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Barriers in Adult Learning
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A university creates a new culture in which to find a role.... Social Issues that affect Adult Learners Sheared and Sissel (2001: 264) confront the theories of Knowles for not addressing the social issues that are involved in education by stating that “He also failed to focus on learning in community as a social engagement where history, culture and politics matter in processes of making meaning and planning action as reflective, informed activities”.... The space in which education takes place is a space in which a culture is developed, one that is defined by demographics that work to create a community....
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Does Corporate Governance Work
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Corporate governance is authority exercised with outmost honesty and integrity to manage the affairs of company through a set of processes and rules (Clarke and Dean, 2005).... It is a set of techniques that evolved over time and are put in place to control the conduct of.... ... ... Davison et al....
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Comparative Management of La-Z-Boy Company
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Comparative Management: La-Z-Boy Company Historical Background The origin of La-Z-Boy is traced in 1920s when twocousins, Edward M.... The origin of La-Z-Boy is traced to the 1920s when two cousins, Edward M.... From among the famous brands being carried and marketed by La-Z-Boy are: England Furniture, Hammary, Brauhaus, Kincaid, american Drew, Lea, and La-Z-Boy Hospitality....
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History of African Americans
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African american History ... But most are descended from Africans who were brought in slavery to the american colonies and states between the years 1619 and 1808.... frican american History ... n order to represent the black population, a number of terms have used in the history of United States such as Blacks, Africans, Afro- american, colored, Negro and the African american.... In times gone by, the major approach about ethnic group association within the United States was that people bearing some colored African descent were believed to be African american....
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Assimilation in American Life
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Therefore, the immigrants had to change their way of life to accommodate new ideologies such as civil rituals, the English language, and other aspects of american culture.... The author of the following paper "Assimilation in American Life" argues in a well-organized manner that it was the integration of the European and the American cultures which blended to emerge as a distinct culture that was unique in its respect.... The melting point theory is based on the belief that culture as well as the society of each ethnic group that has to be assimilated needs to be blended with the culture and the society of the native group to come up with a new culture....
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Culture Shock and Acculturation
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From the paper "culture Shock and Acculturation" it is clear that many organisations are multi-nationals maintaining very diverse employees hailing from different cultures that make independent work not always possible, which is actually the preferred methodology of professional practice.... Literature review – culture shock and acculturation.... This demand for adaptability often creates culture shock, an inability to adjust to a differing culture within an institution (Allison et al....
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African American Literature
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The writers of this body of literature were intelligent realists who centered their writings on the struggle for freedom, slavery, culture, as well as plead for equality in the world history.... This essay "African american Literature" sheds some light on the African-american literature that played a significant role in addressing issues that affected society.... It is because of the antislavery literature pieces written by African-american writers that the anti-slavery movements and civil groups rose, leading to the eventual end of slavery in the United States....
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The Most Important Phase in the Life Cycle of an Organization
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Organizations get used to old strategies and traditional policies, hence new tools and techniques are generally avoided due to comfort and ease for a particular work culture (Hamel G & Prahalad KC 1989).... Either they end up in a ‘Burnout Syndrome' where high returns lead to even high pressures and loss of control or ‘Premature ageing Syndrome' where the organization fails to keep up with the emerging trends, avoid to adopt change management, reinventions are discouraged, easy life culture rather being focused is promoted Probst, G and Raisch, S (2005)....
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Strategic Planning in Polynesian National Airlines
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Besides, this approach puts emphasis on the relationship between the strategy planned and the organizational culture.... The paper 'Strategic Planning in Polynesian National Airlines' compares traditional and contemporary approaches to long-term planning.... The first predicts the company's future to control its destiny....
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Aspects of American Film and Cultural Theory
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Introduction Films have become an important part in defining the american culture and its various aspects.... At the same time, films have become the most important aspect defining american culture to its audience.... Hence, the aspects of culture that are portrayed in these films have been seen as a depiction of american culture.... Many people who are not American Citizens but do watch this depictions always believe that what is portrayed is the american culture as it is....
