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Ethical analysis of the Tasman Spirit oil spill disaster

On the 27 July 2003, the oil tanker Tasman Spirit carrying approximately 67, 535 tons of crude Iranian Light oil ran aground in the channel port of Karachai (Janjua, Kasi & Nawaz, 2006) .

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Promise, consideration, and mutual assent in contract formation

Chapter 1 introduces the general notion of a contractual agreement by underlining the relationship between promise and consideration, in terms of making such a relation enforceable.

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Pre-biotic conditions and the origin of life on early Earth

Please discuss the pre-biotic conditions on planet earth. Why did it take approximately one half billion years before the earliest bacteria-like life evolved? Why did the formation of oxygen by photosynthesizers make such a difference on the planet?

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The growing national debt as America's most pressing economic crisis

Without any iota of doubt, the most significant economic problem is our swelling national debt. To give an indication of the serious nature of the problem, all we have to do is to compare the federal budget deficit from 2008 with the next year.

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Employee privacy rights and workplace email monitoring in Smyth v. Pillsbury Company

The communication by way of emails and phone calls within an organization should be observed in order to help stop workplace violence.

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Program proposal for type 2 diabetes prevention and management

Diabetes is a basically a disease that attacks an individual's metabolism structure and produces dissimilarities and inconsistencies in the glucose/sugar level in the individual's blood.

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Human dependence on ecosystems and environmental services

The dependence of man on the environment is crucial as the environment provides us with every basic necessity of life such as food, energy, power, shelter as well as relative climactic constancy (WHO 2005). Ecosystems are the planet's -- and man's -- life support system (2005).

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Teen dating violence: prevalence, effects, and offender rehabilitation

Teen dating violence runs cuts across race, gender, and socioeconomic lines. Both males and females are victims, but boys and girls are abusive in different ways (National Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative, 2006, p.1).

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Executive fraud and corruption at Enron

The images of executives being led out of their offices in handcuffs are images that have become increasingly more common in our society over the past decade. Executive fraud and corruption has been seen in many companies like WorldCom, Tyco, Adelphia Cable, Parmalat, and -- of course -- Enron.

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Glossolalia in the New Testament: language, translation, and interpretation

Glossolalia, or speaking in tongues, is a vocalizing (sometimes writing) of speech-like syllables as part of religious fervor or practice. It is controversial, even among the religious; some consider it to be meaningless ramble brought on by a euphoric state, and others part of a holy language.

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