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The Battle of Gettysburg and the turning point of the Civil War

In war, timing is crucial above all things. Picking your moment to attack when the enemy is weakened or surprised is more important than even being the strongest army or have the most soldiers in battle.

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Evaluating the viability of Value at Risk models in financial crisis

The year 2007 had hit the world economy hard. The economic crunch resulted in the collapse of major corporate houses and primarily financial institutions.

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Joseph Smith and the origins of Mormon celestial marriage

In the 1820s, Joseph Smith Jr. said that he was visited by the angel Moroni, who gave him gold plates inscribed with the history of ancient American people (Albanes 2003). He then published what he translated from these plates and it was called the Book of Mormon (2003).

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Organizational competences for business intelligence system benefit realization

Business intelligence (BI) systems comprise one of the largest and fastest growing areas of it expenditure in companies today. Companies? experiences with deriving benefits from these systems are still mixed.

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D'Arcy Jones's innovative approach to suburban residential design

The Jones house certainly questions the familiar. It is an unadorned two story gray block of a building with no visible windows or apertures. It is a single-family dwelling that offers a contrast between the greenery surrounding it and the conventional suburban cottages.

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Trucker v. State of Confusion: interstate commerce burden challenge

The case of Trucker v. State of Confusion confronts the issue of whether a state can affect a legal statute which impacts automobile travel into, around, and through their jurisdiction.

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Bidding strategies for fair and reasonable contractor pricing

When dealing with business contracting, the customer's main concern in how long the project will take to complete and what it will cost them. As such, contractors should know how to bid on projects that will result in a win-win situation for all parties involved.

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Oral candidiasis: types, symptoms, and clinical presentations

Oral candidiasis is a condition where the fungus Candida albicans collects on the lining of the mouth (Mayo Clinic 2011). It is the most common fungal infection of the oral cavity (RDH 2011).

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Merck's ethical obligations in distributing river blindness treatment

American government, and the governments of affected areas as well as with international agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), on sharing related details of the drug such as its cost, development, and dissemination, without our relinquishing control of the distribution of the drug.

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Racial bias in war on drugs enforcement and sentencing

In the article Is the War on Drugs Racially Biased? (Mitchell 2009), the explored the idea on how the war on drugs popularized the violent law enforcement tactics and disciplinary sanctions aimed at low level drug offenders.

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