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Models of Strategic Change
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Consequently, these norms, values and beliefs become a part of organisational culture, seek to reproduce themselves within the organisation, and reinforce the existing external norms and values.... Perhaps these major problems led to a common misconception that change is not necessary for an organisation: the example of Enron, Daewoo Motors, Pan american and several other industrial and technological giant clearly demonstrates what is likely to happen to an organisation which fails to recognize the necessity of major change despite the difficulties associated with this process....
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World leaders and their leadership styles. How did they affect the world
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Napoleon: A Symbol for an Age: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & culture).... The leader was provided the opportunity of demonstrating his leadership traits during the american Civil War in which he emphasized on preserving the Union (Polelle, 40).... George Washington George Washington was the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the period of the american Revolutionary War i.... During the period of american Revolution, he was the leader of the colonial forces for getting victory over the British and he then became famous as the national hero of U....
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Prison Gangs in California Prisons
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The paper "Prison Gangs in California Prisons" discusses that handling misconduct within a prison system is a difficult task.... Men in prison are there for having committed a crime, thus they are already in the process of serving a sentence, often for an extended period of time.... ... ... ... The following paper provides a discussion on misconduct in California Prisons with a focus on gang activity....
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Th Reasons to Become a Professional Architect
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His love for the Japanese culture and artifacts were reflected by the Golith paintings References Ahlemann, F.... Inspirational Architect / Designer Minoru Yakmasaki My inspirational is Minoru Yakmasaki a Japanese-american architect.... american Institute of Architects (2008).... 1973 Nervous Breakdown: Watergate, Warhol, and the Birth of Post-sixties american, USA: Bloomsbury....
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The Hiding Place Book
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Millions of other people also were killed because of their ethnicity, culture, and political ideas.... Spiegel is a Professor of Political Science at UCLA and he is specialized in the investigation of world politics, american foreign policy, and american foreign policy in the Middle East.... Jennifer has continued to publish articles, taught International Relations at the University of Southern California AND american Government and Constitution courses for Porterville College, and continues to teach International Relations and World Politics courses for University of California and Los Angeles Extension, since leaving RAND in 1999. ...
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The Theatre of the Absurd
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In Indian Journal Of american Studies, vol.... In the paper 'An Absurdist-Existentialist Writer' the author analyzes the Theatre of the Absurd.... Absurd means that man is an absurd creature and human's life is without any purpose or meaning, man does not believe in god and religion anymore....
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Assignment 3: World War II through the 1970s
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World War II through the 1970's Name: University: Abstract There are various historical turning points in american history.... The paper will also discuss the role played by women during the Second World War and ways in which the Vietnam War brought some consciousness to the young american generation.... Finally, the paper will discuss two economic programs that were implemented by President Johnson in his ‘Great Society' agenda which are still relevant in the current american society and economy....
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The History of African American Education in America
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African American teachers understanding of the African culture of their students can result in brilliant experiences for the African American student[abc09].... Carver found many uses for sweet potatoes, peanuts and the soybean and therefore copied the aforementioned crops' culture (Infoplease, 2012).... African American teachers understanding of the African culture of their students can result in brilliant experiences for the African American student[abc09]....
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The Effects of Long-term Care on the Quality of Life of the Elderly
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This paper discusses the effects of long-term care on the elderly and describes the nature of long-term care along with its current status.... Different key concepts related to long-term care such as nursing homes and home and community-based care have also been discussed.... ... ... ... The paper also presents and compares some alternatives that are available....
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American History: The Origin of Automobiles in America
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The automobile in the 1920s was a key innovation that impacted the economy and the lives of Americans forever.... The Ford Model T was the car model that became mainstream in the 1920s when the price of the auto was reduced to $310, nearly $500 cheaper than a decade earlier (Kenney, 2001).... By the end of the 1920s Ford had manufactured and distributed 15 million Ford T vehicles across America (Virginia).... The objective of the assignment "american History: The Origin of Automobiles in America" is to present a brief summary of the development of the automobile industry in the US....
