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Ethical frameworks in the Justin Ellsworth email privacy case

There are a couple of fundamental philosophical approaches that can be used to analyze the issue of whether or not Justin's parents should have been given his email after his death. One school is the deontological school, wherein the morality of an action is absolute, regardless of the outcome.

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Bartending and nightlife industry jobs as recession-proof careers

Money and Have Fun! If you're looking for a recession proof career, a second job, or even a job where you can make great money with short hours, think about working in the Nightlife industry. What's the Nightlife industry?

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Ethical responsibility for accepting gifts acquired through fraud

The Smith case study presents an interesting ethical dilemma. Before making a decision regarding the merit of the demand for returning the gift, it is important to examine the components and time scale of the fraudulent activity.

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NCAA basketball rule changes for the 2009-2010 season

The NCAA has announced rule changes for the 2009-2010 basketball season. Flagrant fouls, which seem to be occurring more often in both college and professional basketball, are the focus of one change involving the use of review monitors on the sidelines.

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Arguments for and against three strikes laws

Three Strikes and You're Out laws have been enacted by more than half of the states in the union. After a criminal has been convicted of three felonies, he is put in prison for life. or, in other words, after three "strikes," they are "kicked out" of society.

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Religious and traditional elements in modern wedding ceremonies

It seems as though everywhere one looks these days there is something to do with marriage, a bride, and/or weddings.

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Procrastination as a self-perpetuating problem and its solutions

One of the biggest problems I face in my day-to-day life is my procrastination. I am not lazy; it often feels as though I have too much to and I am almost always working on something.

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Sources on U.S. health insurance coverage and access

Anderson, R.; Rice, T. & Kominski, G. (2007). Changing the U.S. healthcare system. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ASPE. (2005). "Overview of the Uninsured in the United States: An analysis of the 2005 Current Population Survey." Accessed 15 September 2009.

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Network congestion mitigation protocols and performance optimization techniques

Network congestion occurs when there is an overwhelming level of packet-based traffic on a network and the Quality of Service (QoS) degrades to the point of users not being able to complete tasks (Wen, Wang, Yang, 2007).

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Social disorganization, strain, and cultural deviance theories of crime

There are generally three social theories utilized by criminologists and sociologists to help explain criminal activity -- the social disorganization theory, the strain theory and the cultural deviance theory, all of which are closely related and often depend upon each other as a way of formulating…

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