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The Crisis -- The first decade of the 21st century showed a surge in the housing, consumer spending, and economic markets for most of the developed world.

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Over the past several decades, the media and pro-animal groups have paid increasing attention to what Singer called in his 1983 book the "animal liberation movement."

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Three recommendations for improving U.S. health care delivery through technology

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Zen Buddhist thought and Robert Motherwell's abstract expressionist painting

Visual and Philosophical connections between Zen Buddhist thought and Asian brush painting and American 20th century painting

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Gender differences in special education and academic performance

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Budget cuts and school closures in New York City Public Schools

The current economic crisis is having ripple affects for the New York City Public Schools. This is because lower tax revenues and declining budgets are exacerbating the various problems that have existed in the system; the most notable would include underperforming schools and budgets.

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Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and American culture

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a short story by American author Washington Irving, was actually written while the author lived in England.

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How iron triangles shape American policymaking since 1980

As high school students we all learned about the Constitutional separation of powers. With each of the three branches of government -- the judicial, executive, and legislative -- having the power to limit the power of the others, no one aspect of government could hold the American people hostage.

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Tapioca Express franchise expansion strategy for New York

Tapioca Express is an 11-year-old bubble tea chain from California. They are expanding in to the New York market via franchise. The company has a favorable operating environment with competitors primarily being independent shops with limited marketing capacity.

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Cadman's analysis of transculturalism in higher education

Goods flow across international boundaries as easily as carbon dioxide. The idea that we are all global citizens is not simply a metaphor any longer: It is the simple truth. This erasing of traditional boundaries and borders extends to the world of higher education.

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