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Flag desecration as protected political speech

The protection of the American flag from desecration is a contentious issue which has evoked considerable debate. Those in support of creating an amendment which would prohibit desecration believe it should be protected due to its unique importance within the United States.

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Augustus's institutional reforms and transformation of Roman society

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus initiated a new type of leadership within Rome through an espousal of Republican virtues that helped re-establish the government's role in maintaining equity and social reform for the general populace (Everitt 2007; Suetonius, Graves, and Grant 2002).

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Personality disorders, eating disorders, and substance abuse classifications

Personality disorders have elicited different meanings over the years. The concept was used to describe a person who exhibited 'antisocial or socially damaging behavior' (as cited in Blackburn, 2007, 8).

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Business ethics and corporate responsibility in healthcare organizations

Defining ethics must by nature be multifaceted in approach, as ethics serve as the foundation of philosophy, the basis for decision making, and the definition of strategies and tactics.

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Ethical issues impacting the pharmaceutical industry community

The foundation of business ethics is the definition of morality and the development of a series of cognitive frameworks which can be used in the navigating of business decisions over time.

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Nonverbal communication and cultural differences in eye contact and posture

Nonverbal communication involves those nonverbal things that are in a communication setting that are generated by both the source- the speaker and his or her use of the environment and that have potential message value for the source or receiver -the listener.

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Retail innovations using RFID technology to improve customer loyalty

Each of these concepts also seeks to enhance the retail experience by offering greater value than their traditional store counterparts.

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Walmart's strategy for market expansion during the economic recession

While the United States economy stalls, the world's economy is still expanding, and the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart is striving to expand its market base internationally.

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Musical analysis of Mossman, Eckroth, Parker, and MacDonald

The works of Michael Mossman, Rachel Eckroth, Charlie Parker, Earl MacDonald, and Bob Berg reveal how varied and nuanced the jazz genre can be.

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Digital influencers' roles in Web 2.0 technologies and social influence

Web 2.0 stretch traditional influencing patterns? (Eccleston, Griseri, 2008) the authors contend that the analyses completed of digital influencers' roles leads to the definition of three dominant groups or segments of online influencers.

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