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Drug cartels, illegal immigration, and border security threats

Immigration and crime in the United States seem to be shrouded in a fog of confusion, especially with regard to illegal immigration (largely from Mexico). Interestingly, if someone were in Mexico illegally, they would be considered a felon.

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Coach's human resources strategy for international expansion into China and India

Coach is a luxury goods maker with $3.6 billion in revenue, derived from own-branded stores around the world. The company, faced with struggling Western economies, is looking for growth overseas and has identified China and India as two of the more viable markets.

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Legalism, Daoism, and Confucianism in Eastern Zhou Dynasty thought

The Chinese society during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was dominated by controversies regarding reform. The general public could not agree on a particular system of restructuring because people had diverging opinions, fueled by influential schools of thought that existed during the period.

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Acute radiation syndrome: types, stages, and treatment approaches

The Hematopoietic symptoms usually occur at radiation levels exceeding 1 GY though minor symptoms occur at much lower levels. (.3 GY). Radiation levels above 2 GY directly affect the mitotic function of cells, resulting in depletion of bone marrow cells.

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Mexican immigration and labor policy in twentieth-century America

Latin immigration was not a major problem in the beginning to the United States. It was even encouraged for the construction of the railroad system across the borders. Mexican workers were also recruited to fill labor force shortages under the Bracero Accord.

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Benefits and risks of outsourcing in technology companies

Outsourcing is when a company uses third party services to do the work that could normally be done in-house. Companies in the technology field have been using outsourcing for several years now.

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African colonization's lasting impact on Angola's political instability

In what ways are the legacies of African colonization still visible today? The history of African colonization is one that involves cultural geography. This is where you are studying the impact of human cultural, on the landscape of a geographic region.

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Field observation methods in a city train station

Much of criminal investigation is centered on observation. The successful criminologist will refine the skills of evidence-gathering by conducting field observations.

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George Lucas as spokesperson for the IADT Online Campus Library

Of all the great thought leaders in design and technology that are living today or who have passed on, George Lucas would best represent the IADT Online campus library.

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Cognitive biases, heuristics, and language acquisition in decision-making

Decisions are often influenced by prior experience and stereotypes rather than by probabilities and the direct facts of a given decision. There are also systematic ways of making decisions -- deliberation -- or through simple cues.

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