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Tobacco industry ethics, history, and social responsibility

Whether they like to puff up each night before bed, live in the smoking section, and have a jeweled case for their cigarettes, or they walk out of their way to avoid the smoker in the parking lot and would rather sleep in a hotel lobby than a room filled with the stench of smoke, people have an…

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Brand image and customer perception in Emirates Airlines

The purpose of this study is to assist in the identification of the key concepts of brand image and development utilized by industries and to examine the issues of how the brand image of Emirates Airlines might be changed based on performance and scope of operations.

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Government concealment of radioactive fallout from Nevada nuclear tests

Though modern people have concerns about atomic testing and the impact of radioactive fallout, ignorance about the atomic bomb and radiation meant that people who were exposed to such testing in the 1950s and 1960s were frequently unaware of the toxic and possibly fatal consequences of such…

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Airline hijacking and terrorism: the evolution of U.S. transportation security

CONTEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ISSUES in the U.S. The first hijacking of a passenger airliner for the express purpose of influencing national or geopolitical events was the 1968 overtaking of an Israeli flight from Rome, Italy to Tel Aviv, Israel on July 22, 1968 by the Palestine Liberation…

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Underage drinking and driving: reducing youth risk behaviors

Are we taking the drunken drivers off the road only to turn them into drunken pedestrians? Despite drinking alcohol being illegal for them to do so, many underage people often heavily drink alcohol, a legal product individuals at least 21-years-old may consume in the United States.

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Phoenix Program lessons and Iraq War counterinsurgency strategy

It is not at all unusual to hear popular comparisons made between the Vietnam War and the current war in Iraq and though most experts see only a casual relationship still others see a comparison that is not only valid but is applicable to the utilization of historical Vietnam tactics and lessons…

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Cross-cultural differences in adult learning styles: United States and France

Today, the United States and France enjoy a longstanding relationship based on many of the same fundamental principles of democratic thought and pluralism, and both countries are among the leading economies of the world.

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Pessimism and uncertainty in Arthur Clough's English poetry

Arthur Clough was a British poet who spent some of his a few of his formative years in the United States. He was considered a genius from a young age, but his consequent stint at Oxford was not fruitful.

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Age discrimination in the workplace and legal protections

The type of discrimination is new. In fact age was regarded as a type of virtue because the aged employee often was the expert who could do things better than others.

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The Marshall Plan and Cold War containment strategy

Many times in the history of the world, war or its aftermath has threatened catastrophe. Following the end of the First World War, the leaders of the victorious allied nations imposed punishing reparations on defeated Germany.

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