject. This is based upon a rational concept of cost-benefit analysis on the part of the defendant.

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