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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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Crime, Punishment, and Justice in Great Expectations

The characters in Great Expectations often seem to be operating outside or just outside the law in gray areas where what is legally correct clash with what is morally the right thing to do. The theme of crime in Dickens' novels is used as a focal point to explore his deep concern for the pervasive array of social problems that permeated England in the nineteenth century including crime, punishment and justice.

East Asian Civilizations: Unequal Treaties to Civil War

PART I: (1) UNEQUAL TREATIES The growing demand for Chinese tea, silk and ceramics by British had created severe trade imbalance for Britain. The British were also losing their silver reserves in exchange for Chinese goods. In late 1930's government of Great Britain found "opium" as a solution for resolving trade imbalance. Opium, which is more addictive than tea, was being supplied to China by British merchants. As demand for opium increased in China, Britain's imports increased and in this way silver bullion was flowing out of the China into Britain.

Research Paper Doctorate

Human Nature in Confucianism, Xunzi, Mencius, and Christianity

This paper discusses the issue of human nature as it relates to philosophy. Some argue that human beings are inherently good. Others believe that human beings are inherently bad and have to overcome their nature in order to be considered good. Although these perceptions differ in many ways, they all agree that human beings have a degree of choice.

Research Paper Doctorate

Cultural Perceptions of Time in Africa: Colonial Impact

Time is a foundational factor in every culture. The perception of time is different for most cultures and the determining factor to those differences is often based on the means of production.

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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.

Essay Undergraduate

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.).

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.

Essay Undergraduate

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.

Research Paper Doctorate

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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