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Reality and fiction in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brian's novel "The Things They Carried" presents readers with a first-person account involving incidents from the Vietnam War. The book can to a certain extent considered to be autobiographical, in spite of the author's obvious determination to put it across as if it were fiction.

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Corporate social responsibility in correctional facilities and prisoner rehabilitation

What is Social Responsibility and how should a Correctional Facility (Jail) organization respond to its social responsibilities?

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Depression, substance abuse, and self-harm in Steven's case

We analyze his behavior and habits and draw possible conclusions on what are the key factors that led him to suffer from depression as well as decision making problems.

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Doubt as the key to knowledge across science and epistemology

"Doubt is the key to knowledge"(Persian proverb) to what extent is this true in two areas of knowledge? Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that studies knowledge. It is mainly concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge.

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Transformational and transactional leadership in the 21st century

Given how turbulent global economies have become, the daily lives of workers in all developed nations are more uncertain, stressful and filled with distrust than ever before.

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Women's education and social change in postwar Japan

At the end of World War II, Japan was a nation devastated by defeat, psychologically traumatized by the impact of two atomic bombs and bereft of resources. It would thus be a nation ripe for dramatic reinvention, which would occur in the image of its western occupiers.

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Emergency management phases and Hurricane Katrina mitigation failures

Emergency management has come to the forefront with such catastrophic events as 9-1-1 and Hurricane Katrina. Most recently, we have been bombarded with news regarding the oil spill in the gulf. Disasters are bound to happen. Some are man-made and some disasters are natural.

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Mulally's leadership style and Ford Motor Company's organizational performance

Historians have many approaches to history. One which applies to the case of Allan Mulally is that of the "great man" or leader. In such analyses, leadership and its effects upon the course of an organization are key in analyzing change in that organization.

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Intrinsic and external motivation strategies for improving employee productivity

Getting employees to do their best work is one of the most challenging aspects of being a manager. Individuals act based on many different types of motivation. From the very basic need to survive to intrinsic motivation, to motivation that is associated with outside forces and rewards.

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Lesser included offenses in an Alabama murder case

STATE ISSUE/QUESTION: Besides the Murder Charge what if any lesser included offenses (13A-1_9) jury charges can legally be given under these facts and why?

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