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Tank warfare strategy and technology in World War II

Tank warfare was a catalyst for success starting in World War II. The war catapulted the importance of the tank and its abilities. World War II saw tanks as the primary means for overtaking enemy forces (Piekalkiewicz).

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Deforestation and ecosystem loss in the Amazon rainforest

Humans have been supposedly trying to protect the eco-system and environment for a long time. However without realizing, they themselves are causing the most destruction by their ill-planned moves and carelessness.

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Defining whistleblowing: ethical complexities and legal frameworks

Whistleblowing." It explains and analyzes the term "whistleblowing" and takes a look at the various different issues related to it.

~15 min read

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The history and development of consulting as a twentieth-century profession

Consulting has become one of the hot new careers of the twenty-first century. Long considered to be the province of people with decades of experience in an industry behind them or with an advanced degree in a subject, consulting has now become a career that nearly anyone with a little knowledge can…

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Welfare reform's impact on American mothers living in poverty

Welfare reform in the United States has been hailed as a great success, reducing the number of people on the welfare rolls from 4.4 million in 1996 to 2.1 million in 2001. But these figures hide the suffering of the multitude of American women who are living on or below the national poverty line.

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Political themes in Dr. Seuss's WWII cartoons and children's literature

The political themes exposed in the WWII political cartoons of Dr. Seuss, or Theodor Seuss Geisel, influenced a number of his later works of children's literature.

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Thailand's sex trade: history, causes, and social consequences

Thailand ("Land of the Free") is the only Southeast Asian country that has avoided being colonized by a Western power. It is known for its rich culture and hospitable inhabitants.

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Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Practices Inventory: self-assessment analysis

The Leadership Practices Inventory relies on Kouzes and Posner's work and on what they called The Five Practices, that is challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act modeling the way and encouraging the heart.

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Brocade Communications: analyzing mission-vision strategy alignment gap

Brocade Communications systems "provides innovative network solutions that helps the world's leading organizations transition smoothly to a virtualized world where applications and information can reside anywhere" (Brocade.com, 2013).

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Spanish and Portuguese conquest's impact on Latin American culture

History has proven that, regardless of the way in which civilization managed to overcome centuries of historical practices, there is a certain foundation in terms of defining elements that characterize the different cultures.

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