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The California Tobacco Control Program's strategy and impact

The California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) is one of the oldest state tobacco control programs in the Nation. Established in 1990, CTCP was the first tobacco control program to include a change of social norms in its strategy.

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Benedict Arnold's transformation from Revolutionary hero to infamous traitor

Throughout the American history there have been many intriguing characters, courageous and intellectual men that fuel inspiration in the later generations preceded by those who will go down in the history unnoticed and overshadowed due to the bravery, intellect and achievements of others and…

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Gender dynamics and family danger in Hitchcock's postwar films

In the postwar America, expectations for men and women diverged from those that prevailed during the war years. The exigencies of World War II interrupted the evolution of social progress for Americans, substituting a "fast forward" that could better serve the national initiatives.

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Southwest Airlines' application of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory

Southwest Airlines, Inc. has become an example of notable success. One reason for its significant achievement is its application of Reinforcement Theory to its employees.

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Obama and Romney's realist and liberal approaches to foreign policy

If "realist" stands for a person who pursues "security" based on "self-interest," "determinism," and "morality" on the international scene (quotes chosen from Chapter 1); and if "liberal" stands for "capable of cooperating," "cooperation," the impact of "non-governmental groups" (NGOs), "having…

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Franklin D. Roosevelt's rhetorical techniques in the fireside chats

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is credited by objective scholars and historians as having brought the United States out of the Great Depression, and as having guided the United States through the difficult and dangerous period during World War II.

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Private clinics and healthcare privatization in China since 1980

China opened its door to the outside world and introduced economic reforms in 1980 with a shift from a controlled central economy to an open and market oriented economy.

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Martin Luther King Junior as a transformational leader

Martin Luther King Junior was born to a Baptist minister in the year 1929 in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. In Howard Gardner's book, Leading Minds, King referred to his childhood and explained that the first twenty-5 years of his existence were very comfortable years.

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Grand Hospital's adoption of telemedicine for radiology and behavioral health

Grand Hospital is non-profit health care organization located in Midwestern state. The Hospital holds 209 beds and provides a wide range of outpatient and inpatient services. The organization employs 1600 personnel among them 1250 full-time employees.

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Leiner's analysis of America's 1815 victory over Barbary pirates and naval power

During the 19th century, pirates were far from an abstract threat on international seas. Nor was piracy merely due to the actions of some rogue elements. The nations of Algeria, Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli used state-sponsored piracy to profit off of ransom money.

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