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What is Conflict?

Conflict is a foundational concept in communications studies, examined across courses in interpersonal communication, organizational behavior, international relations, and intercultural dialogue. It describes the tension that arises when individuals, groups, or states pursue incompatible goals, resources, or values. What makes conflict academically compelling is its presence at every scale of human interaction — from disagreements within school systems and organizations to armed struggles between nations — and the ways societies develop or fail to develop mechanisms for managing it.

The papers archived on this topic reflect a genuinely broad range of approaches. Historical and military analyses examine specific armed conflicts such as the Soviet-Afghan War, the Philippine War of 1899–1902, and the American Civil War, asking how and why certain outcomes occurred. Comparative theoretical work sets frameworks like neorealism and neoliberalism against each other to explain interstate behavior. Case studies focus on post-conflict nation-building in Iraq and Afghanistan or ongoing instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Other papers shift to interpersonal and institutional settings, exploring organizational conflict, intercultural misunderstanding, and conflict within school systems, while some take a more reflective or ethical angle, addressing forgiveness, reconciliation, and cases like the Tuskegee syphilis study.

A strong essay on conflict begins with a clearly scoped thesis that identifies the type of conflict, the parties involved, and the central argument about its causes, dynamics, or resolution. Evidence carries the most weight when it is specific — drawn from documented events, theoretical frameworks, or concrete case data rather than general assertions. The most common pitfall is treating conflict as inherently negative without analyzing the structural or cultural conditions that produce it, which leads to surface-level conclusions rather than genuine analytical insight.

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Women in Genesis: Portrayal, Status, and Patriarchy

In the book of Genesis, women are portrayed mostly in a negative light, and are judged by their obedience to God and the patriarchs and how well they fulfill their duties as wives and mothers. God has a plan for the world, but repeatedly the sins of humanity interfere with it, and from Eve onward, women are often portrayed as particularly weak, dishonest or untrustworthy. Adam's duty was to protect the Garden of Eden while both he and Eve were required to "be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it"(Gen 1:28).

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Ex-Offender Reintegration: Public Policy and Mass Incarceration

A comparison of various studies of programs and approaches to address the re-integration of ex-offenders into community settings. Discussion includes the relation of the programs to traditional public administration theory and paradigms. The focus of the article is on integrative theory analysis within the relevant literature review. Several approaches are reviewed, including vocational rehabilitation, reentry courts and prosecutor evolution, and government funded community programs.

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Avoiding Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism in Academic Writing

Plagiarism can be defined as "copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas" without properly citing or crediting the source from which the information was sourced (What is Plagiarism?, n.d.).

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Forensic vs. Clinical Psychology: Roles, Assessment, and Ethics

This paper contains two short essays about forensic psychology. The first paper compares and contrasts the roles of clinical and forensic psychologists. It also looks at the differences and similarities in clinical and forensic assessments. The second paper examines the American Psychological Association guidelines for forensic psychologists and discusses the three guidelines the author would find most challenging.

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Three Mile Island and Challenger Disaster Memos Compared

The series of memo's entitled "The Filthy Five from the Three Mile Island Disaster" details how a conflict over the operation of the Three Mile Nuclear Facility, between the Babcock & Wilcox Company and the operators of…

Business Ethics, Labor Rights, and Corporate Accountability

Business ethics is an important concept not just in shaping the behavior of our corporations but also in determining their success. The discussion here considers the text by Collins on Business Ethics, examining such areas of discussion as the impact of recent corporate scandals and the early evolution of ethical practice in American businesses.

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Piracy in the Mediterranean: Greene's Maritime History Review

Piracy is often thought of in narrow terms of seafaring criminal activity. However, at points in history, piracy was in fact a major force in helping to define the distribution of maritime power. The text by Greene, discussed in this essay, makes the case that the piracy that flourished in the Mediterannean during the 17th century would be a critical determinant in how cultural, religious, economic and sovereign powers would ultimately align.

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Green Architecture in Japan: Tradition, Culture & Design

Green Architecture in Japan: a Reflection of Societal Values

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Breastfeeding Customs and Cultural Practices Through History

Breast Feeding is a practice that has existed ever since mankind came into being. It has been practiced for thousands of years and has been considered a sacred bond between the mother and the child by some cultures while others have disregarded the practice largely through societal influences and due to the changing trends whereby they started laying more importance on the new formulas created to feed the newborns. Nevertheless, there are varying trends that are noticeable in different cultures and the practice has evolved through history and has been conveniently retained by many as well. History of breast feeding: Throughout the world and from the start of mankind, infant care and breast feeding has had its roots. At some point in time, breast feeding remained as a practice within the poor people who could not afford to provide for their children and by the 20th century, many countries had started finding alternatives for breast feeding. With time, the culture of breast feeding was resumed and it became a common practice for women from all over the world feed their newborns with their own milk.

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Social Justice Advocacy as a Fifth Force in Counseling Psychology

Social advocacy has been described by some counseling theorists as a "fifth force" paradigm that should be considered to rival if not replace other major counseling psychology paradigms regarding behavior and mental illness (Ratts, 2009). This paper briefly discusses what social justice/advocacy is, the debate regarding its status as a paradigm in counseling psychology, and how social advocacy can enhance both the client's experience and life and the professional counselor's personal, professional, and ethical obligations to helping others.

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