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Copyright Law - Record Labels
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Chicago: american Library Association. ... The paper "Copyright Law - Record Labels" is a great example of a law research proposal.... Copyright refers to a set of exclusive rights that are granted to the author or creator of an original work.... This includes the right to distribute, to copy and to adapt....
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Creating America in American Literature
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"Creating America in american Literature" paper argues that the changes that occurred since the time of colonialism are included in all ranks of american literature.... The idea of american creation emerged in early american literature which primarily constitutes stages of american development.... Since the beginning of colonization, american cultural history has yielded practices and secrets that entail inventions that aid in the creation of the country....
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Consumer Behavior in Buying a Car
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BMW cars were driven by Pierce Brosnan in the popular James Bond films, “Goldeneye”, “Tomorrow Never Dies” and “The World is not Enough” which gives an impression that consumers will like the character ‘James Bond' and it will ultimately help enrich the consumers' egos (“James Bond” - Women want him, men want to be him” says something about our culture's prevailing image of manhood).... BMW cars were driven by Pierce Brosnan in the popular James Bond films: “Goldeneye”, “Tomorrow Never Dies” and “The World is not Enough”; this gives the impression that consumers will be like the character ‘James Bond' and ultimately helps enrich the consumers' egos (“James Bond” - Women want him, men want to be him” says something about our culture's prevailing image of manhood)....
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Global Company Environment and Strategy - IKEA Corporation
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Creating a culture centred on IKEA's mission and vision, through training, education, empowerment and collaboration. ... It is also very critical to IKEA's management to ensure that these suppliers lived the IKEA culture of quality, not compromising quality with low cost materials and poor quality of labour ...
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International Management Ethics and Values of the Coca-Cola
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orking in one of the bottling centers in Australia exposed me to the culture and philosophy of the company and its social responsibility commitment in the society.... I worked as the head of supply to the metropolitan, and this was paramount in understanding the company's ethics and culture.... orking in one of the bottling centers in Australia exposed me to the culture and philosophy of the company and its social responsibility commitment in the society....
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Korean American 1
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The Korean people carried their rich culture in to America with them.... Korean Americans brought their culture with themselves when they immigrated.... he Korean culture is a deep-rooted one and leads it roots back to Korean Americans Information of teacher number Korean Americans Koreans are listed as the one of the most rapidly growing Asian immigrants in America.... Korean Americans brought their culture with themselves when they immigrated....
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Validity and Reliability of the Myers Briggs Test
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One limitation though of the results is the culture bias that implies possible gender differences in the definition of the personality types.... This research paper attempts to the survey various pieces of literature that discuss the reliability and validity of the MBTI.... The first section gives the overview of the history and development of the MBTI, as presented in the succeeding paragraphs....
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British Cinema in the 1980s
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This report "British Cinema in the 1980s" presents the increased use οf graphic violence and immorality seen in films during the specified period above, focussing on how censorship codes and values have adapted, and how these relaxed attitudes were critically and socially received.... ... ...
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Company Analysis: Rio Tinto Coal Australia
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The evaluation of internal factors need to be done in areas such as company culture and image, organizational structure, key staff, access to natural resources, position on the experience curve, operational efficiency and capacity, brand awareness, market share, financial resources, market shares, exclusive contracts, patent and trade secrets(Bennet,1999).... Table1: Comparative Market Share of Rio Tinto Coal Source: IUCN (2007) The above table shows that Rio Tinto is the second biggest in terms of market capitalization and mining market share when compared to its key competitors, BHP Bilton and Anglo american....
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Queer culture from the 19th century through modern times
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The paper take care of the 19th-20th century situation of gay culture, deals with the discussion of queer theory from the 19th century to the present and with the evolution of the terms ‘homosexual and gay' focusing on the century use of the terms.... The third part will deal with the first half of the 20th century situation of gay culture and the fourth part will be focusing on the second half of the 20th century with emphasis on gay liberation and other dynamic changes during this period....
