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Global warming, Antarctic ice melt, and economic inequality in China

Proper regulations are compulsory in management/leadership to address life-threatening situations for all to benefit. Increasing global temperatures are causing Antarctic ice sheet to melt rapidly.

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Guy Montag's transformation from fireman to rebel in Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury's novel, Fahrenheit 451, is a tale of evolution of the best kind. Guy Montag is a man doing what he is supposed to do at the beginning of the novel.

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Carol Gouthro's handbuilt ceramic vessels and botanical forms

While Carol Gouthro has worked in more prosaic dinnerware formats, she is best known for the organic exuberance of her handbuilt vessel production, in which closely observed botanical characteristics taken from the Washington State forest gardens she loves mingle with geometric forms to evolve new,…

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Rosa Sonneschein and the American Jewess magazine

Jewish Women's Archive. "This Week in History - "The American Jewess" begins publication." Accessed 6 March 2010. http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/01/1895/american-jewess

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Understanding stress management techniques for modern life

Stress is a normal reaction to many things that happen in everyday life. It can be a good thing but it can also be bad. If stress occurs often and lasts for long periods of time it can lead to many other negative things.

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The Great Gatsby and the Lost Generation's spiritual emptiness

The tragic sweep of F. Scott Fizgerald's work and life make him perhaps the ultimate representative of the "Lost Generation" of American writers who came of age in the world wrecked by World War I.

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Rule Utilitarianism and moral dilemmas in George and Jim's decisions

Utilitarianism is based on the principal that every action should be made to create the happiest outcome for the greatest number of people; the value of anything is based on function.

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Improving financial controls and resource allocation in a nonprofit charity

Operational issues. As Treasurer, the operational issues are the highest priority. My role is not to lead fundraising but I can assist the charity's cash position by making better use of existing resources. At present, there is weak control over donations coming in and out.

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Gum disease and stillbirth: oral infection transmission in pregnancy

Gum Disease Can Lead to Stillbirth," by Lisa Merolla, discussed the recently discovered connection between stillbirths and oral infection in mothers.

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Trust and mistrust in United States government history

The United States of America is a country that has been built on and perpetuated by a series of binary oppositions.

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