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Facial recognition surveillance and panopticism in urban spaces

This work intends to examine how biometrics, or technologies of surveillance operates to produce and regulate certain kinds of subjects and to answer the question of 'what forms of social power are produced by gathering visual information?

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Hawthorne's critique of religious conservatism in the Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts and therefore knew New England culture first-hand. His novel the Scarlet Letter offers a poignant critique of religious conservatism in America but the themes expressed in the novel are universal.

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Joseph Nye's theory of soft power in American foreign policy

Almost everyone is familiar with what political scientists call 'hard power.' Its definition is almost self-evident.

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Critical success factors of Six Sigma implementation in enterprises

The growth of Six Sigma as a TQM strategy is based on its ability to quantify or measure customers' requirements so they can be used in planning manufacturing processes to fulfill demand.

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Five competitive attack strategies for gaining market share

Gaining market share in many market segments requires battling competitors on a daily basis to gain new customers and keep existing ones.

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Employee empowerment as manipulation and organizational power dynamics

One of the catch phrases of contemporary work systems is employee empowerment. (Weissberg, 1999, p. 1-2) Employee empowerment is defined as a concept by which employees and the groups in which they work feel that they have a voice and influence in decisions that are made by those above them.

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The Supreme Court's error in United States v. Bass

The Supreme Court erred in its decision in United States v. Bass, 536 U.S. 862 (2002), in which it determined that the Sixth Circuit erred in granting defendant John Bass's motion for discovery in his selective prosecution claim.

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Drug and alcohol abuse treatment approaches and historical patterns

Drug and alcohol abuse has been a growing problem across the world especially in young adults. In U.S. alone, alcohol is the most often used substance. Almost 90% of adults state some experience with alcohol consumption. Alcohol is a depressant that impairs the nervous system activity.

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Cultural resistance to globalization and Americanization

Despite the prevailing popular press that globalization and the "flattening" of entire countries and cultures is now in full force, there is still a high degree of variation, in fact heterogeneity, between and within cultures.

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Marketing information systems: Functions, users, and future trends

Marketing Information Systems serve as a hub of competitive, market, pricing an product-related information in addition to supporting tactical strategies and campaigns and strategic plans.

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