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Zionism as a Nationalist Ideology
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in the ancient times and in the middle age we can see the Jewish peoples are single in its culture but in the modern age this Jewish nationalism has become changed so it has become unexplained to Jew themselves.... The author of the following research paper "Zionism as a Nationalist Ideology" primarily highlights that Zionism has often been regarded as an influential ideology and a powerful social-political movement founded by the Jewish writer, Theodor Herzl....
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The International Criminal Court
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In 1989, Trinidad and Tobago and several other Caribbean and Latin american states and NGOs petitioned for the continuation towards efforts to establish an international criminal tribunal to try drug trafficking cases.... 6 Of these 114 countries, 31 are African states, 15 come from Asia, 18 are Eastern Europeans, 25 are Latin american and Caribbean countries and the remaining 25 states come from Western Europe and other states....
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Was FDI Inflows a Significant Determinant of Export Growth in 12 CEE Countries
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Goldberg and Klein (2000), on the other hand, analyze the impact of FDI from the United States in the manufacturing sectors of individual Latin american countries on the net exports of those and other sectors.... ur results show that, as in China, Ireland, or in some industries in some Latin american countries (Sun, 2001; Zhang and Song, 2000; Barry and Bradley, 1997; Goldberg and Klein, 2000), FDI contributed to increasing exports of host transition economies....
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Liability in Private Nuisance and the Rule in Rylands v Fletcher
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Ky has returned from his american tour to find that Shaila has gone and Bert is living in the flat.... This theory is a fundamental part of american property law today.... The paper "Liability in Private Nuisance and the Rule in Rylands v Fletcher" highlights that two years ago Edward inherited the family estate....
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Factors Responsible for the Formation of the Global Airline Networks
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The integration is possible through the exchange of the products, the ideas as well as the various aspects of culture.... The September 11 attacks on the american soil had considerable adverse impacts on the air transport business.... This assignment "Factors Responsible for the Formation of the Global Airline Networks" focuses on airlines that tend to be very economical and tend to emerge from the establishments of the international airline's networks....
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A Success Story in Times of Despair
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he Palestinian identity in Lebanon is considered relatively intact due to several factors, which help refugees to preserve their culture and traditions (The Leap program).... This paper ''a Success Story in Times of Despair '' is aimed to perform a specific analysis of UNRWA's achievements in providing protection, humanitarian aid, relief and social services for, and promoting human development of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, in order to determine the success rate for the Agency's efforts....
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Yuan Revaluation: Its Impact on the Economy of China and U.S
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Back then, american bond yields were low even if economic growth was steadily increasing and government borrowing was also done in big amounts.... These were all brought about by China's actions of buying great quantities of american treasury bonds in order to hold down the Yuan....
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International Marketing of a Restaurant
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The wide choice of Chinese, american, German, Indian, Italian and other foods has not only offered variety for the people, the competition has also found its way within the industry to present and manufacture the product in more and more refined and innovative way.... The focus of the present paper under the title "International Marketing of a Restaurant" is to develop and present a comprehensive marketing plan for establishing a new restaurant in a specific area keeping in view the patterns of international marketing....
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International Trade and East Asian Economy Recovery since 1945
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The american plan "enabled Japan to start producing what they had always wanted to and this led to the establishment of Japan Inc.... american ships were serviced in Japanese ports, machines were repaired, support facilities were established (Choi, 2009).... By servicing american ships, Japanese were able to earn income which was injected into their economy and contributed to its growth more. ... In the early stages of growth and development, Japanese companies copied many american and European products....
