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Neanderthals and modern humans: genetic and anatomical evidence of coexistence

Human evolution is the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens as a species that can be distinguished from other hominids, great apes, and mammals.

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1,651 words

Education and soil conservation in modern environmentalism

Soil conservation is currently an essential concept in the field of environmentalism and it is important for the masses to gain a more complex understanding concerning the role they can play in preserving soil.

~9 min read

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Renewable energy sources and reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the United States

In terms of total use in the year 2010, the United States was the second largest consumer of energy (Barr, 2012). After Canada and a couple of small nations, the United States comes at the seventh position in the per capita energy consumption (World Resources Institute, 2001).

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Archaeological contributions to contemporary and future societies

Archaeology is the study of human society, the way we live today and they way people lived in the past. It is the study and recovery of materials from the past, materials and other data that have been left behind by previous generations (Sabloff, 1-152).

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How meteorology developed from ancient Greek mythology to modern science

Weather is one of those magical subjects that almost everyone feels comfortable talking about no matter where they and no matter to whom they are speaking. It affects one's mood in both a negative and positive fashion and its effects have been felt throughout history.

~14 min read

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The biological species concept and contemporary extinction risk

Gould's and Mayr's biological species concept, as presented by Stamos (2008). According to these scientists and to this species concept, two populations are termed as belonging to the same species if they are capable of interbreeding.

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Unethical leadership and accounting fraud at Enron

Enron was a company that imploded in the early 2000s after a public scandal involving its accounting books and organizational leaders. The unethical practices at Enron were essentially accounting fraud.

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Literature Review Graduate 3,332 words

MNCs in Developing Countries: Impacts, Theories & Policy

A literature review examining multinational corporations' economic, social, and environmental impacts on developing countries, with key theories and policy propositions.

World Studies

~17 min read

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1,162 words

Cap and trade policy implementation challenges and effectiveness concerns

Cap and trade policy is a system that allows the management of pollution and targets at reducing the overall pollution within a region, country or industry.

~6 min read

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Cultural borrowing and innovation across Western civilizations from Mesopotamia onward

But while, of course, there are core practices, habits, and beliefs -- and historical moments -- that set off these and other societies from each other, there are many key connections as well.

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