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Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence compared

People often confuse the American Revolution for the War for Independence. Although they share similar motives and similar actions, they are not one in the same. As John Adams made note of in a letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1815, "What do we mean by the Revolution? The war?

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Organizational failures in FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina

The DHS, Department of Homeland Security, was entrusted with the responsibility of dealing with calamities- natural as well as man-made (like terrorist activities).

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The Reading Excellence Act and multicultural literacy development in schools

The commitment and seriousness of the U.S. government is to enhance the literacy education and passage of the Reading Excellence Act 1998 is to ensure that all children and students are provided with effective readiness literacy skills.

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Women's roles and leadership in early Christian biblical texts

Bible offers contradictory information about the roles of men and women and their status. One reason for the disparate information is the diversity of voices present in the Christian gospel.

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National culture's effects on project management in UAE organizations

This work addresses effects of national and international culture upon business, using a corporate organization in the UAE as an example.

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Zappos's core values and their impact on corporate culture

Zappos is maybe not the best fit for me professional, just in terms of what I expect they need in terms of skills (engineering/technological, customer service, warehouse) but the company does have a good culture.

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Childhood obesity in the United States: epidemiological trends and disparities

Childhood obesity is an increasingly serious problem in America and around the world. Obesity in all demographic categories in the U.S. is increasing; however the increase in the rate of obesity for young people is particularly worrisome.

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Developing a health advocacy campaign on hydration

Health advocacy programs are mostly tailored to specific groups of people that are in need of special attention. While this approach can be useful, simple approaches are sometimes more effective and can address widespread problems more economically and efficiently.

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The Child Welfare League of America's role in adoption and child welfare policy

Since its founding in 1921, the Child Welfare League of America has been instrumental in adoption, child placement, and general child welfare services.

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Jack Welch's five planning strategies for organizational leadership

Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric (GE) is known as one of the most intriguing, yet intelligent, corporate leaders of our time.

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