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More and More Children Now Spend Most of Their Free Time Locked Away Playing Games
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Based on the research I will then make a conclusion to see if video games are promoting an anti social culture or not.... The greatest criticism against M rated videos is that they create a culture of disrespect.... They promote the culture of street gangs, brutality and weak and victimized women (Walsh, 2004).... But to blame video games for giving birth to anti social culture would be wrong.... Before the advent of the video game culture bullying and violent beating was common among boys....
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Do we need Decoration to create a Pleasing Environment
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But since time immemorial, man has consciously and purposely built architectural buildings that emphasized aesthetics as much as it did on the.... ... ... Indeed, if architecture is all about utility, then buildings, shelters, monuments and other edifices would have looked the same.... In an analogy, one could say the fortresses are architectural buildings that are focused on utility while temples and palaces Decoration is, hence, essential because it highlights the effect of architecture and also, it has a utilitarian function especially when decorative elements serve to create a specific, intended environment....
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Human Resources Management
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As requested, the HR manager has prepared a report that examines the effect of implementing 5 days unpaid PETernity leave in terms of employees' performance, absenteeism, decision to stay longer with the company, and attracting new employees.... The purpose of this report is to.... ... ... esent the findings of primary and secondary research necessary in developing a recommended strategy that could increase the benefits of incorporating the PETernity leave in employees benefit package. ...
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The role of the U.S. Military in keeping internatinal peace
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Since the end of the WWII, the US government has focused on international peacekeeping and world's order.... The aim of its peacekeeping missions is to maintain global peace and protect human rights and freedoms of weak nations and innocent populations.... Today, US planners focus on the most demanding of military contingencies that will directly affect the United States itself....
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Conflict: Its Origins, Ethics and Containment
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Weinberg (2009) gave the example of the Muslim people from poor countries that move to wealthy States to study and work, and while in these countries they feel isolated because of their colour, language and culture.... The alienated people end up looking for individuals from their culture hence creating groups that can lead to extremist ideologies. ...
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The Landscape of American Sentencing
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The paper "The Landscape of american Sentencing " discusses that even inmates who are never to be released might learn, from within the confines of their existence, to make something positively valuable of themselves, even to the extent of making a social contribution.... In the next quarter-century, american prisons more than quintupled in size, reaching a one-day population of 1,182,169 by the end of 1996.... american prisons and jails were growing at a rate of 189 new inmates per day between mid-1995 and mid-1996....
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Homophobia in American Culture
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n the american culture Homophobia is receiving a lot of hype among the religious groups.... In the american culture Homophobia is receiving a lot of hype among the religious groups.... Homophobia is word of immense importance in the Western countries these days....
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To What Extent Was Nationalism a Cause of the First World War
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This term paper "To What Extent Was Nationalism a Cause of the First World War" discusses how nationalism among other factors, contributed to the emergence of the First World War, and examine the research question Is Nationalism A Cause Of The First World War?... ... ... ... Various factors caused the First World War; however, nationalism has been one of the most powerful causes of this chaos....
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Global Management Information Systems
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Global Information Systems: The Implications of culture for IS Management.... Quite a lot of studies have appeared in past couple of years: “representative examples include: North american and European issues (CSC Index, 1995), Canada issues (Carey, 1992), Australia issues (Watson, 1989), Hong Kong issues (Burn et al.... Previous examples of organizations applying IS in this way take account of “american Airlines, United Airlines, american Hospital Supply Co....
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Prison Gangs in California Prisons: Prison Control and Recidivism
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Some contend that staff and inmate assaults are common and that there is a pervasive culture of fear and violence in many U.... This group was created with a political agenda, their philosophies including belief systems about the american government.... he Mexican Mafia is a prison based gang, primarily consisting of Los Angeles based Mexican american prisoners.... The group was founded in 1957 by 13 young Mexican american males who formed the group with the intent of creating protection for themselves....
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Globalisation Friendly Policies of China
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This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems.... It all started in early 1990s with many american as well as European firms making entry as part of the wave of globalisation.... Its impact on american security in the last few years has gained the attention of security specialists.... american Forum for Global Education....
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