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Methamphetamine addiction and street-level drug-related crime in America

Many people who have never been involved with or exposed to illicit drug use or distribution, probably glamorize the term drug-related crime to mean the movie like violence that occurs under the auspices of organized crime, such as that seen in popular organized crime television and movies.

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Transparency mechanisms in WTO trade negotiations and dispute settlement

In the past, mistrust and false pretence in matters of subsidies, hidden tariffs, and environmental issues between countries have caused trade negotiations to be delayed and even fail.

~15 min read

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Lily Bart and Emma Bovary: Society's constraints on female desire

Fate, Society & Determinism. In comparing the two heroines in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth and Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Lily and Emma, one cannot help but wonder if these two grandiose protagonists have anything in common.

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Teaching Huckleberry Finn: history, satire, and race in the classroom

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn stands apart from other great literature, making it a prime text for students from junior high to adulthood. The text forces discussion on many levels, and teaching it requires in-depth looks at history, satire / humor, and realism in literature.

~18 min read

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Satellite meteorology and deforestation monitoring in the Amazon

For studying the Earth's atmosphere, satellites have become indispensable even though it has only been 30 years since the first meteorological satellites were launched.

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Jack Welch's leadership transformation of General Electric

Jack Welch took over the reins of G.E. And steer it to more than 1000% increased profit. He became a guru of management and his highly successful methods were adopted right and left.

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Factors influencing parental choice in homeschooling decisions

In addition, private school education can be a rather expensive prospect for the average American family.

~17 min read

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Transformative leadership and President Obama's 2008 campaign

Even President' Obama's harshest critics admit that his 2008 campaign for the White House mobilized a new generation of young people to become involved in politics. It also encouraged many jaded older Americans to participate in an electoral process they felt had excluded them.

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Organizational dysfunction at Saudi Arabian Airlines: merit versus connections

The airline seems to be riddled with problems most of which the writers of the article attribute to the HR department, but it seems to me the problems are reducible to certain factors that figure throughout the industry.

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The law of contracts: consideration, formation, and mutual assent

The law of contracts represents society's attempt to formalize promises between parties. Promises are agreements between parties that are supported by consideration. Historically, consideration was described as a benefit received by one promisor or as detriment incurred by the opposing promisor.

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